Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-535
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Filling of a designated grade in next lower grade
Official statutory text
Where there is more than one grade within a specific
occupational class, as authorized in Section 11 of this act, the
Director of the Department of Corrections, each warden or each
superintendent is authorized to fill a designated grade in the next
lower authorized grade, provided the total number of employees in
the specific occupational class does not exceed the total number of
employees authorized for all grades of that specific occupational
class.
occupational class, as authorized in Section 11 of this act, the
Director of the Department of Corrections, each warden or each
superintendent is authorized to fill a designated grade in the next
lower authorized grade, provided the total number of employees in
the specific occupational class does not exceed the total number of
employees authorized for all grades of that specific occupational
class.
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