Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-319
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Status of employees under Merit and Retirement Systems not
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This Code shall not affect the status, rights and privileges
accrued under the State Merit System of Personnel Administration, or
the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, to persons serving
as employees of the Department of Highways created by 69 O.S.1961,
Section 20.1, when this Code becomes effective, and continuing to
serve as employees of the Department created by Section 301 of this
Code. For the purposes of 74 O.S.1961, Sections 801 - 839, as
amended, and Chapter 50, Oklahoma Session Laws 1963 (74 O.S. Supp.
1965, Sections 901 - 928), the former Department and the latter
Department shall be deemed to be a single continuing department or
agency of the state government; and persons serving as employees of
the former Department and continuing as employees of the latter
Department shall be entitled to the same status, rights and
privileges that they would have had if the former Department had
remained in existence.
This Code shall not affect the status, rights and privileges
accrued under the State Merit System of Personnel Administration, or
the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, to persons serving
as employees of the Department of Highways created by 69 O.S.1961,
Section 20.1, when this Code becomes effective, and continuing to
serve as employees of the Department created by Section 301 of this
Code. For the purposes of 74 O.S.1961, Sections 801 - 839, as
amended, and Chapter 50, Oklahoma Session Laws 1963 (74 O.S. Supp.
1965, Sections 901 - 928), the former Department and the latter
Department shall be deemed to be a single continuing department or
agency of the state government; and persons serving as employees of
the former Department and continuing as employees of the latter
Department shall be entitled to the same status, rights and
privileges that they would have had if the former Department had
remained in existence.
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