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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 723 By: Stanley
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to veterans; amending 72 O.S. 2021,
7 Sections 63.18A and 64, which relate to the Oklahoma
8 Department of Veterans Affairs and exempt positions;
8 removing obsolete language; providing certain
9 exemption; updating statutory reference; and
9 providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 72 O.S. 2021, Section 63.18A, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 63.18A. The following positions and personnel at the
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16 Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall be in the unclassified
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17 civil service as provided in the Oklahoma Personnel Act Civil
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18 Service and Human Capital Modernization Act:
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19 1. Physicians assistants;
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20 2. Occupational therapists;
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21 3. Physical therapists;
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22 4. Pharmacists;
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23 5. Speech pathologists;
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24 6. Nurse practitioners;
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2 8. Administrative Assistant to the Director;
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3 9. Programs Administrators;
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4 10. Administrators, Veterans Centers; and
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5 11. Assistant Administrators, Veterans Centers.
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6 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 72 O.S. 2021, Section 64, is
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8 Section 64. The status of positions that have been exempted by
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9 executive order and positions previously authorized to be in the
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10 unclassified service exempt from civil service rules are not
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12 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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