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An act relating to veterans, the official text

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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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1   7. Physical therapy assistants;

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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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11 affected by this act Section 63.1 of this title.
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12  SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

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