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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 770 By: Hines
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to rehabilitation services; amending
7 74 O.S. 2021, Section 166.2, which relates to the
8 Commission for Rehabilitation Services; expanding
8 membership of the Commission; removing obsolete
9 language; specifying duration and dates of terms;
9 stipulating process for appointment of additional
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 166.2, is
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16 amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 166.2. A. Effective July 1, 1993, there is hereby
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18 created the Commission for Rehabilitation Services, an agency of the
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19 State of Oklahoma this state, a body corporate and politic, with
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20 powers of government and with the authority to exercise the rights,
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21 privileges and functions as herein specified, with its lawful
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22 operations deemed to be an essential governmental function of the
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23 State of Oklahoma this state with all the attributes thereof.
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1 B. The Commission shall appoint and remove the Director of the
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2 State Department of Rehabilitation Services, approve programs,
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3 policy and budget, and perform the necessary functions of a
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4 governing board for the State Department of Rehabilitation Services.
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5 C. l. The Commission shall consist of three (3) seven (7)
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6 members, to be appointed by June 15, 1993, as follows:
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7 a. one member two members shall be appointed by the
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8 President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate for
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9 a three-year term,
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10 b. one member two members shall be appointed by the
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11 Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives for a
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12 three-year term, and
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13 c. one member three members shall be appointed by the
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14 Governor for a three-year term.
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15 2. Thereafter, beginning with the expiration of the terms of
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16 the three members initially appointed, the Commission shall consist
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17 of three (3) members, appointed as follows:
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18 a. one member shall be appointed by the President Pro
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19 Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate and shall serve a
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20 term of one (1) year,
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21 b. one member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
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22 Oklahoma House of Representatives and shall serve a
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23 term of two (2) years, and
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1 c. one member shall be appointed by the Governor and
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2 shall serve a term of three (3) years.
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3 3. Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, members
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4 shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years. Each term shall
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5 begin on July 1 of the respective year and end on June 30 three (3)
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6 years later.
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7 3. The current appointee of the Speaker of the House of
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8 Representatives shall serve until June 30, 2025. The current
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9 appointee of the Governor shall serve until June 30, 2026. The
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10 current appointee of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall
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11 serve until June 30, 2027.
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12 4. For the purpose of expanding the Commission to seven (7)
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13 members, the following additional members shall be appointed:
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14 a. one member shall be appointed by the President Pro
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15 Tempore of the Senate for a term beginning on July 1,
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16 2025, and ending on June 30, 2027,
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17 b. two members shall be appointed by the Governor, each
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18 for a term beginning on July 1, 2025, and ending on
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19 June 30, 2026, and
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20 c. one member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
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21 House of Representatives for a term beginning on July
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22 1, 2025, and ending on June 30, 2028, in addition to
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23 the member the Speaker shall appoint to fill the seat
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1 of the current member whose term expires on June 30,
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3 5. Thereafter, at the expiration of the term, or termination of
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4 the member's service for any reason, the original appointing
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5 authority shall appoint a successor for a term of three (3) years,
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6 or for the remainder of an unexpired term.
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7 D. Members of the Commission shall be knowledgeable of and have
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8 concern for rehabilitation issues and disability issues; provided,
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9 that such requirement shall not exclude participation of lay persons
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10 as Commission members. All members shall be residents of the state
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11 and qualified electors at the time of their appointment. Before
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12 entering upon the duties of their office, members of the Commission
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13 shall take the Constitutional oath of office and the same shall be
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14 filed with the Secretary of State. A member of the Commission may
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15 be reappointed to succeed himself or herself. Commission members
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16 shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in the performance
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17 of their duties as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
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18 E. The original appointing authority may remove any
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19 commissioner for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty, after
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20 giving such commissioner a written statement of charges, and
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22 SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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23 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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1 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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