A. The Section of Services to the Blind of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, including all personnel thereof and all property and assets belonging to such Section, is hereby transferred to, and shall be a section of, the Commission for Rehabilitation Services; and all powers, duties and responsibilities of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education relating to services to the blind shall hereafter be exercised by the Commission for Rehabilitation Services. Employees of the Section who are members of the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma and who continue as employees of the Section after such transfer may retain their membership in such Teachers' Retirement System. The Governor may, by an Executive Order, place the Section and employees thereof under the Merit System of Personnel Administration.
B. The Section of Services to the Blind shall provide, to blind and visually impaired persons, rehabilitation services, rehabilitation teaching services, optical aids, and special library services, including Braille and recorded books; administer the vending facility program maintained for blind and visually impaired persons, and the merchandising fund; plan and develop a comprehensive rehabilitation center and services for blind and visually impaired persons; and coordinate its services with other public agencies and private agencies providing services to the blind.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 46, § 2, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 364, § 15, emerg. eff. June 11, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 329, § 3, emerg. eff. June 1, 2001.