A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall be under the Merit System. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, all offices, positions and personnel shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration and rules promulgated pursuant thereto. This section shall supersede and repeal any and all executive orders issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Personnel Act to place the agency or its predecessors under the Merit System.
B. In addition to offices, positions and personnel that are unclassified pursuant to Section 840-5.5 of this title, the Office of Juvenile Affairs may place a maximum of forty-one (41) employees in the unclassified service.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 196, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 409, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2005; Laws 2008, c. 300, § 3, eff. July 1, 2008.