A. The State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board shall be under the Merit System. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, all positions and personnel shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration as provided in the Oklahoma Personnel Act. This section shall supersede and repeal any and all executive orders issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Personnel Act to place the agency under the Merit System.
B. In addition to positions and personnel that are unclassified pursuant to Section 840-5.5 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the following offices, positions, and personnel of the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board shall be in the unclassified service:
1. A director of internal audit;
2. Two deputy administrators;
3. Seven assistant administrators;
4. One executive secretarial position to the Board;
5. An administrative support officer; and
6. Three professional-level data processing positions.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 285, § 3, emerg. eff. May 27, 1998. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 375, § 2, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 195, § 1, emerg. eff. May 7, 2001.