Oklahoma § 72-63.1 - Commission and Department created - Cabinet-level status
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 72-63.1 — Commission and Department created - Cabinet-level status, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 72-63.1. Commission and Department created - Cabinet-level status
- Composition - Administration.
There is hereby created the Oklahoma Veterans Commission, and
the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, which shall be a
cabinet-level department pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.3
of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Department shall consist
of a departmental headquarters and such Veterans Centers as are
operated by the Department. The Department shall be administered
under such rules, regulations and policies as may be prescribed by
the Oklahoma Veterans Commission.
Any reference in any law of this
state referring to or naming the Soldiers Relief Commission shall be
construed to refer to and name the Oklahoma Veterans Commission.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 578, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 1947.
Amended by Laws 1969, c. 184, § 1; Laws 1981, c. 169, § 1, emerg.
eff. May 13, 1981; Laws 1989, c. 27, § 1, operative July 1, 1989;
Laws 2014, c. 212, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2014, c. 262, § 1,
eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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