Oklahoma § 57-508 - Divisions - Deputy Directors - Compensation Qualifications of deputy directors
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 57-508 — Divisions - Deputy Directors - Compensation Qualifications of deputy directors, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 57-508. Divisions - Deputy Directors - Compensation Qualifications of deputy directors
The Director, subject to the approval of the Board, is hereby
authorized to create divisions within the Department of Corrections
as he may deem appropriate to effectively manage the Department.
The divisions shall be under the immediate supervision and control
of the Director. The Director is hereby authorized to appoint
Deputy Directors for the divisions of the Department, who shall be
exempt from the Merit System of Personnel Administration Act, and to
fix the salaries and duties thereof; provided, the salary ranges of
said Deputy Directors shall be set by the Legislature in the
Department’s annual appropriation. The Deputy Directors shall have
at least a master’s degree from an accredited college or university
and at least four (4) years of professional level work experience in
corrections; or a bachelor’s degree and at least five (5) years of
work experience in corrections. Provided, however, that for the
position of Deputy Director of administrative services, professional
level administrative experience may be substituted for work
experience in corrections. The provisions of this act shall not
apply to those presently serving as Deputy Director as herein
defined.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 261, § 8, operative July 1 1967. Amended by
Laws 1971, c. 83, § 2, emerg. eff. April 16, 1971; Laws 1973, c.
221, § 5, emerg. eff. May. 24, 1973; Laws 1974, c. 210, § 1, emerg.
eff. May. 15, 1974; Laws 1975, c. 336, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Laws
1980, c. 210, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Laws 1983, c. 81, § 1, eff.
Nov. 1, 1983; Laws 2012, c. 267, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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