2016 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 74. State Government
§74-840-5.25. Department of Transportation – Merit System.

A. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation 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 as specifically provided by law, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation may place any employee initially employed in the following positions on or after July 1, 2015, in the unclassified service:

1. Five (5) executive assistant positions, assigned to an assistant director;

2. Five (5) project manager positions;

3. Five (5) transportation coordinator positions; and

4. Five (5) administration coordinator positions.

Added by Laws 2015, c. 394, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015.