2022 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 47. Motor Vehicles
§47-3-103. Director of Service Oklahoma.

A. The Director of Service Oklahoma shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may be removed or replaced without cause. Compensation for the Director shall be determined pursuant to Section 3601.2 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Director may be removed from office by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members elected to and constituting each chamber of the Oklahoma Legislature.

B. The Director of Service Oklahoma shall be the chief executive officer of Service Oklahoma and shall act for Service Oklahoma in all matters except as may be otherwise provided by law. The powers and duties of the Director shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Organize Service Oklahoma in a manner to efficiently achieve the objectives of Service Oklahoma;

2. Supervise all activities of Service Oklahoma;

3. Administer programs and policies of Service Oklahoma;

4. Employ, discharge, appoint, contract, and fix duties and compensation of employees at the discretion of the Director;

5. Appoint assistants, deputies, officers, investigators, attorneys, and other employees as may be necessary to carry out functions of Service Oklahoma;

6. Prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of Service Oklahoma;

7. Provide input and recommendations to the Service Oklahoma Operator Board on all matters including branding and physical standardization requirements, customer service metrics, analysis, and improvement processes for licensed operators, and processes for termination of licensed operators for failure to comply with the customer service metrics;

8. Establish internal policies and procedures;

9. Prescribe and provide suitable forms deemed necessary to carry out the functions of Service Oklahoma and any other laws the enforcement and administration of which are vested in Service Oklahoma;

10. Establish such divisions, sections, committees, advisory committees, offices, and positions in Service Oklahoma as the Director deems necessary to carry out the functions of Service Oklahoma;

11. Accept and disburse grants, allotments, gifts, devises, bequests, funds, appropriations, and other property made or offered to Service Oklahoma; and

12. Create the budget for Service Oklahoma to be submitted to the Legislature each year.

C. The salary and other expenses for the Director shall be budgeted as a separate line item through the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The operating expenses of Service Oklahoma shall be set by the Director and shall be budgeted as a separate line item through the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.

D. 1. The Director of Service Oklahoma shall direct all purchases, hiring, procurement, and budget for Service Oklahoma of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and establish, implement, and enforce policies and procedures related thereto, consistent with the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act. Service Oklahoma and the Director shall be subject to the requirements of the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974, the Oklahoma Lighting Energy Conservation Act, and the Public Building Construction and Planning Act.

2. The Director of Service Oklahoma, or any employee or agent of the Director of Service Oklahoma acting within the scope of delegated authority, shall have the same power and authority related to purchases, hiring, procurement, and budget for Service Oklahoma as outlined in paragraph 1 of this subsection for Service Oklahoma as the State Purchasing Director has for all acquisitions used or consumed by state agencies as established in the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act. Such authority shall, consistent with the authority granted to the State Purchasing Director pursuant to Section 85.10 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, include the power to designate financial or proprietary information submitted by a bidder confidential and reject all requests to disclose the information so designated, if the Director of Service Oklahoma requires the bidder to submit the financial or proprietary information with a bid, proposal, or quotation.

Added by Laws 2022, c. 282, § 3, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022.