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OK SB1571

OK SB1571
Department of Rehabilitation Services; modifying conditions for removal of member from the Commission for Rehabilitation Services. Effective date.


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Introduced
02/02/2026
In Committee
02/03/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act relating to the Department of Rehabilitation Services; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 166.2, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 356, O.S.L. 2025 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 166.2), which relates to the Commission for Rehabilitation Services; modifying conditions for removal of member; and providing an effective date.

AI Summary

This bill modifies the conditions under which a member of the Commission for Rehabilitation Services, a governing board for the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, can be removed from their position. Previously, a member could only be removed for specific reasons like misconduct, incompetency, or neglect of duty, and only after receiving written charges and an opportunity for a hearing. This bill changes that by stating that each member serves at the pleasure of their original appointing authority and can now be removed or replaced without needing to provide a cause, meaning the appointing authority has broader discretion in removing members. The bill also specifies an effective date of November 1, 2026.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services (on 02/03/2026)

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