§ 63-485.6. Officers - Organization - Director and personnel - Legal assistance.

A.  The members of the Oklahoma Cerebral Palsy Commission shall select from among the members of the Commission a chair, a vice-chair, and a secretary, and organize itself for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Section 485.1 et seq. of this title.

B.  The Commission is hereby authorized in its discretion to employ a director who shall employ and hire other persons as may be required in the estimation of the director and in accordance with federal, state, and local laws to carry out the provisions of this act; provided that physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, certified occupational therapist aides, speech pathologists, and the Director of Nursing so employed shall be unclassified and exempt from the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration.  Other positions may be unclassified as provided for in applicable federal, state, and local laws.  The Commission is authorized to hire an attorney to provide legal assistance or to contract for such specialized services only as provided for in Section 485.3 of this title.

Added by Laws 1947, p. 401, § 6, emerg. eff. May 7, 1947.  Amended by Laws 1949, p. 435, § 5, emerg. eff. May 31, 1949; Laws 1995, c. 262, § 3, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 326, § 4, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 2008, c. 328, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.