Okla. Admin. Code § 612:1-1-4

Current through Vol. 42, No. 6, December 2, 2024

Section 612:1-1-4 - Legal basis

(a) The Oklahoma State Department of Rehabilitation Services was created by Act of the Oklahoma Legislature on July 1, 1993, codified under Title 74, Section 166.1 et seq. of the Oklahoma State Statutes. Prior to this Act, Rehabilitation Services was a Division within the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. Prior to 1968, Rehabilitation Services were provided under the authority of the Oklahoma Department of Vocational Technical Education. The mission of the Department of Rehabilitation Services is to assist in providing all persons with disabilities the opportunity to identify their individual vocational, social, and personal goals and to reach their potential. The statute created the Commission for Rehabilitation Services and provided for the selection by the Commission of a Director of Rehabilitation Services.

(b) Over the years, numerous federal and state legislative initiatives have been assigned to Rehabilitation Services for administration. When a specific law is the basis for a policy in Title 612, that law is cited in the introduction to the Section under the heading "legal base." Language that is repeated from statute or other legal text are enclosed within quotation marks.

Added at 10 Ok Reg 4607, eff 9-1-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 2425, eff 7-1-94