Okla. Admin. Code § 612:1-3-2.1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025

Section 612:1-3-2.1 - The Chief of Staff of Rehabilitation Services

(a) The Chief of Staff of Rehabilitation Services assists the Director of the Department in fulfilling the chief administrative and executive responsibilities for day-to-day direction of the activities necessary for DRS to attain its mission as established by Title 74, Section 166.1 et seq. of Oklahoma State Statute. The work of the Chief of Staff is overseen by the Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services. In the Director's absence, the work of the Chief of Staff is overseen by the Commission for Rehabilitation Services.

(b) To the extent deemed necessary and prudent by the Director, or in the Director's absence, the Chief of Staff supervises the Chief Fiscal Officer, the Chief Operations Officer, the Communications Director, the Legislative Liaison, Division Administrators for Vocational Rehabilitation, Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Disability Determination Services, Process Improvement, the Superintendents of the School for the Blind and School for the Deaf, and the Project Coordinators.

(c) The Chief of Staff duties include:

(1) assuring that all of DRS is working toward its mission and the goals established by the Commission and the Director through aggressive implementation of the planning and budgeting system;

(2) serving as staff to the Commission for Rehabilitation Services at the direction of, or in the absence of, the Director, providing necessary input for decision-making and assuring that actions approved by the Commission are carried out;

(3) developing and maintaining cooperative relationships with lawmakers and other officials, both federal and state, to assure the fulfillment of DRS's mission;

(4) maximizing all available resources for the delivery of services to the clients DRS is charged to serve;

(5) serving as a spokesperson for DRS and as an advocate for the clients it serves;

(6) assuring the coordination of services with other state agencies; and,

(7) carrying out such other duties and assignments the Director, or in the Director's absence, the Commission deems necessary and prudent to attain the mission of DRS; delegating authority to complete duties assigned, and overseeing the accomplishment of those assigned responsibilities.

Okla. Admin. Code § 612:1-3-2.1

Added at 11 Ok Reg 2425, eff 7-1-94 ; Amended at 12 Ok Reg 1483, eff 7-1-95 ; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1790, eff 7-1-98 ; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2579, eff 7-1-99 ; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1580, eff 7-1-10 ; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1427, eff 7-1-12 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 861, eff 7-1-13

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 23, August 17, 2015, eff. 8/27/2015

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 34, Issue 24, September 1, 2017, eff. 9/11/2017

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 36, Issue 22, August 1, 2019, eff. 8/11/2019

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 37, Issue 24, September 1, 2020, eff. 9/11/2020