Okla. Admin. Code § 612:3-1-2
The following words and terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Certification as a person with a severe disability under 74 O.S. 840-4.12" means certification of a person as having a severe physical or mental disability which seriously limits one or more functional capacities in terms of an employment outcome; and for whom State agencies have the option of waiving entrance examinations and modifying other hiring practices under the provisions of 74 O.S. 840-4.12.
"Classified" means state employees and positions under the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Merit System of Personnel Administration.
"DHCGRP" means the Discrimination and Harassment Complaint and Grievance Resolution Procedure.
"DRS" means the State Department of Rehabilitation Services.
"FEPA" means the Oklahoma Fair Employment Practices Act, Section 840-4.12(I) of the Oklahoma Personnel Act.
"FLSA" means the Fair Labor Standards Act.
"FLSA Exempt" means employees performing work which is considered to be exempt from the overtime payment provisions of the FLSA.
"FLSA Non-exempt" means employees performing work which is considered to be under the overtime payment provisions of the FLSA.
"Hiring official" means the Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services, or designee who is responsible for making the final decision to fill a vacant position.
"IAGRP" means the Internal Agency Grievance Resolution Procedures pursuant to Title 74, Sub section 840-6.2 (841.9) and Subchapter 19 of the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission Merit Rules.
"Interagency transfer" means an action in which an employee leaves employment with one agency and enters employment with another agency while continuously employed with the state.
"Intra-agency transfer" means moving an employee from one position to another position with the same agency either with or without reclassification.
"Lateral transfer" means the reassignment of an employee to another state job with the same pay band assignment as the job family level in which the employee was classified prior to the lateral transfer.
"Merit Rules" means the Merit System of Personnel Administration Rules which includes rules adopted by the Administrator of Human Capital Management or the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission pursuant to the Oklahoma Personnel Act.
"MPC" means the Merit Protection Commission.
"Noncompetitive" means an unskilled or semiskilled job designated by Human Capital Management as noncompetitive. Noncompetitive jobs do not require written examinations for placement on registers of eligibles.
"HCM" means the State Human Capital Management.
"HCM Certificate" means a list of eligible applicants for a particular position who have applied through Human Capital Management.
"Open Competitive" means an application process through the State Human Capital Management which permits the competition of all persons who meet the announced requirements for the class, and is not restricted to persons currently employed in the classified service.
"Permanent" means a classified employee who has acquired permanent status in conformity with the Merit Rules.
"Probationary" means a classified employee who has not acquired permanent status with the agency in accordance with the Merit Rules.
"Reinstatement" means the reappointment of a former permanent classified employee as provided in the Merit Rules.
"Selecting official" means the staff person directly responsible for the process of recommending a selection. Unless otherwise designated, this will usually be the immediate supervisor for the position being announced.
"Trial work period" means a working test period after promotion or intra-agency lateral transfer during which a classified employee is required to demonstrate satisfactory performance in the job family level to which promoted or laterally transferred before acquiring permanent status in that job family level.
"Unclassified" means employees and positions excluded from coverage of the Oklahoma Merit System of Personnel Administration. Such employees and positions are subject to specified provisions of the Oklahoma Personnel Act and the Merit Rules.
Okla. Admin. Code § 612:3-1-2