Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 712 - Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation
Chapter 1 - Administrative Operations
Section 712:1-1-12.1 - Employment of Commission personnel

(a) Executive Director. The Administrative Committee shall have the authority to employ the Commission Executive Director, pending approval of the entire Commission.

(b) Support and/or administrative personnel. The Executive director shall have the authority to employ support personnel and/or administrative personnel for positions approved by the Commission. All salaries and compensations shall be set within the budgetary guidelines approved by the Commission.

(c) Professional personnel. The Commission Chair shall appoint a committee to assist the Executive Director in screening and interviewing candidates for all professional staff positions. The Chair of the committee most aligned with the position being filled shall serve on the screening committee along with two Commission members not serving on the Administrative Committee. The screening committee will recommend to the Executive Director a minimum of two and no more than three candidates who fulfill the requirements of the position. The Executive Director will recommend one of the mutually agreed upon candidates to the Commission for approval.

(d) In the event that a personnel change must occur in a time frame not conducive to a regularly scheduled Commission meeting, said candidate may be hired on a contingency basis until such time as the Commission shall grant final approval.