1. (a) The Appointing Authority in each state agency shall designate an Accessibility Compliance Representative(s) to:

   1. (1) Ensure all electronic and information technology produced, procured, or developed by the agency is accessible to the disabled;
   2. (2) Receive, investigate and process formal complaints alleging the agency's failure to comply with electronic and information technology accessibility laws, rules and/or standards;
   3. (3) Assist complainants to ensure a complaint is clear and complies with this Chapter;
   4. (4) Upon receipt of a formal complaint, thoroughly investigate other instances of similar accessibility issues in related systems within the agency.
   5. (5) Annually execute a certified statement assuring compliance with the IT Accessibility Standards and submit the name and contact information for the Accessibility Compliance Representative to the State CIO by October 1 each year.
2. (b) The name and contact information of the designated Accessibility Compliance Representative shall be filed and updated, whenever necessary, with OMES and Oklahoma ABLE Tech.
3. (c) The contact information for the Accessibility Compliance Representative shall be published on the agency website.

<i>¹This emergency action expired before being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency action enacting a new Section, the text of the Section is no longer effective. Therefore, on 7-15-06 (after the 7-14-06 expiration of the emergency action), the text of Section 260:15-1-5 was no longer effective, and remained as such until added by permanent action on 9-11-06.</i>

Added at 23 Ok Reg 3162, eff 9-8-05 through 7-14-06 (emergency)¹

Added at 23 Ok Reg 3211, eff 9-11-06

Amended at 32 Ok Reg 1749, eff 9-11-15