The Commissioner of Public Safety shall appoint a Director of the Oklahoma Police Corps Program. The Director shall be responsible for the implementation and administration of the Program, as required by and in compliance with any agreement provided for in subsection B of Section 3 of this act, the Police Corps Act, 42 U.S.C., Section 14091 et seq., federal regulations prescribed in 28 C.F.R., Part 92, Subpart A, the Central Purchasing Act, and any other state law, and shall:

1. 1. Hire or contract with a Deputy Director and other administrative and training personnel for the Program;
2. 2. Cooperate with state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies in Oklahoma to select participants for the Program and to establish and conduct a training course for participants in the Program;
3. 3. Develop a training course for the Program, which the Director shall submit for approval to the United States Department of Justice and for accreditation to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training;
4. 4. Develop and oversee an annual budget for the Program;
5. 5. Purchase equipment and supplies related to conducting the Program;
6. 6. Supervise the application and selection processes for participation in the Program, including the development of competitive standards upon which selections are made;
7. 7. Prescribe the form and content of the examinations to which applicants shall submit to determine their physical and mental qualifications for participation in the Program;
8. 8. Approve and issue authorized payments for scholarships and stipends for participants in the Program and agency subsidies to participating agencies;
9. 9. Comply with all reporting requirements of the United States Department of Justice; and
10. 10. Undertake all other activities reasonably related to the operation of the Oklahoma Police Corps Program and necessary for the successful operation of that Program.

Added by Laws 2001, HB 1231, c. 167, § 4, emerg. eff. May 2, 2001.