Department of Rehabilitation Services; modifying conditions for removal of member from the Commission for Rehabilitation Services. Effective date.

SB 1571 modifies the conditions for removing members of Oklahoma's Commission for Rehabilitation Services. It changes the rule so that appointing authorities (the Senate President, House Speaker, or Governor) may remove commissioners "without cause" after providing written notice, eliminating the previous requirement to prove "misconduct, incompetency, or neglect of duty" and hold a hearing. This directly affects the seven commissioners appointed by state leaders to oversee the Department of Rehabilitation Services. The bill takes effect November 1, 2026.