Okla. Stat. tit. 72, § 72-63.10: Employee training programs - Funding - Salary, tuition,

and subsistence contracts.

A. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs is hereby

authorized to establish within the Department or within any of the

institutions operated by the Department training programs to train

necessary personnel for the Department or its institutions, or may

arrange for programs with any public or private school, entity or

institution. Training may occur individually pursuant to the

Quality Workforce for Oklahoma's Heroes Act. Funds of the

Department or its institutions may be used to pay salaries or

tuition and subsistence for employees or prospective employees in

the training programs, pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of

this section.

B. Any employee or prospective employee who, while receiving

such training is paid a salary, or for whom tuition and subsistence

are furnished shall enter into a contract with the Department prior

to receiving any payment for salary, tuition, or subsistence. The

contract shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations

promulgated by the Oklahoma Veterans Commission and shall include a

stipulation that, unless the employee or prospective employee

continues in the employ of the Department for a period of time that

is greater than or equal to the length of the training, the employee

or prospective employee shall reimburse the Department or

institution for the amount of money paid to or for him or her by the

Department during the training period.