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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 70. SCHOOLS

  § 70-5001. Creation - Appointments and terminations - Membership - Meetings - Access to facilities.  

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  • A.  The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the State Board of Career and Technology Education shall jointly create a Post-secondary Oversight Council.  Appointment of members of the first Council shall be completed not later than November 1, 1985.

    B.  Appointments and terminations of appointment shall be filed with the Secretary of State with notice to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Members resigning shall do so by joint letter to the appointing boards with copies to the President Pro Tempore and the Speaker.

    C.  The Post-secondary Oversight Council shall consist of seven (7) members who shall serve at the mutual pleasure of the two appointing boards.  Appointees shall be persons who are not professional educators, employees of the State of Oklahoma, elected officials, or members of the appointing boards but whose experience and background suggest understanding of Oklahoma's economy and the mix of educational opportunities necessary for a vigorous future economy.  Members shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Sections 500.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for travel expenses incurred in carrying out their duties as members of the Council.

    D.  The Council shall meet as frequently as performance of its duties requires but not fewer than four (4) times each year.  The Council shall choose a Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary.  No officer shall serve in the same position for more than two (2) consecutive years.  The Council may further organize itself and issue such rules as are necessary for the conduct of its work.  The Council shall have no employees and shall receive no funds. Clerical assistance, meeting space, and other administrative support shall be provided by the State Regents and the State Board of Career and Technology Education upon request of the Council or any of its officers.

    E.  Members of the Council shall have access to all public facilities in Oklahoma at which post-secondary courses or programs of education are offered and shall have access to all personnel, offices, papers, documents, and other records which pertain thereto. The primary duty of the Council shall be performance of continuing review of post-secondary programs and courses for the purpose of recommending changes which may be expected to free resources for better uses, particularly through elimination of course and program duplication and through joint use of facilities and instructional personnel.  All recommendations of the Council shall be written and shall be furnished to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the State Board of Career and Technology Education, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.  An annual report and summary of recommendations, which may include comments by the Council concerning responses or actions taken, if any, by the State Regents or the State Board of Career and Technology Education, shall be provided to the President Pro Tempore and the Speaker not later than the tenth legislative day of each session of the Legislature.

    F.  Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing or discouraging the solicitation or direct receipt by the Council or any member of the Council of any information, allegations, or suggestions concerning its work.

Added by Laws 1985, c. 354, § 17, emerg. eff. July 30, 1985.  Amended by Laws 2001, c. 33, § 161, eff. July 1, 2001.