Oklahoma § 20-3.3 - Meetings - Changes in judicial compensation

§ 20-3.3. Meetings - Changes in judicial compensation

A. The Board on Judicial Compensation shall meet on the third

Tuesday of September in every odd-numbered year in the

Administrative Office of the Courts, at which meeting the Board

shall review the compensation paid to members of the State Judiciary

and, if necessary, change the compensation. In its review, the

Board shall consider various factors, including judicial

compensation in other states, with an emphasis on states within the

region, the value of comparable services performed in the private

sector, compensation of attorneys in the private and public sectors,

compensation of other state, county and municipal public officials,

and changes in the cost of living. The Board may, at the call of

the chair or upon a majority vote of its membership, hold such

additional meetings as are necessary to carry out its official

duties. Any change in judicial compensation shall be made by the

Board not later than the third Tuesday of November in the oddnumbered year. Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum

and a majority vote of the quorum shall be necessary for the Board

to act. If the Board recommends a change in judicial compensation,

notice of such recommendation shall be provided to the Governor, the

President Pro Tempore and the Chair of the Appropriations Committee

of the Senate, and the Speaker and the Chair of the Appropriations

and Budget Committee of the House of Representatives.

B. Any change in judicial compensation, unless rejected or

amended as provided for in Section 3.2 of this title, shall become

effective on July 1 of the following calendar year. Any amendment

passed by a majority vote of each house of the Legislature shall

become effective as provided by the amendment unless vetoed by the

Governor.

Added by Laws 2004, c. 499, § 3, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Laws

2019, c. 278, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.