Oklahoma § 22-1094 - Oklahoma State Council for Interstate Adult Offender

§ 22-1094. Oklahoma State Council for Interstate Adult Offender

Supervision.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma State Council for

Interstate Adult Offender Supervision in accordance with Article IV

of the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. The State

Council shall consist of the compact administrator who shall be a

nonvoting member, the Executive Coordinator or designee of the

District Attorneys Council, the Executive Director or designee of

the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System and the Administrative Director

of the Courts or designee, and five appointed members who, except

for the initial appointments, shall be appointed for three-year

terms. The members appointed to initial terms shall serve staggered

terms as prescribed in this section. Terms of office shall expire

on June 30. Members may be reappointed as deemed appropriate by the

appointing authority. Members may be removed by the appointing

authority for incompetence, willful neglect of duty, corruption in

office, or malfeasance in office. Vacancies shall be filled in the

same manner as the original appointment. The members of the Council

shall not be subject to the dual office holding prohibitions set

forth in Section 6 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The

members shall be appointed as follows:

1. One member of the Senate, who shall serve an initial term of

three (3) years, who shall be appointed by the President Pro

Tempore;

2. One member of the House of Representatives, who shall serve

an initial term of three (3) years, who shall be appointed by the

Speaker of the House of Representatives;

3. One member of the judiciary who shall be a district judge

with experience in criminal proceedings, who shall serve an initial

term of two (2) years, to be appointed by the Presiding Judge of the

Court of Criminal Appeals;

4. One member of the Pardon and Parole Board, who shall serve

an initial term of two (2) years, who shall be appointed by the

Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; and

5. One member who represents a crime victims advocacy group,

who shall serve an initial term of one (1) year, to be appointed by

the Governor.

B. The members of the State Council shall elect from their

membership a chair and vice chair to serve for one (1) year terms.

A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose

of conducting the business of the Council. The Council shall meet

at least annually and at the call of the chair.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure

C. The Council shall comply with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act,

the Oklahoma Open Records Act, and the Administrative Procedures

Act.

D. Members of the Council, except the compact administrator,

shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed by their

appointing authorities for expenses incurred in the performance of

their duties as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act until

the Council is funded.

E. The Council shall oversee and administer this state’s

participation in the Compact. The Council may promulgate rules to

implement operations and procedures necessary for administration of

the compact.

F. Until the Compact becomes effective upon its adoption by

thirty-five states, the Council may select a person who is employed

by a state agency, subject to the assent of the administrative head

of the agency, to serve as the compact administrator. The agency

that employs the compact administrator shall pay the salary of the

compact administrator and any expenses the compact administrator

incurs in fulfilling duties related to the Compact. The Council and

the administrative head of the agency shall determine what portion

of the employee’s time shall be devoted to Compact activities. The

compact administrator shall serve as this state’s commissioner on

the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision. In the

event the compact administrator cannot attend a meeting of the

Interstate Commission, the Council shall appoint a Council member to

represent this state at the meeting.

Added by Laws 2000, c. 281, § 4, eff. July 1, 2000. Amended by Laws

2008, c. 21, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2024, c. 129, § 1, eff.

Nov. 1, 2024.