Oklahoma § 57-503 - Board - Creation - Members - Terms - Removal

§ 57-503. Board - Creation - Members - Terms - Removal

There is hereby created the State Board of Corrections which

shall be the governing board of the Department of Corrections. The

Board shall consist of the following nine (9) members:

1. Five members appointed by the Governor;

2. Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of

Representatives; and

3. Two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the

Senate.

Each member shall serve at the pleasure of his or her appointing

authority and may be removed or replaced without cause. Any member

of the Board shall be prohibited from voting on any issue in which

the member has a direct financial interest. The Director of

Corrections shall be an ex officio member of the Board, but shall be

entitled to vote only in case of a tie vote.

Added by Laws 1967, c. 261, § 3, emerg. eff. May 8, 1967. Amended

by Laws 1992, c. 364, § 5, emerg. eff. June 4, 1992; Laws 2002, c.

375, § 6, eff. Nov. 5, 2002; Laws 2019, c. 3, § 1, emerg. eff. March

13, 2019.

NOTE: Laws 2002, c. 81, § 2 repealed by Laws 2003, c. 3, § 46,

emerg. eff. March 19, 2003.