Oklahoma § 63-427.29

§ 63-427.29.

Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Executive

Advisory Council — Composition — Powers and duties.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana

Authority Executive Advisory Council.

B. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Executive Advisory

Council shall consist of the following members, and all appointees

shall serve their terms at the pleasure of the appointing authority

and may be removed or replaced without cause:

1. One member appointed by the Governor to represent all

citizens of this state;

2. One member appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of

Representatives, who shall be a citizen from a county with a

population under twenty-five thousand (25,000) persons, as

determined by the latest Federal Decennial Census;

3. One member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the

Oklahoma State Senate, who shall be a citizen from a municipality

with a population in excess of seventy-five thousand (75,000)

persons, as determined by the latest Federal Decennial Census;

4. One member appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of

Representatives, who is a current medical marijuana business license

holder;

5. One member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the

Oklahoma State Senate, who is a current medical marijuana business

license holder; and

6. One member appointed by the Governor, who holds a medical

marijuana patient license.

C. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana

Authority shall chair the Advisory Council and provide staff and

administrative support to the Advisory Council.

D. The Advisory Council shall select a co-chair from the

membership of the Advisory Council.

E. Each member of the Advisory Council shall serve a term of

four (4) years from the date of appointment. Members of the

Advisory Council shall not serve more than two consecutive terms.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety

F. A majority of the members of the Advisory Council shall

constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and for taking

any official actions. Official actions by the Advisory Council

shall have a favorable vote by a majority of the members present.

G. Appointed members who serve on the Advisory Council shall be

exempt from dual-office-holding prohibitions pursuant to Section 6

of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

H. The Advisory Council may advise the Authority of recommended

changes to state policy, rules, or statutes.

I. The Advisory Council shall prepare and issue a report of its

findings and recommendations electronically to the Governor,

President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and Speaker of the House by

November 1, 2025, and no later than November 1 of each year

thereafter.

J. Members appointed pursuant to subsection B of this section

shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for

expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance

with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

K. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Executive Advisory

Council shall meet as often as necessary to conduct business but

shall meet not less than four times a year, with an organizational

meeting to be held prior to January 1, 2025.

L. Any vacancy occurring on the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana

Authority Executive Advisory Council shall be filled for the

unexpired term of office in the same manner as provided for in

subsection B of this section.

M. The Advisory Council shall act in accordance with the

provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, the Oklahoma Open

Records Act, and the Administrative Procedures Act.

Added by Laws 2024, c. 321, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.

NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 427.27 of this title to avoid

duplication in numbering.