Oklahoma § 70-510.2 - Oklahoma State Council for Educational Opportunity for

§ 70-510.2. Oklahoma State Council for Educational Opportunity for

Military Children.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma State Council for

Educational Opportunity for Military Children in accordance with

Article VIII of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity

for Military Children. The Council shall consist of:

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1. The compact commissioner, as provided for in subsection G of

this section;

2. The military family education liaison who shall be a

nonvoting member, as provided for in subsection G of this section;

3. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction or a

designee; and

4. Five appointed members as follows:

a.

one member of the Senate, who shall serve an initial

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

President Pro Tempore of the Senate,

b.

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,

c.

one superintendent of a school district with a high

concentration of military children, who shall serve an

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

by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,

d.

a representative of a military installation located in

this state, who shall serve an initial term of two (2)

years, who shall be appointed by the President Pro

Tempore of the Senate, and

e.

a member of the State Board of Education, who shall

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

appointed by the Governor.

B. Except for the initial appointments, appointed members 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.

C. Appointments to the Council shall be made by September 1,

2008. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall convene

the first meeting of the Council. The members of the Council shall

elect from their membership a chair and vice-chair to serve for oneyear 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.

D. The Council shall comply with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act

and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

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E. Members of the Council shall receive no compensation for

serving on the Council, but shall receive travel reimbursement as

follows:

1. Legislative members of the Council shall be reimbursed for

necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their

duties in accordance with the provisions of Section 456 of Title 74

of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

2. Nonlegislative members of the Council shall be reimbursed by

the State Department of Education for necessary travel expenses

incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the

State Travel Reimbursement Act.

F. The Council shall provide for the coordination among this

state’s governmental agencies, school districts and military

installations concerning the state’s participation in, and

compliance with, the compact and Interstate Commission on

Educational Opportunity for Military Children activities. The State

Department of Education shall provide administrative services and

staff support to the Council. The State Board of Education may

promulgate rules to implement operations and procedures necessary

for administration of the compact upon recommendation of the

Council.

G. 1. Before September 1, 2008, the Governor shall appoint the

compact commissioner who shall serve at the pleasure of the

Governor. The compact commissioner shall serve as this state’s

commissioner on the Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity

for Military Children. In the event the compact commissioner cannot

attend a meeting of the Interstate Commission, the Council shall

appoint a Council member to represent this state at the meeting.

The compact commissioner shall be responsible for the administration

and management of the state’s participation in the compact.

2. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall

designate an employee of the State Department of Education to serve

as the military family education liaison. The liaison shall assist

military families and the state in facilitating the implementation

of the compact, subject to the direction of the Council.

3. The Department shall pay any expenses the compact

commissioner and military family education liaison incur in

fulfilling duties related to the compact.

Added by Laws 2008, c. 435, § 3, eff. July 1, 2008.