Oklahoma § 74-1222 - Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations
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§ 74-1222. Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations
A. There is hereby created the "Joint Committee on State-Tribal
Relations". The Committee shall be responsible for overseeing and
approving agreements between tribal governments and the State of
Oklahoma. The Committee shall consist of ten (10) members, to be
appointed as follows:
1. Five members of the Senate to be appointed by the President
Pro Tempore of the Senate; and
2. Five members of the House of Representatives to be appointed
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
B. The chairman and vice-chairman of the Committee shall be
designated from the membership of the Committee by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the
Senate as provided for in this subsection. The President Pro
Tempore of the Senate shall designate the initial chairman who shall
serve until the convening of the First Regular Session of the 44th
Oklahoma Legislature. The Speaker of the House of Representatives
shall designate the initial vice-chairman who shall serve until the
convening of the First Regular Session of the 44th Oklahoma
Legislature. Thereafter, the chairmanship shall alternate every two
(2) years between the House of Representatives and the Senate,
beginning with the convening of the First Regular Session of the
Legislature.
C. All members of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of
the appointing authority.
D. All actions of the Committee shall require a quorum which
shall be defined as a majority of the members appointed. Approval
of any agreement pursuant to Section 1221 of this title by the
Committee shall be determined by a majority of the quorum present.
E. Staff for the Committee shall be provided by the House of
Representatives and Senate from their existing staff.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 160, § 2. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 296, § 2,
emerg. eff. May 24, 1989; Laws 1991, c. 202, § 4, emerg. eff. May
17, 1991.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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