Oklahoma § 74-471 - Advisory committee created - Members - Duties

§ 74-471. Advisory committee created - Members - Duties

There is hereby established an advisory committee to the

Legislature of Oklahoma and to the Governor of Oklahoma. Such

committee shall be composed of four (4) members of the Oklahoma Bar

to be appointed by the Governor with the advice of the President of

the Oklahoma Bar Association and two (2) members, at least one of

whom is a member of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by

the Speaker of the House of Representatives and two (2) members, at

least one of whom is a member of the Senate, to be appointed by the

President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Each member shall serve for

four (4) years or until his death, resignation, or failure or

refusal, certified by the remaining members, to perform his duties,

renders his place vacant, whereupon the vacancy shall be filled in

the same manner as the original appointment. In the event a

legislative member fails to retain his seat in his respective house

prior to the expiration of his term on the committee, his place on

the committee shall be rendered vacant. The members of such

committee, hereafter called commissioners, shall be the official

commissioners of the State of Oklahoma to the National Conference of

Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. They shall attend the annual

meetings of such national conference. They shall report annually to

the Legislature and to the Governor concerning the work of said

conference and all other matters relating to their duties. They

shall advise the Legislature and its committees concerning proposals

for uniform and model state laws, the effect which such proposals

would have on the law of this state, and such other matters as may

be pertinent to desirable uniformity in legislation between this

state and other states.

Laws 1947, p. 628, § 1; Laws 1975, c. 173, § 1, emerg. eff. May 21,

1975; Laws 1981, c. 272, § 31, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1982, c. 27,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government

§ 1, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1992, c. 364, § 16, emerg. eff.

June 4, 1992.