Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-601.1

Membership.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Commission on Children

and Youth which shall be composed of eighteen (18) members. The

membership shall include:

1. The Director of the Department of Human Services, the State

Commissioner of Health, the Commissioner of the Department of Mental

Health and Substance Abuse Services, the State Superintendent of

Public Instruction, the Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care

Authority, the Director of the State Department of Rehabilitation

Services, and the Chair of the SJR 13 Oversight Committee;

2. The Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs;

3. Five members who shall be appointed by the Governor from a

list submitted by the governing board of each of the following

organizations:

a. the Oklahoma Children’s Agencies and Residential

Enterprises,

b. one statewide association of youth services,

c. the Oklahoma Bar Association,

d. the Oklahoma District Attorneys Association, and

e. a statewide court-appointed Special Advocate

Association;

4. One member appointed by the Governor who shall represent one

of the metropolitan juvenile bureaus;

5. One member representing business or industry, appointed by

the Governor;

6. One member who is the parent of a child with special needs,

appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

7. One member with a demonstrated interest in improving

children’s services who is not employed by a state agency or a

private organization that receives state funds, appointed by the

President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and

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8. One member who shall be appointed by the Governor from a

list of three names submitted by the Post Adjudication Review Board.

B. The appointed members shall have had active experience in

services to children and youth and may serve four terms of two (2)

years each. A person appointed to fill the remainder of a vacant

term shall, upon completion of that term, be eligible to serve four

additional two-year terms. Terms shall coincide with the fiscal

year.

C. The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall provide

a report on Commission member attendance to the appointing

authorities following each Commission meeting.