Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-7-101

responsibilities.

A. There is hereby created the Board of Juvenile Affairs which

shall consist of the following nine (9) members:

1. Five members appointed by the Governor;

2. Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of

Representatives; and

3. Two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the

Senate.

B. 1. Each member shall serve at the pleasure of his or her

appointing authority and may be removed or replaced without cause.

2. Any member of the Board shall be prohibited from voting on

any issue in which the member has a direct financial interest.

3. The Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs

shall be an ex officio member of the Board, but shall be entitled to

vote only in case of a tie vote.

C. To be eligible for appointment to the Board a person shall:

1. Be a citizen of the United States;

2. Be a resident of this state;

3. Be a qualified elector of this state; and

4. Not have been convicted of a felony pursuant to the laws of

this state, the laws of any other state, or the laws of the United

States.

D. Members appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall include

persons having experience in social work, juvenile justice, criminal

justice, community-based youth services, criminal-justice-related

behavioral sciences, indigent defense, and education. In making the

appointments, the Governor shall also give consideration to urban,

rural, gender, and minority representation.

E. 1. The Board shall hold meetings as necessary at a place

and time to be fixed by the Board. The Board shall elect, at its

first meeting, one of its members to serve as chair and another of

its members to serve as vice-chair. At the first meeting in each

calendar year thereafter, the chair and vice-chair for the ensuing

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year shall be elected. Special meetings may be called by the chair

or by five members of the Board by delivery of written notice to

each member of the Board. A majority of members serving on the

Board shall constitute a quorum of the Board.

2. Members of the Board shall receive necessary travel expenses

according to the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act,

but shall receive no other compensation. Travel expenses shall be

paid from funds available to the Office of Juvenile Affairs.

F. The Board shall:

1. Adopt and promulgate rules for its government and may adopt

an official seal for the Office of Juvenile Affairs;

2. Be the rulemaking body for the Office of Juvenile Affairs;

3. Review and approve the budget request of the Office of

Juvenile Affairs to the Governor;

4. Assist the Office of Juvenile Affairs in conducting periodic

reviews and planning activities related to the goals, objectives,

priorities, and policies of the Office;

5. Provide a public forum for receiving comments and

disseminating information to the public and the regulated community

regarding goals, objectives, priorities, and policies of the Office

of Juvenile Affairs at least quarterly. The Board shall have the

authority to adopt nonbinding resolutions requesting action by the

Office of Juvenile Affairs in response to comments received or upon

the Board's own initiative; and

6. Establish contracting procedures for the Office of Juvenile

Affairs and guidelines for rates of payment for services provided by

contract.

G. 1. As the rulemaking body of the Office of Juvenile

Affairs, the Board is specifically charged with the duty of

promulgating rules which will implement the duties and

responsibilities of the Office pursuant to the Oklahoma Juvenile

Code.

2. Effective July 1, 1995, any administrative policies adopted

by the Commission for Human Services related to personnel and other

administrative issues and any rules promulgated relating to the

custody, care and supervision of children adjudicated to be

delinquent or in need of supervision shall be and remain in effect
responsibilities of the Office pursuant to the Oklahoma Juvenile

Code.

2. Effective July 1, 1995, any administrative policies adopted

by the Commission for Human Services related to personnel and other

administrative issues and any rules promulgated relating to the

custody, care and supervision of children adjudicated to be

delinquent or in need of supervision shall be and remain in effect

until amended or new rules are promulgated by the Board of Juvenile

Affairs.

3. Any rules adopted by the Commission for Human Services

related to personnel and other administrative issues and the

custody, care and supervision of children adjudicated to be

delinquent or in need of supervision and subject to review by the

Legislature during the 1st Session of the 45th Oklahoma Legislature

may be finally adopted and promulgated by the Board of Juvenile

Affairs pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.

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4. Starting April 1, 1995, the Board of Juvenile Affairs shall

conduct an internal review of current permanent and emergency rules

relating to the custody, care and supervision of children

adjudicated to be delinquent or in need of supervision to determine

whether such rules need to be amended, or repealed, reinstated, or

recodified. By January 1, 1997, the Board shall have adopted

permanent rules to implement the programs and functions within its

jurisdiction and shall submit such rules for legislative review

pursuant to Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act.

5. The Board of Juvenile Affairs shall develop performance

standards for programs implemented, either directly or pursuant to

contract, by the Office of Juvenile Affairs.