Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-1355.3

A. The Board shall have the following powers and duties:

1. To appoint the Executive Director and to set the salary of

the Executive Director;

2. To adopt salary schedules for the System;

3. To establish policies for the System as provided by law;

4. To require reports from the Executive Director as the Board

deems necessary;

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5. To approve an annual budget for the System, prepared and

administered by the Executive Director;

6. To authorize the acceptance of monies, gifts, grants, or

services from any public or private source;

7. To review claims for expenditures of monies;

8. To authorize contracts with individuals, educational

institutions, or state or federal agencies;

9. To allocate and distribute funds or gifts received from

public or private sources for indigent defense; and

10. To consult with indigent defenders and defense lawyers who

represent indigents pursuant to contract or who agree to accept

indigent defense cases assigned by the System to discuss problems

and hear recommendations concerning necessary research, minimum

standards, educational needs, and other matters imperative to

conducting Oklahoma criminal defense in a professional manner.

B. The Board shall make an annual report to the Governor, the

President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, the Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court,

and the Presiding Judge of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals

regarding the efforts of the Board to implement the purposes of the

Indigent Defense Act.

C. If there is a vacancy or extended absence in the office of

Executive Director, the Board shall perform the duties or appoint an

interim director to perform such duties until a new Executive

Director is appointed.