Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-307

A. No public body shall hold executive sessions unless

otherwise specifically provided in this section.

B. Executive sessions of public bodies will be permitted only

for the purpose of:

1. Discussing the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion,

demotion, disciplining or resignation of any individual salaried

public officer or employee;

2. Discussing negotiations concerning employees and

representatives of employee groups;

3. Discussing the sale, purchase, lease, acquisition, or

appraisal of real property by the public body;

4. Confidential communications between a public body and its

attorney concerning a pending investigation, claim, or action if the

public body, with the advice of its attorney, determines that

disclosure will seriously impair the ability of the public body to

process the claim or conduct a pending investigation, litigation, or

proceeding in the public interest;

5. Permitting district boards of education to hear evidence and

discuss the expulsion or suspension of a student when requested by

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the student involved or the student’s parent, attorney or legal

guardian;

6. Discussing matters involving a specific disabled child;

7. Discussing any matter where disclosure of information would

violate confidentiality requirements of state or federal law;

8. Engaging in deliberations or rendering a final or

intermediate decision in an individual proceeding pursuant to

Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act;

9. Discussing matters involving safety and security at state

penal institutions or correctional facilities used to house state

inmates;

10. Discussing contract negotiations involving contracts

requiring approval of the State Board of Corrections, which shall be

limited to members of the public body, the attorney for the public

body, and the immediate staff of the public body. No person who may

profit directly or indirectly by a proposed transaction which is

under consideration may be present or participate in the executive

session;

11. Discussing the following:

a. the investigation of a plan or scheme to commit an act

of terrorism,

b. assessments of the vulnerability of government

facilities or public improvements to an act of

terrorism,

c. plans for deterrence or prevention of or protection

from an act of terrorism,

d. plans for response or remediation after an act of

terrorism,

e. information technology of the public body but only if

the discussion specifically identifies:

(1) design or functional schematics that demonstrate

the relationship or connections between devices

or systems,

(2) system configuration information,

(3) security monitoring and response equipment

placement and configuration,

(4) specific location or placement of systems,

components or devices,

(5) system identification numbers, names, or

connecting circuits,

(6) business continuity and disaster planning, or

response plans, or
emonstrate

the relationship or connections between devices

or systems,

(2) system configuration information,

(3) security monitoring and response equipment

placement and configuration,

(4) specific location or placement of systems,

components or devices,

(5) system identification numbers, names, or

connecting circuits,

(6) business continuity and disaster planning, or

response plans, or

(7) investigation information directly related to

security penetrations or denial of services,

f. the investigation of an act of terrorism that has

already been committed, or

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g. for the purposes of this paragraph, the term

“terrorism” means any act encompassed by the

definitions set forth in Section 1268.1 of Title 21 of

the Oklahoma Statutes; or

12. Reviewing and discussing mental health documents related to

a licensee under investigation or review by a professional licensing

board if:

a. the executive session is held only to review or

discuss mental health documents directly related to

the licensee or to receive testimony from relevant

witnesses as necessary for the board to make a

determination in the matter,

b. the documents reviewed or discussed are kept

confidential, privileged and not discoverable in civil

actions, and not made available to the public, and

c. the licensee is given the opportunity to be present

during any witness testimony or discussion of the

mental health documents.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B of this

section, the following public bodies may hold executive sessions:

1. The Banking Board, as provided for under Section 306.1 of

Title 6 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. The Oklahoma Industrial Finance Authority, as provided for

in Section 854 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

3. The Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, as provided for

in Section 5062.6 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

4. The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and

Technology, as provided for in Section 5060.7 of Title 74 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

5. The Oklahoma Health Research Committee for purposes of

conferring on matters pertaining to research and development of

products, if public disclosure of the matter discussed would

interfere with the development of patents, copyrights, products, or

services;

6. The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission for the

purposes provided for in Section 22 of Title 85A of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

7. A review committee, as provided for in Section 855 of Title

62 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

8. The Child Death Review Board for purposes of receiving and

conferring on matters pertaining to materials declared confidential

by law;

9. The Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board as provided in

Section 1601 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

10. The Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board, as provided in

Section 2-1001 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

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11. All nonprofit foundations, boards, bureaus, commissions,

agencies, trusteeships, authorities, councils, committees, public

trusts, task forces or study groups supported in whole or part by

public funds or entrusted with the expenditure of public funds for

purposes of conferring on matters pertaining to economic development

including the transfer of property, financing, or the creation of a

proposal to entice a business to remain or to locate within their

jurisdiction if public disclosure of the matter discussed would

interfere with the development of products or services or if public

disclosure would violate the confidentiality of the business;

12. The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board for purposes of

discussing negotiating strategies in connection with making possible

counteroffers to offers to contract to provide legal representation

to indigent criminal defendants and indigent juveniles in cases for
terfere with the development of products or services or if public

disclosure would violate the confidentiality of the business;

12. The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board for purposes of

discussing negotiating strategies in connection with making possible

counteroffers to offers to contract to provide legal representation

to indigent criminal defendants and indigent juveniles in cases for

which the System must provide representation pursuant to the

provisions of the Indigent Defense Act;

13. The Quality Investment Committee for purposes of discussing

applications and confidential materials pursuant to the terms of the

Oklahoma Quality Investment Act;

14. The Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority established pursuant

to Section 24-101 et seq. of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes and

in its role as an electric utility regulated by the federal

government, for purposes of discussing security plans and procedures

including, but not limited to, cybersecurity matters;

15. The Oklahoma Tax Commission for purposes of discussing

confidential taxpayer matters as provided in Section 205 of Title 68

of the Oklahoma Statutes, and in compliance with subsection E of

this section; and

16. The Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence (SAFE) Board as

provided in Section 143 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

D. Except as otherwise specified in this subsection, an

executive session for the purpose of discussing the sale, purchase,

lease, acquisition, or appraisal of real property shall be limited

to members of the public body, the attorney for the public body and

the immediate staff of the public body. No landowner, real estate

salesperson, broker, developer or any other person who may profit

directly or indirectly by a proposed transaction concerning real

property which is under consideration may be present or participate

in the executive session, unless they are operating under an

existing agreement to represent the public body.

E. No public body may go into an executive session unless the

following procedures are strictly complied with:

1. The proposed executive session is noted on the agenda as

provided in Section 311 of this title;

2. The executive session is authorized by a majority vote of a

quorum of the members present and the vote is a recorded vote; and

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3. Except for matters considered in executive sessions of the

Banking Board and the Oklahoma Tax Commission, and which are

required by state or federal law to be confidential, any vote or

action on any item of business considered in an executive session

shall be taken in public meeting with the vote of each member

publicly cast and recorded.

F. A willful violation of the provisions of this section shall:

1. Subject each member of the public body to criminal sanctions

as provided in Section 314 of this title; and

2. Cause the minutes and all other records of the executive

session including tape recordings, to be immediately made public.