Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-800.1

Dissolution.

There is hereby created the Occupational Licensing Advisory

Commission.

The Commission shall consist of twelve (12) members to be

appointed and serve as follows:

1. The Commissioner of Labor shall serve coterminous with his

or her office;

2. Two members of the House of Representatives shall be

appointed by the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives.

Each member shall serve an initial term of three (3) years;

3. One member of the House of Representatives shall be

appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives,

who shall serve an initial term of two (2) years;

4. Two members of the Senate shall be appointed by the Majority

Leader of the Senate. Each member shall serve an initial term of

three (3) years;

5. One member of the Senate shall be appointed by the Minority

Leader of the Senate, who shall serve an initial term of two (2)

years;

6. The Chief Information Officer of the Office of Management

and Enterprise Services shall serve coterminous with his or her

position;

7. Three members shall be appointed by the Governor, who shall

represent an occupation or profession licensed in the state, and who

shall each serve an initial term of one year. One appointee shall

be a member of the medical community, which may include but is not

limited to a licensed physician, pharmacist or psychologist. One

appointee shall be a member of a trade profession, which may include

but is not limited to a licensed alarm or locksmith professional or

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electrician. One appointee shall be a member of the business

community, which may include but is not limited to a licensed public

accountant or member of the real estate industry; and

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

represent a not-for-profit organization that advocates for low-

income persons or disadvantaged persons and who shall serve an

initial term of one year.

The Commission shall be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act

and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

During membership on the Commission, no appointed member shall

serve on any board, agency, committee or commission that regulates

or governs the occupation or profession such member is appointed to

represent.

Members shall serve staggered three-year terms, except for the

initial term of office. Upon the expiration of a member's term of

office, such member may be reappointed. No member shall serve more

than two consecutive full three-year terms. Any member vacancy

shall be filled in the same manner by the appointing authority for

the unexpired term. A member may be removed by either the

appointing authority or a majority of the Commission members for

failure to attend meetings or for cause.

The Commissioner of Labor, or his or her designee, shall chair

each meeting. The Department of Labor shall provide staff and

administrative support to the Commission.

Seven members shall constitute a quorum for purposes of

conducting the business of the Commission. Meetings shall be called

by the chair and may be held by electronic media or in any location

deemed appropriate by the chair.

The purpose of the Commission is to conduct a review of each

occupational or professional licensing act in this state not less

than once every four (4) years and make recommendations to the

Legislature. The first meeting of the Commission shall be held

before September 30, 2018, to develop a four-year schedule showing

when each licensing act will be reviewed. Any new licensing act or

new category of license enacted by the Legislature for regulation by

an existing licensing board, agency or commission shall be added to

the four-year schedule and shall be initially reviewed within ninety
ture. The first meeting of the Commission shall be held

before September 30, 2018, to develop a four-year schedule showing

when each licensing act will be reviewed. Any new licensing act or

new category of license enacted by the Legislature for regulation by

an existing licensing board, agency or commission shall be added to

the four-year schedule and shall be initially reviewed within ninety

(90) days of enactment.

Annually the Commission shall hold at least one public meeting

to present its findings on any occupational or professional license

it has reviewed. At the public meeting, the Commission shall allow

public comments, make recommendations, and may vote whether to

recommend to the Legislature that such license be maintained,

modified, or repealed. The results of any public meeting held for

the purpose of making legislative recommendations shall be provided

in a written report to the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the

Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives prior to the

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legislative deadline set for requesting legislation for the upcoming

legislative session. The report shall be made available on the

Department of Labor's website for public inspection.

The provisions of this section shall cease to have the force and

effect of law and the Commission shall be dissolved by operation of

law on December 31, 2022.