Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1290

A. The Compact Member States hereby create and establish a

joint government agency whose membership consists of all Member

States that have enacted the compact known as the Social Work

Licensure Compact Commission. The Commission is an instrumentality

of the Compact States acting jointly and not an instrumentality of

any one State. The Commission shall come into existence on or after

the effective date of the Compact as set forth in Section 14 of this

act.

B. Membership, Voting, and Meetings:

1. Each Member State shall have and be limited to one delegate

selected by that Member State’s State Licensing Authority.

2. The delegate shall be either:

a. a current member of the State Licensing Authority at

the time of appointment, who is a Regulated Social

Worker or public member of the State Licensing

Authority, or

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b. an administrator of the State Licensing Authority or

their designee.

3. The Commission shall by Rule or bylaw establish a term of

office for delegates and may by Rule or bylaw establish term limits.

4. The Commission may recommend removal or suspension of any

delegate from office.

5. A Member State’s State Licensing Authority shall fill any

vacancy of its delegate occurring on the Commission within sixty

(60) days of the vacancy.

6. Each delegate shall be entitled to one vote on all matters

before the Commission requiring a vote by Commission delegates.

7. A delegate shall vote in person or by such other means as

provided in the bylaws. The bylaws may provide for delegates to

meet by telecommunication, videoconference, or other means of

communication.

8. The Commission shall meet at least once during each calendar

year. Additional meetings may be held as set forth in the bylaws.

The Commission may meet by telecommunication, videoconference, or

other similar electronic means.

C. The Commission shall have the following powers:

1. Establish the fiscal year of the Commission;

2. Establish code of conduct and conflict of interest policies;

3. Establish and amend Rules and bylaws;

4. Maintain its financial records in accordance with the

bylaws;

5. Meet and take such actions as are consistent with the

provisions of this Compact, the Commission’s Rules, and the bylaws;

6. Initiate and conclude legal proceedings or actions in the

name of the Commission, provided that the standing of any State

Licensing Board to sue or be sued under applicable law shall not be

affected;

7. Maintain and certify records and information provided to a

Member State as the authenticated business records of the

Commission, and designate an agent to do so on the Commission's

behalf;

8. Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;

9. Borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel,

including, but not limited to, employees of a Member State;

10. Conduct an annual financial review;

11. Hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix

compensation, define duties, grant such individuals appropriate

authority to carry out the purposes of the Compact, and establish

the Commission’s personnel policies and programs relating to

conflicts of interest, qualifications of personnel, and other

related personnel matters;

12. Assess and collect fees;

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13. Accept any and all appropriate gifts, donations, grants of

money, other sources of revenue, equipment, supplies, materials, and

services, and receive, utilize, and dispose of the same; provided

that at all times the Commission shall avoid any appearance of

impropriety or conflict of interest;

14. Lease, purchase, retain, own, hold, improve, or use any

property, real, personal, or mixed, or any undivided interest

therein;

15. Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon,

or otherwise dispose of any property real, personal, or mixed;

16. Establish a budget and make expenditures;

17. Borrow money;
ssion shall avoid any appearance of

impropriety or conflict of interest;

14. Lease, purchase, retain, own, hold, improve, or use any

property, real, personal, or mixed, or any undivided interest

therein;

15. Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon,

or otherwise dispose of any property real, personal, or mixed;

16. Establish a budget and make expenditures;

17. Borrow money;

18. Appoint committees, including standing committees, composed

of members, State regulators, State legislators or their

representatives, and consumer representatives, and such other

interested persons as may be designated in this Compact and the

bylaws;

19. Provide and receive information from, and cooperate with,

law enforcement agencies;

20. Establish and elect an Executive Committee, including a

chair and a vice chair;

21. Determine whether a State’s adopted language is materially

different from the model compact language such that the State would

not qualify for participation in the Compact; and

22. Perform such other functions as may be necessary or

appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Compact.

D. The Executive Committee:

1. The Executive Committee shall have the power to act on

behalf of the Commission according to the terms of this Compact.

The powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Executive Committee

shall include:

a. oversee the day-to-day activities of the

administration of the Compact including enforcement

and compliance with the provisions of the Compact, its

Rules and bylaws, and other such duties as deemed

necessary,

b. recommend to the Commission changes to the Rules or

bylaws, changes to this Compact legislation, fees

charged to Compact Member States, fees charged to

Licensees, and other fees,

c. ensure Compact administration services are

appropriately provided, including by contract,

d. prepare and recommend the budget,

e. maintain financial records on behalf of the

Commission,

f. monitor Compact compliance of Member States and

provide compliance reports to the Commission,

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g. establish additional committees as necessary,

h. exercise the powers and duties of the Commission

during the interim between Commission meetings, except

for adopting or amending Rules, adopting or amending

bylaws, and exercising any other powers and duties

expressly reserved to the Commission by Rule or bylaw,

and

i. other duties as provided in the Rules or bylaws of the

Commission.

2. The Executive Committee shall be composed of up to eleven

(11) members:

a. the chair and vice-chair of the Commission shall be

voting members of the Executive Committee,

b. the Commission shall elect five voting members from

the current membership of the Commission,

c. up to four ex-officio, nonvoting members from four

recognized national Social Work organizations, and

d. the ex-officio members shall be selected by their

respective organizations.

3. The Commission may remove any member of the Executive

Committee as provided in the Commission’s bylaws.

4. The Executive Committee shall meet at least annually.

a. Executive Committee meetings shall be open to the

public, except that the Executive Committee may meet

in a closed, nonpublic meeting as provided in

paragraph 2 of subsection F of this section.

b. The Executive Committee shall give seven (7) days’

notice of its meetings, posted on its website and as

determined to provide notice to persons with an

interest in the business of the Commission.

c. The Executive Committee may hold a special meeting in

accordance with subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of

subsection F of this section.

E. The Commission shall adopt and provide to the Member States

an annual report.

F. Meetings of the Commission:

1. All meetings shall be open to the public, except that the

Commission may meet in a closed, nonpublic meeting as provided in

paragraph 2 of this subsection.
ve Committee may hold a special meeting in

accordance with subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of

subsection F of this section.

E. The Commission shall adopt and provide to the Member States

an annual report.

F. Meetings of the Commission:

1. All meetings shall be open to the public, except that the

Commission may meet in a closed, nonpublic meeting as provided in

paragraph 2 of this subsection.

a. Public notice for all meetings of the full Commission

of meetings shall be given in the same manner as

required under the Rulemaking provisions in Section 12

of this act, except that the Commission may hold a

special meeting as provided in subparagraph b of this

paragraph.

b. The Commission may hold a special meeting when it must

meet to conduct emergency business by giving forty-

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eight (48) hours’ notice to all commissioners, on the

Commission’s website, and other means as provided in

the Commission’s Rules. The Commission’s legal

counsel shall certify that the Commission’s need to

meet qualifies as an emergency.

2. The Commission or the Executive Committee or other

committees of the Commission may convene in a closed, nonpublic

meeting for the Commission or Executive Committee or other

committees of the Commission to receive legal advice or to discuss:

a. noncompliance of a Member State with its obligations

under the Compact,

b. the employment, compensation, discipline, or other

matters, practices, or procedures related to specific

employees,

c. current or threatened discipline of a Licensee by the

Commission or by a Member State’s Licensing Authority,

d. current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated

litigation,

e. negotiation of contracts for the purchase, lease, or

sale of goods, services, or real estate,

f. accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring

any person,

g. trade secrets or commercial or financial information

that is privileged or confidential,

h. information of a personal nature where disclosure

would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of

personal privacy,

i. investigative records compiled for law enforcement

purposes,

j. information related to any investigative reports

prepared by or on behalf of or for use of the

Commission or other committee charged with

responsibility of investigation or determination of

compliance issues pursuant to the Compact,

k. matters specifically exempted from disclosure by

federal or Member State law, or

l. other matters as promulgated by the Commission by

Rule.

3. If a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is closed, the

presiding officer shall state that the meeting will be closed and

reference each relevant exempting provision, and such reference

shall be recorded in the minutes.

4. The Commission shall keep minutes that fully and clearly

describe all matters discussed in a meeting and shall provide a full

and accurate summary of actions taken, and the reasons therefore,

including a description of the views expressed. All documents

considered in connection with an action shall be identified in such

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minutes. All minutes and documents of a closed meeting shall remain

under seal, subject to release only by a majority vote of the

Commission or order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

G. Financing of the Commission:

1. The Commission shall pay, or provide for the payment of, the

reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing

activities.

2. The Commission may accept any and all appropriate revenue

sources as provided in subsection C of Section 13 of this act.

3. The Commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment

from each Member State and impose fees on Licensees of Member States

to whom it grants a Multistate License to cover the cost of the

operations and activities of the Commission and its staff, which
tivities.

2. The Commission may accept any and all appropriate revenue

sources as provided in subsection C of Section 13 of this act.

3. The Commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment

from each Member State and impose fees on Licensees of Member States

to whom it grants a Multistate License to cover the cost of the

operations and activities of the Commission and its staff, which

must be in a total amount sufficient to cover its annual budget as

approved each year for which revenue is not provided by other

sources. The aggregate annual assessment amount for Member States

shall be allocated based upon a formula that the Commission shall

promulgate by Rule.

4. The Commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior

to securing the funds adequate to meet the same; nor shall the

Commission pledge the credit of any of the Member States, except by

and with the authority of the Member State.

5. The Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts

and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Commission

shall be subject to the financial review and accounting procedures

established under its bylaws. However, all receipts and

disbursements of funds handled by the Commission shall be subject to

an annual financial review by a certified or licensed public

accountant, and the report of the financial review shall be included

in and become part of the annual report of the Commission.

H. Qualified Immunity, Defense, and Indemnification:

1. The members, officers, executive director, employees, and

representatives of the Commission shall be immune from suit and

liability, both personally and in their official capacity, for any

claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other

civil liability caused by or arising out of any actual or alleged

act, error, or omission that occurred, or that the person against

whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred

within the scope of Commission employment, duties, or

responsibilities; provided that nothing in this paragraph shall be

construed to protect any such person from suit or liability for any

damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or

willful or wanton misconduct of that person. The procurement of

insurance of any type by the Commission shall not in any way

compromise or limit the immunity granted hereunder.

2. The Commission shall defend any member, officer, executive

director, employee, and representative of the Commission in any

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civil action seeking to impose liability arising out of any actual

or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of

Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or as determined

by the Commission that the person against whom the claim is made had

a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of

Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided that

nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit that person from

retaining their own counsel at their own expense; and provided

further, that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not

result from that person’s intentional or willful or wanton

misconduct.

3. The Commission shall indemnify and hold harmless any member,

officer, executive director, employee, and representative of the

Commission for the amount of any settlement or judgment obtained

against that person arising out of any actual or alleged act, error,

or omission that occurred within the scope of Commission employment,

duties, or responsibilities, or that such person had a reasonable

basis for believing occurred within the scope of Commission

employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that the actual or

alleged act, error, or omission did not result from the intentional

or willful or wanton misconduct of that person.

4. Nothing herein shall be construed as a limitation on the
Commission employment,

duties, or responsibilities, or that such person had a reasonable

basis for believing occurred within the scope of Commission

employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that the actual or

alleged act, error, or omission did not result from the intentional

or willful or wanton misconduct of that person.

4. Nothing herein shall be construed as a limitation on the

liability of any Licensee for professional malpractice or

misconduct, which shall be governed solely by any other applicable

State laws.

5. Nothing in this Compact shall be interpreted to waive or

otherwise abrogate a Member State’s state action immunity or state

action affirmative defense with respect to antitrust claims under

the Sherman Act, Clayton Act, or any other State or federal

antitrust or anticompetitive law or regulation.

6. Nothing in this Compact shall be construed to be a waiver of

sovereign immunity by the Member States or by the Commission.