Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-101

Travel expenses - Terms.

There is hereby created the State Textbook Committee, which

shall be composed of thirteen (13) members appointed by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Senate: two members from each

congressional district, two members from the state at large and one

member who shall be a lay citizen not having a teaching certificate

and having at least one child in the public schools of Oklahoma.

Beginning April 1, 2021, the Committee shall be composed of thirteen

(13) members. Twelve members shall be appointed by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Senate: two members from each

congressional district and two members from the state at large who

shall be lay citizens not having a teaching certificate and having

at least one child in the public schools of Oklahoma. The State

Superintendent of Public Instruction, or a designee, shall serve as

the thirteenth member and shall serve as chair of the Committee.

However, when congressional districts are redrawn, each member

appointed prior to July 1 of the year in which such modification

becomes effective shall complete the current term of office and

appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such

modification becomes effective shall be based on the redrawn

districts. Appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such

modification becomes effective shall be from any redrawn districts

which are not represented by two board members until such time as

each of the modified congressional districts is represented by two

board members. A majority of the members shall be classroom

teachers. The regular terms of all members shall be for three (3)

years. Members shall not be eligible to succeed themselves. At no

time shall more than one member of the State Textbook Committee be

an employee of the same school district. Each educator member shall

have had not less than five (5) years' teaching or supervisory

experience in the public schools of Oklahoma at the time of

appointment, and shall be actively employed in the public schools of

Oklahoma during the term of service on said Committee. Until March

31, 2021, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction or a

designated member of the staff shall serve as Secretary of the

Committee and vote only when there is a tie vote in the membership

of the Committee. The State Department of Education shall provide

administrative services, including a secretary, to the Committee.

Each member shall receive necessary traveling expenses while in the

performance of duties pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement

Act. The State Textbook Committee shall be subject to the Oklahoma

Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

The Committee shall meet at the call of the State Superintendent

of Public Instruction and elect by secret written ballot a vice-

chair from its membership to serve for the year. The terms for

which new members from the congressional districts are appointed

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shall be staggered by the Governor in making appointments. The

terms of four members shall expire each year. The four new members

appointed each year shall be certified in one of the curriculum

areas in which the textbooks will be adopted that ensuing fiscal

year.