Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-173

A. There is hereby re-created to continue until July 1, 2026,

in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the

Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education.

B. The Council shall:

1. Make recommendations to the State Board of Education and the

Superintendent of Public Instruction in educational matters

affecting the education of Native American students;

2. Promote educational opportunities and improvement of the

quality of education provided to Native American students throughout

the state;

3. Advocate for Native American students in the state; and

4. Monitor and evaluate how the public education system of the

state impacts Native American students.

C. The Council shall be composed of eighteen (18) members as

follows:

1. Five members who shall each represent an Indian tribe in the

state, of which at least one shall represent an Indian tribe which

has an enrollment of less than ten thousand (10,000) members who

reside in the state, appointed by the Speaker of the House of

Representatives from a list of nominations submitted by the elected

executive leaders of different Indian tribes in the state;

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2. Four members who shall each represent the tribal education

departments of an Indian tribe in the state, appointed by the

President Pro Tempore of the Senate from a list of nominations

submitted by the elected executive leaders of different Indian

tribes in the state;

3. One member who shall represent the Oklahoma Council for

Indian Education, appointed by the Governor;

4. Two members who shall represent two different statewide

organizations representing public school teachers, appointed by the

President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

5. One member who shall represent a statewide organization

representing public school superintendents, appointed by the Speaker

of the House of Representatives;

6. One member who shall represent Oklahoma tribal colleges,

appointed by the Chancellor of Higher Education;

7. The Director of the Native American Cultural and Educational

Authority, or designee;

8. The Chancellor of Higher Education, or designee;

9. The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and

Technology Education, or designee; and

10. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, or designee.

D. Appointments to the Council shall be made by September 1,

2023. The first meeting of the Council shall be called by the

Superintendent of Public Instruction. At the first meeting, the

members of the Council shall elect a chair and vice chair from among

the members. Meetings of the Council shall be held at least

quarterly at the call of the chair. Members shall serve at the

pleasure of their appointing authorities. A majority of the members

of the Council shall constitute a quorum to transact business, but

no vacancy shall impair the right of the remaining members to

exercise all of the powers of the Council. A vacancy on the Council

shall be filled by the original appointing authority. A vacancy on

the Council in a seat representing an Indian tribe in the state or

the tribal education department of an Indian tribe in the state may

be filled by the original appointing authority from a list of

nominations submitted by the elected executive leaders of Indian

tribes in the state. Appointments to fill any vacancy on the

Council shall be made within three (3) months following the vacancy.

The State Department of Education, Oklahoma Department of Career and

Technology Education, and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education shall provide staff, support, and information as requested

by the Council.

E. Members of the Council shall receive no compensation for

serving on the Council but shall receive travel reimbursement as

follows:

1. State employees who are members of the Council shall be

reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in the performance of their

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Education shall provide staff, support, and information as requested

by the Council.

E. Members of the Council shall receive no compensation for

serving on the Council but shall receive travel reimbursement as

follows:

1. State employees who are members of the Council shall be

reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in the performance of their

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duties by their respective agencies in accordance with the State

Travel Reimbursement Act; and

2. All other members of the Council shall be reimbursed by the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services for travel expenses

incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the

State Travel Reimbursement Act.

F. The Council shall act in accordance with the provisions of

the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

G. Members who serve on the Council shall be exempt from the

dual-office-holding prohibitions of Section 6 of Title 51 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

H. The Council shall have the following duties:

1. Identify strategies for developing an efficient and reliable

process of communications between Oklahoma education entities,

educators, tribal organizations, and other interested parties;

2. Identify and disseminate research-based, measurable

criteria, both behavioral and academic, by which the success and

efficacy of the education offered to Native American students in

Oklahoma may be measured;

3. Analyze data to ensure that education agencies in Oklahoma

continue to address the education needs of Native American students;

4. Encourage and promote Native American educational leadership

at all levels of the education system; and

5. Make recommendations to the State Board of Education for

programs that will help achieve the purposes of the Oklahoma

Advisory Council on Indian Education Act.

I. The Council shall evaluate and make an annual report on the

effectiveness of the public education system in Oklahoma in meeting

the needs of Native American students in Oklahoma. The report shall

be submitted to the State Board of Education. The report shall also

contain a summary of the findings made by the Council pursuant to

subsection H of this section, a summary of all data collected by the

Council, a summary of the means by which all data was collected by

the Council, and any other information deemed necessary by the

Council.