Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3213.1
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University Center at Ponca City
Official statutory text
A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall make
educational program resources at institutions in The Oklahoma State
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System of Higher Education available to the people in the Ponca City
area. This program shall be known as the University Center at Ponca
City.
B. The State Regents shall draw upon the educational programs
of institutions best suited to provide the kind of educational
programs needed and shall, in pursuance of Article XIII-A of the
Oklahoma Constitution and appropriate statutes, set the standards of
education as they relate to the programs operated to assure that
credits earned by students will be fully accepted at institutions of
higher education to which the students may transfer the credit to
apply toward an educational study objective.
C. The State Regents may establish appropriate funds and
accounts, including a revolving fund, in the Office of Management
and Enterprise Services for servicing the fiscal operations of the
University Center at Ponca City. The funds and accounts shall be
subject to the direct supervision, management, and control of the
board of trustees created by subsection D of this section. The
people locally shall provide suitable physical plant accommodations
for the University Center at Ponca City.
D. There is hereby created a board of nine (9) trustees to be
appointed by the Governor by and with the consent of the Senate to
serve as the administrative agency for the University Center at
Ponca City. The board shall be a body corporate and shall adopt and
use an official seal. The board so created shall have the authority
to submit a budget annually to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education, administer monies budgeted by the State Regents, provide
educational facilities, recommend courses and programs to be offered
by participating institutions, select a chief executive officer
whose duties include the general coordination of approved programs
and services and the selection of other appropriate nonteaching
personnel. The board of trustees is authorized to expend all monies
allocated to the University Center at Ponca City as may be necessary
to perform the duties and responsibilities imposed upon the board by
this section. For purposes of acquiring and taking title to real
and personal property from sources other than state appropriations,
the board is authorized to enter into contracts and to adopt rules
and regulations pertaining to such actions. The initial nine (9)
members shall serve their terms for the period to which originally
appointed, in numbered positions having dates of expiration
identical to the dates of expiration of the original appointments:
Position No. 1. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2013, and each nine (9) years thereafter;
Position No. 2. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2014, and each nine (9) years thereafter;
Position No. 3. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2015, and each nine (9) years thereafter;
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Position No. 4. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2016, and each nine (9) years thereafter;
Position No. 5. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2017, and each nine (9) years thereafter;
Position No. 6. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2018, and each nine (9) years thereafter;
Position No. 7. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2019, and each nine (9) years thereafter;
Position No. 8. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2020, and each nine (9) years thereafter; and
Position No. 9. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2021, and each nine (9) years thereafter.
The board shall organize and elect a chair, vice-chair, and
secretary annually.
one member shall expire
on June 30, 2019, and each nine (9) years thereafter;
Position No. 8. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2020, and each nine (9) years thereafter; and
Position No. 9. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2021, and each nine (9) years thereafter.
The board shall organize and elect a chair, vice-chair, and
secretary annually.
E. The board of trustees may establish and maintain plans for
tenure and retirement of its employees and for payment of deferred
compensation of employees and may provide hospital and medical
benefits, accident, health and life insurance and annuity contracts
for employees and pay for all or part of the cost with funds
available for payment of its operating expenses.
F. The board may establish with the State Treasurer any
accounts as are necessary to operate retirement, deferred
compensation or benefits plans for its employees. The accounts
shall be revolving funds not subject to fiscal year limitations.
Funds deposited in the accounts may be invested in any of the types
of instruments in which the State Treasurer is authorized by law to
invest.
educational program resources at institutions in The Oklahoma State
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1428
System of Higher Education available to the people in the Ponca City
area. This program shall be known as the University Center at Ponca
City.
B. The State Regents shall draw upon the educational programs
of institutions best suited to provide the kind of educational
programs needed and shall, in pursuance of Article XIII-A of the
Oklahoma Constitution and appropriate statutes, set the standards of
education as they relate to the programs operated to assure that
credits earned by students will be fully accepted at institutions of
higher education to which the students may transfer the credit to
apply toward an educational study objective.
C. The State Regents may establish appropriate funds and
accounts, including a revolving fund, in the Office of Management
and Enterprise Services for servicing the fiscal operations of the
University Center at Ponca City. The funds and accounts shall be
subject to the direct supervision, management, and control of the
board of trustees created by subsection D of this section. The
people locally shall provide suitable physical plant accommodations
for the University Center at Ponca City.
D. There is hereby created a board of nine (9) trustees to be
appointed by the Governor by and with the consent of the Senate to
serve as the administrative agency for the University Center at
Ponca City. The board shall be a body corporate and shall adopt and
use an official seal. The board so created shall have the authority
to submit a budget annually to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education, administer monies budgeted by the State Regents, provide
educational facilities, recommend courses and programs to be offered
by participating institutions, select a chief executive officer
whose duties include the general coordination of approved programs
and services and the selection of other appropriate nonteaching
personnel. The board of trustees is authorized to expend all monies
allocated to the University Center at Ponca City as may be necessary
to perform the duties and responsibilities imposed upon the board by
this section. For purposes of acquiring and taking title to real
and personal property from sources other than state appropriations,
the board is authorized to enter into contracts and to adopt rules
and regulations pertaining to such actions. The initial nine (9)
members shall serve their terms for the period to which originally
appointed, in numbered positions having dates of expiration
identical to the dates of expiration of the original appointments:
Position No. 1. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2013, and each nine (9) years thereafter;
Position No. 2. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2014, and each nine (9) years thereafter;
Position No. 3. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2015, and each nine (9) years thereafter;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1429
Position No. 4. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2016, and each nine (9) years thereafter;
Position No. 5. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2017, and each nine (9) years thereafter;
Position No. 6. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2018, and each nine (9) years thereafter;
Position No. 7. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2019, and each nine (9) years thereafter;
Position No. 8. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2020, and each nine (9) years thereafter; and
Position No. 9. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2021, and each nine (9) years thereafter.
The board shall organize and elect a chair, vice-chair, and
secretary annually.
one member shall expire
on June 30, 2019, and each nine (9) years thereafter;
Position No. 8. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2020, and each nine (9) years thereafter; and
Position No. 9. The term of office of one member shall expire
on June 30, 2021, and each nine (9) years thereafter.
The board shall organize and elect a chair, vice-chair, and
secretary annually.
E. The board of trustees may establish and maintain plans for
tenure and retirement of its employees and for payment of deferred
compensation of employees and may provide hospital and medical
benefits, accident, health and life insurance and annuity contracts
for employees and pay for all or part of the cost with funds
available for payment of its operating expenses.
F. The board may establish with the State Treasurer any
accounts as are necessary to operate retirement, deferred
compensation or benefits plans for its employees. The accounts
shall be revolving funds not subject to fiscal year limitations.
Funds deposited in the accounts may be invested in any of the types
of instruments in which the State Treasurer is authorized by law to
invest.
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