Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-3101
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Briefing of newly appointed members of governing bodies
Official statutory text
as to duties and responsibilities — Ethics course.
A. The chief executive officer of any state agency, board,
commission, council or other governing body of any department,
system or authority shall be required, as part of his or her duties,
to brief any newly appointed member of such governing body within
two (2) weeks from the date of the member’s appointment regarding
duties and responsibilities and those of the body to which the
member has been appointed, providing the new member with a copy of
the statute or constitutional provision pertaining thereto, a copy
of the last twelve monthly operating budgets showing all
disbursements and receipts of such department or agency, and a copy
of all rules and regulations existing in the agency, and other
pertinent information that will assure that the new appointee is
advised of such duties and responsibilities. The briefing may be
delegated in part to the executive director or other managing
officer of any department, system or authority under supervision of
the governing body, the responsibility for its accomplishment
remaining that of the chief executive officer.
B. Beginning January 1, 2027, each person elected or appointed
for the first time as chief executive officer or head of a state
agency, board, bureau, trust, commission, council, department,
system, or authority shall be required within one (1) year after
taking the oath of office to attend a course directed by the Ethics
Commission. The curriculum for the course shall include, but not be
limited to, conflicts of interest, impartiality, misuse of office,
misuse of authority, and financial disclosures. A certificate of
completion shall be awarded to those persons who attend and
successfully complete the course, and a list of such persons shall
be maintained by the Ethics Commission. Any person who fails to
satisfy the education requirements of this section shall cease to
hold office commencing at the next scheduled meeting of the
governing body following the first-year anniversary of the person’s
taking the oath of office.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 956
A. The chief executive officer of any state agency, board,
commission, council or other governing body of any department,
system or authority shall be required, as part of his or her duties,
to brief any newly appointed member of such governing body within
two (2) weeks from the date of the member’s appointment regarding
duties and responsibilities and those of the body to which the
member has been appointed, providing the new member with a copy of
the statute or constitutional provision pertaining thereto, a copy
of the last twelve monthly operating budgets showing all
disbursements and receipts of such department or agency, and a copy
of all rules and regulations existing in the agency, and other
pertinent information that will assure that the new appointee is
advised of such duties and responsibilities. The briefing may be
delegated in part to the executive director or other managing
officer of any department, system or authority under supervision of
the governing body, the responsibility for its accomplishment
remaining that of the chief executive officer.
B. Beginning January 1, 2027, each person elected or appointed
for the first time as chief executive officer or head of a state
agency, board, bureau, trust, commission, council, department,
system, or authority shall be required within one (1) year after
taking the oath of office to attend a course directed by the Ethics
Commission. The curriculum for the course shall include, but not be
limited to, conflicts of interest, impartiality, misuse of office,
misuse of authority, and financial disclosures. A certificate of
completion shall be awarded to those persons who attend and
successfully complete the course, and a list of such persons shall
be maintained by the Ethics Commission. Any person who fails to
satisfy the education requirements of this section shall cease to
hold office commencing at the next scheduled meeting of the
governing body following the first-year anniversary of the person’s
taking the oath of office.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 956
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