Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-471
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Advisory committee created - Members - Duties
Official statutory text
There is hereby established an advisory committee to the
Legislature of Oklahoma and to the Governor of Oklahoma. Such
committee shall be composed of four (4) members of the Oklahoma Bar
to be appointed by the Governor with the advice of the President of
the Oklahoma Bar Association and two (2) members, at least one of
whom is a member of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives and two (2) members, at
least one of whom is a member of the Senate, to be appointed by the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Each member shall serve for
four (4) years or until his death, resignation, or failure or
refusal, certified by the remaining members, to perform his duties,
renders his place vacant, whereupon the vacancy shall be filled in
the same manner as the original appointment. In the event a
legislative member fails to retain his seat in his respective house
prior to the expiration of his term on the committee, his place on
the committee shall be rendered vacant. The members of such
committee, hereafter called commissioners, shall be the official
commissioners of the State of Oklahoma to the National Conference of
Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. They shall attend the annual
meetings of such national conference. They shall report annually to
the Legislature and to the Governor concerning the work of said
conference and all other matters relating to their duties. They
shall advise the Legislature and its committees concerning proposals
for uniform and model state laws, the effect which such proposals
would have on the law of this state, and such other matters as may
be pertinent to desirable uniformity in legislation between this
state and other states.
Legislature of Oklahoma and to the Governor of Oklahoma. Such
committee shall be composed of four (4) members of the Oklahoma Bar
to be appointed by the Governor with the advice of the President of
the Oklahoma Bar Association and two (2) members, at least one of
whom is a member of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives and two (2) members, at
least one of whom is a member of the Senate, to be appointed by the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Each member shall serve for
four (4) years or until his death, resignation, or failure or
refusal, certified by the remaining members, to perform his duties,
renders his place vacant, whereupon the vacancy shall be filled in
the same manner as the original appointment. In the event a
legislative member fails to retain his seat in his respective house
prior to the expiration of his term on the committee, his place on
the committee shall be rendered vacant. The members of such
committee, hereafter called commissioners, shall be the official
commissioners of the State of Oklahoma to the National Conference of
Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. They shall attend the annual
meetings of such national conference. They shall report annually to
the Legislature and to the Governor concerning the work of said
conference and all other matters relating to their duties. They
shall advise the Legislature and its committees concerning proposals
for uniform and model state laws, the effect which such proposals
would have on the law of this state, and such other matters as may
be pertinent to desirable uniformity in legislation between this
state and other states.
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