Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-9202

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A. 1. There is hereby created until June 30, 2028, the

Broadband Governing Board. The Board shall oversee the Oklahoma

Broadband Office. Effective June 30, 2028, the Board shall

terminate. The Board shall utilize the year prior to the

termination date for the purpose of ceasing the Board's affairs.

2. The Board shall receive regular reports from the Office's

Executive Director and the Executive Director's staff on the status

of the Statewide Broadband Plan, the State Broadband Grant Program,

other developed grant programs, and other projects the Office is

undertaking, during regularly scheduled meetings.

B. The Board shall consist of nine (9) members. Two members

shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of

Representatives, two members shall be appointed by the President Pro

Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, three members shall be

appointed by the Governor, one member shall be the Lieutenant

Governor, and one member shall be the State Treasurer. Except as

provided in subsection C of this section, appointees shall serve

until June 30, 2028. No individual with an official affiliation,

paid or unpaid, with any potential recipient of a grant administered

under the provisions of this act, shall be appointed to or serve on

the Board.

C. Each appointee shall serve at the pleasure of his or her

appointing authority and may be removed or replaced without cause.

D. 1. The Board shall hold an organizational meeting not later

than thirty (30) days from the effective date of this act. At such

meeting, the Board shall adopt qualifications and a salary range for

an Executive Director for the Oklahoma Broadband Office based on the

recommendations of the Human Capital Management Division of the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and provide for the

process of filling the position in a reasonable time in accordance

with the laws of this state.

2. The Board shall hold meetings as necessary at a place and

time to be fixed by the Board. The Board shall elect, at its first

meeting, one of its members to serve as chair and another of its

members to serve as vice-chair. At the first meeting in each

calendar year thereafter, the chair and vice-chair for the ensuing

year shall be elected. Special meetings may be called by the chair

or by five members of the Board by delivery of written notice to

each member of the Board. A majority of members serving on the

Board shall constitute a quorum of the Board.

E. If a Board member is unable to fulfill his or her term for

any reason, the appointing authority of such member may appoint a

replacement to complete the remainder of the term.

F. The Board shall be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act

and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

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G. The Board shall employ, evaluate, and maintain an Executive

Director of the Office who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board

and may be removed or replaced without cause.

H. The Board shall promulgate rules as necessary to implement

the provisions of the Oklahoma Broadband Expansion Act and for the

governance and operation of the Oklahoma Broadband Office.

I. The Board shall approve or disapprove all grant and

incentive programs created by the Office under the provisions of

this act or under law.

J. The Board shall oversee the annual budget for the Office,

which shall be funded from the allowed administrative expenses of

applicable federal programs and funds available for expenditure from

the State Broadband Grant Program Revolving Fund created pursuant to

Section 10 of this act.

K. The Board shall approve the Statewide Broadband Plan and

updates to the Plan as necessary.