Okla. Stat. tit. 85A, § 85A-96
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Self-insurance Guaranty Fund Board
Official statutory text
A. The Self-insurance Guaranty Fund shall be administered,
supervised and protected by the Self-insurance Guaranty Fund Board.
All self-insurers under the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act
shall participate in the fund as a condition of authority to self-
insure in this state, except public employers that self-insure
pursuant to Section 107 of this title.
B. 1. The Self-insurance Guaranty Fund Board shall consist of
five (5) members to be appointed as follows:
a. the Governor shall appoint two members, one of whom
shall represent an approved group self-insurance
association authorized to self-insure pursuant to
Section 38 or Section 102 of this title,
b. the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint
one member who shall be an attorney licensed in this
state who is engaged in the primary practice of
workers' compensation law,
c. the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
appoint one member who represents a private self-
insurer, and
d. the Chair of the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation
Commission shall appoint one member who shall be a
licensed claims adjuster affiliated with either a
private self-insurer or an approved group self-
insurance association.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 85A. Workers' Compensation Page 114
2. Members of the Workers' Compensation Self-insurance Guaranty
Fund Board serving on January 31, 2014, shall constitute the initial
appointees to the Self-insurance Guaranty Fund Board created
pursuant to this section, with terms extended an additional two (2)
years beyond their original, respective expiration dates.
3. In the event of a vacancy, the appointing authority for the
position shall appoint a qualified successor to serve as the
appointee for the unexpired term of the member so replaced. The
term of office for the appointees shall be as follows:
a. the term of office for three positions, one each
appointed by the Governor, President Pro Tempore of
the Senate and Speaker of the House of
Representatives, shall expire on November 1, 2016, and
b. the term of office for two positions, one each
appointed by the Governor and the Chair of the
Commission, shall expire on November 1, 2015.
Thereafter, successor members shall be appointed for a three-
year term. Members may serve successive terms. Any person
appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the unexpired
portion of the term in the same manner as the original appointment.
4. The chair and vice-chair of the Board shall be elected by
the Board from among its members.
5. Members of the Board shall not receive compensation for
serving on the Board but shall be reimbursed from monies in the fund
for their necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of
their duties in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
C. Meetings of the Board shall be held at least quarterly. The
presence of a majority of the members constitutes a quorum. No
action shall be taken by the Board without the affirmative vote of
at least a majority of the members.
D. The Office of the Attorney General shall provide legal
counsel to assist the Board in the performance of its duties.
E. No member or personnel of the Self-insurance Guaranty Fund
Board, the Workers' Compensation commissioners or any employee of
the Workers' Compensation Commission shall be liable in a civil
proceeding for any act performed in good faith in the execution of
that person's powers or duties pursuant to Sections 96 through 100
of the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act.
supervised and protected by the Self-insurance Guaranty Fund Board.
All self-insurers under the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act
shall participate in the fund as a condition of authority to self-
insure in this state, except public employers that self-insure
pursuant to Section 107 of this title.
B. 1. The Self-insurance Guaranty Fund Board shall consist of
five (5) members to be appointed as follows:
a. the Governor shall appoint two members, one of whom
shall represent an approved group self-insurance
association authorized to self-insure pursuant to
Section 38 or Section 102 of this title,
b. the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint
one member who shall be an attorney licensed in this
state who is engaged in the primary practice of
workers' compensation law,
c. the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
appoint one member who represents a private self-
insurer, and
d. the Chair of the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation
Commission shall appoint one member who shall be a
licensed claims adjuster affiliated with either a
private self-insurer or an approved group self-
insurance association.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 85A. Workers' Compensation Page 114
2. Members of the Workers' Compensation Self-insurance Guaranty
Fund Board serving on January 31, 2014, shall constitute the initial
appointees to the Self-insurance Guaranty Fund Board created
pursuant to this section, with terms extended an additional two (2)
years beyond their original, respective expiration dates.
3. In the event of a vacancy, the appointing authority for the
position shall appoint a qualified successor to serve as the
appointee for the unexpired term of the member so replaced. The
term of office for the appointees shall be as follows:
a. the term of office for three positions, one each
appointed by the Governor, President Pro Tempore of
the Senate and Speaker of the House of
Representatives, shall expire on November 1, 2016, and
b. the term of office for two positions, one each
appointed by the Governor and the Chair of the
Commission, shall expire on November 1, 2015.
Thereafter, successor members shall be appointed for a three-
year term. Members may serve successive terms. Any person
appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the unexpired
portion of the term in the same manner as the original appointment.
4. The chair and vice-chair of the Board shall be elected by
the Board from among its members.
5. Members of the Board shall not receive compensation for
serving on the Board but shall be reimbursed from monies in the fund
for their necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of
their duties in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
C. Meetings of the Board shall be held at least quarterly. The
presence of a majority of the members constitutes a quorum. No
action shall be taken by the Board without the affirmative vote of
at least a majority of the members.
D. The Office of the Attorney General shall provide legal
counsel to assist the Board in the performance of its duties.
E. No member or personnel of the Self-insurance Guaranty Fund
Board, the Workers' Compensation commissioners or any employee of
the Workers' Compensation Commission shall be liable in a civil
proceeding for any act performed in good faith in the execution of
that person's powers or duties pursuant to Sections 96 through 100
of the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act.
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