2014 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 63. Public Health and Safety
§63-1-559.1. Task Force on the Promotion of Children's Health.

A. There is hereby created, to continue until December 31, 2005, the Task Force on the Promotion of Children’s Health.

B. The task force shall consist of twenty-five (25) members as follows:

1. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint eight members as follows:

a.one member of the Senate Human Resources Committee,

b.one member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services,

c.a representative from the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program within the State Department of Health,

d.a college professor in the area of allied nutrition,

e.a representative of the State Department of Education Health, Safety and Physical Education section,

f.a pediatrician of African-American descent,

g.a representative from the Child and Adolescent Health Division within the State Department of Health, and

h.a representative of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority;

2. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint eight members as follows:

a.one member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Human Services Committee,

b.one member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Mental Health Committee,

c.a representative from an urban Indian health clinic,

d.a pediatric endocrinologist,

e.a child advocate representing Asian children,

f.a representative from the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services,

g.the adolescent health program coordinator for the State Department of Health, and

h.a representative of a statewide parent-teacher organization; and

3. The Governor shall appoint nine members as follows:

a.a Doctor of Pharmacy,

b.a physical therapist or exercise therapist,

c.a child advocate representing Hispanic children,

d.a school counselor,

e.a local representative from a nationally recognized organization representing grocery manufacturers,

f.a local representative from a nationally recognized organization representing soft drink manufacturers,

g.a representative from the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports,

h.the project director of Schools for Healthy Lifestyles, and

i.the president of the Oklahoma Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (OAHPERD).

C. 1. Members shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing authorities. A vacancy on the task force shall be filled by the original appointing authority.

2. Appointments to the task force shall be made upon the effective date of this act.

3. A majority of the members of the task force shall constitute a quorum. A majority of the members present at a meeting may act for the task force.

4. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each designate a cochair from among the members of the task force.

5. The cochairs of the task force shall convene the meetings of the task force and shall determine a schedule of meetings each year. The task force shall meet at least quarterly.

6. Proceedings of all meetings of the task force shall comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.

7. The task force may divide into subcommittees in furtherance of its purpose.

D. 1. Staff of the Health, Safety and Physical Education section within the State Department of Education and the Maternal and Child Health Division within the State Department of Health shall serve as primary resource staff for the task force. Appropriate personnel from the Oklahoma Health Care Authority and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall also assist with the work of the task force.

2. The task force may use the expertise and services of the staffs of the State Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives and may, as necessary, seek the advice and services of experts in the field as well as other necessary professional and clerical staff.

E. All departments, officers, agencies, and employees of this state shall cooperate with the task force in fulfilling its duties and responsibilities including, but not limited to, providing any information, records, or reports requested by the task force.

F. Members of the task force shall receive no compensation for their service, but shall receive travel reimbursement as follows:

1. Legislative members of the task force shall be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the provisions of Section 456 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

2. Nonlegislative members of the task force shall be reimbursed by their appointing authorities or respective agencies for necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

G. It shall be the duty of the task force to formulate recommendations related to children’s health for the State of Oklahoma.

H. The task force shall publish a report of its findings and recommendations, including recommendations for any resulting legislation.

Added by Laws 2002, c. 206, § 1. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 194, § 1, emerg. eff. May 7, 2003.