2022 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 47. Motor Vehicles
§47-2-303. Law Enforcement Retirement Board.

A. There shall be an "Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement Board" to administer the fund of the System. The Board shall be composed of the Commissioner of Public Safety or his designee, the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services or his designee, three members to be appointed by the Governor one of whom shall be a retired member of the System, one member to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one member to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, two members of the Highway Patrol Division and one member of the Communication Division of the Department of Public Safety, one member of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, one member of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control and one member of the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, elected by and from the membership of the System. The terms of elected members of the Board now serving shall expire on June 30, 1980. The present Board shall conduct an election for the selection of elected members of the Board, prior to the operative date of this act. One member of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the member of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, initially elected, shall serve through June 30, 1982, the member of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, initially elected, shall serve through June 30, 1984, and the remaining elected members shall serve through June 30, 1983. Members subsequently elected shall serve for terms of three (3) years.

B. 1. The initial term of office of the member appointed to the Board by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the member appointed to the Board by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall expire on January 3, 1989. The members thereafter appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall serve terms of office of four (4) years.

2. The member appointed by the Governor serving on the Board on the operative date of this act shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term of the member. The member appointed by the Governor to fill that position after the expiration of the term of office of the member serving on the operative date of this act shall serve through January 13, 1991. The members thereafter appointed by the Governor shall serve a term of office of four (4) years which is coterminous with the term of office of the office of the appointing authority.

3. The initial term of office of the two additional appointments to the Board by the Governor shall expire on January 14, 1991. The members thereafter appointed by the Governor shall serve terms of office of four (4) years which are coterminous with the term of office of the office of the appointing authority.

4. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of office in the same manner as the original appointment was made.

C. The members appointed to the Board by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and by the Governor or a member who is a designee of an ex officio member of the Board shall:

1. Have demonstrated professional experience in investment or funds management, public funds management, public or private pension fund management or retirement system management; or

2. Have demonstrated experience in the banking profession and have demonstrated professional experience in investment or funds management; or

3. Be licensed to practice law in this state and have demonstrated professional experience in commercial matters; or

4. Be licensed by the Oklahoma Accountancy Board to practice in this state as a public accountant or a certified public accountant.

The appointing authorities, in making appointments that conform to the requirements of this subsection, shall give due consideration to balancing the appointments among the criteria specified in paragraphs 1 through 4 of this subsection.

D. No member of the Board shall be a lobbyist registered in this state as provided by law.

E. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this section to the contrary, any person serving as an appointed member of the Board on the operative date of this act shall be eligible for reappointment when the term of office of the member expires.

F. Every two (2) years, one of the members of the Board shall be selected by the Board as president and another member as secretary of the Board.

G. Any member of the Board elected by the membership of the System may be recalled for cause at a special election held for that purpose by the members of the System. Such an election shall be called and held by the president and secretary of the Board upon a written request therefor signed by not less than one-third (1/3) of the members of the System and shall be held pursuant to notice given to all members of the System stating the date for such election which shall not be less than ten (10) days from the date of the issuance of such notice. All members of the System shall be entitled to vote by secret ballot and, if two-thirds (2/3) or more of the membership of the System vote for his recall, the elected member of the Board designated in such request, notice and secret ballot shall cease to be a member of the Board and the president and secretary of the Board shall call and hold a special election by the members of the System to fill the remainder of the term of the member so recalled.

H. The Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System shall retain an Executive Director and shall establish the Executive Director's compensation. The Executive Director shall be the managing and administrative officer of the System and as such shall have charge of the office, records and supervision and direction of the employees of the System. The Executive Director shall be responsible for the overall operations and to perform duties specified in Section 2-300 of this title and as specified by the Board. The Executive Director shall be subject to the policy directions of the Board and may employ such persons as are deemed necessary to administer the System.

Added by Laws 1961, p. 331, § 2-303, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 365, § 2, operative July 1, 1975; Laws 1979, c. 241, § 4, operative July 1, 1979; Laws 1980, c. 357, § 7, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 1982, c. 328, § 3, operative July 1, 1982; Laws 1986, c. 11, § 1, eff. July 1, 1986; Laws 1987, c. 236, § 161, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 321, § 20, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1995, c. 294, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 2009, c. 169, § 8, emerg. eff. May 11, 2009; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 171.