A. The Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board shall be composed of twenty (20) members, or their designees, as follows:

1. Eight of the members shall be:

a.the Chief Medical Examiner,

b.a designee of the Attorney General. The designee shall be a person assigned to the Victims Services Unit of the Office of the Attorney General,

c.the State Commissioner of Health,

d.the Chief of Injury Prevention Services of the State Department of Health,

e.the Director of the Department of Human Services,

f.the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation,

g.the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and

h.the Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs; and

2. Twelve of the members shall be appointed by the Attorney General, shall serve for terms of two (2) years and shall be eligible for reappointment. The members shall be persons having training and experience in matters related to domestic violence. The appointed members shall include:

a.a county sheriff selected from a list of three names submitted by the executive board of the Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association,

b.a chief of a municipal police department selected from a list of three names submitted by the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police,

c.an attorney licensed in this state who is in private practice selected from a list of three names submitted by the Board of Governors of the Oklahoma Bar Association,

d.a district attorney selected from a list of three names submitted by the District Attorneys Council,

e.a physician selected from a list of three names submitted by the Oklahoma State Medical Association,

f.a physician selected from a list of three names submitted by the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association,

g.a nurse selected from a list of three names submitted by the Oklahoma Nurses Association,

h.two individuals, at least one of whom shall be a survivor of domestic violence, selected from lists of three names submitted by the Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault,

i.a member of the Judiciary selected from a list of three names submitted by the Oklahoma Supreme Court, and

j.two individuals, at least one of whom shall be an American Indian survivor of domestic violence, selected from a list of three names submitted by the Native Alliance Against Violence, Oklahoma's tribal coalition against domestic violence and sexual assault.

B. Every two (2) years the Board shall elect from among its membership a chair and a vice-chair. The Board shall meet at least quarterly and may meet more frequently as necessary as determined by the chair. Members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary travel out of funds available to the Office of the Attorney General pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act; provided, that the reimbursement shall be paid in the case of state employee members by the agency employing the member.

C. With funds appropriated or otherwise available for that purpose, the Office of the Attorney General shall provide administrative assistance and services to the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board.

Added by Laws 2001, c. 284, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 348, § 17, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2006, c. 136, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2009, c. 178, § 10; Laws 2009, c. 427, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2019, c. 147, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.