The State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering shall employ an executive director who shall be in charge of the office of the Board. The executive director shall have such qualifications as shall be established by rules of the Board; provided, the executive director shall not be actively engaged in the practice of cosmetology or barbering while serving as executive director. The executive director shall:

1. Devote his or her entire time to the duties of the office;

2. Receive salary and benefits as provided by law;

3. Keep and preserve all books and records pertaining to the Board;

4. Have authority, in the name of and in behalf of the Board, to issue all licenses, certificates of registration, permits, orders, and notices;

5. Have authority to collect all fees and penalties provided for by the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act;

6. Make quarterly reports to the Board of all monies collected and the sources from which derived;

7. Have authority to approve payrolls and all claims for the Board;

8. Have authority to employ staff;

9. Keep a continuous inventory of all properties, excluding supplies, belonging to the Board; and

10. Perform such other duties as may be directed by the Board.

Added by Laws 1949, p. 392, § 4, emerg. eff. June 6, 1949. Amended by Laws 1957, p. 465, § 2, emerg. eff. May 29, 1957; Laws 1961, p. 444, § 2, emerg. eff. June 15, 1961; Laws 1968, c. 313, § 4, emerg. eff. May 7, 1968; Laws 1978, c. 215, § 2; Laws 1980, c. 159, § 10, emerg. eff. April 2, 1980; Laws 1994, c. 135, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 2000, c. 355, § 5, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2003, c. 56, § 2; Laws 2013, c. 229, § 88, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.