A. There is hereby established the State Governmental Technology Applications Review Board. The Board shall be composed of the following members:

1. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services or a designee;

2. Four representatives from different state agencies, boards, commissions, or authorities to be appointed by the Governor, at least one of which shall be employed by a law enforcement agency;

3. Two members who are not state government employees to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and

4. Two members who are not state government employees to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

B. Members of the Board shall serve for terms of two (2) years. The Board shall select a chair from among its members.

C. Members of the Board shall not receive compensation for serving on the Board, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties by their respective agencies or appointing authority in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

D. Notwithstanding any other section of law, any member of the Board attending a meeting via teleconference shall be counted as being present in person and shall count toward the determination of whether a quorum of the Board is present at the meeting.

E. The Board shall have the duty and responsibility of:

1. Reviewing for approval all convenience fees and merchant fees as defined in Section 34.25 of this title and changes in convenience fees and merchant fees charged by state agencies, boards, commissions, or authorities;

2. Monitoring all portal systems and applications for portal systems created by state agencies, boards, commissions, or authorities, reviewing portal systems applications approved or denied by the Information Services Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and making recommendations to the Legislature and Governor to encourage greater use of the open-systems concept as is defined in Section 34.26 of this title;

3. Granting an exemption for a specific license or permit to a state agency from the requirements of Section 34.24.1 of this title. The exemption shall be limited in time as warranted by the circumstances. The Board shall grant the exemption only if presented compelling evidence that the issuance of the license or permit requires the provision of information that cannot be provided through an online licensing or permitting process and that the failure of the applicant to provide the information would create a significant risk to the integrity of the license or permit. The exemption provided for in this paragraph shall not apply to license renewals pursuant to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act;

4. Providing ongoing oversight of implementation of the plan of action developed by the Chief Information Officer pursuant to Section 34.11.1 of this title and approving any amendments to the plan of action;

5. Approving charges to state agencies established by the Information Services Division pursuant to Section 35.5 of this title for shared services as defined in Section 35.3 of this title;

6. Functioning in an advisory capacity to the Chief Information Officer; and

7. Approving a plan by which public elementary and secondary schools of the state may recover the cost of instructional technology resources issued by the schools.

Added by Laws 2001, c. 375, § 4, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 266, § 12, eff. July 1, 2006. Renumbered from § 41.5s of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 451, § 16; Laws 2011, c. 296, § 12; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 360; Laws 2013, c. 122, § 2, eff. July 1, 2013; Laws 2013, c. 358, § 17, eff. July 1, 2013.