A. Until the effective date of this act, there is hereby created a board of nine (9) trustees to be appointed by the Governor by and with the consent of the Senate to serve as the administrative agency for the McCurtain County Higher Education Program. The initial nine (9) members shall serve their terms for the period to which originally appointed, in numbered positions having dates of expiration identical to the dates of expiration of the original appointments:

Position No. 1. The term of office of one member shall expire on the 30th day of June, 1986, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

Position No. 2. The term of office of one member shall expire on the 30th day of June, 1987, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

Position No. 3. The term of office of one member shall expire on the 30th day of June, 1988, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

Position No. 4. The term of office of one member shall expire on the 30th day of June, 1989, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

Position No. 5. The term of office of one member shall expire on the 30th day of June, 1990, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

Position No. 6. The term of office of one member shall expire on the 30th day of June, 1991, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

Position No. 7. The term of office of one member shall expire on the 30th day of June, 1992, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

Position No. 8. The term of office of one member shall expire on the 30th day of June, 1993, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

Position No. 9. The term of office of one member shall expire on the 30th day of June, 1994, and each nine (9) years thereafter.

The board so created shall have the same powers and duties as members of the board of trustees for the University Center of Southern Oklahoma. The board shall organize and elect a chair, vice-chair and secretary annually.

B. Beginning with the effective date of this act the board of trustees created by this section shall serve as an advisory board to the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges and the President of Southeastern Oklahoma State University for the Southeastern Oklahoma State University branch campus in McCurtain County. The advisory board shall make recommendations on courses and programs, student services, student financial services, and services to the community to be furnished by the Southeastern Oklahoma State University branch campus in McCurtain County.

Added by Laws 1982, c. 375, § 4, emerg. eff. July 23, 1982. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 317, § 6, emerg. eff. July 26, 1985; Laws 1987, c. 204, § 66, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1992, c. 223, § 7, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2005, c. 402, § 5, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2012, c. 252, § 4, eff. July 1, 2012.