A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women. The Commission shall consist of thirty (30) members. The members shall be appointed as follows: ten members appointed by the Governor, ten members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and ten members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. All members shall be appointed by the appropriate appointing authority for a term of five (5) years commencing with the date that the previous appointee's term expired. In making such appointments to the Commission, consideration shall be given to making the membership broadly representative of the geographic areas of the state and the several racial, religious and ethnic groups residing in the state. Each member shall hold office until the successor of the member is appointed and has qualified. A member of the Commission may be removed by the appropriate appointing authority for cause. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of a term of a member separated from the Commission for any cause shall be appointed for the remainder of the term of the member whose office has been so vacated. Members of the Commission shall receive no salary, but shall be entitled to travel reimbursement as provided by the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of this title, from funds available to the appropriate appointing authority.

B. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall provide staff support to the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women.

Added by Laws 1994, c. 189, § 2. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 49, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 866.