Board composition — Oklahoma Code § 21-143.1

§ 21-143.1. Board composition

A. The Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence (SAFE) Board shall

consist of seventeen (17) members as follows:

1. Four nonvoting members as follows:

a.

the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint

two members of the Senate who shall not be members of

the same political party, and

b.

the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall

appoint two members of the House of Representatives

who shall not be members of the same political party;

2. Seven voting members as follows:

a.

the Attorney General or designee,

b.

the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation or designee,

c.

the Chief of the Oklahoma City Police Department or

designee,

d.

the Chief of the Tulsa Police Department or designee,

e.

the Executive Coordinator of the District Attorneys

Council or designee,

f.

the Executive Director of the Native Alliance Against

Violence or designee, and

g.

the Executive Director of the Council on Law

Enforcement Education and Training or designee; and

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3. Six voting members to be appointed by the Attorney General

to serve for terms of two (2) years and who shall be eligible for

reappointment. Such members shall be persons having training or

experience in matters related to sexual assault. The appointed

members shall include:

a.

a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner selected from a list

of three names submitted by the Oklahoma Nurses

Association,

b.

a chief of a municipal police department, not

designated in subparagraph c or d of paragraph 2 of

this subsection, selected from a list of three names

submitted by the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of

Police,

c.

a county sheriff selected from a list of three names

submitted by the executive board of the Oklahoma

Sheriffs’ Association,

d.

an attorney from an office of public defenders with

criminal defense experience from a list of three names

submitted by the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System or

other public defenders organization,

e.

an advocate of sexual assault victims from a

community-based organization, and

f.

a person who is a survivor of sexual assault and who

has experience with sexual assault forensic evidence

kit collection or is a survivor of sexual assault

committed in this state who has participated in the

justice system process.

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. Seven (7) voting members or their designees, as

specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 of subsection A of this section,

shall constitute a quorum.

C. 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.

D. The Office of the Attorney General shall provide

administrative assistance and services to the Sexual Assault

Forensic Evidence Board with funds appropriated or otherwise

available for that purpose.

Added by Laws 2024, c. 180, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.