SECTION 610:1-3-3. Duties

(a)   So that members of the Student Advisory Board may adequately represent the views of other state students, each member will visit at least two other schools within the State System during his/her term of office. These other schools may not be under the same governing board as the institution that the member is attending. During these visits, the member should speak with student government leaders on important issues of student concern.

(b)   The Student Advisory Board will serve as an avenue for the student community to express its opinions and interests to the State Regents.

(c)   The Student Advisory Board will elect a chair at its first meeting following election to serve as its liaison to the State Regents' office.

(d)   The chair will work with the State Regents' office through a staff liaison designated by the Chancellor.

(e)   The Student Advisory Board will elect a vice-chair at its first meeting following election to take official minutes of the Student Advisory Board meetings, maintain a file of Student Advisory Board actions, and preside over Student Advisory Board meetings in the absence of the chair.

(f)   Members of the Student Advisory Board will be called upon by the Chancellor to provide informal counsel and advice and to make presentations at public hearings, legislative meetings, etc.

(g)   The Student Advisory Board will hold eleven (11) regular meetings each term excluding extraordinary, unforeseen circumstances which prevent holding a regular meeting.

(h)   The Student Advisory Board, by a majority vote of its members, may submit recommendations to the State Regents on matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of the State Regents.

(i)   Members of the Student Advisory Board are encouraged to attend all regularly scheduled meetings of the State Regents. The board's elected representative has speaking privileges at such meetings in accordance with State Regents' operating policy.

(j)   Members of the Student Advisory Board are encouraged to attend student leadership retreats sponsored by the State Regents. Costs related to Student Advisory Board members attending State Regents sponsored student leadership retreats may be paid from the operating budget of the State Regents.

(k)   The representative at the State Regents' meetings will be responsible for recognizing other members of the Student Advisory Board for the purposes of:

(1)   Speaking on issues that concern students and relate to the State Regents' duties and responsibilities.

(2)   Presenting recommendations that relate to the State Regents' duties and responsibilities.

(l)   The Student Advisory Board will work with the Chancellor and the designated staff liaison in developing an annual list of priorities and goals for rendering advice to the State Regents.

(m)   The chair or other designated spokesman of the Student Advisory Board shall have a place on the agenda of regular State Regents' meetings for the purpose of making a report.

(n)   The Student Advisory Board will submit an annual written report of its activities to the State Regents and the Oklahoma Student Government Association and will also maintain regular contact with the Association to apprise it of significant developments.

(o)   The Student Advisory Board will follow the requirements of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act [25 O.S., § 301 et seq.].

(p)   Members of the Student Advisory Board shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in the official performance of their duties as members of the Student Advisory Board in accordance with the State Travel Law [74 O.S., § 500.1 et seq.]. Reimbursements will be paid from the operating budget of the State Regents and must have the prior approval of the Chancellor's office and the Student Advisory Board chair.

(q)   Clerical and administrative assistance to the Student Advisory Board will be provided by the Chancellor's office and the designated staff liaison in the conduct of the Student Advisory Board business.

[Source: Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1323, eff 5-25-09]