SECTION 712:1-1-3. Commission members, officers and personnel

(a)   Members. The Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) is an administrative body composed of twenty-four (24) members, of whom 20 shall be voting members and four shall be ex officio, non-voting members. The twenty voting members shall serve staggered terms of three (3) years and shall be appointed as follows:

(1)   The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint:

(A)   one public school teacher who is an employee of an Oklahoma public school district;

(B)   one lay person who has at least one child who is a student in an elementary or secondary public school in this state;

(C)   one member of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education;

(D)   one member who is a principal of an Oklahoma elementary public school and;

(E)   one lay person who has demonstrated long-term commitment to education.

(2)   The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint:

(A)   one public school teacher who is an employee of an Oklahoma public school district;

(B)   one member of the State Board of Education;

(C)   one lay person who has had some educational employment experience;

(D)   one member who is a public school superintendent of an Oklahoma public school district and;

(E)   one lay person who has demonstrated long-term commitment to education. [70:6-199(A)(2)]

(3)   The Governor shall appoint:

(A)   one member from a private Oklahoma institution of higher education who is a dean or director of an approved teacher education program;

(B)   one member of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education;

(C)   one member of the State Board of Education;

(D)   one teacher from an area Career and technical school district;

(E)   one member from an institution of higher education in the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education who is on the arts and science faculty;

(F)   one member from an institution of higher education in the Oklahoma System of Higher Education who is on the teacher education faculty;

(G)   two public school teachers who are employees of an Oklahoma public school district and;

(H)   two lay persons who have demonstrated long-term commitment to continued improvement of education. [70:6-199(A)(3)]

(4)   Ex officio, non-voting members shall include:

(A)   the State Superintendent of Public Instruction or designee;

(B)   the Chancellor of Higher Education or designee;

(C)   the Director of the State Department of Career and Technology Education or designee, and;

(D)   the Secretary of Education or designee. [70:6-199(A)(4)]

(b)   Officers. At the first ensuing meeting of each fiscal year, the Commission shall select one of the members to serve as chair and another member to serve as vice-chair.

(c)   Executive Director. The Commission shall appoint an Executive Director and appropriate additional personnel to assist the Commission in the performance of its duties.

[Source: Added at 11 Ok Reg 4247, eff 7-25-94; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 3727, eff 7-16-96 through 7-14-97 (emergency); Amended at 14 Ok Reg 3194, eff 7-25-97; Added at 18 Ok Reg 895, eff 2-23-01 through 9-1-01 (emergency); Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2447, eff 6-27-02]