Oklahoma Code § 70-3507

Title 70. Schools: Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges - Appointment and
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terms of members - Eligibility - Vacancies.
(a) The Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges created by Article
XIII-B, Oklahoma Constitution, shall consist of nine (9) members
appointed by the Governor by and with the consent of the Senate.
Provided, that persons now serving on such Board shall be members of
and shall continue to serve on the Board for the terms for which
they were appointed.  Not more than two members of the Board shall
be from any one profession, vocation or occupation. Appointments

shall be to numbered positions on the Board, and the terms of
members of the Board shall be, as follows:
(1) Position No. 1.  The term of office of one member shall
expire on the 10th day of June, 1966, and each nine (9) years
thereafter, and he shall be a resident of one of the following
counties:  Blaine, Kingfisher, Canadian, Caddo, Grady, Comanche,
Stephens, Jefferson or Cotton.
(2) Position No. 2.  The term of office of one member shall
expire on the 10th day of June, 1967, and each nine (9) years
thereafter, and he shall be a resident of one of the following
counties:  Ottawa, Delaware, Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers,
Washington, Tulsa, Pawnee or Osage.
(3) Position No. 3.  The term of office of one member shall
expire on the 10th day of June, 1968, and each nine (9) years
thereafter, and he shall be a resident of one of the following
counties:  Ellis, Dewey, Roger Mills, Custer, Beckham, Washita,
Kiowa, Greer, Jackson, Harmon or Tillman.
(4) Position No. 4.  The term of office of one member shall
expire on the 10th day of June, 1970, and each nine (9) years
thereafter, and he shall be a resident of one of the following
counties:  Adair, Sequoyah, Cherokee, Wagoner, Muskogee, Haskell,
McIntosh or Okmulgee.
(5) Position No. 5.  The term of office of one member shall
expire on the 10th day of June, 1971, and each nine (9) years
thereafter, and he shall be a resident of one of the following
counties:  Creek, Lincoln, Okfuskee, Seminole, Pottawatomie,
Pontotoc, Hughes, Johnston or Coal.
(6) Position No. 6.  The term of office of one member shall
expire on the 10th day of June, 1972, and each nine (9) years
thereafter, and he shall be a resident of one of the following
counties:  Cimarron, Texas, Beaver, Harper, Woodward, Woods, Major,
Alfalfa, Grant, Garfield, Kay or Noble.
(7) Position No. 7.  The term of office of one member shall
expire on the 10th day of June, 1973, and each nine (9) years
thereafter, and he shall be a resident of one of the following
counties:  LeFlore, Latimer, Pittsburg, Atoka, Pushmataha,
McCurtain, Choctaw, Bryan, Marshall, Carter or Love.
(8) Position No. 8.  The term of office of one member shall
expire on the 10th day of June, 1974, and each nine (9) years
thereafter, and he shall be a resident of one of the following
counties:  Logan, Oklahoma, Cleveland, McClain, Garvin, Murray or
Payne.
(9) Position No. 9.  One member shall be the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction, who shall serve as such member
during his tenure as State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(b) The successor of a member of the Board shall be appointed
within ninety (90) days after the term of such member expires; and

any vacancy in an appointive position on the Board shall be filled
by the Governor by and with the consent of the Senate for the
unexpired term within ninety (90) days after the vacancy occurs.
(c) No member of the Board shall be employed upon any work to be
performed in connection with institutions under its jurisdiction,
nor shall any member of said Board enter into any contract or
business transaction involving a financial consideration with
institutions under its jurisdiction.

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