Text of OK HB 1076 (2022)
Sunset; Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology; re-creating Board; modifying termination date.
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
HOUSE BILL 1076
By: Gann
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to sunset; amending 59 O.S. 2011,
Section 1607, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter
463, O.S.L. 2019 (59 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1607),
which relates to the Board of Examiners for Speech-
Language Pathology and Audiology; re-creating the
Board; and modifying termination date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2011, Section 1607, as
last amended by Section 1, Chapter 463, O.S.L. 2019 (59 O.S. Supp.
2020, Section 1607), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1607. A. There is hereby re-created, to continue until
July 1, 2021 2024, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma
Sunset Law, the Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and
Audiology whose duty it is to administer the provisions of the
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Licensing Act. The members
of the Board shall be residents of this state and shall be appointed
by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
Board shall be composed of five (5) members consisting of three
licensed speech-language pathologists or audiologists, provided that
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at least one of the three shall be a licensed speech-language
pathologist and at least one a licensed audiologist; one
otolaryngologist who is certified by the American Board of
Otolaryngology and one lay member.
B. The members of the original Board shall serve the following
terms: one member for one (1) year, two members for two (2) years,
and two members for three (3) years. Thereafter, at the expiration
of the term, or termination of the member's service for any reason,
the Governor shall appoint each successor for a term of three (3)
years, or for the remainder of an unexpired term. The successor for
any of the three speech-language pathologists or audiologists will
be selected from a list of five licensed speech-language
pathologists or audiologists, furnished by the Oklahoma Speech-
Language-Hearing Association. The re-creation of the Board shall
not affect the staggered terms of office for Board members
established with the original Board.
C. Before entering upon the duties of the member's office, each
member of the Board shall take the Constitutional oath of office and
file it with the Secretary of State.
D. Board members may be reappointed to serve one additional
three-year term. Three (3) years after the termination of a
previous appointment to the Board, a member may be reappointed for
one additional three-year term.
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E. Board members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in the State
Travel Reimbursement Act.
58-1-5650
LRB
12/07/20