A. Section 40 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution created the Board of Directors of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund.
B. The members of the Board of Directors shall receive no salary for serving on the Board. All members shall receive necessary travel expenses for the performance of their official duties in accordance with the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act, provided that members of the Board of Directors shall be paid necessary travel expenses pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act by their appointing authority until the Board of Directors adopts its initial budget and monies are made available for expenditures pursuant to the budget.
C. The terms of the Board of Directors shall be staggered as provided by subsection B of Section 2 of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 372 of the 1st Session of the 48th Oklahoma Legislature, as amended by Section 4 of Enrolled House Bill No. 1003 of the 1st Session of the 48th Oklahoma Legislature.
D. The Board of Directors shall annually elect a chair and any other officers, provided that no member shall be elected chair for more than two (2) consecutive years.
E. The initial meeting of the Board of Directors shall be called by the Attorney General and the State Treasurer.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 274, § 8, emerg. eff. May 31, 2001. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 372, § 1, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.