1. A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Police Corps Selection Committee.

2. B. The Committee shall be composed of seven (7) members as follows:

   1. 1. The Assistant Chief of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, or designee, who shall serve as chair of the Committee;
   2. 2. The Director of the Oklahoma Police Corps;
   3. 3. The Deputy Director of the Oklahoma Police Corps;
   4. 4. The Dean of Students of East Central University; and

   5. 5. The following members who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Commissioner; provided, no member listed in this paragraph shall be appointed from the jurisdiction of a participating agency whose jurisdiction is the same as or overlaps or shares any geographical area with the jurisdiction of the participating agency of any other member listed in this paragraph:

      1. a. a district attorney, or a designee of the district attorney,
      2. b. a chief of police, or a designee of the chief, and
      3. c. an Oklahoma resident who is a business or civic leader.
3. C. The Committee shall meet at the call of the chair or of the Director. A vice-chair shall be elected by the Committee from among its members. The vice-chair shall act as chair of the Committee only in the absence of the chair at officially called meetings of the Committee.

4. D. The Committee shall:

   1. 1. Select participants for the Program from a pool of eligible applicants submitted to it by the Director;
   2. 2. Select participating agencies from a pool of eligible law enforcement agencies submitted to it by the Director; and
   3. 3. Subject to approval by the Office of Police Corps for the Program to grant scholarships, award scholarships to eligible participants.
5. E. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to authorize the creation of any additional salaried position within the Department of Public Safety.
6. F. Members of the Committee who are not employees of the state or a political subdivision thereof shall receive no compensation from the state for serving on the Committee. All members of the Committee shall be entitled to reimbursement for any actual and necessary traveling expenses pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act, as authorized by the Oklahoma Police Corps Act.

Added by Laws 2001, HB 1231, c. 167, § 6, emerg. eff. May 2, 2001.