1. A. The Chairman of the Pardon and Parole Board shall be selected by the Board. The Chairman of the Pardon and Parole Board shall receive Twenty-four Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($24,800.00) per annum, payable monthly, in the following allotment:

   1. 1. Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) for preparation for said meeting; and
   2. 2. One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars ($1,667.00) for the regular monthly Board meeting.

2. B. The members of the Board shall receive Twenty-two Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($22,800.00) per annum, payable monthly in the following allotment:

   1. 1. Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) for preparation for said meeting; and
   2. 2. One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) for the regular monthly Board meeting.

3. C.

   1. 1. Failure of any member to attend one Board meeting in any calendar year, except for justifiable excuse as determined by the Chairman pursuant to written policy established by the Board, shall preclude the right of the member to receive his or her monthly compensation established by subsection A of this section.
   2. 2. Failure of any member to attend two or more Board meetings in any calendar year except for extraordinary circumstances as determined by the Chairman pursuant to written policy established by the Board shall be deemed to have committed official misconduct as such term is defined by Section 93 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes and may be removed from office upon a resolution passed by a majority of the members of the Board. Such removal is subject to the provisions of Chapter 3 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
   3. 3. Failure to attend meetings of the Board shall constitute cause for removal pursuant to Section 10 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution.

Added by Laws 1945, HB 189, p. 185, § 1; Amended by Laws 1968, HB 1355, c. 211, § 1, emerg. eff. April 22, 1968; Amended by Laws 1973, SB 62, c. 172, § 3, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Amended by Laws 1975, SB 88, c. 233, § 5, emerg. eff. May 30, 1975; Amended by Laws 1979, HB 1020, c. 47, § 31, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979; Amended by Laws 1980, HB 1643, c. 243, § 3, emerg. eff. May 16, 1980; Amended by Laws 1985, HB 1164, c. 178, § 25, emerg. eff. July 1, 1985; Amended by Laws 1988, SB 407, c. 257, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 1988; Amended by Laws 1992, SB 990, c. 293, § 2, emerg. eff. May 25, 1992; Amended by Laws 1998, SB 970, c. 51, § 7, emerg. eff. April 2, 1998 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2000, SB 951, c. 415, § 16, emerg. eff. July 1, 2000 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2001, HB 1556, c. 292, § 17, emerg. eff. May 31, 2001 (superseded document available).