Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1701: State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom

Interpreters.

A. There is hereby created the State Board of Examiners of

Certified Courtroom Interpreters which shall consist of five (5)

members, four of whom shall be certified courtroom interpreters and

at least one of whom shall be a qualified interpreter as defined in

Section 2408 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, at least one of

whom shall be certified in Spanish, and at least one of whom shall

be certified in Vietnamese. The Board shall also consist of one

member who shall be a licensed attorney or judge and who shall not

be required to be a certified courtroom interpreter. The members

shall be persons who have been, for at least two (2) years prior to

their appointment to the Board, residents of this state and, except

for the attorney or judge member, certified courtroom interpreters.

All members shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme

Court and shall serve in staggered terms, each for a period of five

(5) years except for the initial appointees who shall serve terms

pursuant to subsection B of this section. The Board shall elect

from its membership a chair and a secretary. Three members shall

constitute a quorum. The Board may adopt a seal for its official

use. All actions of the Board shall be supervised by the Supreme

Court and be subjected to approval by the Court. All members shall

be required to maintain their certification during their time on the

Board. The Chief Justice may authorize other individuals to serve

as Board members upon recommendation of the Board that it is in the

best interest of the court interpreter credentialing program to do

so.

B. The initial members of the Board shall serve as follows:

1. The members constituting the initial Board under Sections

1701 through 1710 of this title shall be certified as courtroom

interpreters in another state or under the federal system or shall

be other individuals appointed by the Chief Justice; and

2. The initial appointees shall serve for staggered terms: one

member shall serve for one (1) year, one member shall serve for two

(2) years, one member shall serve for three (3) years, one member

shall serve for four (4) years, and one member shall serve for five

(5) years. Thereafter, all terms shall be for five (5) years.