Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-201: Oklahoma Education Commission

A. There is hereby created until November 1, 2027, the Oklahoma

Education Commission.

B. The Commission shall consist of seventeen (17) members to be

appointed as follows:

1. A member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives shall be

appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives;

2. A member of the Oklahoma State Senate shall be appointed by

the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate;

3. The Director of the Department of Corrections, or his or her

designee;

4. The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, or his

or her designee;

5. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Educational

Television Authority, or his or her designee;

6. Four members with expertise in online and educational

innovation shall be appointed by the Chancellor of Higher Education,

one of whom shall be a representative of the Oklahoma State Regents

for Higher Education, one of whom shall be a representative of a

research institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education, one of whom shall be a representative of a regional

institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,

and one of whom shall be a representative of a community college

within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education;

7. Four members with expertise in effective approaches to

classroom instruction and learning or educational innovation shall

be appointed by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, one

of whom shall represent the State Department of Education, one of

whom shall be a school district administrator, one of whom shall be

a certified classroom teacher, and one of whom shall be a high

school student; and

8. Four members with expertise in effective approaches to

career and technology education instruction and learning or

educational innovation shall be appointed by the Director of the

Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, one of whom

shall represent the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology

Education, one of whom shall be an administrator of a state

technology center school or college, one of whom shall be a

certified teacher at a state technology center school or college,

and one of whom shall be a student enrolled at a state technology

center school or college.

C. The Commission shall hold an organizational meeting not

later than ninety (90) days after the effective date of this act.

The member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives shall serve as

chair of the Commission and the member of the Oklahoma State Senate

shall serve as vice-chair. A quorum of the membership of the

Commission shall be required to approve any final action of the

Commission. For purposes of this section, nine members shall

constitute a quorum.

D. The Commission may meet as often as required to perform the

duties imposed upon it, but shall meet at least quarterly.

E. The Commission shall engage multiple stakeholders in

research, evaluation, and information sharing to conduct a study on

how to improve the quality of instruction and learning through

distance and remote modalities. Topic areas of the study shall

include, but not be limited to:

1. Support infrastructure;

2. Open education resources;

3. Compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act;

4. Professional development; and

5. Modality research.

F. The Commission shall be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting

Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

G. Members of the Commission shall not receive compensation or

travel reimbursement.

H. The Oklahoma House of Representatives shall provide staff

and administrative support for the Commission.

I. The Commission shall submit a report of its findings and

recommendations no later than November 1, 2027, to the Governor, the

President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, and the Speaker

of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.