Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4427: McCurtain County Higher Education Program - Board of

trustees - Advisory board.

A. Until the effective date of this act, there is hereby

created a board of nine (9) trustees to be appointed by the Governor

by and with the consent of the Senate to serve as the administrative

agency for the McCurtain County Higher Education Program. The

initial nine (9) members shall serve their terms for the period to

which originally appointed, in numbered positions having dates of

expiration identical to the dates of expiration of the original

appointments:

Position No. 1. The term of office of one member shall expire

on the 30th day of June, 1986, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

Position No. 2. The term of office of one member shall expire

on the 30th day of June, 1987, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

Position No. 3. The term of office of one member shall expire

on the 30th day of June, 1988, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

Position No. 4. The term of office of one member shall expire

on the 30th day of June, 1989, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

Position No. 5. The term of office of one member shall expire

on the 30th day of June, 1990, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

Position No. 6. The term of office of one member shall expire

on the 30th day of June, 1991, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

Position No. 7. The term of office of one member shall expire

on the 30th day of June, 1992, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

Position No. 8. The term of office of one member shall expire

on the 30th day of June, 1993, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

Position No. 9. The term of office of one member shall expire

on the 30th day of June, 1994, and each nine (9) years thereafter.

The board so created shall have the same powers and duties as

members of the board of trustees for the University Center of

Southern Oklahoma. The board shall organize and elect a chair,

vice-chair and secretary annually.

B. Beginning with the effective date of this act the board of

trustees created by this section shall serve as an advisory board to

the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges and the President of

Southeastern Oklahoma State University for the Southeastern Oklahoma

State University branch campus in McCurtain County. The advisory

board shall make recommendations on courses and programs, student

services, student financial services, and services to the community

to be furnished by the Southeastern Oklahoma State University branch

campus in McCurtain County.