Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1222: Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations

A. There is hereby created the "Joint Committee on State-Tribal

Relations". The Committee shall be responsible for overseeing and

approving agreements between tribal governments and the State of

Oklahoma. The Committee shall consist of ten (10) members, to be

appointed as follows:

1. Five members of the Senate to be appointed by the President

Pro Tempore of the Senate; and

2. Five members of the House of Representatives to be appointed

by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

B. The chairman and vice-chairman of the Committee shall be

designated from the membership of the Committee by the Speaker of

the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the

Senate as provided for in this subsection. The President Pro

Tempore of the Senate shall designate the initial chairman who shall

serve until the convening of the First Regular Session of the 44th

Oklahoma Legislature. The Speaker of the House of Representatives

shall designate the initial vice-chairman who shall serve until the

convening of the First Regular Session of the 44th Oklahoma

Legislature. Thereafter, the chairmanship shall alternate every two

(2) years between the House of Representatives and the Senate,

beginning with the convening of the First Regular Session of the

Legislature.

C. All members of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of

the appointing authority.

D. All actions of the Committee shall require a quorum which

shall be defined as a majority of the members appointed. Approval

of any agreement pursuant to Section 1221 of this title by the

Committee shall be determined by a majority of the quorum present.

E. Staff for the Committee shall be provided by the House of

Representatives and Senate from their existing staff.