{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-25-25-307","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-307","heading":"Executive sessions","body":"A. No public body shall hold executive sessions unless\n\notherwise specifically provided in this section.\n\nB. Executive sessions of public bodies will be permitted only\n\nfor the purpose of:\n\n1. Discussing the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion,\n\ndemotion, disciplining or resignation of any individual salaried\n\npublic officer or employee;\n\n2. Discussing negotiations concerning employees and\n\nrepresentatives of employee groups;\n\n3. Discussing the sale, purchase, lease, acquisition, or\n\nappraisal of real property by the public body;\n\n4. Confidential communications between a public body and its\n\nattorney concerning a pending investigation, claim, or action if the\n\npublic body, with the advice of its attorney, determines that\n\ndisclosure will seriously impair the ability of the public body to\n\nprocess the claim or conduct a pending investigation, litigation, or\n\nproceeding in the public interest;\n\n5. Permitting district boards of education to hear evidence and\n\ndiscuss the expulsion or suspension of a student when requested by\n\nthe student involved or the student’s parent, attorney or legal\n\nguardian;\n\n6. Discussing matters involving a specific disabled child;\n\n7. Discussing any matter where disclosure of information would\n\nviolate confidentiality requirements of state or federal law;\n\n8. Engaging in deliberations or rendering a final or\n\nintermediate decision in an individual proceeding pursuant to\n\nArticle II of the Administrative Procedures Act;\n\n9. Discussing matters involving safety and security at state\n\npenal institutions or correctional facilities used to house state\n\ninmates;\n\n10. Discussing contract negotiations involving contracts\n\nrequiring approval of the State Board of Corrections, which shall be\n\nlimited to members of the public body, the attorney for the public\n\nbody, and the immediate staff of the public body. No person who may\n\nprofit directly or indirectly by a proposed transaction which is\n\nunder consideration may be present or participate in the executive\n\nsession;\n\n11. Discussing the following:\n\na. the investigation of a plan or scheme to commit an act\n\nof terrorism,\n\nb. assessments of the vulnerability of government\n\nfacilities or public improvements to an act of\n\nterrorism,\n\nc. plans for deterrence or prevention of or protection\n\nfrom an act of terrorism,\n\nd. plans for response or remediation after an act of\n\nterrorism,\n\ne. information technology of the public body but only if\n\nthe discussion specifically identifies:\n\n(1) design or functional schematics that demonstrate\n\nthe relationship or connections between devices\n\nor systems,\n\n(2) system configuration information,\n\n(3) security monitoring and response equipment\n\nplacement and configuration,\n\n(4) specific location or placement of systems,\n\ncomponents or devices,\n\n(5) system identification numbers, names, or\n\nconnecting circuits,\n\n(6) business continuity and disaster planning, or\n\nresponse plans, or\nemonstrate\n\nthe relationship or connections between devices\n\nor systems,\n\n(2) system configuration information,\n\n(3) security monitoring and response equipment\n\nplacement and configuration,\n\n(4) specific location or placement of systems,\n\ncomponents or devices,\n\n(5) system identification numbers, names, or\n\nconnecting circuits,\n\n(6) business continuity and disaster planning, or\n\nresponse plans, or\n\n(7) investigation information directly related to\n\nsecurity penetrations or denial of services,\n\nf. the investigation of an act of terrorism that has\n\nalready been committed, or\n\ng. for the purposes of this paragraph, the term\n\n“terrorism” means any act encompassed by the\n\ndefinitions set forth in Section 1268.1 of Title 21 of\n\nthe Oklahoma Statutes; or\n\n12. Reviewing and discussing mental health documents related to\n\na licensee under investigation or review by a professional licensing\n\nboard if:\n\na. the executive session is held only to review or\n\ndiscuss mental health documents directly related to\n\nthe licensee or to receive testimony from relevant\n\nwitnesses as necessary for the board to make a\n\ndetermination in the matter,\n\nb. the documents reviewed or discussed are kept\n\nconfidential, privileged and not discoverable in civil\n\nactions, and not made available to the public, and\n\nc. the licensee is given the opportunity to be present\n\nduring any witness testimony or discussion of the\n\nmental health documents.\n\nC. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B of this\n\nsection, the following public bodies may hold executive sessions:\n\n1. The Banking Board, as provided for under Section 306.1 of\n\nTitle 6 of the Oklahoma Statutes;\n\n2. The Oklahoma Industrial Finance Authority, as provided for\n\nin Section 854 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;\n\n3. The Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, as provided for\n\nin Section 5062.6 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;\n\n4. The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and\n\nTechnology, as provided for in Section 5060.7 of Title 74 of the\n\nOklahoma Statutes;\n\n5. The Oklahoma Health Research Committee for purposes of\n\nconferring on matters pertaining to research and development of\n\nproducts, if public disclosure of the matter discussed would\n\ninterfere with the development of patents, copyrights, products, or\n\nservices;\n\n6. The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission for the\n\npurposes provided for in Section 22 of Title 85A of the Oklahoma\n\nStatutes;\n\n7. A review committee, as provided for in Section 855 of Title\n\n62 of the Oklahoma Statutes;\n\n8. The Child Death Review Board for purposes of receiving and\n\nconferring on matters pertaining to materials declared confidential\n\nby law;\n\n9. The Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board as provided in\n\nSection 1601 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes;\n\n10. The Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board, as provided in\n\nSection 2-1001 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;\n\n11. All nonprofit foundations, boards, bureaus, commissions,\n\nagencies, trusteeships, authorities, councils, committees, public\n\ntrusts, task forces or study groups supported in whole or part by\n\npublic funds or entrusted with the expenditure of public funds for\n\npurposes of conferring on matters pertaining to economic development\n\nincluding the transfer of property, financing, or the creation of a\n\nproposal to entice a business to remain or to locate within their\n\njurisdiction if public disclosure of the matter discussed would\n\ninterfere with the development of products or services or if public\n\ndisclosure would violate the confidentiality of the business;\n\n12. The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board for purposes of\n\ndiscussing negotiating strategies in connection with making possible\n\ncounteroffers to offers to contract to provide legal representation\n\nto indigent criminal defendants and indigent juveniles in cases for\nterfere with the development of products or services or if public\n\ndisclosure would violate the confidentiality of the business;\n\n12. The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board for purposes of\n\ndiscussing negotiating strategies in connection with making possible\n\ncounteroffers to offers to contract to provide legal representation\n\nto indigent criminal defendants and indigent juveniles in cases for\n\nwhich the System must provide representation pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of the Indigent Defense Act;\n\n13. The Quality Investment Committee for purposes of discussing\n\napplications and confidential materials pursuant to the terms of the\n\nOklahoma Quality Investment Act;\n\n14. The Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority established pursuant\n\nto Section 24-101 et seq. of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes and\n\nin its role as an electric utility regulated by the federal\n\ngovernment, for purposes of discussing security plans and procedures\n\nincluding, but not limited to, cybersecurity matters;\n\n15. The Oklahoma Tax Commission for purposes of discussing\n\nconfidential taxpayer matters as provided in Section 205 of Title 68\n\nof the Oklahoma Statutes, and in compliance with subsection E of\n\nthis section; and\n\n16. The Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence (SAFE) Board as\n\nprovided in Section 143 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\nD. Except as otherwise specified in this subsection, an\n\nexecutive session for the purpose of discussing the sale, purchase,\n\nlease, acquisition, or appraisal of real property shall be limited\n\nto members of the public body, the attorney for the public body and\n\nthe immediate staff of the public body. No landowner, real estate\n\nsalesperson, broker, developer or any other person who may profit\n\ndirectly or indirectly by a proposed transaction concerning real\n\nproperty which is under consideration may be present or participate\n\nin the executive session, unless they are operating under an\n\nexisting agreement to represent the public body.\n\nE. No public body may go into an executive session unless the\n\nfollowing procedures are strictly complied with:\n\n1. The proposed executive session is noted on the agenda as\n\nprovided in Section 311 of this title;\n\n2. The executive session is authorized by a majority vote of a\n\nquorum of the members present and the vote is a recorded vote; and\n\n3. Except for matters considered in executive sessions of the\n\nBanking Board and the Oklahoma Tax Commission, and which are\n\nrequired by state or federal law to be confidential, any vote or\n\naction on any item of business considered in an executive session\n\nshall be taken in public meeting with the vote of each member\n\npublicly cast and recorded.\n\nF. A willful violation of the provisions of this section shall:\n\n1. Subject each member of the public body to criminal sanctions\n\nas provided in Section 314 of this title; and\n\n2. Cause the minutes and all other records of the executive\n\nsession including tape recordings, to be immediately made public.","path":["OK Code","Title 25"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os25.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"2bc316e10ec10d83a6bfce5c1eb6cd9224e7199e60700d31a4da73b216d8ec9f","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-25-25-306","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-25-25-307.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}