{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1582","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1582","heading":"Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact","body":"Commission.\n\nA. The Compact member states hereby create and establish a\n\njoint public agency known as the Audiology and Speech-Language\n\nPathology Compact Commission.\n\n1. The Commission is an instrumentality of the Compact states.\n\n2. Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the\n\nCommission shall be brought solely and exclusively in a court of\n\ncompetent jurisdiction where the principal office of the Commission\n\nis located. The Commission may waive venue and jurisdictional\n\ndefenses to the extent it adopts or consents to participate in\n\nalternative dispute resolution proceedings.\n\n3. Nothing in this Compact shall be construed to be a waiver of\n\nsovereign immunity.\n\nB. Membership, Voting and Meetings.\n\n1. Each member state shall have two delegates selected by that\n\nmember state's licensing board. The delegates shall be current\n\nmembers of the licensing board. One shall be an audiologist and one\n\nshall be a speech-language pathologist.\n\n2. An additional five delegates, who are either a public member\n\nor board administrator from a state licensing board, shall be chosen\n\nby the Executive Committee from a pool of nominees provided by the\n\nCommission at large.\n\n3. Any delegate may be removed or suspended from office as\n\nprovided by the law of the state from which the delegate is\n\nappointed.\n\n4. The member state board shall fill any vacancy occurring on\n\nthe Commission, within ninety (90) days.\n\n5. Each delegate shall be entitled to one vote with regard to\n\nthe promulgation of rules and creation of bylaws and shall otherwise\n\nhave an opportunity to participate in the business and affairs of\n\nthe Commission.\n\n6. A delegate shall vote in person or by other means as\n\nprovided in the bylaws. The bylaws may provide for delegates'\n\nparticipation in meetings by telephone or other means of\n\ncommunication.\n\n7. The Commission shall meet at least once during each calendar\n\nyear. Additional meetings shall be held as set forth in the bylaws.\n\nC. The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:\n\n1. Establish the fiscal year of the Commission;\n\n2. Establish bylaws;\n\n3. Establish a Code of Ethics;\n\n4. Maintain its financial records in accordance with the\n\nbylaws;\n\n5. Meet and take actions as are consistent with the provisions\n\nof this Compact and the bylaws;\n\n6. Promulgate uniform rules to facilitate and coordinate\n\nimplementation and administration of this Compact. The rules shall\n\nhave the force and effect of law and shall be binding in all member\n\nstates;\n\n7. Bring and prosecute legal proceedings or actions in the name\n\nof the Commission, provided that the standing of any state audiology\n\nor speech-language pathology licensing board to sue or be sued under\n\napplicable law shall not be affected;\n\n8. Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;\n\n9. Borrow, accept or contract for services of personnel\n\nincluding, but not limited to, employees of a member state;\n\n10. Hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix\n\ncompensation, define duties, grant individuals appropriate authority\n\nto carry out the purposes of the Compact and to establish the\n\nCommission's personnel policies and programs relating to conflicts\n\nof interest, qualifications of personnel and other related personnel\n\nmatters;\n\n11. Accept any and all appropriate donations and grants of\n\nmoney, equipment, supplies, materials and services, and to receive,\n\nutilize and dispose of the same; provided, that at all times the\n\nCommission shall avoid any appearance of impropriety and/or conflict\n\nof interest;\n\n12. Lease, purchase, accept appropriate gifts or donations of,\n\nor otherwise to own, hold, improve or use, any property, real,\n\npersonal or mixed; provided, that at all times the Commission shall\n\navoid any appearance of impropriety;\n\n13. Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon or\nat all times the\n\nCommission shall avoid any appearance of impropriety and/or conflict\n\nof interest;\n\n12. Lease, purchase, accept appropriate gifts or donations of,\n\nor otherwise to own, hold, improve or use, any property, real,\n\npersonal or mixed; provided, that at all times the Commission shall\n\navoid any appearance of impropriety;\n\n13. Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon or\n\notherwise dispose of any property real, personal or mixed;\n\n14. Establish a budget and make expenditures;\n\n15. Borrow money;\n\n16. Appoint committees, including standing committees composed\n\nof members, and other interested persons as may be designated in\n\nthis Compact and the bylaws;\n\n17. Provide and receive information from, and cooperate with,\n\nlaw enforcement agencies;\n\n18. Establish and elect an Executive Committee; and\n\n19. Perform other functions as may be necessary or appropriate\n\nto achieve the purposes of this Compact consistent with the state\n\nregulation of audiology and speech-language pathology licensure and\n\npractice.\n\nD. The Executive Committee shall have the power to act on\n\nbehalf of the Commission according to the terms of this Compact.\n\nThe Executive Committee shall be composed of ten (10) members:\n\n1. Seven voting members who are elected by the Commission from\n\nthe current membership of the Commission;\n\n2. Two ex officios, consisting of one nonvoting member from a\n\nrecognized national audiology professional association and one\n\nnonvoting member from a recognized national speech-language\n\npathology association; and\n\n3. One ex officio, nonvoting member from the recognized\n\nmembership organization of the audiology and speech-language\n\npathology licensing boards.\n\nE. The ex officio members shall be selected by their respective\n\norganizations.\n\n1. The Commission may remove any member of the Executive\n\nCommittee as provided in bylaws.\n\n2. The Executive Committee shall meet at least annually.\n\n3. The Executive Committee shall have the following duties and\n\nresponsibilities:\n\na. recommend to the entire Commission changes to the\n\nrules or bylaws, changes to this Compact legislation,\n\nfees paid by Compact member states such as annual\n\ndues, and any commission Compact fee charged to\n\nlicensees for the compact privilege,\n\nb. ensure Compact administration services are\n\nappropriately provided, contractual or otherwise,\n\nc. prepare and recommend the budget,\n\nd. maintain financial records on behalf of the\n\nCommission,\n\ne. monitor Compact compliance of member states and\n\nprovide compliance reports to the Commission,\n\nf. establish additional committees as necessary, and\n\ng. other duties as provided in rules or bylaws.\n\n4. Meetings of the Commission shall be open to the public, and\n\npublic notice of meetings shall be given in the same manner as\n\nrequired under the rulemaking provisions in Section 10 of this act.\n\n5. The Commission or the Executive Committee or other\n\ncommittees of the Commission may convene in a closed, nonpublic\n\nmeeting if the Commission or Executive Committee or other committees\n\nof the Commission shall discuss:\n\na. noncompliance of a member state with its obligations\n\nunder the Compact,\n\nb. the employment, compensation, discipline or other\n\nmatters, practices or procedures related to specific\n\nemployees or other matters related to the Commission's\n\ninternal personnel practices and procedures,\n\nc. current, threatened or reasonably anticipated\n\nlitigation,\n\nd. negotiation of contracts for the purchase, lease or\n\nsale of goods, services or real estate,\n\ne. accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring\n\nany person,\n\nf. disclosure of trade secrets or commercial or financial\n\ninformation that is privileged or confidential,\n\ng. disclosure of information of a personal nature where\n\ndisclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted\n\ninvasion of personal privacy,\n\nh. disclosure of investigative records compiled for law\n\nenforcement purposes,\nte,\n\ne. accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring\n\nany person,\n\nf. disclosure of trade secrets or commercial or financial\n\ninformation that is privileged or confidential,\n\ng. disclosure of information of a personal nature where\n\ndisclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted\n\ninvasion of personal privacy,\n\nh. disclosure of investigative records compiled for law\n\nenforcement purposes,\n\ni. disclosure of information related to any investigative\n\nreports prepared by or on behalf of or for use of the\n\nCommission or other committee charged with\n\nresponsibility of investigation or determination of\n\ncompliance issues pursuant to the Compact, or\n\nj. matters specifically exempted from disclosure by\n\nfederal or member state statute.\n\n6. If a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is closed pursuant to\n\nthis provision, the Commission's legal counsel or designee shall\n\ncertify that the meeting may be closed and shall reference each\n\nrelevant exempting provision.\n\n7. The Commission shall keep minutes that fully and clearly\n\ndescribe all matters discussed in a meeting and shall provide a full\n\nand accurate summary of actions taken, and the reasons therefore,\n\nincluding a description of the views expressed. All documents\n\nconsidered in connection with an action shall be identified in\n\nminutes. All minutes and documents of a closed meeting shall remain\n\nunder seal, subject to release by a majority vote of the Commission\n\nor order of a court of competent jurisdiction.\n\n8. Financing of the Commission:\n\na. the Commission shall pay, or provide for the payment\n\nof, the reasonable expenses of its establishment,\n\norganization, and ongoing activities,\n\nb. the Commission may accept any and all appropriate\n\nrevenue sources, donations and grants of money,\n\nequipment, supplies, materials and services, and\n\nc. the Commission may levy on and collect an annual\n\nassessment from each member state or impose fees on\n\nother parties to cover the cost of the operations and\n\nactivities of the Commission and its staff, which must\n\nbe in a total amount sufficient to cover its annual\n\nbudget as approved each year for which revenue is not\n\nprovided by other sources. The aggregate annual\n\nassessment amount shall be allocated based upon a\n\nformula to be determined by the Commission, which\n\nshall promulgate a rule binding upon all member\n\nstates.\n\n9. The Commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior\n\nto securing the funds adequate to meet the same; nor shall the\n\nCommission pledge the credit of any of the member states, except by\n\nand with the authority of the member state.\n\n10. The Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts\n\nand disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Commission\n\nshall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established\n\nunder its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds\n\nhandled by the Commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or\n\nlicensed public accountant, and the report of the audit shall be\n\nincluded in and become part of the annual report of the Commission.\n\nF. Qualified Immunity, Defense, and Indemnification:\n\n1. The members, officers, executive director, employees and\n\nrepresentatives of the Commission shall be immune from suit and\n\nliability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any\n\nclaim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other\n\ncivil liability caused by or arising out of any actual or alleged\n\nact, error or omission that occurred, or that the person against\n\nwhom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred\n\nwithin the scope of Commission employment, duties or\n\nresponsibilities; provided that nothing in this paragraph shall be\n\nconstrued to protect any person from suit and/or liability for any\n\ndamage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or\nr alleged\n\nact, error or omission that occurred, or that the person against\n\nwhom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred\n\nwithin the scope of Commission employment, duties or\n\nresponsibilities; provided that nothing in this paragraph shall be\n\nconstrued to protect any person from suit and/or liability for any\n\ndamage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or\n\nwillful or wanton misconduct of that person.\n\n2. The Commission shall defend any member, officer, executive\n\ndirector, employee or representative of the Commission in any civil\n\naction seeking to impose liability arising out of any actual or\n\nalleged act, error or omission that occurred within the scope of\n\nCommission employment, duties or responsibilities, or that the\n\nperson against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for\n\nbelieving occurred within the scope of Commission employment,\n\nduties, or responsibilities; provided, that nothing herein shall be\n\nconstrued to prohibit that person from retaining his or her own\n\ncounsel; and provided further, that the actual or alleged act, error\n\nor omission did not result from that person's intentional or willful\n\nor wanton misconduct.\n\n3. The Commission shall indemnify and hold harmless any member,\n\nofficer, executive director, employee or representative of the\n\nCommission for the amount of any settlement or judgment obtained\n\nagainst that person arising out of any actual or alleged act, error\n\nor omission that occurred within the scope of Commission employment,\n\nduties, or responsibilities, or that person had a reasonable basis\n\nfor believing occurred within the scope of Commission employment,\n\nduties or responsibilities; provided, that the actual or alleged\n\nact, error or omission did not result from the intentional or\n\nwillful or wanton misconduct of that person.","path":["OK Code","Title 59"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os59.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"69ffc48a3e0b9781d6efe527bff49c277be0eb9a04458324271c2d27cd22231d","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1581","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1583"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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