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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1968 By: Williams, Deck, and Stewart
of the House
and
Bullard of the Senate
[ Pardon and Parole Board – members - Chair –
training - compensation - voting - effective date ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 332.4, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 332.4. A. Upon the effective date of this act, members
of the Pardon and Parole Board shall be deemed regular full-time,
salaried employees of the Pardon and Parole Board.
B. The Chair of the Pardon and Parole Board shall be selected
by the Board. The Chair of the Pardon and Parole Board shall
receive Twenty-four Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($24,800.00) per
annum, payable monthly, in the following allotment:
1. Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) for preparation for said
meeting; and
2. One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars ($1,667.00) for
the regular monthly Board meeting.
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B. C. The members of the Board shall receive Twenty-two
Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($22,800.00) a salary of Eighty-five
Thousand Dollars ($85,000.00) per annum, payable monthly in the
following allotment:
1. Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) for preparation for said
meeting; and
2. One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) for the
regular monthly Board meeting.
C. D. 1. Failure of any member to attend one two Board meeting
meetings in any calendar year, except for justifiable excuse as
determined by the Chair pursuant to written policy established by
the Board, shall preclude the right of the member to receive his or
her monthly compensation established by subsection A or B of this
section.
2. In addition, any member who fails to attend two three or
more Board meetings in any calendar year except for extraordinary
circumstances as determined by the Chair pursuant to written policy
established by the Board shall be deemed to have committed official
misconduct as such term is defined by Section 93 of Title 51 of the
Oklahoma Statutes. To initiate a removal from office pursuant to
this paragraph, the Board shall pass a resolution by a majority of
the members of the Board detailing the alleged misconduct. Such
removal shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 3 of Title 51
of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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3. Failure to attend meetings of the Board, pursuant to the
policy established by the Board, shall constitute cause for removal
pursuant to Section 10 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
Passed the House of Representatives the 27th day of March, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the _____ day of __________, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the Senate