1. The Governor shall appoint an Interagency Coordinating Council for Coordination of Efforts for Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases which shall be composed of thirty-one (31) members as follows:

a.the chief executive officers or their designees of the:

(1)Commission on Children and Youth,

(2)State Department of Education,

(3)Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education,

(4)Department of Human Services,

(5)Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services,

(6)Office of Volunteerism,

(7)State Department of Health, and

(8)College of Public Health,

b.the Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs or designee,

c.two representatives from the Maternal and Infant Health Division, two representatives from the HIV/STD Division, two representatives from the Child Health and Guidance Division of the State Department of Health,

d.a superintendent of an independent school district,

e.a representative of a statewide association of medical doctors,

f.a representative of a statewide association of osteopathic physicians,

g.a representative of a statewide association of parents and teachers,

h.a representative of a statewide association of classroom teachers,

i.a representative of a statewide association of school counselors,

j.a principal of an alternative education program,

k.a representative of business or industry,

l.a representative of a statewide association formed for the purpose of developing leadership skills,

m.a representative of an ecumenical association,

n.two parents of ten- to twenty-year-old children,

o.a teenage girl,

p.a representative of a nonprofit statewide child advocacy organization,

q.the Governor or the Governor's designee, who shall chair the Coordinating Council.

Legal assistance shall be provided by the Office of the Attorney General. Staff support and assistance shall be provided by the State Department of Health as the legal agency.

2. The Coordinating Council shall:

a.on or before December 1, 1994, complete the State Plan pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-238 of this title and present it to the Committee for approval, and

b.after approval of the State Plan, monitor implementation of the plan, evaluate the plan, meet with the Committee concerning revisions whenever requested to do so, and on or before November 1, 1995, and November 1 of each subsequent year, submit a report on the implementation and evaluation of the State Plan to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Added by Laws 1994, c. 170, § 3, eff. July 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 177, § 14, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 33, § 58, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2007, c. 93, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.