A. There is hereby created in the Office of Management and Enterprise Services a committee to be known as the "State Use Committee". The Committee shall consist of seven (7) members and one nonvoting member as follows:

1. A private citizen conversant with the employment needs of people with severe disabilities who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor to act as an advocate for the employment needs of people with severe disabilities;

2. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services or designee;

3. The Director of the Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, or designee;

4. The past president of Oklahoma Community-Based Providers or designee to serve for a one-year period, who may be reappointed by the succeeding president;

5. An individual or a parent or guardian of an individual with severe disabilities who participates in vocational programming through a sheltered environment facility, to be selected by the Committee;

6. The Director of Human Services, or designee;

7. A certified procurement officer from any state agency appointed by the State Purchasing Director, selected to represent the customer agencies of the State of Oklahoma; and

8. As a nonvoting member, a person employed by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services as a contracting officer in the purchasing division, appointed by the State Purchasing Director with the advice of the Committee and designated specifically to solicit, develop, and negotiate contracts with agencies and individuals.

B. The Committee shall elect from among its membership a Chair and a Vice Chair who shall both serve for a period of one (1) year.

C. The private citizen on the Committee shall serve for a period of two (2) years and may be reappointed by the appointing authority. Any private citizen appointed pursuant to this section to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of the term.

D. Any member of the Committee shall be prohibited from voting on any issue in which the member has an interest.

Added by Laws 1973, c. 20, § 1, operative July 1, 1973. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 29, § 1, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1983, c. 304, § 151, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 1987, c. 22, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 225, § 22; Laws 1991, c. 141, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1994, c. 110, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1996, c. 322, § 1, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996; Laws 2000, c. 95, § 1; Laws 2004, c. 93, § 2; Laws 2012, c. 289, § 1; Laws 2013, c. 15, § 117, emerg. eff. April 8, 2013; Laws 2019, c. 51, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.

NOTE: Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1000 repealed by Laws 2013, c. 15, § 118, emerg. eff. April 8, 2013.