A. The Oversight Committee for State Employee Charitable Contributions shall be composed of the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, or designee and six state employees, of which two shall be appointed by the Governor, two shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Members shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing authorities. The provisions of Section 6 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall not apply to appointments to the Committee. The Committee is re-created to continue until July 1, 2022, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law.

B. The Committee annually shall elect a chairman from its membership. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall serve as chairman until the first such election.

C. The Oversight Committee for State Employee Charitable Contributions shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

1. Arrange for publication of information about the application process;

2. Review applications of federations electing to participate in the State Charitable Campaign and certify that a federation and each of its member agencies meet the eligibility criteria set forth in Sections 7009 and 7010 of this title;

3. Notify in writing each of the applying federations of its acceptance or rejection. Provided, if a federation is rejected, the Committee shall provide the reason for rejection of each of the member agencies of the federation;

4. Hear appeals of rejected agencies;

5. Delegate to the principal combined fund-raising organization the primary responsibility for the staffing and the financial obligations necessary to comply with the provisions of this subsection;

6. Develop a pledge card to be used throughout the State Charitable Campaign;

7. Select a principal combined fund-raising organization to assist the Committee in gathering and accumulating the applications; and

8. Promulgate rules to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma State Employee Charitable Contribution Act.

D. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall provide such staff support as is required by the Committee.

E. The Oversight Committee for State Employee Charitable Contributions is authorized to appoint such advisory councils and task forces as it deems necessary for counsel, advice and review concerning the formulation and administration of the rules, application review process and the implementation of the Oklahoma State Employee Charitable Contribution Act.

Added by Laws 1989, c. 142, § 5, emerg. eff. May 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 291, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1994, c. 109, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 1994; Laws 2000, c. 20, § 1; Laws 2004, c. 312, § 16, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2006, c. 121, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1049; Laws 2013, c. 15, § 121, emerg. eff. April 8, 2013; Laws 2016, c. 109, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.

NOTE: Laws 1993, c. 103, § 5 repealed by Laws 1994, c. 109, § 2, emerg. eff. April 24, 1994. Laws 2012, c. 301, § 2 repealed by Laws 2013, c. 15, § 122, emerg. eff. April 8, 2013.