A. There is hereby created the Advisory Committee to the municipal clerks and treasurers division of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education which shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. The Director shall appoint one member he deems appropriate; one member from a list of three persons submitted by the Oklahoma Municipal League; one member from a list of three persons submitted by the Oklahoma Chapter of the Municipal Finance Officers Association; one member from a list of three persons submitted by the Oklahoma Chapter of the Municipal Treasurers Association; and one member from a list of three persons submitted by the Oklahoma Municipal Clerks, Treasurers and Finance Officers Association. Terms of office shall be for three (3) years, and shall be made in the manner provided in this section. The nominees submitted for appointment by the organizations herein enumerated shall be officers or employees of cities and towns.

B. The existing Commission members shall serve to the end of their terms of office as members of the Advisory Committee. Thereafter, appointments shall be made as provided for by law. The Committee shall elect from among its members a chairman and shall not meet more than six (6) days in any one (1) fiscal year.

C. Personnel employed by the Commission on June 30, 1986, shall become employees of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education on July 1, 1986, without change in status as to duties and compensation, including accrual of leave, and eligibility for longevity payments and other benefits of employment, except as otherwise provided by law.

D. Members of the Committee shall receive no salary or other compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for travel expense pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act.¹