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§ 9030.3. Administration of act--Art in Public Places Oversight Committee

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 74. State Government

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 74. State Government (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 110A. Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act (Refs & Annos)
74 Okl.St.Ann. § 9030.3
§ 9030.3. Administration of act--Art in Public Places Oversight Committee
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A. The Oklahoma Arts Council may create an Art in Public Places Division to administer the Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act.
B. There is hereby created an Art in Public Places Oversight Committee comprised of:
1. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, or designee;
2. The Director of the Oklahoma Arts Council, or designee;
3. The Director of the Oklahoma Historical Society, or designee;
4. The Director of the Department of Transportation, or designee;
5. The Chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, or designee;
6. One artist appointed by the Director of the Oklahoma Arts Council;
7. One architect appointed by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services;
8. One engineer appointed by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services; and
9. One museum director/curator appointed by the Director of the Oklahoma Arts Council.
C. 1. All appointed members shall serve a term of three (3) years and may be reappointed for one additional three-year term.
2. The officers of the Committee shall be a chair, a vice-chair, and a secretary elected at the last meeting of each fiscal year. Appointments to fill officer vacancies shall be made by the chair between elections.
3. Meetings shall be held at the call of the chair, and for the initial appointments, a majority of the members present shall constitute a quorum.
D. Except as provided for in subsections E and G of this section, the Oversight Committee is empowered with overseeing each of the following phases of the development and management of the Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act:
1. Develop job specifications for a Division Director of the Art in Public Places Division, who shall not be subject to the Merit System of Personnel Administration;
2. Make recommendations for the implementation of the Art in Public Places Program to the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Arts Council; and
3. Develop methods of selection of artists, criteria for selection, final approval of site projects, maintenance and repair of works of art, and periodic evaluation of the Program.
E. Artwork or art restoration projects in the administrative control of the Oversight Committee pursuant to the Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act shall not be subject to The Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act,1 but the projects shall be subject to a call for entries process established by the Oversight Committee.
F. Members shall be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.2
G. The State Capitol Preservation Commission shall retain its administrative control over art projects for the Capitol and the Governor's Mansion as provided for in Section 4104 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
H. The governing boards for institutions of higher education or local boards of trustees shall perform the duties of the Oversight Committee for art projects on the campuses that they oversee.

Credits

Laws 2004, c. 254, § 4; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1055; Laws 2015, c. 196, § 4, eff. July 1, 2015.

Footnotes

1
Title 74, § 85.1 et seq.
2
Title 74, § 500.1, et seq.
74 Okl. St. Ann. § 9030.3, OK ST T. 74 § 9030.3
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 3 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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