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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1347 By: Stewart
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Pardon and Parole Board;
7 amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 332.4, which relates
8 to compensation and expenses; increasing Pardon and
8 Parole Board member compensation; clarifying Pardon
9 and Parole Board positions as full-time; updating
9 statutory language; and providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 332.4, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 332.4. A. The Chair of the Pardon and Parole Board
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16 shall be selected by the Board. The Chair of the Pardon and Parole
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17 Board shall receive Twenty-four Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars
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18 ($24,800.00) Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000.00) per annum, payable
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19 monthly, in the following allotment:
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20 1. Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) One Thousand Dollars
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21 ($1,000.00) for preparation for said such meeting; and
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22 2. One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars ($1,667.00)
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23 Five Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-six Dollars and sixty-six cents
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24 ($5,666.66) for the regular monthly Board meeting.
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1 B. The members of the Board shall receive Twenty-two Thousand
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2 Eight Hundred Dollars ($22,800.00) Seventy Thousand Dollars
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3 ($70,000.00) per annum, payable monthly in the following allotment:
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4 1. Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) One Thousand Dollars
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5 ($1,000.00) for preparation for said such meeting; and
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6 2. One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) Four Thousand
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7 Eight Hundred Thirty-three Dollars and thirty-three cents
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8 ($4,833.33) for the regular monthly Board meeting.
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9 C. 1. Failure of any member to attend one Board meeting in any
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10 calendar year, except for justifiable excuse as determined by the
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11 Chair pursuant to written policy established by the Board, shall
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13 compensation established by subsection A or B of this section.
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14 2. In addition, any member who fails to attend two or more
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16 circumstances as determined by the Chair pursuant to written policy
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17 established by the Board shall be deemed to have committed official
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18 misconduct as such term is defined by Section 93 of Title 51 of the
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19 Oklahoma Statutes. To initiate a removal from office pursuant to
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20 this paragraph, the Board shall pass a resolution by a majority of
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21 the members of the Board detailing the alleged misconduct. Such
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22 removal shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 3 of Title 51
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1 3. Failure to attend meetings of the Board, pursuant to the
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2 policy established by the Board, shall constitute cause for removal
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3 pursuant to Section 10 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution.
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4 D. Board member positions shall be considered full-time and not
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6 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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