§3A-203.3.

§3A-203.3.
   
   A. The Commission shall appoint an executive director who shall have
   the same qualifications as a member of the Commission. The
   qualification regarding the residency requirement for Commission
   members shall not apply to the executive director. The executive
   director shall have experience in the horse racing industry of a
   character and for a length of time sufficient, in the opinion of the
   Commission, to fulfill the duties required of the executive director.
   The Commission shall determine the duties and compensation of the
   executive director.
   
   B. The executive director shall recommend to the Commission the
   administrative organization and the number and qualifications of
   employees necessary without regard to race, color, gender, creed or
   national origin, to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Horse
   Racing Act. A written equal opportunity plan will be developed for the
   Commission, by the executive director as part of the organizational
   plan. Upon approval of the organizational plan by the Commission, the
   executive director may employ such persons as are deemed necessary to
   implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act.
   
   C. 1. The organizational plan adopted by the Commission shall provide
   for a law enforcement division which shall have the responsibility for
   conducting investigations relating to the proper conduct of horse
   racing and the pari-mutuel system of wagering including but not
   limited to barring undesirables from horse racing, undercover
   investigations, fingerprinting persons licensed by the Commission, and
   reviewing license applications. The person in charge of the law
   enforcement division shall be a professional law enforcement officer
   with a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the field of law
   enforcement and a graduate of a four-year college with a degree in law
   enforcement administration, law, criminology or a related science, or
   in lieu thereof a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the field
   of law enforcement.
   
   2. The officers and agents of the law enforcement division of the
   Commission, and such other employees as the person in charge of said
   division shall designate to perform duties in the investigation and
   prevention of crime and the enforcement of the criminal laws of the
   state, shall have and exercise all the powers and authority of peace
   officers, including the right and power of search and seizure.
   
   3. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall provide such
   information within its possession as is requested by the law
   enforcement division of the Commission for the purpose of reviewing
   license applications.
   
   4. If upon investigation by the Commission there is substantial
   evidence indicating that the security at any track is not
   satisfactory, the Commission may order the organization licensee to
   remedy the deficiency. If after ten (10) days following the order the
   organization licensee has not remedied the deficiency, the Commission
   may institute its own security personnel program until the deficiency
   in security is remedied, and may charge the organization licensee the
   actual costs incurred for said security. The organization licensee may
   petition the Commission for a hearing at any time to review the
   necessity of the Commission further maintaining its own security
   personnel.
   
   5. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to
   restrict or prohibit any federal, state, or local law enforcement
   officer from performing any duties imposed upon the law enforcement
   officer by law.
   
   D. The executive director shall obtain a surety bond in the amount of
   One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) before entering into the
   duties of the office. The surety bond shall be conditioned upon the
   faithful performance of the duties of the executive director and the
   proper accounting of all moneys and property received by the executive
   director by virtue of the office. The cost of the surety bond shall be
   paid by the Commission.