§70-3-101.

§70-3-101.
   
   The State Board of Education shall be the governing board of the State
   Department of Education and shall consist of seven (7) members. The
   State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be a member and the
   chairperson of said Board. The remaining six members shall be
   appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the
   Senate. No person shall be eligible to be appointed to serve on the
   State Board unless said person has been awarded a high school diploma
   or certificate of high school equivalency. Any member appointed to the
   State Board after the effective date of this act shall complete the
   workshop requirements of a new school board member pursuant to Section
   5-110 of this title within thirteen (13) months following or preceding
   the appointment of the member. Notwithstanding any provision of law to
   the contrary, the State Department of Education shall not charge any
   member of the State Board of Education a fee for any workshop provided
   by the Department for board members pursuant to Section 5-110 of this
   title and shall not pay a fee to any organization or institution of
   higher education on behalf of a member of the State Board of
   Education, or reimburse any member of the Board for a fee paid to any
   organization or institution of higher education, for attendance at a
   workshop or courses to satisfy the requirements of Section 5-110 of
   this title.
   
   The Governor shall appoint one member to serve for one (1) year; one
   member to serve for two (2) years; one member to serve for three (3)
   years; one member to serve for four (4) years; one member to serve for
   five (5) years; and one member to serve for six (6) years. Said
   members shall serve until their successors are duly appointed and
   qualified. Their successors shall be appointed for a term of six (6)
   years, and thereafter the term of each member of said Board shall be
   six (6) years. An appointment shall be made to take effect on April 2
   of each year. Except for the State Superintendent of Public
   Instruction, a member shall be appointed from each congressional
   district, not to exceed more than one member from any one county, city
   or town. Upon the occurrence of a vacancy the same shall be filled by
   the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate at the next
   session of the Legislature, such appointments to be made for the
   unexpired term.
   
   Terms of the members shall be staggered so that only one term expires
   each year. Each member of the Board shall receive necessary traveling
   expenses while in the performance of his duties in accordance with the
   State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of Title 74 of
   the Oklahoma Statutes.
   
   Provided, that persons serving as members of the State Board of
   Education on the effective date of this act shall continue to serve as
   members of the State Board of Education for the terms for which they
   were appointed.