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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
HOUSE BILL 1889 By: Waldron
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to state government; creating the
Oklahoma Holocaust Commissio n; providing membership;
designating selection of the chair of the Commission;
stating quorum of membership and meeting
requirements; providing for travel reimbursement;
stating duties and responsib ilities of Commission;
providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11100 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Holocaust Commission.
The Commission shall be composed of nine (9) members as follows:
1. Three appointed by the Governor ;
2. Three appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma
State Senate; and
3. Three appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of
Representatives.
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B. The Governor shall a ppoint the chair of the Commission from
within the membership of the Commission. Two-thirds of the members
shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business.
The Commission shall meet at lea st quarterly and at such other times
as may be called by the chair.
C. Members of the Commission shall receive no compensation for
serving on the Commission but shall receive travel reimbursement for
necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance o f their
duties by their respective agencies in accordance with the State
Travel Reimbursement Act.
D. The duties and responsibilities of the Oklahoma Holocaust
Commission are as follows:
1. Providing advice and assistance to pu blic and private
primary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of hig her
education in the state regarding anti-Semitism and the Holocaust;
2. Meeting with representatives of public and private
organizations to provide information on and assist in efforts of the
organizations to plan, create, and implement anti -Semitism awareness
programs and Holocaust recognition programs or events; and
3. Annually planning and organizing a Holocaust remembrance
event to educate the public about the Jewish Holocaust.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
59-1-5015 MAH 01/09/23