ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1696	By:	Blackwell of the House

			and

		Treat of the Senate

An Act relating to sunset; amending 59 O.S. 2011, Section 858-201, which relates to the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission; re-creating the Commission; modifying termination date; and declaring an emergency.

SUBJECT:  Oklahoma Real Estate Commission

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     59 O.S. 2011, Section 858-201, is amended to read as follows:

Section 858-201.  A.  There is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2013 2017, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission, which shall consist of seven (7) members.  The Commission shall be the sole governmental entity, state, county or municipal, which shall have the authority to regulate and issue real estate licenses in the State of Oklahoma.

B.  All members of the Commission shall be citizens of the United States and shall have been residents of the State of Oklahoma for at least three (3) years prior to their appointment.

C.  Five members shall be licensed real estate brokers and shall have had at least five (5) years’ active experience as real estate brokers prior to their appointment and be engaged full time in the real estate brokerage business.  One member shall be a lay person not in the real estate business, and one member shall be an active representative of a school of real estate located within the State of Oklahoma and approved by the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission.

D.  No more than two members shall be appointed from the same congressional district according to the latest congressional redistricting act.  However, when congressional districts are redrawn, each member appointed prior to July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes effective shall complete the current term of office and appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes effective shall be based on the redrawn districts.  No appointments may be made after July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes effective if such appointment would result in more than two members serving from the same modified district.

SECTION 2.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

Passed the House of Representatives the 13th day of May, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the House
	of Representatives

Passed the Senate the 9th day of April, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the Senate

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

	_________________________________
	Governor of the State of Oklahoma

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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