Polygraph Examiners Board; extending sunset date. Effective date. Emergency.

Oklahoma keeps polygraph oversight board through 2031

The law extends Oklahoma’s Polygraph Examiners Board until July 1, 2031, replacing its July 1, 2026 end date. Its five members must be U.S. citizens and Oklahoma residents for at least two years before appointment. Appointees must have worked as polygraph examiners for two consecutive years and still be active examiners when appointed. At least two members must be government law enforcement examiners, and at least two must work in the commercial field. No two members can share an employer, and no more than two can come from the same congressional district. After districts change, appointments after July 1 of that year follow the new boundaries and the two-member limit. The Governor appoints members, with Senate approval, for six-year terms and fills unfinished terms through the same process. Members receive no pay or reimbursement except as allowed by the Polygraph Examiners Act. The Board elects a chair, vice chair, and secretary; a majority vote passes Board matters. The law preserves staggered terms and lets members serving June 30, 1988, remain until successors receive appointment and Senate approval. The Board can review, change, or cancel agency actions taken on its behalf or to enforce the Act. This cannot affect rights, penalties, or ongoing proceedings from July 1 through October 12, 1988. The law retains rules returning transferred Board property and funds collected after June 30, 1988. Existing licenses, rules, contracts, and other orders from June 30, 1988, remain until changed by the Board or law. The act lists July 1, 2026, as its effective date and also provides immediate effect upon passage and approval through an emergency clause.