Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-152.3 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-152.3
Additional powers and duties of Bureau
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 329

In addition to the other powers and duties of the Oklahoma State

Bureau of Investigation provided by law, the Bureau shall have the

power and duty to:

1. Review records from any oil reclaimer to ensure that oil is

not stolen;

2. To enter upon any public or private property to conduct

inspections at reasonable hours to ensure that any operation of an

oil reclaiming facility is not a conduit for unlawful oil and for

the purpose of investigating oil or gas theft operations and to take

necessary action if any operation is found to be a conduit for

stolen oil or gas;

3. Advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of this

state, the federal government, other states and interstate agencies,

and with affected groups and political subdivisions concerning oil

reclaiming operations, the transportation of unlawful oil and

unlawful gas and stolen oil field equipment;

4. Institute and maintain or intervene in any action or

proceeding where deemed necessary by the Bureau to ensure that any

operation of an oil reclaiming facility is not a conduit for

unlawful oil or for the purpose of prosecuting persons involved in

oil field equipment theft;

5. Conduct investigations of organized oil or gas theft rings

and stolen oil field equipment rings;

6. Determine sources and outlets for unlawful oil or unlawful

gas or stolen oil field equipment;

7. Stop any vehicle transporting or appearing to transport any

oil, gas or salt water, for the purpose of inspecting, measuring,

and taking samples of the cargo and inspecting load tickets to

ensure that such vehicle is not transporting unlawful gas or

unlawful oil;

8. Stop any vehicle transporting or appearing to transport any

oil field equipment, for the purpose of inspecting the cargo being

transported and to inspect bills of lading to ensure that the

vehicle is not transporting stolen oil field equipment;

9. Investigate any theft of oil or gas or oil field equipment

of which the agency receives notice;

10. Arrest or cause the arrest of any person when reasonable

grounds exist to believe such person is in possession of unlawful

oil, unlawful gas or stolen oil field equipment;

11. Coordinate the efforts of this state to reduce oil, gas and

oil field equipment theft with local, state, and federal law

enforcement agencies;

12. Develop educational programs on detection and prevention of

oil, gas and oil field equipment theft; and

13. Exercise all incidental powers necessary and proper for the

administration and enforcement of the provisions of this act.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-9208 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-9208
Expenditure of funds
Status: in_force

No funds received by the State Treasury dedicated to broadband

through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, Public

Law 117-58, by earlier federal legislation, by state appropriation,

or any subsequent federal funding dedicated to broadband shall be

expended by the state, except as authorized by the Oklahoma

Broadband Office.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-8225 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-8225
Long-term development plan
Status: in_force

A. In addition to other responsibilities imposed upon it by

law, the Greenwood Area Redevelopment Authority shall develop a

long-term plan for the redevelopment of the Greenwood Area. The

Authority may engage the services of such advisors, consultants or

other persons or business entities as may be required in order to

formulate the plan.

B. The plan shall include:

1. An assessment of the existing conditions of the Greenwood

Area, including, but not limited to:

a. population,

b. per capita income,

c. employment or unemployment rates,

d. workforce characteristics,

e. assessed value,

f. existing land use regulations or restrictions,

g. available utilities such as water, electricity, solid

and other waste disposal and access to

telecommunication services, including but not limited

to conventional or fiber optic cable,

h. identification of persons or entities doing business

within the Greenwood Area,

i. identification of existing infrastructure such as

water, sewer, roads, and other public sector assets

which are material to business location, business

investment and business reinvestment decisions,

j. traffic volume and characteristics,

k. any existing economic development incentives

applicable to persons or entities within the Greenwood

Area, including but not limited to areas which qualify

as enterprise zones pursuant to Section 690.1 et seq.

of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes and any existing

or proposed increment or incentive districts pursuant

to the Local Development Act, Section 850 et seq. of

Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and

l. such other demographic data or characteristics as the

Authority or its consultants or advisors consider to

be relevant to the mission and responsibilities

imposed upon the Authority pursuant to this section;

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2. Specific recommendations regarding the redevelopment and

reinvestment of capital within the Greenwood Area, including, but

not limited to recommendations regarding the uses of real property

most conducive to the redevelopment and reinvestment of the

Greenwood Area, whether for residential dwellings, wholesale or

retail business activity, commercial and industrial activity,

governmental uses, community assets such as parks and similar

development, and such other uses of the Greenwood Area real property

most conducive to a sustained and viable redevelopment and

reinvestment resulting in a productive use of the real property and

improvements located within the Greenwood Area;

3. An analysis of the efforts of other states or political

subdivisions with respect to the redevelopment and reinvestment of

areas with economic characteristics similar to the Greenwood Area

with recommendations to duplicate successful models or programs,

whether through the stimulation of private investment, the use of

government resources to stimulate private investment, community

development programs and other methods as deemed advisable by the

Authority;

4. A specific list of resources that might be utilized in the

redevelopment and reinvestment effort, including, but not limited

to:

a. federal grants or loans or programs offered through

any federal agency such as the United States

Department of Commerce and the United States

Department of Housing and Urban Development,

b. state programs available to individuals or business

entities, whether in the form of grants or loans or

other programs, which would have the effect of

stimulating redevelopment and reinvestment in the

Greenwood Area,

c. local programs available to individuals or business

entities which would have the effect of stimulating

redevelopment and reinvestment in the Greenwood Area,

and

d. any program or resource available through private not-

for-profit organizations that would be compatible with

the goals and objectives of the Authority with respect

to its duties for the development of the long-term

plan and the identification of specific actions which

could be taken to stimulate redevelopment and

reinvestment in the Greenwood Area; and

5. A projected timetable with specific dates to achieve the

recommended development of the Greenwood Area including specific

actions to be taken by persons, business entities, financial service

providers, contractors, consultants, or other persons or entities in

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order to achieve the recommendations of the Authority within a

realistic period of time.

C. The long-term plan of the Authority shall be presented to

the mayor of the City of Tulsa, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of

Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State

Senate and the Governor not later than September 1, 2003.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-840-8.1 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-840-8.1
Social networking and social media policy and
Status: in_force

standards – State agencies and political subdivisions.

Social Networking and Social Media Policy and Standards

A. All state agencies and all political subdivisions of this

state, shall adopt a social networking and social media policy that

shall apply to the use of social media by state employees and

employees of any political subdivision of this state to discourage

abusive or offensive online behavior.

For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall

apply:

1. "Social networking" or "social media" means interaction with

external websites or services based upon participant contributions

to the content. Types of social media include social and

professional networks, blogs, micro blogs, video or photo sharing

and social bookmarking; and

2. "Comment" means a response to an article or social media

content submitted by a commenter.

B. The social media and social networking policy developed by

each agency and political subdivision of this state utilizing the

guidelines established in this section shall apply to all state

employees and employees of any political subdivision of this state

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who utilize social media or social networking networks for work

purposes.

C. Social media and social networking policies developed by

each agency and political subdivision of this state shall discourage

the sharing of content or comments by state employees and employees

of any political subdivision of this state containing the following,

when it is directed at a citizen of the State of Oklahoma:

1. Obscene sexual content or links to obscene sexual content;

2. Abusive behavior and bullying language or tone;

3. Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity; and

4. Disclosure of information which an agency and its employees

are required to keep confidential by law, regulation or internal

policy.

D. Social media and social networking policies developed by

each state agency and political subdivision of this state in

accordance with the requirements established in this section shall

be distributed to each affected employee by email.

E. The state or a political subdivision shall not be liable if

a loss or claim results from any action undertaken in their

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Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1251 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1251
Intergovernmental cooperation
Status: in_force

The State of Oklahoma recognizes that intergovernmental

cooperation is an essential factor in resolving problems affecting

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this state and that the interchange of personnel between and among

governmental agencies at the same or different levels of government

is a significant factor in achieving such cooperation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-9204 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-9204
Oklahoma Broadband Office
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created until June 30, 2028, the Oklahoma

Broadband Office, to serve as the state’s sole administrator of the

functions, powers, and duties assigned to the Office in the Oklahoma

Broadband Expansion Act or under law. Effective June 30, 2028, the

Office shall terminate and all personnel positions shall be

abolished. The Office shall utilize the year prior to the

termination date for the purpose of ceasing the Office’s affairs.

B. The Office shall receive administrative assistance from the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES), which shall

provide, through existing OMES resources, administrative assistance

upon request in writing or electronic correspondence from the

Office’s Executive Director. OMES shall provide assistance in the

manner requested within thirty (30) days of determination by the

Agency that the request is able to be fulfilled. If for any reason

the request cannot be fulfilled within thirty (30) days, the Office

and OMES shall enter into a written agreement expressing an agreed

upon timeline for fulfilling the needs of the Office. In the event

that the request cannot be fulfilled, OMES shall respond in writing

within ten (10) days of the request providing the reasoning for

denial. If the request cannot be fulfilled utilizing existing

resources, OMES may charge the Office for the actual cost to fulfill

the request.

C. The Office shall be governed by the Broadband Governing

Board, created pursuant to Section 9202 of this title.

D. The Office shall be advised by the Broadband Expansion

Council, created pursuant to Section 9203 of this title.

E. The Office shall have an Executive Director who shall

oversee the operations of the Office including, but not limited to:

1. Overseeing the creation, maintenance, and completion of the

Statewide Broadband Plan;

2. Communicating the state’s progress in achieving the goals

and implementation of the Statewide Broadband Plan;

3. The creation, housing, and updating of a statewide broadband

services map;

4. Overseeing of grant applications and awards for connectivity

and affordability projects;

5. Making recommendations to the Board regarding procedural and

administrative rules for the Office; and

6. Employment and management of Office staff subject to the

limitations and requirements of the Oklahoma Broadband Expansion Act

and subject to the limitations and requirements of the Broadband

Governing Board.

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F. The Executive Director shall regularly report to the Council

and the Board and shall submit an annual report to the Office of the

Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Office of the

President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

G. The Office may hire legal counsel as it is deemed necessary

by the hiring entity. The Office shall be subject to the provisions

of Section 20i of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-3105 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-3105
Information to be included in certain reports
Status: in_force

A. Unless otherwise provided by law, every agency, department,

board, commission or institution of the State of Oklahoma shall list

the following information at a prominent place near the beginning of

each publication issued by them:

1. Name of the issuing agency, department, board, commission or

institution;

2. Authorization for publication. If such publication is not

specifically authorized by statute the name of the person or persons

so authorizing shall be stated;

3. The number of copies printed or identification of the

website or websites at which the publication is located;

4. If applicable, the name of the printing firm doing the

printing; and

5. Assurance of compliance with Section 3-114 of Title 65 of

the Oklahoma Statutes.

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B. The information shall be set forth in a separate paragraph

and shall conform as nearly as practical to the following applicable

format:

1. If the publication is printed:

"This publication, printed by (name of printing firm) is

issued by (here list the agency, department, board,

commission or institution) as authorized by ______________.

______ copies have been prepared and distributed at a cost

of $_______. Copies have been deposited with the

Publications Clearinghouse of the Oklahoma Department of

Libraries."; or

2. If the publication is located online:

"This publication is issued by (list the agency,

department, board, commission or institution) as authorized

by _______ and is located at the following website(s):

_________. This publication has been submitted in

compliance with Section 3-114 of Title 65 of the Oklahoma

Statutes."

C. State promotion and informational publications produced by

the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, Travel Promotion

Division, the Commissioners of the Land Office and the Oklahoma

Department of Commerce shall be exempt from the provisions of this

section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-590 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-590
Conflict of interest - Prohibition of employment of state
Status: in_force

officer by business organization awarded contract.

A. Any state officer or employee who exercises discretionary or

decision-making authority in awarding a privatization contract shall

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be prohibited for a period of one (1) year from the date that the

privatization contract is awarded from becoming an officer or

employee of a business organization which is a party to any

privatization contract with the state agency in which the state

officer or employee exercised such discretionary or decision-making

authority.

B. In the event of a violation of the provisions of subsection

A of this section, the business organization shall be prohibited,

for a period of one (1) year from the date of the violation, from

contracting with the state agency in which the state officer or

state employee exercised discretionary or decision-making authority.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-168.2 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-168.2
Travis Leon Harris Building - Marker
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority shall cause a

suitable marker to be placed on the Oklahoma Library for the Blind

and Physically Handicapped Building designating it as the "Travis

Leon Harris Building".
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2229.1B — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-2229.1B
Quartz Mountain – Transfer to the Oklahoma Tourism and
Status: in_force

Recreation Department.

A. Effective October 1, 2020, the properties defined as Quartz

Mountain in Section 1 of this act are hereby transferred from the

board of trustees for the Quartz Mountain Arts and Conference Center

and Nature Park to the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department.

B. All board of trustees personnel, in both the classified and

unclassified service of the State Merit System of Personnel

Administration, who are assigned as of October 1, 2020, to Quartz

Mountain, including related liabilities for sick leave, annual

leave, holidays, unemployment benefits and workers' compensation

benefits accruing prior to October 1, 2020, to such personnel shall

be transferred as of October 1, 2020, to the Department. It is the

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intent of the Legislature that, to the extent possible, the

Department shall ensure that the employees retain pay and benefits,

as much as possible, including longevity, dependent insurance

benefits, seniority, rights and other privileges and benefits.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Oklahoma Personnel Act, board

employees assigned to Quartz Mountain on October 1, 2020, shall have

the right on October 1, 2020, and not thereafter, to fill a budgeted

vacancy in the classified service of the Parks Division in the

Department or to fill a budgeted vacancy in the unclassified service

in the Golf or Resorts Divisions of the Department, if such employee

is qualified. Additionally, filling of vacancies shall be based on

seniority order with the State of Oklahoma.

C. Appropriate conveyances and other documents shall be

executed by October 1, 2020, to effectuate the transfer of Quartz

Mountain.

D. The Department may establish appropriate funds and accounts,

including a revolving fund in the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services, for servicing the fiscal operations of the

Center. Such funds and accounts shall be subject to the direct

supervision, management and control of the Department.

E. 1. An employee transferred pursuant to the provisions of

this act who is a member of the Teachers' Retirement System of

Oklahoma or the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System may elect

to remain a member of the applicable system or may elect to become a

member of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System. The

employee shall file an election on a form prescribed for that

purpose with the applicable system not later than November 1, 2020.

2. If an employee files an election to remain in the Teachers'

Retirement System of Oklahoma or the Oklahoma Law Enforcement

Retirement System, the Department shall pay the required employer

contributions applicable to the participating employers pursuant to

Section 17-108.1 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 2-

304 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The employee shall

continue to pay employee contributions as required by law.

3. If the employee fails to file an election by November 1,

2020, the employee shall become a member of the Oklahoma Public

Employees Retirement System.

4. Employees who become members of the Oklahoma Public

Employees Retirement System shall acquire service credit in the

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System pursuant to the

provisions of Section 901 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, and service credit accrued during the time the employee

was a member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma may be

transferred to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System

pursuant to the provisions of Section 913 of Title 74 of the

Oklahoma Statutes. For service performed by the employee, if the

member fails to make the election required by paragraph 3 of this

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subsection, the Department shall make required contributions

pursuant to Section 920 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the

employee shall make required contributions imposed pursuant to

Section 919.1 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Department

and the employees shall be subject to all requirements of the

provisions of Section 901 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma

Statutes governing the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System.

5. Any employee who is employed by the Department after October

1, 2020, and who is otherwise eligible for membership in the

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System or the Oklahoma Law

Enforcement Retirement System shall be enrolled during employment by

the board of trustees in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement

System or the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, as

appropriate.

F. The Department shall not be responsible for any claims

arising under The Governmental Tort Claims Act accrued prior to

October 1, 2020, claims arising from any other actions accrued prior

to October 1, 2020, or tort claims arising prior to October 1, 2020,

for which no claim has accrued upon the date of transfer. The

Department shall not be responsible for any claims arising out of

construction begun before October 1, 2020, at Quartz Mountain.

G. 1. The Department shall succeed to any contractual rights

and responsibilities the board of trustees has incurred on behalf of

Quartz Mountain, including but not limited to:

a. any responsibilities for payment of rents or other

obligations, including but not limited to all debt

service, arising under a lease or sublease pursuant to

the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education master

lease program which shall be provided to the Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education through direct

legislative appropriation or in a cash payment from

the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department on or

before October 1, 2020, not to exceed Five Hundred

Eight Thousand Thirty-one Dollars ($508,031.00), and

b. any responsibilities related to contractual agreements

with nonprofit organizations that operate a fine arts

institute for high school students and a continuing

education program for higher education faculty,

elementary and secondary education teachers and

commercial artists,

except as provided in subsection F of this section.

2. The Department may enter into one or more contracts for

management services of the Center. The duties and benefits arising

under any contract for management services of any part of Quartz

Mountain entered into by the board of trustees that is in effect on

October 1, 2020, shall be assigned to the Department. The contract

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may be renewable at the option of the Department but not to exceed a

cumulative period of fifty (50) years.

3. The board of trustees shall execute all necessary documents

to memorialize the assignment to the Department all rights,

responsibilities, and obligations under any and all contracts the

Board has entered into relating to operation of any part of Quartz

Mountain, including the golf course, as provided in this section.

The Department shall execute any documents necessary to memorialize

acceptance of such assignment. In the absence of memorializing

documents or conveyances, the transfers, including all the

assignments, shall occur by operation of law.

H. The rules of the board of trustees relating to the operation

of Quartz Mountain, such as traffic, fees, and other like matters,

that are in effect on October 1, 2020, shall be enforceable by the

board until the Department establishes rules or until July 1, 2021,

whichever occurs earlier.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-854 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-854
Oklahoma Industrial Finance Authority – Membership -
Status: in_force

Public meetings - Executive sessions.

A. There is hereby created a body corporate and politic,

constituting a public corporation and governmental instrumentality

of this state, to be known and identified as "The Oklahoma

Industrial Finance Authority". Said Authority shall be under the

control of a Board of Directors, to be composed of seven (7) members

appointed by the Governor for overlapping terms, with the advice and

consent of the Senate, one of whom shall be the Director of the

Oklahoma Department of Commerce, representing the state at large.

One member shall be appointed from each congressional district as

the districts were configured in 1960. At least five of the

members, other than the Director of the Oklahoma Department of

Commerce, shall have had at least fifteen (15) years' experience in

banking, mortgage loans or financial management, and the remaining

member shall have demonstrated outstanding ability in business or

industry. Members initially appointed shall continue in office for

terms of from one (1) to six (6) years, respectively, from the date

of their appointment and until their respective successors shall be

duly appointed and qualified, the term of each appointed member to

be designated by the Governor at the time of appointment; but their

successors shall each be appointed for a term of six (6) years,

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except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only

for the unexpired term. Any appointed member of the Authority shall

be eligible for reappointment, and no member shall be removed from

office except for good cause shown.

B. The chair and other officers of the Board shall be elected

annually by the Board from its own membership. Members of the

Authority shall be compensated for their travel expenses pursuant to

the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

C. The State Treasurer shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member

of said Board of Directors, and shall serve without compensation.

All other Board members, excluding the Director of the Oklahoma

Department of Commerce, shall receive a stipend of Three Hundred

Dollars ($300.00) for each Board meeting attended not to exceed

Three Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($3,600.00) per annum. In

addition, the actual expenses, documented by receipts, incurred by

employees of the Authority for necessary travel and subsistence to

attend Board meetings and to carry out the powers and duties of the

Authority under Section 851 et seq. of this title shall be

reimbursed to such Board member or employee. All such stipends and

expenses must be approved by the Board prior to reimbursement. No

state appropriated monies shall be used for said reimbursement.

D. The meetings of the Board of Directors of the Authority

shall be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma

Open Records Act. Any information submitted to or compiled by the

Authority with respect to the marketing plans, financial statements,

trade secrets or any other commercially sensitive information of

persons, firms, associations, partnerships, agencies, corporations

or other entities shall be confidential, except to the extent that

the person or entity which provided such information or which is the

subject of such information consents to disclosure. Executive

sessions may be held to discuss such materials if deemed necessary

by the Board of Directors.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-3116 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-3116
Heroic Oklahoman Award
Status: in_force

There is hereby established the Heroic Oklahoman Award to

recognize any citizen of the State of Oklahoma who distinguishes

himself by conspicuous and extraordinary heroism which may have

involved personal hazard or danger and the voluntary risk of life.

The Heroic Oklahoman Award shall not be made solely on the basis of

having saved a life. Said award shall be presented by the Governor

of the State of Oklahoma upon recommendation from a member of the

Senate or House of Representatives.

The Heroic Oklahoman Award shall take the form of a public

recognition of the heroic efforts of the recipient, but shall not be

monetary in nature. The design of the award shall be left to the

discretion of the Governor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2229 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-2229
Turner Falls State Park
Status: in_force

The Commission is authorized to negotiate with the duly

constituted authorities of the municipal corporation of Davis, in

Murray County, to purchase from the municipal corporation the

property now owned by it and known as Turner Falls, and other

contiguous properties in Murray County, for a state park, provided

that said municipal authorities shall, by resolution, declare said

property no longer suitable for municipal park purposes and beyond

the fiscal means of the corporation properly to maintain as such.

In the event of said purchase, the property shall be known as Turner

Falls State Park.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-130.22 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-130.22
Renumbered as § 142.13 of Title 40 by Laws 2014, c
Status: in_force

328, § 26. Editorially renumbered as § 142.14 of Title 40 to avoid

a duplication in numbering.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-150.7f — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-150.7f
Violations - Penalties
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any insurer or agent authorized by the

insurer to act on its behalf to violate any provision of Sections 1

through 4 of this act. Any person convicted of suchviolation shall

be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by the imposition of a fine of

not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in

the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such

fine and imprisonment. Furthermore, upon such conviction, the

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license and/or authorization to transact insurance business in this

state may be revoked by the Insurance Commissioner.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5062.5 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5062.5
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority Act:

1. "Authority" means the Oklahoma Development Finance

Authority;

2. "Agricultural enterprise" means facilities for farms,

ranches, other agricultural, silvicultural or aquacultural commodity

operations, and related businesses and industries, including but not

limited to, grain elevators, shipping heads, livestock pens,

warehouses and other storage facilities, related transportation

facilities, drainage facilities and any related facilities hereto;

3. "Board of directors" means and includes the board of

directors of the Authority created by this act;

4. "Bonds" means any bonds, notes, obligations, debentures,

interim certificates, grant and revenue anticipation notes, interest

in a lease, lease certificates of participation or other evidences

of indebtedness, whether or not the interest on which is includable

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in the gross income of the recipients thereof for federal income tax

purposes, issued by the Authority pursuant to this act;

5. "Educational facilities" means any facility intended by an

educational institution in furtherance of its educational program,

including, but not limited to, classrooms, laboratories,

administrative buildings, equipment and other property for use

therein or thereon;

6. "Energy conservation facilities" means any facility

designated for the purchasing and installation of energy

conservation equipment or facilities, including building

modifications;

7. "Energy distribution facilities" means an energy

distribution system owned, in whole or in part, by an individual,

municipality, corporation or other governmental or business entity

and which uses alcohol, peat, solar, waste, water and related dams,

wind, wood, coal or natural gas;

8. "Energy generating facilities" means (a) for a system which

does not generate electricity, an energy generating system owned, in

whole or in part, by an individual, municipality, corporation or

other governmental or business entity, and which systems uses

biomass, peat, solar, waste, water and related dams, wind, wood or

coal, or which is an energy conservation project; or (b) for a

system which does generate electricity, an energy generating system

which uses alcohol, peat, solar, waste, water and related dams,

wind, wood or coal, and which is owned, in whole or in part, by an

individual, municipality, corporation or other business or

governmental entity;

9. "Facilities" means any real property, including, without

limitation, any land, building, fixture, improvement, easement,

right-of-way, water right, land lying under the water or air right,

and any personal property, including without limitation any

leasehold, inventory, account receivable, patent, license,

franchise, machinery, equipment, merchandise, raw material, supply,

product, work in process or stock in trade, or mixed property of any

and every kind including, but not limited to, buildings, rights-of-

way, roads, streets, waterways, transportation systems, ports and

terminals, pipes, pipelines, reservoirs, utilities, pollution

control systems, toxic and solid waste disposal systems, health care

facilities for furnishing any physical or mental health care,

materials, commodities, equipment, fixtures, machinery, furniture,

furnishings, instrumentalities, tourism facilities in the form of

amusement parks, entertainment parks, theme parks, or museums, and

other real, personal or mixed property of every kind or any

preliminary studies and surveys related thereto;

10. "Financing assistance" or "financial assistance" means the

making of, entering into or providing for guarantees, leases,

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insurance, financing credits, loans, letters of credit, financing

assistance payments, grants or other financial aid;

11. "Financial document" means a lease, installment sale

agreement, conditional sale agreement, note, mortgage, chattel

mortgage, loan agreement or other instrument pertaining to an

extension of financial assistance;

12. "Industrial enterprise" means facilities for manufacturing,

producing, research, processing, assembling, repairing, extracting,

warehousing and distributing goods, facilities for any service

profession, facilities for communications, computer services,

transportation and corporate and management offices and services

provided in connection with any of the foregoing, in isolation or in

any combination that involve the creation of new or additional

employment or the retention of existing employment, and industrial

parks;

13. "Operating capital" means start-up costs of general

administration for a temporary period not to exceed one (1) year for

qualified enterprises as defined in the bylaws or by resolution of

the Authority;

14. "Political subdivision" means any incorporated city or

town, school district, county, special district or public trust

where a city, town, school district, county or special district is a

beneficiary and all their institutions, agencies or

instrumentalities;

15. "Pollution" means any form of environmental pollution,

including, but not limited to, water pollution, air pollution,

radiation contamination, noise pollution or pollution caused by

solid waste disposal;

16. "Pollution control facilities" means any facilities for the

purpose of reducing, abating, preventing. controlling, or

eliminating pollution caused or produced by the operation of any

manufacturing, industrial, or commercial enterprise or any utility

plant or useful for the purpose of removing or treating any

substance in processed material, which material would cause

pollution if used without such removal or treatment;

17. "Project" means any facility used for or in connection with

any of the following: industrial enterprises, agricultural

enterprises, capital improvements, health-care facilities,

educational facilities, pollution control facilities, energy

conservation facilities, energy distribution facilities, energy

generating facilities, recreational facilities, tourism facilities

in the form of amusement parks, entertainment parks, theme parks, or

museums, short-term advance funding, waste water facilities;

18. "Short-term advance funding" shall mean the financing of

temporary cash shortfalls of the state or political subdivisions;

19. "State" means the State of Oklahoma or any office,

department, agency, authority, commission, board, institution,

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hospital, college, university, public trust where the state is the

beneficiary or other instrumentality thereof;

20. "Waste water" shall mean any water containing sewage,

industrial wastes, or other wastes or contaminants derived from the

prior use of such water, and shall include, without limiting the

generality of the foregoing, surface water of the type storm sewers

are designed to collect and dispose of; and

21. "Waste water facilities" shall mean any facility for the

purpose of treating, neutralizing, disposing of, stabilizing,

cooling, segregating or holding waste water, including, without

limiting the generality of the foregoing, facilities for the

treatment and disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, or other

wastes, waste water, and the residue thereof; facilities for the

temporary or permanent impoundment of waste water, both surface and

underground; and sanitary sewers or other collection systems,

whether on the surface or underground, designed to transport waste

water together with the equipment and furnishings thereof and their

appurtenances and systems, whether on the surface or underground

including force mains and pumping facilities therefor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.45h — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-85.45h
Prohibited acts - Penalty
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for a person to:

1. Knowingly and with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtain,

retain, attempt to obtain or retain, or aid another in fraudulently

obtaining or retaining or attempting to obtain or retain,

certification as a minority business enterprise for the purposes of

this act.

2. Knowingly and willfully make a false statement with the

intent to defraud, whether by affidavit, report, or other

representation, to a state official or employee for the purpose of

influencing the certification or denial of certification of any

entity as a minority business enterprise.

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3. Knowingly and willfully obstruct, impede, or attempt to

obstruct or impede any state official or employee who is

investigating the qualifications of a business entity which has

requested certification as a minority business enterprise.

4. Knowingly and willfully with intent to defraud, fraudulently

obtain, attempt to obtain, or aid another person in fraudulently

obtaining or attempting to obtain, public monies to which the person

is not entitled under this act.

5. Knowingly and willfully assign any contract awarded pursuant

to the Oklahoma Minority Business Enterprise Assistance Act to any

other business enterprise without prior written approval of the

State Purchasing Director pursuant to Section 85.45g of this title.

B. Any person convicted of violating any provision of the

Oklahoma Minority Business Enterprise Assistance Act shall be guilty

of a Class D1 felony offense, punishable by imprisonment as provided

for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, or a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars

($10,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.

C. If a contractor, subcontractor, supplier, subsidiary,

principal or affiliate thereof, has been found to have violated this

act and that violation occurred within three (3) years of another

violation of this act, the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services shall prohibit that contractor, subcontractor, supplier,

subsidiary, or affiliate thereof, from entering into a state project

or state contract and from further bidding to a state entity, and

from being a subcontractor to a contractor for a state entity and

from being a supplier to a state entity.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1366.2 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1366.2
Development of service areas - Medicare supplement
Status: in_force

plans not required to be offered - Standardized benefit plan -

Payment of collected premiums.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, for

contracts relating to the plan year beginning January 1, 2003, and

for each plan year thereafter, the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and

Benefits Board shall:

a. develop geographic service areas and list the zip

codes contained in such service areas. Each

participating health maintenance organization shall

not be required to offer enrollment in every service

area as a condition to participation in the State

Account,

b. not require participating health maintenance

organizations to offer a Medicare supplement plan;

provided, however, any participating health

maintenance organization that offers a Medicare

supplement plan to other entities within this state

shall be required to offer a Medicare supplement plan,

c. require participating health maintenance organizations

to meet the standardized benefit plan as required by

the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Board;

provided, however, participating health maintenance

organizations may offer enhancements in an effort to

make their plans more attractive and competitive, and

d. ensure that all premiums collected are paid to

participating health maintenance organizations within

sixty (60) calendar days of receipt.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-111 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-111
Office of State Printer abolished - Duties transferred -
Status: in_force

Letting contracts.

The office of State Printer is hereby abolished, and the duties

now provided by law to be performed by the State Printer and the

State Printing Department shall be performed by the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services. The Office of Management and

Enterprise Services shall supervise and contract for all public

printing and binding authorized by the Legislature, for the

Governor, Supreme Court, and the several state institutions, state

officers, or any state board or commission, created pursuant to the

laws of the state. Contracts for such printing and binding shall be

let pursuant to same terms and conditions as other contracts for

state supplies are let by same Office of Management and Enterprise

Services in the manner provided by law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1316.3 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1316.3
Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma participating
Status: in_force

employees - Retirement or other termination of service -

Continuation of health and dental insurance benefits.

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A. Any person who retires pursuant to the provisions of the

Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma with at least ten (10) years

of creditable service or who has a vested benefit with at least ten

(10) years of creditable service, pursuant to the provisions of the

Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma may continue in force the

health and dental insurance benefits authorized by the provisions of

the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Act if such election

to continue in force or begin is made within thirty (30) days from

the date of termination of service. Except as provided in

subsection E of Sections 5-117.5 and 14-108.1 of Title 70 of the

Oklahoma Statutes and subsection K of this section, health and

dental insurance coverage may not be reinstated at a later time if

the election to continue in force or begin coverage is declined.

Vested persons who have terminated service and are not receiving

benefits and effective July 1, 1996, nonvested persons who have

terminated service with more than ten (10) years of participating

service with a qualifying employer, who within thirty (30) days from

the date of termination of service, elect to continue such coverage,

shall pay the full cost of said insurance premium at the rate and

pursuant to the terms and conditions established by the Oklahoma

Health Care Authority.

B. 1. Health insurance benefit plans offered pursuant to this

section shall include:

a. indemnity plans offered through the Authority,

b. managed care plans offered as alternatives to the

indemnity plans,

c. Medicare supplements offered through the Authority,

d. Medicare risk-sharing contracts offered as

alternatives to the Medicare supplements offered

through the Authority, and

e. any other employer-provided health insurance benefit

plans if the employer does not participate in the

plans offered pursuant to the Oklahoma Employees

Insurance and Benefits Act.

2. Health insurance benefit plans offered pursuant to this

section shall provide prescription drug benefits, except for plans

designed pursuant to the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and

Modernization Act of 2003, which may or may not contain prescription

drug benefits, for which provision of prescription drug benefits is

optional, and except for plans offered pursuant to subparagraph e of

paragraph 1 of this subsection.

C. A retired person who:

1. Is receiving benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System

of Oklahoma after September 30, 1988, is under sixty-five (65) years

of age and is not otherwise eligible for Medicare and pursuant to

subsection A of this section elects to begin or to continue the

health insurance plan;

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2. Is receiving benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System

of Oklahoma after June 30, 1993, is under sixty-five (65) years of

age and is not otherwise eligible for Medicare and participates in a

health insurance plan provided by a participating education employer

of the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma other than a health

insurance plan offered pursuant to the Oklahoma Employees Insurance

and Benefits Act or an alternative health plan offered pursuant to

the Oklahoma State Employees Benefits Act;

3. Is receiving benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System

of Oklahoma after September 30, 1988, made contributions to the

system and is sixty-five (65) years of age or older, or who is under

sixty-five (65) years of age and is eligible for Medicare and is a

participant in the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Act and

elects coverage under the Medicare supplement offered by the

Authority; or

4. Is receiving benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System

of Oklahoma after June 30, 1993, made contributions to the system

and is sixty-five (65) years of age or older, or who is under sixty-

five (65) years of age and is eligible for Medicare and participates

in a health insurance plan provided by a participating education

employer of the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma other than a

health insurance plan offered pursuant to the Oklahoma Employees

Insurance and Benefits Act or an alternative health plan offered

pursuant to the Oklahoma State Employees Benefits Act and elects

coverage under the Medicare supplement offered by the Authority,

shall have the amount determined pursuant to subsection E of this

section, or the premium rate of the health insurance benefit plan,

whichever is less, paid by the Teachers' Retirement System of

Oklahoma. If the amount paid by the Teachers' Retirement System of

Oklahoma does not cover the full cost of the health insurance

premium, the retired person shall pay the remaining amount if the

retired person wants to continue the coverage.

D. The Teachers' Retirement System shall pay the amount due

pursuant to the provisions of subsection C of this section as

follows:

1. For those individuals participating in plans provided

through the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Act, payment

shall be made to the Authority pursuant to the provisions of

subsection I of this section; or

2. For those individuals participating in plans provided

through a participating education employer of the Teachers'

Retirement System of Oklahoma other than a health insurance plan

offered pursuant to the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits

Act, payment shall be made to the education employer.

E. Beginning July 1, 2000, the maximum benefit payable by the

Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma on behalf of a retired

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person toward said person's monthly premium for health insurance

shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:

LESS THAN

25 YEARS BUT GREATER

LESS THAN GREATER THAN THAN 24.99

AVERAGE SALARY 15 YEARS OF 14.99 YEARS OF YEARS OF

USED FOR DETERMINING CREDITABLE CREDITABLE CREDITABLE

RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE SERVICE SERVICE SERVICE

Less than $20,000.00 $103.00 $104.00 $105.00

Less than $30,000.00 but

greater than $19,999.99 $102.00 $103.00 $104.00

Less than $40,000.00 but

greater than $29,999.99 $101.00 $102.00 $103.00

$40,000.00 or greater $100.00 $101.00 $102.00

For plans offered by the Authority, the amount paid pursuant to

this subsection shall first be applied to the prescription drug

coverage premium, if any. Any remaining amounts shall be applied

towards the medical coverage premium.

F. If a person retires and begins to receive benefits from the

Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma or terminates service and

has a vested benefit with the Teachers' Retirement System of

Oklahoma, the person may elect, in the manner provided in subsection

A of this section, to participate in the dental insurance plan

offered through the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Act.

The person shall pay the full cost of the dental insurance.

G. Those persons who are receiving benefits from the Teachers'

Retirement System of Oklahoma and have health insurance coverage

which on October 1, 1988, is being paid by the education entity from

which the person retired shall make the election required in

subsection A of this section within thirty (30) days of the

termination of said health insurance coverage. The person making

the election shall give the Authority certified documentation

satisfactory to the Authority of the termination date of the other

health insurance coverage.

H. Dependents of a deceased education employee who was on

active work status or on a disability leave at the time of death or

of a participating retirant or of any person who has elected to

receive a vested benefit under the Teachers' Retirement System of

Oklahoma may continue the health and dental insurance benefits in

force provided said dependents pay the full cost of such insurance

and they were covered as eligible dependents at the time of such

death and such election is made within thirty (30) days of date of

death. The eligibility for said benefits shall terminate for the

surviving children when said children cease to qualify as

dependents.

I. The amounts required to be paid by the Teachers' Retirement

System of Oklahoma pursuant to this section shall be forwarded no

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later than the tenth day of each month following the month for which

payment is due by the Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement

System of Oklahoma to the Authority for deposit in the Education

Employees Group Insurance Reserve Fund.

J. The Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma shall provide

the Authority information concerning the employers of retired and

vested members necessary to allow the Authority to track eligibility

for continued coverage.

K. Upon retirement from employment with the Board of Regents of

the University of Oklahoma, any person who is or was employed at the

George Nigh Rehabilitation Institute and who transferred employment

pursuant to Section 3427 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any

person who was employed at the Medical Technology and Research

Authority and who transferred employment pursuant to Section 7068 of

this title, and any person who is a member of the Oklahoma Law

Enforcement Retirement System pursuant to the authority of Section

2-314 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes may participate in the

benefits authorized by the provisions of the Oklahoma Employees

Insurance and Benefits Act for retired participants, including

health, dental and life insurance benefits, if such election to

participate is made within thirty (30) days from the date of

termination of employment. Life insurance benefits for any such

person who transferred employment shall not exceed the coverage the

person had at the time of such transfer. Retirees who are persons

transferred employment and who participate pursuant to this

subsection shall pay the premium for elected benefits less any

amounts paid by the retirement system pursuant to this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1328 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1328
Reimbursement of claims within certain time period
Status: in_force

A. The contracted claims administrator for the Oklahoma Health

Care Authority shall reimburse all clean claims of an enrollee, an

assignee of the enrollee, or a health care provider within forty-

five (45) calendar days after receipt of the claim by the entity.

B. As used in this section, "clean claim" means a claim that

has no defect or impropriety, including a lack of any required

substantiating documentation, or particular circumstance requiring

special treatment that impedes prompt payment.

C. 1. If a claim or any portion of a claim is determined to

have defects or improprieties, including a lack of any required

substantiating documentation, or a particular circumstance requiring

special treatment, the enrollee, assignee of the enrollee, or health

care provider shall be notified in writing within thirty (30)

calendar days after receipt of the claim by the contracted claims

administrator for the Authority. The written notice shall specify

the portion of the claim that is causing a delay in processing and

explain any additional information or corrections needed. Failure

of the Authority's claims administrator to provide the enrollee,

assignee of the enrollee, or health care provider with such notice

shall constitute prima facie evidence that the claim will be paid in

accordance with the terms of the health benefit claims

administration contract.

2. The portion of the claim that is accurate shall be paid

within forty-five (45) calendar days after receipt of the claim by

the claims administrator for the Authority.

D. Upon receipt of the additional information or corrections

which led to the claim's being delayed and a determination that the

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information is accurate, the claims administrator for the Authority

shall either pay or deny the claim or a portion of the claim within

forty-five (45) calendar days.

E. Payment shall be considered made on:

1. The date a draft or other valid instrument which is

equivalent to the amount of the payment is placed in the United

States mail in a properly addressed, postpaid envelope; or

2. If not so posted, the date of delivery.

F. An overdue payment shall bear simple interest at the rate of

ten percent (10%) per year.

G. In the event litigation should ensue based upon such a

claim, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover a

reasonable attorney fee to be set by the court and taxed as costs

against the party or parties who do not prevail.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5226 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5226
Renumbered as § 536 of Title 3 by Laws 2025, c. 274, §
Status: in_force

43, eff. July 1, 2025.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1226.5 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1226.5
Issuance of revenue bonds - Use of proceeds -
Status: in_force

Definitions.

A. The Authority may provide by resolution, at one time or from

time to time, for the issuance of revenue bonds of the Authority for

the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of any one or more

projects. The Authority, when it finds that it would be economical

and beneficial to do so, may combine two or more, or any part

thereof, or all of its proposed projects into one unit and consider

the same as one project to the same extent and with like effect as

if the same were a single project. The principal of and the

interest on the bonds shall be payable solely from the funds

provided for such payment. The bonds of each issue shall be dated,

shall bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding the

limitations pertaining to public trust indebtedness from time to

time expressed in subsection (f) of Section 176 of Title 60 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, shall mature at such time or times not exceeding

forty (40) years from their date or dates, as may be determined by

the Authority, and may be made redeemable before maturity at the

option of the Authority at such price or prices and pursuant to such

terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Authority prior to the

issuance of the bonds. The Authority shall determine the form of

the bonds, including any interest coupons to be attached thereto,

and the manner of execution of the bonds, and shall fix the

denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places

of payment of principal and interest, which may be at any bank or

trust company within or without the state. If any officer whose

signature or facsimile of whose signature appears on any bonds or

coupons shall cease to be said officer before the delivery of the

bonds, the signature or the facsimile shall nevertheless be valid

and sufficient for all purposes the same as if the person had

remained in office until such delivery. All bonds issued pursuant

to the provisions of this act shall have all the qualities and

incidents of negotiable instruments subject to the negotiable

instruments law of this state. The bonds may be issued in coupon or

in registered form, or both, as the Authority may determine, and

provisions may be made for the registration of any coupon bonds as

to principal alone and also as to both principal and interest, and

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for the reconversion into coupon bonds of any bonds registered as to

both principal and interest. The Authority may sell the bonds in

such amounts and in such manner, either at public or private sale,

and for such price, as it may determine to be in the best interests

of this state, but in no event at a discount in excess of that from

time to time expressed in said subsection (f) of Section 176 of

Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. The proceeds of the bonds of each issue shall be used solely

for the payment of the cost of the project for which such bonds have

been issued, and shall be disbursed in such manner and pursuant to

such restrictions, if any, as the Authority may provide in the

resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in the trust

agreement securing the same. If the proceeds of the bonds of any

issue, by error of estimates or otherwise, shall be less than such

cost, additional bonds may in like manner be issued to provide the

amount of such deficit, and, unless otherwise provided for in the

resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in the trust

agreement securing the same, shall be deemed to be of the same issue

and shall be entitled to payment from the same fund without

preference or priority of the bonds first issued. If the proceeds

of the bonds of any issue shall exceed such cost, the surplus may be

deposited to the credit of the sinking fund for such bonds, or may

be used by the Authority in implementing any other power expressly

granted to the Authority in this act.

C. Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the Authority,

subject to like restrictions, may issue interim receipts or

temporary bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for

definitive bonds when such bonds have been executed and are

available for delivery. The Authority may also provide for the

replacement of any bonds which have become mutilated or were

destroyed or lost. Bonds may be issued pursuant to the provisions

of this act without obtaining the consent of any department,

division, commission, board, bureau, or agency of this state, and

without any other proceedings or the occurrence of any other

conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions, or things

that are specifically required by this act; provided however, the

Authority shall be subject to and shall comply with the Oklahoma

Bond Oversight and Reform Act, Section 695.2 et seq. of Title 62 of

the Oklahoma Statutes, and for purposes of said act the Authority

shall be deemed to be a state governmental entity.

D. The Authority is hereby authorized to provide that the

bonds:

1. Be made payable from time to time on demand or tender for

purchase by the owner provided a credit facility supports such

bonds, unless the Authority specifically determines that a credit

facility is not required;

2. Be additionally supported by a credit facility;

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3. Be made subject to redemption prior to maturity, with or

without premium, on such notice and at such time or times and with

such redemption provisions as may be determined by the Authority or

with such variations as may be permitted in connection with a par

formula;

4. Bear interest at a rate or rates that may vary as permitted

pursuant to a par formula and for such period or periods of time,

all as may be determined by the Authority; and

5. Be made the subject of a remarketing agreement whereby an

attempt is made to remarket the bonds to new purchasers prior to

their presentment for payment to the provider of the credit facility

or to the Authority. No credit facility, repayment agreement, par

formula or remarketing agreement shall become effective without the

approval of the Authority.

E. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the

following meanings:

1. "Credit facility" means an agreement entered into by the

Authority with any bank, savings and loan association or other

banking institution; an insurance company, reinsurance company,

surety company, or other insurance institution; a corporation,

investment banker or other investment institution; or any other

financial institution providing for prompt payment of all or any

part of the principal, whether at maturity, presentment for

purchase, redemption or acceleration, redemption premium, if any,

and interest on any bonds payable on demand or tender by the owner

issued in accordance with this section, in consideration of the

Authority's agreeing to repay the provider of such credit facility

in accordance with the terms and provisions of such repayment

agreement, provided, that any such repayment agreement shall provide

that the obligation of the Authority thereunder shall have only such

sources of payment as are permitted for the payment of the bonds

issued under this act; and

2. "Par formula" means any provision or formula adopted by the

Authority to provide for the adjustment, from time to time, of the

interest rate or rates borne by any such bonds so that the purchase

price of such bonds in the open market would be as close to par as

possible.

F. Nothing in any law heretofore enacted or enacted at the

present session of the Legislature shall be deemed to limit or

restrict the right of the Authority to issue bonds or other

obligations the interest income, in whole or in part, on which is

subject, directly or indirectly, to federal income taxation.

G. All bonds issued, reissued or refunded by the Authority

shall comply with the Oklahoma Bond Oversight and Reform Act,

Section 695.2 et seq. of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and for

purposes of said Act the Authority shall be deemed to be a state

governmental entity.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-227.23 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-227.23
Renumbered as Section 36 of Title 1 of the Oklahoma
Status: in_force

Statutes by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-604 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-604
Withdrawal from office of Secretary of State
Status: in_force

Official bonds filed in the office of the Secretary of State

shall not be withdrawn from said office, except pursuant to a valid

subpoena of a court or other officer or body authored to issue

subpoenas; or in connection with other legal proceedings when the

withdrawal is approved by the Attorney General.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2235 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-2235
Deduction of obligations to state from multicounty
Status: in_force

organization matching funds.

Prior to the expenditure of matching funds to any multicounty

organization pursuant to the Oklahoma Tourism, Parks and Recreation

Enhancement Act, the Department shall deduct from the matching funds

the amount of any and all obligations due and owing to the state by

the multicounty organization.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.34E — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-85.34E
Renumbered as § 85.58G of this title by Laws 1998, c
Status: in_force

371, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5085.11 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5085.11
Oklahoma Capital Formation Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and

Technology to be designated the “Oklahoma Capital Formation

Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject

to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of appropriated funds.

All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby

appropriated and, as authorized by the Oklahoma Science and

Technology Research and Development Board, shall be expended by the

Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology to

perform the duties imposed upon the Board by law. Expenditures of

appropriated funds from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued

by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law

with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services for approval and payment.

B. On July 1, 1991, any unencumbered funds remaining in the

Oklahoma Capital Investment Board Revolving Fund shall be

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transferred to the credit of the Oklahoma Capital Formation

Revolving Fund. Any unexpended funds remaining in the Oklahoma

Capital Investment Board Revolving Fund after November 15, 1991,

shall be transferred to the credit of the Oklahoma Capital Formation

Revolving Fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-9201 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-9201
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act:

1. "Board" means the Broadband Governing Board;

2. "Council" means the Broadband Expansion Council;

3. "Director" means the Executive Director of the Oklahoma

Broadband Office;

4. "FCC" means the Federal Communications Commission;

5. "Joint Committee" means the Legislature's Joint Committee on

Pandemic Relief Funding, created by the Legislature to give

legislative oversight to the disbursing of the American Rescue Plan

Act's State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, Capital Projects Fund,

and any future federal recovery funds as identified by the

Legislature;

6. "Map" means the statewide map showing broadband access,

adoption, speed capabilities, and all other information the Office

deems necessary;

7. "Office" means the Oklahoma Broadband Office;

8. "Plan" means the Statewide Broadband Plan;

9. "Program" means the State Broadband Grant Program; and

10. "Revolving fund" means the State Broadband Grant Program

Revolving Fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-90.7 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-90.7
Penalty
Status: in_force

Any person knowingly and willfully violating this act shall be

guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-370 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-370
Warrants and accounts to be paid in full
Status: in_force

He shall in no case purchase or receive any warrant redeemable

at the Treasury, or any audited account at a less value than

expressed thereon, nor shall he receive any fee or reward, aside

from his annual salary for transacting any business connected with

the duties of his office.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-482 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-482
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

The Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations shall:

1. Serve as a forum for the discussion and resolution of

intergovernmental problems;

2. Engage in such activities and make such studies and

investigations as are necessary or desirable in the accomplishment

of its purposes as provided for in this act;

3. Consider, on its own initiative, ways and means of fostering

better relations among local governments and between local

governments and the state government;

4. Propose legislation, constitutional amendments, and model

local ordinances necessary to implement recommendations of the

Committee;

5. Encourage, and where appropriate, coordinate studies

relating to intergovernmental relations conducted by universities,

state, local, and federal agencies, and research and consulting

organizations;

6. Review the recommendations of national commissions studying

federal, state, and local government relationships and problems and

assess their possible application to Oklahoma;

7. Review the fiscal relationships between state and local

governments pursuant to federal proposals on general revenue sharing

or federal programs having significant intergovernmental

implications;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 458

8. Undertake studies to determine the most effective means by

which state government and local government organizations can

participate in the federal grant system. Such studies shall make

recommendations affecting the state executive and legislative

branches and local government organizations, and shall develop an

operational plan and recommendations for initial implementation

actions;

9. Study the laws relating to the assessment and taxation of

property;

10. Review technical and financial assistance available to

counties, cities, municipalities and agencies owned and controlled

by them, governmental conferences or councils, regional planning

commissions, community development groups, community action

agencies, and similar agencies for the purposes of aiding and

encouraging an orderly, productive, and coordinated development of

the state, and to strengthen local planning responsibility and

capability; and

11. Make such studies as the Legislature may request.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5085.6 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5085.6
Oklahoma Capital Investment Board—Dissolution —
Status: in_force

Transfer to Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and

Technology.

A. Until the effective date of this act, the Oklahoma Capital

Investment Board shall consist of five (5) Directors who shall be

appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Directors shall be selected based upon outstanding knowledge and

leadership and shall possess experience in the management of

investments similar in nature and in value to those of the Board.

Directors shall serve for a term of office of five (5) years.

Provided, the initial Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Capital

Investment Board shall consist of the trustees of the trust

certified as the Oklahoma Capital Investment Board pursuant to the

provisions of Section 5085.2 of this title and the Directors of the

Oklahoma Capital Investment Board. Positions on the Board of

Directors held by trustees of such trust shall not be filled as the

terms of office for the trustees expire. Positions on the Board of

Directors held by Directors of the Oklahoma Capital Investment Board

shall be filled by the Governor with the advice and consent of the

Senate as the terms of office for the Directors expire and in a

manner to allow one member to rotate off of the Board each year.

B. Annually, the Directors shall select a chair to preside at

their meetings. The Directors shall have the authority to manage

the Oklahoma Capital Investment Board in accordance with the

requirements of the Oklahoma Capital Formation Act and its trust

indenture.

C. The meetings of the Directors shall be subject to the

Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, Section 301 et seq. of Title 25 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, and the Oklahoma Open Records Act, Section 24A.1

et seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Any information

submitted to or compiled by the Oklahoma Capital Investment Board

with respect to the marketing plans, financial statements, trade

secrets, research concepts, methods or products, or any other

proprietary information of persons, firms, associations,

partnerships, agencies, corporations, or other entities shall be

confidential, except to the extent that the person or entity that

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provided such information or that is the subject of such information

consents to disclosure. Executive sessions may be held to discuss

such materials if deemed necessary by the Directors.

D. A conflict of interest shall be deemed to exist in any

contractual relationship in which a Director of the Board, officer,

agent, or employee or any for-profit firm or corporation in which

such Director, officer, agent, or employee or any member of his or

her immediate family is an officer, partner, or principal

stockholder, shall directly or indirectly buy or sell goods or

services to, or otherwise contract with the Board. Upon a showing

thereof, such Director, officer, agent, or employee shall be subject

to removal and such contract shall be deemed unenforceable as

against the Board unless the records of the Board shall reflect that

such Director, officer, agent, or employee fully and publicly

disclosed all such interest or interests, and unless such

contractual relationship shall have been secured by competitive

bidding following a public invitation to bid. If a Director,

officer, agent, or employee holds such an interest, he or she shall

refrain from any further official involvement in regard to such

contract or agreement, from voting on any matter pertaining to such

contract or agreement, and from communicating with other Board

members, officers, agents, or employees concerning the contract or

agreement.

E. Bonds issued by the Oklahoma Capital Investment Board shall

be subject to oversight pursuant to the Oklahoma Bond Oversight and

Reform Act, Section 695.1 et seq. of Title 62 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

F. Upon the effective date of this act, the Oklahoma Capital

Investment Board shall be dissolved. Any contracts or agreements

executed by the Board or by any subsidiary or affiliate of the Board

and any investment of funds required by the provisions of a contract

executed by the Board or by any subsidiary or affiliate of the Board

shall be transferred to and managed by the Oklahoma Center for the

Advancement of Science and Technology.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-150.7a — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-150.7a
Motor vehicle theft unit
Status: in_force

A. The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation

shall, pursuant to Section 150.2 of this title, have the authority

to investigate, detect, institute, and maintain actions involving

vehicle theft.

B. Any commissioned employee of the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation may:

1. Conduct investigations of organized motor vehicle or heavy

equipment theft rings;

2. Determine sources and outlets for stolen motor vehicles,

motor vehicle parts or heavy equipment;

3. Investigate any theft of a motor vehicle, motor vehicle

parts or heavy equipment for which the Agency receives notice;

4. Arrest or cause the arrest of any person when reasonable

grounds exist to believe that such person has stolen a motor

vehicle, motor vehicle parts or heavy equipment;

5. Coordinate the effort of this state to reduce motor vehicle

theft with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies; or

6. Develop educational programs on detection and prevention of

motor vehicle theft.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5060.41 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5060.41
Science and Technology Council Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Science and Technology Council to be designated the Science

and Technology Council Revolving Fund. The fund shall be a

continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall

consist of monies appropriated to the Oklahoma Center for the

Advancement of Science and Technology designated for the Council and

of such gifts or other income as may be designated for the use of

the Council. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are

hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma

Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology for the

Council. Purposes for use of the monies shall include, but not be

limited to, salaries and other personnel expenses, travel, contracts

for marketing analysis, and expertise and other expenses for

business plan development. The Center shall review all uses of the

monies and provide for audit of the fund by the State Auditor and

Inspector at least once every three (3) years.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1906 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1906
Renumbered as § 2291 of Title 74 by Laws 2005, c. 363, §
Status: in_force

89, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-840-1.16 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-840-1.16
Conflicts with federal requirements
Status: in_force

A. If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with

federal requirements which are a condition precedent to the

allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of

this act shall be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict

and with respect to the agencies directly affected, and such

findings shall not affect the operation of the remainder of this act

in its application to the agencies concerned.

B. Notwithstanding any provisions in this act to the contrary,

no regulation shall be adopted which would deprive the state of

federal grants or other forms of financial assistance, and the rules

and regulations promulgated hereunder shall include standards,

provisions, terms and conditions for personnel engaged in the

administration of federally aided programs, which shall, in all

respects, comply with the necessary requirements for a qualified

personnel system under the standards applicable to personnel engaged

in the administration of federally aided programs.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5004.1 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5004.1
General counsel
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma Department of Commerce may employ an attorney. Such

attorney shall be a full-time employee of the Department and act as

general counsel for the Department.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-9056 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-9056
Unregulated Utility Consumer Protection Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund to be

designated the "Unregulated Utility Consumer Protection Fund", which

shall be utilized by the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority to

make loans to unregulated utilities to carry out the purposes of

this act. The fund shall consist of proceeds from the issuance of

obligations authorized in Section 6 of this act, revenues from the

loan program and any other contributions from unregulated utilities

permitted by law.

B. To the extent the unregulated utility receives, prior to the

issuance of a loan pursuant to this act, insurance proceeds,

governmental grants or any other source of funding that compensates

it for extreme purchase costs or extraordinary costs, or if actual

amounts are determined to be lower than estimated amounts, those

amounts shall be used to reduce the qualified costs of the

unregulated utility that are recoverable from customers. If the

amounts are received after the issuance of a loan, they shall be

remitted to the Authority and deposited into the Unregulated Utility

Consumer Protection Fund. Any amounts remitted to the Authority

after the issuance of a loan shall be credited against the loan

payments of the unregulated utility using a reasonable methodology

determined by the Authority.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1224 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1224
Land of Indian and Hard Rock Mining Museum Commission -
Status: in_force

Sale to Northeast Eight Inter-Tribal Council - Federal trust.

A. Notwithstanding any other provision relating to the

authority of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services is hereby authorized to

enter into a private land sale agreement with the Northeast Eight

Inter-Tribal Council to secure title to the former land of the

Indian and Hard Rock Mining Museum Commission, which has by law been

deemed as a state reservation for the benefit of said Inter-Tribal

Council subject to the restrictions and covenants set forth in

Section 1225 of this title.

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B. The purpose of this section is to provide for the transfer

of title to the Inter-Tribal Council in such manner that the

Secretary of the Interior of the United States can immediately place

it in federal trust for the benefit of the Northeast Eight Inter-

Tribal Council. The sale of said property must be for fair market

value.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-18p-9 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-18p-9
Crime victim and witness notification and victim
Status: in_force

protective order system.

A. The Attorney General may establish a crime victim and

witness notification and victim protective order system to assist

public officials in carrying out their duties to notify and inform

crime victims and witnesses as the Attorney General specifies by

rule. The system shall download necessary information from

participating officials into its computers, where it shall be

maintained, updated, and automatically transmitted to victims and

witnesses by telephone, computer, or written notice.

B. The Department of Corrections, the Pardon and Parole Board,

and each county sheriff office within the state shall cooperate with

the Attorney General in the implementation of this section and shall

provide information as necessary to the effective operation of the

system.

C. District attorneys and local law enforcement and other

authorities may enter into agreements with the Attorney General for

participation in the system. The Attorney General may provide those

who elect to participate with the equipment, software, or training

necessary to bring their offices into the system.

D. The Attorney General may provide for telephonic, electronic,

or other public access to the database established under this

section.

E. This section does not limit any rights or responsibilities

otherwise enjoyed by or imposed upon victims or witnesses of violent

crimes, nor does it grant any person a cause of action for damages

or attorney fees. Any act of omission or commission by any law

enforcement officer or district attorney, by the Attorney General,

Department of Corrections, Pardon and Parole Board, or other state

agency, or private entity under contract with the state, or by any

employee of any state agency or private entity under contract with

the state acting in good faith in rendering crime victim’s

assistance or otherwise enforcing this section shall not impose

civil liability upon the individual or entity or his or her

supervisor or employer. Nothing in this section shall create a

basis for vacating a conviction or a ground for appellate relief in

any criminal case. Failure of the crime victim to receive notice as

required, however, shall not deprive the court of the power to act

regarding the proceeding before it; nor shall any such failure grant

the defendant the right to seek a continuance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-840-7.1 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-840-7.1
Leasing of state employees by Indian tribe or nation
Status: in_force

A. A state agency may enter into a contract with any federally

recognized tribe or Indian Nation for the purpose of leasing one or

more of its employees as follows:

1. The Indian Tribe or Nation has purchased real property from

the state; and

2. The employee or employees were employed by the agency at the

site of the purchased real property.

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B. The Indian Tribe or Nation shall pay to the agency in a

manner specified in the contract an amount equal to the salary,

employer retirement contributions and flexible benefit allowance

attributed to such leased employee or employees and any other

expenses as agreed by the parties in the contract.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-923 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-923
Protection of vested rights - Exemption of benefits from
Status: in_force

legal process - Offset.

A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, no alteration,

amendment, or repeal of this act shall affect the then existing

rights of members and beneficiaries, but shall be effective only as

to rights which would otherwise accrue hereunder as a result of

services rendered by an employee after such alteration, amendment,

or repeal. Any annuity, benefits, fund, property, or rights created

by or accruing to any person under the provisions of this act shall

not be subject to execution, garnishment or attachment, or any other

process or claim whatsoever, and shall be unassignable, except as

specifically provided by Section 901 et seq. of this title.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Trustees may offset any

benefits of a member or beneficiary to pay a judgment or settlement

against a member or beneficiary for a crime involving the System,

for a fraud or breach of the member’s fiduciary duty to the System,

or for funds or monies incorrectly paid to a member or a

beneficiary, provided such offset is in accordance with the

requirements of Section 401(a)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code of

1986. The offset applies to any benefits which may otherwise be

payable to a member or beneficiary from any plan or fund which is

administered by the Board of Trustees.

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B. 1. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not

apply to a qualified domestic order as provided pursuant to this

subsection.

2. The term “qualified domestic order” means an order issued by

a district court of this state pursuant to the domestic relation

laws of the State of Oklahoma which relates to the provision of

marital property rights to a spouse or former spouse of a member or

provision of support for a minor child or children and which creates

or recognizes the existence of the right of an alternate payee, or

assigns to an alternate payee the right, to receive a portion of the

benefits payable with respect to a member of the System.

3. For purposes of the payment of marital property, to qualify

as an alternate payee, a spouse or former spouse must have been

married to the related member for a period of not less than thirty

(30) continuous months immediately preceding the commencement of the

proceedings from which the qualified domestic order issues.

4. A qualified domestic order is valid and binding on the State

Board and the related member only if it meets the requirements of

this subsection.

5. A qualified domestic order shall clearly specify:

a. the name and last-known mailing address (if any) of

the member and the name and mailing address of the

alternate payee covered by the order,

b. the amount or percentage of the member’s benefits to

be paid by the System to the alternate payee,

c. the number of payments or period to which such order

applies,

d. the characterization of the benefit as to marital

property rights or child support, and

e. each plan to which such order applies.

6. A qualified domestic order meets the requirements of this

subsection only if such order:

a. does not require the System to provide any type or

form of benefit, or any option not otherwise provided

under state law as relates to the System,

b. does not require the System to provide increased

benefits, and

c. does not require the payment of benefits to an

alternate payee which are required to be paid to

another alternate payee pursuant to another order

previously determined to be a qualified domestic order

or an order recognized by the System as a valid order

prior to the effective date of this act.

7. A qualified domestic order shall not require payment of

benefits to an alternate payee prior to the actual retirement date

or withdrawal of the related member and shall not attach to or

require the payment of any amount of benefits related to a deferred

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compensation plan or program authorized by Section 1701 et seq. of

this title.

8. The obligation of the System to pay an alternate payee

pursuant to a qualified domestic order shall cease upon the death of

the related member.

9. This subsection shall not be subject to the provisions of

the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29

U.S.C.A. Section 1001 et seq., as amended from time to time, or

rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and court cases

interpreting said act.

10. The Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System Board of

Trustees shall promulgate such rules as are necessary to implement

the provisions of this subsection.

11. An alternate payee who has acquired beneficiary rights

pursuant to a valid qualified domestic order must fully comply with

all provisions of the rules promulgated by the Board pursuant to

this subsection in order to continue receiving his or her benefit.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-30.8 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-30.8
Disbursement of grants
Status: in_force

A. 1. The Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board shall conduct one or

more disbursements of opioid grant awards to participating eligible

participants. Such opioid grant awards shall be allocated amongst

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 105

the different participating eligible participants based on the

following criteria:

a. the number of people per capita suffering from opioid

use disorder in the participating political

subdivision, or in the absence of such information,

the opioid prescription rate in the political

subdivision compared to the national average opioid

prescription rate,

b. the number of opioid overdose deaths in the

participating political subdivision,

c. the amount of opioids distributed within the

participating political subdivision,

d. the amount of attorney fees and allowable expenses

associated with legal services agreements directly

related to opioid litigation incurred as part of legal

services agreements entered into before May 21, 2020,

or

e. any other criteria established by the Board.

2. Grant awards shall be subject to legal services agreements

entered into by eligible participants.

3. Opioid grant awards as provided for in this subsection shall

be listed in an opioid grant award distribution table reviewed and

approved by the Board to ensure that such awards adhere to the

criteria adopted by the Board.

B. Funds accrued in the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Revolving

Fund shall be available to the Board to award as grants to eligible

participants for approved purposes.

C. In the event an eligible participant merges, dissolves or

ceases to exist, any remaining allocations of an awarded opioid

grant award in excess of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) shall be

reallocated equitably based on the composition of the successor

eligible participant or the successor eligible participants.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5060.40 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5060.40
Science and Technology Council
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Science and Technology Council,

to continue until July 1, 2007, in accordance with the provisions of

the Oklahoma Sunset Law. The Council shall consist of fourteen (14)

members, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and

consent of the Senate and serve at the pleasure of the Governor, and

the Secretary of Science and Technology Development. The Secretary

of Science and Technology Development shall chair the Council,

preside at meetings of the Council, arrange the Council's agenda,

appoint committees as desired, sign official Council documents, and

perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Council. The

Council shall elect to annual terms beginning July 1 a vice-chair

and such other officers as the Council deems appropriate. The vice-

chair shall perform the duties of the chair during the chair's

absence or disability and shall perform such other duties as may be

prescribed by the Council. The chair or vice-chair and seven other

members shall constitute a quorum.

B. The mission and duties of the Council shall be to search

for, review, and identify targeted market opportunities for this

state. The Council shall rank opportunities identified, by specific

area of opportunity, to determine the best prospects for helping

this state develop, advance, and gain recognition of, market

leadership. The Council's selections shall be presented to the

Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of

Science and Technology (OCAST).

C. The Council shall be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting

Act and Oklahoma Open Records Act; provided, the chair or vice-chair

may at any time and without prior notice call the Council into

executive session for the purpose of examining or discussing

proprietary or financial information of research or business

entities and may determine that related records remain confidential.

D. Staff assistance and meeting space for the work of the

Council shall be provided by the office of the Vice President of

Technology Development of the University of Oklahoma and further,

when requested by the Secretary of Science and Technology

Development, the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and

Technology.

E. Expenses of the Council shall be paid from the Science and

Technology Council Revolving Fund created by Section 2 of this act

and for the purposes set forth therein. Council members shall be

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reimbursed for actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in the

performance of their Council duties in accordance with the State

Travel Reimbursement Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-840-2.21A — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-840-2.21A
Renumbered as § 2-310.2 of Title 47 by Laws 2007, c
Status: in_force

62, § 29, emerg. eff. April 30, 2007.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-130.6 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-130.6
Fund expenditures not deemed debt of government entity
Status: in_force

Expenditures from the Oklahoma Alternative Fuels Conversion Fund

for vehicle conversions and/or fill station installations pursuant

to Section 603 of this title shall not at any time be deemed to

constitute a debt of the state, county, municipality or school

district which owns such vehicle or fill station or a pledge of the

faith and credit of the state or such county, municipality or school

district, but such expenditures shall be reimbursed solely by a

surcharge on the alternative fuel sold to the state or such county,

municipality or school district pursuant to Section 605 of this

title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-916.3v1 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-916.3v1
Pension benefit on behalf of correctional, probation
Status: in_force

and parole officers killed in the line of duty - Dependent children

and education.

A. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 901 through

932 of this title, a monthly pension, as provided in subsection B of

this section, shall be paid on behalf of any member who is a

correctional officer or probation and parole officer of the

Department of Corrections and who is killed or mortally wounded on

or after January 1, 2000, during the performance of the member's

duties for the Department or any employee of the Department of

Corrections who is killed or mortally wounded after June 30, 2004,

during the performance of the member's duties for the Department.

2. The monthly pension described in this section shall be paid

on behalf of any member first hired by any county that is a

participating employer in the System as a deputy sheriff or jailer

on or after November 1, 2020, and who is killed or mortally wounded

during the performance of the member's duties as a deputy sheriff or

jailer.

3. The monthly pension described in this section shall be paid

on behalf of a licensed emergency medical personnel hired by any

participating employer for the first time as a licensed emergency

medical personnel on or after the effective date of this act, and

who is killed or mortally wounded during the performance of the

member's duties as an emergency medical personnel.

B. The monthly benefit shall be equal to:

1. Two and one-half percent (2 1/2%);

2. Multiplied by twenty (20) years of service, regardless of

the actual number of years of credited service performed by the

member prior to death, if the member had performed less than twenty

(20) years of credited service, or the actual number of years of

credited service of the member if greater than twenty (20) years;

3. Multiplied by the member's final average compensation; and

4. Divided by 12.

C. The pension provided for in subsection A of this section

shall be paid:

1. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, to the

surviving spouse for life; or

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2. If there is no surviving spouse or upon the death of the

surviving spouse:

a. to the surviving child or children of said member or

legal guardian of such child or children for such time

as such child or children are under the age of

eighteen (18) years, or

b. to the surviving child or children between the age of

eighteen (18) and twenty-two (22) years if the child

is enrolled full time in and is regularly attending a

public or private school or any institution of higher

education.

D. No surviving spouse shall receive benefits from this

section, Section 49-113 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

Section 50-117 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or Section 2-

306 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes as the surviving spouse of

more than one member of the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and

Retirement System, the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement

System, the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, or the

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System. The surviving spouse

of more than one member shall elect which member's benefits he or

she will receive.

E. In addition to the pension above provided for, if said

member leaves one or more children under the age of eighteen (18)

years or under the age of twenty-two (22) years if the child is

enrolled full-time in and is regularly attending a public or private

school or any institution of higher education, Four Hundred Dollars

($400.00) a month shall be paid to the surviving spouse or to the

person having the care and custody of such children if there is no

surviving spouse or if the surviving spouse dies and until each

child reaches the age of eighteen (18) years or reaches the age of

twenty-two (22) years if the child is enrolled full-time in and is

regularly attending a public or private school or any institution of

higher education.

F. The pension benefit provided in this section shall be made

prospectively only from July 1, 2000. The benefits shall be payable

beginning the later of the first day of the month following the date

that such employee was killed or dies from a mortal wound, as

provided in this section, or July 1, 2000.

G. The Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Public Employees

Retirement System shall promulgate such rules as are necessary to

implement the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-152.12 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-152.12
Inspections
Status: in_force

A. Any agent of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, any

agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, any commissioned

officer of the Department of Public Safety, and each sheriff in this

state may enter the business premises of a dealer, broker or peddler

during normal business hours to inspect the premises and the records

of the dealer, broker or peddler to determine whether the dealer,

broker or peddler is in compliance with the requirements provided in

Section 6 of this act.

B. A dealer, broker or peddler must allow and shall not

interfere with inspections conducted pursuant to this section.

C. Each inspection conducted under this section shall be

commenced and completed with reasonable promptness and shall be

conducted in a reasonable manner.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-851 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-851
Citation
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma

Industrial Finance Authority Act."
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5003.10d — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5003.10d
State's Workforce Investment Board, Recognition -
Status: in_force

Purpose - Membership - Terms - Meetings - Duties and

Responsibilities - Funding.

A. The Governor's Council for Workforce and Economic

Development established under the authority of Executive Order 2005-

27 is hereby recognized by the Legislature as the State's Workforce

Investment Board. The Council succeeded and was established in lieu

of the Oklahoma Workforce Investment Board. Appointed members of

the Council serving under the authority of Executive Order 2005-27

when this act becomes effective shall continue to serve until their

terms have expired and their successors have been duly appointed.

Pursuant to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act,

the purpose of the Council shall be to:

1. Guide the development of a comprehensive and coordinated

workforce development system for the state and monitor its

operation; and

2. Review and make recommendations that will align the

workforce system, including education, with the economic development

goals of the state for the purpose of creating workforce and

economic development systems that are integrated and shall provide

Oklahoma a competitive advantage in a global economy.

B. Membership of the Council shall include representatives of

private employers who reflect Oklahoma's projected and desired

business and industry base and public officials from agencies which

provide programs and services related to workforce, education and

economic development. All Council members shall be in positions to

influence policy and hiring decisions within their organizations.

Initial appointments to the Council shall conform to the following

described schedule:

1. The membership of the Council shall comply with the federal

requirements of the state investment board;

2. A majority of the Council shall come from described private

sector employers, including owners of businesses, chief executives

or operating officers of businesses or other business executives or

employees with optimum policymaking or hiring authority, and who

represent businesses, including small businesses, that provide

employment opportunities that, at a minimum, include high-quality,

work-relevant training and development in in-demand industry sectors

or occupations in this state;

3. State officials shall include incumbents or designees of the

following named offices, or their successors in office or function:

a. Governor,

b. two members of the Oklahoma Senate, appointed by the

President Pro Tempore,

c. two members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives,

appointed by the Speaker, and

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d. Executive Director of the Oklahoma Employment Security

Commission;

4. Additional members, at the discretion and pleasure of the

Governor, may be appointed representing the needs or interests of

the state economy or specific regional needs; and

5. Ex-officio members, at the discretion and pleasure of the

Governor, may be included to provide expertise and agency

information to the Council. These appointments may include, but not

be limited to:

a. the Secretary of Education,

b. the Secretary of Health and Human Services,

c. the Secretary of Commerce,

d. the Chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education,

e. the Director of Career and Technology Education,

f. the State Superintendent of Public Instruction,

g. the Director of the State Department of Rehabilitation

Services,

h. the Director of the Oklahoma Department of

Corrections,

i. the Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Mental

Health and Substance Abuse Services,

j. the Director of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority,

and

k. the Native American Liaison.

C. Private sector members shall be appointed by and serve at

the pleasure of the Governor for a two-year term beginning October

1, 2005, and may be reappointed. However, of the initial private

sector members appointed, half shall be appointed for an initial

term of one (1) year beginning October 1, 2005. Private members may

be removed from office for failure to attend three consecutive

Council meetings. The chair of the Council shall be from the

private sector and shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure

of the Governor.

D. The Council shall meet at such times and places as it deems

appropriate. Members shall serve without compensation. Council

members employed by a state agency shall be reimbursed travel

expenses related to their service on the Council as authorized by

state law by their respective state agency. Legislative members of

the Council shall be reimbursed by their respective houses for

necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their

duties as authorized by state law. Remaining Council members shall

also be reimbursed travel expenses related to their service on the

Council by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission as authorized

by state law. No member of the Council shall profit, directly or

indirectly, from any transaction with the Council.

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E. The duties and responsibilities of the Council in the

development, monitoring and aligning of the workforce system with

economic development shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Performing the duties required of the state governance board

by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act;

2. Identifying the human resource investment needs of Oklahoma

business and industry, together with those of the citizens of the

state, so that each might respond to and meet the needs of the

others and thus together build a robust, diversified economy;

3. Reviewing and evaluating workforce development programs

within the state, formulate recommendations to increase their

efficiency and effectiveness, eliminate duplication, and align with

economic goals. Recommendations shall be communicated to the

Governor, Legislature, state and federal government agencies and

appropriate individuals and entities within the private sector;

4. Increasing academic capability and technical skills within

the state workforce and foster lifelong learning among Oklahoma's

citizens;

5. Strengthening collaboration among institutions which provide

education and training services, government agencies which

coordinate employment and other human resource investment

activities, and Oklahoma business and industry to create a seamless

system to nurture healthy economic development; and

6. Enhancing rural economic development capability and

capacity, giving particular attention to regional collaboration and

partnering.

F. Activities of the Council shall be coordinated by the

Secretary of Workforce Development.

G. The State Workforce Partners originally established under

the authority of Executive Order 2005-27 as the Workforce Solutions

Staff Team is hereby recognized by the Legislature. This

interagency team shall be comprised of executive level staff from

workforce, education and economic development agencies of the state

for the purpose of providing staff support to the Council and to

create efficiencies, eliminate duplication, and eliminate barriers

to jointly providing a service delivery system. Other members may

be included on this team as the Governor may deem necessary to

accomplish this goal.

H. The Council shall be supported by funds available to state

agencies pursuant to state and federal laws and regulations. Each

member of the Council whose agency qualifies pursuant to state and

federal law to receive and use such funds shall assist by providing

support and funding of the Council in carrying out the

responsibilities of the Council.

I. The Council shall form a subcommittee on health workforce

whose purpose shall be to inform, coordinate, and facilitate

statewide efforts to ensure that a well-trained, adequately

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distributed, and flexible health workforce is available to meet the

needs of an efficient and effective health care system in Oklahoma.

Duties of the Health Workforce Subcommittee shall include, but not

be limited to, the following:

1. Conducting data analysis and preparing reports on health

workforce supply and demand;

2. Research and analysis of state health professional education

and training capacity;

3. Recommend recruitment and retention strategies for areas

determined by the Oklahoma Primary Care Office or the Oklahoma

Office of Rural Health to be areas of high need; and

4. Assessment of health workforce policy, evaluation of impact

on Oklahoma's health system and health outcomes, and developing

health workforce policy recommendations.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-63.6 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-63.6
Alternative process for certain business operations -
Status: in_force

Academic health centers

A. When unnecessary duplication or redundancies add cost and

inefficiency to routine processing systems, the Office of Management

and Enterprise Services (OMES) may approve an alternative process

for certain business operations, including but not limited to

accounts payable and travel and expense control at academic health

centers that meet or exceed OMES requirements. OMES shall establish

appropriate reporting as deemed necessary.

B. For purposes of this section, an academic health center

consists of an allopathic or osteopathic medical school, one or more

other health profession schools or programs such as allied health,

dentistry, graduate studies, nursing, pharmacy, public health,

veterinary medicine, and one or more owned or affiliated teaching

hospitals or health systems.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-150.18 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-150.18
Reward System - Creation - Implementation - Information required to collect -
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created an Oklahoma Reward System to be administered by the Oklahoma State

Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of providing a method of disbursing cash awards, referred

to as a reward, to persons giving valuable information resulting in the arrest and conviction of an

accused person or materially assisting in the investigation of the commission or attemptedrequired to collect - Additional requirements.

A. There is hereby created an Oklahoma Reward System

to be administered by the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation for the purpose of providing a method of

disbursing cash awards, referred to as a reward, to

persons giving valuable information resulting in the

arrest and conviction of an accused person or materially

assisting in the investigation of the commission or

attempted commission of a crime as determined by the

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

B. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall implement

such procedures and regulations as are necessary to carry out the

purposes of this act. Such procedures shall include a method for

determining the amount of reward to be offered for information on a

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crime or series of crimes and which such crimes shall have a reward

offered to assist in their solution.

C. Any person seeking to collect all or part of a reward

offered under the provisions of this section shall submit the

following information to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation:

1. The crime which was committed;

2. The name of the victim of the crime;

3. The name of the person arrested and convicted;

4. The name of the law enforcement agency with which the

applicant cooperated; or

5. A written statement from that law enforcement agency

providing details of the extent of the cooperation provided.

D. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall make such

additional requirements as deemed necessary to assure proper

disbursal of the reward funds. Any person regularly employed as a

peace officer, district attorney or assistant district attorney or

any member of immediate family shall be prohibited from receiving

any cash award from said fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5063.4i — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5063.4i
Allocation to the Quality Jobs Investment Program
Status: in_force

Forty percent (40%) of the amount authorized pursuant to Section

5063.11 of this title is hereby allocated and may be used for the

Quality Jobs Investment Program pursuant to Section 5 of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-3113 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-3113
Disclosure of information indexed by social security
Status: in_force

numbers prohibited - Exceptions.

No state agency, board, commission or other unit or subdivision

of state government may furnish any information indexed by social

security number unless required by law or specifically authorized to

do so by the holder of said social security number. Provided that

this section shall not apply to a report produced by a state agency

of monetary payments made to any state official or employee from

State Treasury funds or accounts.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1320 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1320
Employment of administrator, director of internal audit,
Status: in_force

attorneys, and other personnel - Service contracts.

A. For purposes of administering the Oklahoma Employees

Insurance and Benefits Act, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the

Oklahoma Health Care Authority is authorized to hire and appoint an

Administrator who shall be in the unclassified service and shall

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serve at the pleasure of the CEO of the Oklahoma Health Care

Authority.

B. The CEO of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority may hire a

director of internal audit and one attorney licensed to practice law

in this state. The attorney hired by the Oklahoma Employees

Insurance and Benefits Board shall have not less than five (5) years

of experience in matters related to the insurance industry. The CEO

shall directly supervise the duties of the director of internal

audit, and shall not delegate the supervision to the Administrator

or any other employee. In addition to duties assigned by the CEO,

the director of internal audit is authorized to audit all records of

health providers and pharmacists who enter into any contract with

the Board in order to ensure compliance with said contract

provisions.

The CEO shall employ such persons as are necessary to administer

the provisions of the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Act,

the State Employees Flexible Benefits Act and the State Employees

Disability Program Act. The CEO may employ a maximum of two

attorneys for purposes of administering the Oklahoma Employees

Insurance and Benefits Act. The Administrator or one of the deputy

administrators shall have not less than seven (7) years of group

health insurance administration experience on a senior managerial

level.

C. The CEO shall not contract for private legal counsel except

for extraordinary situations other than normal day to day

situations, and when approved by the Attorney General. The CEO may

contract with a nonemployee consulting actuary, a nonemployee

medical consultant and a nonemployee dental consultant subject to

competitive bid at least every three (3) years. The CEO may

contract with health care providers for a level of reimbursement for

the payment of claims incurred by the plan participants. The CEO

may at its request use the services of the Office of the Attorney

General and the actuarial services of any actuary employed by the

Insurance Commissioner and may also seek the advice and counsel of

the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Oklahoma or any employee

of the Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5222 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5222
Renumbered as § 532 of Title 3 by Laws 2025, c. 274, §
Status: in_force

39, eff. July 1, 2025.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-840-2.9 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-840-2.9
Discrimination and other prohibited acts
Status: in_force

A. No person in the state service shall be appointed to or

demoted or dismissed from any position in the state service, or in

any way favored or discriminated against with respect to employment

in the state service because of political or religious opinions or

affiliations, race, creed, gender, color or national origin or by

reason of any physical handicap so long as the physical handicap

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does not render the employee unable to do the work for which he or

she is employed. The hiring of special disabled veterans pursuant

to Sections 401 through 404 of Title 72 of the Oklahoma Statutes

shall not constitute favoritism as herein prohibited.

B. No person shall use or promise to use, directly or

indirectly, any official authority or influence, whether possessed

or anticipated, to secure or attempt to secure for any person an

appointment or advantage in appointment to a position or an increase

in pay or other advantage in employment in any such position, for

the purpose of influencing the vote or political action of any

person, or for any consideration. Letters of inquiry, recommendation

and reference for public employees by public officials shall not be

considered official authority or influence unless such letter

contains a threat, intimidation, or irrelevant, derogatory or false

information.

C. No person shall make any false statement, certificate,

score, rating or report with regard to any test, certification or

appointment to state service or in any manner commit any fraud

related to employment in state service preventing the implementation

of the provisions of law and rules made pursuant thereto.

D. No employee, examiner or other person shall deny, deceive or

obstruct any person in his or her right to examination, eligibility,

certification or appointment or furnish to any person any special or

secret information for the purpose of effecting the rights or

prospects of any person with respect to employment in state service.

E. No person shall, directly or indirectly, give, render, pay,

offer, solicit or accept any money, service or other valuable

consideration for or as a result of any appointment, proposed

appointment, promotion or proposed promotion to or any advantage in,

a position in state service.

F. Alleged violation of this section shall be reported to the

Oklahoma Attorney General.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5038 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5038
Designating community action agencies
Status: in_force

To ensure statewide delivery of Community Services Block Grant

services, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall establish a

process to designate community action agencies.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-920Av2 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-920Av2
Counties and municipalities - Employer and employee
Status: in_force

contributions.

A. Any county, county hospital, city or town, conservation

district, circuit engineering district or any public or private

trust in which a county, city or town participates and is the

primary beneficiary, which is a participating employer and any

eligible employee shall contribute to the System. The total

employer and employee contributions shall be based on the allowable

annual compensation as defined in paragraph (9) of Section 902 of

this title. Except as provided for in this section, the employer

shall not pay for the employee any of the employee contribution to

the System.

B. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, the total employer

and employee contributions shall equal thirteen and one-half percent

(13 1/2%) of the allowable monthly compensation of each member;

provided, however, each participating employer listed in this

section may set the amount of the employer and employee contribution

to equal thirteen and one-half percent (13 1/2%) of the allowable

monthly compensation of each member for compensation as provided in

paragraph (9) of Section 902 of this title; provided, the employer

contribution shall not exceed ten percent (10%) and the employee

contribution shall not exceed eight and one-half percent (8 1/2%).

C. The total employer and employee contributions for fiscal

years following the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, shall be as

follows:

July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006 15%

July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007 16%

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July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008 17%

July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009 18%

July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010 19%

July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011 and

each fiscal year thereafter 20%

Such employee and employer contributions shall be based upon the

allowable monthly compensation of each member for compensation as

provided in paragraph (9) of Section 902 of this title. The maximum

employer contribution of ten percent (10%) in subsection B of this

section shall increase by one and one-half percent (1.5%) beginning

in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and one percent (1%) for

each fiscal year thereafter until it reaches sixteen and one-half

percent (16.5%). For such years, the employee contribution shall

not exceed eight and one-half percent (8 1/2%). Notwithstanding any

other provisions of this section to the contrary, for those members

described in divisions (v) and (vi) of subparagraph (d) of paragraph

(24) of Section 902 of this title, the county shall contribute

sixteen and one-half percent (16 1/2%) and the employee shall

contribute eight percent (8%) for a total of twenty-four and one-

half percent (24 1/2%).

D. For members who make the election pursuant to paragraph (2)

of subsection A of Section 915 of this title, the employee

contribution shall increase by two and ninety-one one-hundredths

percent (2.91%). Such employee contribution increase shall be paid

by the employee.

E. Each participating employer pursuant to the provisions of

this section may pick up under the provisions of Section 414(h)(2)

of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and pay the contribution which

the member is required by law to make to the System for all

compensation earned after December 31, 1989. Although the

contributions so picked up are designated as member contributions,

such contributions shall be treated as contributions being paid by

the participating employer in lieu of contributions by the member in

determining tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986

and such picked up contributions shall not be includable in the

gross income of the member until such amounts are distributed or

made available to the member or the beneficiary of the member. The

member, by the terms of this System, shall not have any option to

choose to receive the contributions so picked up directly and the

picked up contributions must be paid by the participating employer

to the System.

F. Member contributions which are picked up shall be treated in

the same manner and to the same extent as member contributions made

prior to the date on which member contributions were picked up by

the participating employer. Member contributions so picked up shall

be included in gross salary for purposes of determining benefits and

contributions under the System.

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G. The participating employer shall pay the member

contributions from the same source of funds used in paying salary to

the member, by effecting an equal cash reduction in gross salary of

the member.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-20h — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-20h
Cost of litigation
Status: in_force

A. The cost of litigation in any case for which representation

is provided pursuant to this act shall be paid out of the Attorney

General's Evidence Fund.

B. Cost of litigation shall include, but is not limited to,

court costs, deposition expenses, travel and lodging, witness fees

and other similar costs; except that this act shall not be construed

as authorizing the payment by the State of Oklahoma or any agency

thereof of any judgment making an award of monetary damages.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-913.2 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-913.2
Rights of Justices or Judges not affected - Prohibition
Status: in_force

on becoming members.

The provisions of this act shall not operate either to enlarge

or to diminish any rights any Justice or Judge of the Supreme Court,

Court of Criminal Appeals, Court of Appeals, State Industrial Court

or district court may now have under the provisions of the Oklahoma

Public Employees Retirement System, and no Justice or Judge of the

above named courts shall be eligible to become a member of the

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1001 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1001
Purpose
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of Section 1001 et seq. of this title to

permit local governmental units to make the most efficient use of

their powers by enabling them to cooperate with other localities on

a basis of mutual advantage and thereby to provide services and

facilities in a manner and pursuant to forms of governmental

organization that will accord best with geographic, economic,

population and other factors influencing the needs and development

of local communities. The cooperating governmental units can, if

they deem it necessary, create an entity to carry out the

cooperative functions.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-9.21 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-9.21
Creation of office
Status: in_force

There is hereby established an agency of the executive branch of

state government to be known as the Office of Disability Concerns.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-840-2.20D — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-840-2.20D
Maternity leave
Status: in_force

A. Any full-time employee of this state who has been employed

by the state agency for at least two (2) years prior to the request

for leave shall be entitled to six (6) weeks of paid maternity leave

following the birth or adoption of the employee’s child.

B. Paid maternity leave pursuant to this section shall be in

addition to and not in place of sick leave due to pregnancy, as

authorized by Section 840-2.20 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. An employee who is granted maternity leave pursuant to the

provisions of this section shall receive the employee’s annual

salary without interruption during the maternity leave. For

purposes of determining seniority, pay or pay advancement, and

performance awards, and for the receipt of any benefit that may be

affected by maternity leave, the service of the employee shall be

considered uninterrupted by the maternity leave.

D. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this

section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-76c — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-76c
Postal Services Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, to be

designated the "Postal Services Revolving Fund". The fund shall be

a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall

consist of all monies received by the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services for providing postal services. All monies

accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may

be budgeted and expended to provide postal and interagency mail

services and expenses the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services incurs to support postal services operations. Expenditures

from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State

Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the

Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for

approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-841.13 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-841.13
Renumbered as § 840-6.5 of this title by Laws 1994, c
Status: in_force

242, § 54.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-166.12 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-166.12
State Department of Rehabilitation Services - Request
Status: in_force

for national criminal background check.

The State Department of Rehabilitation Services is hereby

authorized to request from the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation national criminal background checks as provided for in

Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes on all persons

seeking employment with the Department.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-846 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-846
One-year commitment of service for positions critical to
Status: in_force

public safety.

A. Beginning November 1, 2019, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol

Division of the Department of Public Safety, the Oklahoma State

Bureau of Investigation and the Oklahoma Department of Corrections

are authorized to establish a program requiring a one (1) year

commitment of service from individuals who are being trained for

positions critical to the safety of the public. Funds of the

agencies may be used to pay salaries or tuition and subsistence for

employees in these training programs, pursuant to the provisions of

subsection C of this section. Employees may be in work status while

engaging in training and education programs provided for in this

section.

B. Employees training for positions critical to the safety of

the public shall be eligible to execute a promissory note for

training expenses payable to the agency whereby the employee

promises to repay the note by remaining in employment with the

agency for at least one (1) year. The duration of the loan

repayment will correspond with the program in which the employee

participated as set forth in rules promulgated for the

implementation of this section.

C. The amount due pursuant to this section shall be reduced at

a rate of Thirteen Dollars ($13.00) per calendar day beginning the

first day after graduation from the education or training program.

If for any reason the employee leaves the employment of the

Department, the obligation will be considered due.

D. Violation of the provisions of the terms of the promissory

note for training expenses entered into pursuant to this section

shall give rise to a cause of action and suit may be commenced by

the agencies for and on behalf of the State of Oklahoma for

restitution of any and all sums plus interest at the statutory rate,

costs and reasonable attorney fees. The provisions of this section

shall not apply to persons who volunteer, who are drafted into

active military service subsequent to receiving training at state

expense or who have been terminated prior to the obligation being

fulfilled.

E. The agencies may pay fees for employees to maintain licenses

and certification required to provide services essential to the

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mission of the agencies. The agencies may require repayment of such

fees pursuant to subsection C of this section.

F. The Commissioner of Public Safety, the Oklahoma State Bureau

of Investigation Commission and the State Board of Corrections shall

promulgate rules pursuant to the implementations of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-150.5 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-150.5
Investigations - Persons to initiate request
Status: in_force

A. 1. Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation investigations

not covered under Section 150.2 of this title shall be initiated at

the request of the following persons:

a. the Governor,

b. the Attorney General,

c. the Council on Judicial Complaints upon a vote by a

majority of the Council,

d. the chair of any Legislative Investigating Committee

which has been granted subpoena powers by resolution,

upon authorization by a vote of the majority of the

Committee,

e. the Director of the Department of Human Services, or

designee, as authorized by Section 1-2-105 of Title

10A of the Oklahoma Statutes, or

f. a district court judge as authorized by Section 1-2-

103 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes.

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2. Requests for investigations shall be submitted in writing

and shall contain specific allegations of wrongdoing under the laws

of the State of Oklahoma.

B. The Governor may initiate special background investigations

with the written consent of the person who is the subject of the

investigation.

C. The chair of any Senate committee which is fulfilling the

statutory responsibility for approving nominations made by the

Governor may, upon a vote by a majority of the committee and with

the written consent of the person who is to be the subject of the

investigation, initiate a special background investigation of any

nominee for the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission as established by

Section 201 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes or any nominee for

the Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Lottery Commission as

established by Section 704 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes.

The Bureau shall submit a report to the committee within thirty (30)

days of the receipt of the request. Any consideration by the

committee of a report from the Bureau shall be for the exclusive use

of the committee and shall be considered only in executive session.

D. 1. All records relating to any investigation being

conducted by the Bureau, including any records of laboratory

services provided to law enforcement agencies pursuant to paragraph

1 of Section 150.2 of this title, shall be confidential and shall

not be open to the public or to the Commission except as provided in

Section 150.4 of this title; provided, however, officers and agents

of the Bureau may disclose, at the discretion of the Director, such

investigative information to:

a. officers and agents of federal, state, county, or

municipal law enforcement agencies and to district

attorneys, in the furtherance of criminal

investigations within their respective jurisdictions,

b. employees of the Department of Human Services in the

furtherance of child abuse investigations, and

c. appropriate accreditation bodies for the purposes of

the Bureau's obtaining or maintaining accreditation.

2. Any unauthorized disclosure of any information contained in

the confidential files of the Bureau shall be a misdemeanor. The

person or entity authorized to initiate investigations in this

section, and the Attorney General in the case of investigations

initiated by the Insurance Commissioner, shall receive a report of

the results of the requested investigation. The person or entity

requesting the investigation may give that information only to the

appropriate prosecutorial officer or agency having statutory

authority in the matter if that action appears proper from the

information contained in the report, and shall not reveal or give

such information to any other person or agency. Violation hereof

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shall be deemed willful neglect of duty and shall be grounds for

removal from office.

E. It shall not be a violation of this section to reveal

otherwise confidential information to outside agencies or

individuals who are providing interpreter services, questioned

document analysis, laboratory services, or other specialized

services that are necessary in the assistance of Bureau

investigations. Individuals or agencies receiving the confidential

and investigative information or records or results of laboratory

services provided to the Bureau by those agencies or individuals,

shall be subject to the confidentiality provisions and requirements

established in subsection D of this section.

F. It shall not be a violation of this section to reveal for

training or educational purposes otherwise confidential information

from records relating to any investigation previously conducted by

the Bureau, including any records of laboratory services provided to

law enforcement agencies pursuant to paragraph 1 of Section 150.2 of

this title, so long as ten (10) or more years have passed since the

production of the information or record.

G. It shall not be a violation of this section to reveal

otherwise confidential information from records relating to any

investigation being conducted by the Bureau, including any records

of laboratory services provided to law enforcement agencies pursuant

to paragraph 1 of Section 150.2 of this title or to the public,

provided, release of the confidential information has been

authorized by the Director of the Bureau for the purposes of

developing or obtaining further information reasonably necessary to

the successful conclusion of a criminal investigation being

conducted by the Bureau or authorized by the Director of the Bureau

for the purpose of advising crime victims or family representatives

of homicide victims regarding the status of a pending investigation.

H. The State Treasurer shall initiate a complete background

investigation of the positions with the written consent of the

persons who are the subject of the investigation pursuant to

subsection I of Section 71.1 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

The Bureau shall advise the State Treasurer and the Cash Management

and Investment Oversight Commission in writing of the results of the

investigation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1256 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1256
State acting as receiving agency
Status: in_force

(a) When any unit of government of this state acts as a

receiving agency, employees of the sending agency who are assigned

under authority of this act may be considered to be on detail to the

receiving agency.

(b) Appointments of persons so assigned may be made without

regard to the laws or regulations governing the selection of

employees of the receiving agency. Such person shall be in the

unclassified service of the state.

(c) Employees who are detailed to the receiving agency shall not

by virtue of such detail be considered to be employees thereof,

except as provided in subsection (d). The supervision of salaries

and duties of such employees during the period of detail may be

governed by agreement between the sending agency and the receiving

agency.

(d) Any employee of a sending agency assigned in this state who

suffers disability or death as a result of personal injury arising

out of and in the course of such assignment, or sustained in the

performance of duties in connection therewith, shall be treated for

the purpose of receiving agency's employee compensation program, as

an employee, as defined in such act, who has sustained such injury

in the performance of such duty, but shall not receive benefits

under that act for any period for which he elects to receive similar

benefits as an employee under the sending agency's employee

compensation program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5062.9 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5062.9
Liability of Authority personnel - Indemnification of
Status: in_force

legal expenses.

No member of the Authority, no member of the board and no officer or

employee of the Authority may be subject to any personal liability

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or accountability for having acted within the course and scope of

his membership, office or employment to carry out any power or duty

pursuant to this act. The Authority shall indemnify any member of

the Authority, any member of the board of the Authority and any

employee of the Authority against expenses actually and necessarily

incurred by him in connection with the defense of any action or

proceeding in which he is made a party by reason of past or present

association with the Authority and the subject of which was within

the course and scope of his membership, office or employment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-150.9.2 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-150.9.2
Requests for state and national criminal history
Status: in_force

record check for child abuse crimes.

A. For purposes of this section, the following terms are

defined as follows:

1. “Authorized agency” means the agency designated by statute

to report, receive, or disseminate a state or national criminal

history record check;

2. “Child” means a person who is a under the age of eighteen

(18) years;

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3. “Care” means the provision of care, treatment, education,

training, instruction, supervision, or recreation to children, the

elderly, or individuals with disabilities;

4. “Covered individual” means a person who:

a. has, seeks to have, or may have access to children,

the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, served

by a qualified entity, and

b. (1) is employed by or volunteers with, or seeks to be

employed by or volunteer with, a qualified

entity, or

(2) owns or operates, or seeks to own or operate, a

qualified entity;

5. “Employed by” means to be paid to provide or seek to provide

care services for a qualified entity, regardless of being paid

directly by the qualified entity or by an entity contracted by the

qualified entity to provide care;

6. “Individuals with disabilities” means persons with a mental

or physical impairment who require assistance to perform one or more

daily living tasks;

7. “National criminal history record check system” means the

criminal history record system maintained by the Federal Bureau of

Investigation (FBI) based on fingerprint identification or any other

method of positive identification; and

8. “Qualified entity” means a business or organization whether

public, private, for-profit, not-for-profit, or voluntary, that

provides care or care placement services, including a business or

organization that licenses or certifies others to provide care or

care placement services.

B. The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation

(OSBI) shall develop procedures in accordance with the federal

National Child Protection Act of 1993 and the federal Volunteers for

Children Act to enable a qualified entity to request a state and

national criminal history record check to determine whether a

covered individual is the subject of any child abuse crime.

C. The request for a state and national criminal history record

check shall be made by:

1. Electronically submitting the fingerprints of the covered

individual to the OSBI as directed by the authorized agency; and

2. Submitting to the authorized agency a copy of a statement

signed by the covered individual that includes:

a. a waiver permitting the qualified entity to request

and receive a criminal history record check for the

purpose of determining the qualification and fitness

of a person to serve as a covered individual,

b. the name, address, and date of birth of the covered

individual as it appears on a valid identification

document,

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c. a disclosure of whether the individual has ever been

convicted of or is the subject of pending charges for

a criminal offense and, if convicted, a description of

the crime and the result of the conviction, and

d. a notice to the individual that he or she is entitled

to obtain a copy of the criminal history record check

to verify the accuracy and completeness of any

information contained in such report before a

determination is made by the qualified entity.

D. An authorized agency shall require a qualified entity to

obtain fingerprints from a covered individual and to submit the

fingerprints to the OSBI and the FBI for a state and national

criminal history record check. The OSBI shall use the fingerprints

to identify the individual and to determine whether he or she has a

record of criminal history in this state or other jurisdictions or

countries. The OSBI will provide results of the criminal history

record check to the authorized agency. The authorized agency may

use the information obtained from the fingerprints and such state

and national criminal history record checks in the official

determination of the qualifications and fitness of the person to

serve as a covered individual.

E. The authorized agency shall be solely responsible for making

any determination that a criminal history record of a person shows

that such person has been convicted of a crime that bears upon the

fitness of such person to serve as a provider. This section does

not require the OSBI to make such a determination on behalf of any

authorized agency.

F. This section shall only apply to covered individuals and

qualified entities as defined in this section. This section shall

not be construed to replace, supersede, or in any way affect any

state law that requires a national criminal history record check,

prescribes procedures for a national criminal history record check

required by state law, or precludes an individual from employment

based on the results of a national criminal history record check

required by state law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-840.5b — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-840.5b
Renumbered as § 840-1.20 of this title by Laws 1994, c
Status: in_force

242, § 54.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2260 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-2260
Default - Remedies - Jurisdiction of courts
Status: in_force

A. It may be provided in any resolution authorizing bonds under

this act that, in the event of a default in the payment of principal

or interest on the bonds or in the performance of any agreement or

covenant contained in the resolution, and if such default shall have

continued for a prescribed period, then the holders of a specified

percentage of the outstanding bonds, or a trustee acting in their

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behalf, may for the equal and proportional benefit of the holders of

all of the bonds and with or without possession thereof:

1. By mandamus or other suit, action or proceeding at law or in

equity, enforce all rights of the holders of the bonds;

2. Bring suit upon the defaulted bonds or coupons;

3. By action or suit in equity to require the Commission to act

as if it were the trustee or an express trust for the bondholders;

4. By action or suit in equity to enjoin any acts or things

which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holders

of the bonds;

5. After notice to the Commission as the resolution may

provide, declare the principal of all of the bonds due and payable;

or

6. Apply as a matter of right for the appointment of a receiver

who may enter and take possession of all or any part of the

properties of the Commission and operate and maintain the same and

fix, collect and receive fees and charges for the use thereof and

services rendered thereby sufficient to provide revenues adequate to

carry out all of the provisions of the bond resolution and the costs

and disbursements of the proceeding and of the receiver.

B. Subject to the provisions of the Constitution of the State

of Oklahoma, the courts of the county in which any of the real

estate controlled and operated by the Commission may be located and

the courts of Oklahoma County shall have jurisdiction of any suit,

action or proceeding and of all property involved therein.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-910.4 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-910.4
Former employees of city-county health departments -
Status: in_force

Participation in Public Employees Retirement System.

A. Effective July 1, 1998, former employees of a city-county

health department who become employees of the State Department of

Agriculture or the Department of Environmental Quality who elect to

participate in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall

make one of the following elections on or before January 1, 1999:

1. Elect to continue the current benefits plan provided by the

applicable city-county health department and not to become a member

of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System;

2. Elect to cease accruing benefits under the current benefits

plan provided by the applicable city-county health department and to

purchase service credit in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement

System in an amount equal to the time employed with the applicable

city-county health department prior to the time of election and at

an actuarial rate pursuant to Section 913.5 of Title 74 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

3. Elect to cease accruing benefits under the current benefits

plan provided by the applicable city-county health department and to

purchase a prorated amount of service credit in the Oklahoma Public

Employees Retirement System based on the amount received from the

current benefits plan and pursuant to Section 913.5 of Title 74 of

the Oklahoma Statutes;

4. Elect to cease accruing benefits under the current benefits

plan provided by the applicable city-county health department, not

purchase any service credit in the Oklahoma Public Employees

Retirement System, and to start a new retirement under the Oklahoma

Public Employees Retirement System.

B. Such employees who elect to participate in the Oklahoma

Public Employees Retirement System shall commence accruing benefits

in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System after the date of

election and as established by the Oklahoma Public Employees

Retirement System Board of Trustees. The employees electing to

purchase service credit authorized by this section shall have all

such service credit canceled which is not utilized in purchasing

credit in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System. The

purchase of service credit as provided in this section shall only be

available upon the election of the employee. The election shall be

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made in writing, filed with the applicable city-county health

department and the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System prior

to receiving the credit purchased, and shall be irrevocable. The

applicable city-county health department shall transfer the amounts

from its benefits plan to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement

System for those employees who elect to purchase service credit in

the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-51 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-51
Short title
Status: in_force

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Sections 1 through 4 of this act shall be known as may be cited

as the “Oklahoma Homeland Security Act”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-905 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-905
Board of Trustees
Status: in_force

(1) There shall be a Board of Trustees which shall consist of

fourteen (14) members as follows and all appointees shall serve

their terms at the pleasure of the appointing authority and may be

removed or replaced without cause: a member of the Corporation

Commission or the Commission's designee selected by the Corporation

Commission, the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services or the Director's designee, the State Insurance

Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee, the Director of Human

Capital Management of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services, a member of the Oklahoma Tax Commission selected by the

Tax Commission, the State Treasurer or the Treasurer's designee,

three members appointed by the Governor, one member appointed by the

Supreme Court, two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of

Representatives and two members appointed by the President Pro

Tempore of the State Senate. One member appointed by the Governor

shall be an active member of the System. One member appointed by

the Speaker shall be an active member of the System. One member

appointed by the President Pro Tempore shall be a retired member of

the System.

(2) The member of the Board of Trustees on July 1, 1988, who

was appointed by the Supreme Court shall complete the term of office

for which the member was appointed. The members thereafter

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appointed by the Supreme Court shall serve terms of office of four

(4) years.

(3) Members of the Board of Trustees on July 1, 1988, who were

appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives or by the

President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall complete their term of

office for which they were appointed. The initial term of office of

members appointed thereafter shall expire on January 8, 1991. The

members thereafter appointed by the Speaker of the House of

Representatives and by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall

serve terms of office of four (4) years.

(4) The initial term of office of the members appointed by the

Governor shall expire on January 14, 1991. The members thereafter

appointed by the Governor shall serve a term of office of four (4)

years which is coterminous with the term of office of the office of

the appointing authority.

(5) One of the members appointed to the Board by the Speaker of

the House of Representatives and by the President Pro Tempore of the

Senate and two members appointed to the Board by the Governor shall:

(a) have demonstrated professional experience in

investment or funds management, public funds

management, public or private pension fund management

or retirement system management,

(b) have demonstrated experience in the banking profession

and have demonstrated professional experience in

investment or funds management,

(c) be licensed to practice law in this state and have

demonstrated professional experience in commercial

matters, or

(d) be licensed by the Oklahoma Accountancy Board to

practice in this state as a public accountant or a

certified public accountant.

The appointing authorities, in making appointments that conform

to the requirements of this subsection, shall give due consideration

to balancing the appointments among the criteria specified in

paragraphs (a) through (d) of this subsection.

(6) No member of the Board of Trustees shall be a lobbyist

registered in this state as provided by law.

(7) Any vacancy that occurs on the Board of Trustees shall be

filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the office was

previously filled.

(8) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this section to

the contrary, any person serving as an appointed member of the Board

on July 1, 1988, shall be eligible for reappointment when the term

of office of the member expires.

(9) The Board shall elect one of its members as Chairman of the

Board at its annual meeting. He shall preside over meetings of the

Board and perform such other duties as may be required by the Board.

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(10) The Board shall also elect another member to serve as Vice

Chairman, and the Vice Chairman shall perform duties of Chairman in

the absence of the latter or upon his inability or refusal to act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.57 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-85.57
Employment of disabled workers, inmates of jails and
Status: in_force

correctional institutions and retired persons.

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services, whenever

possible, shall contract with, employ or utilize the services of the

disabled workers, inmates of county jails, and the Department of

Corrections and the retired as a labor force in the identification,

handling, hauling, and storage of materials and products which can

be recycled.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1321v1 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1321v1
Determination of rates, benefits, and premiums
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall have the authority

to determine all rates and life, dental and health benefits for

state-sponsored plans. All rates shall be compiled in a

comprehensive Schedule of Benefits. The Schedule of Benefits shall

be available for inspection during regular business hours at the

Authority. The Authority shall have the authority to annually

adjust the rates and benefits based on claim experience.

B. The premiums for such insurance plans offered for the next

plan year shall be established as follows:

1. For active employees and their dependents, the Authority’s

premium determination shall be made no later than the bid submission

date for health maintenance organizations set by the Oklahoma

Employees Insurance and Benefits Board, which shall be set in August

no later than the third Friday of that month; and

2. For all other covered members and dependents, the

Authority’s and the health maintenance organizations’ premium

determinations shall be no later than the fourth Friday of

September.

C. The Office may approve a mid-year adjustment requested by

the Authority provided the need for an adjustment is substantiated

by an actuarial determination or more current experience rating.

The only publication or notice requirements that shall apply to the

Schedule of Benefits shall be those requirements provided in the

Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and within this section. It is the intent

of the Legislature that the benefits provided not include cosmetic

dental procedures except for certain orthodontic procedures as

adopted by the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.45l — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-85.45l
Trip Optimizer system – Purpose and application -
Status: in_force

Exceptions.

A. Each state agency, board, commission or other entity

organized within the executive department of state government shall

use the Trip Optimizer system of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services in computing the optimum method and cost for

travel by state employees using a motor vehicle where the travel

will exceed one hundred (100) miles per day and the employee is not

driving a state-owned or -leased dedicated vehicle. For purposes of

this section, "dedicated vehicle" means a vehicle that has been

assigned to the employee.

B. The provisions of this section shall be used to determine

the most cost-effective method of travel by motor vehicles, whether

such vehicles are owned by the agency, leased by the agency or by

the employee, and shall be applicable for purposes of determining

the maximum authorized amount of any travel reimbursement for

employees of such agencies related to vehicle usage.

C. A nonappropriated state agency, that employs persons who use

personal vehicles as part of their regular duties and who are

reimbursed for travel expenses by the agency shall not be required

to utilize the Trip Optimizer system with regard to the travel

expenses of such employees. As used in this section,

"nonappropriated state agency" means an entity within the executive

branch of government that does not receive any of its funding

through the annual legislative appropriations process.

D. The maximum authorized amount of travel reimbursement

related to vehicle usage shall be the lowest cost option as

determined by the Trip Optimizer system. All travel claims

submitted for reimbursement shall include the results of the Trip

Optimizer system indicating the lowest cost option for travel by the

state employee.

E. State employees may be exempt from the reimbursement

requirements of the Trip Optimizer system, provided the state

employees utilize a personally owned vehicle and seek reimbursement

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according to the schedule referenced in subsection F of this

section.

F. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall

publish a schedule of reimbursement rates for state employee travel.

The schedule may apply to exemptions claimed under subsection E of

this section. The schedule may categorize reimbursement rates by

type of vehicle and shall not exceed standard mileage reimbursement

rates as established by the Internal Revenue Service.

G. In providing a calculation of rates, the Trip Optimizer

system shall account for the distance that an employee must travel

to pick up a rental or state fleet vehicle.

H. In providing a calculation of rates, the Trip Optimizer

system shall account for the long-term rate discounts offered

through the state's purchasing contract for vehicle rentals.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-6110 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-6110
Red River Boundary Commission
Status: in_force

A. A Red River Boundary Commission is hereby re-created.

B. The Commission shall consist of the following persons:

1. The Governor or his or her designee;

2. The Lieutenant Governor or his or her designee;

3. The Attorney General or his or her designee;

4. The President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate or

his or her designee; and

5. The Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives or his

or her designee.

C. Members of the Commission shall serve without additional

compensation, each of whom may from time to time serve by and

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through a person designated by the member in writing for that

purpose. Legislative members shall receive reimbursement from the

house in which they serve pursuant to the provisions of Section 456

of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Other members of the

Commission who are state employees shall receive reimbursement

pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act from the funds of

their employing agency.

D. Staffing for the Commission shall be provided by the

Legislative Service Bureau.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-840-2.30 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-840-2.30
Payment for time not worked - Public accountability –
Status: in_force

Department of Public Safety employee exemption and requirements.

A. It is the policy of the State of Oklahoma to be accountable

to state taxpayers for the expenditure of public funds. To this

end, all state employees shall be paid according to a pay system

established pursuant to the principles of public accountability that

prohibits payment to any state employee for time not worked unless

the time not worked is covered by available paid leave. Violation

of this provision may result in disciplinary action and criminal

prosecution under Oklahoma law.

B. 1. The Department of Public Safety shall be exempt from the

provisions of subsection A of this section as it relates to holiday

leave for employees of the Department of Public Safety appointed by

the Commissioner of Public Safety pursuant to subsection A of

Section 2-105 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

2. Notwithstanding the dates to be observed as holidays in

2009, as specified and approved by the Governor pursuant to Section

82.1 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes, on the effective date of

this act the Department of Public Safety shall schedule and grant

holiday leave for employees prescribed in paragraph 1 of this

subsection as is necessary to appropriately perform the functions of

the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of the Department, regardless

of whether the holiday leave is granted on, before, or after the

actual date of the holiday specified and approved by the Governor.

3. For the calendar year beginning January 1, 2010, and for

each calendar year thereafter, all leave hours for the number of

holidays to be observed in the calendar year, as specified and

approved by the Governor pursuant to Section 82.1 of Title 25 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, shall accrue in total on January 1 of the

calendar year for each employee prescribed in paragraph 1 of this

subsection. Notwithstanding the dates to be observed as holidays in

the calendar year, the Department of Public Safety shall schedule

and grant holiday leave for the calendar year for employees

prescribed in paragraph 1 of this subsection as is deemed necessary

to appropriately perform the functions of the Oklahoma Highway

Patrol Division of the Department, regardless of whether the holiday

leave is granted on, before, or after the actual date of the holiday

specified and approved by the Governor.

4. The Department shall schedule and grant for each employee

specified in paragraph 1 of this subsection and the employee shall

use holiday leave, as specified in this subsection, in eight-hour

increments or multiples of eight-hour increments; provided:

a. the Department shall not schedule and grant for any

employee and the employee shall not use more holiday

leave in any calendar year than is specified and

approved by the Governor for that calendar year,

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pursuant to Section 82.1 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, and

b. the Department shall schedule and grant for each

employee and the employee shall use all holiday leave

during the calendar year in which it is specified and

approved by the Governor. Holiday leave shall not

carry over from one (1) calendar year to the next

calendar year.

5. If an employee prescribed in paragraph 1 of this subsection

leaves the service of the state, and the Department has scheduled

and granted the employee and the employee has used holiday leave

which is in excess of the number of holidays left in the calendar

year during which the employee leaves the service of the state, the

Department shall deduct the number of excess hours of holiday leave

used by the employee from the accrued annual leave of the employee.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1837 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1837
Renumbered as § 47.8 of Title 53 by Laws 2005, c. 363, §
Status: in_force

88, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-34 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-34
Renumbered as § 34.81 of Title 62 by Laws 2009, c. 441, §
Status: in_force

64, eff. July 1, 2009.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5064.4 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5064.4
Program - Establishment - Purposes
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall establish a

program to provide assistance to inventors. On July 1, 1998, all

powers, duties, responsibilities, files, and records relating to the

inventors assistance program shall be transferred to the Oklahoma

Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST).

B. The program shall be designed to:

1. Attract inventors from throughout this state, the nation and

other countries and encourage them to submit their proposals for

review and evaluation;

2. Provide assistance to inventors whose proposals are accepted

which shall include patent searches, market analysis, product

research and development, assistance in obtaining financing,

business counseling, and any other assistance necessary to develop

the product to the commercial stage which is not prohibited by the

Constitution or laws of this state and further to protect both the

state and the inventor, this section would require a provisional

patent application or patent application be on file with the U.S.

Patent Office before the state will review proposal;

3. Provide assistance and training to inventors to enable the

manufacturing, marketing and distribution of their product;

4. Direct inventors to the Inventors Development Society, the

Oklahoma Inventors Congress, or other similar organizations for

assistance; and

5. Improve the entrepreneurial skills of the state's workforce

in order to foster innovation, product development and new high

quality jobs.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-150.13 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-150.13
Rangers - Appointment
Status: in_force

A. The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation

is hereby authorized to appoint, with the approval of the

Commission, not to exceed twenty special officers, who shall not be

salaried employees of the Bureau of Investigation but who shall at

all times be subject to the orders and directions of the Director;

provided that the special officers shall not have authority to

enforce any laws except the provisions of the Oklahoma Statutes

relating to larceny of domestic animals, livestock or farm and ranch

equipment or supplies, with respect to which they shall have the

same authority as any other peace officer. These officers shall be

known as rangers.

B. Rangers shall not receive any compensation or expenses from

the State of Oklahoma or any of its departments, agencies or

subdivisions for their services. Before the issuance of a special

commission each ranger shall enter into a good and sufficient bond

executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the State

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of Oklahoma in the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars

($500,000.00), and approved by the Director, to indemnify all

persons against damages accruing as a result of any illegal or

unlawful acts on the part of the rangers; provided that all special

commissions shall expire on January 1 of the odd-numbered year after

the appointment. The Director may renew, suspend or revoke any

special commission at any time.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-916.3 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-916.3
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 74-916.3v1 (HB 1805, Laws 2024, c. 139, § 3).

OS 74-916.3v2 (HB 1068, Laws 2024, c. 280, § 3).
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-126.1 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-126.1
Renumbered as § 322 of Title 61 by Laws 2013, c. 209, §
Status: in_force

34, eff. July 1, 2013.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-9.29 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-9.29
The Governor's Advisory Committee on Employment of People
Status: in_force

with Disabilities - Creation.

There is hereby created within the Office of Disability Concerns

a division for "The Governor's Advisory Committee on Employment of

People with Disabilities".
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-3113.1 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-3113.1
Disclosure of breach of security of computerized
Status: in_force

personal information.

A. Any state agency, board, commission or other unit or

subdivision of state government that owns or licenses computerized

data that includes personal information shall disclose any breach of

the security of the system following discovery or notification of

the breach in the security of the data to any resident of Oklahoma

whose unencrypted personal information was, or is reasonably

believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person. The

disclosure shall be made in the most expedient time possible and

without unreasonable delay, consistent with the legitimate needs of

law enforcement, as provided in subsection C of this section, or any

measures necessary to determine the scope of the breach and restore

the reasonable integrity of the data system.

B. Any state agency, board, commission or other unit or

subdivision of state government that maintains computerized data

that includes personal information that the state agency, board,

commission or other unit or subdivision of state government does not

own shall notify the owner or licensee of the information of any

breach of the security of the data immediately following discovery,

if the personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have

been, acquired by an unauthorized person.

C. The notification required by this section may be delayed if

a law enforcement agency determines that the notification will

impede a criminal investigation. The notification required by this

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section shall be made after the law enforcement agency determines

that it will not compromise the investigation.

D. As used in this section:

1. “Breach of the security of the system” means unauthorized

acquisition of computerized data that compromises the security,

confidentiality, or integrity of personal information maintained by

the state agency, board, commission or other unit or subdivision of

state government. Good faith acquisition of personal information by

an employee or agent of the state agency, board, commission or other

unit or subdivision of state government for the purposes of that

entity shall not be a breach of the security of the system, provided

that the personal information is not used or subject to further

unauthorized disclosure;

2. “Personal information” means the first name or first initial

and last name of an individual in combination with any one or more

of the following data elements, when either the name or the data

elements are not encrypted:

a. social security number,

b. driver license number, or

c. account number, credit or debit card number, in

combination with any required security code, access

code, or password that would permit access to the

financial account of an individual.

Personal information shall not include publicly available

information that is lawfully made available to the general public

from federal, state, or local public records; and

3. “Notice” means one of the following methods:

a. written notice,

b. electronic notice, if the notice provided is

consistent with the provisions regarding electronic

records and signatures set forth in Section 7001 of

Title 15 of the United States Code, and

c. substitute notice, if the agency demonstrates that the

cost of providing notice would exceed Two Hundred

Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), or that the

affected class of subject persons to be notified

exceeds five hundred thousand (500,000), or the agency

does not have sufficient contact information.

Substitute notice shall consist of all of the

following:

(1) e-mail notice when the agency has an e-mail

address for the subject persons,

(2) conspicuous posting of the notice on the agency’s

web site page, if the agency maintains one, and

(3) notification to major statewide media.

E. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 of subsection D of this section,

a state agency, board, commission or other unit or subdivision of

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state government that maintains its own notification procedures as

part of an information security policy for the treatment of personal

information and is otherwise consistent with the timing requirements

of this section shall be deemed to be in compliance with the

notification requirements of this section if it notifies subject

persons in accordance with its policies in the event of a breach of

security of the system.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.58J — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-85.58J
Foster family homes - Property and casualty insurance
Status: in_force

A. 1. The Risk Management Administrator may obtain or

otherwise provide for the insurance coverage specified by this

section for a foster family home providing foster care services for

children in the custody of the Department of Human Services pursuant

to the Oklahoma Children's Code or the Department of Juvenile

Justice pursuant to the Juvenile Justice Code.

2. Pursuant to the provisions of this section and Section

85.58A of this title, the Risk Management Administrator may obtain

or otherwise provide for property and casualty insurance for

injuries or damages arising from the foster care relationship and

the provision of foster care services, property damage or bodily

injury, as a result of the activities of the foster child, and

reasonable and necessary legal fees incurred in defense of civil

claims filed pursuant to this section, the Oklahoma Foster Care and

Out-of-Home Placement Act, the Oklahoma Children's Code or the

Juvenile Justice Code, and any judgments awarded as a result of such

claims. Any insurance coverage obtained or provided pursuant to the

provisions of this section shall include expenses for legal services

obtained or provided by the Risk Management Administrator.

B. The Risk Management Administrator is authorized to establish

qualifications for coverage and to determine eligibility criteria

and other standards for participation in the Risk Management Program

by the foster family homes. A foster family shall be approved for

participation in the Risk Management Program by the Risk Management

Administrator if the foster family meets the standards and

eligibility requirements established by the Risk Management

Administrator.

C. 1. A request for the insurance coverage provided pursuant

to this section shall be submitted in writing to the Department of

Human Services and the Department of Juvenile Justice by a foster

care family. The Department of Human Services and the Department of

Juvenile Justice shall provide a list of the names of all foster

family homes which wish to obtain insurance coverage specified by

this section to the Risk Management Administrators.

2. Upon obtaining insurance coverage as provided by this

section, the Department of Human Services and the Department of

Juvenile Justice shall provide notice to all foster family homes

with whom the state agencies contract for foster care services.

D. The Risk Management Administrator shall establish liability

limits for the insurance coverage authorized by this section on an

annual basis based on the insurance carrier requirements or based on

the liquidity of the shared risk pool in the Foster Families

Protection Account resulting from the annual payments made pursuant

to Section 85.58M of this title and any interest accrued thereon,

after deduction of such sums as may be necessary to pay all overhead

and administrative expenses associated with administering the pool.

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E. A foster family shall be required to make payments for such

insurance coverage or payments may be made from funds deposited on

behalf of foster families by the Department of Human Services or the

Department of Juvenile Justice if such funds are available. All

fees collected in accordance with the provisions of this section

shall be deposited in the Foster Families Protection Account.

Claims against the insurance carrier or the pool shall be filed with

either the Department of Human Services or the Department of

Juvenile Justice, as appropriate, and shall be forwarded to the Risk

Management Administrator.

F. 1. Any insurance or indemnity coverage shall be provided

solely from funds in the Foster Families Protection Account and to

the extent of assets available in the shared risk pool established

pursuant to the provisions of this section. The Risk Management

Administrator shall determine the extent of indemnification for

losses incurred by any foster families based upon the liquidity of

the shared risk pool in the Foster Families Protection Account.

2. The State of Oklahoma is not liable, directly or indirectly,

for any liability incurred by a foster family in the performance of

foster care services.

G. 1. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a

revolving fund for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services,

to be designated the "Foster Families Protection Account". The

account shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year

limitations, and shall consist of any monies transferred thereto by

the Department of Human Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice

or any child-placing agency, and any fees collected by the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services and deposited pursuant to law.

2. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund shall be

expended by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for the

specific purposes specified by this section and the salaries and

administrative expenses of support staff responsible for

administering the fund.

3. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants

issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by

law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services for approval and payment. The Foster Families Protection

Account shall consist of:

a. all fees and other monies received pursuant to this

section, and

b. interest attributable to investment of monies in the

account.

H. 1. The monies deposited in the account shall at no time

become monies of the state and shall not become part of the general

budget of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services or any

other state agency. Except as otherwise authorized by this

subsection, no monies from the account shall be transferred for any

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purpose to any other state agency or any account of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services or be used for the purpose of

contracting with any other state agency or reimbursing any other

state agency for any expense.

2. Monies in the account shall only be expended for:

a. the purposes specified by this section, and

b. costs incurred by the Comprehensive Professional Risk

Management Program for the administration of this

section.

I. Any costs incurred by the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services pursuant to the provisions of this section shall

not exceed the actual expenditures made by the Office of Management

and Enterprise Services to implement the provisions of this section.

J. Payment of claims from the Foster Families Protection

Account shall not become or be construed to be an obligation of this

state. No claims submitted for reimbursement or payment from the

account shall be paid with state monies.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-284.1 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-284.1
Certain state agencies prohibited from implementing
Status: in_force

lagged payroll system prior to July 1, 1991.

Any state agency which was not utilizing a lagged payroll system

on or before January 1, 1990, shall be prohibited from implementing

a lagged payroll system prior to July 1, 1991.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5066.2 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5066.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act:

1. "Commercial stage" means the point at which the product has

advanced beyond the theoretical and prototype stage and is capable

of being manufactured or reduced to practice commercially;

2. "Intellectual property" means a patent, patent pending,

trademark, copyright or trade secret;

3. "Licensor" means the person who owns the intellectual

property rights of a product;

4. "Licensee" means the person to whom the intellectual

properties related to a product have been licensed or assigned;

5. "Person" means any individual, sole proprietor, partnership

or corporation;

6. "Product" means any device, technique or process;

7. "Royalties" means all things of value received by a licensor

in connection with the licensing, rental or sale of a product

patented, patent pending, copyrighted or trademarked pursuant to

federal law; and

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8. "Strategic alliances" means a business agreement such as

licensing, joint venture partnership, etc., between two or more

persons.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-500.7 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-500.7
Travel status for meals and lodging
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, travel

status for meals and lodging purposes shall be defined as absence

from the officer's or employee's home area and/or official station

area while performing assigned official duties. Provided however,

employees whose duties are normally mobile and statewide or

multicounty in nature shall not be deemed to have an official

station.

B. State officers or employees directed to participate in their

official capacity in a disaster relief activity during a

presidentially declared national disaster in Oklahoma after May 1,

1999, for a period of not more than six (6) months after the date of

the presidentially declared national disaster, shall be eligible for

reimbursement of meal and lodging costs established by the State

Travel Reimbursement Act associated with the performance of their

duties.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-500.1 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-500.1
Citation
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "State Travel

Reimbursement Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-500.10 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-500.10
Limitation on out of state travel
Status: in_force

No agency head nor his designee shall approve out of state

travel except for personnel performing policy making, professional,

technical, supervisory or administrative duties.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-30.6 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-30.6
Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the Office of the Attorney General to be designated the

“Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a

continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall

consist of all opioid funds obtained through a settlement or

judgment by the Attorney General on behalf of the State of Oklahoma

related to opioid litigation involving pharmaceutical supply chain

participants:

1. Designated for deposit in the fund; or

2. Appropriated to the fund by the Legislature.

B. Provided that the Purdue Political Subdivision Fund shall be

maintained in a segregated State Treasury fund within the Oklahoma

Opioid Abatement Revolving Fund, and that the Purdue Political

Subdivision Fund shall not be commingled with other opioid funds

deposited in or appropriated to the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement

Revolving Fund.

C. The Office of the Attorney General may use not more than ten

percent (10%) of the funds appropriated to the Oklahoma Opioid

Abatement Revolving Fund for statewide opioid abatement projects

that constitute an approved use under the Political Subdivisions

Opioid Abatement Grants Act. The Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board

shall approve all statewide opioid abatement projects described in

this subsection.

D. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby

appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Attorney

General for the purpose of funding opioid grant awards as authorized

by the Political Subdivisions Opioid Abatement Grants Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-109.2 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-109.2
Renumbered as § 321 of Title 61 by Laws 2013, c. 209, §
Status: in_force

33, eff. July 1, 2013.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1226.20 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1226.20
American Indian Cultural Center and Museum Completion
Status: in_force

Fund.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the Native American Cultural and Educational Authority

(Authority) to be designated the "American Indian Cultural Center

and Museum Completion Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund,

not subject to fiscal year limitations. All monies accruing to the

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credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and

expended by the Authority. The fund shall consist of monies

received by the Authority in the form of nonstate and nonfederal

donations, contributions, gifts and bequests for the purpose of

completing the American Indian Cultural Center and Museum (AICCM).

Monies deposited to the credit of the fund shall only be expended

for the purpose of completing the AICCM.

B. The fund created by this section shall not receive any

additional federal funds issued pursuant to the Indian Financing

Amendments Act of 2002, P.L. 107-331.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-500.20 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-500.20
Governor, Lieutenant Governor and spouses -
Status: in_force

Reimbursement for travel expenses.

The Governor of the State of Oklahoma is hereby authorized

reimbursement for all actual and necessary travel expenses incurred

when on official business of the state. Such actual and necessary

expenses shall include the subsistence and transportation expenses

of the Governor's spouse when accompanying the Governor on official

business of the state, or when attending an official function at the

request of the Governor. The provisions of this section shall also

apply to the Lieutenant Governor, the Lieutenant Governor's spouse,

and the Governor’s personal assistant.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-427 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-427
Functions of commission
Status: in_force

It shall be the function of this Commission:

(1) To carry forward the participation of this state as a member

of the Council of State Governments.

(2) To encourage and assist legislative, executive,

administrative and judicial officials and employees of this state to

develop and maintain friendly contact by correspondence, by

conference and otherwise with officials and employees of the other

states of the federal government and of local units of government.

(3) To endeavor to advance cooperation between this state and

other units of government whenever it seems advisable to do so by

formulating proposals for, and by facilitating:

(a) The adoption of compacts.

(b) The enactment of uniform or reciprocal statutes.

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(c) The adoption of uniform or reciprocal administrative rules

and regulations.

(d) The informal cooperation of governmental offices with one

another.

(e) The personal cooperation of governmental officials and

employees with one another, individually.

(f) The interchange and clearance of research and information.

(g) Any other suitable process.

(4) In short, to do all such acts as will, in the opinion of

this Commission, enable this state to do its part - or more than its

part - in forming a more perfect union among the various governments

of the United States and in developing the Council of State

Governments for that purpose.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5062.17 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5062.17
Construction of act
Status: in_force

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This act shall be liberally construed. Nothing contained herein

is or shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any

powers which the Authority might otherwise have under any other law

of this state heretofore or hereafter enacted, and the provisions of

this act are cumulative to such powers. The provisions hereof do

and shall be construed to provide a complete, additional and

alternative method for the doing of the things authorized and shall

be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by

any other laws.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-51.2 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-51.2
Oklahoma Homeland Security Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the Office of Homeland Security to be designated the

“Oklahoma Homeland Security Revolving Fund”. The Oklahoma Homeland

Security Revolving Fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to

fiscal year limitations and shall consist of monies received by the

Office of Homeland Security or the Department of Public Safety from:

1. Reimbursements from responsible parties for reasonable

actions taken and costs incurred by a regional team in response to

an incident or event involving a dangerous substance;

2. Reimbursements, grants, or other monies received from other

state agencies and entities of state government;

3. Reimbursements, grants, or other monies received by the

Office of Homeland Security or the Department of Public Safety from

the United States government or pursuant to proceedings in district

court to enforce claims initiated pursuant to the Oklahoma Homeland

Security Act or the Oklahoma Emergency Response Act;

4. Gifts, donations, and bequests;

5. Monies appropriated or apportioned by the state; and

6. Receipts from other ancillary services related to incidents

or events related to dangerous substances, not otherwise provided by

law.

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B. All monies accruing to the credit of the Oklahoma Homeland

Security Revolving Fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted

and expended by the Office of Homeland Security for:

1. Operating expenses relating to homeland security expenses;

2. Administrative duties in support of homeland security

functions;

3. Education and reimbursement for expenses of regional teams,

including maintenance of equipment; and

4. Reimbursement, as provided in Section 51.4 of this title, of

funeral expenses for any member of the state military forces who

died in the line of duty while serving on state active duty, as

defined in Section 801 of Title 44 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. Expenditures from the Oklahoma Homeland Security Revolving

Fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer

against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and

payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5040.22 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5040.22
Eligibility and certification
Status: in_force

A. Any community in this state is eligible to be named a

certified retirement community. In an application to the Oklahoma

Department of Commerce for recognition as a certified retirement

community, the applicant shall clearly articulate how the applicant

defines community for purposes of seeking certification.

B. Each community seeking certification shall meet the

following requirements:

1. The community shall submit an application to the Oklahoma

Department of Commerce containing basic demographic and statistical

information, including crime statistics, tax-related information,

recreational opportunities, housing prices and availability, health

care and emergency medical service availability and other factors

deemed relevant by the Department;

2. The community shall demonstrate the support and active

involvement of the local governing body, churches, clubs,

businesses, media outlets or other entities with an interest in the

future of the community;

3. The community shall submit with the application a plan

describing the community’s long-term care facility and service

capabilities and the community’s strategy for marketing the

community to retirees. The plan shall include a target market, a

list of competing communities, an analysis of the community’s

strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and dangers, and the steps the

community will employ to achieve the goals of the plan; and

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4. The applicant community shall certify the availability of at

least Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) to be expended by the

community to implement the Certified Retirement Communities Program.

C. For purposes of this act, “community” means a city, town or

county. A community can be coterminous with a political subdivision

of the state or with a particular geographic boundary.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.71 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-85.71
Volunteer Firefighter Group Insurance Pool Revolving
Status: in_force

Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) to be

designated the “Volunteer Firefighter Group Insurance Pool Revolving

Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal

year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by OMES

from appropriations provided for the purpose of administering the

Volunteer Firefighter Group Insurance Pool in the event that no

other funds are available. All monies accruing to the credit of the

fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by

OMES for the purpose provided for in this section. Expenditures

from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State

Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the

Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for

approval and payment.