Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-150.6 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-150.6
Director - Qualifications
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall be under

the operational control of a Director. The Director shall be

appointed or dismissed by a majority vote of the total membership of

the Commission. The Director shall be a professional law

enforcement officer who possesses a bachelor's degree from an

accredited college or university and who shall have a minimum of

five (5) years' experience in criminal investigation and/or law

enforcement or five (5) years' experience as an agent with said

Bureau and must have at least two (2) years' experience in an

administrative position.

B. Any Director appointed on or after July l, 2003, may

participate in either the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement

System or in the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System and

shall make an irrevocable election in writing to participate in one

of the two retirement systems.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-324.7 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-324.7
Rules, regulations and specifications - Regulation of liquefied petroleum gas and
Status: in_force

2. Assist any city, town or county in the enforcement of the Codes herein adopted upon the requestliquefied petroleum gas and flammable liquids.

A. Except as otherwise specified by subsection B of this

section, the State Fire Marshal Commission shall have the power and

duty to prescribe, adopt, and promulgate, in the manner set forth in

this act, such reasonable rules, regulations, or specifications on

matters relating to the safeguarding of life and property from the

hazards of fire and explosion arising from storage, handling, and

use of flammable and combustible materials, and from conditions

hazardous to life or property in the use or occupancy of buildings

or premises, as are deemed just and reasonable and in accordance

with the codes as last adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code

Commission, and not inconsistent with this act, and to revoke,

amend, or supersede the same. Exceptions to these standards shall

be granted to detention and correction facilities in existence on

November 1, 1985, when noncompliance would not result in a life-

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 411

threatening condition to inmates incarcerated in such facilities.

All such rules, regulations, and specifications or any revisions or

amendments thereto shall not become effective until promulgated in

accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act.

B. 1. Liquefied petroleum gas defined by Section 420.1 of

Title 52 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be regulated by the Oklahoma

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board.

2. Flammable liquids stored in tanks at service stations shall

be regulated by the Corporation Commission.

C. For the purpose of this section:

1. "Flammable liquids" means all petroleum products used as

motor fuel and all grades of gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel and

aviation fuel having a vapor pressure not exceeding forty (40)

pounds per square inch absolute at one hundred (100) degrees

Fahrenheit;

2. "Service station" means any facility including but not

limited to businesses serving the public, marinas and airports where

flammable liquids are stored in aboveground tanks and dispensed for

retail sales into the fuel tanks of airplanes, vessels or motor

vehicles of the public; and

3. "Aboveground tank" means any stationary vessel at a service

station and is located above the surface of the ground or on the

ground which is designed to contain an accumulation of flammable

liquids and which is constructed of nonearthen materials that

provide structural support.

D. The State Fire Marshal Commission shall promulgate rules

allowing the use and storage of propane-fueled grills and flattop

griddles and electric wood pellet grills on boat docks; provided,

that the act of using such cooking instruments is performed within

ten (10) feet of a fire extinguisher. The fire extinguisher shall

be installed and maintained in accordance with the most current

version of NFPA 10 (Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers). Any

violations or penalties shall be assessed to the person committing

acts contrary to this subsection. The owner or operator of the

marina or dock shall not be held liable for the actions of its

tenants or others.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-9.24 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-9.24
Additional duties
Status: in_force

The Office of Disability Concerns shall be responsible for the

following duties:

1. To carry out the responsibilities of the Governor's Advisory

Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities;

2. To provide referral assistance, continuing needs assessment

and to advise and assist private and public agencies in statewide

policy development concerning people with disabilities; and

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3. To implement the provisions of Public Law 93-112, and

subsequent amendments thereto, as such pertain to people with

disabilities.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1255 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1255
Travel expenses - Per diem
Status: in_force

A sending agency in this State may, in accordance with the

travel regulations of such agency, pay the travel expenses of

employees assigned to a receiving agency on either a detail or leave

basis, but shall not pay the travel expenses of such employees

incurred in connection with their work assignments at the receiving

agency. During the period of assignment, the sending agency may pay

a per diem allowance to the employee on assignment or detail.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.58P — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-85.58P
Risk Management Public Transit 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 "Risk Management Public Transit Revolving Fund". The

fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year

limitations, and shall consist of any monies transferred thereto by

an act of the Legislature and any fees collected by the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services in accordance with the provisions

of Section 85.58O of this title. All monies accruing to the credit

of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended

by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for the purposes

of the Comprehensive Professional Risk Management Program provided

for in Section 85.58A of this title, including the salaries and

administrative expenses of support staff responsible for

administering the fund and expenses the Office incurs to support

program 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, § 74-85.47e — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-85.47e
Requirements to obtain surety bond guaranty -
Status: in_force

Applications.

A. To qualify for a surety bond guaranty pursuant to the

program, a surety and principal shall meet the requirements of this

section.

B. A surety shall meet the following requirements:

1. Be a company which writes bid, payment, defect or

maintenance, or performance bonds in its normal course of business;

2. Has not refused to provide said bonds for which the

principal is submitting application to the program; and

3. Has been licensed to do surety business in the State of

Oklahoma prior to July 1, 1991.

C. The principal shall satisfy the Administrator that:

1. As determined from creditors, employers and other

individuals who have personal knowledge of the principal, the

principal has a reputation for financial responsibility;

2. The principal is a resident of this state;

3. The principal is unable to obtain adequate bonding on

reasonable terms and conditions through normal channels and has been

denied such bonding by two sureties that write contract bonds.

4. Bonding is required in order for the principal to bid on

public construction contracts or to serve as a prime contractor or

subcontractor on such contracts.

D. The surety and principal shall submit to the Administrator

an application for each contract on the form that the Administrator

provides. The application for each contract shall include:

1. A detailed description of the project for which the contract

is to be let;

2. An itemization of known and estimated costs;

3. The total amount of investment required to perform the

contract;

4. The funds available to the principal for working capital;

5. The amount of bonding assistance sought from the program;

6. Information that relates to the financial status of the

principal, including:

a. a current balance sheet,

b. a profit and loss statement, and

c. credit references;

7. A schedule of all existing and pending contracts and the

current status of each; and

8. Any other relevant information that the Administrator

requests.

E. After receipt of an application for assistance from the

Oklahoma Small Business Surety Bond Guaranty Program, the

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Administrator may require that a principal shall provide an audited

balance sheet before the Administrator makes a decision on the

application.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2246 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-2246
Liability insurance
Status: in_force

The Department may purchase, with public funds, insurance to

protect against civil liability on the part of the Department,

officers, employees and administrators of the Department. This

section shall not be construed as waiving the governmental immunity

of the state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-71 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-71
Taking of rebates by officer of Office of Management and
Status: in_force

Enterprise Services a felony.

The taking or receiving by any officer of said Office of

Management and Enterprise Services of any rebate, percentage of

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 133

contract, money, or any other thing of value from any person, firm,

or corporation offering, bidding for, or in the open market and

seeking to make sales to said Office, shall be a Class C2 felony

offense. Any officer of said Office convicted under this section

shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000.00), and by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B

through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Such

fine shall be in addition to other punishment provided by law and

shall not be imposed in lieu of other punishment.

R.L. 1910, § 8090. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 304, § 97, eff. July 1,

1983; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 584, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st

Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 424, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 717;
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-840-2.17v2 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-840-2.17v2
Raises - Salary adjustments
Status: in_force

A. Unless otherwise provided by the Oklahoma Constitution,

statutory authority to set or fix compensation, pay or salary of

state officers and employees shall not be construed to authorize any

agency, board, commission, department, institution, bureau,

executive officer or other entity of the executive branch of state

government to award, grant, give, authorize, or promise any officer

or employee of the State of Oklahoma a raise that is inconsistent

with the compensation schedules established by the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services for all state officers and

employees in the executive branch, including, but not limited to, a

cost-of-living raise or any other type of raise that would be given

to state employees on an across-the-board basis, except as herein

provided. Such raises are prohibited unless authorized by the

Legislature and by rules promulgated by the Director. This

prohibition applies to all officers and employees in the executive

branch of state government, excluding institutions under the

administrative authority of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education.

B. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to

prohibit the following actions if the action is made in good faith

and not for the purpose of circumventing subsection A of this

section, and if the appointing authority certifies that the action

can be implemented for the current fiscal year and the subsequent

fiscal year without the need for additional funding to increase the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 525

personal services budget of the agency, and if the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services certifies that the action is

consistent with the compensation schedules established pursuant to

the provisions of this act:

1. Salary advancements on promotion;

2. Salary adjustments resulting from a pay change for a job

level adopted by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services;

3. Increases in longevity payments pursuant to Section 840-2.18

of this title;

4. Payment of overtime, special entrance rates, pay

differentials;

5. Payment of wages, salaries, or rates of pay established and

mandated by law;

6. Market adjustments for jobs tied to market competitiveness;

7. Skill-based adjustments;

8. Equity-based adjustments;

9. Performance-based adjustments; or

10. Career progression increases as an employee advances

through job levels.

C. Provided, however, any salary increase for one of the

purposes provided in subsection B of this section that would require

additional funding by the Legislature shall not be implemented

without approval of the Legislature.

D. Appointing authorities may implement the pay movement

mechanisms subject to the availability of funds within the agency's

budget for the current fiscal year and subsequent fiscal year

without the need for additional funding to increase the personal

services budget of the agency. Failure by the appointing authority

to follow the provisions of this subsection may cause the withdrawal

of the use of the pay movement mechanisms of this section within the

agency during the next appropriations cycle.

E. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall file

a quarterly report with the Offices of the Governor, President Pro

Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives

listing, by agency, all increases in wages, salaries or rates of pay

and any changes to title or classification of each employee.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-874 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-874
Loans deemed to have been made to local industrial
Status: in_force

development agency applying - Liberal construction.

When the financing of an industrial development project is

accomplished with the participation and assistance of the Oklahoma

Industrial Finance Authority in the manner set forth in Sections 872

and 873 of this title, all such loans shall be deemed and construed

to have been made to the local industrial development agency

applying therefor, and within the purview of the said Section 33A,

Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, and Sections 851 et seq. of

Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and the provisions of this act,

and of actions taken hereunder, shall be liberally construed to

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Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-62.1 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-62.1
Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 6 of this act shall be known and may be cited

as the "Oklahoma Surplus Property Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5233 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5233
Renumbered as § 543 of Title 3 by Laws 2025, c. 274, §
Status: in_force

50, eff. July 1, 2025.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5062.21 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5062.21
Evaluation of Authority's performances
Status: in_force

Seven (7) years after the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority

has begun operations, Oklahoma Futures shall review, analyze and

evaluate the extent to which the Authority has achieved its

statutory need and mission. The evaluation shall include, but not

be limited to, an examination of quantifiable results of the

Authority's programs and plans.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-324.19 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-324.19
Violations – Penalties - Hearings
Status: in_force

Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, organization, city,

town, school district, county or other subdivision of government who

fails to comply with the provisions of Section 324.11 of this title

or any lawful order of the State Fire Marshal shall be subject to

payment of a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)

for each day's failure to comply; provided, that any person or

entity described above who is fined shall have the right to a

hearing before the State Fire Marshal that complies with the rules

promulgated by the State Fire Marshal Commission. The hearing

request shall be submitted in writing to the State Fire Marshal

within ten (10) days of the fine notice. After the hearing, the

State Fire Marshal shall issue a proposed order containing findings

of fact and conclusions of law, which shall be sent to the appellant

upon issuance. The proposed order shall also be presented to the

State Fire Marshal Commission at a public meeting scheduled at least

ten (10) days after the issuance of the proposed order, with notice

thereof provided to the appellant. The State Fire Marshal

Commission may adopt, modify, or deny, in whole or in part, the

proposed order of the State Fire Marshal. The Commission shall

issue a final order containing findings of fact and conclusions of

law and give notice to the parties involved. Any party aggrieved by

the final order of the State Fire Marshal Commission may appeal to

the district court of the county in which the property is located.

This hearing process supersedes any hearing or appeal section in the

building codes adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code

Commission. Fine collections shall be deposited in the State Fire

Marshal Revolving Fund created in Section 324.20b of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2234 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-2234
Administration of matching funds for allowable expenses
Status: in_force

of multicounty organizations.

A. The Department, with the approval of the Commission, shall

develop rules to administer any of the matching funds derived from

the Department for the allowable expenditures of multicounty

organizations. The rules shall be developed in accordance with this

section and shall be adopted by the Commission. As used in the

Oklahoma Tourism, Parks and Recreation Enhancement Act:

1. “Multicounty organization” means a nonprofit organization

which satisfies the following requirements:

a. its primary purpose is to promote the tourism

attributes of a multiple-county region which is

identified as a tourism “country” or “lake” area, or

any other organization participating in the matching

funds program on July 1, 2001,

b. it is governed by a board of directors elected by the

membership of the organization,

c. it is governed by a board of directors which equitably

represents the counties within the multiple-county

region,

d. it has an administrator of operations position who is

not an elected director,

e. it utilizes income from private sector sources as the

basis for funding its administrative and promotion

expenses, and

f. it has provided to the Department an independent and

certified financial audit for the preceding fiscal

year;

2. "Administrative expenditure" means expenditures for the

administration of fund raising and tourism promotion.

Administrative expenditures shall include salaries, payroll taxes,

insurance, personal services contracts, travel expenses not to

exceed the amounts provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act,

rent, lease or purchase of facilities, office supplies, telephone

and electronic communications and multicounty organization audit

costs;

3. "Allowable expenditures" means expenditures by a multicounty

organization submitted to the Department for matching funds in

accordance with the provisions of this section and the rules

promulgated by the Commission;

4. "Discretionary expenditure" means those expenditures by

multicounty organizations for which matching funds are not

requested. Discretionary expenditures are not subject to the

limiting provisions of this section and the rules promulgated by the

Commission;

5. "Independent and certified audit" means a financial audit

performed in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing

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Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States.

The scope of the audit shall, at a minimum, consist of a statement

of revenue and expenditures and shall include the specific

requirements identified in this section and the rules promulgated by

the Commission; and

6. "Tourism promotion expenditure" means an expenditure for the

preparation, printing, publication and distribution of media

advertising in brochures, news and publicity materials, travel

posters, mailing pieces, newspapers, magazines, television, radio,

billboards, advertising and promotional specialties, exhibit space

and displays at trade shows and conventions and the expenses for

operating such exhibits, including travel expenses, not to exceed

amounts provided for in the State Travel Reimbursement Act, the cost

of a travel writer, travel agent, tour broker and tour operator

familiarization tours into the State of Oklahoma, and registration

fees for an annual tourism and recreation industry conference with

the purpose of attracting tourists or generating travel or tourism

activity within the state or multicounty organization areas. The

amount expended within the multicounty organization area for tourism

promotion shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total of

allowable expenditures and allocated matching funds.

B. It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the

promotion of tourism by multicounty organizations in cooperation

with the statewide program of the Department. Allowable

administrative expenditures by multicounty organizations shall not

exceed forty percent (40%) of the lesser of either the total amount

allocated, including reallocations, to the organization from

appropriations made by the Legislature or the total of the matched

expenditures. The limitation on administrative expenditures applies

only to those expenditures submitted for matching with state-

appropriated funds.

C. With the exception of those organizations identified as

“country” or “lake” associations participating in the matching funds

program on July 1, 2001, not more than one organization representing

a recognized “country” or “lake” area shall be eligible to receive

matching funds.

D. Matching funds for the allowable expenditures shall be based

upon actual expenditures by the multicounty organization less any

discount, refund, or rebate to the multicounty organization.

Multicounty organizations shall use a State of Oklahoma Notarized

Claim Form with all applicable statements and affidavits to request

matching funds for the allowable expenditures.

E. In order for a multicounty organization to receive matching

funds for expenditures incurred to publish and distribute a

promotional periodical emphasizing the attractions, landmarks,

activities, geographical features and other characteristics of

counties within the multicounty organization's area of

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responsibility, the multicounty organization shall be subject to the

following requirements:

1. Maintain an account with a financial institution subject to

the regulatory control of a state or federal financial regulatory

entity for the deposit and withdrawal of all funds collected by or

on behalf of the multicounty organization;

2. Prepare an annual Statement of Income and Expense showing

all deposits to the account maintained with the financial

institution and all withdrawals from the account with the financial

institution for the period covered by the annual income and expense

statement;

3. May enter into a contract with a person or legally organized

business entity for the solicitation of advertising revenue in a

promotional periodical publication and for the publication and

distribution of the periodical emphasizing the attributes of sites,

scenes, businesses and attractions located within the area for which

the multicounty organization is responsible if:

a. the person or legally organized business entity

provides a detailed written disclosure to the

multicounty organization of its actual costs incurred

in performance of the contract on a periodic basis

during the period prescribed in the contract for

performance which disclosure shall be at least

quarterly,

b. the multicounty organization ensures that the actual

cost of publication for the promotional periodical is

printed in at least 10-point type somewhere in the

body of the publication,

c. the multicounty organization ensures that the person

or legally organized business entity performing

services on behalf of the multicounty organization

identifies to the multicounty organization each

purchaser of advertising in the multicounty

organization promotional periodical, the amount of

money paid for advertising in the promotional

periodical, and the size or other relevant

characteristics of the material purchased for

publication in the promotional periodical,

d. the person or legally organized business entity

soliciting advertising revenue may not advance or

deposit their own funds as a means of securing

matching state funds, and such acts shall be deemed as

fraud, subject to prosecution, and

e. the multicounty organization and the person or legally

organized business entity acting on behalf of the

multicounty organization both execute a statement,

upon a form to be prescribed by the State Auditor and

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Inspector, under oath, that any funds being requested

from the Department for matching of an allowable

expenditure as authorized by this section represent an

amount of money equal to an amount of money that has

previously been deposited into the account maintained

by the multicounty organization as of the date the

request for matching funds is made. The statement

shall include the identity of each purchaser of

advertising in the multicounty organization

promotional periodical and the amount of money paid

for advertising in the periodical together with the

other information required by subparagraph c of this

paragraph. The statement shall also include a

verification that the funds collected by or on behalf

of the multicounty organization were expended for:

(1) a legitimate operational expense of the

multicounty organization,

(2) the purpose of obtaining matching funds as

authorized by this section, or

(3) a promotional event sponsored, conducted or

organized by the multicounty organization for

attracting attention to a specific location or

occasion in furtherance of a purpose of the

multicounty organization.

F. 1. Each multicounty organization shall prepare and submit

appropriate plans, including a budget work program, for the ensuing

fiscal year to the Commission. Expenditures for obligations

incurred before the Commission approves the multicounty

organizations' plans and budget work programs and any changes

thereto, and expenditures not in accordance with the multicounty

organizations' plans and budget work programs, shall not be

allowable expenditures. The approval by the Commission of a

multicounty organization budget work program constitutes a firm

commitment of the multicounty organization's appropriated funds,

subject to any fiscal year limitation, except that the Commission

may reallocate unobligated funds as provided by law.

2. Any funds collected on behalf of the multicounty

organization for advertisements in the promotional periodical shall

be paid to the multicounty organization within twenty (20) working

days after collection by any entity acting on behalf of the

multicounty organization for solicitation of advertising revenue.

The multicounty organization shall deposit any funds paid to it

within five (5) working days of receipt.

G. Each multicounty organization shall be required to submit an

annual independent and certified audit of the multicounty

organization. The audits shall encompass all funds available to the

multicounty organization. The audit report shall include a

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statement of Income and Expense and, at a minimum, encompass all

monies received by the multicounty organization and all matched

expenditures reimbursed to the multicounty organization. Revenue

reported shall include all advertising revenue received and define

all other individual sources of revenue. The names and addresses of

and amounts received from each advertiser shall be included as an

unaudited supplemental schedule to the audit report.

H. The person or entity engaged to perform the audit required

by subsection G of this section shall:

1. Not be the same person or entity that performs bookkeeping,

controllership or management functions, or other accounting services

for the multicounty organization;

2. Be registered with the Oklahoma Accountancy Board and

possess a license to practice; and

3. File a copy of the audit performed on behalf of a

multicounty organization with the State Auditor and Inspector.

I. Failure to submit an audit report shall be cause for

withholding of matching funds to a multicounty organization. Audit

reports showing matching by any amount in excess of the allowable

expenditures, matching for unallowable expenditures, or

noncompliance with statutes, procedures prescribed herein, or in

rules promulgated by the Commission shall be cause for withholding

of matching funds until such time as restitution is made to the

Department.

J. The State Auditor and Inspector shall conduct an office

examination of the audits filed pursuant to paragraph 3 of

subsection H of this section on an annual basis. The examination

shall include analysis of the quality of the audit performed and

shall include written recommendations for modifications in future

audits conducted on behalf of a multicounty organization.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-840-3.1A — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-840-3.1A
Authorization for agencies to establish education and
Status: in_force

training programs.

A. For the purpose of this section, "agency" is any agency or

department of the executive branch.

B. Beginning November 1, 2016, agencies are authorized to

establish education and training programs for positions critical to

the mission of the agency. The agency may contract with accredited

institutions located in Oklahoma necessary to provide this education

and training. Funds of the agency or its institutions may be used

to pay salaries or tuition and subsistence for employees in these

training programs, pursuant to subsection D of this section.

Employees may be in work status while engaging in training and

education programs provided for in this section.

C. An employee of an agency, who has achieved a "meets" or

"exceeds" standards on his or her performance evaluation and meets

the standards as established in rules promulgated pursuant to this

section, shall be eligible for additional education and training

provided by the state.

D. An employee of the agency who participates in the education

and training program outlined in this act shall execute a promissory

note for expenses payable to the agency whereby the employee

promises to repay the note by remaining in employment with the

agency. 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 act.

E. The amount due pursuant to this act 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 agency,

the obligation will be considered due.

F. 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 agency for and on behalf of the State of Oklahoma for

restitution of any and all sums plus interest at the statutory rate,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 555

costs, and reasonable attorney fees. The provisions of this section

shall not apply to persons who volunteer or are drafted into active

military service subsequent to receiving training at state expense.

G. The agency of the executive branch may pay fees for

employees to maintain licenses and certification required to provide

services essential to the mission of the agency. The agency may

require repayment of such fees pursuant to subsection D of this

section.

H. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall

promulgate rules pursuant to the implementation of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-79 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-79
Renumbered as § 85.45k of this title by Laws 1998, c. 371,
Status: in_force

§ 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1206 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1206
Transfer of powers, duties, functions, and
Status: in_force

responsibilities.

A. On the effective date of this act, all powers, duties,

functions, and responsibilities of the Oklahoma Indian Affairs

Commission shall be transferred to the Oklahoma Native American

Liaison created in Section 2 of this act. Except as otherwise

provided for in this section, the transfer shall include all real

property, buildings, furniture, equipment, supplies, records,

assets, current and future liabilities, fund balances, encumbrances,

obligations, and indebtedness associated with the Oklahoma Indian

Affairs Commission.

B. For purposes of this section, the Oklahoma Indian Affairs

Commission shall mean the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission as

created in Section 1201 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. Appropriate conveyances and other documents shall be

executed by January 1, 2012, to effectuate the transfer of property

owned by the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission to the Oklahoma

Native American Liaison.

D. Any monies accruing to or in the name of the Oklahoma Indian

Affairs Commission on and after the effective date of this act, or

any monies that accrue in any funds or accounts on and after the

effective date of this act, in the name of the Oklahoma Indian

Affairs Commission or maintained for the benefit of the Oklahoma

Indian Affairs Commission, shall be transferred to the Oklahoma

Native American Liaison.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 743

E. The Oklahoma Native American Liaison shall succeed to any

contractual rights and responsibilities incurred by the Oklahoma

Indian Affairs Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-88.2 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-88.2
Report of deviation
Status: in_force

In the event the inventory required by this act reveals that

such items deviate substantially from the specifications as ordered,

such facts shall be reported by the Chief Administrative Office of

the Institution to the Purchasing Director of the State of Oklahoma,

and failure to make such report shall constitute a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1002 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1002
Citation
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the Interlocal Cooperation Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-4252 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-4252
Appearance on floor of Legislature
Status: in_force

No lobbyist may go on the floor of either house of the

Legislature while that house is in session, except on invitation of

that house.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-4258 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-4258
Ethics Commission Fund
Status: in_force

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

fund for the Ethics Commission to be designated the "Ethics

Commission Fund". The Ethics Commission Fund shall be a continuing

fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and deposits to the

fund shall consist of the first One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars

($150,000.00) of fees received by the Commission each fiscal year.

Fees collected each fiscal year in excess of One Hundred Fifty

Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) shall be placed to the credit of the

Ethics Commission Online Filing Revolving Fund created pursuant to

Section 2 of this act.

B. All monies accruing to the credit of the Ethics Commission

Fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the

Commission for any expenses incurred in the implementation of its

duties as provided by law. 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.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-20l — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-20l
Collection of information by the Office of Attorney
Status: in_force

General.

A. The Office of the Attorney General shall have the authority

to collect information sufficient to meet its responsibilities

related to the auditing of justice reinvestment initiatives in this

state.

B. The individual forms, computer and electronic data, and

other forms of information collected by and furnished to the

Attorney General shall be confidential and shall not be public

records as defined in the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

C. Except as otherwise provided by state and federal

confidentiality laws, identifying information shall not be disclosed

and shall not be used for any public purpose other than the creation

and maintenance of anonymous data sets for statistical reporting and

data analysis.

D. The following entities shall report and submit the required

information to the Attorney General on or before November 1, 2016:

1. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall provide

crime rates for violent, property and drug-related crimes;

2. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

shall provide information related to the location and number of

mental health beds, funds expended on services for criminal

offenders, the total number of mental health assessments completed

by the Department, as well as the average score, costs and

verification of mental health assessment tools;

3. The District Attorneys Council shall provide information

related to the costs of providing training for victim-witness

coordinators and support staff who provide services to crime victims

and witnesses within each district and the number of assistant

district attorneys and support staff employed within each office;

4. The Administrative Director of the Courts shall provide the

total number of criminal sentence modifications; and

5. The Department of Corrections shall provide information

related to incarceration rates including, but not limited to, the

type of criminal offense, average period of incarceration, total

number of correctional facilities and the total number of

corrections officers, corrections employees and probation and parole

employees. The Department of Corrections shall also provide the

total number of offenders who are on probation, parole or post-

imprisonment supervision and shall also provide information related

to the use of sanctions, including technical violations, referrals

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to intermediate sanctions facilities, intermediate revocation

facilities and revocations.

E. The Attorney General shall include in the report the number

of grants awarded pursuant to the Justice Reinvestment Grant Program

established pursuant to the provisions of Section 11 of this act and

the name of the law enforcement agency which received said grant.

F. A detailed report of the data analysis shall be provided by

the Attorney General to the Governor, the Speaker of the Oklahoma

House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the

Oklahoma State Senate by January 1, 2017.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2249 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-2249
Disbursement of monies - Bond of officers, agents and
Status: in_force

employees.

The monies of the Commission, except monies appropriated by the

Legislature, shall be disbursed only by checks, drafts, orders or

other instruments signed by such persons as shall be authorized to

sign the same by the bylaws or by appropriate resolution. The

general manager, if any, and all other officers, agents and

employees of the Commission who shall be charged with the

collection, custody, or payment of any funds of the Commission shall

give bond conditioned on the faithful performance of their duties

and an accounting for all funds and properties of the Commission

coming into their respective hands. Each bond, or if a blanket bond

shall be prescribed, shall be in a form, amount, and with a surety

approved by the Commission, and the premiums on the bonds shall be

paid by the Commission and charged as an operating expense.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.58F — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-85.58F
Tort liability coverage for counties providing juvenile
Status: in_force

detention facilities.

A. The Risk Management Administrator pursuant to Section 85.58A

of this title may obtain or provide insurance coverage for a county

or counties at their request for any tort liability risks incurred

as a result of providing or providing for the temporary detention of

children in a juvenile detention facility pursuant to Sections 1-4-

201 or 2-3-103 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. The Risk Management Administrator is authorized to determine

eligibility criteria for participation in the Risk Management

Program for such county or counties.

C. Such county or counties shall be required to make payments

for such insurance coverage as provided by Section 85.58M of this

title.

D. Requests for the insurance coverage provided pursuant to the

provisions of this section shall be submitted in writing to the Risk

Management Administrator by the county or counties.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-9203 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-9203
Broadband Expansion Council
Status: in_force

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

Expansion Council. Effective June 30, 2028, the Council shall

terminate. The Council shall utilize the year prior to the

termination date for the purpose of ceasing the Council's affairs.

B. The Council shall consist of fourteen (14) persons to be

selected as follows:

1. Three members shall be appointed by the Governor, one of

whom shall be the individual serving as the Executive Director of

the Oklahoma Broadband Office, one of whom shall be a current or

past mayor of a municipality having a population of less than

thirty-five thousand (35,000) persons according to the latest

Federal Decennial Census or most recent population estimate and

which is not part of either the Oklahoma City or Tulsa Metropolitan

Statistical Areas, and one of whom shall be a resident of this state

and a wireless Internet service provider (WISP);

2. Five members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the

Oklahoma House of Representatives, one of whom shall represent the

interests of rural Internet service providers, one of whom shall be

a private sector technology professional with expertise in broadband

connectivity, access, price and related economic factors, one of

whom shall represent the interests of rural health care, one of whom

shall be a representative of a wireless telecommunications provider

not affiliated with an incumbent local exchange carrier in Oklahoma

and one who shall be a representative of a wireless

telecommunications provider with operations in Oklahoma and at least

twenty-four other states;

3. Five members shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore

of the Oklahoma State Senate, one of whom shall be a professional

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having academic expertise in large-scale information technology

infrastructure with emphasis on rural broadband access, one of whom

shall represent the interests of rural business enterprises, one of

whom shall be a citizen from a community of less than fifty thousand

(50,000) persons which is not part of either the Oklahoma City or

Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Areas, one of whom shall be a rural

electric cooperative representative and one who shall be an Oklahoma

resident and Tribal Leader of a tribe recognized in this state; and

4. One nonvoting member to be selected by the Oklahoma

Corporation Commission who has expertise in administration of the

Universal Service Fund, but who is not an elected member of the

Commission.

C. A quorum of the membership of the Council shall be necessary

in order to take any final action pursuant to the provisions of this

act.

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

Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

E. The Council shall serve as the advisory board to the

Oklahoma Broadband Office.

F. The Council shall advise the Office in developing and

continually monitoring the Office's Plan related to:

1. Identifying geographic areas to be utilized in developing

the Office's policies for establishing or improving broadband access

in the state pursuant to the Oklahoma Broadband Expansion Act;

2. Assessing the financial viability of broadband service

providers so that a broadband network is adequately supported in its

operations, that needed repairs and upgrades can be undertaken on a

timely basis and that the goal of having a quality long-term

broadband service delivery system across the state is achieved and

maintained;

3. Maintaining the viability of the Oklahoma Universal Service

Fund and give consideration to whether similar universal funds

should be implemented in order to facilitate broadband expansion and

operational costs for underserved areas; and

4. Preventing duplication of facilities and investment when the

Office makes grant recommendations. With the input of the Council,

the Oklahoma Broadband Office shall establish objective standards in

order to determine whether the construction of broadband access

constitutes duplication of facilities and investment and also the

role of any recommended incentives that would benefit entities in

the private sector so that public resources are effectively utilized

and that duplication of efforts is avoided.

G. The Council shall receive administrative support from the

Oklahoma Broadband Office.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1309 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1309
Dependents
Status: in_force

A. Any eligible employee may elect to have a dependent or

dependents of the employee covered by the health insurance plan and

dental insurance plan or by any available health maintenance

organization (HMO) approved by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.

The employee may elect to cover all dependent children and not elect

to cover the spouse of the employee. Such election shall be made at

the time the employee becomes enrolled in the Plan, under such

procedures as the Authority may establish. If dependent coverage is

not elected or if the employee elects to cover all dependent

children and not the spouse of the employee at the time an employee

becomes enrolled in the Plan, dependent coverage or coverage for the

spouse cannot be elected until the next enrollment period or until a

qualifying event has occurred as established by the Authority. Such

subsequent election of dependent coverage shall be made under such

conditions as the Authority may impose. If electing not to cover

the spouse, the employee shall submit a statement signed by both the

employee and the spouse acknowledging their choice not to provide

insurance coverage for the spouse under the health insurance plan

and dental insurance plan or approved HMO plans.

B. Any employee with dependent coverage, as provided in this

section, who has a change in the number of dependents may at the

time of such change increase or decrease the number of dependents

covered by the health insurance plan and dental insurance plan or

approved HMO plans, under procedures established by the Authority.

C. Any employee who has no eligible dependents at the time the

employee becomes enrolled may elect dependent coverage at the time

the dependency status of the employee changes under procedures

established by the Authority.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5003.2 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5003.2
Statement of needs — Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Status: in_force

and EDGE and CORE divisions created.

A. Recognizing the geographic diversity of this state, Oklahoma

needs one central, primary public-sector economic development agency

for the state in order to manage or coordinate all public sector

economic development activity.

B. There are hereby created two separate and distinct divisions

within the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to be known as the

Division on Economic Development, Growth, and Expansion (EDGE) and

the Division on Community Outreach and Revitalization Enterprise

(CORE). EDGE and CORE shall collaborate to encourage economic

stability in the state, to improve the economic competitiveness of

this state, and to implement the Oklahoma Department of Commerce’s

strategic plan.

C. The Division on Economic Development, Growth, and Expansion

(EDGE).

The purpose of EDGE shall be to serve as the state’s lead

economic development point of contact. EDGE shall exercise the

powers and duties granted to it by this act to perform an essential

governmental function for matters of public necessity for which

public monies may be spent and property acquired. EDGE shall have

duties pertaining to the economic development of the state

including, but not limited to:

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1. Being empowered to strategically drive opportunities for

economic growth and diversification across the state;

2. Collaborating with local, regional, and state entities;

3. Coordinating the funding and investment activities of each

element of the state’s economic development efforts and marketing

campaigns to achieve better results for the state’s recruitment and

retention of businesses; and

4. Acting as the principal point of contact regarding

investment in this state for public officials, businesses, and the

public.

D. The Division on Community Outreach and Revitalization

Enterprise (CORE).

The purpose of CORE shall be to focus on the long-term

development of local communities to increase competitiveness and

enhance economic opportunities. CORE shall have duties pertaining

to local economic opportunities and community development including,

but not limited to:

1. Creating new and higher-quality jobs for the people of the

state through long-term development of local communities;

2. Maintaining communication of information between the

Department and communities through regional organization and

representation;

3. Carrying out policy development and research in support of

the long-term competitiveness of this state;

4. Providing technical assistance to local communities in

securing federal funding, incentive availability, and community

development;

5. Providing assistance and funding in development of potential

sites for economic development;

6. Coordinating with other state agencies deploying federal and

state funds for infrastructure development including, but not

limited to, the Department of Transportation, the Oklahoma Water

Resources Board, and the Oklahoma Broadband Office; and

7. Assisting in compliance with the laws and regulations of

economic incentives and economic development initiatives.

E. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce is hereby constituted an

agency of state government.

F. Whenever the terms “Department of Economic Development” or

“Department of Economic and Community Affairs” appear in the

Oklahoma Statutes they shall mean and refer to the Oklahoma

Department of Commerce.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-9075 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-9075
Rights and interests to revenues – Securitization
Status: in_force

property right.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 1258

A. The rights and interests to receive revenues collected by a

regulated utility through the irrevocable and nonbypassable

mechanism created pursuant to a financing order shall become a

securitization property right at the time the ratepayer-backed bond

is issued pursuant to a financing order.

B. The securitization property right under a financing order

shall constitute a present property right for purposes of contracts

concerning the sale or pledge of property, even though the

imposition and collection of the relevant charges depend on future

acts of the regulated utility, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission

and acts of others. The financing order shall remain in effect, and

the property interest shall continue to exist for the same period as

the maturity, with reasonable true-up and reconciliation periods set

out in the financing order.

C. All revenues and collections received through the

irrevocable and nonbypassable mechanism created pursuant to a

financing order shall be the further property and right of the owner

of the securitization property.

D. The rights of the securitization property owner are not

subject to setoff, counterclaim, surcharge or defense by the

regulated utility or any other person, creditor or otherwise, in any

bankruptcy or debt collection proceeding of the regulated utility or

any other entity. A financing order shall remain in effect and

unabated notwithstanding the bankruptcy or sale of the regulated

utility, its successors or assignees.

E. A valid and enforceable lien and security interest in

securitization property may be created by a financing order and the

execution and delivery of a security agreement with the Oklahoma

Development Finance Authority in connection with the issuance of

ratepayer-backed bonds. The lien and security interest shall attach

automatically from the time the value is received by the Authority

for the bonds and transferred to the regulated utility in exchange

for securitization property and, on perfection through the filing of

notice with the Oklahoma Secretary of State, shall be a continuously

perfected lien and security interest in the securitization property

and all proceeds from the property shall have priority in the order

of filing and take precedence over any subsequent judicial or other

lien creditor.

F. Any sale, assignment or transfer of the securitization

property to the Authority that expressly states that a transfer is a

sale or other absolute transfer signifies that the transaction is a

true sale and is not a secured transaction and that title, legal and

equitable, has passed to the Authority.

G. Transfer of an interest in securitization property to an

assignee shall be perfected against all third parties including

subsequent judicial or other lien creditors when the financing order

becomes effective, transfer documents have been delivered to the

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assignee and a notice of that transfer has been filed with the

Oklahoma Secretary of State.

H. The priority of a lien and security interest perfected under

this section is not impaired by any later modification of the

financing order or by the commingling of funds with other revenues

paid by customers to the regulated utility, by utilities to the

Authority or otherwise paid. If securitization property has been

transferred to an assignee, any revenues related to that property

shall be held in trust for the assignee.

I. If a default or termination occurs under the ratepayer-

backed bonds, holders of the bonds or their representatives may

foreclose on or otherwise enforce their lien and security interest

in any securitization property, and the Commission may require any

revenues received under the irrevocable and nonbypassable mechanism

created by a financing order be paid to a new holder of the

securitization property.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-3405 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-3405
Recovery of kickback
Status: in_force

The cost of any kickback shall not be recompensed either

directly or indirectly as a part of the contract price charged to

the state. The amount of any kickback shall be recoverable in

treble on behalf of the state from the person giving the kickback or

the person receiving the kickback by a civil suit in a court of

competent jurisdiction or by setoff on any claim for payment of

monies due under the contract price.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-104 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-104
Renumbered as § 314 of Title 61 by Laws 2013, c. 209, §
Status: in_force

26, eff. July 1, 2013.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5003.4 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5003.4
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Act:

1. “Board” means the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Board

created in Section 4 of this act;

2. “Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer

of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce;

3. “Committee” means the Legislative Evaluation and Development

Committee as created in Section 5090.1 of this title;

4. “Department” means the Oklahoma Department of Commerce;

5. “Enterprise” means a firm with its principal place of

business in Oklahoma;

6. “Economic Information System” means a comprehensive

statewide data collection, analysis and distribution system which

makes available current and thorough information on Oklahoma

economic trends and future Oklahoma economic opportunities to

communities, firms, farms and individuals in the state; firms and

individuals outside the state considering location in Oklahoma; and

Oklahoma Futures, the Governor, the Legislature and all other state

agencies and institutions; and

7. “Economic Innovation System” means a decentralized statewide

system that responsively and innovatively coordinates technical

assistance, grant and loan programs with local, state, federal and

private sector activities into a single statewide Economic

Innovation System.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-360.20 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-360.20
Municipal and county sheriff departments -
Status: in_force

Jurisdictional agreements.

Municipalities and county sheriff departments having overlapping

or concurrent jurisdiction with a proposed campus police department,

may enter into agreements with the proposed campus police department

recognizing jurisdictional boundaries and providing for mutual

assistance. Any such agreements shall be executed by the governing

boards of the educational institution or airport public trust and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 439

the governing body of the municipality or sheriff, and shall not

serve to prevent other law enforcement agencies from having

concurrent or overlapping jurisdiction. Nothing in Section 360.15

et seq. of this title or any action pursuant to Section 360.15 et

seq. of this title shall be deemed to create an agent-principal

relationship between any campus police officer and any municipality

or county.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-902 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-902
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 74-902v1 (HB 1805, Laws 2024, c. 139, § 1).

OS 74-902v2 (HB 1068, Laws 2024, c. 280, § 1).
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-194 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-194
Deficient facility - Closing
Status: in_force

If the deficiencies listed in the report have not been

corrected, within sixty (60) days after delivery of the report, the

Commissioner of Health shall be authorized to file a complaint with

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 369

the Attorney General or the district attorney for the purpose of

assistance in obtaining compliance or to close the deficient

facility. Provided, that upon demonstration of a good-faith effort

by the governmental entity involved to correct said deficiencies and

achieve compliance with the established standards, the Commissioner

of Health shall extend the time for compliance a reasonable period

before filing the complaint requesting assistance in obtaining

compliance or the closing of the facility. An action to close such

facility shall be brought in the district court having jurisdiction

in the county in which the facility is located. Upon the issuance

of an order by the district court to close the facility, the

facility shall be closed and prisoners shall be removed to a

suitable facility at the expense of the governmental entity

responsible for the facility ordered closed. Provided, that upon

demonstration of a good-faith effort by the governmental entity

involved to correct said deficiencies and achieve compliance with

the established standards, the district court shall extend the time

for compliance a reasonable period before ordering the facility

closed.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.47d — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-85.47d
Guaranty capabilities of program - Terms of guaranty -
Status: in_force

Establishment of indemnity fund.

A. Subject to the restrictions of the Oklahoma Small Business

Surety Bond Guaranty Program Act, the Administrator, on application,

may guarantee any surety which qualifies pursuant to this act for

any losses incurred as a result of a principal's breach of a bid

bond, a payment bond, a defect or maintenance bond, or a performance

bond required for a public construction contract for the state,

federal agencies and political subdivisions of the State of

Oklahoma. Provided, the guaranty shall not be extended to any bond

with a face value in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars

($250,000.00), nor shall the total face value of the bonds to which

the guaranty is extended for any one principal exceed Five Hundred

Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00). Provided further, the guaranty

shall not be granted to an issuer of a letter of credit used in lieu

of said bonds.

B. The terms of a guaranty under the Oklahoma Small Business

Surety Bond Guaranty Program Act shall not exceed the terms of the

contract for which bonding is obtained.

C. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall

establish an indemnity fund for this program using a public trust or

other entity capable of creating a fund which is not subject to the

constitutional prohibitions of Sections 15 and 23 of Article X of

the Oklahoma Constitution.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 201
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.7h — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-85.7h
Renumbered as § 34.31.1 of Title 62 by Laws 2013, c
Status: in_force

358, § 35, eff. July 1, 2013.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-481 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-481
Meetings - Public hearings - Staff assistance
Status: in_force

A. The Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations shall

hold meetings as it deems necessary. The Committee may hold public

hearings from time to time on matters within its purview.

B. Each officer, board, commission, council, department, or

agency of state government, and each political subdivision of the

state, shall cooperate with the Committee in carrying out the

functions and duties imposed by this act.

C. The House of Representatives and Senate shall provide the

Committee with the staff assistance necessary for the Committee to

perform its functions.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-8402 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-8402
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Status: in_force

A. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services is hereby

authorized to negotiate with an Internal Revenue Code Section

501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation for the purpose of designating a

site within the State Capitol Complex Park for the Korean War

Veterans Memorial.

B. Any contract, pursuant to this section, must be approved by

the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-324.20 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-324.20
Collection and disposition of funds
Status: in_force

All monies collected by the Office of the State Fire Marshal

from contracts or other sources, for services performed, shall be

deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the State Fire Marshal

Revolving Fund created in Section 324.20b of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-954 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-954
Discrimination in state employment
Status: in_force

It is hereby prohibited for any department or agency of the

State of Oklahoma, or any official or employee of the same for and

on behalf of the State of Oklahoma: to refuse to employ or to

discharge any person, otherwise qualified, on account of race,

color, creed, national origin, age, handicap, or ancestry; to

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discriminate for the same reasons in regard to tenure, terms, or

conditions of employment; to deny promotion or increase in

compensation solely for these reasons; to publish an offer of

employment based on such discrimination; to adopt or enforce any

rule or employment policy which so discriminates as to any employee;

or to seek such information as to any applicant or employee or to

discriminate in the selection of personnel for training solely on

such basis. These provisions shall be cumulative and in addition to

existing laws relating to discrimination in the classified service.

It shall be the duty of the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission

to investigate, upon its own initiative, upon complaint filed by any

aggrieved person, or upon complaint filed by the Attorney General's

Office of Civil Rights Enforcement, any violation of this section

and to enforce compliance with the same, both in the classified and

the nonclassified service. The Attorney General's Office of Civil

Rights Enforcement shall investigate, upon its own initiative or on

complaint filed with it, any such violation and may file a formal

complaint with the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission. When any

complaint is filed by the Attorney General with the Oklahoma Merit

Protection Commission, the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission

shall set a hearing on the same, at which hearing the Attorney

General, or his or her representative, may appear and present the

finding of the Attorney General in regard to such violation. In the

enforcement of this section, the Oklahoma Merit Protection

Commission shall follow the provisions of existing laws relating to

hearings, procedures, and notices, and shall have power to enforce

its orders pertaining to violations of this section as is provided

by law in regard to the classified service.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-500.16 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-500.16
Methods for submitting claims
Status: in_force

The method, forms, or systems for submitting a travel

reimbursement claim shall be prescribed by the Director of the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-594 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-594
Bonds for persons responsible for custody and control of
Status: in_force

special or nonstate funds.

Each person employed by any department, institution, or agency

of the State of Oklahoma whose duties include custody, supervision

or control and authority to expend money from any canteen,

revolving, depository or special fund, whose revenue is derived from

funds other than state collected or appropriated funds, shall be

required to furnish a corporate surety bond in the penal sum of One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00),

as set by the person in charge of the institution, with a company

qualified to do business in Oklahoma, to be approved as provided by

law, to assure the faithful performance of his duties. All premiums

on such bonds shall be paid by the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1222 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1222
Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the "Joint Committee on State-Tribal

Relations". The Committee shall be responsible for overseeing and

approving agreements between tribal governments and the State of

Oklahoma. The Committee shall consist of ten (10) members, to be

appointed as follows:

1. Five members of the Senate to be appointed by the President

Pro Tempore of the Senate; and

2. Five members of the House of Representatives to be appointed

by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

B. The chairman and vice-chairman of the Committee shall be

designated from the membership of the Committee by the Speaker of

the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the

Senate as provided for in this subsection. The President Pro

Tempore of the Senate shall designate the initial chairman who shall

serve until the convening of the First Regular Session of the 44th

Oklahoma Legislature. The Speaker of the House of Representatives

shall designate the initial vice-chairman who shall serve until the

convening of the First Regular Session of the 44th Oklahoma

Legislature. Thereafter, the chairmanship shall alternate every two

(2) years between the House of Representatives and the Senate,

beginning with the convening of the First Regular Session of the

Legislature.

C. All members of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of

the appointing authority.

D. All actions of the Committee shall require a quorum which

shall be defined as a majority of the members appointed. Approval

of any agreement pursuant to Section 1221 of this title by the

Committee shall be determined by a majority of the quorum present.

E. Staff for the Committee shall be provided by the House of

Representatives and Senate from their existing staff.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1321 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1321
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 824

OS 74-1321v1 (SB 1310, Laws 2024, c. 123, § 5)

OS 74-1321v2 (HB 2108, Laws 2025, c. 379, § 29)
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-7003 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-7003
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Oklahoma State Employee Charitable Contribution

Act:

1. “Federation” means a legally constituted grouping of at

least five health and social service agencies that are bound

together to raise and distribute charitable contributions;

2. “State presence” means a test to determine whether the

agency actually provides service to people in the State of Oklahoma;

3. “Local advisory review committee” means a group of state

employees in a facility or agency assisting in the local involvement

of state employees in the campaign;

4. “Principal combined fund raising organization” means the

organization in the State of Oklahoma responsible for the charitable

contribution campaign; and

5. “Oversight Committee for State Employee Charitable

Contributions” means a group of state employees responsible for

overseeing at the state level the conducting of the State Charitable

Campaign.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-18 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-18
Attorney General as chief law officer
Status: in_force

The Attorney General shall be the chief law officer of the

state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5017 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5017
Department of Commerce - Additional functions and
Status: in_force

responsibilities.

In addition to other functions and responsibilities of the

Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the Department shall:

1. Administer or coordinate state programs and projects

relating to economic or community issues for the planning and

carrying out of the acquisition, preservation, use and development

of land and provision of public facilities and services for fully

carrying out the state's role in related federal grant or loan

programs;

2. Administer and coordinate state programs and projects

relating to economic opportunity, manpower planning and federal

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public service employment for fully carrying out the state's role in

related federal grant or loan programs;

3. Where not otherwise authorized by state law, provide state

participation with cities, towns, counties and other municipal

corporations in financing public works projects and service

programs. The assisted projects and programs shall be consistent

with local, regional and state comprehensive plans and policies;

4. Coordinate and review applications for federal assistance as

required by the federal government and review all other applications

for participation in any federal grant or loan program by any public

body.

Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be

construed to grant the Department the authority to disapprove such

application;

5. Cooperate with and provide technical and financial

assistance to counties, cities, municipal corporations and agencies

owned and controlled by them, governmental conferences or councils,

regional planning commissions, community development groups,

community action agencies, Indian tribes and similar agencies

created for the purposes of aiding and encouraging an orderly,

productive and coordinated development of the state, and to

strengthen local planning responsibility and capability;

6. Coordinate a program on an experimental basis in world trade

centers in contiguous states for Oklahoma gift manufacturers.

Reimbursement may be required from gift manufacturers participating

in such market space program for funds expended for such purposes.

It is the intent of the Legislature that the program:

a. limit the experimental market space program to

Oklahoma gift manufacturers which employ no more than

fifty employees; and

b. limit the amount of reimbursement required from the

gift manufacturers participating in such market space

program to an amount not to exceed twenty percent

(20%) of the gross sales of such manufacturer or not

to exceed the normal and customary amount received by

market space representatives in contiguous states.

For purposes of this paragraph, "gift manufacturer" means any

Oklahoma manufacturer who manufactures apparel products, lumber and

wood products, furniture and fixtures, ceramics, paper and allied

products, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, leather and

leather products, stone, clay, and glass products, fabricated metal

and other similar items normally sold to persons for gift purposes;

7. Assist the Governor in coordinating the activities of state

agencies which have an impact on the solution of economic or

community development problems and the implementation of economic or

community plans;

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8. Encourage and, when requested, assist the efforts of local

governments to develop mutual and cooperative solutions to their

common problems;

9. Study existing legal provisions that affect the structure

and financing of local government and those state activities which

involve significant relations with local governmental units in

cooperation with local governments and agencies owned by them and

recommend to the Governor and the Legislature such changes in these

provisions and activities as may seem necessary to strengthen local

government;

10. Carry out continuing studies and analyses of the problems

faced by communities within the state and develop such

recommendations for administrative or legislative action as would

appear necessary. In carrying out such studies and analyses,

particular attention should be paid to the problems of regional,

metropolitan, urban, suburban, rural and other areas in which

economic and population factors are rapidly changing;

11. Develop and test model or demonstration programs and

projects, which may include contracting to administer certain

functions or services of the state for such purposes and otherwise

provide a program of practical research in the solution of community

problems;

12. Collect reasonable personnel costs for staff time spent in

the search for and duplication of records if such time exceeds one

hour; and

13. Collect reasonable fees for informational publications and

materials produced by Department of Commerce in accomplishing its

mission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-9082 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-9082
Report on audits or true-ups
Status: in_force

For regulated utility entities doing business in this state and

subject to the February 2021 Regulated Utility Consumer Protection

Act, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission shall make available

through posting to its public website, a report on any audits or

true-ups performed under Section 9074 or 9078 of Title 74 of the

Oklahoma Statutes. The report shall include, but shall not be

limited to, the following:

1. Total amount of the original securitization bond;

2. Annual interest rate on the securitization bond;

3. Total annual interest expense paid;

4. Total interest expense paid to date;

5. Total annual revenue collected per the utility tariff;

6. Total revenue collected to date per the utility tariff;

7. Remaining repayment term and outstanding principal balance;

and

8. Any other information deemed appropriate by the Oklahoma

Corporation Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5017.4 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5017.4
Department - Powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The Department shall encourage and assist in creation and

operation of shared foreign sales corporations to benefit businesses

in this state.

B. The Department may:

1. Develop model shared foreign sales corporations, including

model bylaws, operation manuals, form contracts, a model certificate

of incorporation and other appropriate aids that businesses may use

in creating and operating shared foreign sales corporations;

2. Provide information and counseling to businesses relating to

state, federal, and international law governing shared foreign sales

corporations;

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3. Provide accounting information and counseling to businesses

in connection with creation and operation of shared foreign sales

corporations; and

4. Provide other information and assistance necessary to the

creation and operation of shared foreign sales corporations to

benefit businesses in the state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-588.1 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-588.1
Cost analysis – Report - Finding
Status: in_force

A. Before any agency contracts to privatize a function,

program, service, unit, or division valued at One Million Dollars

($1,000,000.00) or more, the agency must perform a cost analysis and

provide a copy of the cost analysis report to the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services.

B. The cost analysis shall include a provision for the

protection and retention of third-party revenues currently being

received for the performance of the function, program, service, unit

or division sought to be privatized. Such protected third-party

revenues shall include, but not be limited to, grants, contracts,

federal matching programs, federal pass-through payments, sponsored

programs and payment incentives currently being received as a result

of the performance of the function, program, service, unit or

division sought to be privatized.

C. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall

review the cost analysis report and make a finding as to whether it

fulfills the content requirements of the Oklahoma Privatization of

State Functions Act and the rules of the Office. If the cost

analysis report is found not to meet the requirements of the

Oklahoma Privatization of State Functions Act or the rules of the

Office, the Office shall return the cost analysis report to the

agency with instructions.

D. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the

provisions of the Oklahoma Privatization of State Functions Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1226.17 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1226.17
Native American Cultural and Educational Authority
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 "Native American Cultural and Educational Authority

Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal

year limitations. The fund shall consist of all monies authorized

by law for deposit in such fund including but not limited to

appropriations, gifts, grants, private donations, fee revenues and

funds by governmental or tribal government entities. Monies

deposited or apportioned to the credit of the fund may be expended

for the purposes authorized by law. All monies accruing to the

credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and

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expended by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES).

Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the

State Treasurer against claims submitted to the Director of the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-192.3 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-192.3
Standards for detention facilities
Status: in_force

A. The standards for detention facilities shall provide for:

1. Uniform admission and release procedures;

2. Uniform, safe, and sensible security measures;

3. Proper, fit, and sanitary conditions;

4. Inmates to be fed a wholesome and adequate diet;

5. Inmates to have adequate clothing and a usable bed.

Such detention facilities shall have showers with hot and cold

running water, toilets, and water basins provided in the ratio of

not less than one to every twenty prisoners. Counties may build

barrack-style jails, with single or double cells, to meet the

security needs of the county for minimum security prisoners. These

jails shall meet all the minimum requirements set forth in this

section or any other provision of law. Counties may also build tent

jails, which shall be temporary in nature, to meet the security

needs of the county for minimum security prisoners. The temporary

tent jails shall not be required to meet the minimum requirements

set forth in this section or any other provision of law. The State

Commissioner of Health shall promulgate minimum standards for

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temporary tent jails, which standards shall be designed to

specifically address and take into consideration the temporary

status of the inmate housing needs of the county;

6. Inmates to be properly advised of rules of the detention

facility in which they are detained;

7. Staff members to receive training in order to assist them in

performing their assigned tasks, such training to be provided

through a program approved by the State Department of Health;

8. All employees, including the detention facility

administrator and all supervisors, whose primary responsibilities

include supervision of inmates to receive at least twenty-four (24)

hours of training during the first year of their employment that

covers at least the following:

a. security procedures,

b. supervision of inmates,

c. report writing and documentation,

d. inmate rules and regulations,

e. grievance and disciplinary procedures,

f. rights and responsibilities of inmates,

g. emergency procedures, and

h. first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation;

9. All employees who work in direct contact with inmates to

receive after the first year of employment at least four (4) hours

of review of material as required by the State Department of Health

and at maximum eight (8) hours of detention officer training per

year to include renewal training as required for first aid and

cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills after the first year of

employment;

10. A documentation log to be maintained by the administrator

to record the courses completed by each employee for his or her

initial and annual training and include test results;

11. Proper steps to be taken to ensure the safety and

segregation of women, the infirm, and minors;

12. Adequate medical care, provided such medical care shall be

limited to illnesses or injuries incurred during the time beginning

with the arrest and throughout the time of incarceration. This

shall not prevent an inmate from applying for assistance and

receiving assistance, provided the inmate meets or exceeds

established requirements;

13. No person to be confined without twenty-four-hour

supervision; and

14. At least one designated exit in the facility that will

permit prompt evacuation of inmates and staff in an emergency.

B. All cells and living areas shall have at least forty (40)

square feet of floor space for the initial inmate and at least

twenty (20) square feet of floor space for each additional inmate

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occupying the same cell. Inmates may be provided temporary sleeping

surfaces during times of overcrowding.

C. The facility shall have at least one special-purpose cell to

provide for the temporary detention of inmates under the influence

of alcohol or dangerous substances or for persons who are

uncontrollably violent or self-destructive. These cells shall be

designed to prevent injury to the inmate.

D. The housing and activity areas shall provide at least the

following:

1. Lighting of at least twenty (20) foot-candles;

2. A shower with non-skid floors; and

3. Sufficient floor drains to ensure a sanitary facility.

E. There shall be designated and marked emergency evacuation

exits that comply with the requirements of the State Fire Marshal

and that permit prompt evacuation of inmates and staff in an

emergency.

F. A county may provide a dormitory-style detention facility to

accommodate up to medium-security level inmates. It shall be

equipped with washbasins, toilets, and showers with hot and cold

running water at a ratio of at least one washbasin, one toilet, and

one shower to every twenty inmates. A dormitory-style detention

facility shall meet all requirements for a detention facility.

G. A county may provide a temporary tent detention facility

subject to the approval of the Department.

H. Inmates may be provided temporary sleeping surfaces during

times of overcrowding. A fire-safe cot and industry products such

as those referred to as “boats” are examples of suitable temporary

sleeping surfaces that ensure the mattress does not have direct

contact with the floor. These items do not meet the requirement to

provide a fixed sleeping surface for each inmate.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5013.3 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5013.3
Capital Improvement Program Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the "Capital Improvement Program

Revolving Fund". The fund shall consist of any monies appropriated

thereto. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal

year limitations, and shall be subject to the administrative

direction of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. Expenditures from

the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer

against claims submitted to the Director of the Office of Management

and Enterprise Services. The monies deposited in the revolving fund

shall be expended by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to pay the

cost of providing services for the various capital improvement

planning projects.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-227.20A — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-227.20A
Renumbered as Section 33 of Title 1 of the Oklahoma
Status: in_force

Statutes by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-3007 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-3007
State or agency to procure a product or service at fair
Status: in_force

market price.

A. Whenever this state or any of its agencies intends to

procure any product or service included in the procurement schedule,

that entity shall secure the product or service from a qualified

nonprofit agency providing employment to people with significant

disabilities at the fair market price determined by the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services Central Purchasing Division, if

the product or service is available within the period required by

the entity and meets the specifications of the entity.

B. An agency of this state shall not evade the intent and

meaning of this section by slight variations from standards adopted

by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services Central

Purchasing Division.

C. Provided, the requirements of this section shall not apply

to the procurement of janitorial services by the Oklahoma State

Bureau of Investigation. The Bureau shall conduct background

investigations and national criminal history record checks on

companies and individuals with which it contracts to provide

janitorial services.

D. Any municipality or county agency of this state is

authorized to purchase products and services from any qualified

organization as defined in Section 3003 of this title. The

qualified organization shall be able to meet the needs and

specifications for the products or services required by the

purchasing body at the fair market price. Procurements made

pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be subject to

competitive bid requirements.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-166.10 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-166.10
Short title - Purpose
Status: in_force

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A. Sections 1 through 3 of this act shall be known and may be

cited as the "Oklahoma Ticket to Work and Work Incentives

Improvement Act", as authorized by Section 1305 et seq., 42 U.S.C.,

the federal Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of

1999, Public Law 106-170.

B. The purposes of the Oklahoma Ticket to Work and Work

Incentives Improvement Act are to:

1. Provide employment and training preparation, placement

services and health care coverage to working individuals with

disabilities by enabling them to reduce their dependency on Social

Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income cash

benefit programs;

2. Provide individuals with disabilities who receive

Supplemental Security Income cash benefits the ability to purchase

Medicaid coverage enabling them to maintain health care coverage

while working; and

3. Ensure that programs and services provided to persons with

disabilities produce productive outcomes.

C. The Oklahoma Legislature recognizes the following findings:

1. It is important to support programs that provide training

and employment services to individuals with disabilities in order to

help them lead productive work lives;

2. Health care coverage is important to all individuals and is

particularly important to individuals with disabilities who often

cannot afford the insurance available to them through the private

market;

3. Many individuals with disabilities fear losing health care

coverage, including necessary support services, which ultimately

hinders the individuals from maximizing their employment, earning

potential, and independence;

4. Many Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental

Security Income beneficiaries risk losing Medicare or Medicaid

coverage that is linked to their existing cash benefits, a risk that

is an equal, or greater, work disincentive than the loss of cash

benefits associated with obtaining work;

5. Many individuals with disabilities have greater

opportunities for employment than ever before, aided by important

public policy initiatives such as the Americans with Disabilities

Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), advancements in public

understanding of disability, and innovations in assistive

technology, medical treatment, and rehabilitation; and

6. Creating financial incentive work programs, providing better

choices in obtaining training and placement services, maintaining

health care coverage while working, and redesigning existing

service-related programs may eliminate barriers to work for persons

with disabilities and may greatly improve their short- and long-term

financial and personal well-being.

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D. As used in the Oklahoma Ticket to Work and Work Incentives

Improvement Act, "Medicaid" means the medical assistance program

established in Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C.A.,

Section 1396 et seq., and administered in this state by the Oklahoma

Health Care Authority.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5063.10 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5063.10
Depositories for Fund assets
Status: in_force

The monies or other assets designated a part of the Fund shall

be deposited in such account or accounts in such depository or

depositories as the board of directors may direct by resolution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-90.2 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-90.2
Payment of postal expense
Status: in_force

Expenditures by any agency, board, commission, department or

institution of the state for postage stamps or post office box rent

shall only be made to United States Post Office.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-292.2 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-292.2
Permanent employees of House of Representatives -
Status: in_force

Salaries and emoluments.

The positions of permanent employment within the House of

Representatives and the salaries attached thereto shall be

prescribed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The

salaries of permanent employees of the House of Representatives

shall be increased at the same rate as is prescribed by law for that

particular fiscal year for comparable salaries of employees within

the classified service of the Merit System of Personnel

Administration. All employees of the House of Representatives shall

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be paid out of the State Treasury from funds appropriated by the

Legislature for said purposes on warrants of the State Treasurer

issued on vouchers certified by the Speaker of the House of

Representatives or his designee.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2248 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-2248
Treasurer - Resolutions
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer of Oklahoma shall be ex officio Treasurer of

the Commission for all purposes of the Oklahoma Tourism, Parks and

Recreation Enhancement Act. All official action taken by the

Commission shall be taken through the adoption of appropriate

resolutions.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-856 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-856
Bonds
Status: in_force

(a) The Oklahoma Industrial Finance Authority shall be, and is

hereby, authorized to issue and sell State Industrial Finance Bonds

in such amounts as shall be needed from time to time for the

purposes set forth in this act, provided, however, that the total

volume of such bonds shall not exceed in the aggregate Ninety

Million Dollars ($90,000,000.00) outstanding at any one time. Such

bonds may be issued in one or more series, may bear such date or

dates, may mature at such time or times not exceeding thirty (30)

years from their date, may be in such denomination or denominations,

may be in such form, either coupon or registered, may carry such

registration and conversion privileges, may be executed in such

manner, may be payable in such medium of payment at such place or

places, may be subject to such terms of redemption with or without

premium, and may bear such rate or rates of interest as may be

provided by resolution or resolutions to be adopted by the Authority

within such limits provided by law. Such bonds may be sold in such

manner and at such price or prices, not less than par plus accrued

interest to date of delivery, as may be considered by the Authority

to be advisable. Such bonds shall have all the qualities and

incidents of negotiable paper, and shall not be subject to taxation

by the State of Oklahoma or by any county, municipality or political

subdivision therein. All such bonds issued, or to be issued, by the

Authority under the powers herein granted shall be backed by the

full faith and credit of the State of Oklahoma, and there is hereby

pledged to the payment of principal and interest of such bonds: (1)

The net proceeds from repayment of loans and interest received

thereon; (2) any monies available from other funds of the state not

otherwise obligated; and (3) the proceeds of any tax, other than ad

valorem, to be imposed for such purpose in the event funds available

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for use and pledge under (1) and (2) should be insufficient. All

proceeds derived from the sale of such bonds shall be placed in an

"Industrial Development Loan Fund" account in the State Treasury.

(b) The Authority may issue bonds hereunder for the purpose of

refunding any obligations issued under the provisions of this act.

Such bonds may either be sold or delivered in exchange for

outstanding obligations. If sold, the proceeds may be either

applied to the payment of the obligations refunded or deposited in

escrow for the retirement thereof. Nothing herein contained shall

be construed to authorize the refunding of any outstanding

obligations which are not either maturing, callable for redemption

under their terms, or voluntarily surrendered by their holders for

cancellations, unless the Authority covenants that sufficient funds

to pay all remaining interest and principal payments of outstanding

obligations when due will be placed in escrow for such purpose in

the State Treasury at the time of delivery of and payment for the

new bonds issued hereunder. All bonds issued under this section

shall in all respects be authorized, issued and secured in the

manner provided for other bonds issued under this act, and shall

have all the attributes of such bonds. The Authority may provide

that any such refunding bonds shall have the same priority of

payment and be paid from the same revenues in the manner enjoyed by

the obligations refunded thereby.

(c) The Authority is authorized in its discretion to file an

application with the Supreme Court of Oklahoma for the approval of

any series of bonds to be issued hereunder, and exclusive original

jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Supreme Court to hear and

determine each such application. It shall be the duty of the Court

to give such applications precedence over the other business of the

Court and to consider and pass upon such applications and any

protests which may be filed thereto as speedily as possible. Notice

of the hearing on each application shall be given by notice

published in a newspaper of general circulation in the state that on

a day named the Authority will ask the Court to hear its application

and approve the bonds. Such notice shall inform all persons

interested that they may file protests against the issuance of the

bonds and be present at the hearing and contest the legality

thereof. Such notice shall be published one time not less than ten

(10) days prior to the date named for the hearing and the hearing

may be adjourned from time to time in the discretion of the Court.

If the Court shall be satisfied that the bonds have been properly

authorized in accordance with this act and Section 33A, Article X of

the Constitution of Oklahoma, and that when issued they will

constitute valid obligations in accordance with their terms, the

Court shall render its written opinion approving the bonds and shall

fix the time within which a petition for rehearing may be filed. The

decision of the Court shall be a judicial determination of the

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validity of the bonds, shall be conclusive as to the State of

Oklahoma, its officers, agents and instrumentalities, and thereafter

the bonds so approved and the revenues pledged to their payment

shall be incontestable in any court in the State of Oklahoma.

(d) It shall be the duty of the Attorney General to examine

into and pass upon the validity of all bonds issued by the

Authority. When examined and approved by the Attorney General and

declared by his certificate to be a lawful and valid obligation, the

bonds so issued shall be incontestable in any court in the State of

Oklahoma unless suit thereon shall be brought in a court having

jurisdiction of the same within thirty (30) days from the date of

the approval of the Attorney General.

(e) At the option of the Authority, and in lieu of submitting

an issuance of bonds to the Attorney General which will be sold in

their entirety at one time, the Authority may submit to the Attorney

General a proposed issuance of bonds which it intends to sell in

more than one subseries. If each subseries of the bond issuance has

identical terms, conditions and attributes, other than the rate of

interest and final maturity date, the Authority may ask that the

Attorney General review and approve the proposed issuance and make

the certificate referred to in subsection (d) of this section. All

proceedings of this issuance leading up to this submission to the

Attorney General, shall be incontestable in any court in the State

of Oklahoma unless suit thereon shall be brought in a court having

jurisdiction of the same within thirty (30) days from the date of

the approval of the Attorney General. The separate issuance of each

subseries shall also be submitted to the Attorney General for his

review and approval and when declared by his certificate to be valid

and lawful obligations, shall be incontestable in any court in the

State of Oklahoma unless suit thereon shall be brought in a court

having jurisdiction of the same within five (5) days from the date

of his approval.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5015 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5015
Filing of comprehensive plans and amendments - Comments
Status: in_force

and recommendations.

A. All comprehensive plans, or amendments thereto, to be

financed in whole or in part by state or federal funds, being

considered by any county, city, municipal corporation, governmental

conference or council or regional planning commission shall be filed

with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce for review and

recommendation prior to adoption. The Department shall communicate

its comments and recommendations to the proponent within thirty (30)

days following receipt of such plans or amendments unless the

proponent shall authorize a longer time. Such comments and

recommendations shall be advisory only.

B. As used in this section, "comprehensive plan" means an

analysis of all information and alternatives to the future

development of the governmental entity developing the plan.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2271 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-2271
Authority to issue revenue notes and bonds - Guaranties
Status: in_force

and insurance.

The Commission is hereby authorized to:

1. Make and issue notes and bonds, and pledge revenues of the

Commission subject to the Oklahoma Bond Oversight and Reform Act.

The Commission revenue notes and bonds issued under the provisions

of this act shall not at any time be deemed to constitute a debt of

the state or of any political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the

faith and credit of the state or of any political subdivision. Such

notes and bonds shall be payable solely from the revenues of the

Department and any other funds as may be provided by law for such

payments and shall contain on their face a statement to that effect;

and

2. Arrange for guaranties or insurance of its notes and bonds

by the federal government or by any private insurer, and to pay any

premiums therefrom.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2216 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-2216
Park rangers - Duties
Status: in_force

Park Rangers, subject to the policies of the Commission, shall:

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1. Obtain a commission as an officer or employee pursuant to

the certification specified in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the

Oklahoma Statutes and by the Division of State Parks;

2. Secure the parks and property of the Department and maintain

law and order therein;

3. Maintain the powers of peace officers except the serving or

execution of civil process, have in all parts of the state the same

powers with respect to criminal matters and enforcement of the laws

relating thereto as sheriffs, highway patrolmen and police officers

in their respective jurisdictions and possess all immunities and

matters of defense now available or hereafter made available to

sheriffs, the highway patrol, and police officers in any suit

brought against them resulting from acts done in the course of their

employment;

4. Possess law enforcement jurisdiction over state parks,

including all facilities located therein;

5. Serve a probationary period of twelve (12) months. The

Division of State Parks Director may extend the probationary period

for up to three (3) additional months provided that the employee and

the Office of Management and Enterprise Services are notified in

writing as to such action and the reasons therefor. At any time

during a probationary period the employment of a park ranger may be

terminated in accordance with Department procedure and at the

discretion of the Director of State Parks. Retention of the

employee, after expiration of the probationary period, shall entitle

the employee to be classified as a permanent employee;

6. Provide law enforcement protection and enforcement pursuant

to the terms of interlocal agreements authorized by the Commission

with other entities of government or federally recognized tribes in

the state; and

7. Remain in the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System if

promoted to the Park Manager job family classification series,

provided they maintain their certification specified in Section 3311

of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, perform the requisite training

required by the Chief Park Ranger, and meet all other requirements,

policies, and rules of the Department and laws of the state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1252 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1252
Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this act, "sending agency" means any department

or agency of the federal government or a state government which

sends any employee thereof to another government agency under this

act.

(b) As used in this act, "receiving agency" means any department

or agency of the federal government or a state government which

receives an employee of another government under this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-9.27A — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-9.27A
Client Assistance Program
Status: in_force

The office is hereby authorized to conduct the Client Assistance

Program for theState of Oklahoma under the terms of Section 112 of

the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended as long as federal funds

are available. The office is authorized to pursue legal and

administrative remedies necessary to operate this program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-227.18 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-227.18
Renumbered as Section 30 of Title 1 of the Oklahoma
Status: in_force

Statutes by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-129.4f — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-129.4f
Renumbered as § 328 of Title 61 by Laws 2013, c. 209, §
Status: in_force

40, eff. July 1, 2013.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1840 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1840
Renumbered as § 3315 of this title by Laws 2002, c. 199,
Status: in_force

§ 5, emerg. eff. May 6, 2002.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5060.26 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5060.26
Creation of private, not-for-profit corporation -
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 43Powers - Certificate of incorporation and bylaws.

A. A private, not-for-profit corporation may be organized

pursuant to the provisions of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes and

the provisions of this act to develop the Industrial Extension

System in Oklahoma, with a special emphasis on minority business

enterprises. Such corporation, upon certification by Oklahoma

Futures, shall be known as and may exercise all of the powers of

OAME.

B. In addition to the provisions and requirements of Title 18

of the Oklahoma Statutes, the certificate of incorporation and the

bylaws of OAME must be certified by Oklahoma Futures and the

certificate of incorporation shall:

1. Designate the name of the corporation as the Oklahoma

Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence, Inc.;

2. Provide that the exclusive purposes of OAME are public

purposes to assist small and medium-sized manufacturing firms, with

a special emphasis on minority business enterprises, to gain the

ability, through education, technology transfer, and otherwise, to

compete successfully at progressively higher levels of value-added

in the national and international economy;

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3. Provide for the following three classes of membership in

OAME which shall have representation on the Board of Directors of

OAME:

a. one class composed of small and medium-sized

manufacturing firms located in Oklahoma, and the

certificate of incorporation shall provide for the

qualifications for membership in such class,

b. one class composed of large corporations, and the

certificate of incorporation shall provide for the

qualifications for membership in such class, and

c. one class composed of state entities, including, but

not limited to, the Oklahoma Center for the

Advancement of Science and Technology, the Oklahoma

Department of Commerce, the Oklahoma Department of

Career and Technology Education, and the Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education;

4. Provide for classes of associate membership which shall not

have representation on the Board of Directors of OAME, except as

provided in paragraph 5 of this subsection;

5. Provide that the Board of Directors of OAME shall consist of

nine representatives of members who shall be individuals elected at

the first annual meeting of OAME by members of the class composed of

small and medium-sized manufacturing firms, and four representatives

of members who shall be individuals elected at the first annual

meeting of OAME by members of the class composed of large

corporations. The Board of Directors also shall include the

following state governmental representatives as ex officio members:

the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of

Science and Technology, a designee from the Oklahoma Department of

Commerce, and a designee from the Oklahoma Department of Career and

Technology Education (CareerTech). The bylaws of OAME may provide

for designees who may serve in the place of any of the directors and

the terms under which any such designation will be made. The Board

of Directors shall have the power to elect, from time to time,

persons to serve as directors who are associate members or are not

affiliated with any entity or firm which qualifies for membership in

OAME, provided that no more than one such person shall serve on the

Board of Directors at any time;

6. Have the authority to set membership dues in an amount to be

determined by the Board of Directors. No participating state entity

shall pay membership dues;

7. Provide for all powers necessary or appropriate to carry out

and effectuate its corporate purposes, including, but not limited

to, the following:

a. to maintain an office at such place or places as it

may designate,

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b. to make and execute contracts with any individual,

corporation, association or any other entity and all

other instruments necessary or convenient for the

performance of its duties and the exercise of its

powers and functions under this act,

c. to receive funds from any source to carry out the

purposes of this act, including, but not limited to,

gifts or grants from any department, agency or

instrumentality of the United States or of the state

for any purpose consistent with the provisions of this

act,

d. to acquire or sell, convey, lease, exchange, transfer

or otherwise dispose of its property or any interest

therein,

e. to develop plans and policies to assist small and

medium-sized manufacturing companies in Oklahoma,

f. to enter into contracts to provide assistance to small

and medium-sized manufacturing companies, including,

but not limited to, the following categories:

(1) technology,

(2) human resources development,

(3) market planning,

(4) finance, and

(5) inter-firm collaboration,

g. to assist other organizations providing general

business assistance to small and medium-sized

manufacturing enterprises,

h. to establish manufacturing quality and standards

certification programs, setting minimum standards and

issuing certification to companies meeting such

standards,

i. to develop and distribute information about

manufacturing modernization and assistance that is

available to support efforts to improve the abilities

of small and medium-sized firms to produce and market

higher value-added products,

j. to establish a system to evaluate the effectiveness

and efficiency of services provided to small and

medium-sized manufacturing firms,

k. to establish and operate, directly or under contract,

an information system designed to access resources

that will assist the firms to become more productive,

l. establish a training program for individuals working

on behalf of small and medium-sized manufacturing

firms, and

m. to establish special educational and informational

programs for its members.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-3913 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-3913
Continutation of orders, rules, regulations, licenses,
Status: in_force

etc. - Revenue bonds - Actions and judicial proceedings -

Continuation of proceedings.

A. All orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits,

certificates, licenses, contracts, rates and privileges which have

been issued, made, granted or allowed to become effective by a

statutory entity abolished by this act or by any provision of law

affected by this act, shall continue in effect according to their

terms until terminated or modified by operation of law.

B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act any revenue

bonds heretofore or hereafter issued or sold by a statutory entity

shall remain in full force and effect, and no such statutory entity

shall be terminated under the terms of this act until such

outstanding revenue bonded indebtedness has been satisfied.

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C. No suit, action or other judicial proceeding lawfully

commenced by or against any officer or agency in his or its official

capacity, or in relation to the exercise of his or its official

functions, shall abate by reason of the taking effect of any

provision of this act, but the court, unless it determines that the

survival of such suit, action or other proceedings is not necessary

for purposes of settlement of the questions involved, shall allow

the same to be maintained, with such substitutions as to parties as

are appropriate.

D. No administrative action or any judicial proceeding lawfully

commenced shall abate solely by reason of the taking effect of any

provision of this act. Any such cause of action pending on the date

the entity is terminated or that is commenced during the termination

period shall be prosecuted or defended in the name of the state by

the Attorney General if it would have been his duty to so prosecute

or defend had the statutory entity been recreated.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5060.43 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5060.43
Oklahoma Nanotechnology Applications Project
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and

Technology may develop and implement a nanotechnology pilot project

to assist qualified Oklahoma companies in the process of applying

nanotechnology through research, development, and manufacturing to

improve current products or create new, cutting-edge products. The

project shall be known as the “Oklahoma Nanotechnology Applications

Project” (ONAP). The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science

and Technology may employ established program processes to award

nanotechnology funds or may contract with other qualified entities

to operate this pilot project.

B. The Oklahoma Nanotechnology Applications Project is designed

to provide Oklahoma with the ability to respond quickly to

opportunities in the following technology focuses:

1. Advanced materials/nanotechnology;

2. Agricultural sciences;

3. Aviation/aerospace;

4. Biotechnology and life sciences;

5. Energy and energy-related;

6. Information technology and telecommunications;

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7. Sensors and sensor-related; and

8. Meteorological science.

C. The Board shall award nanotechnology funding or professional

service contracts only after finding that:

1. The project is technically sound and will produce measurable

results;

2. The project leads to innovation, new knowledge, new devices,

new products, or processes with preferences given to applications of

nanotechnology leading to commercialization;

3. The project has a reasonable probability to enhance

employment opportunities within Oklahoma; and

4. The project will enhance services to Oklahoma manufacturers

or Oklahoma companies that are in the process of applying

nanotechnology.

D. ONAP awards are designed to enable new and existing

applications in nanotechnology and to encourage nanotechnology

collaboration between industry, institutions of higher education,

and nonprofit research institutions.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5003.3 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5003.3
Mission of Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Status: in_force

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The mission of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall be to

support firms', farms' and local communities' growth,

diversification, expansion and ability to compete in export markets

in order to create new and better jobs for Oklahomans throughout the

state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2229.1A — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-2229.1A
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in Sections 1 and 2 of this act:

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1. "Board" or "board of trustees" means the board of trustees

for the Quartz Mountain Arts and Conference Center and Nature Park

created in Section 4451 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. "Center" means the Quartz Mountain Arts and Conference

Center and Nature Park;

3. "Commission" means the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation

Commission;

4. "Department" means the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation

Department;

5. "Quartz Mountain" means all properties held in fee title,

lease or otherwise, including interests in land, real estate options

or real estate contracts, held by or on behalf of the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education, that are known and designated as the

Quartz Mountain Arts and Conference Center, Quartz Mountain Lodge,

and Quartz Mountain State Park, including the golf course, the

property known as Baldy Point, described as the N 1/2 of the NE 1/4

of Section 20, Township Five (5) North, Range Twenty (20) West of

the Indian Meridian, and the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 17,

Township Five (5) North, Range Twenty (20) West of the Indian

Meridian, Greer County, Oklahoma, the property known as Devils

Canyon, all buildings, improvements, appurtenances and associated

lands, and all personal property including equipment, files,

fixtures, furniture, and supplies that relate to the properties on

the effective date of this section, as determined by an inventory on

file as of the effective date of this section as required by law to

be updated no later than October 1, 2020, by inventory jointly

conducted by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the

Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, and any similar personal

property purchased or delivered for use at Quartz Mountain after the

date of the inventory on file; and

6. "State Regents" means the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5062.20 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5062.20
Annual report - Publication - Distribution - Contents
Status: in_force

- Recommendations.

The Oklahoma Development Finance Authority shall publish and

present an annual report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House

of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and

Oklahoma Futures, setting forth in detail the operations and

transactions conducted by it pursuant to this or to other

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legislation. The annual report shall specifically account for the

ways the need, mission and programs of the Authority described in

Section 5062.1 et seq. of this title have been carried out,

including but not limited to, a review of the results of the

Authority's operations and transactions according to objective

measures set forth in the Authority's business plan. The report

shall recommend specific changes in the activities of the Authority

which are necessary to better carry out the need and mission

described in Section 5062.1 et seq. of this title. The Authority

shall distribute its annual report by such means that will make it

widely available to those innovative enterprises of special

importance to the Oklahoma economy.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2242 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-2242
Positions in unclassified service
Status: in_force

The following offices and positions in the Oklahoma Tourism and

Recreation Department shall be in the unclassified service and shall

not be subject to the Merit System of Personnel Administration:

1. The Executive Director, the Deputy Director, directors of

the divisions of the Department and administrative assistant of

each, and not more than four positions involved in the executive

management of the Department;

2. All positions in the Traveler Response Information Program;

3. All professional or managerial positions whose principal

function is one of the following:

a. marketing and promotion of travel and tourism to and

within the state,

b. promoting the state as a viable location for producing

motion pictures and television programs and for

recording music,

c. developing, producing, and on-air broadcasting of

“Discover Oklahoma”, the weekly promotional television

program,

d. not more than fifteen positions performing financial

management functions for the Department,

e. not more than five positions performing human

resources functions for the Department, and

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f. not more than two positions performing information

services functions for the Department;

4. Any position associated with the development and production

of “Oklahoma Today” magazine; and

5. Any position in the Division of State Parks utilized in the

operation and administration of state resorts, cabins, lodges, and

golf courses.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-10001 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-10001
Government contracts with third-party vendors -
Status: in_force

Employment screening, background and credit checks.

Any agency, board, commission, higher education institution,

career technology or common education institution may contract with

a third-party vendor who is a member in good standing with the

National Association of Professional Background Screeners to perform

any and all employment screenings, background checks and credit

checks.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-583 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-583
Oklahoma-Israel Exchange Commission — Membership — Terms
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby reestablished the Oklahoma-Israel Exchange

Commission, which shall be located in Jerusalem. The Commission

shall consist of nine (9) members, to be appointed as follows:

1. Two persons to be appointed by the Governor;

2. Two persons to be appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma

House of Representatives;

3. Two persons to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of

the Oklahoma State Senate;

4. A person to be appointed by the minority leader of the

Oklahoma House of Representatives;

5. A person to be appointed by the minority leader of the

Oklahoma State Senate; and

6. A person to be appointed by the Executive Director of the

Oklahoma Department of Commerce.

B. The two members selected by the Governor, the Speaker of the

Oklahoma House of Representatives, and President Pro Tempore of the

Oklahoma State Senate, respectively, shall each be a representative

of either:

1. An Oklahoma public institution of higher learning;

2. The Israeli-American community in Oklahoma who is interested

in furthering trade between Oklahoma and Israel;

3. An Oklahoma industry engaged in or seeking to engage in

trade with Israel; or

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4. An Oklahoma business association, trade organization,

economic development organization or chamber of commerce currently

engaged in or interested in engaging in the furtherance of trade

with Israel.

C. Legislative members shall serve for the two-year legislative

session in which they are appointed to the Commission and shall

remain members of the Legislature in order to retain membership on

the Commission. Vacancies of legislative members during a term

shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment only

for the unexpired part of the term. The appointing authority for a

legislative member may remove the member and substitute another

appointee for the member at any time. Members may be reappointed.

D. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original

appointment only for the unexpired part of the term.

E. The appointing authority for the member may remove the

member and substitute another appointee for the member at any time.

F. The Commission shall hold meetings at least once each

quarter. Meetings shall be held at the call of the chair.

G. A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute

a quorum for the transaction of the business of the Commission.

H. The chair may appoint from among the Commission members

subcommittees and subcommittee chairs.

I. The Commission shall keep records of all proceedings, which

shall be public and open to inspection.

J. Staff assistance shall be provided by the Oklahoma House of

Representatives and the Oklahoma State Senate.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5062.31 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5062.31
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds:

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1. It is in the best interest of the State of Oklahoma to

ensure the continued location and expansion of established military

bases and facilities in this state;

2. Growth to political subdivisions as a result of the presence

and expansion of military bases and facilities requires improved and

expanded municipal and school infrastructure and facilities; and

3. Political subdivisions that serve military bases are in

critical need of capital improvement projects, and the financing of

such projects constitutes an important public purpose.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-8221 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-8221
Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 8221 through 8226 of this title shall be known and may

be cited as the "Greenwood Area Redevelopment Authority Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5153 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5153
Eminent domain
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma Public and Private Facilities and Infrastructure

Act does not alter the eminent domain laws of this state or grant

the power of eminent domain to any person who is not expressly

granted that power under other state law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-150.7b — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-150.7b
Disclosure of motor vehicle theft or insurance fraud -
Status: in_force

Definitions.

As used in Sections 1 through 5 of this act:

1. "Authorized governmental agency" means:

a. the Department of Public Safety, a police

department of any city or town, a county sheriff's department, or

any duly constituted criminal investigative department or agency of

the United States, or

b. a district attorney or the prosecuting attorney

of any municipality or of the United States or any judicial district

of the United States; and

2. "Insurer" means any insurer admitted in this state to write

insurance for motor vehicles or otherwise liable for any loss due to

motor vehicle theft or motor vehicle insurance fraud.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1353 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1353
Purpose and powers
Status: in_force

The purposes of such corporations as authorized herein shall be

to promote, aid and, through the united efforts of the governmental

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entities, institutions and corporations which shall from time to

time become members thereof, develop and advance the industrial and

business prosperity and welfare of the State of Oklahoma; to

encourage new industries; to stimulate and help to expand all kinds

of business ventures which tend to promote the growth of the state;

to act whenever and wherever deemed by it advisable in conjunction

with other organizations, the objects of which are the promotion of

industrial, agricultural or recreational developments within the

state; and in furtherance of such purposes, and in addition to the

powers conferred by the general laws relating to nonprofit

corporations, shall, subject to the restrictions and limitations

herein contained, have the following powers:

(a) To borrow money on secured or unsecured notes from any

banks, banking institution or insurance company, from any financial

institution, from any agency established under the Small Business

Investment Act of 1958 (Public Law 85-699, 85th Congress) or any

other federal or state agency that may legally loan to the

corporation; and to pledge bonds, notes and other securities as

collateral therefor.

(b) To lend money upon secured or unsecured notes; provided, it

shall not be the purpose hereof to take from any banking

institutions within the state any such loans or commitments as may

be desired by such institutions generally in the ordinary course of

their business.

(c) To establish and regulate the terms and conditions of any

such loans and charges for interest or service connected therewith.

(d) To purchase, hold, lease and otherwise acquire and to convey

such real estate as may, from time to time, be acquired by it in

satisfaction of debts or may be acquired by it in the foreclosure of

mortgages thereon or upon judgments for debts or in settlements to

secure debts.

(e) To purchase bonds, stocks, or debentures of any corporation

and sell, convert, or otherwise dispose of such evidences of

indebtedness.

(f) Contract with the United States of America, the State of

Oklahoma, or any of the agencies, subdivisions, or entities thereof,

and other persons for developing and operating antipoverty programs,

economic development programs, and area redevelopment programs in

the state.

(g) Make application for, accept, acquire, receive, take and

hold by bequest, devise, grant, gift, purchase, exchange, lease,

transfer, judicial order or decree, or otherwise, for any of its

objects and purposes, any property, both real and personal, of

whatever kind, nature or description, or wherever situated, for use

in the furtherance of the purpose for which such corporation is

organized. Own, develop, plat, dedicate lands and construct thereon,

maintain manufacturing or industrial buildings, dwelling houses,

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apartment houses, hotels and other buildings and improvements of

every kind and equip and manage, rent, lease, either as lessor or

lessee, sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of the same, to enter

into contracts with others for the construction, repair and

maintenance in their behalf of manufacturing and industrial

buildings, dwelling houses, apartment houses, hotels and other

buildings and improvements of every kind, all in furtherance of the

objects and purposes of the corporation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-150.28b — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-150.28b
Standardized sexual assault evidence kit
Status: in_force

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A. All accredited crime laboratories in the State of Oklahoma

must supply to all law enforcement agencies the same standardized

sexual assault evidence kit for the collection of DNA or other

evidence as a result of an alleged crime of sexual assault.

B. A sexual assault evidence kit, or other DNA evidence if a

kit is not collected, must be submitted to the appropriate

accredited crime laboratory for forensic testing within twenty (20)

days after receipt of the evidence by a law enforcement agency if a

report of the sexual assault is made to the law enforcement agency,

unless the victim requests that the sexual assault evidence kit not

be tested.

C. If, at the time the forensic medical examination is

conducted, a report of the sexual assault is not made or if the

victim requests that the sexual assault evidence kit not be tested,

the medical provider shall inform the victim in writing of his or

her right to request the testing of the sexual assault evidence kit

at any future time. The law enforcement agency shall submit the

sexual assault evidence kit to the appropriate accredited crime

laboratory for forensic testing within twenty (20) days of such

request. However, nothing in this subsection shall negate the

responsibility of a medical provider to report a suspected sexual

assault as provided for in Section 40.3A of Title 22 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

D. A collected sexual assault evidence kit, whether tested or

untested, must be retained in a secure, environmentally safe manner

for not less than fifty (50) years or for the length of the statute

of limitations for the alleged crime, whichever is longer.

E. Each law enforcement agency is responsible for the

maintenance and storage of untested kits either in their own

evidence storage or through an agreement with another agency with

larger capacity.

F. By January 1, 2020, the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation (OSBI) and each accredited crime laboratory, in

coordination with Oklahoma Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Task

Force, shall adopt and disseminate guidelines and procedures for the

collection, submission and testing of DNA evidence that is obtained

in connection with an alleged sexual assault. Priority testing

shall be given for sexual assault evidence kits that will yield

evidentiary value to the investigation and prosecution of the

alleged sexual assault.

G. OSBI may inquire as to the condition and location of a

sexual assault evidence kit that has not been submitted to a

forensic laboratory within the deadlines established in subsection B

of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5085.9 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5085.9
Annual report - Evaluation by Oklahoma Futures
Status: in_force

A. The Board shall publish a separate annual report in

conjunction with its annual audit and present the report to the

Governor, the Legislature and Oklahoma Futures. The annual report

shall review the mission of the Board and programs implemented

according to objective measures set forth in the Board's business

plan. The Board shall distribute this annual report by such means

that will make it available to the financial community.

B. Seven (7) years after the Board has begun operations,

Oklahoma Futures shall review, analyze and evaluate the extent to

which the Board has achieved its statutory mission. The evaluation

shall include, but not be limited to, an examination of quantified

results of the Board's programs and plans.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.27 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-85.27
Renumbered as § 85.58R of this title by Laws 2020, c
Status: in_force

98, § 29, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-3407 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-3407
Attorney General to appear for state
Status: in_force

The Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma shall appear for

the state and prosecute and defend all actions and proceedings in

which the state is an interested party under this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-4110 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-4110
Ten Commandments display monument
Status: in_force

A. This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Ten

Commandments Monument Display Act”.

B. The State Capitol Preservation Commission or designee is

hereby authorized to permit and arrange for the placement on the

State Capitol grounds of a suitable monument displaying the Ten

Commandments. The Ten Commandments monument shall use the same

words used on the monument at issue in Van Orden v. Perry, that the

United States Supreme Court ruled constitutional. This monument

shall be designed, constructed, and placed on the Capitol grounds by

private entities at no expense to the State of Oklahoma. The State

Capitol Preservation Commission or designee is authorized to assist

private entities in selecting a location for the monument and

arranging a suitable time for its placement.

C. In the event that the legality or constitutionality of the

Ten Commandments monument is challenged in a court of law, the

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Oklahoma Attorney General or Liberty Legal Institute is hereby

authorized to prepare and present a legal defense of the monument.

D. The placement of this monument shall not be construed to

mean that the State of Oklahoma favors any particular religion or

denomination thereof over others, but rather will be placed on the

Capitol grounds where there are numerous other monuments.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5040.24 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5040.24
Issuance of certificate - Re-certification
Status: in_force

A. If the Oklahoma Department of Commerce determines that a

community qualifies for certification, the Department shall issue to

the community a certificate recognizing the status of the community

as an attractive destination for retirees.

B. 1. A community’s certification expires on the fifth

anniversary of the date of initial certification.

2. To be recertified, a community shall submit a new

application, as provided in Section 3 of this act. Such application

shall include a report of the success or failure of the community’s

past efforts to market itself to retirees.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2214 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-2214
Contractors - Lessees - Performance bonds
Status: in_force

A. Any person, natural or corporate, who submits a bid on a

contract for work or services, or for the furnishing of materials,

equipment, or supplies, or for the sale of any other thing of value

where a contract is involved, shall submit, at the time of contract

execution, a performance bond in such form and amount as may be

required by the Commission, or any existing statutory provision.

Any lessee leasing any portion of a state park, lake, or recreation

area under the authority of any law shall submit a performance bond

in such form and amount as may be required by the Commission. All

such bonds shall be in such form as is approved by law for other

performance bonds made to the State of Oklahoma, and shall be

deposited with the Secretary of State. This section is cumulative

to existing law, and is intended to require performance security for

contracts and leases involving state parks, lakes, and recreation

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areas in those instances where no such bonds or other securities are

presently required by law.

B. For the purpose of this section, performance bonds shall

include, but not be limited to, cash payments, cashier's checks and

irrevocable letters of credit.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-3121 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-3121
Short title - Government Transparency Act of 2019
Status: in_force

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

Transparency Act of 2019".
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-314 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-314
Investigation of fires - Report to fire marshal - Record
Status: in_force

of fires.

The State Fire Marshal and the chief of the fire department of

every city or village in which a fire department is established, and

the mayor of every incorporated village or town in which no fire

department exists, and the sheriff of the county shall investigate

the cause, origin and circumstances of every fire occurring in such

city, village, town or county by which property has been destroyed

or damaged, and shall especially make investigation as to whether

such fire was the result of carelessness or design. Said

investigation shall begin within two (2) days, not including

Sundays, of the occurrence of such fire, and the said Fire Marshal

shall have the right to supervise and direct such investigation

whenever he deems it necessary or expedient. The officer making the

investigation of fires, shall forthwith notify said Fire Marshal and

shall within a week of the occurrence of the fire furnish to the

said Fire Marshal a written statement of all facts relating to the

cause and origin of the fire, and such other information as may be

called for by blanks provided by said Marshal. The State Fire

Marshal shall keep in his office a record of all fires occurring in

the state, together with all facts, statistics and circumstances

including the origin of the fires, which may be determined by the

investigation provided by this act; such records shall at all times

be open to the public inspection, and such portions of it as the

insurance commissioner may deem necessary shall be transcribed and

forwarded to him within fifteen (15) days from the 1st day of

January of each year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-840.14 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-840.14
Renumbered as § 840-1.18 of this title by Laws 1994, c
Status: in_force

242, § 54.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1226.4 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1226.4
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

The Authority is hereby authorized and empowered:

1. To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and

conduct of its business;

2. To adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure;

3. To have its principal office located at a site designated by

the Authority;

4. To sue and be sued in contract, reverse condemnation,

equity, mandamus and similar actions in its own name, plead and be

impleaded; provided, that any and all actions at law or in equity

against the Authority shall be brought in Oklahoma County. The

Authority shall be subject to the Governmental Tort Claims Act,

Section 151 et seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

5. To construct, maintain, repair and operate a Native American

cultural center, museum and theme park;

6. To construct, maintain, repair and operate any facilities

necessary to effectuate educational and training programs relating

to Native American cultures, languages, skills, arts and crafts, to

include facilities for the sale of such Native American artwork and

crafts;

7. To issue revenue bonds of the Authority, payable solely from

revenues, including the revenues accruing to the trust fund created

by this act, for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost

of any one or more projects;

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8. To fix and revise from time to time user charges for the use

of projects;

9. To acquire, hold, and dispose of real and personal property

in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties, to

include the right to acquire such property for prospective projects,

including the acquisition of existing facilities, buildings,

equipment and improvements;

10. To lease projects, or portions thereof, to other

governmental agencies or to private persons, partnerships,

corporations, trusts, and other private entities;

11. To acquire in the name of the Authority by purchase or

otherwise on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may

deem proper, such public or private lands, including public parks,

or reservations, or parts thereof or rights therein, rights-of-way,

property rights, easements, and interests, as it may deem necessary

for carrying out the provisions of this act;

12. To make and enter into all contracts and agreements

necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the

execution of its powers, and to employ consulting engineers,

attorneys, accountants, construction and financial experts,

superintendents, managers, and such other employees and agents as

may be necessary in its judgment, and to fix their compensation;

13. To receive and accept from any federal agency grants for or

in aid of the construction of any project; and to receive and accept

aid or contributions from any source of either money, property,

labor, or other things of value, to be held, used, and applied only

for the purposes for which such grants and contributions may be

made;

14. To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the

powers expressly granted in this act; and

15. All meetings of the Authority shall be subject to the

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

Oklahoma Statutes and all records of the Authority shall be subject

to the Oklahoma Open Records Act, Section 24A.1 et seq. of Title 51

of the Oklahoma Statutes, both as the same shall from time to time

be amended.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1735 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1735
Short title - Quality Workforce for Oklahoma's Heroes
Status: in_force

Act.

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

Workforce for Oklahoma's Heroes Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.7c — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-85.7c
Renumbered as § 34.12.1 of Title 62 by Laws 2013, c
Status: in_force

358, § 34, eff. July 1, 2013.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-910.3 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-910.3
Oklahoma Housing Finance Authority - Participating
Status: in_force

employer.

A. Effective July 1, 1997, the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency

shall be an eligible participating employer in the Oklahoma Public

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Employees Retirement System. Employees hired after this date shall

participate in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System.

Employees participating in the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency

benefits plan hired prior to July 1, 1997, may elect to continue the

current benefits plan provided by the Oklahoma Housing Finance

Agency and not to become a member of the Oklahoma Public Employees

Retirement System or at any time while an active employee of the

Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency may:

1. Elect to cease accruing benefits under the current benefits

plan provided by the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency and to purchase

service credit in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System in

an amount equal to the time employed with the Oklahoma Housing

Finance Agency prior to the time of election and at an actuarial

rate pursuant to Section 913.5 of this title;

2. Elect to cease accruing benefits under the current benefits

plan provided by the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency 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 this title; or

3. Elect to cease accruing benefits under the current benefits

plan provided by the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, 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 hired prior to July 1, 1997, 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 hired prior to July 1, 1997, 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 made in

writing, filed with the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency and the

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System prior to receiving the

credit purchased, and shall be irrevocable. The Oklahoma Housing

Finance Agency 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.

C. Employees hired prior to July 1, 1997, and who either

elected to purchase service credit in the Oklahoma Public Employees

Retirement System or now desire to purchase service credit in the

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System as provided in this

section, shall be allowed up to eight (8) years from the date of

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election to pay for such service credit. Payments may be made

through payroll deductions if requested by an employee. The

Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency shall provide to the Oklahoma Public

Employees Retirement System all information and documents requested

from the System concerning the status of the retirement plan offered

by the Authority to its employees.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1361 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1361
Short title
Status: in_force

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

Employees Benefits Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-128.2 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-128.2
Renumbered as § 325 of Title 61 by Laws 2013, c. 209, §
Status: in_force

37, eff. July 1, 2013.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-3458 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-3458
Limitation of liability of owners of land used for
Status: in_force

recreational purposes.

No person or corporation, or their successors in interest, who

has granted a right-of-way or easement across his land to the

Commission for use in the state trails system shall be liable to any

user of the trail for injuries suffered on said right-of-way or

easement unless the injuries are caused by the willful or wanton

misconduct of the grantor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-324.2 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-324.2
Chairman - Rules - Quorum and meetings - Minutes -
Status: in_force

Reports.

The Commission shall select a chair. The Commission is hereby

authorized to adopt rules necessary for the licensure, regulation

and enforcement of the fire extinguishers pursuant to the Fire

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Extinguisher Licensing Act and for conducting its proceedings. Any

four members shall constitute a quorum. The Commission shall meet

monthly on such date as it may designate and may meet at such other

times as it may deem necessary, or when called by the chairman or by

any four members. Complete minutes of each meeting shall be kept

and filed in the office of the State Fire Marshal and shall be

available for public inspection during reasonable office hours. The

Commission shall report annually to the Governor and to the Speaker

of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the

Senate of the affairs of the Commission and the office of the State

Fire Marshal.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5010.2 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5010.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this act:

1. "Disadvantaged business" means a business employing less

than twenty-five persons of which at least fifty-one percent (51%)

of the outstanding stock is owned, regardless of minority status, by

a person who is:

a. by reason of social or economic background

unable to compete in the free enterprise system due to diminished

capital and credit opportunities of a quality or quantity similar to

those available to others in the same business area who are not

disadvantaged, and

b. impeded from normal entry into the economic

mainstream because of historical practices of discrimination based

on race, color, religion, ethnic background, sex, age, handicap,

national origin, or service in the armed forces during the Vietnam

conflict, and

c. unable to compete effectively because of

tendencies of regular financing and commercial organizations to

restrict their services to established businesses, and

d. in a state of low income;

2. "Low income" means annual income which is eighty percent

(80%) or less of the median annual income of the citizens of this

state as reported by the latest estimates of the U.S. Bureau of the

Census;

3. "Minority business" means a business employing less than

twenty-five persons which is fifty-one percent (51%) owned and

operated by one or more minority persons; and

4. "Minority person" means a citizen of the United States who

is Black, Hispanic, Oriental, American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, or

handicapped.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-166.1 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-166.1
Creation - Director - Contracts
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the State Department of

Rehabilitation Services, to be governed by the Commission for

Rehabilitation Services.

B. The Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services

shall be the chief executive officer of the Department. The

Director shall have the training and experience necessary for the

administration of the Department, as determined by the Commission

for Rehabilitation Services. The Director may employ such staff as

may be necessary to perform the duties of the Department.

C. The Department may make and enter into all contracts

necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and may

purchase or lease equipment, furniture, materials and supplies, and

incur such other expenses as may be necessary to maintain and

operate the Department.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5062.3 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5062.3
Mission of Oklahoma Development Finance Authority -
Status: in_force

Public policy.

A. The mission of the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority

shall be to take into account and develop its policies based upon

the following findings:

1. Fundamental changes have occurred in national and

international markets for goods and services produced by the

citizens of this state. These changes have created an economic

hardship for this state as manifested by the increasing number of

business failures and bankruptcies, both personal and corporate, and

the high levels of unemployment in agricultural and industrial

enterprises;

2. There exists a need to improve, repair, replace and expand

the infrastructure of the state and its political subdivisions,

which is vital to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of

the state as well as to economic growth and development; and

3. Structural changes in global capital markets and real goods

markets have had a strong impact on the availability of long-term

capital in this state.

B. It is hereby declared to be the public policy and

responsibility of this state to promote the health, welfare, safety

and economic security of its inhabitants through the retention of

existing employment and alleviation of unemployment in all phases of

agricultural enterprises and industrial enterprises, for the

development of reliable, affordable, efficient and environmentally

compatible sources of energy for all types of public and private

consumption, for providing health care facilities, for providing

capital improvement facilities, for providing educational facilities

for the benefit of educational institutions within the state and for

such other facilities and projects as herein provided.

C. It is hereby found that the public policies and

responsibilities of the state as set forth in this act cannot be

fully attained without the use of public financing and that such

public financing can best be provided by the creation of a state

development finance authority with comprehensive and extensive

powers therein, which authority shall have the power to issue bonds

to provide financing for qualified agricultural enterprises, capital

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improvements, educational facilities, industrial enterprises, energy

conservation facilities, energy distribution facilities, energy

generating facilities and facilities, health care facilities,

pollution control facilities, recreational facilities and waste

water facilities, and that all of the foregoing are public purposes

and uses for which public moneys may be borrowed, expended,

advanced, loaned and granted.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5040.23 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5040.23
Review of applications - Criteria
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall accept and review

applications from communities seeking to become a certified

retirement community. The Department shall determine which

communities qualify for certification.

B. In determining which communities qualify, the Department

shall develop a set of criteria for evaluating and scoring the

applicants and comparing each applicant against the other

applicants. The criteria developed by the Department shall include:

1. The competitiveness of the tax burden on residents in the

community;

2. Housing availability and cost;

3. Climatic factors;

4. Personal and community safety;

5. Work, volunteer and community service opportunities;

6. Health care and emergency medical services available to

residents of the community;

7. Public transportation and transportation infrastructure;

8. Educational quality and opportunities;

9. Recreational and leisure opportunities;

10. The availability of cultural and performing arts, sporting

events, festivals and other activities; and

11. The availability of services and facilities necessary to

assist retirees as they age.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2224 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-2224
Transfer of property to cities, counties or agencies
Status: in_force

The Commission may transfer to any city, county, or other agency

of government, which is a willing recipient, its interest in real

and personal property owned by the State of Oklahoma or the

Department and operated and maintained under the jurisdiction of the

Commission. Such real estate transfers shall not be subject to

Section 456.7 or 129.4 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes or any

provision of state law relative to disposition of real estate. Such

real estate transfers shall be subject to the following provisions:

1. The city, county or other agency recipient shall agree to

accept the interest transferred by the state, accept responsibility

for the property, and use the real estate for public recreation

purposes in accordance with the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act

of 1965, Public Law 88-578, 78 U.S.C., Section 897;

2. The city, county or other agency recipient shall not dispose

of the property unless substitute property is provided that is

equivalent in value and usefulness;

3. The Commission shall transfer the property to the recipient

by quit claim deed or other instrument as may be appropriate;

4. The consideration for the property transfer shall be the

agreement of the recipient to continue public recreation use of the

property and to manage the property without an operating subsidy

from the Department or Commission;

5. The real estate transfer shall be subject to all existing

easements and reservations of record; and

6. The Commission shall provide written notice to the President

Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of

Representatives detailing any such proposed transfer agreement to be

entered into pursuant to this section no later than thirty (30) days

prior to the first day of the legislative session. The Commission

shall approve such proposed transfer during the legislative session

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to be effective at the beginning of the next fiscal year, contingent

upon the approval of the proposed transfer by the Legislature.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-840-2.12 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-840-2.12
Renumbered as § 840-1.6A of this title by Laws 1995,
Status: in_force

c. 310, § 24, emerg. eff. June 5, 1995.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.38 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-85.38
Renumbered as § 85.58N of this title by Laws 1998, c
Status: in_force

371, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5036 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5036
Community action agency defined - Evaluation of service
Status: in_force

areas and agencies.

A community action agency shall be defined as a public or

private nonprofit agency, designated by the Oklahoma Department of

Commerce.

The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall have the right to

evaluate existing service areas and community action agencies and,

as may be necessary, modify boundaries of the service areas or

rescind designation in accordance with the provisions outlined in

Section 45 of this act so that services will be adequately and

efficiently provided.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-227.13 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-227.13
Renumbered as Section 25 of Title 1 of the Oklahoma Statutes by Laws 2007, c. 359, §
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 12Statutes by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-9071 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-9071
Legislature recognition
Status: in_force

The Legislature recognizes the significant economic impact of

the extreme weather event that occurred during the month of February

2021. In the wake of this weather event, unprecedented utility

costs will be passed through to Oklahoma customers of utilities from

regulated utility entities. The purpose of this act is to provide

for the issuance of ratepayer-backed bonds to these entities and

thereby allow customers to pay their utility bills at a lower amount

and over a longer period.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5062.8 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5062.8
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 74-5062.8v1 (SB 1050, Laws 2021, c. 204, § 13).

OS 74-5062.8v2 (SB 1049, Laws 2021, c. 203, § 12).
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2251 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-2251
Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department Revolving
Status: in_force

Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Department to be designated the "Oklahoma Tourism and

Recreation Department Revolving Fund". The fund shall consist of

all monies received by the Department pursuant to the provisions of

this act, monies derived from the sale or conveyance of real

property under the jurisdiction of the Commission, and interest

attributable to investment of money in the fund. The revolving fund

shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations

and shall be under the administrative direction of the Department.

Expenditures from the fund created by this section shall be for the

administration, operation, and maintenance expenses of the

Department, for purchase of real property, and shall be made

pursuant to the laws of this state and the statutes relating to the

Department. 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.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5157 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5157
Exemption from taxation and assessments
Status: in_force

The exercise of the powers granted by this act will be for the

benefit of the people of the state and shall be liberally construed

to effect the purposes thereof. As the performance of public

services will constitute the performance of essential government

functions, any project or part thereof owned by the state and used

for performing any public service pursuant to a contract entered

into under this act that would be exempt from taxation or

assessments in the absence of such contract shall remain exempt from

taxation and assessments levied by the state and its subdivisions to

the same extent as if not subject to that contract. The gross

receipts and income of a successful proposer derived from providing

public services under a contract through a project owned by the

state shall be exempt from taxation levied by the state and its

subdivisions. Any transfer or lease between a proposer and the

state of a project or part thereof, or item included or to be

included in the project, shall be exempt from any taxes levied if

the state is retaining ownership of the project or part thereof that

is being transferred or leased.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-915.3 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-915.3
Alternate retirement benefit option
Status: in_force

On or before January 1, 2005, the Oklahoma Public Employees

Retirement System shall implement a retirement benefit option for

members retiring prior to being Medicare-eligible. The purpose of

this option is to allow a person who retires prior to being

Medicare-eligible to elect to receive an increased benefit to help

cover the cost of the member and dependent health insurance

premiums, if any, until such member is eligible to receive Medicare.

Beginning in the month following such month that the member becomes

Medicare-eligible, his or her retirement benefit will be reduced by

an actuarial amount. The alternative retirement benefit option

shall be devised so that the increased pre-Medicare retirement

benefit and the lower post-Medicare retirement benefit shall have a

neutral actuarial cost to the System. The System may, but shall not

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be required to, make individual actuarial calculations; however, the

actuarial reduction necessary to provide this alternative retirement

benefit option shall be calculated after and in addition to any

reduction necessary to provide a survivor benefit pursuant to

Section 918 of this title. The increased pre-Medicare retirement

benefit may not equal an individual’s actual premium, but the

formula used shall be based upon the retiree pre-Medicare health

insurance premiums of the plans offered by the State and Education

Employees Group Insurance Board at the time the member retires. The

System shall on or before January 1 of each year update the formula

based upon new health insurance premium data of the plans offered by

the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board to retired

members. A member retiring under the alternative retirement benefit

option shall have the member’s retirement benefit based upon the

formula in use at the time of retirement and shall not be amended

thereafter to reflect further changes in health insurance premiums.

A member electing to participate in the alternative retirement

benefit option shall make an irrevocable election at the time of

retirement to participate in such option. Provided further, that

any married member making this election shall comply with the

provisions of Section 918 of this title. 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.

No member shall be eligible to make the election provided for in

this section until the Board receives official written notice that

this alternative retirement benefit option satisfies the tax

qualification requirements for governmental plans applicable to such

benefit options as specified in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,

as amended from time to time and as applicable to governmental plans

and the relevant regulatory provisions and guidance related thereto.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1226.16 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1226.16
Annual audit
Status: in_force

The Native American Cultural and Educational Authority shall

conduct an annual audit of its activities and expenditures and

report the same to the Governor, the Senate, the House of

Representatives and the State Auditor and Inspector by the first day

of each year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-9078 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-9078
Audit of amounts received from customers
Status: in_force

In any proceeding where the issue is properly before it, the

Oklahoma Corporation Commission may require an audit of all amounts

received from customers under an irrevocable and nonbypassable

mechanism and paid to a utility, the amounts paid by the utility to

the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority or other holder of

securitization property. An audit, as provided in this section,

shall be part of any general rate case filed by a regulated utility

currently affected by a financing order with outstanding ratepayer-

backed bonds. Any audit conducted pursuant to this section shall be

provided to the Governor, the Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker

of the House of Representatives and the Authority; provided,

however, any part or parts of the audit deemed confidential pursuant

to federal or state law or as determined by the Commission, shall be

redacted.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-840-2.20B — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-840-2.20B
Leaves of absence for state employees serving as
Status: in_force

donors.

A. Any employee of this state, its departments or agencies

shall be granted a leave of absence, subject to approval of the

scheduling of such leave by the employee’s Appointing Authority,

with medical necessity being the primary determinant for such

approval, for the time specified for the following purposes:

1. Five (5) workdays to serve as a bone marrow donor if the

employee provides the employer written verification that the

employee is to serve as a bone marrow donor; and

2. Thirty (30) workdays to serve as a human organ donor if the

employee provides the employer written verification that the

employee is to serve as a human organ donor.

B. An employee who is granted a leave of absence pursuant to

the provisions of this section shall receive the base state pay

without interruption during the leave of absence. For purposes of

determining seniority, pay or pay advancement, and performance

awards, and for the receipt of any benefit that may be affected by a

leave of absence, the service of the employee shall be considered

uninterrupted by the leave of absence.

C. A state agency shall not penalize an employee for requesting

or obtaining a leave of absence pursuant to the provisions of this

section.

D. The leave authorized by this section may be requested by the

employee only if the employee is the person who is serving as the

donor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-868 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-868
Payment of administrative expenses
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma Industrial Finance Authority is hereby authorized

and directed to pay costs of administering the state's industrial

loan program, as provided in House Bill No. 794, O.S.L. 1959, out of

interest income received by said Authority from its loans, not

otherwise required for payment of interest and principal on the

Authority's outstanding bonds, such administrative costs to be paid

from the Industrial Development Loan Fund, in the manner provided by

law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5401 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5401
Creation – Members – Meetings – Sunset – Authority of
Status: in_force

members.

A. There is hereby re-created the Oklahoma Strategic Military

Planning Commission.

B. The Oklahoma Strategic Military Planning Commission shall

consist of nine (9) members as follows:

1. Five persons to be appointed by the Governor, each of whom

shall represent, respectively, the interests of communities that

would be affected by realignment or closure of the following

military installations:

a. Altus Air Force Base,

b. Vance Air Force Base,

c. Fort Sill,

d. the Army Ammunition Plant located near McAlester, and

e. Tinker Air Force Base;

2. One person to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of

Representatives from the membership of the House and one person to

be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate from the

membership of the Senate. The members appointed pursuant to this

paragraph shall be ex officio and nonvoting members of the

Commission; and

3. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or successor member of

the Governor's Executive Cabinet who has responsibility for Veterans

Affairs, and the Adjutant General of the Oklahoma Army and Air

National Guard. The members appointed pursuant to this paragraph

shall be ex officio and nonvoting members of the Commission.

C. The members of the Commission shall serve at the pleasure of

the appointing authority. The members of the Commission shall

select from among their membership a chair and vice-chair. The

chair and vice-chair shall serve for a period of one (1) year and

may succeed themselves in office.

D. The Commission shall be subject to the provisions of the

Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

E. The Commission shall be authorized to meet at such times as

may be required in order to fulfill the duties and responsibilities

imposed upon it by law.

F. The provisions of this section shall cease to have the force

and effect of law and the Commission shall be dissolved by operation

of law on December 31, 2025.

G. The members of the Commission shall not be deemed to be

officers or to hold public office for purposes of Section 6 of Title

51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 1194
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-227.21 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-227.21
Renumbered as Section 34 of Title 1 of the Oklahoma
Status: in_force

Statutes by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 388
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.45r — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-85.45r
Requirements of online bidding process – Limitations on
Status: in_force

application of act – Disclosure – Remedies.

A. When a state agency determines that online bidding is more

advantageous than other procurement methods provided by the laws of

this state, the agency may use online bidding to obtain bids as

authorized by the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act or the Public

Facilities Act for purchases or acquisitions as defined in Section

85.2 of this title.

B. The online bidding process shall provide:

1. A designated opening and closing date and time. At the

opening date and time, state agencies shall begin accepting online

bids. Online bids shall be accepted until the designated closing

date and time, except as provided by paragraph 6 of this subsection;

2. The posting of all online bids electronically and updating

of bids on a real-time basis by state agencies;

3. The authorization for state agencies to require bidders to

register before the opening date and time and, as part of that

registration, require bidders to agree to any terms, conditions or

other requirements;

4. The authorization for state agencies to also require

potential bidders to prequalify as bidders and to restrict

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solicitations to prequalified online bidders for bids submitted

pursuant to the Public Facilities Act;

5. The retention of the authority of state agencies to

determine the criteria that will be used as the basis for making

awards; and

6. The authorization for the State Purchasing Director, under

the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act or the State Facilities Director

under the Public Facilities Act, in the event the state agency

determines that a significant error or event occurred that affected

the electronic receipt of any online bid by the agency, to determine

it is in the best interest of the state to allow the agency to

accept an electronic bid after the specified official closing date

and time.

C. The provisions of the Oklahoma Online Bidding Act shall not

apply to bid or proposal sealing or opening provisions found in any

state law other than the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act or the

Public Facilities Act.

D. All bids submitted through the online bidding process

pursuant to the Oklahoma Online Bidding Act are subject to the same

public disclosure laws that govern bids received pursuant to sealed

bid procurement procedures pursuant to the Oklahoma Central

Purchasing Act or the Public Facilities Act.

E. All remedies available to state agencies and suppliers

through the sealed bid process pursuant to the Oklahoma Central

Purchasing Act or the Public Facilities Act are also available to

state agencies and online bidders in an online bidding process.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-166.7 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-166.7
Rehabilitation Services Disbursing Fund
Status: in_force

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

fund for the Commission on Rehabilitation Services, to be designated

the "Rehabilitation Services Disbursing Fund" provided that the fund

may be designated by fiscal year designations as the Commission may

determine. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to

fiscal year limitations. The fund shall consist of receipts from

the federal government, monies appropriated to the State Department

of Rehabilitation Services by the State Legislature, and other

receipts of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services as shall

be directed by the Commission for Rehabilitation Services. All

monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated

and may be budgeted and expended by the Commission for

Rehabilitation Services as may be necessary in order to carry out

the duties imposed upon the Commission by law. Expenditures from

the Rehabilitation Services Disbursing 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. Appropriations, federal monies or any other monies collected

by or for the Department and monies from the current and prior

fiscal years may be transferred to and between the agency disbursing

funds for the current or prior fiscal years, the Medical and

Assistance Funds and any other funds authorized for the use by the

Department as necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission.

All transfer requests shall be in writing to the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services. Such monies transferred shall

be included in the Department's budget work program. The Department

shall maintain records of the transfers.

C. Receipt and expenditure of unanticipated federal funds

awarded to the Department after the commencement of the fiscal year

shall be exempt from expenditure limitations, provided that any such

funds are included in the Department's budget work program.

D. The Director of the Department may request through the

Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services the

early transfer by the Oklahoma Tax Commission of tax collection to

the General Revenue Fund for the purpose of early allocation to the

Department's disbursing funds to alleviate cash-flow problems.

E. The Department of Rehabilitation Services may direct all or

a portion of federal and state funds received and appropriated for

services to Older Individuals who are Blind (OIB) to qualified

community-based, nonprofit organizations accredited by the National

Accreditation Council for Blind and Low Vision Services to

administer, pursuant to contract, services for older individuals

with vision impairments including, but not limited to, assisting in

correcting or modifying visual disabilities including optical vision

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aids, in-home training, orientation and mobility, Braille

instruction, adaptive skills training, information and referral,

peer counseling and other appropriate services designed to assist an

older individual who is blind with daily living activities.

F. Funds received by the Commission for OIB Rehabilitation

Services from the federal Rehabilitation Services Administration and

state matching funds may, in their entirety, be used to fund the

Independent Living Older Blind program as established in The

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

G. Services provided by qualified Older Independent Blind

contractors may be dependent upon budget parameters and staffing.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-130.10 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-130.10
Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person convicted of violating the provisions of the Oklahoma

Alternative Fuels Conversion Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor

and shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred

Dollars ($500.00) or by confinement in the county jail not to exceed

thirty (30) days, or by both fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5220 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5220
Renumbered as § 530 of Title 3 by Laws 2025, c. 274, §
Status: in_force

37, eff. July 1, 2025.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5063.22 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5063.22
Beginning Agricultural Producer Pool Program
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma Development Finance Authority shall establish,

develop criteria for and implement a program for participation in

the Beginning Agricultural Producer Pool provided for in Section

695.24 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-30.2 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-30.2
Creation of Commission – Members - Duties
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created until July 1, 2023, the Oklahoma

Commission on Opioid Abuse.

B. The Commission shall be chaired by the Attorney General and

be composed of thirteen (13) members representing the health

community, state and local law enforcement, the business community

and the Legislature. The Commissioner of the Department of Mental

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Health and Substance Abuse Services, or a designee, the Director of

the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, or a

designee, the Chairman of the Oklahoma District Attorneys Council,

or a designee, and the Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of

Insurance, or a designee, shall serve as ex officio members. The

first meeting of the Commission shall be called by the Chair.

1. The Governor shall appoint two members:

a. a licensed practicing doctor of osteopathy, and

b. a pharmacist licensed by the State Board of Pharmacy;

2. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint

two members:

a. a member of the House of Representatives, and

b. a dentist licensed by the Board of Dentistry;

3. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint two

members:

a. a member of the Senate, and

b. a licensed practicing medical doctor; and

4. The Attorney General shall appoint two members:

a. a licensed advanced practice registered nurse, and

b. a citizen of this state who is qualified by education

or experience in business or economic development.

C. The Commission shall study, evaluate and make

recommendations for any changes to state policy, rules or statutes

to better combat opioid abuse in Oklahoma.

D. The Commission shall prepare and issue a report of its

findings and recommendations to the Governor, President Pro Tempore

of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by

December 31, 2019, and each year thereafter no later than December

31 of each year.

E. Members of the Commission shall receive no compensation for

serving on the Commission, but shall receive travel reimbursement as

follows:

1. State employees who are members of the Commission shall be

reimbursed for necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance

of their duties by their respective agencies in accordance with the

State Travel Reimbursement Act;

2. Legislative members of the Commission shall be reimbursed

for necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their

duties in accordance with the provisions of Section 456 of Title 74

of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

3. All other members of the Commission shall be reimbursed by

the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for necessary

travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in

accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

F. The meetings of the Commission shall be subject to the

Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.

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G. Staffing for the Commission shall be provided by the

Oklahoma State Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-840-2.27E — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-840-2.27E
Separation agreement
Status: in_force

Any affected employee who receives severance benefits pursuant

to the State Government Reduction-in-Force and Severance Benefits

Act shall execute a separation agreement with the employing agency,

on forms to be prescribed by the Director of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services. The forms shall comply with

applicable federal laws and may include but not be limited to the

following elements:

1. Agreement by the affected employee that the receipt of the

benefits is in lieu of continued employment with the agency or other

severance benefits related to the current reduction-in-force;

2. Agreement by the affected employee that, to the extent

allowed by federal or state law, respectively, the affected employee

releases the State of Oklahoma and the agency from all claims,

liabilities, demands and causes of action known or unknown, fixed or

contingent, equitable, legal or administrative, except unemployment

insurance;

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3. Agreement by the affected employee that, to the extent

allowed by federal or state law, respectively, the affected employee

releases the State of Oklahoma and the agency from any claim or

cause of action which might arise under federal or state laws

governing the employment relationship; and

4. Agreement by the affected employee that the affected

employee knows and understands that the receipt of severance

benefits is in exchange, to the extent allowed by federal or state

law, for any rights the affected employee may have had to:

a. continued employment with any agency, and

b. future employment with the agency from which separated

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

agreement, provided that nothing in this subparagraph

shall prohibit an appointing authority of any agency

from employing an affected employee who has received a

severance benefit.

The provisions of this section shall not prohibit any affected

employee from accepting severance benefits from more than one agency

during employment with the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-471 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-471
Advisory committee created - Members - Duties
Status: in_force

There is hereby established an advisory committee to the

Legislature of Oklahoma and to the Governor of Oklahoma. Such

committee shall be composed of four (4) members of the Oklahoma Bar

to be appointed by the Governor with the advice of the President of

the Oklahoma Bar Association and two (2) members, at least one of

whom is a member of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by

the Speaker of the House of Representatives and two (2) members, at

least one of whom is a member of the Senate, to be appointed by the

President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Each member shall serve for

four (4) years or until his death, resignation, or failure or

refusal, certified by the remaining members, to perform his duties,

renders his place vacant, whereupon the vacancy shall be filled in

the same manner as the original appointment. In the event a

legislative member fails to retain his seat in his respective house

prior to the expiration of his term on the committee, his place on

the committee shall be rendered vacant. The members of such

committee, hereafter called commissioners, shall be the official

commissioners of the State of Oklahoma to the National Conference of

Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. They shall attend the annual

meetings of such national conference. They shall report annually to

the Legislature and to the Governor concerning the work of said

conference and all other matters relating to their duties. They

shall advise the Legislature and its committees concerning proposals

for uniform and model state laws, the effect which such proposals

would have on the law of this state, and such other matters as may

be pertinent to desirable uniformity in legislation between this

state and other states.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2206 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-2206
Executive Director as chief executive officer
Status: in_force

The chief executive officer of the Oklahoma Tourism and

Recreation Department shall be the Executive Director, who shall be

appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the

Senate, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may

be removed or replaced without cause. The Executive Director shall

be chosen with regard to knowledge, training, experience, and

ability to administer the functions of the Department. Compensation

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 885

for the Executive Director shall be determined pursuant to Section

3601.2 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-1306.1 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-1306.1
Board - Right of subrogation in certain cases - Extent
Status: in_force

- Release of responsible party.

A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall have the right of

subrogation to recover any payments made for injury to an employee

or dependent caused by a third party's wrongful act or negligence.

The Authority shall have the authority to waive or reduce

subrogation in individual cases when the exercise of the right of

subrogation would create an extreme financial hardship on the

employee or dependent.

B. Subrogation will exist only to the extent of actual claims

paid.

C. If an employee or dependent has prejudiced the Authority's

right of subrogation by releasing the responsible party prior to

submitting claims to the Authority, the claims may be denied by the

Authority. If claims are submitted and paid after the employee or

dependent has released the responsible party, the Authority shall be

entitled to bring an action against the employee, dependent, or

their assignees, for any such claims paid and for additional costs

incurred by the Authority including, but not limited to: interest,

administrative and adjudicative costs, and attorney fees.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5232 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-5232
Renumbered as § 542 of Title 3 by Laws 2025, c. 274, §
Status: in_force

49, eff. July 1, 2025.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.42 — OK Code / Title 74 / Section 74-85.42
One-year limitation on entering contracts with certain
Status: in_force

persons - Exceptions.

A. 1. Except as otherwise provided for in this section or

other applicable law, any agency, whether or not such agency is

subject to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, shall be prohibited

from entering into a sole-source contract or agreement or a contract

or agreement for professional services with or for the services of

any person who has terminated employment with or who has been

terminated by that agency for one (1) year after the termination

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date of the employee from the agency. Any contract or agreement

entered into in violation of this subsection shall be void. Any

person found to have violated this subsection shall be prohibited

from entering into any state contract for a period of five (5) years

from the date of the execution of the contract or agreement. The

provisions of this subsection shall not prohibit an agency from

hiring or rehiring such person as a state employee.

2. Any chief administrative officer of an agency, whether or

not such agency is subject to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act,

shall not enter into any contract for nonprofessional or

professional services for the purpose of or which would result in

the circumvention of the full-time-equivalent employee limitation

established by law for such agency.

B. Each contract, including change orders, extensions,

renewals, or amendments, entered into by any person or firm with the

State of Oklahoma shall include a statement certifying that no

person who has been involved in any manner in the development,

approval, or negotiation of such contract while employed by the

state shall be employed or given anything of value to fulfill any of

the services provided for under the contract. Each contract,

including change orders, extensions, renewals, or amendments, shall

include a statement from the chief executive officer or head of the

contracting state agency certifying that no known officer or

employee of the contracting state agency who has any direct or

indirect financial, pecuniary, or other personal interest in the

contract has been involved in any manner in the development,

approval, or negotiation of the contract through influence,

decision, recommendation, or otherwise. This subsection shall not

preclude faculty and staff of the institutions within The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education from negotiating and participating

in research grants and educational contracts. This subsection shall

not apply to Oklahoma Department of Commerce personnel who contract

to provide services to the Oklahoma Capital Investment Board.

C. As used in this section, “person” means any state official

or employee of a department, board, bureau, commission, agency,

trusteeship, authority, council, committee, trust, school district,

fair board, court, executive office, advisory group, task force,

study group, supported in whole or in part by public funds or

entrusted with the expenditure of public funds or administering or

operating public property, and all committees, or subcommittees

thereof, judges, justices and state legislators.

D. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section,

the following sole-source or professional services contracts are

allowed at any time:

1. A contract for professional services at any time with a

person who is a qualified interpreter for the deaf; and

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2. A contract between a business entity that is a part-time

certified court reporter and the Administrative Office of the

Courts, on behalf of the district courts, or the Office of the

Attorney General.

E. Provided the provisions specified in subsection B of this

section are satisfied, the following professional services contracts

are allowed:

1. The Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Water Resources

Board, Department of Environmental Quality, Oklahoma Tourism and

Recreation Department, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority and the

Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry may contract

with a person who has retired from state service;

2. To maintain public health infrastructure and preparedness,

the State Department of Health and city-county health departments

may contract with a physician assistant, Registered Nurse, advanced

practice nurse, Nurse-Midwife, registered dietician, occupational

therapist, physical therapist or speech-language pathologist who has

retired from state service; and

3. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

may contract with a physician, Registered Nurse, registered

pharmacist or person meeting the definition of a licensed mental

health professional, as defined in Title 43A of the Oklahoma

Statutes, who has separated and/or retired from state service.