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74 OK Stat § 74-5003.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-5003.8. Annual report.

|In order to ensure that the Oklahoma Department of Commerce is effectively implementing its mission, purpose and objectives, the Department shall publish an annual report setting forth in detail the operations and programs conducted by it pursuant to this act or to other legislation. The report shall review both statewide progress and departmental progress according to several measures including objective measures listed in the Department's five-year plan. The Department shall present this report to the Governor and the Legislature. The annual report shall specifically account for ways in which the needs, mission and programs of the Department described in this act have been carried out and recommendations shall specifically note what changes in the activities of the Department and the programs it administers and of state government are necessary to better address the mission described in this act. The Department shall distribute its annual report by such means that will make it widely available to communities, firms and local economic development managers throughout this state. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 222, § 15, operative July 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 484, § 16, eff. July 1, 2002.
74 OK Stat § 74-5003.9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-5003.9. Program performance review - Report.

|The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall submit to the Legislature performance review information for the programs it operates or funds. This information shall be compiled into a report that shall be submitted to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriations and Budget Committee by February 1 of each year. The report shall be designed to assist the appropriation committees in determining funding priorities and should provide the best available information regarding the effectiveness of these programs. This report shall complement the Department's annual budget request. |The report shall be structured so that:1. The need for the program is clearly established;2. The goals of the program are clearly defined;3. Measurable objectives are set forth;4. Actual performance data is provided and explained;5. Performance is evaluated against objectives; and6. Future funding recommendations and program benefits are outlined.Added by Laws 1987, c. 208, § 25, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1987, c. 236, § 58, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987.
74 OK Stat § 74-5003.10a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-5003.10a. Termination of office outside state.

|An office established by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce outside the State of Oklahoma pursuant to paragraph 16 of Section 5003.10 of this title shall not be terminated until the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce provides a written report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate of the intent of the Director to terminate the office. Termination of the office pursuant to this section shall not occur earlier than sixty (60) days following the date the report is filed as provided in this section. For purposes of this section, "termination" means a reduction in funding for an office or a change in representation. |Added by Laws 1998, c. 364, § 36, emerg. eff. June 8, 1998. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 313, § 1, emerg. eff. June 1, 2001; Laws 2013, c. 227, § 37, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
74 OK Stat § 74-5003.11 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-5003.11. Establishment of community development strategy and plan – Authority of Department.

|The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall serve as the lead state agency in establishing a community development strategy and plan for the state. The Department shall have the authority to establish and administer community development programs such as certified community programs which enhance the quality of life in Oklahoma communities; the Department has the authority to administer such programs directly or by contract with qualified community development entities. |In establishing such programs, the Department shall determine needs, priorities or funding limits within the limits for such programs imposed by the Legislature. The Department may promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act to clarify such programs.The Department shall establish and develop or cause to be developed individual program budgets, work plans, and audits of each community development program established and administered. Any contract under this section shall be exempt from the Central Purchasing Act.Added by Laws 1999, c. 264, § 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
74 OK Stat § 74-5003.15 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-5003.15. 2nd Century Entrepreneurship Center.

|A. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall establish within the agency a central point of access and information for persons or business entities in order to facilitate the creation of new business enterprises within the state. The central point of access and the related programs shall be designated the “2nd Century Entrepreneurship Center”. |B. The Department shall utilize the existing Master Business Licensing System and incorporate the systems and informational resources currently in use to establish the 2nd Century Entrepreneurship Center.C. The Department of Commerce shall develop a centralized method by which an emerging or expanding Oklahoma business enterprise may have access to all state and local permit information, license information, applicable state or local codes, and other information and resources necessary for the successful organization of a new business enterprise or for the expansion of an existing business enterprise.D. To the extent possible, the 2nd Century Entrepreneurship Center shall allow an emerging or expanding business enterprise to complete all steps necessary for the formation and organization of the business entity, including the formal organization of the business entity, the acquisition of a federal employer tax identification number, if required, the acquisition of any needed licenses or permits from the Secretary of State, the Oklahoma Tax Commission, or the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission.E. The Department of Commerce may work in collaboration with other statewide partners also involved in the offering of entrepreneurship-based programs.Added by Laws 2007, c. 245, § 1, eff. July 1, 2007.
74 OK Stat § 74-5003.21 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-5003.21. Oklahoma Department of Commerce - Accessing economic and tax incentives.

|A. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall provide direction and assistance to private for-profit business entities, community-owned business entities, and governmental entities which are engaged in an activity related to the processing of Eastern Red Cedar trees and products or processes related to the Eastern Red Cedar tree on the steps necessary to qualify for and access existing economic and tax incentives. The Department shall work with the Eastern Red Cedar Registry Board created in Section 4 of this act to identify viable programs that can provide or create opportunities for business or governmental entities involved in an activity related to the processing of Eastern Red Cedar trees and products or processes related to the Eastern Red Cedar tree. |B. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall utilize its existing resources in order to make the information described in subsection A of this section accessible to interested persons and business entities that could benefit from the utilization of any incentive programs.Added by Laws 2010, c. 454, § 12, eff. July 1, 2010.
74 OK Stat § 74-5004.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-5004.1. General counsel.

|The Oklahoma Department of Commerce may employ an attorney. Such attorney shall be a full-time employee of the Department and act as general counsel for the Department. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 208, § 26, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1987, c. 236, § 59, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987.
74 OK Stat § 74-5010.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-5010.1. Purpose of act - Finding of Legislature.

|The purpose of this act is to provide special assistance and aid to certain minority and disadvantaged persons, so that such persons may engage in gainful business and employment opportunities to the extent of their capabilities. |The Legislature hereby specifically finds there is a pattern of continuing and latent discrimination in the financial and commercial sectors of the business communities that results in the deprivation of opportunities to minority and disadvantaged persons in this state to engage in self-employment and establishment of business enterprises.Added by Laws 1987, c. 148, § 1, eff. July 1, 1987.
74 OK Stat § 74-5010.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-5010.2. Definitions.

|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, andb.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, andc.unable to compete effectively because of tendencies of regular financing and commercial organizations to restrict their services to established businesses, andd.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; and4. "Minority person" means a citizen of the United States who is Black, Hispanic, Oriental, American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, or handicapped.Added by Laws 1987, c. 148, § 2, eff. July 1, 1987.
74 OK Stat § 74-5010.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-5010.5. Certification program for women-owned businesses.

|A. In order to facilitate contracting capabilities of women-owned businesses with public and private entities, and to establish criteria to certify such businesses, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce may establish a certification program for women-owned businesses which are in compliance with the definition of a small-business concern as set forth in 15 U.S.C., Section 632 and in regulations promulgated pursuant to said section by the Small Business Administration. For purposes of this section, a women-owned business is one that is at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned and operated on a day-to-day basis by one or more females. |B. The Department shall issue certificates to women-owned businesses which are small-business concerns as evidence of ownership for the purpose of contracting with corporate or governmental entities. Certification shall be based upon information which is required by the Department from the business seeking certification and which will be subject to verification and approval by the Department. The Department shall require an affidavit of ownership, organization and decision-making authority, financial information and such other information deemed necessary by the Department to evaluate a business for certification. The Department shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. The certification program shall not replace any certification procedures or programs of other governmental agencies.C. Certificates issued by the Department pursuant to this section shall not be financial guarantees or personal approvals of businesses but shall be for the purpose of verifying that businesses are women-owned in order to enhance the ability of such businesses to contract with public and private entities and to access state and federal information and assistance.Added by Laws 1991, c. 341, § 15, eff. July 1, 1991.
74 OK Stat § 74-5012 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-5012. Oklahoma Department of Commerce Revolving Fund.

|A. There is hereby created the "Oklahoma Department of Commerce Revolving Fund". The fund shall consist of all monies, other than appropriated monies, received by the Department which are not directed to be placed into another fund. 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. Monies in the fund may be expended for the operating expenses of the Department and shall be made pursuant to the laws of this state. |B. On July 1, 1986, any unallotted cash balance in the funds created in Sections 678 and 2008 of this title shall be transferred to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Revolving Fund. All outstanding financial obligations and encumbrances of the funds created in Sections 678 and 2008 of this title are hereby transferred to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. After November 15, 1986, any unexpended balance in the funds created in Sections 678 and 2008 of this title shall be transferred to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Revolving Fund.Added by Laws 1986, c. 207, § 18, operative July 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1027.
74 OK Stat § 74-5012.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-5012.1. Program service fees - Amount, collection and disposition.

|The Oklahoma Department of Commerce may collect reasonable fees based on actual direct and indirect costs for programmatic services extended to users by the Department in accomplishing its mission. The Department shall set amounts of fees for programs it administers including but not limited to the Export Services Program, Quality Jobs Program or others in its General Rules of Practice and Procedure written in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act. Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Revolving Fund. |Added by Laws 1993, c. 270, § 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
74 OK Stat § 74-5013 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-5013. Community Planning Project Revolving Fund.

|A. There is hereby created the "Community Planning Project Revolving Fund". The fund shall consist of any monies appropriated thereto and any monies payable to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce by the United States Federal Government or cities, towns, or counties of the State of Oklahoma for assistance in communities' planning projects. 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 these services for the various planning projects. |B. On July 1, 1986, any unallotted cash balance in the fund created in Section 686 of this title shall be transferred to the Community Planning Project Revolving Fund. All outstanding financial obligations and encumbrances of the fund created in Section 686 of this title are hereby transferred to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. After November 15, 1986, any unexpended balance in the fund created in Section 686 of this title shall be transferred to the Community Planning Project Revolving Fund created in this section.Added by Laws 1986, c. 207, § 19, operative July 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1028.
74 OK Stat § 74-5013.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-5013.1. Minority Business Development Program Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to be designated the "Minority Business Development Program 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 entities authorized to provide funding for the purposes authorized for the use of the fund. Monies deposited or apportioned to the credit of the fund may be expended for the purposes of job creation and enhancement and business creation and expansion of Oklahoma minority owned businesses pursuant to law. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce for purposes authorized by law. 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. |Added by Laws 1990, c. 266, § 29, operative July 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1029.
74 OK Stat § 74-5013.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-5013.2. Expenditures from Minority Business Development Program Fund - Contracts.

|A. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall expend so much as appropriated to the Minority Business Development Program Fund as may be necessary to accomplish contractual responsibilities for job creation and enhancement and business creation and expansion of Oklahoma minority-owned businesses. The Department may contract with organizations which support minority businesses for these purposes only after: |1. An applicant organization has submitted an approved business plan;2. An applicant organization has demonstrated through education and experience capabilities of offering management tools and technical assistance to minority-owned businesses;3. An applicant organization has demonstrated that it can provide financial capacity and responsibility to manage a program to aid minority-owned businesses in the manner set out herein;4. A panel of peer reviewers has received applications and recommended such applications for contracting;5. The Department has given due consideration to those applicants that demonstrate an ability to attract matching funding from other governmental or private or charitable organizations;6. The Department has given due consideration to those applicants that demonstrate an ability to aid minority-owned businesses located in communities with a population of less than ten thousand (10,000); and7. The Department has developed, adopted and published additional criteria, upon receipt of advice and comment from qualified peer reviewers.B. Any contract entered into pursuant to this section shall require quarterly reports of activities and expenditures upon forms prescribed by the Department. Said quarterly reports shall be reviewed by Oklahoma Futures. The Department or Oklahoma Futures may disallow expenditures and withhold funds accordingly, if reports reflect failure to comply with approved applications. All contractors shall submit annual audits as required by the Department of Commerce which may be paid from allocated, appropriated funds. The Department may utilize an amount not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of appropriated funds for administration of the minority-owned business program.C. Contracts entered into by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce for the purpose of implementing the Minority Business Development Program shall be exempt from the requirements of the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act.Added by Laws 1992, c. 259, § 2, emerg. eff. May 22, 1992.
74 OK Stat § 74-5013.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-5013.3. Capital Improvement Program Revolving Fund.

|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. |Added by Laws 1996, c. 257, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1996. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1030.
74 OK Stat § 74-5015 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-5015. Filing of comprehensive plans and amendments - Comments 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.Added by Laws 1986, c. 207, § 21, operative July 1, 1986.
74 OK Stat § 74-5017.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-5017.1. Enforcement of energy conservation programs - Abolition of Energy Conservation Services Division of Corporation Commission - Classification of transferred employees.

|The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall have the authority to establish, administer and enforce state and federal energy conservation programs including, but not limited to, implementing The Energy Conservation Act of 1975 (P.L. 94-163), National Energy Extension Service Act (P.L. 95-39, 42 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq.) and the National Conservation Policy Act (P.L. 95-619), except as otherwise provided by law. |The Energy Conservation Services Division of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission is hereby abolished. All personnel, equipment, files, fixtures, funds, furniture, publications and supplies, and all duties, functions, authority and contractual obligations that relate to the Energy Conservation Services Division of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission are hereby transferred to and vested in the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.Employees transferred to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration as provided for in the Oklahoma Personnel Act. The salaries, grade and/or class of the employees transferred shall be adjusted to be commensurate with comparable positions in the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.The full-time-equivalent employee positions funded through the federal energy conservation programs outlined in this section shall terminate upon the exhaustion of said federal funding.Added by Laws 1987, c. 236, § 60, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987.