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74 OK Stat § 74-588 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-588. Definitions.

|As used in the Oklahoma Privatization of State Functions Act: |1. "Agency" means an agency, board, commission or other entity of state government;2. "Cost analysis" means a study that includes, but is not limited to:a.all direct personnel costs, materials and supplies, equipment, capital and equipment depreciation costs, rent, maintenance and repairs, utilities, insurance, travel, operations overhead, and general administrative overhead associated with privatization of a function, program, service, unit, or division,b.a feasibility study determining whether other state agencies could perform the function, program, service, unit, or division sought to be privatized,c.an analysis of the cost savings and quality enhancements expected to be gained by privatizing, andd.any other provisions that may be required by rules adopted by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services related to privatization;3. "Cost analysis report" means a written report of the cost analysis; and4. "Privatize" means to enter into contract for the performance of a duty or function which is currently being performed by a state employee.Added by Laws 1999, c. 281, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 355, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 862.NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 595.2 of this title to provide consistency in numbering.
74 OK Stat § 74-588.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-588.1. Cost analysis – Report - Finding.

|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.Added by Laws 2003, c. 355, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 863; Laws 2018, c. 227, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
74 OK Stat § 74-589.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-589.1. Certification.

|Each agency deciding to privatize an agency function shall certify in writing to the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Office of Management and Enterprise Services that: |1. The provisions of the Oklahoma Privatization of State Functions Act and all other applicable laws regarding the privatization of the respective state functions have been complied with;2. The quality and cost of the services to be provided by the selected bidder are likely to exceed the quality and cost benefit standards for the state function as formerly delivered by agency employees; and3. The proposed privatization contract is in the best interest of the public.Added by Laws 2003, c. 355, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 865.
74 OK Stat § 74-590 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-590. Conflict of interest - Prohibition of employment of state officer by business organization awarded contract.

|A. Any state officer or employee who exercises discretionary or decision-making authority in awarding a privatization contract shall be prohibited for a period of one (1) year from the date that the privatization contract is awarded from becoming an officer or employee of a business organization which is a party to any privatization contract with the state agency in which the state officer or employee exercised such discretionary or decision-making authority. |B. In the event of a violation of the provisions of subsection A of this section, the business organization shall be prohibited, for a period of one (1) year from the date of the violation, from contracting with the state agency in which the state officer or state employee exercised discretionary or decision-making authority.Added by Laws 1999, c. 281, § 5, eff. Jan 1, 2000. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 187, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 595.4 of Title 74 to provide consistency in numbering.
74 OK Stat § 74-591 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-591. Filing with Secretary of State.

|Notwithstanding any other provision or provisions of law to the contrary, all bonds required or authorized by law to be executed by state officers, and their assistants, deputies and employees, conditioned for the faithful performance of duty, or containing such other conditions as may be prescribed by law, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State after the same have been approved by the proper officer, agency, board or commission as now provided by law. The provisions of this act shall apply only to such of the above mentioned bonds as the premiums on which are paid out of funds appropriated by the Legislature, or are paid out of fees which are authorized to be used for said purpose. |Laws 1947, p. 618, § 1.
74 OK Stat § 74-592 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-592. Examination of bonds - Certified copies.

|Any person having an interest therein shall have the right to examine any of said bonds filed in the office of the Secretary of State at all reasonable times. The Secretary of State, shall upon request therefor, and upon receipt of the fees therefor, make and furnish certified copies of any of said bonds to any interested person. |Laws 1947, p. 618, § 2.
74 OK Stat § 74-593 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-593. Bonds required of appointees and employees - Conditions - Premiums.

|State officers, boards and commissions, subject to the approval of the State Budget Director, shall require bonds of any persons they appoint or employ, when deemed necessary to protect the state against loss or misapplication of public funds. Unless otherwise provided by law, each such bond shall be by a surety company licensed to do business in Oklahoma, shall be made payable to the State of Oklahoma, shall be conditioned that the person making the bond will faithfully perform the duties of his position, shall be in such amount as may be fixed by the state officer, board or commission requiring the bond, and upon a breach thereof shall be sued upon in the name of the State of Oklahoma by the Attorney General when the same is called to his attention; and the premium thereon shall be paid from funds appropriated or available for operation of the office of the state officer, or of the board or commission, requiring the bond, or for the operation of the office of the state officer, or of the board or commission, requiring the bond, or for the operation of the institution, if any, where or for which the person making the bond is employed. |Laws 1957, p. 541, § 1.
74 OK Stat § 74-594 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-594. Bonds for persons responsible for custody and control of 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. |Laws 1961, p. 469, § 1.
74 OK Stat § 74-601 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-601. Definitions.

|As used in this act, and except as provided in Section 6 of this act: |(a) The words "official bond" shall mean any bond which is required to be furnished by or for any officer or employee of the State of Oklahoma or of any department, board, commission, institution, or agency thereof; by any statute or any valid rule, regulation, requirement or order of any State officer, department, board, commission, institution or agency; in connection with the qualification or official duties, or any part thereof, of any such officer or employee.(b) The words "officer or employee" shall mean any officer or employee of the State of Oklahoma or of any department, board, commission, institution, or agency thereof.Laws 1953, p. 423, § 1.
74 OK Stat § 74-602 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-602. Filing in office of Secretary of State.

|Every official bond in effect on the effective date of this act shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, within ten (10) days after the effective date of this act, and it shall be the duty of any officer, department, board, commission, institution, or agency of the state having custody of any official bond on the effective date of this act to transmit it to the office of the Secretary of State within said ten-day period. If any such bond be not filed within said time, the officer or employee for whom or on whose behalf the said bond was executed shall be deemed not to have complied with the statute, rule, regulations, requirement or order requiring said officer or employee to be bonded; provided, that nothing herein shall be construed as preventing a recovery on said bond, against the surety or sureties, in the same manner as if the said bond had been properly filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. |Laws 1953, p. 424, § 2.
74 OK Stat § 74-603 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-603. Approval by Attorney General.

|Except as to official bonds for which the Governor of the State of Oklahoma is the approving officer, no official bond executed on or after the effective date of this act may be accepted by any State officer, board, commission, institution, or agency, until the said bond has been first approved as to form by the Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma. All official bonds executed on and after the effective date of this act shall be transmitted to the Attorney General, and if approved by him as to form shall be transmitted by him to the office of the Secretary of State, who shall file the same. The Attorney General shall notify the officer, board, commission, institution, or agency transmitting said bond that the bond has been so approved. If the Attorney General shall disapprove any bond so transmitted to him, he shall return the bond to the transmitting officer, board, commission, institution, or agency, with a statement that the same has been disapproved. |Laws 1953, p. 424, § 3.
74 OK Stat § 74-604 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-604. Withdrawal from office of Secretary of State.

|Official bonds filed in the office of the Secretary of State shall not be withdrawn from said office, except pursuant to a valid subpoena of a court or other officer or body authored to issue subpoenas; or in connection with other legal proceedings when the withdrawal is approved by the Attorney General. |Laws 1953, p. 424, § 4.
74 OK Stat § 74-605 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-605. Termination of obligation.

|If for any lawful reason the obligation represented by an official bond be terminated sooner than is provided by the terms thereof, there may be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, to be attached to said bond, the instrument terminating such obligation, as made or approved by the authority that accepted it. |Laws 1953, p. 424, § 5.
74 OK Stat § 74-606 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-606. Exceptions from application of act.

|The provisions of this act shall not apply to notaries public, and shall not apply to officers or employees of the following agencies or institutions: the Grand River Dam Authority; the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority; or The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. |Laws 1953, p. 424, § 6.
74 OK Stat § 74-661.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-661.1. Positions subject to Merit System – Exceptions.

|A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, all positions of the Office of the Secretary of State are subject to the Merit System of Personnel Administration. |B. The following positions of the Office of the Secretary of State shall be in the unclassified service:1. The Secretary of State;2. The Assistant Secretary of State;3. The Chief Financial Officer; and4. Administrative Officers.Added by Laws 1982, c. 210, § 4, emerg. eff. April 29, 1982. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 332, § 1; Laws 2019, c. 460, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
74 OK Stat § 74-662 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-662. Display areas - Preservation of historical documents.

|A. The Secretary of State is hereby authorized and directed to take measures necessary for the preservation and care of the original State Constitution. |B. Except as otherwise provided by subsection C of this section, the original State Constitution or its replica, and other historically significant artifacts and documents, shall be publicly displayed in an area to be designated by the Secretary of State in the State Capitol Building. The display area shall be under the jurisdiction and control of the Secretary of State.C. The Secretary of State is authorized to elect an alternate secure location on state-owned property for the preservation or exhibition of the original State Constitution if the display of the original document in the State Capitol Building would place the document at risk for damage from heat, cold, light, moisture or other environmental factors which in the judgment of the Secretary of State requires display or storage of the original document in an alternate location.Added by Laws 1965, p. 1218, S.J.R. No. 46, § 1, emerg. eff. June 30, 1965. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 120, § 1, emerg. eff. May 14, 1976; Laws 1998, c. 316, § 1, emerg. eff. May 28, 1998; Laws 2014, c. 132, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
74 OK Stat § 74-662.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-662.1. Transfer of Great Seal to Logan County Courthouse in Guthrie.

|Due to the history and uniqueness of the City of Guthrie, the original Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma or a replica thereof shall be transferred from the Office of the Secretary of State in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Oklahoma's first Capitol Building which is now the Logan County Courthouse in Guthrie, Oklahoma, where it shall be permanently displayed, keeping the Secretary of State as the official custodian of such Seal. A duplicate of the original Great Seal shall be maintained by the Secretary of State in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for all official acts of the Governor for which the Great Seal is required. |Added by Laws 2001, H.J.R. No. 1003, § 1, emerg. eff. April 10, 2001.
74 OK Stat § 74-663 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-663. Microfilm system.

|The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to provide a microfilm system in the offices of said Secretary of State for rapid information retrieval and copying. |Laws 1971, c. 260, § 4, emerg. eff. June 17, 1971.
74 OK Stat § 74-664 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-664. Transmittal of Executive Order to legislative leadership.

|Copies of all Executive Orders signed by the Governor after July 1, 1981, shall be transmitted by the Secretary of State when such Orders are signed by the Governor to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. |Amended by Laws 1987, c. 207, § 24; Laws 1990, c. 300, § 22, eff. July 1, 1991.
74 OK Stat § 74-664.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-664.1. Refund of erroneous collections.

|The Secretary of State may refund any monies received due to an erroneous collection. As used in this section, “erroneous collection” means: |1. A transaction filed by the Office of the Secretary of State and later found to be improper;2. A transaction filed with the Office of the Secretary of State by a customer and the customer, within forty-five (45) days of the filing of the transaction, determines the transaction contains a mistake, corrects the mistake, and requests a refund;3. A transaction in which the customer requests a refund the same day of payment and the customer presents the receipt as evidence of payment; or4. An overpayment which has been accepted by the Office of the Secretary of State.Added by Laws 1999, c. 421, § 41, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
74 OK Stat § 74-665 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-665. Declaration of legislative intent.

|In furtherance of its obligation to advance the general welfare of the state, the Legislature is cognizant of its duty to give all citizens their opportunities to reach their full potential. Therefore, the Legislature declares its intent that any inhibiting conditions caused by any factors which impede the ability of an individual to reach the full potential of that individual are matters of public concern. |Added by Laws 1994, c. 189, § 1.
74 OK Stat § 74-666 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-666. Creation - Membership.

|A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women. The Commission shall consist of thirty (30) members. The members shall be appointed as follows: ten members appointed by the Governor, ten members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and ten members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. All members shall be appointed by the appropriate appointing authority for a term of five (5) years commencing with the date that the previous appointee's term expired. In making such appointments to the Commission, consideration shall be given to making the membership broadly representative of the geographic areas of the state and the several racial, religious and ethnic groups residing in the state. Each member shall hold office until the successor of the member is appointed and has qualified. A member of the Commission may be removed by the appropriate appointing authority for cause. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of a term of a member separated from the Commission for any cause shall be appointed for the remainder of the term of the member whose office has been so vacated. Members of the Commission shall receive no salary, but shall be entitled to travel reimbursement as provided by the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of this title, from funds available to the appropriate appointing authority. |B. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall provide staff support to the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women.Added by Laws 1994, c. 189, § 2. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 49, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 866.
74 OK Stat § 74-667 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-667. Officers - Meetings.

|Initially, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall name the chair of the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall name the vice-chair. Any other officers deemed necessary shall be elected from among the members at the first meeting of the Commission. Thereafter, at the first meeting of each fiscal year, the Commission shall elect a chair, a vice-chair and such other officers deemed necessary to conduct the business of the Commission from among its members. The Commission shall meet at least once every three (3) months and at such other times as called by the chair or by a majority of the Commission. |Added by Laws 1994, c. 189, § 3.
74 OK Stat § 74-669 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-669. Powers and duties.

|The Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women shall have the power and the duty to: |1. Advise on equity issues relating to gender bias, state agencies and employees, communities, organizations and businesses of this state which desire the services of the Commission;2. Monitor legislation as to whether the legislation is discriminatory toward one gender or whether the gender of an individual would have an effect on the enforcement of the legislation;3. Act as a resource and a clearinghouse for research on issues related to women and gender bias;4. Conduct meetings and seminars within the state as appropriate to support the goals and duties of the Commission; and5. Report to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of its activities. The report recommendations may include recommendations concerning needed legislation or regulatory changes relating to equity and gender bias.Added by Laws 1994, c. 189, § 5. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 216, § 1, emerg. eff. May 13, 2003.
74 OK Stat § 74-669.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-669.1. Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services designated the "Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all gifts and donations contributed to support the work of the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women. All monies accrued to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services on behalf of the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women for the purposes prescribed by the Legislature in creating the Commission. 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. |Added by Laws 2003, c. 49, § 2, eff. July 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 867.
74 OK Stat § 74-771 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-771. Committee defined.

|As used herein, "legislative committee" means and includes the committee of the whole and any standing or special committee of the Senate or of the House of Representatives of any session of the Oklahoma Legislature, and any joint committee of said Senate and House. |Added by Laws 1959, p. 489, § 1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1959.
74 OK Stat § 74-772 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-772. Administration of oaths to witnesses.

|The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairman or other committee member presiding over a meeting of a legislative committee shall have power to administer oaths to witnesses appearing before said committee at said meeting. |Added by Laws 1959, p. 489, § 2, emerg. eff. June 8, 1959.