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74 OK Stat § 74-452.14 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-452.14. Agency response.

|A. Each agency body responsible, pursuant to law, for governing and administering an agency shall review each audit report submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 4 of this act and shall submit a written agency response regarding the audit pursuant to this section. |B. The written agency response shall include:1. The name and address of the agency;2. Identification of the audit performed and the name of the auditor;3. Any changes implemented or changes proposed to an agency program, financial operation, management process or other agency operation as a result of the audit;4. A plan of action for achieving any recommendation of the auditor;5. A statement for each recommendation in the audit report explaining the reasons for not implementing such recommendation including, but not limited to, need for statutory changes to implement additional costs or a showing that the recommended change would not be a cost benefit to the agency or the state; and6. Any other information requested by the Speaker of the House of Representatives or by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or by a standing committee reviewing the audit.C. The written response shall be submitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate within thirty (30) days after the audit report has been submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 4 of this act.Added by Laws 2002, c. 401, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
74 OK Stat § 74-452.15 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-452.15. Legislative Service Bureau to contract with entity to perform duties of Legislative Actuary - Qualifications.

|A. The Legislative Service Bureau is authorized and directed to enter into a contract with a person or firm for the purposes of performing the services and duties of the Legislative Actuary as provided for in the Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act. |B. The person or firm who shall perform the duties of the Legislative Actuary shall:1. Be a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, an Associate or Fellow of the Society of Actuaries or an enrolled actuary; and2. Have substantially provided actuarial services for large, public retirement systems.Added by Laws 2006, c. 292, § 15, eff. July 1, 2006.
74 OK Stat § 74-456.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-456.2. Joint committees of Legislature may be established.

|In addition to those joint committees provided by law, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be authorized to establish joint committees of the Legislature as they deem necessary. Said joint committees shall be composed of members from the Senate to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and members from the House to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Joint committees and subcommittees of joint committees shall be authorized to meet when the Legislature is not in session, subject to such restrictions as may be imposed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Members of the Legislature and the officers thereof shall be reimbursed their expenses in attending meetings of joint committees and subcommittees of joint committees of which they are members or to which they are invited by committee chairmen when the Legislature is not in session. |Laws 1981, c. 272, § 44, eff. July 1, 1981.
74 OK Stat § 74-456.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-456.3. Per diem and mileage for legislators when Legislature not in session.

|Members of the Legislature who are officers of each house of the Legislature shall receive the same per diem and mileage reimbursement when the Legislature is not in session as that provided by law for members of the Legislature for travel to and from the State Capitol in the performance of their duties. Claims for reimbursement under this section shall be approved by the presiding officer of the appropriate house. |Laws 1981, c. 272, § 45, eff. July 1, 1981.
74 OK Stat § 74-464 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-464. Electronic filing required.

|Whenever any provision of law directs that a report, administrative rule, budget work program, budget request, or any other document be filed with the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, such documents shall be filed electronically, except as otherwise provided in this section. The Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each create or cause to be created on the official websites for the Governor, Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, a mechanism for such filings to be made, with an electronic return receipt provided to the person making the filing. If for any reason the person required to file such document determines that it cannot be filed electronically, the person shall file a printed copy in lieu of such electronic filing and shall include an explanation of the reason that the document could not be filed electronically. |Added by Laws 2008, c. 311, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
74 OK Stat § 74-464.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-464.1. State agency contracts and other agreements to be open for inspection by Legislature.

|A. Upon request, a contract or any other form of agreement made by any state agency shall be open for inspection to any member of the Legislature. For purposes of this section, "state agency" means any office, officer, bureau, board, council, court, commission, institution, unit, division, body or house of the executive or judicial branches of the state government, whether elected or appointed. |B. It shall be unlawful for any state agency to direct, put in contract, or in any way prohibit a vendor, client, employer or independent contractor, person, or any other entity from contacting or communicating with any member of the Legislature.Added by Laws 2020, c. 164, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
74 OK Stat § 74-471 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-471. Advisory committee created - Members - Duties.

|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. |Laws 1947, p. 628, § 1; Laws 1975, c. 173, § 1, emerg. eff. May 21, 1975; Laws 1981, c. 272, § 31, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1982, c. 27, § 1, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1992, c. 364, § 16, emerg. eff. June 4, 1992.
74 OK Stat § 74-472 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-472. Participation in national conference.

|The State of Oklahoma shall participate in the support of the work of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws by contributing the state's fair pro rata share to the support of the work of the conference, which shall be paid out of the funds provided for the expenses of the Governor. |Laws 1949, c. 628, § 2.
74 OK Stat § 74-473 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-473. Holding other office - Honorary members - No compensation - Expenses.

|Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the holding of other office or employment under the government of this state or of the United States shall not be inconsistent with service on said advisory committee. Citizens of this state who are accredited by the National Conference on Uniform State Laws as associate members or as life members shall be honorary members of said committee, and shall be authorized to participate in the performance of its duties. Commissioners and honorary members of the committee shall receive no compensation for their services, except as other State officials and employees are reimbursed, for all necessary and proper expenses incurred in performing their duties, including attendance at meetings of the National Conference on Uniform State Laws, which reimbursement shall be made out of the funds provided for the expenses of the office of the Governor. |Added by Laws 1949, p. 628, § 3. Amended by Laws 1957, p. 540, § 1, emerg. eff. June 1, 1957.
74 OK Stat § 74-474 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-474. Cumulative character - Repeals.

|The provisions of this act are cumulative except that any act, or part of an act, inconsistent with Section 3 of this act is hereby repealed. |Laws 1949, p. 629, § 4.
74 OK Stat § 74-475 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-475. Partial invalidity.

|If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable. |Laws 1949, p. 629, § 5.
74 OK Stat § 74-476 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-476. Recognition of Dr. Merrill as lifetime commissioner.

|Dr. Maurice H. Merrill is hereby recognized for his attainment of status of a lifetime commissioner of the State of Oklahoma to the National Conference on Uniform State Laws. |Laws 1967, p. 712, S.J.R. No. 8, § 1, emerg. eff. April 17, 1967.
74 OK Stat § 74-477 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-477. Continuation of payment of expenses - Vacancies.

|Any person who attains the status of honorary or lifetime member of the National Conference on Uniform State Laws shall continue to be recognized as a commissioner of the State of Oklahoma with full power to represent the State of Oklahoma in all votes and other proceedings of the Conference in addition to the three whose appointment is otherwise provided by law and shall continue to receive reimbursement for all necessary and proper expenses incurred in the performance of his duties as such official commissioner of the State of Oklahoma of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, including attendance at meetings at the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws which reimbursement shall be paid out of the funds provided for the expenses of the Office of the Governor. Upon such elevation to lifetime membership status of any of the official commissioners of Oklahoma in the National Conference on Uniform State Laws there shall be deemed a vacancy in the three regular memberships provided by Title 74, Oklahoma Statutes 1961, Section 471, and the Governor is hereby authorized to fill such vacancies as and in the manner provided by law. |Laws 1967, p. 712, S.J.R. No. 8, § 2, emerg. eff. April 17, 1967.
74 OK Stat § 74-481 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-481. Meetings - Public hearings - Staff assistance.

|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.Added by Laws 1987, c. 203, § 66, operative July 1, 1987.
74 OK Stat § 74-482 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-482. Powers and duties.

|The Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations shall: |1. Serve as a forum for the discussion and resolution of intergovernmental problems;2. Engage in such activities and make such studies and investigations as are necessary or desirable in the accomplishment of its purposes as provided for in this act;3. Consider, on its own initiative, ways and means of fostering better relations among local governments and between local governments and the state government;4. Propose legislation, constitutional amendments, and model local ordinances necessary to implement recommendations of the Committee;5. Encourage, and where appropriate, coordinate studies relating to intergovernmental relations conducted by universities, state, local, and federal agencies, and research and consulting organizations;6. Review the recommendations of national commissions studying federal, state, and local government relationships and problems and assess their possible application to Oklahoma;7. Review the fiscal relationships between state and local governments pursuant to federal proposals on general revenue sharing or federal programs having significant intergovernmental implications;8. Undertake studies to determine the most effective means by which state government and local government organizations can participate in the federal grant system. Such studies shall make recommendations affecting the state executive and legislative branches and local government organizations, and shall develop an operational plan and recommendations for initial implementation actions;9. Study the laws relating to the assessment and taxation of property;10. Review technical and financial assistance available to counties, cities, municipalities and agencies owned and controlled by them, governmental conferences or councils, regional planning commissions, community development groups, community action agencies, and similar agencies for the purposes of aiding and encouraging an orderly, productive, and coordinated development of the state, and to strengthen local planning responsibility and capability; and11. Make such studies as the Legislature may request.Added by Laws 1987, c. 203, § 67, operative July 1, 1987.
74 OK Stat § 74-483 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-483. Compensation and expenses.

|No member of the Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations shall receive a salary for duties performed as a member of the Committee. Reimbursement for necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as a member of the Committee shall be paid by the appointing authority in accordance with the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 203, § 68, operative July 1, 1987.
74 OK Stat § 74-484 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-484. Annual report issued - Recommendations.

|A. The Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations shall issue reports of its findings and recommendations from time to time and shall issue an annual report on its work. Copies of the annual report shall be submitted to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. |B. The Committee shall report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President Pro Tempore of the Senate on or before the first day of the 1990 regular session of the Legislature regarding the work of the Committee. The report shall also make recommendations as to the continuation of the Committee and any structural or staffing changes that the Committee deems necessary to the best interest of the state in the area of improving intergovernmental relations.Added by Laws 1987, c. 203, § 69, operative July 1, 1987.
74 OK Stat § 74-485 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-485. Study of future regulatory activities - Rulemaking - Recommendations.

|A. The Oklahoma Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations shall take appropriate measures to study future federal rulemaking actions, to communicate its concerns and to make recommendations to the federal government regarding future regulatory activities of federal agencies that will affect the State of Oklahoma. |B. The cabinet secretaries appointed by the Governor pursuant to Section 10.3 of this title shall review the annual Unified Regulatory Agenda published pursuant to the federal Executive Order No. 12875 and make appropriate comments and recommendations regarding proposed regulatory actions within their cabinet responsibilities to the Oklahoma Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations. The cabinet secretaries may also make recommendations to said committee regarding federal regulatory actions that should be prepared using a negotiated rulemaking process.C. A copy of all reports prepared by the Oklahoma Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations shall be filed with the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.Added by Laws 1994, c. 182, § 5, eff. July 1, 1994.
74 OK Stat § 74-500.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-500.1. Citation.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "State Travel Reimbursement Act". |Added by Laws 1972, c. 123, § 1, operative July 1, 1972.
74 OK Stat § 74-500.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-500.3. Authority for travel - Claims or vouchers - Limitations.

|Authority to approve travel on official state business and approval of claims or vouchers for reimbursement of travel expenses shall be in conformity with Section 34.68 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or as may be provided in future legislation. Approval of a travel claim or voucher, as provided in that section, shall constitute authority for the travel set forth in such claim or voucher. Claims or vouchers for reimbursement for expenses incurred in official travel shall not cover more than one (1) fiscal year. |Added by Laws 1972, c. 123, § 3, operative July 1, 1972. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 109, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2016, c. 159, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
74 OK Stat § 74-500.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-500.4. Mode of travel - Approval - Rate of reimbursement.

|A. Authorized persons traveling on official state business within the State of Oklahoma may utilize railroads, airplanes, buses, whether intracity or intercity, or other public conveyance. Reimbursement for fares paid for airplane transportation shall not exceed coach class fare except as provided herein. Reimbursement for fares paid for airplane transportation may be at the business class fare rate for international travel. Other public conveyance fares shall not exceed the lesser of the normal charge or coach class airplane fare. Taxicab or rideshare fares within the State of Oklahoma and communication charges may be reimbursed only upon justification as to the necessity for their use. |B. Agency heads or their authorized designees may approve the use of motor vehicles for official travel within the State of Oklahoma. If available, agency owned motor vehicles or motor vehicles leased from the State Motor Pool, either on a full-time basis or for individual trips, shall be utilized for such travel. Reimbursement for use of privately owned motor vehicles may be authorized by the agency head.C. Reimbursement for authorized use of privately owned motor vehicles shall not exceed the amount prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or rules, procedures or other action by the Internal Revenue Service, for use in determining the standard mileage rate allowed for a business expense deduction. Distances for which reimbursement for use of privately owned motor vehicles is claimed shall be actual business miles based on a recognized Global Positioning System (GPS).Added by Laws 1972, c. 123, § 4, operative July 1, 1972. Amended by Laws 1974, c. 90, § 2, operative July 1, 1974; Laws 1976, c. 173, § 1, operative July 1, 1976; Laws 1979, c. 239, § 1, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1980, c. 332, § 2, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 1985, c. 7, § 3, eff. July 1, 1985; Laws 1989, c. 355, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1995, c. 335, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 384, § 18, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 408, § 2, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2016, c. 166, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
74 OK Stat § 74-500.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-500.5. Travel by leased or rented automobile.

|e A. Reimbursement for automobiles leased or rented within this state from so-called car rental agencies or private parties, to be used in lieu of a privately owned vehicle on official business for the state, shall not exceed the rate provided for the use of a privately owned automobile. |B. The actual cost of leasing or renting an automobile outside of this state to be used on official business for the state shall be reimbursed subject to the approval of the agency head or authorized designee.Laws 1972, c. 123, § 5, operative July 1, 1972; Laws 1980, c. 332, § 3, eff. July 1, 1980.