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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.48. Federal funds - Deposit and disbursement.

Federal funds received by any agency of the state shall be deposited in the State Treasury and disbursed upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer. These funds shall be subject to the other fiscal controls imposed by the Oklahoma State Finance Act, except where federal laws and/or regulations of a federal agency which makes such funds available to the State requires such federal funds to be granted, deposited, allocated or expended through channels other than those required by the provisions of the Oklahoma State Finance Act.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 372, § 8, emerg. eff. Feb. 25, 1947. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 47, § 46, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979; Laws 2009, c. 441, § 28, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 41.8 of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.50. Revenues not derived from legislative appropriations.

A. All agencies of the state which are operating either partially or entirely from revenues derived from sources other than legislative appropriations or authorizations shall file requests for allotments under the same provisions as are required for those agencies that receive direct legislative appropriations which distinctly specify the amount appropriated.
B. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall approve such requests for allotments pursuant to the language of the legislative appropriation and other applicable state law, if the estimated revenues accruing to such fund are sufficient to finance such allotments within the period for which the items are approved, and if the account classification clearly shows the purposes for which the money is to be expended. However, obligations as they are incurred may not exceed the unencumbered balance of surplus cash on hand in accordance with Section 23 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution.
C. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services may require a more detailed breakdown of accounts before approving such requests.
D. This section shall apply to agencies receiving federal funds, but shall not apply to donated funds, trust funds or funds of an agency relationship.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 374, § 13, emerg. eff. Feb. 25, 1947. Added by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 30, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 41.13 of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 377.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.51. Approval of requested allotments - Records - Claims for payment - New and increased allotments - Expenditure in subsequent period.

A. If an allotment request is approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, it shall be transmitted to the request officer of the agency concerned and to the Division of Central Accounting and Reporting.
B. Legislative appropriations or authorizations are the legal basis for expending the state's monies. Allotments shall be made against these legislative appropriations or authorizations and shall be entered on the records of the Division of Central Accounting and Reporting in such accounts as may be required by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
C. The allotments approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall be the portion of the appropriation set aside to cover encumbrances and expenditures for a designated purpose during a monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual period.
D. The Division of Central Accounting and Reporting shall not approve claims for payment in excess of the amount allotted for each account approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
E. After the first allotments for each agency of the state have been authorized by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, subsequent allotments may be authorized upon the request of an agency and with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
F. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services may authorize new accounts in addition to those requested in the original allotment request, or may increase the amount allotted for a monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual period. A balance remaining in any of the allotment accounts at the end of any monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual period, shall be available for expenditure the subsequent period; however, subsequent allotment requests and the Director's approval should take into consideration any unencumbered or unexpended balance remaining at the time such subsequent requests are approved.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 373, § 10, emerg. eff. Feb. 25, 1947. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 31, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 41.10 of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 378.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.52. Requests for budget category transfer.

A. The administrative head of any agency or the request officer may request that any current item of appropriation, allotment, or budget category be transferred to any other budget category within the same agency.
B. The administrative head shall make a request for budget transfer to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services in writing and file a revised agency budget.
C. Copies of the request for budget transfer and corresponding agency budget revisions shall also be filed with the Joint Legislative Committee on Budget and Program Oversight as created by Section 34.96 of this title.
D. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall approve the request for transfer unless both the Chair and Vice Chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Budget and Program Oversight provide written notification to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services within twelve (12) calendar days of receipt of transfer request that the transfer subverts the intention and objectives of the Legislature in establishing the original appropriation, or unless the transfer does not meet the requirements of this section or Section 34.49 of this title. Notification of noncompliance with legislative intent shall be transmitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services within twelve (12) calendar days of receipt of the transfer request. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall give written notice of approval or disapproval of each budget transfer to the agency, the Governor and the Chair and Vice Chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Budget and Program Oversight within eighteen (18) calendar days of receiving the request.
E. Transfers shall be subject to the following limitations:
1. The amount to be transferred, together with all previous transfers, shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total appropriation of the least of the items of appropriation, allotment or agency budget involved in the transfer; and
2. If the amount to be transferred, and all previous transfers, is greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of the least items of appropriation, allotment or agency budget involved in the transfer request, the agency may make an application to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and the Chair and Vice Chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Budget and Program Oversight. If the agency obtains written approval from the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the Chair and Vice Chair of the Joint Legislative Committee Budget and Program Oversight, an additional fifteen percent (15%) may be transferred.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 279, § 3, eff. July 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 292, § 3, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 2009, c. 441, § 32, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 41.46 of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 379.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.54. General Revenue Cash-flow Reserve Fund - Transfer of funds.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a division of the State General Revenue Fund which shall be designated the "General Revenue Cash-flow Reserve Fund". The purpose of the General Revenue Cash-flow Reserve Fund is to make cash available for the July cash allocation and so that, insofar as possible, each monthly cash allocation thereafter can equal one-twelfth (1/12) of the annual appropriation from the General Revenue Fund.
1. Each year the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services may transfer monies from the then current fiscal year General Revenue Fund to the General Revenue Cash-flow Reserve Fund for the succeeding fiscal year when the apportionment to the General Revenue Fund is in excess of amounts required for the allocations necessary to fund appropriations made by the Legislature for the then current fiscal year. The amount to be transferred shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the amount certified by the State Board of Equalization as available for appropriation from the General Revenue Fund for the next succeeding fiscal year.
2. Any monies transferred to the General Revenue Cash-flow Reserve Fund pursuant to paragraph 1 of this section, shall be transferred by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services as nonrevenue receipts to the State General Revenue Fund in the amounts necessary to make cash available for the July cash allocation and so that, insofar as possible, each monthly cash allocation thereafter can equal one-twelfth (1/12) of the annual appropriation.
3. By the first Monday of each December, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall analyze and submit to the State Board of Equalization the amount of monies remaining in the General Revenue Cash-flow Reserve Fund which are not necessary for current year cash-flow needs and are available for legislative appropriation.
4. On the second Monday of June of each year, the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall close the preceding fiscal year General Revenue Cash-flow Reserve Fund by transfer to the then current fiscal year General Revenue Fund.
5. Any monies in the prior year General Revenue Cash-flow Reserve Fund which are not necessary for the current year cash-flow needs shall be subject to legislative appropriation.
Added by Laws 1983, c. 183, § 1, emerg. eff. June 9, 1983. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 224, § 1, emerg. eff. May 23, 1984; Laws 1987, c. 5, § 145, emerg. eff. March 11, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 119, § 16, emerg. eff. April 7, 1988; Laws 2009, c. 441, § 34, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 10.1 of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 381; Laws 2016, c. 315, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.55. Transfer of treasury funds to General Revenue Cash-flow Reserve Fund.

A. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services may transfer monies from any treasury fund to the General Revenue Cash-flow Reserve Fund as required to satisfy monthly allocations scheduled from the General Revenue Fund for the then current fiscal year. Funds from which any monies are so transferred shall be repaid before any transfers are made from the General Revenue Fund to the General Revenue Cash-flow Reserve Fund for the subsequent fiscal year.
B. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services may transfer monies to any treasury fund from the General Revenue Cash-flow Reserve Fund as required to satisfy cash-flow requirements of the federal Cash Management Improvement Act. Funds to which any monies are so transferred shall be repaid within the same month. If insufficient funds exist in the General Revenue Cash-flow Reserve Fund for this purpose, the General Revenue Fund for the then current fiscal year may be used with the same repayment stipulations.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 203, § 106, operative July 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 291, § 2, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2009, c. 441, § 35, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 10.3 of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 382.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.58. Information on income, disbursements and transfers.

A. Each state agency shall furnish to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, in such form as the Director shall prescribe, detailed information showing the income, disbursements, and transfers for each agency clearing account and each agency's special account. Income, disbursements and transfers shall be identified in accordance with code designations as provided in the accounting procedures of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
B. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services may approve any modification in the code designations of income, disbursements and transfers that he or she finds expedient.
C. The State Treasurer shall not honor vouchers disbursing and transferring monies from agency clearing accounts or special accounts, when he or she has been notified by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services that an agency is not in compliance with the provisions of subsection A of this section.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 365, § 3, emerg. eff. April 16, 1947. Amended by Laws 1973, c. 46, § 11, operative July 1, 1973; Laws 1996, c. 290, § 7, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 2009, c. 441, § 37, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 7.3 of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 384.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.59. Withdrawals from agency clearing accounts and special accounts.

All withdrawals of money from agency clearing accounts and agency special accounts shall be made on the voucher of the agency making such deposit and such voucher shall be payable at the State Treasury and when presented for payment shall be charged against the account designated, and shall, when redeemed by the State Treasurer, be delivered monthly to the state agency drawing said vouchers.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 365, § 4, emerg. eff. April 16, 1947. Amended by Laws 1973, c. 46, § 12, operative July 1, 1973. Renumbered from § 7.4 of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.60. Form and manner of issuing vouchers - Waiver.

The State Treasurer shall prescribe the forms and manner of issuance of vouchers against agency clearing accounts and agency special accounts in the State Treasury. All vouchers drawn against agency clearing accounts and agency special accounts shall be signed by an authorized person designated by the administrative authority of the agency and countersigned by the principal fiscal officer of the agency or another person specifically designated by the administrative authority. Provided, the State Treasurer may waive the counter signature requirement if an agency certifies that controls are in place and will be followed to prevent the unauthorized issuance of its vouchers and if the vouchers are generated and signed by automated processes. Unless such waiver is granted, no voucher shall be paid by the State Treasurer without such signature and countersignature, if required.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 46, § 18, operative July 1, 1973. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 164, § 2, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1999, c. 292, § 2, eff. July 1, 1999. Renumbered from § 7.5a of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.61. Commitment or expenditure of federal block grant funds - Preconditions.

No state agency shall commit or expend any funds from federal block grant funds created after June 9, 1995, including, but not limited to, employment, job training, vocational education, vocational rehabilitation, adult education or literacy programs without:
1. Prior authorization;
2. Appropriation of the funds by the Legislature as provided in Section 23 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution; or
3. Other formal expression of legislative intent.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 340, § 24, emerg. eff. June 9, 1995. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 38, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 41.13a of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.63. Disbursements.

A. The State Treasurer shall be the disbursing agency of the state and shall draw either checks or warrants payable at the State Treasury, in payment of all claims, including payrolls, against the state which shall be paid out of the Treasury, as follows:
1. Each check or warrant shall specify the date of its issue and the name of the person to whom payable; and
2. For each check, or warrant, issued by the State Treasurer, there shall be a record which shall specify the gross amount, the amount of withholding, if any, and the net amount payable to the payee.
B. At the end of each month the State Treasurer shall report to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services in such form as the Director shall prescribe, all checks or warrants issued during the month.
C. Checks or warrants issued by the State Treasurer shall be registered on the records of the State Treasurer in such manner as shall be prescribed by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services; provided, that each check or warrant shall indicate thereon the fund against which the same shall be charged. The purpose of this section is to permit checks or warrants to be registered in the order in which they are drawn upon the State Treasury.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 378, § 18, emerg. eff. Feb. 25, 1947. Amended by Laws 1947, p. 383, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1947; Laws 1979, c. 47, § 47, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979; Laws 2009, c. 441, § 40, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 41.18 of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 386.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.65. Payment of vendor invoices.

A. To facilitate the payment of vendor invoices and contract estimates, the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall prescribe a uniform document to be used by all agencies of the state. The document shall provide summarized information relative to the referenced invoices or contract estimates, together with a space for the approval of the head of the agency approving said vendor invoices or contract estimates for payment.
B. Vendor invoices and contract estimates shall be accepted by the state in lieu of the claim form previously required in the same manner as commercial invoices are paid.
C. Vendor invoices and contract estimates shall be filed with the agency receiving the merchandise or services in the same manner as invoices are filed with commercial firms.
D. Upon receipt of invoices or contract estimates, the head of the agency, or the agency's authorized agent, may approve said documents for payment as confirmation of delivery or acceptance of the goods or services. Whereupon, the approved invoices or contract estimates shall be attached to the document provided for such purpose and the head of the agency approving such invoices of contract estimates for payment shall affix the approval in the space provided on the document.
E. Commercial invoices shall be accepted in lieu of the standard notarized claim prescribed by the state.
Added by Laws 1949, p. 622, § 1, emerg. eff. June 2, 1949. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 42, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 86.1 of Title 74 by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 388.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.66. Writing of checks and warrants – Delegation of check and warrant issuing authority – Payment register – Transfer entries – Electronic fund transfers.

A. The State Treasurer shall write checks or warrants in payment of claims and payrolls certified to the State Treasurer for payment by the Division of Central Accounting and Reporting or:
1. The Department of Human Services;
2. The Department of Rehabilitative Services;
3. The State Department of Health;
4. The Department of Transportation;
5. The State Department of Education;
6. The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education; and
7. The institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.
B. The State Treasurer, within such limitations as the State Treasurer may prescribe, may authorize the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the entities specified in subsection A of this section to issue the checks or warrants for payment of claims and payrolls that have been certified by the respective agency.
C. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the entities specified in subsection A of this section shall provide the State Treasurer a register of each payment for each check or warrant issued. To protect against fraud, information contained within the register of checks or warrants shall not be subject to the Oklahoma Open Records Act until the earlier of:
1. Such checks or warrants are submitted for redemption; or
2. Such checks or warrants are cancelled by statute.
D. In lieu of checks or warrants:
1. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services may, with the concurrence of the State Treasurer, settle interagency claims by transfer entry; and
2. At the discretion of the State Treasurer, pay claims and payrolls by the electronic transfer of funds.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 43, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 241, § 6, emerg. eff. May 10, 2010; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 389.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.67. Claims and payrolls.

A. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services is hereby authorized to prescribe forms and electronic systems to process claims and payroll to be used by the various agencies of the state. Any agency of the state may file a claim against more than one item of the current allotments within funds by indicating on the claim or payroll the account, or accounts to be charged. The Director shall approve and charge such claim to the account, or accounts, indicated after proper audit of the claim or payroll.
B. These payroll systems are hereby authorized for use in claiming amounts due individually to all employees within an agency of the state. Each payroll record shall show the total earnings, the amount of each type of withholding and the net amount due each employee. Withholdings may be reserved by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to be paid to the proper entity by lump sum payments.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 377, § 17, emerg. eff. Feb. 25, 1947. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 44, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 41.17 of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 390.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.68. Approval of claims and payrolls.

A. The elected or appointed executives of any state agency or their designated administrative employees shall approve individual claims of the agency which are used as the basis for the payment of money from the State Treasury from any fund. These individuals shall be known as the "agency approving officers".
B. Payrolls shall show the amount to be paid to each named person for the period of time shown.
C. The number of persons authorized to make such approval shall not exceed five people for any one state agency without the special approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
D. All agency approving officers shall execute a bond issued by a surety company licensed to do business in this state, payable to the state in the amount required by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services but not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) and conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties, as surety, which shall be approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and filed in the office of the Secretary of State.
E. After state claims and/or payrolls have been approved by the above agency approving officers, they shall be filed with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for auditing and settlement.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 380, § 26, emerg. eff. Feb. 25, 1947. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 52, § 1, emerg. eff. March 18, 1968; Laws 1971, c. 329, § 1, emerg. eff. June 25, 1971; Laws 1973, c. 46, § 15, operative July 1, 1973; Laws 2009, c. 441, § 45, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 41.26 of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 391.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.70.1. Unlawful payroll deductions for membership dues - Definitions.

A. It shall be unlawful for any state agency to make payroll deductions on behalf of a state employee for membership dues in any public employee association or organization or professional organization that on or after November 1, 2015, collectively bargains on behalf of its membership pursuant to any provision of federal law.
B. For purposes of this section:
1. "State agency" means any office, officer, bureau, board, counsel, court, commission, institution, unit, division, body or house of the executive or judicial branches of the state government, whether elected or appointed, excluding political subdivisions of the state. State agency shall include public school districts, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the institutions, centers, or other constituent agencies of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, the State Board of Career and Technology Education, technology center school districts, the State Legislature, and the Office of the Governor; and
2. "Public employee" means an elected or appointed officer or employee or contract employee of a state agency as defined in this section, unless otherwise indicated.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 5, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.71. Procedure to issue payment for goods and services.

The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall establish a procedure to issue payment of a proper invoice for goods or services within no more than forty-five (45) days from the date on which the invoice was received in the office designated by the agency to which the goods or services were sold and delivered.
Added by Laws 1983, p. 1168, H.J.R. No. 1010, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 1983. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 48, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 41.4a of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 170, § 6, emerg. eff. April 26, 2010; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 394.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.72. Procedure for payment of interest.

The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall establish a procedure to assess and pay interest for the late payment of an invoice, which interest shall be calculated beginning the thirtieth day after receipt by the designated office of a proper invoice for which payment has not been mailed, transmitted, or delivered to a vendor by the close of business on the forty-fifth day. Such interest shall be at an annualized rate based on an average of the interest rate for thirty-day time deposits of state funds during the last calendar quarter of the last preceding fiscal year, as reported by the State Treasurer.
Added by Laws 1983, p. 1168, H.J.R. No. 1010, § 2, emerg. eff. May 24, 1983. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 49, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 41.4b of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 395.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.73. Definition.

A “proper invoice” means one which is complete in all requirements necessary for processing it for payment in accordance with the terms of appropriate contracts and applicable state or federal statutes.
Added by Laws 1983, p. 1168, H.J.R. No. 1010, § 3, emerg. eff. May 24, 1983. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 50, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 41.4c of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.74. Grievance - Remedy.

Any vendor of goods or services purchased by or delivered to an agency of the state whose payment is delayed beyond the forty-five-day limit and who has not been compensated by payment of interest as provided for in the Oklahoma State Finance Act may file a grievance with the Office of the Governor, who shall transmit it to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. Upon receipt of such grievance, the Director shall pay the total amount of such invoice with interest as required, within fifteen (15) days, to remedy such grievance. If the Director determines that the invoice or interest should not be paid, such determination and the reasons therefor shall be reported to the Governor and the aggrieved vendor.
Added by Laws 1983, p. 1168, H.J.R. No. 1010, § 4, emerg. eff. May 24, 1983. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 51, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 41.4d of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 396.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.75. Human Services encumbrance and preaudit claim settlement system – Detailed listings – Daily reports.

A. The Department of Human Services may establish an encumbrance and preaudit system for settlement of claims relating to public assistance, social service benefits and medical benefits to or for persons eligible under applicable federal laws and rules, Oklahoma Statutes, and policies established by the Oklahoma Commission for Human Services. The following programs shall be eligible for this procedure:
1. Aid to Families with Dependent Children;
2. Aid to Aged, Blind and Disabled;
3. Medical Assistance;
4. Day Care;
5. Refugee Resettlement;
6. Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance;
7. General Assistance;
8. Crippled Children;
9. Social Services under Title XX of the U.S. Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C., Section 301 et seq.;
10. Adoption Subsidies;
11. Foster Care;
12. Medical Examination;
13. Area Agencies on Aging;
14. Any contract for service for which the Office of Management and Enterprise Services has approved as qualifying for a fixed and uniform rate pursuant to Section 85.7 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
15. Sheltered Workshops;
16. Contracted Group Homes;
17. Rehabilitative Client Interpreters;
18. Rehabilitative Client Drivers; and
19. Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant.
B. Prior to inclusion in this procedure, the Department of Human Services shall provide to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, for approval, detailed listings of the type of payments to be made for each of these programs specified in subsection A of this section.
C. The Department of Human Services shall provide the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services a daily report of the dollar amount of claims settled and checks or warrants issued, the dollar amount of checks or warrants canceled, and the dollar amount of checks or warrants canceled by statutes.
D. The Department of Human Services and the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall jointly establish a system for the settlement of claims, except for payroll, by the Department of Human Services. The settlement system shall include policy, procedures and performance criteria for participation.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 52, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 397.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.76. WIC Supplemental Nutrition Program - Establishment of system for processing of claims - Procedures for payment of gross vouchers - Transfer of certain funds.

A. The State Department of Health is authorized to enter into contracts with third party administrators to establish a system for processing claims for payment pursuant to the United States Department of Agriculture Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program.
B. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules and develop procedures necessary for implementation and administration of the system.
C. The State Board of Health is authorized to develop procedures that allow for the payment of gross vouchers received by a third party administrator adjusted by returned items or any other disallowances.
D. The State Department of Health is authorized to transfer any available federal or revolving funds to their WIC Disbursing Fund as needed for the purpose of providing cash flow until federal funds are received. Any such funds transferred into the WIC Disbursing Fund shall be transferred back to the original fund source before the end of the fiscal year in which the transfer was made.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 32, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 269, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2009, c. 441, § 53, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 41.16a of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.77. Rehabilitation services encumbrance and preaudit claim settlement system – Detailed listings – Daily reports.

A. The State Department of Rehabilitation Services is authorized to establish an encumbrance and preaudit system for settlement of claims relating to social service benefits and medical benefits to or for persons eligible under applicable federal laws and regulations, Oklahoma Statutes, and policies established by the Commission for Rehabilitation Services for the following programs:
1. Vocational and other rehabilitation;
2. Educational services;
3. Disability Determination Services; and
4. Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
B. Prior to inclusion in this procedure, the State Department of Rehabilitation Services shall provide to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, for approval, detailed listings of the type of payments to be made for each of these programs specified in subsection A of this section.
C. The State Department of Rehabilitation Services shall provide the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services a daily report of the dollar amount of claims settled and checks or warrants issued, the dollar amount of checks or warrants canceled, and the dollar amount of checks or warrants canceled by statutes.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 54, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 398; Laws 2019, c. 51, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.78. Higher educational institution claim settlement systems.

A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall jointly establish a system for the settlement of claims, except for payroll, by institutions of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. The settlement system shall include policy, procedures, and performance criteria for participation. The State Regents may approve or disapprove the participation of any institution or other entity of the State System in the claims settlement system.
B. The Department of Education and the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education may establish a preaudit and settlement system for claims and/or payments of state-funded assistance to school districts and institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. The payment system shall be neutral as to interest income to the state and the school districts.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 55, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 399.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.79. Transportation preaudit and settlement system for claims and payments.

A. The Department of Transportation may establish a preaudit and settlement system for claims and payments of state-funded contractor estimates and right-of-way payments.
B. Nothing in this section shall modify or alter condemnation proceedings as provided by law.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 56, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.81. Replacement warrant or bond - Affidavit - Records.

A. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue a replacement warrant or bond in lieu of any warrant or bond that has been lost or destroyed; provided, that no replacement warrant or bond shall be issued until an affidavit setting forth the facts as to the loss or destruction of said original warrant or bond has been filed with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
B. The Director and the State Treasurer shall maintain appropriate records in their offices to prevent, as nearly as reasonably possible, the state from mistakenly issuing any replacement warrant or bond.
C. Such records shall include a stop payment order against the original warrant to cancel the original warrant.
D. For such lost or destroyed miscellaneous warrants, the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall cancel the original warrant record and process a replacement warrant against the original disbursement claim when possible, or otherwise shall transfer to the Canceled Warrant Fund the payable amount of lost or destroyed warrants on which payment has been stopped pursuant to the provisions of this section from the fund and account against which said warrant had been drawn and issue a replacement from the Canceled Warrant Fund.
E. For lost or destroyed payroll warrants, the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall issue all payroll replacement warrants pursuant to the provisions of this section from the Canceled Warrant Fund. The Director shall allow the original payroll warrant record to cancel by statute and shall transfer to the Canceled Warrant Fund the payable amount to cover the lost or destroyed warrants on which payment has been stopped pursuant to the provisions of this section from the fund and account against which the warrant had been drawn.
R.L. 1910, § 8067. Amended by Laws 1915, c. 63, § 1; Laws 1979, c. 47, § 93, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979; Laws 1982, c. 39, § 3, emerg. eff. March 26, 1982; Laws 1996, c. 219, § 5, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 2009, c. 441, § 58, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 34 of Title 74 of Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 401.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.82. Posting of disbursement information – Receipts for deposits – Permanent record – Audits, apportionment, and distribution – Maintenance of redeemed warrants and checks.

A. Disbursement information for all bonds and interest coupons redeemed by the State Treasurer shall be delivered to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for posting. Deposit information for each and every receipt issued for monies received into the State Treasury shall be receipted for by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
B. Such information shall be maintained as a permanent record in the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
C. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall audit such redeemed information and apportion and distribute the collections as indicated by the State Treasury receipts.
D. All warrants and checks redeemed by the State Treasurer shall be maintained by the State Treasurer in accordance with state law.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 59, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 402.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.83. Nonpayable warrants – Notice – Claim custody and records.

A. If nonpayable warrants are issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 23 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall issue and publish the official call for payment for any warrants that may be outstanding and registered as "nonpayable".
B. Notice of such call shall be published in some newspaper of general circulation, published at the seat of government, and interest on all warrants so called for payment shall cease on or after ten (10) days from the date of the first publication of such notice.
C. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall be responsible for the custody of claims certified for payment which call for the disbursement of money from the Treasury.
D. Such claims shall be maintained in files accessible to the Division of Central Accounting and Reporting and the employees of the Division of Central Accounting and Reporting shall have authority to inspect such claims for the purpose of making accounting adjustments in the records maintained by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 60, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 403.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.84. Deficiency certificates.

A. The Governor shall have discretion to issue a deficiency certificate or certificates, for the benefit of any agency of the state, if the amount of such deficiency certificate, or certificates, is within the limit of the current appropriation for that agency.
B. The State Treasurer shall issue warrants to the extent of such certificate or certificates for the payment of such claims as may be authorized by the Governor.
C. Such warrants shall become a part of the public debt and shall be paid out of any money appropriated by the Legislature and made lawfully available therefor.
D. In no event shall said deficiency certificate, or certificates, exceed in the aggregate the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), in any fiscal year.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 380, § 27, emerg. eff. Feb. 25, 1947. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 47, § 50, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979; Laws 2009, c. 441, § 61, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 41.27 of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.85. Interest on warrants issued under deficiency certificates.

The warrants issued under the authority of any deficiency certificate shall bear interest at a rate to be fixed by the State Treasurer not to exceed four percent (4%) per annum.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 381, § 28, emerg. eff. Feb. 25, 1947. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 343, § 1, operative July 1, 1989. Renumbered from § 41.28 of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.87. Transfer of funds to Higher Learning Access Trust Fund.

In order to ensure that the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program will be fully funded and all eligible and qualifying students receive scholarships, the following procedures shall be observed:
1. Not later than November 1, 2007, and November 1 of each subsequent year, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall estimate the amount of revenue they deem necessary to fund awards allowed pursuant to the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Act, for the fiscal year which begins the following July 1 and provide such estimate to the State Board of Equalization;
2. At its meeting in December 2007, and December of each subsequent year, held pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of Section 23 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, the State Board of Equalization shall determine the total amount of revenue necessary to fund awards allowed pursuant to the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Act for the fiscal year which begins the following July 1 and subtract such amount from the amount it certifies as available for appropriation from the General Revenue Fund by the Legislature for such fiscal year; and
3. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law directing the apportionment of revenues, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and for each subsequent fiscal year, the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall transfer on a periodic basis as needed the amount of revenue subtracted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 of this section to be deposited to the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund, in lieu of being deposited to the General Revenue Fund.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 355, § 4, emerg. eff. June 4, 2007. Renumbered from § 10.4 of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 404.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.88. Education Reform Revolving Fund - Separate accounting for revenues - Use of funds - Tracking apportionment of revenue.

A. The Office of Accountability shall separately account for and report monthly revenues which it determines accrued to the Education Reform Revolving Fund which were attributable to the tax increases contained in Enrolled House Bill No. 1017 of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature.
B. Funds separately accounted for herein shall be used only to fund the reforms provided for in Enrolled House Bill No. 1017 of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature and for no other purpose. Any appropriation or expenditure of any of such funds for any other purpose shall be null and void and of no effect.
C. The Office of Accountability shall track apportionment of revenues which are deposited to the credit of the Education Reform Revolving Fund of the State Treasury which are attributable to the changes contained in Enrolled House Bill No. 1017 of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature on a fiscal year basis and shall provide an accounting to the Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives and President Pro Tempore of the Senate, within thirty (30) days after the end of the fiscal year.
Added by Laws 1989, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 98, emerg. eff. April 25, 1990. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 126, § 8, emerg. eff. April 25, 1990; Laws 1990, c. 263, § 72, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1995, c. 111, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 269, § 1, eff. June 1, 1996. Renumbered from § 41.29a of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-34.89. Education Reform Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Education to be designated the "Education Reform Revolving Fund". The Education Reform Revolving Fund shall consist of any monies as apportioned by Sections 1353, 1403 and 2352 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 312.1 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 1135.5 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes and any other funds designated by law for deposit thereto. The Education Reform Revolving Fund herein created may be expended for the purposes stated in Enrolled House Bill No. 1017 of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature, and in the same manner as appropriated funds.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 269, § 2, eff. June 1, 1996. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 315, § 2, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 322, § 16, eff. Dec. 1, 2004 (State Question No. 713, Legislative Referendum No. 336, adopted at election held Nov. 2, 2004). Renumbered from § 41.29b of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2017, c. 284, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
NOTE: Laws 2004, c. 8, § 22 repealed by Laws 2005, c. 1, § 91, emerg. eff. March 15, 2005.