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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-2308. Board of Directors - Officers.

A. Section 40 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution created the Board of Directors of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund.
B. The members of the Board of Directors shall receive no salary for serving on the Board. All members shall receive necessary travel expenses for the performance of their official duties in accordance with the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act, provided that members of the Board of Directors shall be paid necessary travel expenses pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act by their appointing authority until the Board of Directors adopts its initial budget and monies are made available for expenditures pursuant to the budget.
C. The terms of the Board of Directors shall be staggered as provided by subsection B of Section 2 of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 372 of the 1st Session of the 48th Oklahoma Legislature, as amended by Section 4 of Enrolled House Bill No. 1003 of the 1st Session of the 48th Oklahoma Legislature.
D. The Board of Directors shall annually elect a chair and any other officers, provided that no member shall be elected chair for more than two (2) consecutive years.
E. The initial meeting of the Board of Directors shall be called by the Attorney General and the State Treasurer.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 274, § 8, emerg. eff. May 31, 2001. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 372, § 1, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-2401. Invest In Oklahoma program.

A. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall create an "Invest In Oklahoma" program to provide entities in this state with funds for opportunities to invest in Oklahoma-based private equity funds, venture capital funds and growth funds. Opportunities for investment shall also include private equity funds, venture capital funds and growth funds that make substantial investments in this state.
B. The Department shall select venture capital and growth funds to qualify for investments within the Invest In Oklahoma Program based on factors including but not limited to:
1. Rate of return;
2. Years of operation;
3. Sufficiency of capitalization;
4. Investment performance track record;
5. Differentiation and sustainability of investment strategy;
6. Fee structure;
7. Background of limited partners; and
8. Ratio of capital invested in this state.
C. The Department shall exercise judgement and care, under circumstances then prevailing, which persons of prudence, discretion and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs, for investment, considering the probable safety of their capital as well as the probable income to be derived when determining qualifying venture capital and growth funds to ensure the funds are being appropriately managed and invested.
D. The Department shall develop a request for proposal that includes the factors provided in subsection B of this section. The Department shall maintain a list of available venture capital and growth funds which are participating in the Invest in Oklahoma Program in which public entities are encouraged to invest.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 309, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-2402. Public entities authority to invest.

The following public entities are encouraged to and may invest up to five percent (5%) of their rolling three (3) year assets under management with the Invest In Oklahoma Program approved venture capital and growth funds as provided in Section 2 of this act:
1. The Board of Investors of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund;
2. The Commissioners of the Land Office;
3. The Teachers’ Retirement System;
4. The Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System;
5. The Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System;
6. The Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System;
7. The Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System;
8. The State of Oklahoma Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges; and
9. The Department of Wildlife Conservation Retirement Fund.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 309, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-3102. Application of act.

The provisions of the Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act shall be applicable to legislation affecting:
1. The Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma;
2. The Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System;
3. The Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges;
4. The Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System;
5. The Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System;
6. The Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System; or
7. Any new retirement system established by law not in existence as of the effective date of this act.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 292, § 2, eff. July 1, 2006. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 186, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-3103. See the following versions:

OS 62-3103v1 (HB 3709, Laws 2022, c. 96, § 1).
OS 62-3103v2 (HB 2487, Laws 2022, c. 232, § 1).
OS 62-3103v3 (HB 2065, Laws 2022, c. 255, § 1).
OS 62-3103v4 (SB 743, Laws 2022, c. 306, § 1).
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-3104. Retirement bills, RB numbers - Amendments.

A. No retirement bill may be introduced by any member of the Legislature unless, at the time of its introduction, the bill has printed thereon in the upper right portion of each page of the bill an RB number. Once a retirement bill is presented to the Legislative Actuary, unless as otherwise provided by this subsection, neither the applicable staff nor any person shall make any change in the retirement bill prior to its introduction into the Legislature unless the bill is returned to the applicable staff office and that office assigns a new RB number to the bill. A change in a retirement bill by the applicable legislative staff to correct nonsubstantive errors shall not require the assignment of a new RB number.
B. A measure that is not a retirement bill when introduced, but becomes amended to become a retirement bill shall have printed thereon in the upper right corner of each page of the bill an RB number at the time the measure is deemed to be a retirement bill as provided in Section 7 of this act.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 292, § 4, eff. July 1, 2006. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 367, § 4, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-3105. Retirement bills - Presentation to Legislative Actuary - Certification of fiscal impact - Restrictions.

As a condition precedent to the introduction of any retirement bill, the applicable legislative staff, on behalf of the member of the Legislature who intends to be the primary author of the bill must present an exact copy of the proposed bill, which must bear an RB number, to the Legislative Actuary. The Legislative Actuary shall determine whether the proposed bill is a retirement bill having a fiscal impact or a nonfiscal retirement bill and provide a written certification of that determination to the member of the Legislature who intends to be the primary author of the bill. Such certification shall specifically identify the proposed bill by reference to the RB number. If the proposed bill is introduced into the Legislature, it shall have attached thereto the original of the certification of the Legislative Actuary. If the RB number on the bill as offered for introduction is different from the RB number shown on the certification of the Legislative Actuary or if the bill as offered for introduction does not bear an RB number on each page of the bill, the bill may not be accepted for introduction by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the bill may not be considered by any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate or by the House of Representatives or the Senate. If the bill is certified as a retirement bill having a fiscal impact, its introduction shall also be limited by the provisions of subsection A of Section 3107 of this title.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 292, § 5, eff. July 1, 2006. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 367, § 5, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-3106. Nonfiscal retirement bills - Procedure - Amendments.

A. A nonfiscal retirement bill may be introduced at any time according to the applicable deadlines established by the House of Representatives or Senate in any regular session of the Legislature. After its introduction into the Legislature, a nonfiscal retirement bill may not be amended in any manner to cause the bill to become a retirement bill having a fiscal impact. Except as otherwise provided by this section, any amendment to such a bill shall be submitted to the Legislative Actuary by the chair of the committee, if a committee amendment, or by the presiding officer of the Senate or House of Representatives if the amendment was made by the Senate or the House of Representatives or by the author of such bill when the bill is assigned to a conference committee. An amendment with the sole purpose to strike or restore the title or the enacting clause shall not be submitted to the Legislative Actuary. If the Legislative Actuary certifies in writing that the amendment does not cause the bill to become a retirement bill having a fiscal impact, the bill, as amended, may continue in the legislative process as any other bill. If the Legislative Actuary will not issue such a certification for the amendment, the progress of the bill in the legislative process will end, and the bill shall not be considered further by either the House of Representatives or the Senate.
B. An amendment to a nonfiscal retirement bill which is prohibited by subsection A of this section may be withdrawn by the committee which made the amendment, if a committee amendment, or by the Senate, if that body made the amendment, or by the House of Representatives, if that body made the amendment or by the author, if the amendment is made in conference. If the amendment is withdrawn, the bill may continue in the legislative process as any other bill, unless it is subsequently amended, and, in that event, the provisions of this section shall apply to the subsequent amendment.
C. A nonfiscal retirement bill which is not amended during the legislative process may be considered as any other bill.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 292, § 6, eff. July 1, 2006. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 367, § 6, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-3106.1. Amendments creating nonfiscal retirement bill or retirement bill having fiscal impact.

A. Any amendment made to any non-retirement bill or resolution which would cause the bill or resolution to become a nonfiscal retirement bill or a retirement bill having a fiscal impact as defined in the Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act shall result in the bill or resolution being assigned an RB number by the applicable legislative staff. The bill or resolution shall be submitted to the Legislative Actuary by the chair of the committee, if a committee amendment, or by the presiding officer of the Senate or House of Representatives if the amendment was made by the Senate or the House of Representatives or by the author of such bill when the bill is assigned to a conference committee. If the Legislative Actuary certifies in writing that the amendment causes the bill to become a nonfiscal retirement bill and does not cause the bill to become a retirement bill having a fiscal impact, the bill, as amended, may continue in the legislative process as any other bill. If the Legislative Actuary will not issue such a certification for the amendment, the progress of the bill in the legislative process will end, and the bill shall not be considered further by either the Senate or House of Representatives.
B. An amendment to a non-retirement bill which causes the bill to become a retirement bill having a fiscal impact may be withdrawn by the committee which made the amendment, if a committee amendment, or by the Senate, if that body made the amendment, or by the House of Representatives, if that body made the amendment, or by the author of the bill, if the amendment was made in conference. If the amendment is withdrawn, the bill may continue in the legislative process as any other bill, unless it is subsequently amended, and, in that event, the provision of this section shall apply to the subsequent amendment.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 367, § 7, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-3108. Retirement bills having fiscal impact - Committee amendments - Transmission to Legislative Actuary.

A. A retirement bill having a fiscal impact which the committee wishes to consider may be amended, if necessary, by the committee. If a retirement bill having a fiscal impact is changed by the committee to which it is assigned, such change shall be accomplished only by a substitute bill.
B. Immediately after a retirement bill having a fiscal impact has been considered and the committee has voted in favor of an actuarial investigation, the chair of the committee to which the bill was assigned shall transmit an exact copy of the bill, as amended by a substitute bill by the committee, when applicable, to the Legislative Actuary. The copy submitted to the Legislative Actuary shall bear an RB number. The submission of the bill to the Legislative Actuary shall have attached thereto a letter signed by the chair of the committee requesting the Legislative Actuary to make or cause to be made an actuarial investigation on the bill.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 292, § 8, eff. July 1, 2006. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 367, § 9, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-3110. Retirement bills having fiscal impact - Consideration following actuarial investigation - Procedure - Amendments.

A. When a retirement bill having a fiscal impact has had an actuarial investigation pursuant to Section 3109 of this title, the bill may be considered at the next regular session of the Legislature. If the bill as originally introduced was not changed by the committee and the original version was submitted to the Legislative Actuary for an actuarial investigation, then the original version of the bill is the only one, except as otherwise provided by subsection B of this section, which may be considered by the committee or by the House of Representatives or the Senate. If the original bill was substituted by the committee and the substitute version was the one submitted to the Legislative Actuary, then that substitute bill is the only one, except as otherwise provided by subsection B of this section, which may be considered by the committee or by the House of Representatives or the Senate.
B. After completion of an actuarial investigation, any amendment to a retirement bill having a fiscal impact shall be out of order and shall not be allowed either by a committee or by the House of Representatives or the Senate, except for a nonfiscal or a reduction in cost amendment. Any amendment to a retirement bill having a fiscal impact shall be submitted to the Legislative Actuary by the chair of the committee, if a committee amendment, or by the presiding officer of the Senate or the House of Representatives if the amendment was made by the Senate or the House of Representatives. If the Legislative Actuary certifies in writing that the amendment is a nonfiscal amendment or if the amendment results in a reduction in cost and the Legislative Actuary provides an actuarial investigation as required in subsection A of Section 9 of this act, then the bill as amended, with the Legislative Actuary’s certification or actuarial investigation attached to the original of the amendment, may continue in the legislative process. If the Legislative Actuary will not issue such a certification for the amendment or if there is no actuarial study showing the reduced cost of the amendment, the bill’s progress in the legislative process will end, and the bill shall not be considered further by either the House of Representatives or the Senate.
C. An amendment to a retirement bill having a fiscal impact which is prohibited by subsection B of this section may be withdrawn by the committee which made the amendment, if a committee amendment, or by the Senate, if that body made the amendment, or by the House of Representatives, if that body made the amendment. If the amendment is withdrawn, the bill may continue in the legislative process as any other bill, unless it is subsequently amended, and, in that event, this section shall apply to the subsequent amendment.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 292, § 10, eff. July 1, 2006. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 367, § 11, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-3111. Retirement bills having a fiscal impact - Effective dates - Appropriations - Other funding.

A. Any retirement bill having a fiscal impact which is enacted by the Legislature and which is approved by the Governor or which otherwise becomes law shall become effective on the first day of July immediately following the regular session during which it was enacted, but only if the enacted bill is concurrently funded as provided by this section and only if the bill is approved as an emergency measure by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all members elected to each House. If an enacted bill does not receive a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all members, the law shall become effective on the first day of September immediately following the regular session during which it was enacted. If an enacted bill, including one approved by the Governor, is not concurrently funded as required by this section, then such bill shall not become effective as law.
B. When a retirement bill having a fiscal impact amends a retirement system having employer contributions funded from appropriations by the Legislature, then appropriations for the first fiscal year of effectiveness of the bill, after it becomes law, must include funds to pay the amount determined by the actuarial investigation under paragraph 5 of subsection A of Section 3109 of this title. It is the intent of the Legislature that future appropriations for subsequent fiscal years must include an amount necessary to maintain the actuarial soundness of the retirement system in accordance with the findings of the actuarial investigation. Any limitation on the rate of employer contributions that may be included in a law which is the source of authority for a retirement system affected by this subsection shall be amended to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of this subsection.
C. When a retirement bill having a fiscal impact amends a retirement system having employer contributions funded wholly or partially from the funds of a political subdivision, that political subdivision shall have a duty to produce funds as necessary to pay all or its proportionate share of the amount determined by actuarial investigation under paragraph 5 of subsection A of Section 3109 of this title.
D. When a retirement bill having a fiscal impact creates a new retirement system, then employer contributions in conformity with paragraph 5 of subsection A of Section 3109 of this title must be made to the retirement system either by direct appropriations by the Legislature or by another source of employer contributions specifically provided for in the bill creating the new retirement system.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 292, § 11, eff. July 1, 2006. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 186, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2011, c. 199, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-3112. Retirement bills having a fiscal impact - Concurrent funding determination by State Board of Equalization - Procedure.

A. Following the close of each regular legislative session during which retirement bills having a fiscal impact may be enacted, the State Board of Equalization shall make a determination for each such bill enacted during such session, which is not vetoed by the Governor, of whether or not provision has been made for the concurrent funding of the bill in conformity with the applicable requirements of Section 311 of this title.
B. The Legislative Actuary, the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, legislative staff, retirement system administrators, and employers shall provide such information and assistance as may be necessary for the State Board of Equalization to make the determinations required by subsection A of this section.
C. The State Board of Equalization shall make the determinations required by subsection A of this section by not later than the fifteenth day immediately following the last day on which the Governor is authorized to veto bills following the close of each regular legislative session. The State Board of Equalization's findings shall be made in a report to the Secretary of State showing the determination for each retirement bill by reference to the respective Senate or House of Representatives number for the bill. The report shall be submitted to the Secretary of State by not later than the last day on which the State Board of Equalization is required to make the determinations. The Secretary of State shall cause the State Board of Equalization's report to be printed in the annual session laws of the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 292, § 12, eff. July 1, 2006. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 471.
NOTE: Reference to “Section 311” in subsection A of this section should read “Section 3111”.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-3113. Interpretation and construction of act.

No provision of the Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act generally and no provision of Section 11 of this act in particular shall:
1. Create or be construed to create a contractual right to a retirement benefit or a contractual right in the provisions of a retirement system law which does not exist independently of the provisions of the Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act; and
2. Impair, alter, or diminish or be construed to impair, alter, or diminish a contractual right to a retirement benefit or a contractual right in the provisions of a retirement system law which exists independently of the provisions of the Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 292, § 13, eff. July 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-3114. Enrolled acts resulting from retirement bills - Attachment of certificates and summaries of actuarial investigations.

The enrolled act resulting from a bill which is subject to the legislative procedures provided by the Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act shall have attached thereto the original or a true and correct copy of all certificates and summaries of actuarial investigations submitted by the Legislative Actuary pursuant to the requirements of the Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 292, § 14, eff. July 1, 2006. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 367, § 12, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-4001. Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden Authority - Uses and purposes.

The uses and purposes of the Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden Authority are hereby declared in furtherance of a public function and purpose and vital to the public welfare of the people of Oklahoma, and all actions heretofore taken by said Authority are hereby in all respects approved and ratified and the State of Oklahoma hereby approves and accepts beneficial interest in the Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden Authority.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 24, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-4500. Tender and acceptance of United States government gold and silver coins.

Gold and silver coins issued by the United States government are legal tender in the State of Oklahoma. No person may compel another person to tender or accept gold or silver coins that are issued by the United States government, except as agreed upon by contract.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 429, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-7002. Incentive defined.

As used in this act, "incentive" means a tax credit, tax exemption, tax deduction, tax expenditure, rebate, grant, or loan that is intended to encourage businesses to locate, expand, invest, or remain in Oklahoma, or to hire or retain employees in Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 184, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-7004. Periodic evaluations - Exemptions.

A. For calendar years 2024 through 2027 and every four (4) years thereafter, the Incentive Evaluation Commission shall ensure that each incentive is evaluated within the four-year evaluation period unless the Commission determines that the incentive is exempt from evaluation. The Commission may exempt from evaluation any incentive that it concludes has a minimal fiscal impact. The Commission shall determine a specific threshold amount which shall be considered as a minimal fiscal impact for the current evaluation cycle. The Commission may also conduct an expedited evaluation for any incentive that has been evaluated at least two times from calendar years 2016 through 2023 and has not had a material change to the program since its prior evaluation. The expedited evaluation will update the prior evaluation’s financial and economic impact and findings and recommendations.
B. For calendar years 2016 through 2023, the Incentive Evaluation Commission shall develop a four-year schedule for evaluating incentives. The development of the schedule for evaluating the incentives shall take into consideration fiscal impacts to revenues of this state, including but not limited to the General Revenue Fund, the opportunity to group incentives with similar goals and objectives for evaluation, and the ability to obtain sufficient data related to the incentives for evaluation. Each schedule shall include a list of all incentives in the state, including any it exempts from evaluation. In determining whether a program is an incentive, the Incentive Evaluation Commission may consider legislative intent and may also consider whether the program is promoted as an incentive by any state agency. For each incentive listed in the schedule, the Commission shall attempt to identify the goal or goals of the incentive.
C. Upon approval of the schedule, the Commission shall provide the schedule to the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 184, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2015. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 125, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-8011. Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency.

A. There is hereby created within the Legislature the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT). The purpose of the Office shall be to assist the Legislature in performing its constitutional and statutory function of ensuring that government funds are expended in a fiscally responsible manner.
B. The operations of the Office shall be overseen by the committee created in Section 3 of this act. The committee shall employ an Executive Director and such other staff as it may deem necessary to carry out its duties as set forth in this act.
C. All expenses of the Office shall be paid by the Legislative Service Bureau, subject to the approval of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Employees of the Office shall be employed by the Legislative Service Bureau.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 451, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-8013. Oversight committee.

A. There is hereby created within the Legislature a committee to oversee the operations of the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency. The committee shall consist of fourteen (14) members, as follows:
1. Seven members of the Senate, at least two of whom shall be members of the minority party, to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and
2. Seven members of the House of Representatives, at least two of whom shall be members of the minority party, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
B. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each designate a co-chair of the oversight committee from among the members from their respective houses.
C. A quorum of the oversight committee shall consist of at least eight members; provided, any action by the oversight committee shall require the vote of at least four members from each house of the Legislature. The agenda for each meeting shall be set by the co-chairs and shall be made available to the public, by posting on the Senate and House websites, at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time of the meeting. Meetings of the oversight committee shall be governed by joint rules of the Legislature. Members of the oversight committee shall receive reimbursement from the Legislative Service Bureau for actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with their duties as members of the oversight committee in accordance with other provisions of law relating to travel reimbursement for members of the Legislature.
D. The members and co-chairs of the oversight committee shall be appointed no later than July 1, 2019, and the oversight committee shall hold its first meeting no later than August 1, 2019.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 451, § 3, emerg. eff. May 24, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-8014. Agencies and institutions to furnish information and cooperate.

A. Each agency or institution of the state shall, upon request, furnish and make available to the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency all records, documents, materials, personnel, information or other resources as the Office deems necessary to conduct performance evaluations as required by this act. Any record, document, material or other information made confidential by law shall be provided to the Office, which shall also maintain such confidentiality. All records, documents, materials or other information of the Office shall be deemed to be a record of the Legislature.
B. Each state agency and other affected persons shall cooperate with the oversight committee and the Office in the providing of any information requested. The oversight committee shall have the power to conduct hearings, administer oaths, issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of information as provided in Sections 773 and 775 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. For the purpose of creating a data clearinghouse to aid in the work of the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency, each agency or institution of the state shall regularly transmit to the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency raw datasets as requested by the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency. The Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency shall adopt policies and procedures pursuant to which a state agency shall be required to comply with the provisions of this section, including the format in which the data is transmitted, how the data is organized and such other matters as the Office may prescribe.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 451, § 4, emerg. eff. May 24, 2019. Amended by Laws 2020, c. 60, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-8015. Report of findings – Committee recommendations.

The Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency shall prepare and submit to the oversight committee a report of its findings for each performance evaluation or independent comprehensive performance audit conducted. Such reports shall be available to the public, other than with respect to any information or material made confidential by law. The oversight committee may make recommendations to the agency evaluated, or to the Legislature and the Governor, for further action as it deems necessary, and may direct the Office to monitor and report on implementation of such recommendations.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 451, § 5, emerg. eff. May 24, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-9001. Payments required to governmental entities.

Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or other lawfully recognized entity that is required to make payment of a tax, fee, fine, charge, cost or other expense payable to a state governmental entity or local governmental entity shall make the instrument payable to the state or local government office, agency or other governmental entity and shall not make the instrument payable to the individual who holds the public office.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 182, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-9010.2. Legislative intent.

A. It is the intent of the Legislature, through enactment of the Pay for Success Act, to:
1. Authorize innovation opportunities in the form of pay-for-success contracts and authorize success payments to be made from appropriated or other agency funds;
2. Address outcomes that span the mission and purpose of multiple agencies; and
3. Provide a fund that may be used by agencies for success payments.
B. It is the intent of the Legislature that nothing in this act shall prohibit the use of pay-for-success contracts by municipalities, counties or other local jurisdictions.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 202, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-9010.3. Definitions.

As used in the Pay for Success Act:
1. "Pay–for-success contract" or "contract" means a written agreement executed in order to create a public-private partnership contingent upon a specified service or program meeting specified performance targets and outcome measures; and
2. "Success payment" means a single payment or schedule of payments that is identified in a pay-for-success contract to be paid when specified performance targets and outcome measures are met.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 202, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-9010.4. Pay-for success contract requirements.

A. An agency or agencies may enter into a pay-for-success contract with a private entity or entities to receive up-front capital to fund a service or program. The agency or agencies may not enter into a pay-for-success contract until each state agency head entering into the contract determines with reasonable certainty that the contract will result in a public benefit to the state.
B. Each pay-for-success contract shall:
1. Require a private entity to underwrite or secure up-front capital from private funding sources, including foundations, financial institutions, businesses or individuals;
2. Identify the specific service or program to be funded under the contract;
3. Identify performance targets and outcome measures against which the service or program's success can be measured to determine whether the service or program has achieved quantifiable public benefits or monetary savings;
4. Require and specify an independent third-party evaluator to review and issue reports annually at specific times during the contract term specifying the degree to which the service or program has met the identified performance targets and outcome measures specified in the contract;
5. Identify the calculation or algorithm to be used by the agency or agencies in determining the amount and timing of reimbursable success payments to the private entity;
6. Contain a statement that the independent third-party evaluator will annually provide a report to the agency or agencies that includes data deemed relevant by the agency or agencies; and
7. State that the amount of funds to be reimbursed to the private entity is contingent upon the degree to which the service or program has met the performance targets and outcome measures as evaluated by the independent third-party evaluator.
C. No later than April 1 annually, the agency or agencies shall provide a report to the chairs of the legislative appropriations committees that contains the evaluation from the independent third-party evaluator.
D. Payments to private entities for the delivery of performance targets and outcome measures as authorized in this section shall be made only in accordance with the terms of the pay-for-success contract. Payments may be made utilizing the Pay for Success Innovation Fund created in Section 5 of this act or utilizing other appropriated agency funds in accordance with Oklahoma law.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 202, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 62. Public Finance › §62-9010.5. Pay for Success Innovation Fund.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to be designated the "Pay for Success Innovation Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies designated by state agencies to the Pay for Success Innovation Fund and monies which may otherwise be available to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for use as provided for in this section.
B. All monies appropriated to the fund shall be budgeted and expended by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for the purpose of funding contracts as authorized by this act. Pursuant to contract, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall provide payment to private entities for the delivery of performance targets and outcome measures at the direction of the agency engaged in the contract and only in accordance with the terms of the pay-for-success contract.
C. To the extent that any money credited to this fund for a particular pay-for-success contract remains unpaid at the time the particular contract expires or is terminated, as soon after the contract expiration as is practicable, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall return the unpaid amount to the agency to which the money was originally appropriated.
D. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services may enter into memorandums of understanding with other agencies and promulgate rules as necessary to administer this section and pay-for-success contracts entered into under this section.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 202, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-102. Definitions of terms used in Code.

As used in this Code, unless the context requires otherwise:
(a) The term "Board" means the State Board of Health.
(b) The term "Department" means the State Department of Health.
(c) the term "Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Health.
(d) The term "local health officer" means the County Superintendent of Health of a county, or the Medical Director of a County Department of Health, District Department of Health or Cooperative Department of Health.
(e) The term "person" means any individual, corporation, company, firm, partnership, association, trust, state agency, governmental instrumentality or agency, institution, county, city, town or municipal authority or trust.
Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 1, § 102.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-104. State Commissioner of Health – Powers and duties.

A. The State Commissioner of Health may adopt an official seal for the State Department of Health. The State Commissioner of Health shall hold such meetings as he or she deems necessary.
B. The Commissioner shall have the following powers and duties:
1. Adopt such rules and standards as he or she deems necessary to carry out any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Public Health Code;
2. Accept and disburse grants, allotments, gifts, devises, bequests, funds, appropriations, and other property made or offered to the Department; and
3. Establish such divisions, sections, bureaus, offices, and positions in the State Department of Health as the Commissioner deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Code.
C. The State Commissioner of Health shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may be removed or replaced without cause. Compensation for the Commissioner shall be determined pursuant to Section 3601.2 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 1, § 104, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 136, § 1, operative July 1, 1976; Laws 1985, c. 178, § 42, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 1997, c. 238, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2018, c. 183, § 2, eff. Jan. 14, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-105. State Department of Health created.

There is hereby created a State Department of Health, which shall consist of the State Commissioner of Health, and such divisions, sections, bureaus, offices, and positions as may be established by the Commissioner, or by law.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 1, § 105, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 183, § 3, eff. Jan. 14, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-105a. Liability insurance for certain employees.

The Department of Health is authorized to purchase or provide, from funds available for the operation of the Department, liability insurance for the State Board of Health, the Commissioner of Health, and such other employees of the Department as may be designated by the Board. The insurance coverage shall protect such persons from personal civil liability for errors and omissions resulting from the discharge of their official duties. This section shall in no way be construed as waiving the governmental immunity of the state.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 299, § 17, emerg. eff. May 28, 1982.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-105b. Soliciting residents for nursing care facilities.

Any employee of the State Department of Health who willfully or knowingly accepts anything of value from any person, firm, association, partnership or corporation for securing or soliciting residents for any facility subject to the Nursing Home Care Act, the Residential Care Act, the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act, or any other long-term care facility licensed by the Department, upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a felony.
Added by Laws 2000, c. 340, § 10, eff. July 1, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-105c. Conflicts of interest.

A. The State Department of Health shall:
1. Ensure that no employee of the Department whose responsibilities relate in any manner to long-term care is subject to a conflict of interest which would impair the ability of the person to carry out his or her employment duties in an impartial manner including, but not limited to:
a.
ownership or investment interest by the employee or a member of the employee’s immediate family represented by equity, debt or other financial relationship in a long-term care facility or a long-term care service,
b.
employment by, under contract to, or participation by the employee or a member of the employee’s immediate family in the management of, a long-term care facility, except as provided in Section 1-1914.2 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes and with the approval of the State Commissioner of Health, or
c.
the receipt or the right of the employee or a member of the employee’s immediate family to receive directly or indirectly remuneration, in cash or in kind, under a compensation arrangement with an owner or operator of a long-term care facility; and
2. Establish and specify, in writing, mechanisms to identify and remove conflicts of interest referred to in this section including, but not limited to:
a.
the methods by which the Department will examine individuals and members of the individuals' immediate family members to identify the conflicts, and
b.
the actions that the Department will require the individuals and such family members to take to eliminate such conflicts.
B. For purposes of this section, the term “immediate family” means:
1. The spouse of the employee;
2. The parents of the spouse of the employee;
3. A child by birth or adoption;
4. A stepchild;
5. A parent;
6. A grandparent;
7. A grandchild;
8. A sibling of the employee;
9. The spouse of any immediate family member specified in this subsection; or
10. Such other relationship deemed necessary by the State Board of Health as determined by rule.
Added by Laws 2000, c. 340, § 11, eff. July 1, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-105d. Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Health, to be designated the "Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies deposited to the credit of the fund by law. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Health for purposes of paragraph 2 of subsection C of Section 1, Chapter 340, O.S.L. 2000. 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 2000, c. 340, § 20, eff. July 1, 2000. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 472.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 105d of this title to provide consistency in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-105e. Duties of Department of Health.

A. The State Department of Health shall:
1. Perform duties and responsibilities as directed by the State Commissioner of Health to ensure compliance with relevant provisions of this act;
2. Fix and collect fees for the certification of compliance of health maintenance organizations pursuant to the provisions of Section 6907 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
3. Perform any and all health-related services, within the scope of practice, as prescribed by state law, by the State Board of Health, or by standards of care for medical services. When the Department provides a health-related service to any person covered by an applicable health insurance plan, the Department may submit a claim for said service to the appropriate insurance company, health maintenance organization or preferred provider organization. Upon receipt of the claim, said insurance company, health maintenance organization or preferred provider organization shall reimburse the Department for the service provided in accordance with the standard and customary rate schedule established by the plan. All health insurance plans doing business in Oklahoma shall recognize the public health service delivery model utilized by the Department, as an appropriate provider of services for reimbursement.
B. All actions of the Department shall be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act.
C. Fees and insurance reimbursement payments collected shall be deposited in the Public Health Special Fund in the State Treasury.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 197, § 54, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 105, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-1-106.2. Uniform application to be used in credentialing process.

A. The State Commissioner of Health shall promulgate rules necessary to develop a uniform application which shall be used in the credentialing process of health care providers. The State Department of Health shall develop such application form for:
1. Initial privileges or membership in a hospital or other entity requiring credentials verification, except for a contracted entity as defined by Section 4002.2 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
2. Recredentialing or reappointment in a hospital or other entity requiring credentials verification, except for a contracted entity as defined by Section 4002.2 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. Any entity requiring credentials verification may require supplemental information.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 210, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 253, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.