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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-452.8. Proposals for use of federal monies - Public hearings.

A. The Legislature may hold public hearings on the proposals submitted by state agencies, boards and commissions including those established by statute or Constitution for use of federal monies.
B. Prior to any public hearing on a proposal by the Joint Committee on Federal Funds, ten copies of each proposal shall be filed with the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Additional complete copies shall be provided to the Legislature and individuals by the agencies, boards and commissions at no charge.
C. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and President Pro Tempore of the Senate may refer proposals to the Joint Committee on Federal Funds or other committees of the Legislature for public hearings. Said committees may take facts and make findings and recommendations on the proposals regarding the use and distribution of federal monies as provided by the plans.
D. If a proposal is referred to committees of the Legislature other than the Joint Committee on Federal Funds, such committees, by August 1, may make written reports regarding their findings and recommendations and submit such reports to the Joint Committee on Federal Funds. Said reports shall include a summary of public comments received through written or oral testimony during public hearings if a public hearing had been conducted. Where appropriate, the report may recommend amendments to the proposals for consideration by the Joint Committee on Federal Funds.
E. The Joint Committee on Federal Funds may hold further public hearings on the proposals.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 325, § 2, emerg. eff. June 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 94, § 2, emerg. eff. April 16, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-452.9. Format of acts.

Every act of the Legislature shall contain a separate provision that clearly expresses the subject of the bill. In the event a court of this state determines that a legislative measure violates the one-subject rule pursuant to Section 57 of Article V of the Oklahoma Constitution, the court shall provide written findings that detail each of the multiple subjects the court has determined are contained within such measure.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 379, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-452.10. Copies of financial audits, compliance audits and program reviews to be provided to certain state agencies.

A. Each state agency shall furnish copies of financial audits, compliance audits, and program reviews on its entity to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, the State Auditor and Inspector, and the Legislative Service Bureau.
B. Each state agency shall furnish copies of all audits performed on its entity to the Legislature as required by the Legislative Review of State Audits Act.
C. Copies of audits furnished to the State Auditor and Inspector shall be furnished in accordance with the provisions of Section 212A of this title.
Added by Laws 1983, c. 334, § 14, emerg. eff. June 30, 1983. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 319, § 22, operative Oct. 1, 1985; Laws 1996, c. 290, § 15, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 2002, c. 401, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 850.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-452.13. Review of audit by legislative committees.

A. Upon the completion of the audit report, the agency shall deliver two copies of the audit report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and two copies of the audit report to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
B. 1. Upon receipt of any audit report, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall submit one copy of the audit report to the Chairman of the House Appropriations and Budget Committee, or successor committee. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall submit one copy of the audit report to the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, or successor committee. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall each send a copy of the audit report to the appropriate standing committee of the respective body having oversight of the agency submitting the audit report.
2. Each committee shall review the audit report.
C. 1. The members of the legislative committee or any other member of the Legislature reviewing the audit report shall have access to all documents and working papers and any agency documents and records relating to the audit unless specifically precluded by state or federal law.
2. Any contract or agreement with an auditor to perform an audit authorized or required by state or federal law or rule shall contain a provision informing the auditor that all documents, working papers and records relating to the audit shall be made available for inspection, upon request, to the legislative committee or to any other member of the Legislature reviewing the final audit report unless specifically precluded by state or federal law.
D. In reviewing any audit report, or in the performance of reviewing any supporting documents and working papers relating to the audit, members of the Legislature shall be subject to the statutory provisions or other laws or rules regarding the confidentiality of records of the agency under review.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 401, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-452.14. Agency response.

A. Each agency body responsible, pursuant to law, for governing and administering an agency shall review each audit report submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 4 of this act and shall submit a written agency response regarding the audit pursuant to this section.
B. The written agency response shall include:
1. The name and address of the agency;
2. Identification of the audit performed and the name of the auditor;
3. Any changes implemented or changes proposed to an agency program, financial operation, management process or other agency operation as a result of the audit;
4. A plan of action for achieving any recommendation of the auditor;
5. A statement for each recommendation in the audit report explaining the reasons for not implementing such recommendation including, but not limited to, need for statutory changes to implement additional costs or a showing that the recommended change would not be a cost benefit to the agency or the state; and
6. Any other information requested by the Speaker of the House of Representatives or by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or by a standing committee reviewing the audit.
C. The written response shall be submitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate within thirty (30) days after the audit report has been submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 4 of this act.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 401, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-452.15. Legislative Service Bureau to contract with entity to perform duties of Legislative Actuary - Qualifications.

A. The Legislative Service Bureau is authorized and directed to enter into a contract with a person or firm for the purposes of performing the services and duties of the Legislative Actuary as provided for in the Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act.
B. The person or firm who shall perform the duties of the Legislative Actuary shall:
1. Be a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, an Associate or Fellow of the Society of Actuaries or an enrolled actuary; and
2. Have substantially provided actuarial services for large, public retirement systems.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 292, § 15, eff. July 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-456.2. Joint committees of Legislature may be established.

In addition to those joint committees provided by law, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be authorized to establish joint committees of the Legislature as they deem necessary. Said joint committees shall be composed of members from the Senate to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and members from the House to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Joint committees and subcommittees of joint committees shall be authorized to meet when the Legislature is not in session, subject to such restrictions as may be imposed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Members of the Legislature and the officers thereof shall be reimbursed their expenses in attending meetings of joint committees and subcommittees of joint committees of which they are members or to which they are invited by committee chairmen when the Legislature is not in session.
Laws 1981, c. 272, § 44, eff. July 1, 1981.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-456.3. Per diem and mileage for legislators when Legislature not in session.

Members of the Legislature who are officers of each house of the Legislature shall receive the same per diem and mileage reimbursement when the Legislature is not in session as that provided by law for members of the Legislature for travel to and from the State Capitol in the performance of their duties. Claims for reimbursement under this section shall be approved by the presiding officer of the appropriate house.
Laws 1981, c. 272, § 45, eff. July 1, 1981.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-464. Electronic filing required.

Whenever any provision of law directs that a report, administrative rule, budget work program, budget request, or any other document be filed with the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, such documents shall be filed electronically, except as otherwise provided in this section. The Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each create or cause to be created on the official websites for the Governor, Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, a mechanism for such filings to be made, with an electronic return receipt provided to the person making the filing. If for any reason the person required to file such document determines that it cannot be filed electronically, the person shall file a printed copy in lieu of such electronic filing and shall include an explanation of the reason that the document could not be filed electronically.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 311, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-464.1. State agency contracts and other agreements to be open for inspection by Legislature.

A. Upon request, a contract or any other form of agreement made by any state agency shall be open for inspection to any member of the Legislature. For purposes of this section, "state agency" means any office, officer, bureau, board, council, court, commission, institution, unit, division, body or house of the executive or judicial branches of the state government, whether elected or appointed.
B. It shall be unlawful for any state agency to direct, put in contract, or in any way prohibit a vendor, client, employer or independent contractor, person, or any other entity from contacting or communicating with any member of the Legislature.
Added by Laws 2020, c. 164, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-465. Commissioning of peace officers.

A. The Commissioner of Public Safety may commission as peace officers one member of the security team of the Oklahoma State Senate and one member of the security team of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, provided such commissioned officers must obtain and maintain certification as full-time peace officers pursuant to Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. Any such commissioned officers are hereby declared to be peace officers of the State of Oklahoma and shall be so deemed and taken in all courts having jurisdiction of offenses against the laws of the state. Such commissioned officers shall have the powers and authority now and hereafter vested by law in other peace officers, including the power of arrest, enforcement of the criminal laws of this state, search and seizure, and the authority for serving or execution of civil process.
C. The jurisdiction of such commissioned officers shall include all powers of arrest granted to the sergeant at arms as set forth in Section 773 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, but the jurisdiction of such commissioned officers shall otherwise be limited to the Capitol building, grounds, and parking lots described in Sections 15.1 and 15.3 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. Any commission issued by the Commissioner pursuant to this section shall be subject to all requirements set forth by the Commissioner, and the Commissioner may limit the power and scope of the commission. Further, the Commissioner may suspend or revoke the commission for any reason, and the commission shall be deemed terminated upon the commissioned officer's separation of service or reassignment to another position outside the security team of their respective bodies.
E. Such commissioned officers shall not be deemed to be officers, agents, or employees of the Department of Public Safety, and no action or omission by such commissioned officers shall be deemed to be an action or omission of the Department of Public Safety.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 11, § 1, emerg. eff. April 19, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-471. Advisory committee created - Members - Duties.

There is hereby established an advisory committee to the Legislature of Oklahoma and to the Governor of Oklahoma. Such committee shall be composed of four (4) members of the Oklahoma Bar to be appointed by the Governor with the advice of the President of the Oklahoma Bar Association and two (2) members, at least one of whom is a member of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and two (2) members, at least one of whom is a member of the Senate, to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Each member shall serve for four (4) years or until his death, resignation, or failure or refusal, certified by the remaining members, to perform his duties, renders his place vacant, whereupon the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. In the event a legislative member fails to retain his seat in his respective house prior to the expiration of his term on the committee, his place on the committee shall be rendered vacant. The members of such committee, hereafter called commissioners, shall be the official commissioners of the State of Oklahoma to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. They shall attend the annual meetings of such national conference. They shall report annually to the Legislature and to the Governor concerning the work of said conference and all other matters relating to their duties. They shall advise the Legislature and its committees concerning proposals for uniform and model state laws, the effect which such proposals would have on the law of this state, and such other matters as may be pertinent to desirable uniformity in legislation between this state and other states.
Laws 1947, p. 628, § 1; Laws 1975, c. 173, § 1, emerg. eff. May 21, 1975; Laws 1981, c. 272, § 31, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1982, c. 27, § 1, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1992, c. 364, § 16, emerg. eff. June 4, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-472. Participation in national conference.

The State of Oklahoma shall participate in the support of the work of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws by contributing the state's fair pro rata share to the support of the work of the conference, which shall be paid out of the funds provided for the expenses of the Governor.
Laws 1949, c. 628, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-473. Holding other office - Honorary members - No compensation - Expenses.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the holding of other office or employment under the government of this state or of the United States shall not be inconsistent with service on said advisory committee. Citizens of this state who are accredited by the National Conference on Uniform State Laws as associate members or as life members shall be honorary members of said committee, and shall be authorized to participate in the performance of its duties. Commissioners and honorary members of the committee shall receive no compensation for their services, except as other State officials and employees are reimbursed, for all necessary and proper expenses incurred in performing their duties, including attendance at meetings of the National Conference on Uniform State Laws, which reimbursement shall be made out of the funds provided for the expenses of the office of the Governor.
Added by Laws 1949, p. 628, § 3. Amended by Laws 1957, p. 540, § 1, emerg. eff. June 1, 1957.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-475. Partial invalidity.

If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable.
Laws 1949, p. 629, § 5.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-476. Recognition of Dr. Merrill as lifetime commissioner.

Dr. Maurice H. Merrill is hereby recognized for his attainment of status of a lifetime commissioner of the State of Oklahoma to the National Conference on Uniform State Laws.
Laws 1967, p. 712, S.J.R. No. 8, § 1, emerg. eff. April 17, 1967.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-477. Continuation of payment of expenses - Vacancies.

Any person who attains the status of honorary or lifetime member of the National Conference on Uniform State Laws shall continue to be recognized as a commissioner of the State of Oklahoma with full power to represent the State of Oklahoma in all votes and other proceedings of the Conference in addition to the three whose appointment is otherwise provided by law and shall continue to receive reimbursement for all necessary and proper expenses incurred in the performance of his duties as such official commissioner of the State of Oklahoma of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, including attendance at meetings at the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws which reimbursement shall be paid out of the funds provided for the expenses of the Office of the Governor. Upon such elevation to lifetime membership status of any of the official commissioners of Oklahoma in the National Conference on Uniform State Laws there shall be deemed a vacancy in the three regular memberships provided by Title 74, Oklahoma Statutes 1961, Section 471, and the Governor is hereby authorized to fill such vacancies as and in the manner provided by law.
Laws 1967, p. 712, S.J.R. No. 8, § 2, emerg. eff. April 17, 1967.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-481. Meetings - Public hearings - Staff assistance.

A. The Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations shall hold meetings as it deems necessary. The Committee may hold public hearings from time to time on matters within its purview.
B. Each officer, board, commission, council, department, or agency of state government, and each political subdivision of the state, shall cooperate with the Committee in carrying out the functions and duties imposed by this act.
C. The House of Representatives and Senate shall provide the Committee with the staff assistance necessary for the Committee to perform its functions.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 203, § 66, operative July 1, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-482. Powers and duties.

The Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations shall:
1. Serve as a forum for the discussion and resolution of intergovernmental problems;
2. Engage in such activities and make such studies and investigations as are necessary or desirable in the accomplishment of its purposes as provided for in this act;
3. Consider, on its own initiative, ways and means of fostering better relations among local governments and between local governments and the state government;
4. Propose legislation, constitutional amendments, and model local ordinances necessary to implement recommendations of the Committee;
5. Encourage, and where appropriate, coordinate studies relating to intergovernmental relations conducted by universities, state, local, and federal agencies, and research and consulting organizations;
6. Review the recommendations of national commissions studying federal, state, and local government relationships and problems and assess their possible application to Oklahoma;
7. Review the fiscal relationships between state and local governments pursuant to federal proposals on general revenue sharing or federal programs having significant intergovernmental implications;
8. Undertake studies to determine the most effective means by which state government and local government organizations can participate in the federal grant system. Such studies shall make recommendations affecting the state executive and legislative branches and local government organizations, and shall develop an operational plan and recommendations for initial implementation actions;
9. Study the laws relating to the assessment and taxation of property;
10. Review technical and financial assistance available to counties, cities, municipalities and agencies owned and controlled by them, governmental conferences or councils, regional planning commissions, community development groups, community action agencies, and similar agencies for the purposes of aiding and encouraging an orderly, productive, and coordinated development of the state, and to strengthen local planning responsibility and capability; and
11. Make such studies as the Legislature may request.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 203, § 67, operative July 1, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-483. Compensation and expenses.

No member of the Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations shall receive a salary for duties performed as a member of the Committee. Reimbursement for necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as a member of the Committee shall be paid by the appointing authority in accordance with the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 203, § 68, operative July 1, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-484. Annual report issued - Recommendations.

A. The Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations shall issue reports of its findings and recommendations from time to time and shall issue an annual report on its work. Copies of the annual report shall be submitted to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
B. The Committee shall report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President Pro Tempore of the Senate on or before the first day of the 1990 regular session of the Legislature regarding the work of the Committee. The report shall also make recommendations as to the continuation of the Committee and any structural or staffing changes that the Committee deems necessary to the best interest of the state in the area of improving intergovernmental relations.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 203, § 69, operative July 1, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-485. Study of future regulatory activities - Rulemaking - Recommendations.

A. The Oklahoma Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations shall take appropriate measures to study future federal rulemaking actions, to communicate its concerns and to make recommendations to the federal government regarding future regulatory activities of federal agencies that will affect the State of Oklahoma.
B. The cabinet secretaries appointed by the Governor pursuant to Section 10.3 of this title shall review the annual Unified Regulatory Agenda published pursuant to the federal Executive Order No. 12875 and make appropriate comments and recommendations regarding proposed regulatory actions within their cabinet responsibilities to the Oklahoma Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations. The cabinet secretaries may also make recommendations to said committee regarding federal regulatory actions that should be prepared using a negotiated rulemaking process.
C. A copy of all reports prepared by the Oklahoma Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations shall be filed with the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 182, § 5, eff. July 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.3. Authority for travel - Claims or vouchers - Limitations.

Authority to approve travel on official state business and approval of claims or vouchers for reimbursement of travel expenses shall be in conformity with Section 34.68 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or as may be provided in future legislation. Approval of a travel claim or voucher, as provided in that section, shall constitute authority for the travel set forth in such claim or voucher. Claims or vouchers for reimbursement for expenses incurred in official travel shall not cover more than one (1) fiscal year.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 123, § 3, operative July 1, 1972. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 109, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2016, c. 159, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.4. Mode of travel - Approval - Rate of reimbursement.

A. Authorized persons traveling on official state business within the State of Oklahoma may utilize railroads, airplanes, buses, whether intracity or intercity, or other public conveyance. Reimbursement for fares paid for airplane transportation shall not exceed coach class fare except as provided herein. Reimbursement for fares paid for airplane transportation may be at the business class fare rate for international travel. Other public conveyance fares shall not exceed the lesser of the normal charge or coach class airplane fare. Taxicab or rideshare fares within the State of Oklahoma and communication charges may be reimbursed only upon justification as to the necessity for their use.
B. Agency heads or their authorized designees may approve the use of motor vehicles for official travel within the State of Oklahoma. If available, agency owned motor vehicles or motor vehicles leased from the State Motor Pool, either on a full-time basis or for individual trips, shall be utilized for such travel. Reimbursement for use of privately owned motor vehicles may be authorized by the agency head.
C. Reimbursement for authorized use of privately owned motor vehicles shall not exceed the amount prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or rules, procedures or other action by the Internal Revenue Service, for use in determining the standard mileage rate allowed for a business expense deduction. Distances for which reimbursement for use of privately owned motor vehicles is claimed shall be actual business miles based on a recognized Global Positioning System (GPS) or based on map and vicinity business mileage.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 123, § 4, operative July 1, 1972. Amended by Laws 1974, c. 90, § 2, operative July 1, 1974; Laws 1976, c. 173, § 1, operative July 1, 1976; Laws 1979, c. 239, § 1, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1980, c. 332, § 2, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 1985, c. 7, § 3, eff. July 1, 1985; Laws 1989, c. 355, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1995, c. 335, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 384, § 18, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 408, § 2, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2016, c. 166, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2022, c. 63, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.5. Travel by rented automobile.

A. Reimbursement for automobiles rented within this state from car rental agencies or private parties, to be used in lieu of a privately owned vehicle on official business for the state, shall not exceed the rate provided for the use of a privately owned automobile.
B. The actual cost of renting an automobile outside of this state to be used on official business for the state shall be reimbursed subject to the approval of the agency head or authorized designee.
Laws 1972, c. 123, § 5, operative July 1, 1972; Laws 1980, c. 332, § 3, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 2022, c. 63, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.6. Travel by privately owned or chartered airplane - Reimbursement of fuel costs for personal aircraft used in criminal pursuits or searches.

A. Travel by any state officer or employee on official state business on any privately owned or chartered airplane may be reimbursed in an amount which, when added to per diem and reimbursement for lodging for that trip, does not exceed the equivalent of automobile mileage plus per diem and reimbursement for lodging had a privately owned automobile been used for the trip. The provisions of Section 500.4 of this title shall apply to calculation of automobile mileage equivalent in this section.
B. Upon completion of each trip, the pilot of any airplane owned by this state shall enter into a record book the names of all passengers on the airplane, date, destination, mileage, duration, purpose, and expense of the trip. The pilot shall sign each entry in the record book. Said book may be inspected by the State Auditor and Inspector.
C. Expenses of the trip are to be charged to the state departments or agencies of the officers or employees using the airplane. For the purposes of this section the term expense of the trip shall include but is not limited to the cost of operating the airplane, the duration of the trip, and the salary of the pilot.
D. Any non-elected law enforcement official or citizen who offers for use his or her personal airplane or aircraft for searches or criminal pursuits may be reimbursed by the public entity requesting such assistance for the cost of fuel used during such official business. Each public entity authorizing the use of any airplane or other aircraft for such purpose shall establish a policy to verify information they deem necessary to reimburse such individual for cost of fuel used pursuant to this subsection. Such information shall be recorded and made available by the public entity in the same manner as required for other expenditures of public funds by the public entity.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 123, § 6, operative July 1, 1972. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 76, § 1, emerg. eff. May 21, 1985; Laws 2007, c. 62, § 21, emerg. eff. April 30, 2007; Laws 2014, c. 254, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.7. Travel status for meals and lodging.

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, travel status for meals and lodging purposes shall be defined as absence from the officer's or employee's home area and/or official station area while performing assigned official duties. Provided however, employees whose duties are normally mobile and statewide or multicounty in nature shall not be deemed to have an official station.
B. State officers or employees directed to participate in their official capacity in a disaster relief activity during a presidentially declared national disaster in Oklahoma after May 1, 1999, for a period of not more than six (6) months after the date of the presidentially declared national disaster, shall be eligible for reimbursement of meal and lodging costs established by the State Travel Reimbursement Act associated with the performance of their duties.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 123, § 7, operative July 1, 1972. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 179, § 10, emerg. eff. April 11, 1978; Laws 1999, c. 172, § 3, emerg. eff. May 21, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.8. Method of computing per diem.

A per diem in an amount authorized by the federal Government Services Administration (GSA) in its Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) 42 C.F.R. Section 300-1.1 et seq. and as updated in its FTR Bulletins is authorized while in travel status. In computing per diem reimbursement a day shall be a calendar day. The first and last days of travel shall be paid at a rate of seventy-five percent (75%) of the full-day per diem. Provided, however, that no per diem shall be made for periods which do not include overnight status. If meals and lodging at a meeting, workshop, conference or other object of travel are furnished as a "package plan", reimbursement may be made, based upon a receipt, but at a daily rate of not to exceed the total daily rate provided in this act.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 123, § 8, operative July 1, 1972. Amended by Laws 1974, c. 90, § 3, operative July 1, 1974; Laws 1976, c. 173, § 2, operative July 1, 1976; Laws 1979, c. 239, § 2, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1982, c. 147, § 8, emerg. eff. April 12, 1982; Laws 1984, c. 166, § 8, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1985, c. 7, § 4, eff. July 1, 1985; Laws 1990, c. 264, § 56, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 219, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 1995, c. 335, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2001, c. 232, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2022, c. 63, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.9A. Expenses provided for in contract or grant.

Per diem payments, travel and other actual and necessary expenses may be paid if same is provided for in any contract or grant.
Laws 1979, c. 239, § 4, eff. July 1, 1979. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 264, § 58, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 219, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.11. Reimbursement for out of state transportation costs.

A. Authorized persons traveling on official state business outside of the State of Oklahoma may utilize appropriate forms of transportation, including but not limited to, common carriers, transit system carriers, state owned or privately owned motor vehicles or airplanes, contract rental motor vehicles, commuter airplanes, or transportation by private parties to reach their destinations.
B. 1. Except as otherwise provided by this section, reimbursement for out of state transportation costs as authorized by this section shall not exceed the normal charge for the type of transportation used, but in no instance shall reimbursement for transportation used in lieu of commercial airplane exceed the cost of coach or economy class air fare.
2. Reimbursement for travel by commercial airplane on a first-class basis may be made if coach or economy class space is not available within a reasonable time and is justified by attachment to claim for reimbursement.
3. Claims for reimbursement for transportation by commercial airline shall be accompanied by the passenger's airline receipt which includes information as to class of accommodation for which reimbursement is claimed.
4. If commuter airlines are the only airlines available to reach a destination, reimbursement for transportation used in lieu of commuter air fare shall not exceed the cost of the commuter air fare.
C. Reimbursement for authorized use of privately owned motor vehicles or vehicles from motor vehicle rental agencies used for out-of-state travel shall be limited to the actual cost for such vehicle but in no instance shall reimbursement for such vehicle exceed the cost for commercial coach or economy class air fare or commuter air fare, whichever is appropriate. Distances for which reimbursement for use of privately owned motor vehicles or vehicles from vehicle rental agencies is claimed shall not exceed distances as computed by a Global Positioning System (GPS) or based on map and vicinity business mileage set forth in a recognized published national atlas or road map. Vicinity travel on official business shall be entered on travel claims as a separate item.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 123, § 11, operative July 1, 1972. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 214, § 1, emerg. eff. May 19, 1997; Laws 2022, c. 63, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.13. Registration fees.

No reimbursement for registration fees for attendance at meetings, workshops or conferences shall be made, except upon written or electronic receipt for such expenditures.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 123, § 13, operative July 1, 1972. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 292, § 14.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.14. Rejection of travel claims or vouchers.

The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall reject any travel claim or voucher not in conformity with the provisions of this act or existing statutes relating to reimbursement for travel expenses.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 123, § 14, operative July 1, 1972. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 856.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.15. Claims - Submission.

All claims for reimbursement of travel expenses shall be submitted on the regular authorized form of travel expense claim, and shall be approved by the official or employee performing the travel, and approved by the official or employee designated in Section 34.68 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for the agency in which the employee works. Receipts may be provided to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services in electronic form.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 123, § 15, operative July 1, 1972. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 292, § 15; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 857; Laws 2014, c. 109, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2022, c. 63, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.16. Methods for submitting claims.

The method, forms, or systems for submitting a travel reimbursement claim shall be prescribed by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 123, § 16, operative July 1, 1972. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 858; Laws 2022, c. 63, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.16A. Payment of claims pursuant to State Travel Reimbursement Act - Procedure.

A. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall establish a procedure to expedite payment for a proper claim of a state employee for expenses recompensable pursuant to the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
B. The procedure provided for in subsection A of this section shall:
1. Require payment within forty-five (45) days from the date on which a proper claim is submitted by the employee to the appropriate office of the agency for which the expenses were incurred; and
2. Provide for the payment of interest from the thirtieth day after receipt by the appropriate office of a proper claim for which payment has not been mailed, transmitted or delivered to the employee by the close of business on the forty-fifth day. Interest shall be at an annualized rate as reported by the State Treasurer to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services 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.
C. For purposes of this section, "proper claim" means a claim for reimbursement of incurred expenses supported by all requisite documentation and complete in all respects for processing for payment.
D. Any employee, after the passage of the forty-five day limit provided for in subsection B of this section, who is aggrieved by the delay in payment of a proper claim with interest or who failed to receive interest as provided for in this section may file a grievance with the Office of the Governor. The grievance shall be transmitted from the Office of the Governor to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services who, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the grievance, shall:
1. Pay the claim with interest as provided for in this section; or
2. Report to the Governor and the aggrieved employee why such payment cannot be made.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 84, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Renumbered from § 840.14a of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 53. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 859.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.20. Governor, Lieutenant Governor and spouses - Reimbursement for travel expenses.

The Governor of the State of Oklahoma is hereby authorized reimbursement for all actual and necessary travel expenses incurred when on official business of the state. Such actual and necessary expenses shall include the subsistence and transportation expenses of the Governor's spouse when accompanying the Governor on official business of the state, or when attending an official function at the request of the Governor. The provisions of this section shall also apply to the Lieutenant Governor, the Lieutenant Governor's spouse, and the Governor’s personal assistant.
Added by Laws 1977, c. 87, § 3, emerg. eff. May 30, 1977. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 186, § 4, emerg. eff. May 17, 1979; Laws 1983, c. 302, § 5, emerg. eff. June 23, 1983; Laws 2003, c. 371, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.36. Per diem and other reimbursements for expenses not authorized for state boards and commissions - Certain statutory salaries excepted.

Effective July 1, 1985, no members of Oklahoma boards and commissions shall receive per diem payments or reimbursements for expenses other than those specifically authorized by Sections 500.1 through 500.54 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 1501-605 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes or except as otherwise provided by law. Provided that this section is not intended to prohibit the payment of statutory salaries to members of the Oklahoma Tax Commission, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission and the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 178, § 80, operative July 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 306, § 4, emerg. eff. July 24, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.37. Direct deposit of travel reimbursements.

State officers and employees may receive any travel reimbursements that he or she may be entitled to through direct deposit if the officer or employee is receiving his or her payroll claims pursuant to the Oklahoma State Employees’ Direct Deposit Act.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 135, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.52. Definitions.

In this act, unless the context requires a different definition:
1. "Carrier" means any common carrier registered and approved by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission;
2. "Employee" means any state officer or employee with the exception of elected officials;
3. "Permanent transfer" means a transfer in excess of twenty-one (21) weeks; and
4. "Household goods" means personal effects excluding automobiles, boats, trailers, other than a manufactured home which is the principal residence of the employee, animals or any other possession not normally considered as household goods.
Laws 1972, c. 150, § 2, eff. July 1, 1972; Laws 1974, c. 203, § 1; Laws 1981, c. 118, § 34.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.53. Services included.

Any employee who is permanently transferred at the request of any state agency to a location in excess of twenty-five (25) miles from the location of his previous place of employment shall be entitled to payment by the State of Oklahoma to the carrier for the following services provided by the carrier:
1. (a) The actual line-haul cost of moving ten thousand (10,000) pounds of the employee's household goods, said cost to include the packing, loading and unloading of the goods, respectively, or
(b) Movement of one manufactured home and its contents, regardless of the number of pieces into which it disassembles for transport, provided it is the principal residence of the employee; provided further, that said movement shall not exceed the equivalent cost of moving ten thousand (10,000) pounds of household goods the equivalent distance;
2. Special servicing of appliances at the origin and destination of the move; and
3. The insuring of the employee's household goods and/or manufactured home, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per pound, not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).
Any additional moving expenses incurred as a result of said transfer shall be assumed by the employee.
Laws 1972, c. 150, § 3, eff. July 1, 1972; Laws 1974, c. 203, § 2; Laws 1981, c. 118, § 35.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.54. Requisition - Competitive bids.

Any agency transferring an employee who comes under the provisions of Sections 500.51 through 500.55 of this title shall forward to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services a requisition requesting that the household goods and manufactured home of the employee be moved at state expense. Upon receipt of said requisition the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall obtain bids from carriers registered and approved by the Corporation Commission. The most responsible carrier submitting the lowest bid shall be awarded the moving contract.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 150, § 4, eff. July 1, 1972. Amended by Laws 1974, c. 203, § 3; Laws 1981, c. 118, § 36; Laws 1983, c. 304, § 142, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 861.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-500.55. Compliance with act required - Violations - Penalties.

A. No state agency shall move the household goods or manufactured home of any employee except in compliance with the provisions of this act.
B. Any person authorizing a violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be penalized by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment in the county jail for not to exceed ninety (90) days or by both such fine and imprisonment and any employment of such person in any position or capacity by the State of Oklahoma shall be terminated immediately upon such conviction whether or not any fine or confinement is imposed by the court.
Laws 1972, c. 150, § 5, eff. July 1, 1972; Laws 1974, c. 203, § 4; Laws 1981, c. 118, § 37; Laws 1992, c. 219, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-581. Contracts by department or institution with another for work - Payment - Disposition of proceeds.

That any department of the state government or any state institution may contract with any other department of state government or institution having under its control the personal services, labor and equipment, machinery or other facilities to perform needed work for or on behalf of the state or its subdivisions, department or institutions, when such work may be performed by the use of machinery, equipment, material and/or labor of the department or institution under its control contracting to furnish such service by the use of such facilities of its own, or those of any institution of the state under its control. The department or institution or subdivision obtaining and receiving such services shall pay or otherwise compensate the department or institution performing the work for the fair value thereof, including the cost of material used and proper compensation by payment or exchange for any personal services, labor, equipment and material employed in performing such work or services; which said funds shall be deposited in a special depository account to be kept separately from all other collections and may be expended by the departments, subdivisions or institutions performing the services by voucher issued by said department or institution and drawn on the State Treasurer; provided, however, that when such services are performed by any department or institution having a revolving fund, such payments may be credited to and become a part of such revolving fund.
Laws 1943, p. 236, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-585. Use of state property only for official business - Penalty.

A. Any property acquired by the state shall be used only in the conduct of the official business of the state.
B. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of subsection A of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 371, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.