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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 64. Public Lands › §64-1079. Receipts to constitute Public Building Fund - Transfer from General Revenue Fund.

A. All monies heretofore or hereafter received from the sale or rentals of Section 33 and lands granted in lieu thereof, the same being lands granted to the State of Oklahoma for charitable and penal institutions and public buildings, shall constitute and be known as the "Public Building Fund".
B. On or before July 15, 2008, and on or before July 15 each year thereafter, the State Treasurer shall transfer from the General Revenue Fund an amount equal to all monies accruing in the Public Building Fund for the previous fiscal year to the State Land Reimbursement Fund which shall be expended in accordance with the provisions of Section 194 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
R.L. 1910, § 7227. Amended by Laws 1910-11, c. 89, p. 194, § 1; Laws 2007, c. 323, § 1, eff. July 1, 2007. Renumbered from § 371 of this title by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 131, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 64. Public Lands › §64-1081. Lease for oil and gas development.

Any county, township, school district, city or town that now owns or may hereafter acquire any land under control of the board of county commissioners, board of town trustees, directors of school districts, boards of education or the governing body of any city acting by and through its duly constituted officers is hereby authorized and empowered to enter, from time to time, into valid oil and gas mining lease or leases of such land to any person, firm, association, or corporation for oil and gas development for a primary term not to exceed ten (10) years and as long thereafter as oil or gas is or can be produced, and any such oil and gas lease may provide that the lessee therein shall have the right and power to consolidate the land covered by said lease with other adjoining land for the purpose of joint development and operation of the entire consolidated premises as a unit, in which event, the lessor in such lease shall share in the royalty on oil and gas produced from said consolidated tract in the proportion that the area of the land covered by such lease bears to the total area of said consolidated tract, or for the purpose of constructing permanent improvements thereon for a term not to exceed ten (10) years. This law does not apply to agricultural purposes.
Added by Laws 1943, p. 160, § 1, emerg. eff. April 1, 1943. Renumbered from § 405 of this title by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 133, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 64. Public Lands › §64-1082. Notice by publication.

The leases mentioned in the preceding section shall be executed only after notice by publication for two (2) weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the land is situated and a public sale thereof to the highest and best bidder: Provided, that all leases heretofore executed by the board of county commissioners, board of town trustees, directors of school districts or boards of education covering lands under their control are hereby validated.
Added by Laws 1943, p. 160, § 2, emerg. eff. April 1, 1943. Renumbered from § 406 of this title by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 134, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 64. Public Lands › §64-1084. County separate school lands - Leases.

Oil and gas mining lease or leases of lands belonging to the county separate schools of any county shall be entered into by the board of county commissioners as to such lands not located within any independent school district, and shall be entered into by the board of education of any independent school district in which any such lands are located. Such leases shall be for the term and conditioned as are leases executed by governing boards under the provisions of Section 1, Chapter 8, Title 64, Session Laws 1943; and said leases must be offered for sale and sold in the manner prescribed by Section 2, Chapter 8, Title 64, Session Laws 1943.
Added by Laws 1949, p. 439, § 2, emerg. eff. June 6, 1949. Renumbered from § 408 of this title by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 136, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 64. Public Lands › §64-1086. Execution of instruments - Approval by Governor.

Any instrument, easement, contract, or deed which may be required in, or convenient to, the exercise of the powers granted in Section 1 of this act shall be executed by the chairman or presiding officer and attested by the secretary, if such instrument be executed by a board or commission, and if such instrument be executed by an officer, it shall be signed by said officer. No such contract, easement, deed or instrument of conveyance shall be effective unless and until the approval of the Governor is endorsed thereon in writing.
Added by Laws 1941, p. 306, § 2, emerg. eff. Feb. 28, 1941. Renumbered from § 422 of this title by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 138, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 64. Public Lands › §64-1088. Partial invalidity.

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this act is held to be invalid, the decision shall not affect the validity or the meaning of the remaining portions of this act. The Legislature hereby declares that it would have passed this act, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
Added by Laws 1941, p. 307, § 4, emerg. eff. Feb. 28, 1941. Renumbered from § 424 of this title by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 140, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 64. Public Lands › §64-1089. Rights and powers cumulative.

Each and all of the rights, powers and remedies granted and conferred by the terms of this act shall be cumulative and shall be construed to be in addition to those already existing, except that at any private or voluntary sale of state-owned lands by the Commissioners of the Land Office such sale shall be held only upon resolution adopted by a unanimous vote of the Commissioners of the Land Office.
Added by Laws 1941, p. 307, § 5, emerg. eff. Feb. 28, 1941. Renumbered from § 425 of this title by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 141, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 64. Public Lands › §64-1090. Prospecting - Permits.

To further the development of mineral resources in the State of Oklahoma, particularly with regard to valuable minerals, including uranium, the Commissioners of the Land Office are hereby authorized to issue prospecting permits, under procedures, fees and rules as may be promulgated by the Commissioners, granting an exclusive right to prospect for any minerals owned by the state, under the jurisdiction and control of the Commissioners of the Land Office.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 373, § 1, emerg. eff. June 7, 1955. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 49, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010. Renumbered from § 451 of this title by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 142, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 64. Public Lands › §64-1091. Notice and sale of lease.

Should the Commissioners of the Land Office find that the state owns a valuable mineral, they shall offer the necessary mineral lease for sale on competitive bids, and notice of such sale shall be published in at least one newspaper, authorized by law to publish legal notices, in the county in which the land is located. The notice shall state the terms and conditions under which sale will be made; the annual rental and/or royalty which will be acceptable to the Commissioners, and that the Commissioners have the right to reject any and all bids.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 373, § 4, emerg. eff. June 7, 1955. Renumbered from § 454 of this title by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 143, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 64. Public Lands › §64-1092. Prospectors liable for damages to surface.

Any person, firm or corporation, receiving a prospecting permit or lease under the provisions of this act, and prospecting, exploring or operating for minerals, shall be liable to the surface owner or surface lessee for all damages or loss accruing to the surface interest in said land and to all crops and improvements thereupon and appurtenances and hereditaments thereunto belonging.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 374, § 7, emerg. eff. June 7, 1955. Renumbered from § 457 of this title by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 144, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 64. Public Lands › §64-1093. Rules and regulations.

The Commissioners of the Land Office are hereby authorized to make and promulgate appropriate rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this act.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 374, § 8, emerg. eff. June 7, 1955. Renumbered from § 458 of this title by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 145, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 64. Public Lands › §64-1094. Violations and penalty.

Any person who prospects for minerals owned by the State of Oklahoma, under the jurisdiction and control of the Commissioners of the Land Office, without a prospecting permit, or who removes any such minerals without a lease contract, contrary to the provisions of this act, or who violates any other terms or provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days and not to exceed ten (10) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 374, § 9, emerg. eff. June 7, 1955. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 547, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 398, eff. July 1, 1999. Renumbered from § 459 of this title by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 146, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 547 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 64. Public Lands › §64-1095. Provisions shall not affect other uses of land.

The provisions of this act shall not affect the sale of sand, gravel, caliche or rock by the Commissioners of the Land Office for construction or road purposes, or the exploration for or production of oil and gas.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 374, § 10, emerg. eff. June 7, 1955. Renumbered from § 460 of this title by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 147, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-1-102. Policy.

It shall be the policy of the State of Oklahoma to promote, support, and implement the development and maintenance of adequate public and special library facilities and services throughout the state in whatever forms and by whatever means may be most beneficial and feasible. Adequate library services are deemed to be necessary to the cultural, educational and economic development of the State of Oklahoma and to the health, safety and welfare of its people, and to be the responsibility of government at all levels.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 1-102, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-1-103. Purpose.

It is the purpose of the Oklahoma Library Code to accomplish this policy by providing for:
(a) Creation of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries to discharge the responsibility and exercise the authority of the State of Oklahoma for adequate library facilities and services in and for state government and throughout the state.
(b) Establishment, development and operation of libraries and library systems throughout the state with the goal of providing adequate library services to all the people of the state.
(c) Financial support for libraries with guidelines for maximum economy and effectiveness in use of all funds.
(d) Cooperation with other state agencies, federal agencies and private organizations in effecting the purposes of this Code.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 1-103, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-1-105. Disclosure of records.

A. Any library which is in whole or in part supported by public funds including but not limited to public, academic, school or special libraries, and having records indicating which of its documents or other materials, regardless of format, have been loaned to or used by an identifiable individual or group shall not disclose such records to any person except to:
1. Persons acting within the scope of their duties in the administration of the library;
2. Persons authorized to inspect such records, in writing, by the individual or group; or
3. By order of a court of law.
B. The requirements of this section shall not prohibit middle and elementary school libraries from maintaining a system of records that identifies the individual or group to whom library materials have been loaned even if such system permits a determination, independent of any disclosure of such information by the library, that documents or materials have been loaned to an individual or group.
C. All registration information of minors collected by any library which is supported in whole or in part by public funds including but not limited to public, academic, school or special libraries shall not be disclosed to any person except:
1. Persons acting only within the legitimate scope of their duties in the administration of the library;
2. Persons authorized to inspect such records, in writing, by the individual; or
3. By order of a court of law.
For purposes of this section, "registration information" includes any information required of a minor in order to become eligible to borrow books, utilize library services, and other materials.
D. Any suspicious requests for records of minors that may be indicative of criminal intent shall be reported immediately to appropriate law enforcement authorities.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 81, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 98, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 2013, c. 26, § 1, emerg. eff. April 12, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-2-101. Creation of Board.

The Oklahoma Department of Libraries Board is hereby created. The Board shall consist of seven (7) appointive members, and the Director, who shall be an ex officio nonvoting member. The Governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, one member from each congressional district and any remaining members shall be appointed from the state at large. However, when congressional districts are redrawn each member appointed prior to July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes effective shall complete the current term of office and appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes effective shall be based on the redrawn districts. Appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes effective shall be from any redrawn districts which are not represented by a board member until such time as each of the modified congressional districts are represented by a board member. No appointments may be made after July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes effective if such appointment would result in more than two members serving from the same modified district. No appointive member shall be a librarian in active practice. Appointments shall be made on the basis of ability, sound understanding of the total responsibilities and objectives of a state library agency and active interest in the attainment of these goals.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 2-101, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 364, § 7, emerg. eff. June 4, 1992; Laws 2002, c. 375, § 14, eff. Nov. 5, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-2-102. Membership of Board.

The members appointed by the Governor shall be qualified electors of the state and actual residents of the Congressional Districts from which they are appointed. No member of the Board shall in any way be connected with the business of publishing or selling books, periodicals or other forms of library materials, nor with the business of manufacturing or selling library supplies or equipment. No member shall receive any compensation for his service on the Board directly or indirectly; provided that each appointive member may receive reimbursement for travel expense pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 2-102, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 178, § 50, operative July 1, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-2-103. Terms of office.

The term of office of each appointive member, except for initial appointments as herein specified, shall be six (6) years, beginning July 1 of the year of appointment or until his successor has been appointed and qualified. The present State Library Board shall become members of the Board of the Department and shall continue in office until their respective terms expire. The Governor shall appoint one member on or before July 1 of each year; provided that he shall make the first appointments for the following terms in the years indicated: One member for a term of one (1) year, and one member for a term of two (2) years in 1967; one member for a term of two (2) years, one member for a term of three (3) years and the member-at-large for a term of three (3) years in 1968; one member for a term of three (3) years, and one member for a term of four (4) years in 1969. After the initial appointments, terms shall be for six (6) years. Any vacancy on the Board shall be filled for the remainder of the term only and by the method of the original appointment. No person who has served a full six-year term shall be appointed to succeed himself. Members may be removed only for cause.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 2-103, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-2-104. Officers.

The Board shall elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman at the first meeting held after July 1 of each year. The Director shall be the Secretary of the Board, and shall have custody of all files and records of the Board.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 2-104, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-2-105. Meetings.

The Board shall meet at least once every three-month period. Additional meetings may be held upon call of the chairman, vice-chairman, in the absence of the chairman, or the secretary. Four voting members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. No question before the Board shall be resolved without the concurrence of at least four members or a majority of those members voting, whichever is the greater.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 2-105, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 322, § 2, eff. July 1, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-2-106. Powers and duties of the Board.

The Oklahoma Department of Libraries Board shall be the supervisory and policymaking body of the Department and shall:
(a) Appoint the Director, who shall possess the qualifications specified by Section 3-103 of this title, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board;
(b) Formulate the general policies of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, in consultation with the Director;
(c) Review and approve the budget requests for the Department;
(d) Formulate standards for public and special libraries in consultation with the Director and his staff, and with the Oklahoma Library Association;
(e) Utilize such standards as guidelines in accreditation of public libraries and library systems;
(f) Utilize such standards and accreditation as guidelines in approval of apportionment of state funds of federal funds such as may be administered by a state agency to public libraries, library systems and special libraries and their use of such funds;
(g) Serve as an appeal board in the execution of the Library Services Construction Act, 20 U.S.C. Section 351(1991), including any amendments thereto, and any similar federal legislative acts requiring such services;
(h) Approve the formation of library systems and designate areas for library districts;
(i) Maintain liaison with the Oklahoma Library Association;
(j) Assist in communicating the goals, plans, budgets and work of the Department to executive, judicial and legislative officials, and to the public;
(k) Provide for the certification of public librarians;
(l) Establish a formula for the equitable apportionment of monies from the Oklahoma Local Library Support Revolving Fund; and
(m) Promulgate such rules as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this act.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 2-106, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 322, § 3, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1992, c. 373, § 14, eff. July 1, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-2-107. Oklahoma Local Library Support Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, to be designated the "Oklahoma Local Library Support Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries from state appropriations designated specifically for deposit in this fund for purposes as specified in this act and from any other sources provided for by law. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries for the purpose of providing convenient library service or access to library service for all citizens of Oklahoma. In administering the fund the Department of Libraries shall encourage existing public libraries to cooperatively share library resources by:
1. Extending or establishing public library services in unserved county areas or contracting for services with existing Oklahoma Department of Libraries certified municipal public libraries, other certified public libraries, library districts, or library systems; and
2. Strengthening existing Oklahoma Department of Libraries certified municipal public libraries, other certified public libraries, library districts, and library systems.
The Oklahoma Department of Libraries Board shall establish a formula for the equitable apportionment of monies to counties applying and qualifying for such funds pursuant to the provisions of this act.
Expenditures from said 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 1992, c. 321, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 528.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-2-108. Oklahoma Local Library Support Revolving Fund - Applications for participation.

A. Applications for participation in the Oklahoma Local Library Support Revolving Fund shall be submitted to the Oklahoma Department of Libraries for approval or disapproval by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Board pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Board. The applications shall be initiated by:
1. The boards of county commissioners in the respective counties either without public library service or without existing countywide public library service;
2. The board of county commissioners in the respective counties upon petition initiated by not less than ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of the county based on the total number of votes cast at the last general election for the county office receiving the highest number of votes at such election;
3. The district or system library boards or commissions in the respective counties with library districts or library systems providing countywide library service; or
4. A joint application from all or a majority of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries certified municipal public libraries in a respective county joined together to apply for and to administer the expenditure of funds from the Oklahoma Local Library Support Revolving Fund and any other funds granted or donated for the purpose of county library services.
B. The application shall include a five-year plan for library development for extending, initiating and/or strengthening public library service in the respective county. The application shall include for the initial or next funding year, a detailed, line-item budget and descriptive program for the Oklahoma Local Library Support Revolving Fund appropriation.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 321, § 3, eff. July 1, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-2-109. Applications for participation in Oklahoma Local Library Support Revolving Fund - Five-year plan for library development.

A. The five-year plan for library development required pursuant to Section 2-108 of this title may address proposals to:
1. Seek financing for additional levels or types of library services and/or contracting with existing Oklahoma Department of Libraries certified public libraries for:
a.
free access and service by all county residents,
b.
specific services such as bookmobile or book deposits/book centers,
c.
access to information services through telecommunications,
d.
surveys or studies of countywide library needs,
e.
leased or permanent facilities, and
f.
any other services as mandated by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries;
2. Hold an election seeking a countywide mill levy for support. Such plans shall be based on the needs, analysis and desires of the respective counties or existing library districts or library systems. If a plan includes a proposal to hold an election on a mill levy for library support, the plan may specify how the public library authority will serve as the coordinator for cooperation between publicly funded libraries of all types;
3. Include the utilization of technological equipment and telecommunications access consistent with Sections 55 and 56 of this title; and
4. Provide for any other services as mandated by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 321, § 4, eff. July 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 362, § 2, eff. July 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-3-101. Creation of Department.

A. The Oklahoma Department of Libraries is hereby created. The Department shall be the official library agency of the state and shall discharge the responsibilities and exercise the authority of the state with respect to all public and special libraries. The Department shall cooperate with other state agencies, local units of government, federal agencies and private individuals and organizations with respect to library facilities and services, or any allied or related facilities and services. The Department shall be responsible for the receipt and administration of all state funds and such federal funds as may be administered by a state agency, may receive and administer private and other funds, for libraries, library services or any allied or related services.
B. The Department shall have its headquarters and shall maintain The State Library at the Allen Wright Memorial Library in the State Capitol area.
C. Branches or offices of the Department may be established under such conditions and terms and in such locations within the state as are deemed necessary.
D. The Jan Eric Cartwright Memorial Library, which shall be located in the State Capitol Building, shall provide law library and legislative reference services for state government and the citizens of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 3-101, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 334, § 2, eff. July 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-3-102. Department as official library of the state.

The Department shall constitute the official library of the State of Oklahoma. The Department shall have custody of all books, documents, facsimiles, films, maps, manuscripts, pamphlets, papers, charts, archives, periodicals, records, and any other materials or objects now in its possession or that may be acquired. No department or institution of state government, except institutions of higher learning, museums and the Oklahoma Historical Society, shall establish a library without prior approval of and except in cooperation with the Department; provided that this provision is not to prevent a state agency from having the minimal necessary and frequently used office copies of reference works, catalogs, legal reports or technical publications required to conduct its daily operations.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 3-102, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-3-103. Director and Assistant Director.

The offices of Director and Assistant Director are hereby created. The Director shall be appointed by the Board on the basis of merit and appropriate experience, shall possess a library degree from a library school accredited by the American Library Association and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Assistant Director shall be appointed by the Director, with the approval of the Board, and shall be subject to the same qualifications as herein specified for the Director. The Director shall be the State Librarian and the State Archivist, which offices are hereby created.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 3-103, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 322, § 4, eff. July 1, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-3-104. Duties of Director.

The Director shall be the administrative, executive, directing and supervising official of the Department under the supervision of and in accordance with policies established by the Board. He shall:
(a) Approve all requisitions and claims;
(b) Prepare budgets;
(c) Prepare the staff organization and position classification with the approval of the Board;
(d) Employ or terminate employment of all personnel as provided by 74 O.S.1961, Sections 801 - 839, as amended; and
(e) Make all reports, maintain all records and execute all instruments required by law or regulation and perform all duties necessary to discharge the functions of the Department.
The Director shall be accountable and responsible to all proper state and federal officials for the activities of the Department. He shall be the representative of the state in all matters pertaining to the duties and services of the Department, or any other library, archival, public documents, reference, research, records, information and information processing functions, including all allied or related services, of the state government, or in which the state may participate; provided that he may designate a staff member of the Department to act as his agent under such conditions as he may prescribe. The Director, or any staff member of the Department designated by him, shall receive travel expense and per diem as provided by 74 O.S.1961, Sections 500.5 - 500.12, as amended, including necessary fees incurred in the exercise of his duties, or in attending conferences, institutes and meetings of library, reference, research, documentation and informational associations or bodies, or any allied or related groups.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 3-104, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-3-105. Functions of Department.

The departmental functions shall include but not be limited to library services, library research, library development, archival, records management and preservation, legislative reference, legal reference, general reference, library promotion and public information, informational, information processing and retrieval, government documents and any allied, cognate or related functions, and the Department shall be the authority of the state for these functions.
The Department is authorized and directed to discharge the state's responsibility for library service, including service to state government, to public and special libraries and library services, cooperation with and rendering of services to local units of government in the establishment and operation of local libraries and library systems, and the performance of all technical and other services necessary to the Department. The Department shall assist with and supervise the establishment and operation of libraries at all state institutions and agencies, except public schools and institutions of higher learning.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 3-105, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-3-107. Appropriations, gifts, bequests or grants - Contracts - Libraries' Revolving Fund.

The Department may receive and use appropriations, gifts, bequests or grants from any source, public or private, and may take such action as may be necessary to receive such funds. It may contract with other agencies, organizations, libraries, library schools or the agencies of other governments for library services, facilities, research or any allied or related purpose.
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, to be designated the Oklahoma Department of Libraries' Revolving Fund. The fund shall be administered in accordance with the Revolving Fund Procedures Act. The Department is authorized to receive all money from departmental forfeitures, fees, sales of materials and services, payments for lost books and other receipts, and other miscellaneous sources, and all such income shall be deposited in such fund.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 3-107, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 165, § 4, eff. Jan. 8, 1979.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-3-107.1. Contracts for literacy services.

The Oklahoma Department of Libraries may enter into contracts for literacy services with library-based programs or community literacy councils, including but not limited to nonprofit corporations holding a valid exemption from taxation issued pursuant to Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(a), and listed as an exempt organization in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3).
Added by Laws 2002, c. 334, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-3-108. Participation in health insurance plans authorized.

The Department may participate in an approved health insurance program for full-time employees and use appropriated funds for said purpose, either for the exclusive benefits of its staff or jointly with other such programs.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 3-108, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-3-109. Purchase, lease and disposal of real and personal property.

A. The Oklahoma Department of Libraries is authorized to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire and hold title to and dispose of lands and buildings and other facilities, and materials, motor vehicles or other equipment, or to erect and equip buildings necessary in effecting the purposes of this Code.
B. The Department may expand the Allen Wright Memorial Library for the purpose of providing space that will serve as a repository and research center for Oklahoma state records pursuant to the Records Management Act and Sections 305 through 317 of Title 67 of the Oklahoma Statutes and to provide space for other Department of Libraries functions as it deems necessary. No monies available to the Department for agency operations shall be used for this expansion project.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 3-109, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 334, § 3, eff. July 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-3-112. Petty cash fund.

A petty cash fund of not more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) is authorized. It shall be established and replenished by claims against appropriations. The fund may be used for postage due payments and for the purchase of minor items and services that cost less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) each. Itemized receipts for all such purchases shall be secured and filed. The fund shall be audited by the State Auditor and Inspector as are other accounts of the Department.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 3-112, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 30, § 112, emerg. eff. April 6, 1979.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-3-113. Postage.

The Department is authorized to buy postage stamps and postal cards in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for any one fiscal year for the purpose of prepaying the postage for the return of information or statistical materials, field operations and other like purposes.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 3-113, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-3-113.1. Publications Clearinghouse - Creation - Director - Rules - Electronic publications.

A. The Publications Clearinghouse is hereby created as a unit of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. The Publications Clearinghouse shall be directed by the Director of the Department of Libraries. The Director shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the functions and duties of the Publications Clearinghouse as provided for by law.
B. It is the intent of the Legislature that state agencies issue publications in an electronic format whenever possible, unless such issuance would interfere with the availability to the public of such publications and the information contained therein. It is the further intent of the Legislature that the Publications Clearinghouse and the Oklahoma Department of Libraries disseminate links to or other means by which to access publications to the same recipients required by law to receive copies or who have traditionally received copies of publications not published in an electronic format. A directory of the links to the publications shall be prominently featured on the ok.gov portal.
Added by Laws 1978, c. 165, § 1. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 13, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 2010, c. 250, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-3-113.2. Definitions.

As used in Sections 3-113.1 through 3-115 of this title:
1. "Agency" means any office, officer, department, division, unit, bureau, board, commission, authority, institution, substate planning district, or agency in any branch of the state government, and all subdivisions of each when applicable, including state institutions of higher education, defined as all state-supported colleges, universities, junior colleges, and technology center schools; and
2. "State publications" means any informational materials, regardless of format, method of reproduction, or source, which originate in or are produced with the imprint, by the authority, or at the total or partial expense of an agency supported wholly or in part by state funds and which are distributed to persons outside of the creating agency or are required by law. "State publication" incorporates those publications that may or may not be financed by state funds but are released by private entities pursuant to a contract with or subject to the supervision of any agency.
Added by Laws 1978, c. 165, § 2. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 13, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 2001, c. 33, § 62, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-3-113.3. Duties of Publications Clearinghouse.

The Publications Clearinghouse shall have the following duties:
1. To establish a state publications depository library system for the use of the citizens of this state;
2. Other than publications issued in an electronic format, to collect state publications from every agency and to retain and preserve permanently a minimum of two copies of the publications;
3. For publications issued in an electronic format, to electronically retain and preserve permanently such publications or the information contained therein, and to facilitate free public access to such publications or information;
4. To enter into contracts with other libraries within this state whereby the Publications Clearinghouse designates the contracting library to be a depository library for the Oklahoma Department of Libraries and agrees to distribute copies of state publications deposited with the Publications Clearinghouse to the depository library, and the contracting library agrees to receive and maintain the collection of publications and not to dispose of publications without prior approval of the Publications Clearinghouse, to provide adequate facilities for the storage and use of the publications, and to provide free access to the publications for the use of its patrons;
5. To determine the necessity of and to make arrangements for the conversion of state publications to microform or electronic formats and to establish a system to assure the availability of such publications for distribution to designated depository libraries;
6. To prepare and publish official lists of state publications and to distribute the lists to all contracting depository libraries, other libraries within this state, and every agency;
7. For publications not published in an electronic format, to determine the quantity of each publication of an agency to a maximum of twenty-five copies required to meet the needs of the state publications depository library system and to notify each agency of the required quantity;
8. To distribute copies of state publications not published in an electronic format as follows:
a.
One copy to the United States Library of Congress,
b.
Two copies for the collection of state publications within the Publications Clearinghouse, and
c.
Selected copies to each depository library;
9. To receive for use and for exchange purposes a maximum of fifty copies of all state legal publications not published in an electronic format, including bar journals and official reports of decisions, codes, opinions, rules and regulations, and sixty copies of Oklahoma Statutes, Oklahoma Statute Supplements, and Oklahoma Session Laws; and
10. To compile and maintain a permanent record of state publications.
Added by Laws 1978, c. 165, § 3. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 272, § 15, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1984, c. 13, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1992, c. 322, § 5, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2010, c. 250, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-3-114. Deposit of state publications with Publications Clearinghouse - Failure to comply.

A. Every agency except institutions of higher education, but specifically including any board of regents for higher education, which issues a state publication shall immediately file the publication electronically, in compliance with the provision of any applicable section of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes that is related to submission of state publications. If a state publication cannot be filed electronically, a maximum of twenty-five copies shall be deposited with the Publications Clearinghouse in lieu of the electronic filing and the agency shall include an explanation of the reason the document cannot be filed electronically.
B. Upon failure of an agency to comply with the provisions of this section, the Director of the Department of Libraries shall forward a written notice of the failure to the chief administrative officer of the agency. The notice shall state a reasonable time, not to exceed thirty (30) days, in which the agency shall fully comply. Further failure to comply shall be reported in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall immediately institute mandamus proceedings to secure compliance by the agency.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 3-114, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 165, § 5; Laws 1984, c. 13, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 2010, c. 250, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2013, c. 358, § 26, eff. July 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-3-115. Copies to other states, territories or possessions and The Library of Congress - Exchange agreements - Surplus publications.

The Publications Clearinghouse, pursuant to exchange agreements, shall send copies of state publications to the official library of each of the states, territories, and possessions of the United States and to The Library of Congress, may exchange copies for the publications of other governments or organizations, and may send copies upon request to other entities or persons. The Department of Libraries may sell at the fair market value or otherwise dispose of any surplus publications. Any receipts shall be deposited pursuant to the provisions of Section 3-107 of this title.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 45, § 3-115, emerg. eff. April 6, 1967. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 165, § 6; Laws 1984, c. 13, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-3-117. Purpose.

It is the purpose of this act to protect and perpetuate public land survey corners and information concerning the location of such corners by requiring the systematic establishment of monuments and filing of information concerning the marking of the location of such public land survey corners and to allow the systematic location of other property corners, thereby providing for property security and a coherent system of property location and identification; and thereby eliminating the repeated necessity for reestablishment and relocations of such corners once they are established and located.
Added by Laws 1978, c. 140, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 65. Public Libraries › §65-3-118. Definitions.

As used in this act:
1. "Property corner" means a geographic point on the surface of the earth, and is on, a part of, and controls a property line;
2. "Property controlling corner" means a public land survey corner, or any property corner, which does not lie on a property line of the property in question, but which controls the location of one or more of the property corners of the property in question;
3. "Public land survey corner" means any corner actually established and monumented in an original survey or resurvey used as a basis of legal description for issuing a patent for the land to a private person from the United States government;
4. "Accessory to a corner" means any exclusively identifiable physical object whose spatial relationship to the corner is recorded. Accessories may be bearing trees, bearing objects, monuments, reference monuments, line trees, pits, mounds, charcoal-filled bottles, steel or wooden stakes, or other objects;
5. "Monument" means a physical structure that occupies the exact position of a corner;
6. "Reference monument" means a special monument that does not occupy the same geographical position as the corner itself, but whose spatial relationship to the corner is recorded, and which serves to witness the corner;
7. "Surveyor" means any person who is authorized by the laws of this state to practice land surveying;
8. "Board" means the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors; and
9. "Division" means the Office of Archives and Records of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.
Added by Laws 1978, c. 140, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 322, § 6, eff. July 1, 1992.