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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2901.3. Oklahoma Housing Trust Fund - Advisory committee - Rules.

A. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency shall appoint an advisory committee to assist in policy development for administration of the Oklahoma Housing Trust Fund. Members of the advisory committee shall be appointed from the housing development, sales, and finance industries; nonprofit housing development organizations; and economic development agencies or organizations.
B. The Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency shall promulgate rules for the operation of the Oklahoma Housing Trust Fund.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 163, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2901.4. Statewide affordable housing strategy – Annual Reports.

A. 1. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce and the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency shall develop a statewide affordable housing strategy and update such strategy periodically.
2. The strategy shall include the real-time data collected and analyzed on the current condition of affordable housing in Oklahoma.
3. The strategy shall identify needs for affordable housing particularly in nonmetropolitan areas of the state and in areas experiencing growth.
4. The strategy shall be coordinated with federal, state, and local housing providers to leverage new resources for affordable housing in Oklahoma.
B. An initial report on such housing strategy shall be provided to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of Commerce no later than January 1, 1999, and shall be updated no later than January 1 of each year.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 163, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2903.1. Oklahoma Homebuilder Program.

The Oklahoma Homebuilder Program shall be administered by the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA). The program shall create more affordable single family housing units across the State of Oklahoma. The program shall be a loan program for homebuilders at interest rates as low as zero percent (0%), providing loans to build single family housing units. The program shall fund both urban and rural housing developments across the state. The program shall give preference to applicants seeking to build homes in communities that have been under a federally declared natural disaster within the last twelve (12) months. Additionally, participants in this program shall not be eligible for the Oklahoma Affordable Housing Tax Credit as found in Section 2357.403 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. OHFA may promulgate rules to administer the Oklahoma Homebuilder Program. OHFA shall provide a yearly report beginning July 1, 2024, to the Governor, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, the House Appropriations and Budget Chair, and the Senate Appropriations Chair detailing how many awards have been made and how many single family housing units have been built to date, along with other program information deemed relevant by OHFA.
Added by Laws 2023, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 22, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2903.2. Homebuilder Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) to be designated the "Homebuilder Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the OHFA from appropriations, donations, grants, or other sources of funding specifically designated for deposit to the Homebuilder Revolving Fund. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the OHFA for the purpose of the Oklahoma Homebuilder Program as described in Section 2 of this act. Of the funds available, the OHFA may use up to five percent (5%) of the funds to cover additional administrative costs to OHFA in administering the Oklahoma Homebuilder Program.
Added by Laws 2023, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 22, § 3, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2903.3. Oklahoma Increased Housing Program.

The Oklahoma Increased Housing Program shall be administered by the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA). The goal of the program is to help create more affordable housing across the State of Oklahoma. The program shall help both developers and homebuyers. Developers may apply for gap financing in building both single family and multi-family homes across the state. Homebuyers may apply for a grant assisting in making their down payments in purchasing a home. The program shall fund both urban and rural housing developments across the state. The program shall give preference to applicants who are looking to develop or buy housing in communities that have been under a federally declared disaster within the last twelve (12) months. Additionally, participants in the program shall not be eligible for the "Oklahoma Affordable Housing Tax Credit" as found in Section 2357.403 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. OHFA may promulgate rules to develop the Oklahoma Increased Housing Program. OHFA shall provide a yearly report beginning July 1, 2024, to the Governor, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, the House Appropriations and Budget Chair, and the Senate Appropriations Chair detailing how many awards have been made to both developers and to homebuyers, how many additional housing units have been built, along with other program information deemed relevant by OHFA.
Added by Laws 2023, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 22, § 4, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2903.4. Oklahoma Increased Housing Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) to be designated the "Oklahoma Increased Housing Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the OHFA from appropriations, donations, grants, or other sources of funding specifically designated for deposit to the Oklahoma Increased Housing Revolving Fund. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the OHFA for the purpose of the Oklahoma Increased Housing Program as described in Section 4 of this act. Of the funds available, the OHFA may use up to five percent (5%) of the funds to cover additional administrative costs to OHFA in administering the Oklahoma Increased Housing Program.
Added by Laws 2023, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 22, § 5, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2903.5. Program exemptions.

A. For the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency's programs, the Oklahoma Homebuilder Program, funded by the Homebuilder Revolving Fund, and the Oklahoma Increased Housing Program, funded by the Oklahoma Increased Housing Revolving Fund, the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) shall be exempt from the Oklahoma State Finance Act, the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, and the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974. OHFA shall be subject to all financial regulations and reports currently required of OHFA, including all audits it is required to perform.
B. All funds in the Homebuilder Revolving Fund and in the Oklahoma Increased Housing Fund shall be exempt from any present or future claims by bondholders or other debt holders of OHFA related to any claim against OHFA for other housing programs administered by OHFA.
Added by Laws 2023, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 22, § 6, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3001. State Use Advisory Council- Members - Purpose.

A. There is hereby created in the Office of Management and Enterprise Services an advisory council to be known as the "State Use Advisory Council". The Council shall consist of seven (7) members:
1. A private citizen conversant with the employment needs of people with significant disabilities who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor to act as an advocate for the employment needs of people with significant disabilities;
2. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services or designee;
3. The Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services, or designee;
4. One member who shall be a state use provider who shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
5. An individual or a parent or guardian of an individual with significant disabilities who participates in vocational programming through a qualified nonprofit agency for individuals with disabilities, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
6. The Director of Human Services, or designee; and
7. A person employed by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services Central Purchasing Division as a contracting officer, appointed by the State Purchasing Director.
B. The private citizens on the Council shall serve for a period of two (2) years and may be reappointed by the appointing authority. Any private citizen appointed pursuant to this section to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of the term.
The State Use Advisory Council shall meet a minimum of twice a year for the purpose of exchanging ideas to market and improve the State Use Program.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 20, § 1, operative July 1, 1973. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 29, § 1, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1983, c. 304, § 151, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 1987, c. 22, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 225, § 22; Laws 1991, c. 141, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1994, c. 110, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1996, c. 322, § 1, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996; Laws 2000, c. 95, § 1; Laws 2004, c. 93, § 2; Laws 2012, c. 289, § 1; Laws 2013, c. 15, § 117, emerg. eff. April 8, 2013; Laws 2019, c. 51, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2022, c. 252, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
NOTE: Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1000 repealed by Laws 2013, c. 15, § 118, emerg. eff. April 8, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3001.1. State Purchasing Director – Authority and responsibility.

The State Purchasing Director, under the supervision of the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, shall have authority and responsibility to administer and oversee the State Use Program including but not limited to:
1. Promulgating rules relating to the program;
2. Qualification of organizations participating in the program;
3. Contracting with qualified organizations for products and services to be included on the procurement schedule;
4. Determination of fair market price of all products and services to be included on the procurement schedule; and
5. Designation and publication of a procurement schedule.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 252, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3003. Definitions.

As used in Section 3001 et seq. of this title:
1. "Blind person" means a person having a visual acuity not to exceed 20/200 in the better eye, with correcting lenses, or visual acuity greater than 20/200 but with limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of visual field subtends an angle no greater than twenty (20) degrees;
2. "Council" means the State Use Advisory Council;
3. "Qualified nonprofit agency for the employment of people with significant disabilities" means a nonprofit agency employing persons with significant disabilities who constitute at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the direct labor hours engaged in direct production, manufacturing, processing and/or assembling of products or services offered by the agency for procurement by this state or who meet the definition of blind person as provided for in paragraph 1 of this section, or which is certified as a sheltered workshop by the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor;
4. "Person with significant disabilities" means an individual with a physical or mental disability constituting a substantial handicap to employment and preventing the person from engaging in normal competitive employment and/or includes any blind person;
5. "Qualified organization" means a blind person or qualified nonprofit agency for the employment of people with significant disabilities contracting to supply goods or services;
6. "Manufactured" means goods made by manual labor;
7. "Produced" means to have brought into existence or created from raw materials;
8. "Processed" means the action of taking something through an established and mostly routine set of procedures or steps to substantially convert a potential product from one form to another. This action involves a sequence of multiple steps each requiring a distinct decision-making process to evolve a potential product to the next step;
9. "Assemble" means to put or fit together or put together the parts of a potential product;
10. "Central nonprofit agency (CNA)" means a qualified 501(c)3 nonprofit entity meeting the qualifications in the Request for Procurement (RFP) issued by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services selected to administer and oversee the State Use Program; and
11. "Procurement schedule" means a designated schedule of products and services currently approved by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services Central Purchasing Division as suitable to procure from qualified organizations participating in the State Use Program.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 20, § 3, operative July 1, 1973. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 322, § 2, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996; Laws 2004, c. 404, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2012, c. 289, § 2; Laws 2019, c. 99, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2022, c. 252, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3004. Procurement schedule.

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services Central Purchasing Division shall designate and distribute by regulation a schedule, hereinafter referred to as the procurement schedule, of the products directly manufactured, produced, processed or assembled or services directly performed, offered or provided by any person with significant disabilities or qualified nonprofit agency for the employment of people with significant disabilities, as defined in Section 3003 of this title, which the State Purchasing Director determines are suitable for procurement by the state. The products and services on contract will be published on the procurement schedule and will be designated as mandatory. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services Central Purchasing Division shall have the authority to qualify organizations for inclusion in the State Use Program, monitor qualified organizations for continued compliance to remain active in the program, and remove organizations from the program. Central Purchasing shall have the authority to award and manage contracts to the qualified organizations as well as to renegotiate or cancel contracts when appropriate.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 20, § 4, operative July 1, 1973. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 322, § 3, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996; Laws 2022, c. 252, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3004.1. Contracts for products or services – Management fee or levy.

The State Purchasing Director may enter or award contracts for products or services to a qualified organization as defined in Section 3003 of this title and assess a contract management fee or levy. The contract management fee or levy shall be deposited in the State Use Advisory Council Revolving Fund, as created in Section 3004.2 of this title, for the salary, administrative costs, annual trainings, professional association memberships, qualified agency operational improvement grants, periodic economic advantage study, Annual Report development, and other expenses incurred by the Central Purchasing Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for promoting goods and services provided by qualified organizations.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 175, § 2, emerg. eff. May 10, 1993. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 322, § 4, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996; Laws 2004, c. 404, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1001; Laws 2022, c. 252, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3004.2. State Use Advisory Council Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to be designated the "State Use Advisory Council Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all proceeds from the management fee or levy on contracts for purchases of products or services of people with significant disabilities, as provided in Section 3004.1 of this title. The fund shall be invested in any of the types of instruments in which the State Treasurer is authorized by law to invest. Interest earned shall be retained by the fund. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for the salary and other administrative expenses of the buyer and clerical and technical support in the Central Purchasing Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services responsible for contracts for the products and services of people with significant disabilities and expenses the Office incurs to support State Use operations including services of the Centralized Non-Profit Agency (CNA). Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 175, § 3, emerg. eff. May 10, 1993. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 322, § 5, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996; Laws 2003, c. 372, § 13, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 404, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1002; Laws 2022, c. 252, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3005. Determination of fair market price.

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services Central Purchasing Division shall determine the fair market price of all products and services included in the procurement schedule and shall revise such prices in accordance with changing market conditions; provided, however, a change in price shall not be effective prior to the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date on which such change is approved. Approved fair market prices shall be reflected on State Use contracts and procurement schedules within thirty (30) days of approval and distribution.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 20, § 5, operative July 1, 1973. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 252, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3006. Authority to contract with nonprofit agency.

The State Purchasing Director may contract with a central nonprofit agency to facilitate:
1. Management of the day-to-day operations of the program;
2. The facilitation, promotion, and the distribution of orders of the state for products or services on the procurement schedule among qualified nonprofit agencies for people with significant disabilities;
3. Scheduling and conducting annual training sessions;
4. Publishing the approved State Use Procurement Schedule;
5. Promotion of the State Use Program through development and distribution of program marketing material, promotion of program through continued contact with current and future customers; and
6. All other duties assigned by the RFP through the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 20, § 6, operative July 1, 1973. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 322, § 6, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996; Laws 2022, c. 252, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3007. State or agency to procure a product or service at fair market price.

A. Whenever this state or any of its agencies intends to procure any product or service included in the procurement schedule, that entity shall secure the product or service from a qualified nonprofit agency providing employment to people with significant disabilities at the fair market price determined by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services Central Purchasing Division, if the product or service is available within the period required by the entity and meets the specifications of the entity.
B. An agency of this state shall not evade the intent and meaning of this section by slight variations from standards adopted by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services Central Purchasing Division.
C. Provided, the requirements of this section shall not apply to the procurement of janitorial services by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. The Bureau shall conduct background investigations and national criminal history record checks on companies and individuals with which it contracts to provide janitorial services.
D. Any municipality or county agency of this state is authorized to purchase products and services from any qualified organization as defined in Section 3003 of this title. The qualified organization shall be able to meet the needs and specifications for the products or services required by the purchasing body at the fair market price. Procurements made pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be subject to competitive bid requirements.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 20, § 7, operative July 1, 1973. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 22, § 2, emerg. eff. April 16, 1987; Laws 1996, c. 322, § 7, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996; Laws 1999, c. 277, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Laws 2012, c. 289, § 3; Laws 2013, c. 15, § 119, emerg. eff. April 8, 2013; Laws 2022, c. 252, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
NOTE: Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1003 repealed by Laws 2013, c. 15, § 120, emerg. eff. April 8, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3008. Exceptions - Competitive bid requirement not applicable – Annual pricing review.

A. Nothing in Section 3001 et seq. of this title pursuant to purchases of products and services from people with significant disabilities shall be construed to prohibit any department or agency of the state from manufacturing or supplying its own products or services for its own use. Procurements made pursuant to Section 3001 et seq. of this title shall not be subject to the competitive bid requirements of the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, Section 85.1 et seq. of this title.
B. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services Central Purchasing Division shall require an annual qualified organization pricing review for all products and services approved and designated on the procurement schedule. The method of the pricing review shall be defined in the promulgated rules.
C. When the fair market price for a product or service approved by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services Central Purchasing Division exceeds a current market price for the same product or service and such lower market price has been verified by the agency through compliance with the fair market analysis process approved by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services Central Purchasing Division, the State Use contracting officer may grant a temporary exception to a requesting agency so that the agency may purchase the product or service from the supplier offering the lower market price.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 20, § 8, operative July 1, 1973. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 159, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1996, c. 322, § 8, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996; Laws 2022, c. 252, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3009. Rules - Requirements – Annual strategic plan .

A. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services Central Purchasing Division shall prescribe rules to carry out the purposes of the provisions of Sections 3001 through 3009 of this title.
B. The rules shall include requirements for:
1. Publishing a catalog listing goods and services and jobs that qualified agencies employing people with significant disabilities can provide the state, annually; and
2. Conducting a minimum of two meetings per year of the State Use Council, in compliance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, Section 301 et seq. of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. On an annual basis, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall, within sixty (60) days after the close of the fiscal year, transmit a strategic plan for the State Use Program to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Governor.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 20, § 9, operative July 1, 1973. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 304, § 152, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 1991, c. 141, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1996, c. 322, § 9, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996; Laws 2022, c. 252, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3101. Briefing of newly appointed members of governing bodies as to duties and responsibilities.

The chief executive officer of any state agency, board, commission, council or other governing body of any department, system or authority is required, as part of his duties, to brief any newly appointed member of such governing body within two (2) weeks from the date of the member's appointment regarding his duties and responsibilities and those of the body to which he has been appointed, providing the new member with a copy of the statute or Constitutional provision pertaining thereto, a copy of the last twelve (12) monthly operating budgets showing all disbursements and receipts of such department or agency, and a copy of all rules and regulations existing in said agency, and other pertinent information that will assure that the new appointee is advised of such duties and responsibilities. The briefing may be delegated in part to the executive director or other managing officer of any department, system or authority under supervision of the governing body, the responsibility for its accomplishment remaining that of the chief executive officer.
Laws 1973, c. 113, § 1, emerg. eff. May 4, 1973.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3103. Reports published by State agencies, departments, boards, commissions and institutions - Elimination of unnecessary expense.

That all state agencies, departments, boards, commissions and institutions are instructed to make every effort to use the most inexpensive and brief means of publication of this material.
Laws 1974, p. 717, S.J.R.No.20, § 1, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3104. Filing and distribution of reports.

Every agency, board, department, commission, or institution of this state shall submit its annual, semiannual, or biennial reports as required by the provisions of Section 3-114 of Title 65 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Publications Clearinghouse shall notify the members of the Legislature of the submission of said reports.
Added by Laws 1974, S.J.R. No. 20, p. 717, § 2, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 165, § 10; Laws 1984, c. 13, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 2013, c. 358, § 31, eff. July 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3105. Information to be included in certain reports.

A. Unless otherwise provided by law, every agency, department, board, commission or institution of the State of Oklahoma shall list the following information at a prominent place near the beginning of each publication issued by them:
1. Name of the issuing agency, department, board, commission or institution;
2. Authorization for publication. If such publication is not specifically authorized by statute the name of the person or persons so authorizing shall be stated;
3. The number of copies printed or identification of the website or websites at which the publication is located;
4. If applicable, the name of the printing firm doing the printing; and
5. Assurance of compliance with Section 3-114 of Title 65 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. The information shall be set forth in a separate paragraph and shall conform as nearly as practical to the following applicable format:
1. If the publication is printed:
"This publication, printed by (name of printing firm) is issued by (here list the agency, department, board, commission or institution) as authorized by ______________. ______ copies have been prepared and distributed at a cost of $_______. Copies have been deposited with the Publications Clearinghouse of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries."; or
2. If the publication is located online:
"This publication is issued by (list the agency, department, board, commission or institution) as authorized by _______ and is located at the following website(s): _________. This publication has been submitted in compliance with Section 3-114 of Title 65 of the Oklahoma Statutes."
C. State promotion and informational publications produced by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, Travel Promotion Division, the Commissioners of the Land Office and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 1974, p. 717, S.J.R. No. 20, § 3, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 165, § 11; Laws 1985, c. 30, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 1987, c. 188, § 23, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1991, c. 308, § 8, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 259, § 3, emerg. eff. May 22, 1992; Laws 2010, c. 249, § 5, eff. July 1, 2010; Laws 2013, c. 250, § 5, emerg. eff. May 13, 2013; Laws 2013, c. 358, § 32, eff. July 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3106.1. Publications officers for state agencies.

A. Every state agency shall designate one of its employees as the publications officer for the agency and shall notify the Publications Clearinghouse of the Department of Libraries of the name of the publications officer and of the name of any new publications officer should a change occur.
B. Each publications officer of a state agency shall have the duty to submit publications, upon release, in compliance with Section 3-114 of Title 65 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to compile and forward to the Publications Clearinghouse required lists of the state publications of the agency, and to provide other related information which may be requested by the Publications Clearinghouse for the collection of state publications and the depository library system.
C. The publications officer shall notify the Publications Clearinghouse of the production of audiotapes, videotapes, films, filmstrips, slides, or other audiovisual publications. Every state agency shall preserve one copy of each audiovisual publication or the publications officer shall deposit one copy of each audiovisual publication with the Publications Clearinghouse for preservation.
D. Every state agency including all institutions of higher education shall provide to the Publications Clearinghouse a complete list of its state publications published or submitted online during the prior calendar year in accordance with the rules of the Publications Clearinghouse.
Added by Laws 1978, c. 165, § 7. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 13, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1998, c. 364, § 34, emerg. eff. June 8, 1998; Laws 2013, c. 358, § 33, eff. July 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3106.2. Public meetings – Posting of schedules and agenda on Internet.

A. On or before January 1, 2002, or within six (6) months of the establishment of an Internet website, whichever is later, public bodies shall make available on their Internet website or on a general website if a public body uses a general website, a schedule and information about the regularly scheduled meetings of the public bodies or their governing bodies. The information made available shall include the date, time, place and agenda of each meeting. When reasonably possible, public bodies shall also provide information about the date, time, place and agenda of any special or emergency meetings of the public body.
B. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not be construed to amend or alter the requirements of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
C. On or before January 1, 2002, or within six (6) months of the establishment of an Internet website, whichever is later, public bodies shall make available on their Internet website the names of members of their governing bodies and such other information about the members as the public body may choose to include.
D. For purposes of this section, "public body" is defined as provided by paragraph 1 of Section 304 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes and shall include each institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 125, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3106.4. Public bodies - Required posting of information on website.

A. Public bodies shall make available on their Internet website or on a general website if a public body uses a general website, the following:
1. Any administrative rules adopted pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, which the public body uses to operate;
2. Any proposed administrative rules submitted by the public body pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act;
3. Any statutes affecting the public body and its operations; and
4. Any statutes the public may find useful in interacting with the public body.
B. For purposes of this section, "public body" is defined as provided by paragraph 1 of Section 304 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. In addition to the requirements listed in subsection A of this section, any public body that collects personally identifiable data shall make available on its Internet website, or on a general website if a public body uses a general website, the following:
1. What personally identifiable data is being stored;
2. How the personally identifiable data is stored; and
3. With whom the public body shares the personally identifiable data.
D. For purposes of this section, "personally identifiable data" means information which can identify an individual including, but not limited to, name, birth date, place of birth, mother's maiden name, biometric records, Social Security number, official state- or government-issued driver license or identification number, alien registration number, government passport number, employer or taxpayer identification number or any other information that is linked or linkable to an individual, such as medical, educational, financial or employment information.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 306, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2010. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 240, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3110. Utility bills exempt.

This act shall not apply to monthly billings submitted to the state or any county or local subdivision of the state for public utility companies, electric cooperatives or telephone companies, whose services are regulated by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission nor to said utility companies, electric cooperatives or telephone companies for billings pertaining to installations or changes in service, where tariffs for such charges or billings by said companies are on file with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 133, § 2, emerg. eff. May 3, 1974. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 330, § 2, emerg. eff. June 12, 1975.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3113. Disclosure of information indexed by social security numbers prohibited - Exceptions.

No state agency, board, commission or other unit or subdivision of state government may furnish any information indexed by social security number unless required by law or specifically authorized to do so by the holder of said social security number. Provided that this section shall not apply to a report produced by a state agency of monetary payments made to any state official or employee from State Treasury funds or accounts.
Laws 1974, c. 147, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3114. State officials and employees prohibited from soliciting or accepting contributions for candidates.

No elected or appointed state official, his employees or others in behalf and for said elected or appointed state official, shall, directly or indirectly, solicit or accept contributions from employees in said department or agency for the benefit of or in behalf of any person who is a candidate for other political office.
(a) Violation of this section, upon resolution of the Legislature or either house thereof, shall be prosecuted by the appropriate district attorney, provided the appropriate district attorney shall have authority on his own motion to prosecute said violation in the absence of legislative resolution.
Upon conviction for violation of this section, the state official or any employee adjudged guilty, shall be immediately removed from office or position and shall be subject to bond forfeiture or so much thereof as necessary to reimburse the State of Oklahoma for monies wrongfully expended because of said violation. In event the Legislature or the appropriate District Attorney fails to act within a reasonable time, then any citizen taxpayer may institute suit and upon successful prosecution of the violation, like penalties are to attach.
Laws 1974, c. 293, § 5, emerg. eff. May 29, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3116. Heroic Oklahoman Award.

There is hereby established the Heroic Oklahoman Award to recognize any citizen of the State of Oklahoma who distinguishes himself by conspicuous and extraordinary heroism which may have involved personal hazard or danger and the voluntary risk of life. The Heroic Oklahoman Award shall not be made solely on the basis of having saved a life. Said award shall be presented by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma upon recommendation from a member of the Senate or House of Representatives.
The Heroic Oklahoman Award shall take the form of a public recognition of the heroic efforts of the recipient, but shall not be monetary in nature. The design of the award shall be left to the discretion of the Governor.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 159, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3117. Increase of fees by state agencies - When permitted - Notice - Justification and documentation.

No agency, constitutionally or statutorily created state board, bureau, commission, office, authority, public trust in which the state is a beneficiary, or interstate commission, except governing boards for entities within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, shall establish or increase fees, except during such times as the Legislature is in session, unless specifically mandated by the Legislature or federal legislation, or when the failure to establish or increase fees would conflict with an order issued by a court of law.
Prior to the establishment or increase of a fee, the agency, constitutionally or statutorily created state board, bureau, commission, office, authority, public trust in which the state is a beneficiary, or interstate commission, except governing boards for entities within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for which fees are reported pursuant to Section 3218.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall notify, in writing, the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Government Operations, Agency Oversight and Administrative Rules Committee and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate of the intended action. The notice shall include justification for the fee or fee increase and all supportive documentation.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 239, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 4, § 7, emerg. eff. March 28, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3118. Written response at time of denial of permit, license or tax exemption.

Every state agency that has authority to deny a permit, license, or tax exemption shall provide a written response to the applicant at the time of denial that states the reason for the denial, any applicable appeals procedure for the applicant, and any time limitation for filing an appeal.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 290, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3119. State employee membership - Department of Corrections - General mailing list.

Any statewide organization limited to state employee membership with a minimum membership of two thousand dues-paying members and serving employees of a state agency including, but not limited to, the Department of Corrections, may annually send one general mailing to all state employees and shall pay for the total cost of the mailing. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services and any qualifying organization under this section shall agree on the method of providing a list of the names and addresses of the state employees to accomplish the mailing, while preserving the confidentiality of the list. Such an agreement may include providing the list to a third party in the business of providing mailing services if the third party agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the list. The State of Oklahoma shall not be held responsible or be liable to employees for providing the names and addresses as provided herein.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 455, § 6, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3122. Agency reports of all Memorandums of Understanding or Memorandums of Agreement.

A. For purposes of the Government Transparency Act of 2019, "state agency" shall have the same meaning pursuant to Section 3301 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. Upon the effective date of this act, a state agency entering into a Memorandum of Understanding or Memorandum of Agreement with any agency, department or any organization receiving appropriated money, grants, contracts from the State of Oklahoma or any other state or funds from the government of the United States shall publish a report on its website and the documents.ok.gov website of all Memorandums of Understanding or Memorandums of Agreement within fifteen (15) business days of the Memorandum's effective date. The report shall contain a detailed accounting of each Memorandum of Understanding or Memorandum of Agreement which shall include:
1. The effective date of the Memorandum of Understanding or Memorandum of Agreement;
2. The duration of the Memorandum of Understanding or Memorandum of Agreement;
3. The entities subject to the Memorandum of Understanding or Memorandum of Agreement;
4. The purpose of the Memorandum of Understanding or Memorandum of Agreement; and
5. The constitutional or statutory provisions allowing for the subject addressed in the Memorandum of Understanding or Memorandum of Agreement.
C. When any state agency enters into a Memorandum of Understanding or Memorandum of Agreement, and when the state Legislature is in session, the state agency shall provide the chair of the appropriate legislative committee, based on the subject matter or agency executing the document, with a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding or Memorandum of Agreement.
D. Provided, the state agency may not publish any such report on a Memorandum of Understanding or Memorandum of Agreement that is privileged under law pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act. However, a report shall still be published to indicate what entities are subject to the privileged Memorandum of Understanding or Memorandum of Agreement and its duration.
E. Memorandums of Understanding or Memorandums of Agreement solely between departments or agencies of this state shall cite the state constitutional or statutory authority granted for the subject addressed in the Memorandum of Understanding or Memorandum of Agreement. Memorandums of Understanding or Memorandums of Agreement between any agencies, departments and any organizations receiving appropriated money, grants, contracts from the State of Oklahoma or any other state, or funds from the government of the United States shall cite the authority granted by federal or state statute and/or in the Constitution of the United States as well as the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma for the subject addressed in the Memorandum of Understanding or Memorandum of Agreement.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 121, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3200.1. Short title - Health Care Workforce Resources Center.

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Health Care Workforce Resources Act”.
B. There is hereby created the Health Care Workforce Resources Center whose purpose shall be to coordinate, facilitate and communicate statewide efforts to meet supply and demand needs for Oklahoma’s health care workforce. The initial focus for the Center shall include health care professionals in short supply including, but not limited to:
1. Nurses;
2. Respiratory therapists;
3. Pharmacists;
4. Imaging technologists;
5. Medical laboratory technologists and technicians;
6. Surgical and scrub technicians;
7. Physical therapists; and
8. Psychiatrists.
C. The Health Care Workforce Resources Center shall further focus on:
1. Data collection to support strategic decisions and policy recommendations, to measure and evaluate efforts over time, and to certify on an ongoing basis:
a.
current health care worker supply and demand,
b.
future supply and demand, and
c.
gap analysis;
2. Education and training to ensure Oklahoma’s current education and training systems have the resources and support necessary to produce the number of health care workers needed in both the short and long term;
3. Recruitment to increase the level of awareness among Oklahoma’s youth and adults of the opportunities available in health care, thereby increasing the number of individuals entering health careers; and
4. Retention to improve the job satisfaction and retention rates for Oklahoma health care employees.
D. The Health Care Workforce Resources Center shall act as a clearinghouse of information and activities focused on health care workforce supply and demand. The state agencies, programs, task forces, boards and commissions with resources earmarked or dedicated to health care workforce efforts shall coordinate with the Center to streamline resources, with the goal of eliminating duplication of effort.
E. The Health Care Workforce Resources Center may accept funding that includes but is not limited to:
1. Monetary contributions;
2. Contractual arrangements;
3. In-kind services;
4. Federal- and state-appropriated dollars;
5. Private and public foundation grants; and
6. Fee-for-service products.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 224, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3304. Requisites of Executive Order.

An Executive Order creating an agency shall clearly define its purpose and the duties, responsibilities and qualifications of agency officials, salaries of the officials, projected number of employees and the maximum permissible expenditures of the agency.
Laws 1973, c. 153, § 4, emerg. eff. May 14, 1973.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-3305. Continuation of agency created by Executive Order - Legislation.

Continuation of an agency created by Executive Order is conditioned upon the Governor's submitting proposed legislation, upon convening of the Legislature, for creation of the agency by statute, the proposal to contain detailed provisions regarding the purpose of the agency, its manner of operation, the duties, responsibilities and qualification requirements of its officials, salaries of its officials, projected number of employees and projected costs of its operation. If legislation establishing the agency is not enacted, it shall not continue operation beyond sine die adjournment of the Legislature for that session.
Laws 1973, c. 153, § 5, emerg. eff. May 14, 1973.