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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-303. Eligibility of veterans.

In order for a veteran to qualify for the benefits provided in this act, the applicant must:
1. Have an honorable discharge from the armed forces of the United States of America;
2. Have served a minimum of eighteen (18) consecutive months' active duty between the dates of August 10, 1964, and December 31, 1976, or shall have been discharged with a service-connected disability;
3. Be able to establish that he or she was a bona fide resident of the State of Oklahoma at the time of entry into the military service;
4. Accept the benefits of free tuition within fifteen (15) years following his discharge or release from the armed forces; and
5. Satisfy the entrance and eligibility requirements imposed by the technology center school.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 181, § 3, emerg. eff. May 14, 1974. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 96, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 1979; Laws 1986, c. 252, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 2001, c. 33, § 164, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-304. Number of months.

Each qualified veteran shall be entitled to one (1) month's tuition-free schooling for each month of active duty service between the dates of August 10, 1964, and December 31, 1976, with a maximum of thirty-six (36) months tuition-free schooling. Time spent in reserve status with the Oklahoma National Guard or various other reserve components of the United States Military shall not be considered as active duty time.
Laws 1974, c. 181, § 4, emerg. eff. May 14, 1974; Laws 1979, c. 96, § 2, emerg. eff. April 24, 1979.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-305. Eligibility of descendants of servicemen.

A. To qualify for the benefits of free tuition the descendant of a serviceman must:
1. Prove his relationship to the missing or captured parent; and
2. Satisfy the entrance and eligibility requirements imposed by the technology center school.
B. Free tuition shall not exceed a period of more than thirty-six (36) months for qualified descendants; however, tuition shall be available only while the parent of the descendant is missing in action or a prisoner of war or until the descendant reaches the age of twenty-three (23) years, whichever is the shorter period of time.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 181, § 5, emerg. eff. May 14, 1974. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 33, § 165, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-306. Quota system.

In the event that any technology center school is being seriously handicapped in its ability to provide an education or training for all of its students as a result of a disproportionate amount of tuition-free students, then the administrative officer of such school shall certify as to the handicapped condition to the State Board of Career and Technology Education who shall be permitted to establish a quota system for the institution. A schedule of guidelines and priorities shall be established for taking students, as well as limiting the number of tuition-free students who may enroll. The excess number of applicants may enroll in some other state-supported technology center school which has not reached a critical level of tuition-free students.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 181, § 6, emerg. eff. May 14, 1974. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 33, § 166, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-350. Definitions.

As used in this act:
1. "Veteran" means a person who was a resident of this state at the time of his induction into the Armed Forces of the United States of America, or was a resident of this state as of January 1, 1981, and is currently a resident of this state, who served in Vietnam, Cambodia or Laos during the Vietnam Conflict;
2. "Agent Orange" means the herbicide composed primarily of trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5 T) and dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4 D) and its contaminant tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin (dioxin, TCDD);
3. "Department" means the State Department of Health;
4. "Resident of this state" means a person who has any one of the following:
a.
a valid Oklahoma driver's license,
b.
an automobile registered within the state,
c.
a valid Oklahoma voter identification card, or
d.
any other valid identification as determined by the Department;
5. "Committee" means the Agent Orange Outreach Committee; and
6. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 50, § 1, emerg. eff. March 29, 1982.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-351. Report of veterans who may have been exposed to certain defoliants or herbicides - Report form.

A. A physician or other qualified health care professional who has primary responsibility for treating a veteran who believes the veteran may have been exposed to chemical defoliants or herbicides or other causative agents, including Agent Orange, while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, shall, at the request of the veteran, submit a report to the Department on a form provided by the Department. If there is no physician or other qualified health care professional having primary responsibility for treating the veteran, the hospital or other medical facility treating the veteran shall, at the request of the veteran, submit the report to the Department.
B. The form provided by the Department to the physician or other qualified health care professional or hospital or other medical facility shall request the following information:
1. Symptoms of the veteran which may be related to exposure to chemical defoliants or herbicides or other causative agents, including Agent Orange;
2. Diagnoses of the veteran; and
3. Methods of treatment prescribed.
C. The Department may require the veteran to provide such other information as determined by the Commissioner.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 50, § 2, emerg. eff. March 29, 1982.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-352. Compilation, evaluation and distribution of information.

A. The Department, with the assistance of the Committee, shall compile and evaluate information received and actions taken pursuant to this act in a report to be distributed annually to the Governor, to the members of the Legislature and other interested institutions or groups.
B. The Department must obtain consent from each veteran or individual examined pursuant to Section 9 of this act. All information obtained from a veteran or individual shall be confidential and shall only be used for purposes of the study. The Department shall compile and evaluate information obtained from these studies in a report to be distributed as provided by subsection A of this section.
C. The Department may request and shall receive from any state agency such assistance and data as is necessary for the Department to carry out the provisions of this act. The Department may enter into a contract for services necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 50, § 3, emerg. eff. March 29, 1982.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-353. Identity of veteran not to be disclosed - Exception - Statistical information.

The identity of a veteran, the subject of a report made under the provisions of Section 2 or 3 of this act, may not be disclosed unless the veteran consents to the disclosure. Statistical information collected under this act is public information.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 50, § 4, emerg. eff. March 29, 1982.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-354. Privileges and immunities.

A physician or other qualified health care professional or a hospital or other medical facility, subject to this act, who complies with this act may not be held civilly or criminally liable for providing the information required by this act.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 50, § 5, emerg. eff. March 29, 1982.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-355. Attorney General to represent veterans in certain class actions.

The Attorney General may represent a class of individuals composed of veterans who may have been injured because of contact with chemical defoliants or herbicides or other causative agents, including Agent Orange, in a suit for release of information relating to exposure to such chemicals during military service and for release of individual medical records.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 50, § 6, emerg. eff. March 29, 1982.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-356. Certain state health and medical facilities to cooperate in referring and screening certain veterans - Rules and regulations.

A. The Department and the health science centers and other medical facilities of the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Children's Hospital, University Hospital or the Oklahoma College of Osteopathic Medicine shall institute a cooperative program to:
1. Refer veterans to appropriate state and federal agencies for the purpose of filing claims to remedy medical and financial problems caused by the veteran's exposure to chemical defoliants or herbicides or other causative agents including Agent Orange; and
2. Initiate an education program for health professionals on the detection, diagnosis and treatment of the symptoms associated with exposure to chemical defoliants or herbicides or other causative agents including Agent Orange.
B. The Commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to the administration of the programs authorized by this section.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 50, § 7, emerg. eff. March 29, 1982. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 326, § 37, emerg. eff. July 13, 1988; Laws 2021, c. 285, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-357. Referral and screening functions to be discontinued under certain conditions.

If the Commissioner determines that an agency of the federal government is performing the referral and screening functions required by Section 7 of this act, the Commissioner may discontinue any program required by this act or any duty required of a physician or hospital or other medical facility under this act.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 50, § 8, emerg. eff. March 29, 1982.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-360. Definitions.

As used in this act:
1. "Veteran" means a person who is currently a resident of this state, who served on and after August 2, 1990, during the Gulf War in the southwest Asia theater of operations, which includes Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, the Red Sea, and the airspace above these locations;
2. "Department" means the State Department of Health;
3. "Resident of this state" means a person who has any one of the following:
a.
a valid Oklahoma driver license or license for identification only,
b.
a motor vehicle registered within the state,
c.
a valid Oklahoma voter identification card, or
d.
any other valid identification as determined by the Department;
4. "Committee" means the Gulf War Syndrome Outreach Committee;
5. "Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Health; and
6. "Board" means the State Board of Health.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 52, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-361. Report of veterans who may have been exposed to certain causative agents during the Gulf War - Report form.

A. A physician or other qualified health care professional who has primary responsibility for treating a veteran and who believes the veteran may have been exposed to certain causative agents while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States during the Gulf War, shall, with the consent of the veteran, submit a report to the Department on a form provided by the Department. If there is no physician or other qualified health care professional having primary responsibility for treating the veteran, the hospital or other medical facility treating the veteran shall, with the consent of the veteran, submit the report to the Department.
B. The form provided by the Department to the physician or other qualified health care professional or hospital or other medical facility shall request the following information:
1. Symptoms of the veteran which may be related to exposure to causative agents during the Gulf War;
2. Diagnoses of the veteran; and
3. Methods of treatment prescribed.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 52, § 2, eff. July 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-362. Compilation, evaluation and distribution of information.

A. The Department, with the assistance of the Committee, shall compile and evaluate information received from and actions taken by the physician or other qualified health care professional, or a hospital or other health care facility, in a report to be distributed annually to the Governor, the Legislature, the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs and, upon request, to other interested parties.
B. All information obtained from a veteran or individual shall be confidential and shall only be used for purposes of the study.
C. The Department may request and shall receive from any state agency such assistance and data as is necessary for the Department to implement the provisions of this act.
D. The identity of a veteran, the subject of a report made pursuant to the provisions of this act, may not be disclosed unless the veteran consents to the disclosure. Statistical information collected pursuant to this act is public information.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 52, § 3, eff. July 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-363. Privileges and immunities.

A physician or other qualified health care professional or a hospital or other medical facility, subject to this act, who complies with this act may not be held civilly or criminally liable for providing the information required by this act.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 52, § 4, eff. July 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-402. Definitions.

As used in the Special Disabled Veterans Employment Act:
1. "Special disabled veterans" means those honorably discharged persons who:
a.
meet the criteria for war veterans as set out in Section 67.13a of this title,
b.
have a service-connected disability rated at thirty percent (30%) or more by the Veterans Administration or the Armed Forces of the United States,
c.
have been a resident of Oklahoma for at least one (1) year prior to the date of the examination, and
d.
are registered with the veterans registry created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; and
2. "Agency" means any office, department, board, commission or institution of the state government.
Added by Laws 1983, c. 175, § 2, emerg. eff. June 7, 1983. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 252, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 2017, c. 229, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-402v2. Definitions.

THIS TEXT EFFECTIVE BEGINNING NOV. 1, 2020. FOR TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL NOV. 1, 2020, SEE OS 72-402v1.
As used in the Special Disabled Veterans Employment Act:
1. "Special disabled veterans" means those honorably discharged persons who:
a.
meet the criteria for war veterans as set out in Section 67.13a of this title,
b.
have a service-connected disability rated at thirty percent (30%) or more by the Veterans Administration or the Armed Forces of the United States,
c.
have been a resident of Oklahoma for at least one (1) year prior to the date of the examination, and
d.
are registered with the veterans registry created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; and
2. "Agency" means any office, department, board, commission or institution of the state government.
Added by Laws 1983, c. 175, § 2, emerg. eff. June 7, 1983. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 252, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 2017, c. 229, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-403. Exemption from entrance examinations and hiring procedures - Probationary period - Permanent status.

A. Oklahoma state agencies are hereby authorized to employ special disabled veterans who are legal residents of the state in competitive and noncompetitive jobs. Such veterans shall be exempt from entrance examinations and hiring procedures administered by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services pursuant to Sections 840-4.12 and 840-4.13 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. Special disabled veterans hired pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be appointed for a probationary period of one (1) year, except that the appointing authority may waive in writing the remainder of the probationary period at any time after a probationary employee has served six (6) months; provided, however, that the disabled veteran and the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall be notified in writing as to such action and the reason therefor. At the end of the probationary period and if the work of said veterans is satisfactorily performed, the veterans shall acquire permanent status.
C. Upon acquiring permanent status, special disabled veterans shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
Added by Laws 1983, c. 175, § 3, emerg. eff. June 7, 1983. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 83, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 381, § 26, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 656.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-404. Reporting names of employed special disabled veterans.

Names of special disabled veterans employed by state agencies pursuant to this act shall be reported to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services who shall record the names and report the total number of such veterans so employed in the annual report for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services required by Section 840-1.6A of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1983, c. 175, § 4, emerg. eff. June 7, 1983. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 364, § 26, emerg. eff. June 8, 1998; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 657.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-411. Oklahoma Veteran Housing Program Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated the "Oklahoma Veteran Housing Program 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 Veterans Affairs in the form of donations, appropriations or other monies for such fund. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department for the purpose of providing grants to eligible veterans as provided by law. 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 2015, c. 185, § 2, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-412. Special housing grant program for disabled veterans.

A. Subject to the availability of funds, the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall develop a special housing grant program, not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per veteran, for the purpose of bearing the costs not borne by the federal government for a specifically designed home for disabled veterans. To qualify for a special housing grant, all of the following shall be met:
1. The veteran shall be approved for the federal grant under the United States Department of Veterans Affairs' Specially Adapted Housing program;
2. The veteran shall have been a resident of the state before entering active service with the armed forces;
3. The veteran shall be physically residing in the state at the time the federal grant is approved, as well as at the time the application for the grant and receipt of the state grant are made;
4. The veteran's home shall be used for the purpose of establishing permanent, and not temporary, residency in the state;
5. The home the veteran is remodeling or purchasing shall be in the state;
6. The veteran shall formally apply for the grant by completing the form designated by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs;
7. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall verify statements to establish that the veteran meets the eligibility requirements for the grant; and
8. The application shall be approved by the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs.
B. In no event shall the state pay a qualified veteran a share greater than the federal government toward the purchase or remodeling of such home.
C. The state grant shall be disbursed to the veteran in the care of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs regional office to be placed in escrow. This disbursement shall be made only when the federal grant has been approved and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs is ready to complete the escrow agreement and authorize the construction, purchase or remodeling of the specially designed home for the disabled veteran.
D. The special housing grant shall be made to a veteran only once.
E. Each awarded special housing grant shall be paid from the Oklahoma Veteran Housing Program Revolving Fund to the extent funds are available.
F. The veteran may also apply for the special housing grant if he or she has previously exhausted his or her United States Department of Veterans Affairs' Specially Adopted Housing program benefits.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 185, § 3, eff. July 1, 2015.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 412 of Title 63 for consistency in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-421. Oklahoma Veterans Registry.

A. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall create and maintain a registry of all veterans in this state by January 1, 2020, which shall be titled the "Oklahoma Veterans Registry". The registry shall include the following information regarding the veteran:
1. Name;
2. Military rank and branch of service;
3. Dates of service;
4. Percentage of service-connected disability, if applicable;
5. Date of death and place of interment, if applicable; and
6. Name of the veteran's spouse, if applicable.
B. As a component of the veterans registry created pursuant to subsection A of this section, the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall designate those veterans within the registry as one hundred percent (100%) service-disabled Oklahoma veterans, if applicable. The registry designation shall also be maintained as a separate list within the registry for all one hundred percent (100%) service-disabled Oklahoma veterans. The Department shall be responsible for verification of all information provided through the registry and shall verify veteran service disability status at least once every four (4) years or upon request of the Oklahoma Tax Commission, as needed to verify eligibility for the sales tax exemption authorized in paragraph 34 of Section 1357 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs may promulgate rules for implementing the provisions of this section.
D. For purposes of this section, "veteran" shall have the same meaning as specified in Section 2 of this title.
Added by Laws 2017, c. 229, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017. Amended by Laws 2017, c. 387, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2019, c. 124, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 356, § 3, emerg. eff. April 28, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-440. Acceptance of gifts, donations, bequests, grants or contracts.

A. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs may accept and receive any and all gifts, donations, devices, bequests, grants or contracts of any kind for money or property, either real or personal including but not limited to military memorabilia, artifacts or equipment, whether conditionally or unconditionally given.
B. The Department is directed, authorized and empowered to hold such funds or property outright or in trust, invest or sell the property, and to use the principal or interest or proceeds of sale for the benefit of current or future Veterans programs, facility construction, repair or improvements or departmental operations.
C. The Department shall utilize its best efforts to comply with the terms of any conditional gift, devise or bequest in fulfillment of the donor's stipulations and provisions of applicable laws. Any real or personal property donated with conditions which are at any time determined infeasible to meet or continue may be returned to the donor, or if the donor is no longer living, if a natural person, or no longer a legally organized entity, for organizations, then the property may be sold and the proceeds of the sale deposited in the Department's general fund or the property may be further donated in kind to a veterans' service organization.
D. No administrator shall provide any preferential consideration to a potential resident of any Oklahoma state veterans homes in the course of the application and admission process due to any prior or pledged gift, devise or bequest of any money or property given or donated by the potential veteran resident or immediate family member of the potential veteran resident.
Added by Laws 2018, c. 133, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors › §72-450. Administrative leave.

A. Any employee of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs may be granted administrative leave with pay for volunteer service activities, under such terms and limitations as the Executive Director may establish, in service to veterans or dependents of veterans in the State of Oklahoma, which activities meet one or more of the following criteria:
1. The activity is directly related to the Department's mission;
2. The activity is sponsored or sanctioned by or in partnership with the Department; or
3. The activity will enhance the development or skills of the employee in his or her current position.
B. Leave shall be as brief as permitted under the circumstances and shall not support an activity otherwise prohibited by law while in a duty status.
C. The Executive Director shall establish guidelines for approval of administrative leave for volunteer service authorized hereunder which balances the Department's goals and operations and ensures that each is conducted efficiently and effectively.
Added by Laws 2018, c. 166, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building › §73-1. Seat of government and capitol established.

The seat of government and capitol of the State of Oklahoma shall be and is hereby established at Oklahoma City, in the county of Oklahoma, in the said state; and the permanent capitol of the state shall be erected on the following described lands: Fifteen (15) acres of land surrounding a point on the half-section line running north and south between the northeast fourth and the northwest fourth of section twenty-seven (27), township twelve (12) north, range three (3) west of the Indian Meridian, otherwise known as the center of Lincoln Boulevard at its intersection with the center of Twenty-second street, extending east from the right-of-way of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company; and the Executive Mansion shall be located in the vicinity of said capitol grounds on a site consisting of one-half (1/2) block, the same to be selected by the Capitol Commission.
Added by Laws 1910-11, c. 5, p. 5, § 1, emerg. eff. Dec. 29, 1910.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building › §73-15. Agency exercising custody, supervision, and control of work and material in and about Capitol building.

Except as otherwise provided by law, the custody, supervision, and control of all work or material required in and about the Capitol building and the grounds and appurtenances thereof shall be exercised by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services which shall make all requisitions for supplies, repairs, or material required in the heating, lighting, plumbing, ventilation, and operation of the Capitol building and grounds.
Added by Laws 1919, c. 192, p. 269, § 2, emerg. eff. April 1, 1919. Amended by Laws 1935, p. 24, § 3, emerg. eff. May 10, 1935; Laws 1983, c. 304, § 75, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 1995, c. 268, § 1; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 658.
NOTE: Laws 1941, p. 464, § 7 repealed Laws 1919, c. 192, p. 269, § 2, but did not mention Laws 1935, p. 24, § 3 which amended the repealed section.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building › §73-15.4. Friends of the Capitol – Not-for-profit corporation.

A. There is hereby authorized the creation of a not-for-profit corporation to be known as "Friends of the Capitol" to raise funds and to assist in the preservation and enhancement of the Oklahoma Capitol and surrounding areas as defined in Section 1 of this title.
B. The board of directors of the corporation authorized in subsection A of this section shall choose its own chairperson.
C. After proper incorporation, the not-for-profit corporation is authorized and directed to apply for tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3)).
D. In addition to funds received from the general public or other public and private sources, the not-for-profit corporation may receive funds from state agencies at such times and in such amounts as may be appropriated by the Legislature for the Oklahoma Capitol or made available to the corporation from state agencies from their sources of revenue.
E. Costs to underwrite activities related to the preservation and enhancement of the Oklahoma Capitol may be borne from revenues of the not-for-profit corporation.
F. Upon the incorporation, the not-for-profit corporation shall be authorized to hire staff and name advisory groups or steering committees as necessary to assist in the preservation and enhancement of the Oklahoma Capitol.
G. The corporation shall coordinate preservation and enhancement projects in conjunction with and the consent of the Capitol Preservation Commission and the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 372, § 16, eff. July 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 661.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building › §73-19. Oklahoma State Capitol Building Repair and Restoration Fund.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to be known as the "Oklahoma State Capitol Building Repair and Restoration Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies deposited to the fund pursuant to law. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended only for the purposes authorized by subsection B of this section. 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.
B. Monies in the Oklahoma State Capitol Building Repair and Restoration Fund shall be expended for the repair and restoration of the Oklahoma State Capitol building upon the recommendation of the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission and separate from the annual capital budget as referenced in Section 901 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Upon the Legislature's determination that the repair and restoration of the Oklahoma State Capitol building is complete, any remaining monies in the Oklahoma State Capitol Building Repair and Restoration Fund shall be transferred to the Maintenance of State Buildings Revolving Fund established in Section 61.7 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there shall be apportioned to the Oklahoma State Capitol Building Repair and Restoration Fund from the monies that would otherwise be apportioned pursuant to the provisions of Section 2352 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, revenue derived pursuant to subsections B, C and D of Section 2355 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a sum of Sixty Million Dollars ($60,000,000.00) for each of the fiscal years beginning on July 1, 2013, and July 1, 2014. Such apportionment shall be made in amounts and at such times as it is requested by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 253, § 4, eff. July 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building › §73-21. Unlawful to deface.

It is hereby declared unlawful for any person or persons to mutilate, deface, mar or in any other way to damage the walls or other parts of the State Capitol Building.
Added by Laws 1917, c. 99, p. 151, § 1, emerg. eff. Mar. 23, 1917.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building › §73-22. Mechanical engineer - Approval of defacement.

No driving of nails, boring of holes, marking of walls, or other defacement of the State Capitol Building shall be permissible without having the approval of the State Mechanical Engineer, or the engineer designated by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for such purpose, and the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
Added by Laws 1917, c. 99, p. 151, § 2, emerg. eff. Mar. 23, 1917. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 304, § 76, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 663.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building › §73-23. Violation a misdemeanor - Punishment.

Any person who willfully violates the provisions of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by imprisonment in the county jail, not to exceed one (1) year, or by fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or both, imprisonment and fine.
Added by Laws 1917, c. 99, p. 151, § 3, emerg. eff. Mar. 23, 1917.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building › §73-24. Flags at south plaza entrance.

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall display the current flag of the United States of America, an Oklahoma state flag adopted by the Oklahoma Legislature, the American Ex-Prisoner of War flag, a flag to commemorate the centennial of the State of Oklahoma, or a combination thereof at the discretion of the Governor on the fourteen flag poles located at the south plaza entrance to the State Capitol Building in the area bounded by the south Capitol Building steps on the north and by Northeast 22nd Street on the south. The flags shall be displayed in a dignified manner every day except when the weather is inclement.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 185, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 664.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building › §73-25. Oklahoma Historical Society – Maintenance and display of flags, standards, or banners.

A. The history of the area that is now known as the State of Oklahoma was shaped by its location in the crossroads of the emerging American West. Consequently, what is now Oklahoma was coveted by many nations and governments as a key to controlling a large part of North America. Spain, England, France, the United States of America, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America, and the many tribal nations in Oklahoma have contributed by their governance and influence to the cultural heritage of the great State of Oklahoma.
B. In recognition of the unique and honorable history and culture of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Historical Society, when funds are available or secured by donation, shall maintain and display in a dignified manner at the Oklahoma Historical Society replicas of fourteen flags, standards, or banners listed in subsection C of this section of the nations and governments which have claimed governance of the lands now encompassed within the borders of the State of Oklahoma. The flags, standards, or banners shall be displayed in a historical flag plaza as part of the new History Center for the Oklahoma Historical Society on the northeast corner of Lincoln Boulevard and Northeast 23rd Street in Oklahoma City.
C. The following fourteen flags, standards, or banners to be displayed pursuant to this section shall be:
1. The current United States of America flag;
2. Coronado's Royal Standard of Spain of 1541;
3. The Great Union of Great Britain flag of 1663;
4. The French Royal Standard of 1719;
5. The Standard of the Spanish Empire of 1763;
6. The Standard of Napoleon's French Republic of 1800;
7. The fifteen-star United States of America flag of 1818;
8. The Republic of Mexico flag which flew over the Oklahoma Panhandle from 1821 to 1836;
9. The Republic of Texas flag which flew over the Oklahoma Panhandle from 1836 to 1839;
10. The Lone Star Flag of Texas which flew over the Oklahoma Panhandle from 1839 to 1850;
11. The Flag of the Choctaw Indian Nation carried by Choctaw Nation Confederate troops from 1861 to 1865;
12. The First National Flag of the Confederate States of America adopted on March 4, 1861;
13. The Oklahoma state flag adopted by the Oklahoma State Legislature in 1911; and
14. The Oklahoma state flag adopted by the Oklahoma State Legislature in 1925.
D. The flags, standards, or banners directed to be displayed by subsection C of this section shall be displayed every day except when the weather is inclement.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 185, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building › §73-26. Flags, standards, or banners of federally recognized Native American tribal governments.

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall cause to be displayed in an appropriate and dignified manner north of the State Capitol Building the current flags, standards, or banners of all federally recognized Native American tribal governments located within the boundaries of the State of Oklahoma. The flags shall be displayed every day except when the weather is inclement.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 185, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 665.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building › §73-62.2. Agreement with Post Office Department - Additional space.

The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services is hereby authorized to enter into a written agreement with the Post Office Department of the United States permitting said Department to occupy and use adequate quarters in the State Capitol for a post office free of cost to the United States. If additional space is needed, the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services is hereby authorized to enter into written agreements providing such additional space in the State Capitol. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall also be authorized to agree to furnish light, heat, water, janitor service for said post office, and a safe receptacle in which to keep property of the United States.
Added by Laws 1943, p. 342, § 2, emerg. eff. April 3, 1943. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 304, § 80, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 666.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building › §73-63. Battle flags and colors - Display.

The State Historical Society shall provide display cases suited for the proper preservation and care of the decorated battle flags and colors carried by organizations composed in whole or in part of Oklahoma troops who have served in the land, naval and air forces of the United States during its wars, as recognized by the State Historical Society, and shall cause these cases to be located for public viewing in such building or buildings as may be made available, at Oklahoma City, by the state for the use of the State Historical Society, as a perpetual reminder of that spirit of service and sacrifice and that lesson of loyalty and love of liberty which Oklahoma's courageous sons have demonstrated.
Added by Laws 1921, c. 192, p. 216, § 1, emerg. eff. May 16, 1921. Amended by Laws 1977, c. 215, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building › §73-71. Custody of property belonging to houses of Legislature.

The provisions of House Bill No. 76, enacted by the Fifteenth Legislature of the State of Oklahoma, 1935, shall never be construed to apply to property belonging to the Senate and to the House of Representatives, and all property, furniture, fixtures and supplies belonging to the respective houses of the State Legislature are hereby declared to be in the exclusive custody and in the exclusive care and control of the House of Representatives and the Senate as herein provided for.
Added by Laws 1935, p. 25, § 4, emerg. eff. May 10, 1935.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building › §73-73. Records and journals - Public inspection - Confidentiality.

A. The records and journals of each house of the Legislature required by the Constitution of Oklahoma to be kept and preserved reflecting the yea or nay vote of each member entered in all votes taken by the Legislature or the disclosure of any personal or private interest in any measure or bill pending before the Legislature shall be available, at all reasonable times, to inspection by the public.
B. The records and files of the Legislature, not otherwise provided by law to be open to public inspection, shall be confidential and privileged and may be released for public consumption only upon approval by the presiding officer of each house respectively.
Added by Laws 1979, c. 260, § 5, emerg. eff. June 5, 1979.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building › §73-82.1. Purpose of act.

It is the purpose of Sections 82.1 through 83.11 of this title to provide a comprehensive plan for the orderly development of the district surrounding the State Capitol and the Medical Center of the University of Oklahoma under direct supervision of the state itself, rather than by its governmental subdivisions; to promote the general welfare of the state in respect of the State Capitol, other state properties and the Medical Center of the University of Oklahoma, and the surrounding area; and to promote the general welfare of the several property owners of the area hereinafter described.
Added by Laws 1953, p. 404, § 1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1953. Amended by Laws 1970, c. 327, § 1, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building › §73-83. Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning District - Creation and boundaries.

There hereby is created an improvement and comprehensive community zoning district to be known as the "Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning District", to embrace all that portion of the State of Oklahoma situated within the following described boundaries as shown by the plats and records on file in the office of the county clerk of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma: Beginning at the point where the center of Northeast Twenty-third Street intersects the East line of the present right-of-way of the A.T. and S.F. Railway Company, THENCE Southward along said right-of-way to the point where the North line of property abutting on Northeast Sixteenth Street intersects said right-of-way, THENCE Eastward along the said North line of property abutting on Northeast Sixteenth Street to the point where said line intersects the West line of North Stiles Avenue, THENCE Southward along said West line of North Stiles Avenue to the North line of Northeast Eighth Street, THENCE Eastward along said North line of Northeast Eighth Street to the West line of North Lottie Avenue, THENCE Northward along the West line of North Lottie Avenue to the center of Northeast Fifteenth Street, THENCE Westward along said center of Northeast Fifteenth Street to the West line of North Kelley Avenue, THENCE Northward along the West line of North Kelley Avenue to the center of Northeast Thirtieth Street, THENCE Westward along said center of Northeast Thirtieth Street to the West line of North Walnut Avenue, THENCE Southward along said West line of North Walnut Avenue to the center of Northeast Twenty-third Street to the point of beginning; whether or not said land, or any part thereof, shall be within the incorporated limits of any city of the first class.
Added by Laws 1919, c. 35, p. 57, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 26, 1919. Amended by Laws 1953, p. 404, § 2, emerg. eff. June 8, 1953; Laws 1967, c. 209, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 1967; Laws 1970, c. 327, § 2, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970; Laws 1975, c. 309, § 1, emerg. eff. June 7, 1975.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building › §73-83.1. Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission.

A. There is hereby re-created to continue until July 1, 2025, in accordance with the Oklahoma Sunset Law, a Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission to exercise the functions and perform the duties hereinafter prescribed.
B. The Commission shall be composed of eleven (11) members as follows:
1. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services or his or her designee, who shall be ex officio chair of the Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission;
2. The Director of the Transportation Commission or his or her designee;
3. The President of the University of Oklahoma or his or her designee;
4. Two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
5. Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
6. The Chair of the Planning Commission of Oklahoma City or his or her designee;
7. The Chair of the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission or his or her designee; and
8. Two members of the Commission appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the State Senate, for four-year staggered terms with one term expiring on January 31 of each even-numbered year.
C. The Commission is authorized to appoint and hire a Director, who shall serve as the chief administrative officer of the Commission, and other necessary personnel. The Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma shall be the legal advisor to the Commission in the same capacity as he or she is to other boards and commissions.
D. At least one of the members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be a resident within the boundaries of the Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning District as set forth in Section 83 of this title.
Added by Laws 1953, p. 405, § 3, emerg. eff. June 8, 1953. Amended by Laws 1957, p. 521, § 1, emerg. eff. April 25, 1957; Laws 1968, c. 61, § 1, emerg. eff. March 18, 1968; Laws 1970, c. 327, § 3, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970; Laws 1975, c. 309, § 2, emerg. eff. June 7, 1975; Laws 1983, c. 179, § 1, emerg. eff. June 7, 1983; Laws 1983, c. 304, § 81, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 1989, c. 139, § 1, eff. July 1, 1989; Laws 1994, c. 148, § 1, emerg. eff. May 4, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 14, § 1; Laws 2001, c. 11, § 1; Laws 2007, c. 17, § 1; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 667; Laws 2013, c. 209, § 11, eff. July 1, 2013; Laws 2015, c. 251, § 1, emerg. eff. May 6, 2015; Laws 2022, c. 91, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 73. State Capital and Capitol Building › §73-83.2. Authority of Commission over zoning and utilization of property - Location and design of improvements.

The Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission, after adoption of a master comprehensive plan as hereinafter provided, shall have exclusive authority over the zoning and regulation of the utilization of all property in the above described District and no planning or zoning commission of any subdivision of the state thereafter shall have any authority or jurisdiction within said area. The Commission also shall have authority to approve or disapprove the location and design of any improvements hereafter to be placed upon any land within said District, and no improvement hereafter shall be placed upon any land within said District, unless the location and design thereof shall be approved by said Commission. The word "improvements" as used in Sections 82.1 through 83.11 of this title shall include but not be limited to (1) buildings, including additions to and alterations thereof, (2) highways and thoroughfares, and access facilities thereto, (3) parking lots and facilities, and (4) all other construction or erections whatsoever, except that the word "improvements" shall not include existing municipal streets, alleys or utility services, nor the maintenance or improvement thereof, except insofar as the same serve state buildings or are located upon state land.
Added by Laws 1953, p. 405, § 4, emerg. eff. June 8, 1953. Amended by Laws 1970, c. 327, § 4, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970.