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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9030.5. Funding by state agencies - Maximum assessment - Allocation to Art in Public Places Administrative and Maintenance Revolving Fund.

A. 1. Except as otherwise provided by subsection C of this section, all state agencies, including institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, all state departments, boards, councils, and commissions shall allocate, as a nondeductible item out of any expenditures for capital projects including, but not limited to, bond issues for state construction excluding costs for bond issuance and related reserves, an amount of one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) of the expenditure to the Oklahoma Arts Council for the purpose of funding the Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act, except as otherwise provided by subsection B of this section.
2. The maximum assessment for any project shall not exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00). This assessment shall not apply to any private donations for a capital project. This allocation shall be applicable to all state agency capital projects approved by the appointing authority after September 1, 2004. The works of art commissioned pursuant to the Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act may be placed on public lands, integral to or attached to a public building or structure, or detached within or outside a public building or structure.
B. 1. Of the assessment provided for in subsection A of this section, four-fifths (4/5) shall be placed in the Commissioning of Art in Public Places Revolving Fund, created in Section 9030.6 of this title, for the commission of any work of art for the Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act. Institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall remain in complete administrative control of their four-fifths (4/5) assessment pursuant to this subsection for the acquisition of art. The remaining one-fifth (1/5) of the assessment shall be reserved for the Art in Public Places Administrative and Maintenance Revolving Fund created by Section 9030.7 of this title.
2. Monies deposited in the Art in Public Places Administrative and Maintenance Revolving Fund for the purpose of this moratorium shall be used for continued administration, educational costs and maintenance.
C. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not be applicable:
1. For the fiscal years ending:
a.
June 30, 2012,
b.
June 30, 2013, and
c.
June 30, 2014; and
2. To the following:
a.
the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, and
b.
the Oklahoma Military Department.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 254, § 6. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 400, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2004; Laws 2011, c. 213, § 1; Laws 2015, c. 196, § 5, eff. July 1, 2015; Laws 2021, c. 536, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 361, § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9030.6. Commissioning of Art in Public Places Revolving Fund.

A. 1. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Arts Council to be designated the "Commissioning of Art in Public Places Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Council from the sources provided for in Section 9030.5 of this title.
2. The Council shall establish a separate subaccount for each project. Monies in these subaccounts may be used to match monies from other private and public sources for commissioning art in accordance with the Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act.
3. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Arts Council for the commissioning of art and insurance for the art in accordance with the Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act.
4. 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.
B. If there are monies from a project for the commissioning of art not spent, those monies may be pooled in the fund for the commissioning of art in, on, or near other state buildings.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 254, § 7. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1056; Laws 2015, c. 196, § 6, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9030.7. Art in Public Places Administrative and Maintenance Revolving Fund - Transfer of funds in excess of One Million Dollars.

A. 1. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Arts Council to be designated the "Art in Public Places Administrative and Maintenance Revolving Fund". All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Council. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Council from the sources provided for in Section 9030.5 of this title.
2. This fund shall consist of two subaccounts, one account for maintenance and repair purposes and one account for administrative and education purposes. Monies accruing to the credit of the subaccount for maintenance and repair shall be used for the purpose of restoring art in all state public buildings including, but not limited to, public buildings at institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.
3. 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.
B. Whenever the unencumbered balance in this fund exceeds One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), the assessment shall be placed in the Commissioning of Art in Public Places Revolving Fund to the credit of the subaccount established for the project upon which the assessment was made.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 254, § 8. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1057; Laws 2015, c. 196, § 7, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9030.8. Transfer to Oklahoma Arts Council.

A. On the effective date of this act, all powers, duties, responsibilities, records and equipment of the Oklahoma Historical Society relating exclusively to the implementation and administration of the Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act are hereby transferred and shall be placed under the authority of the Oklahoma Arts Council. To the extent practicable, the transfer shall include all computer hardware and software used in regulating the functions listed in this subsection.
B. The Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Arts Council may contract for additional legal and administrative services as necessary to effectuate the transfers as provided for in this section.
C. 1. All unexpended funds, property, furnishings, equipment, supplies, records, and outstanding financial obligations and encumbrances of the Oklahoma Historical Society relating to the implementation and administration of the Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act shall be transferred to the Oklahoma Arts Council for the continuing performance of duties relating to the implementation and administration of the Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act. No funds, property, furnishings, equipment, supplies or records may be expended or used for any purpose other than the performance of duties and responsibilities as directed and required in this act.
2. Any funds, properties, furnishings, equipment, supplies, or records related in any manner to the implementation and administration of the Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act which may not be in the current possession of the Oklahoma Historical Society on the effective date of this act, but which come into the possession of the Oklahoma Historical Society after the transfer of authority to the Oklahoma Arts Council as provided in this act, shall immediately be transferred to the Oklahoma Arts Council.
D. The Oklahoma Historical Society shall not enter into any contract or agreement relating to the implementation and administration of the Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act extending beyond the effective date of the transfer without approval by the Oklahoma Arts Council.
E. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall coordinate the transfer of funds, purchase orders and outstanding financial obligations and encumbrances relating to the implementation and administration of the Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act as transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act.
F. Upon the effective date of this act, all administrative rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Historical Society relating to the implementation and administration of the Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act shall be enforceable by the Oklahoma Arts Council. The rules shall continue in force and effect after the effective date of this act, and the Oklahoma Arts Council shall have authority to amend, repeal, recodify or make additions to the rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 196, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9051. Legislature recognition.

The Legislature recognizes the significant economic impact of the extreme weather event that occurred during the month of February 2021. In the wake of this weather event, unprecedented utility costs will be passed through to Oklahoma customers of utilities from unregulated utility entities. The purpose of this act is to provide financing options to these entities that may not otherwise be available and thereby allow customers to pay their utility bills at a lower amount and over a longer period.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 203, § 2, emerg. eff. April 23, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9052. Definitions.

As used in this act:
1. "Authority" shall mean the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority pursuant to Section 5062.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. "Extraordinary costs" shall mean costs incurred by an unregulated utility related to the extreme weather that occurred beginning February 7, 2021, and ending February 21, 2021, including but not limited to fuel-related storage and associated costs, emergency compressed or liquified natural gas supplies, contracts for services providing additional pressurization on lines and transportation pipeline penalties. Extraordinary costs shall not include extreme purchase costs, as defined in this section;
3. "Extreme purchase costs" shall mean expenses incurred for the purchase of fuel, purchased power, natural gas commodity or any combination thereof, whether at spot pricing, index pricing or otherwise with delivery from February 7, 2021, through February 21, 2021;
4. "Qualified costs" shall mean the extreme purchase costs and extraordinary costs, as calculated and set out by the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority following a review of a loan application of an unregulated utility submitted pursuant to this act, less any insurance proceeds, governmental grants or other funding sources;
5. "Unregulated utility" shall mean any utility, as defined in this act, doing business in this state, or any public trust designated for the benefit of a utility or municipality, which is not a regulated utility subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission with respect to its rates, charges and terms and conditions of service;
6. "Utility" shall mean any person or entity doing business in this state that furnishes natural gas or electric current to its customers or members located at an address in this state and within the service area of the utility;
7. "Utility revenue bond" shall mean any bond, revenue bond, notes or other evidence of obligations of the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority issued by the Authority pursuant to this act including, but not limited to, bond anticipation notes and refunding bonds, for the purpose set forth in this act; and
8. "Unregulated Utility Consumer Protection Fund" shall mean the fund created pursuant to Section 7 of this act.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 203, § 3, emerg. eff. April 23, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9053. Authority and powers.

A. In addition to all other powers expressly conferred upon the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority pursuant to Section 5062.8 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Authority is hereby authorized and empowered to take the following action:
1. To provide, with assistance from the Public Utility Division of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, a pooled loan program for the efficient financing of qualified costs of unregulated utilities pursuant to Section 6 of this act for the purposes of mitigating the significant impact of extreme purchase costs and extraordinary costs to customers of an unregulated utility;
2. To assess an administrative fee for the costs associated with the Authority carrying out its power and duties under this act; and
3. To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly granted in this act.
B. The Authority shall take the following action:
1. To notify the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission upon issuance of a loan pursuant to this act. The notification shall be in writing and include the amount and terms of the loan; and
2. To prepare a report annually regarding financing activity related to the provisions of this act to be submitted to the Governor, the Attorney General, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives as of December 1 each year until the debt is retired.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 203, § 4, emerg. eff. April 23, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9056. Unregulated Utility Consumer Protection Fund.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund to be designated the "Unregulated Utility Consumer Protection Fund", which shall be utilized by the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority to make loans to unregulated utilities to carry out the purposes of this act. The fund shall consist of proceeds from the issuance of obligations authorized in Section 6 of this act, revenues from the loan program and any other contributions from unregulated utilities permitted by law.
B. To the extent the unregulated utility receives, prior to the issuance of a loan pursuant to this act, insurance proceeds, governmental grants or any other source of funding that compensates it for extreme purchase costs or extraordinary costs, or if actual amounts are determined to be lower than estimated amounts, those amounts shall be used to reduce the qualified costs of the unregulated utility that are recoverable from customers. If the amounts are received after the issuance of a loan, they shall be remitted to the Authority and deposited into the Unregulated Utility Consumer Protection Fund. Any amounts remitted to the Authority after the issuance of a loan shall be credited against the loan payments of the unregulated utility using a reasonable methodology determined by the Authority.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 203, § 7, emerg. eff. April 23, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9057. Application to Oklahoma Supreme Court for approval of bonds.

The Oklahoma Development Finance Authority may file an application with the Oklahoma Supreme Court for the approval of bonds issued under this act, and exclusive original jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Court to hear and determine each application. The Court shall give such an application precedence over the other business of the Court and consider and pass upon the application and any protests which may be filed against such application as speedily as possible. Notice of the hearing on each application shall be given by notice published in a newspaper of general circulation in the state that on a day named by the Authority will ask the Oklahoma Supreme Court to hear its application and approve any bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this act. The notice shall inform all persons interested that they may file protests against the issuance of the bonds and be present at the hearing and contest the legality thereof. The notice shall be published one time not less than ten (10) days prior to the date named for the hearing, and the hearing may be adjourned from time to time at the discretion of the Court. If the Court shall be satisfied that the bonds or any portions thereof have been properly authorized in accordance with this act and the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, and that, when issued, they will constitute valid obligations in accordance with their terms, the Court shall render its written opinion approving the bonds and shall fix the time within which a petition for rehearing may be filed. The decision of the Court shall be a judicial determination of the validity of the bonds, shall be conclusive as to the Authority, this state, its officers, agents and instrumentalities and all other persons, and thereafter the bonds so approved and the revenues pledged to their payment shall be incontestable in any court in this state.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 203, § 8, emerg. eff. April 23, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9058. Severability.

Effective on the date the first loans are issued pursuant to Section 6 of this act, if any provision in this title or portion of this title is held to be invalid or is invalidated, superseded, replaced, repealed or expires for any reason, that occurrence does not affect the validity or continuation of this act or other provision of law that is relevant to the issuance, administration, payment or refunding of a loan or to any actions of the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority or the unregulated utility or their successors, assignees or collections agents.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 203, § 9, emerg. eff. April 23, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9060. Short title - Oklahoma Emergency Energy Availability Act of 2022 – Emergency energy plans.

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Emergency Energy Availability Act of 2022".
B. As used in the Oklahoma Emergency Energy Availability Act of 2022:
1. "Energy policy" means any policy or commitment pertaining to the sourcing of electrical power generation, energy conservation methods, or energy development; and
2. "Energy source" means any source used to generate electric power including but not limited to biomass, coal, hydroelectricity, natural gas, hydrogen, nuclear, oil, solar, water, and wind.
C. 1. On or after the effective date of this act, any agency, department, bureau, system of higher education, school district, township, or municipality within this state which has an energy policy in place or that chooses to develop an energy policy shall develop an emergency energy plan detailing methods or sources of energy during a state of emergency.
2. On or after the effective date of this act, any agency, department, bureau, system of higher education, school district, township, or municipality within this state which has or develops an energy policy and an emergency energy plan pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection shall not source energy for such plans from a single energy source and shall develop policies for the acquisition of electrical power generated from at least three distinct energy sources.
D. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management shall promulgate rules to effectuate the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 131, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9071. Legislature recognition.

The Legislature recognizes the significant economic impact of the extreme weather event that occurred during the month of February 2021. In the wake of this weather event, unprecedented utility costs will be passed through to Oklahoma customers of utilities from regulated utility entities. The purpose of this act is to provide for the issuance of ratepayer-backed bonds to these entities and thereby allow customers to pay their utility bills at a lower amount and over a longer period.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 204, § 2, emerg. eff. April 23, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9076. Authorities and powers.

A. In addition to all other powers expressly conferred upon the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority pursuant to Section 5062.8 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statues, the Authority is hereby authorized and empowered to take the following actions:
1. To issue ratepayer-backed bonds as provided in this act;
2. To establish and adjust from time to time the actual cost of an administrative fee for the costs associated with the Authority carrying out its power and duties under this act, to include costs of the Corporation Commission incurred under Section 4 of this act. The fee shall be included in the calculation of utility customer payments created by the financing order; and
3. To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly granted in this act.
B. The Authority shall take the following actions:
1. To notify the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission upon issuance of a ratepayer-backed bond. The notification shall be in writing and include the amount and terms of the bond; and
2. To prepare a report annually regarding the bond activity related to the provisions of this act, to be submitted to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Attorney General and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission as of December 1 each year until the debt is retired.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 204, § 7, emerg. eff. April 23, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9078. Audit of amounts received from customers.

In any proceeding where the issue is properly before it, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission may require an audit of all amounts received from customers under an irrevocable and nonbypassable mechanism and paid to a utility, the amounts paid by the utility to the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority or other holder of securitization property. An audit, as provided in this section, shall be part of any general rate case filed by a regulated utility currently affected by a financing order with outstanding ratepayer-backed bonds. Any audit conducted pursuant to this section shall be provided to the Governor, the Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Authority; provided, however, any part or parts of the audit deemed confidential pursuant to federal or state law or as determined by the Commission, shall be redacted.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 204, § 9, emerg. eff. April 23, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9079. Application to Oklahoma Supreme Court for approval of ratepayer-backed bonds.

The Oklahoma Development Finance Authority shall file an application with the Supreme Court of Oklahoma for the approval of ratepayer-backed bonds issued under this act, and exclusive original jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Court to hear and determine each application. The Court shall give such an application precedence over the other business of the Court and consider and pass upon the application and any protests which may be filed against such application as speedily as possible. Notice of the hearing on each application shall be given by notice published in a newspaper of general circulation in the state that on a day named by the Authority will ask the Oklahoma Supreme Court to hear its application and approve the bonds. The notice shall inform all persons interested that they may file protests against the issuance of the bonds and be present at the hearing and contest the legality thereof. The notice shall be published one time, not less than ten (10) days prior to the date named for the hearing, and the hearing may be adjourned from time to time at the discretion of the Court. If the Court shall be satisfied that the bonds or any portions thereof have been properly authorized in accordance with this act and the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, and that when issued they will constitute valid obligations in accordance with their terms, the Court shall render its written opinion approving the ratepayer-backed bonds and shall fix the time within which a petition for rehearing may be filed. The decision of the Court shall be a judicial determination of the validity of the bonds, shall be conclusive as to the Authority, the state, its officers, agents and instrumentalities, and all other persons, and thereafter the bonds so approved and the revenues pledged to their payment shall be incontestable in any court in this state.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 204, § 10, emerg. eff. April 23, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9080. Severability.

Effective on the date the first ratepayer-backed bonds are issued under this act, if any provision in this act or portion of this act is held to be invalid or is invalidated, superseded, replaced, repealed or expires for any reason, that occurrence does not affect the validity or continuation of this act or other provisions of law that are relevant to the issuance, administration, payment, retirement or refunding of the ratepayer-backed bonds or to any actions of the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority or the regulated utility or their successors, assignees or collections agents.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 204, § 11, emerg. eff. April 23, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9081. Constitution amendments and alterations.

If this act, or any provision hereof is, or may be deemed to be, in conflict or inconsistent with any of the provisions of Section 18 through Section 34, inclusive, of Article IX of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, then, to the extent of any conflicts or inconsistencies, it is hereby expressly declared this entire act and this section are amendments to and alterations of such sections of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, as authorized by Section 35 of Article IX of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 204, § 12, emerg. eff. April 23, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9082. Report on audits or true-ups.

For regulated utility entities doing business in this state and subject to the February 2021 Regulated Utility Consumer Protection Act, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission shall make available through posting to its public website, a report on any audits or true-ups performed under Section 9074 or 9078 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The report shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
1. Total amount of the original securitization bond;
2. Annual interest rate on the securitization bond;
3. Total annual interest expense paid;
4. Total interest expense paid to date;
5. Total annual revenue collected per the utility tariff;
6. Total revenue collected to date per the utility tariff;
7. Remaining repayment term and outstanding principal balance; and
8. Any other information deemed appropriate by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 56, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9100. Unified State Law Enforcement Commission.

A. There is hereby created, until December 1, 2022, the Unified State Law Enforcement Commission. The Commission shall be composed of the following eight (8) members:
1. The Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety or designee;
2. The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation or designee;
3. The Director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control or designee;
4. The Cabinet Secretary of Public Safety or designee;
5. The Oklahoma Attorney General or designee;
6. One member selected by the Governor, who shall serve as the chair of the Commission;
7. One member designated by the President Pro Tempore of the State Senate who shall be a current member of the Senate; and
8. One member designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives who shall be a current member of the House of Representatives.
B. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting the business of the Commission. The Commission shall meet monthly and at such other times as may be called by the chair.
C. Members of the Commission shall receive no compensation for serving on the Commission but shall receive travel reimbursement for necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties by their respective agencies in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
D. The Unified State Law Enforcement Commission shall:
1. Study, evaluate and make recommendations regarding unification of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, and the Department of Public Safety;
2. Study, evaluate and make recommendations regarding a recruitment, training and leadership development program for members of a unified state law enforcement agency that will enhance the efforts of the state to recruit, lead and retain highly qualified state law enforcement officers;
3. Study, evaluate and make recommendations regarding how best to ensure accountability within a unified state law enforcement agency and to address public corruption; and
4. Study, evaluate and make recommendations regarding any other matters determined by the Commission to be relevant to the purpose of this act.
E. The Commission shall prepare a report of its findings and recommendations to be submitted to the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the State Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chair of the Public Safety Committees in both the State Senate and the House of Representatives, and the minority leaders of both the State Senate and the House of Representatives no later than December 1, 2021.
F. Staffing for the Commission shall be provided by the State Senate.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 86, § 1, emerg. eff. April 20, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9101. Mental Wellness Division for public safety personnel.

A. The Department of Public Safety shall establish and maintain a Mental Wellness Division to provide mental wellness services and programs to public safety personnel to promote good mental wellness. The Commissioner shall appoint the Director of the Mental Wellness Division.
B. The Director of the Mental Wellness Division shall report to the Commissioner. All current and former employees of the Mental Wellness Division shall maintain the privacy of all public safety personnel served by the Division or who participate in its programs. No privileged personal health information shall ever be shared with the Commissioner or made public without the consent of that person. However, aggregate mental health information may be shared with the Commissioner. Aggregate mental health information may be made public by the Commissioner if, in the judgment of the Commissioner, doing so could improve public safety mental wellness policies for public safety personnel and is made public for this sole purpose. Provided, no aggregate mental health information may be shared or made public if doing so could reveal otherwise privileged personal mental health information about any specific individual. It shall be the duty of the Director of the Division to establish the necessary policies and procedures to ensure the privacy and confidentiality requirements of this section and of all other applicable health privacy laws. Any breach of the privacy provisions of this section and of any other applicable health privacy laws must be timely and thoroughly investigated and the appropriate disciplinary and corrective actions taken.
C. The Mental Wellness Division is authorized to enter into partnerships with private entities to fulfill its mandate.
D. The offices, records, communications, information technology, equipment, and any other resources of the Mental Wellness Division shall be located and maintained separately from that of the other divisions within the Department.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 165, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9102. Mental Wellness Division Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Public Safety on behalf of the Mental Wellness Division of the Department of Public Safety to be designated the "Mental Wellness Division Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of those monies appropriated to the fund by law or deposited in the fund as provided pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of this act. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Mental Wellness Division for the purpose of providing mental wellness services and programs to public safety personnel. 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 2022, c. 165, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9103. Not-for-profit foundation.

A. There is hereby authorized the establishment of a not-for-profit foundation to raise funds for the Mental Wellness Division Revolving Fund, created in Section 2 of this act, and the achievement of the goals of this act.
B. The foundation created pursuant to this section may receive funds from any public or private source to carry out the purposes of this act including, but not limited to, gifts or grants from any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or of this state for any purpose consistent with the provisions of this act.
C. Upon proper incorporation, the foundation shall secure tax-exempt status under the appropriate provision of Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c).
D. Any member of the foundation who may have a financial interest in an action under consideration by the foundation shall abstain from voting on such matter.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 165, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9200. Short title - Oklahoma Rural Broadband Expansion Act.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Broadband Expansion Act".
Added by Laws 2020, c. 165, § 1, emerg. eff. May 22, 2020. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 229, § 1, emerg. eff. May 6, 2022. Renumbered from § 139.201 of Title 17 by Laws 2022, c. 229, § 12, emerg. eff. May 6, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9201. Definitions.

As used in this act:
1. "Board" means the Broadband Governing Board;
2. "Council" means the Broadband Expansion Council;
3. "Director" means the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Broadband Office;
4. "FCC" means the Federal Communications Commission;
5. "Joint Committee" means the Legislature's Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding, created by the Legislature to give legislative oversight to the disbursing of the American Rescue Plan Act's State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, Capital Projects Fund, and any future federal recovery funds as identified by the Legislature;
6. "Map" means the statewide map showing broadband access, adoption, speed capabilities, and all other information the Office deems necessary;
7. "Office" means the Oklahoma Broadband Office;
8. "Plan" means the Statewide Broadband Plan;
9. "Program" means the State Broadband Grant Program; and
10. "Revolving fund" means the State Broadband Grant Program Revolving Fund.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 229, § 2, emerg. eff. May 6, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9204. Oklahoma Broadband Office.

A. There is hereby created until June 30, 2028, the Oklahoma Broadband Office, to serve as the state’s sole administrator of the functions, powers, and duties assigned to the Office in the Oklahoma Broadband Expansion Act or under law. Effective June 30, 2028, the Office shall terminate and all personnel positions shall be abolished. The Office shall utilize the year prior to the termination date for the purpose of ceasing the Office’s affairs.
B. The Office shall receive administrative assistance from the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES), which shall provide, through existing OMES resources, administrative assistance upon request in writing or electronic correspondence from the Office’s Executive Director. OMES shall provide assistance in the manner requested within thirty (30) days of determination by the Agency that the request is able to be fulfilled. If for any reason the request cannot be fulfilled within thirty (30) days, the Office and OMES shall enter into a written agreement expressing an agreed upon timeline for fulfilling the needs of the Office. In the event that the request cannot be fulfilled, OMES shall respond in writing within ten (10) days of the request providing the reasoning for denial. If the request cannot be fulfilled utilizing existing resources, OMES may charge the Office for the actual cost to fulfill the request.
C. The Office shall be governed by the Broadband Governing Board, created pursuant to Section 9202 of this title.
D. The Office shall be advised by the Broadband Expansion Council, created pursuant to Section 9203 of this title.
E. The Office shall have an Executive Director who shall oversee the operations of the Office including, but not limited to:
1. Overseeing the creation, maintenance, and completion of the Statewide Broadband Plan;
2. Communicating the state’s progress in achieving the goals and implementation of the Statewide Broadband Plan;
3. The creation, housing, and updating of a statewide broadband services map;
4. Overseeing of grant applications and awards for connectivity and affordability projects;
5. Making recommendations to the Board regarding procedural and administrative rules for the Office; and
6. Employment and management of Office staff subject to the limitations and requirements of the Oklahoma Broadband Expansion Act and subject to the limitations and requirements of the Broadband Governing Board.
F. The Executive Director shall regularly report to the Council and the Board and shall submit an annual report to the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Office of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
G. The Office may hire legal counsel as it is deemed necessary by the hiring entity. The Office shall be subject to the provisions of Section 20i of this title.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 229, § 5, emerg. eff. May 6, 2022. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 336, § 1, emerg. eff. June 6, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9206. Public entities and Internet service providers to provide information.

A. State agencies, counties, cities, towns, school districts, career technology districts, institutions of higher education, public trusts, other entities or instrumentalities of local government, and Internet service providers shall, at the request of the Oklahoma Broadband Office, provide information to the Office regarding any matters as specified in this act relevant to the Office's duties.
B. The Office shall maintain confidentiality as required by law for all information provided under the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 229, § 7, emerg. eff. May 6, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9207. Transfer of programs, personnel and assets from other government entities.

A. By December 31, 2022, the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Broadband Office shall identify all programs, personnel, and assets within state government that are duplicative or complementary to the mission of the Office and of such recommend which programs, personnel, and assets the Executive Director identifies as needing to be transferred to the Office, except as provided in subsections C and D of this section.
B. Upon the receipt of the recommendation provided for in subsection A of this section, the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services is authorized to transfer such programs, personnel, and assets to the Office.
C. The following shall be exempt from the provisions of subsections A and B of this section:
1. Those assets or personnel associated with broadband and Internet connectivity at the Corporation Commission;
2. Those assets or personnel associated with the Oklahoma Universal Service Fund located at the Corporation Commission; and
3. Assets owned by the Department of Transportation and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority and the staff required to operate said assets.
D. Programs, personnel, and assets of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, identified by the Executive Director as duplicative or complementary to the mission of the Office, shall be made available as agreed to in contracts between the Office and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education following a recommendation by the Executive Director to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Should the Office and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education fail to reach contractual agreements within ninety (90) days of the Executive Director’s recommendation, the Executive Director shall provide written notification of a failure to reach contractual agreement to the Broadband Governing Board, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 229, § 8, emerg. eff. May 6, 2022. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 208, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9208. Expenditure of funds.

No funds received by the State Treasury dedicated to broadband through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, Public Law 117-58, by earlier federal legislation, by state appropriation, or any subsequent federal funding dedicated to broadband shall be expended by the state, except as authorized by the Oklahoma Broadband Office.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 229, § 9, emerg. eff. May 6, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9209. State Broadband Grant Program Revolving Fund.

A. The Office, with the participation and advice of the Broadband Expansion Council and approval from the Board, shall establish the State Broadband Grant Program. The Program shall include development of competitive grants to be awarded to applicants seeking to expand access to broadband Internet services in this state, focusing on areas considered unserved and underserved by the FCC. The Office, Council, and Board shall examine best practices in other states to facilitate the framework of the Program. The Office shall administer the Program.
B. No grants shall be developed or awarded under the provisions of this program that would duplicate existing broadband Internet services in this state.
C. In the administration of the grant program authorized by this section, the Office shall secure service testing data to ensure grant recipients provide the service or services proposed by such recipients when applying for such grants.
D. All grant awards authorized pursuant to the provisions of this section shall include a clawback provision. For purposes of this subsection, a "clawback provision" shall mean a condition precedent to participate in the program whereby a grant recipient formally agrees to reimburse the program all or part of a grant award upon the failure of the recipient to fulfill contract terms included in the grant award.
E. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Office to be designated the "State Broadband Grant Program Revolving Fund". The revolving fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies designated for deposit to said fund. All monies accruing to the credit of said revolving fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Office for purposes of awarding grants by and through the Office pursuant to subsection A of this section and for the operating expenses of the Office.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 229, § 10, emerg. eff. May 6, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-9210. Private providers network area coverage map data.

A. On or before October 31, 2022, and annually thereafter, in accordance with the FCC Data Collection and Methodology, private broadband service providers operating in this state and satellite-based broadband private providers that have been designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier pursuant to 47 U.S.C., Section 214(e)(6) for any portion of Oklahoma, hereinafter referred to as "private providers", shall submit to the Oklahoma Broadband Office the broadband network area coverage map data the private providers are required to submit to the FCC pursuant to the federal Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act, 47 U.S.C., Section 641 et seq. The map data shall be updated annually through a supplemental submission by the private providers that reflects changes in area coverage from the preceding year, including updates that are the result of incentives and grants created, administered, or awarded by the Office. The Office is authorized to promulgate rules for the collection of the broadband network area coverage map reports from the private providers.
B. On or before October 31 of each year, OneNet, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, hereinafter referred to as "public entities", shall submit to the Office and the Broadband Expansion Council broadband network area coverage map data of all assets and network coverage in the format requested by the Office.
C. Private providers and public entities shall disclose to the Office the properties they serve and the maximum advertised download and upload speeds at which they provide any Internet services to those properties.
D. The reports and information required to be disclosed pursuant to this section by private providers shall remain confidential pursuant to Section 24A.10 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Office shall determine the required submission format of the data submitted under the provisions of this act.
E. On or before December 1 of each year, the Office shall update the statewide broadband services map required by subsection E of Section 5 of this act using the data collected under the provisions of this act in a manner that identifies the assets and service areas of the public entities while displaying anonymized information, without reference to any specific private provider, of the assets and service areas of private providers.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 257, § 1, emerg. eff. April 27, 2021. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 229, § 11, emerg. eff. May 6, 2022. Renumbered from § 139.203 of Title 17 by Laws 2022, c. 229, § 14, emerg. eff. May 6, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-10001. Government contracts with third-party vendors - Employment screening, background and credit checks.

Any agency, board, commission, higher education institution, career technology or common education institution may contract with a third-party vendor who is a member in good standing with the National Association of Professional Background Screeners to perform any and all employment screenings, background checks and credit checks.
Added by Laws 2012, c. 297, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-11000. Interagency transfers – Commissioned law enforcement officers.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission are hereby authorized to enter into interagency transfers among commissioned law enforcement officers. These interagency transfers shall be bilateral agreements between the appointing authorities of each agency. No transfer shall be for a period of two (2) years or less and the temporary assignment period shall not exceed five (5) years in length. Agencies authorized by this act shall have authority to promulgate rules for the interagency transfer process.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 95, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.