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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1375. High deductible health plan.

The Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Board of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall make the pretax health savings account authorized by the provisions of the Health Savings Account Act established in Section 6060.14 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes available by offering a high deductible health plan to all persons who are eligible employees for purposes of any health care insurance offered through or under the supervision of the Office. The high deductible health plan shall be offered no later than January 1, 2009. Any employee who elects to participate in a high deductible health plan offered through the Office of Management and Enterprise Services may establish a health savings account (HSA) as defined in Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall form a working group to study the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Plan structure, including, but not limited to, future recommendations for the state employee flexible benefits allowance and the potential of funding on employee health savings accounts. The Director shall provide a report of the working group study and recommendations to the Legislature and Governor no later than December 31, 2012.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 269, § 7, emerg. eff. June 4, 2007. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 69, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2012, c. 303, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1382. Wellness Council.

A. There is hereby created within the Oklahoma State Employee Benefits Council, the Wellness Council, to continue until July 1, 2012, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law.
B. The Wellness Council shall be composed of one representative from every state agency which has designated a person to serve on the Council as the wellness coordinator for their respective state agency and one representative of the Oklahoma Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
C. Each state agency with two hundred (200) or more full-time-equivalent employees shall appoint a wellness coordinator. All wellness coordinators shall be appointed by October 1, 1994. Each wellness coordinator shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years. If a wellness coordinator can no longer serve for any reason the appointing agency shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
D. The first meeting of the Council shall be called by the Executive Director of the Employee Benefits Council. The Employee Benefits Council shall designate a person to serve as the State Government Wellness Coordinator. The State Government Wellness Coordinator shall serve as the chairman of the Wellness Council. The chairman shall preside over meetings of the Council and perform such other duties as may be required by the Council. The Council shall elect one of its members to serve as vice-chairman who shall perform the duties of the chairman in the absence of the chairman or upon the inability or refusal of the chairman to act.
E. The Council shall meet at least once quarterly, and may meet more often as necessary.
F. The members of the Council shall serve without compensation.
G. A majority of the members of the Council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 99, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 21, § 1; Laws 2006, c. 50, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1383. Wellness Council - Duties - Wellness Coordinating Committee.

A. The Wellness Council shall coordinate and develop wellness programs in state government. The Council shall work to encourage participation in wellness programs by state employees. The Wellness Council may provide programs to state agencies for quarterly health and safety training as required by the Department of Labor according to the provisions of Section 403 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes. In addition the Council shall establish methods and a plan of action for receiving money through grants from federal and private funds to implement wellness programs in this state.
B. The chair of the Wellness Council shall appoint a Wellness Coordinating Committee. The members of the Committee shall be selected from among the members of the Council. The Committee shall be responsible for meeting and coordinating wellness efforts with the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board, the Oklahoma State Employees Benefits Council, the State Employee Assistance Program and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. In addition the Committee shall be responsible for developing a plan of action to solicit public and private funds for wellness programs.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 99, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 49, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1384. Wellness Program Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to be designated the "Wellness Program Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations and shall consist of all monies received by the Wellness Council division of the Office from money received through grants, donations, contributions and gifts from any public or private source and transfer of funds from the Benefits Council Administration Revolving Fund as approved by the Office. The Wellness Council may expend funds as provided for by law. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 99, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 49, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 983.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1561. Priority for fire protection training and education programs.

In conducting fire protection training and education programs, the Commission shall give priority to volunteer fire departments and, when possible, shall require funded fire departments to pay a fee, as determined by the Commission, for said programs.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 1, § 17, emerg. eff. Jan. 30, 1984.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1604. State Employee Suggestion Program.

A. Each state agency may develop a State Employee Suggestion Program. The purpose of the program shall be to promote efficiency and effectiveness of state governmental operations by providing economic incentives to employees who make suggestions which result in direct cost savings.
B. A state agency which implements a suggestion made by an employee which results in direct cost savings to the agency of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or more may financially reward the employee. The amount of any such award shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the cost savings to the agency. No state employee shall be eligible to receive more than one award payment in any single fiscal year. Each agency shall be responsible for implementing a State Employee Suggestion Program as it deems appropriate in accordance with the provisions of this section.
C. Suggestions pertaining to the following areas shall not be eligible for awards: grievances; classification and pay; matters already recommended for study, review or summary; matters which are the result of assigned or contracted audits, budget and fiscal preparations studies, surveys, reviews or research; and matters requiring the enactment of legislation. A suggester who applies for patent rights to his or her suggestion shall not be eligible for an award.
D. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall promulgate rules and establish policies as necessary to implement the State Employee Suggestion Program.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 289, § 1. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 49, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1701. State and political subdivision employees and employees of duly constituted authorities or instrumentalities - Participation in plan - Time limit for transfers of investment options.

A. The State of Oklahoma, its agencies and the political subdivisions thereof and the employees of a duly constituted authority or instrumentality of the State of Oklahoma, its agencies and the political subdivisions thereof, municipalities and any local governmental entity may enter into a written agreement to defer a portion of any employee's compensation which is derived from a state or local government. The compensation to be deferred shall be subject to any federal limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code, Sections 1 et seq. of Title 26 of the United States Code. The state or local governments may, under a written agreement, invest the deferred compensation in life insurance, annuities, United States Agency or Treasury Bills, Notes or Bonds, savings accounts and/or mutual funds with a company licensed or eligible to do business in the state or in a contract or commingled trust or program. Deferred compensation programs shall exist and be in addition to, and not be a part of, any existing retirement, pension or Social Security system provided for the benefit of state and local government employees.
B. The Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System Board shall offer a deferred compensation program and shall be responsible for establishing rules and regulations and participation agreement forms for said program. The Oklahoma State Employee Benefits Council shall communicate this program with eligible participants.
C. The Office of the Attorney General of this state shall be responsible for interpreting all applicable laws and fiduciary responsibilities for the deferred compensation programs of state and local governments if the programs do not maintain in-house counsel.
D. Prior to January 1, 1991, the Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, the Plan Administrator, and the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall jointly develop a system that provides for state employee participation amounts in the deferred compensation plan be posted and transferred to the investment option selected by the state employee within ten (10) business days of the payday, the end of the payroll period, or the process date for supplemental payrolls, whichever is later.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 64, § 2, emerg. eff. March 28, 1972. Amended by Laws 1974, c. 23, § 1, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1975, c. 138, § 1, emerg. eff. May 19, 1975; Laws 1977, c. 186, § 1; Laws 1978, c. 297, § 3, emerg. eff. May 10, 1978; Laws 1979, c. 133, § 1, emerg. eff. May 3, 1979; Laws 1979, c. 241, § 15, operative July 1, 1979; Laws 1979, c. 290, § 1, emerg. eff. July 5, 1979; Laws 1990, c. 291, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1993, c. 359, § 12, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 192, § 3, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 984.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1705. The Oklahoma State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan. The fund shall be designated "The Oklahoma State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan Fund". The revolving fund shall be a continuing fund and shall consist of all monies other than appropriated funds received by the Oklahoma State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan pursuant to statutory authority. Monies accruing to the fund may be expended by the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System pursuant to the laws of this state. Disbursements from the fund created herein shall be made on warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for payment.
Added by Laws 1976, c. 52, § 3, emerg. eff. April 13, 1976. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 47, § 102, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1706. Separate employee pension plans.

Any agency of the state and any county, county hospital, city or town, substate planning district and any public or private trust in which the state or a county, city or town participates or is the primary beneficiary and which is not funded by state appropriations or eligible for participation or participating in any state retirement system, by action of its governing body, may agree to provide for discretionary contributions in each calendar year to the Individual Retirement Accounts or Individual Retirement Annuities (IRA) of all eligible employees as such standards of eligibility may be determined by the governing body. The standards of eligibility and other characteristics of the Separate Employee Pension Plan (SEP) adopted or to be adopted by the governing body shall conform to the requirements of the Federal Internal Revenue Code and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as interpreted and administered both now and in the future, by the Internal Revenue Service, which pertain to Simplified Employee Pension Plans and Individual Retirement Accounts Contribution Agreements as previously provided for under Section 308(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, and all future amendments, supplements, and substitutions thereto.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 238, § 9, operative July 1, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1732. Definitions.

As used in this act:
1. “Agency” means any executive branch entity of state government, including agencies that do not receive direct appropriations from the Oklahoma Legislature;
2. “Eligible employee” means a person who is a full-time employee of an agency and who incurred a debt pursuant to the obligations under a qualified education loan;
3. “Qualified education loan” means a debt owed by the employee to any private or public entity for which repayment is legally required over a period greater than one (1) year; the proceeds from which were used by the employee to make payment of tuition, fees, or other education expenses, such as books and materials, to an institution of higher learning, including any private college or university for course work to obtain an undergraduate or graduate degree; and
4. “Required payback period” means two thousand (2,000) hours of full-time employment with the payor agency for each Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) of qualified education loan expense paid for by the agency.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 207, § 3, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1733. Payments.

A. An agency may make direct payments not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in any twelve-month period, on behalf of an eligible employee to any private or public entity for which a qualified education loan expense is owed by the employee.
B. With regard to payments made under this act, an agency shall not make cumulative payments on behalf of any single employee that total an amount greater than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00).
C. The provisions of this act shall only be applicable to qualified education loan obligations incurred prior to employment with the agency or qualified education loan obligations associated with education directly related to employment incurred during employment.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 207, § 4, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1734. Reimbursement due to termination of service or fewer than required hours of service.

If an eligible employee on whose behalf payment has been made pursuant to Section 4 of this act terminates service with the payor agency prior to the expiration of the required payback period, the employee shall be required to reimburse the agency for the amount of the qualified education loan expense. If the employee performs less than the number of hours of service required for the full amount of the expense paid, the agency shall be reimbursed on a pro rata basis based upon the actual number of hours of service performed by the employee.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 207, § 5, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1735.1. Education and training programs - Repayment.

Beginning November 1, 2013, the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs is authorized to establish education and training programs for positions critical to the quality care of veterans residing within Department institutions. The Department may contract with accredited institutions necessary to provide this education and training. Funds of the Department or its institutions may be used to pay salaries or tuition and subsistence for employees in these training programs, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 of this section. Employees may be in work status while engaging in training and education programs provided for in this section.
1. An employee of the Department, who has achieved a "meets" or "exceeds" standards on his or her performance evaluation and meets the standards as established in rules promulgated pursuant to this act, shall be eligible for additional education and/or training provided by the Department.
2. An employee of the Department who participates in the education and training program outlined in this act shall execute a promissory note for expenses payable to the Department whereby the employee promises to repay the note by remaining in employment with the Department. The duration of the loan repayment will correspond with the program in which the employee participated as set forth in rules promulgated for the implementation of this act.
a.
The amount due pursuant to this act shall be reduced at a rate of Thirteen Dollars ($13.00) per calendar day beginning the first day after graduation from the education or training program. If for any reason the employee leaves the employment of the Department, the obligation will be considered due.
b.
Violation of the provisions of the terms of the promissory note for training expenses entered into pursuant to this section shall give rise to a cause of action and suit may be commenced by the Department for and on behalf of the State of Oklahoma for restitution of any and all sums plus interest at the statutory rate, costs, and reasonable attorney fees. The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons who volunteer or are drafted into active military service subsequent to receiving training at state expense.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 211, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1735.2. Reimbursement of license fees.

The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs may pay fees for employees to maintain licenses and certification required to provide quality care and maintain accreditation at Department institutions. The Department may require repayment of such fees pursuant to paragraph 2 of Section 2 of this act.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 211, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1811.4. State Capitol Park - Definition - Maintenance and operation.

A. "State Capitol Park" shall consist of all portions of the State Capitol grounds and within such boundaries as are located in the State Capitol Complex, including the Governor's Mansion and all properties within the public right-of-way along Lincoln Boulevard north from the north boundary line of Northeast 13th Street to the south boundary line of Northeast 28th Street and along Business Route 66, known as Northeast 23rd Street, from the east edge of Santa Fe Street east to the west edge of Kelley Avenue in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as designated on the amended plat filed in the office of the Secretary of State as File Number 155 in the State Property Records.
B. The Department of Central Services shall be responsible for the maintenance and operation of the State Capitol Park.
C. The Department of Central Services may contract with the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, the City of Oklahoma City, or any other entity for the purpose of landscaping, beautification, capital improvement, operation, and maintenance of the State Capitol Park.
Added by Laws 1976, c. 247, § 23, emerg. eff. June 17, 1976. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 280, § 3, emerg. eff. June 26, 1981; Laws 1983, c. 304, § 148, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 1984, c. 1, § 212, emerg. eff. Jan. 30, 1984; Laws 2001, c. 347, § 4, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1811.4A. Cowboy Hall of Fame Park - Acquisition of land - Designation - Operation and maintenance.

A. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission is hereby authorized to lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire the land between Kelley Avenue and Eastern Avenue within the boundary of Northeast 63rd Street on the north and Deep Fork Creek on the south and extending along the public right-of-way of Interstate Highway Number 240 to the junction of Interstate Highway Number 35, three-quarters (3/4) of a mile east of Eastern Avenue in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Such land shall be used to establish a state park to be designated and known as the "Cowboy Hall of Fame Park". The Commission shall be responsible for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of such park.
B. The Commission may contract with the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, the City of Oklahoma City, the National Cowboy Hall of Fame Foundation, or any other entity for the purpose of landscaping, beautification, capital improvement, operation, and maintenance of the "State Capitol Park" and the "Cowboy Hall of Fame Park".
Added by Laws 1981, c. 280, § 4, emerg. eff. June 26, 1981. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 304, § 149, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1811.4C. State Capitol Park and State Capitol Complex - Provisions of Title 47 applicable to streets and highways - Primary law enforcement agency - Application of administrative rules.

A. The provisions of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be applicable to all streets and highways within the State Capitol Park in Oklahoma City and the State Capitol Complex in Tulsa. The Department of Public Safety shall be the primary law enforcement agency within the State Capitol Park and within the State Capitol Complex, upon its establishment, and shall enforce and supervise the enforcement of all parking, traffic and criminal laws therein.
B. The rules for the "Use of Public Areas of Capitol and Plazas" and for the "Use of State Capitol Park", as promulgated by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and set out in Subchapters 3 and 5 of Chapter 60 of Title 260 of the Oklahoma Administrative Code, are applicable to the State Capitol Park and State Capitol Complex. The Department of Public Safety shall have the exclusive authority to enforce these rules. A violation of a rule shall be a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. This section shall not be construed to divest the Cities of Oklahoma City or Tulsa of jurisdiction relating to the enforcement of any law or ordinance within said parks except the enforcement of laws regarding vehicle parking which shall be vested exclusively in the Department of Public Safety.
Added by Laws 1981, c. 280, § 6, emerg. eff. June 26, 1981. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 117, § 3, eff. July 1, 1982; Laws 2003, c. 279, § 12, emerg. eff. May 26, 2003; Laws 2007, c. 62, § 22, emerg. eff. April 30, 2007; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 988; Laws 2023, c. 75, § 1, emerg. eff. April 26, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1811.4E. Renumbered as § 2-140 of Title 47 by Laws 1998, c. 32,

§ 4, emerg. eff. April 1, 1998 and Repealed by Laws 1998, c. 245, § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-1910. Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame Board of Directors.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame Board of Directors. The Board shall be permanently housed in the Greenwood Cultural Center located in Tulsa. The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame will be governed by the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame Board of Directors as it is constituted on the effective date of this act. The facility and properties shall be managed by the Greenwood Cultural Center Board of Directors, except those under the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame.
B. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department is hereby directed to include the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame and the Greenwood Cultural Center in their various promotions of cultural activities in Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 2000, c. 362, § 1, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2007.3. Lieutenant Governor - Participation in international activities.

A. The Lieutenant Governor is hereby authorized to participate in international activities related to the economic development of this state.
B. The Lieutenant Governor may negotiate contracts related to international activities, subject to the approval of the Governor.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 254, § 4, emerg. eff. July 15, 1985. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 207, § 72, operative July 1, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2009.1. International development - Travel expenses.

The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and their staffs shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel expenses when incurred in implementing duties relating to international development. Employees of other state agencies designated by the Governor shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel expenses as authorized by the Governor, when incurred in implementing duties relating to international development.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 254, § 5, emerg. eff. July 15, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2102. Purposes of act.

The purposes of the Export Trading Company Act shall be:
1. to provide an incentive for creating new companies and transactions to export Oklahoma goods and services to foreign markets; and
2. to promote, encourage and advance economic prosperity and employment throughout the state by fostering the expansion of exports of Oklahoma manufactured goods and services to foreign purchasers; and
3. to create a more favorable regulatory and tax climate for businesses which qualify as export trading companies in Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 214, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2103. Definitions.

As used in the Export Trading Company Act:
1. "Export trade" means trade or commerce in goods or services produced in the United States which are exported, or in the course of being exported, from the United States to any other country;
2. "Goods" include, but are not limited to, manufactured products, natural resources, and agricultural products;
3. "Services" include, but are not limited to, accounting, amusement, architectural, automatic data processing, business, communications, construction, franchising and licensing, consulting, engineering, financial, insurance, legal, management, repair, tourism, training, and transportation services;
4. The term "export trade services" includes, but is not limited to, consulting, international market research, advertising, marketing, insurance, product research and design, legal assistance, transportation, including trade documentation and freight forwarding, communication and processing of foreign orders to and for exporters and foreign purchasers, warehousing, foreign exchange, and financing, when provided in order to facilitate the export of goods or services produced in the United States;
5. "Export trading company" means a corporation, whether operated for profit or as a nonprofit organization, which does business under the laws of this state and which is organized and operated principally for purposes of facilitating the export of goods or services produced in the United States by unaffiliated persons by providing one or more export trade services. Any company with a significant portion of their business involving domestic sales or services shall not be construed to be an export trading company within the provisions of the Export Trading Company Act;
6. "Bank" means any bank authorized by the laws of this state to engage in the banking business;
7. "Director" means the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce; and
8. "Commission" means the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 214, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 313, § 2, emerg. eff. May 27, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2104. Director - Powers and duties.

The Director may:
1. establish a network of contacts among those public and private organizations which provide information, technical assistance and financial support for exporting;
2. assemble, publish and disseminate information to exporters, located within this state, regarding export opportunities, techniques of exporting, sources of public and private export assistance and sources of export related financing;
3. organize, host and participate in seminars and other forums designed to disseminate information and technical assistance regarding exporting and export related financing to exporters located within this state; and
4. provide individual firms and agricultural enterprises with information and technical assistance related to exporting and export financing.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 214, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 313, § 3, emerg. eff. May 27, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2105. Investments and participation by banks.

Banks may invest or otherwise participate in the capital development and financing of, management, direction and advising of export trading companies as defined and to the extent permitted by federal law in Sections 4001 through 4053 of Title 17 of the United States Code, as hereafter amended.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 214, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2106. Tax exemptions.

A. An export trading company, with a registered office or other office in this state, shall be exempt from state corporate income tax and franchise tax for a period of two (2) years from the date the Commission certifies the export trading company as a qualified export trading company. A copy of such certificate shall be filed with the Oklahoma Tax Commission which shall verify compliance with this act prior to allowing the tax exemption provided for herein. For purposes of the Export Trading Company Act, an export trading company shall be deemed to have an office in Oklahoma if it performs export trade services in this state.
B. Export trading companies shall not qualify for the tax exemptions of this section for sales made within the United States.
C. A subsidiary or affiliate of a qualified export trading company shall not be entitled to the tax exemptions provided for in this section unless such subsidiary or affiliate is certified as a qualified export trading company pursuant to Section 2107 of this title.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 214, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 313, § 4, emerg. eff. May 27, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2107. Qualification as expert trading company - Procedure - Rules and regulations - Orders - Violation of act.

A. Any corporation proposing to qualify as an export trading company pursuant to the provisions of the Export Trading Company Act shall file an application for approval with the Commission. The application shall contain the names of the shareholders and principal officers of the applicant and such other information as the Commission may by regulation require, and shall specifically acknowledge the applicant's agreement to be bound by the conditions set forth in the rules and regulations issued pursuant to this section.
B. 1. In determining whether to approve an application for qualification as an export trading company and to certify such export trading company as a qualified export trading company, the Commission shall consider whether:
a.
the stated purposes of the corporation satisfy the basic aim of encouraging and expanding export trade;
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the activities undertaken in this state will be a significant factor in, or contribute significantly to encouraging export trade;
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the tax exemptions provided for in Section 6 of this act will serve as a significant incentive and aid to encouraging export trade; and
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export trade opportunities will be improved and initiated, particularly for small and medium-sized producers, by creation of an export trading company.
2. No successor corporation of a qualified export trading company shall be certified as a qualified export trading company if the names of the shareholders and the principal officers of such successor corporation are the same as those of the qualified export trading company.
C. 1. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of the Export Trading Company Act and to safeguard against abuses of the Export Trading Company Act. Such rules and regulations shall include a prohibition against the stacking of tax exemptions provided for in Section 2106 of this title.
2. The Commission may issue orders pursuant to the provisions of the Export Trading Company Act in order to:
a.
prescribe information or forms required in connection with an application; and
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establish procedures in connection with approvals and the filing of required reports.
D. The Commission, upon the determination that any export trading company is in violation of any provisions of the Export Trading Company Act or regulations, rules, or orders issued pursuant to the Export Trading Company Act, may order the export trading company to take steps to remedy such violation or disqualify said company as an export trading company.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 214, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 313, § 5, emerg. eff. May 27, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2108. Federal remedies.

The remedies and causes of action provided pursuant to the laws of the United States, to the exclusion of any remedies provided pursuant to Sections 1 through 36 of Title 79 of the Oklahoma Statutes concerning restraint of trade, shall apply to any export trade-related conduct or activity of an export trading company.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 214, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2109. Reports.

On or before March 1 of each year, the Commission shall provide a report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate which shall include, but not be limited to:
1. the number of applications for export trading companies submitted;
2. the number of applications for export trading companies approved; and
3. the number of jobs created by each export trading company and the dollar value of export trade generated by each export trading company.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 214, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 313, § 6, emerg. eff. May 27, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2121. International trade processing - Definitions.

As used in this act:
1. “International trade processing authority” means a public trust heretofore created pursuant to Section 176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes with powers to construct, acquire, equip and operate an international trade processing center;
2. “International trade processing center” means a facility constructed and operated for the purpose of facilitating the export of goods or services produced in the United States and the import of goods or services to the United States that are produced in other countries;
3. “Other governmental entities” means the State of Oklahoma, its agencies and political subdivisions, public trusts other than an international trade processing authority, other states and their agencies and political subdivisions, and the federal government and agencies thereof; and
4. “Project” or “projects” means any facility constructed or improvements made under the provisions of this act by an international trade processing authority for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, equipping and operating an international trade processing center, including rail, water, air, highway intermodal facilities, and commercial support facilities, and shall include all buildings, structures, landscaping, infrastructure, utilities, roadways, railways, parking structures, parking lots, sidewalks, personal property and fixtures, equipment and machinery, and other improvements which an international trade processing authority may deem necessary for the operation of such project, together with all property, rights, easements and interests which may be acquired by an international trade processing authority for the construction or operation of such.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 386, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2123. Lease, loan, grant, or conveyance of property to international trade processing authority - Development of international trade processing center.

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, other governmental entities are hereby authorized and empowered to lease, lend, grant, or convey to an international trade processing authority at its request, upon such terms and conditions as the proper authorities of such other governmental entities may deem reasonable and fair, and without the necessity for any other action or formality other than the regular and formal action of authorities concerned, any property which may be necessary or convenient to the effectuation of the authorized purposes of the international trade processing authority, including property already devoted to public use.
B. Each project, when constructed, shall be maintained and kept in good condition and repair by the international trade processing authority.
C. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce is authorized to aid an international trade processing authority in developing an international trade processing center.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 386, § 3, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2201. Creation of Commission and Department.

There is hereby created the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission, hereinafter referred to as the "Commission," and the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, hereinafter referred to as the "Department”. Whenever, in the Oklahoma State Statutes reference is made to the Governor's Economic Development Commission, the State Department of Commerce and Industry, the Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board, the Oklahoma Industrial Development and Park Commission or the Oklahoma Industrial Development and Park Department, it shall mean hereafter the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission created by this act, or the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, as the context may require.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2202. Purpose of Commission and Department.

A. It shall be the purpose of the Commission and the Department to:
1. Conserve and protect the parkland under the control of the Commission;
2. Oversee the operation and maintenance of the state’s lodges and golf courses;
3. Promote tourism by publicity and dissemination of information;
4. Assist in promotion of events sponsored by municipalities, associations, and organizations commemorating special events of local or historical interest;
5. Educate the public on the people, places, events, culture, and history of Oklahoma; and
6. Function in an advisory capacity to the Governor, State Legislature, state agencies, municipalities, and to private organizations on matters pertaining to tourism and recreation.
B. The Commission shall determine or set policy for the Department and shall determine the broad plans and programs necessary to accomplish the duties and responsibilities in the Commission.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2203. Commission membership - Appointment and tenure.

A. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission shall be an advisory body to the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department and shall consist of eight (8) members who shall serve a term of six (6) years. Effective January 14, 2019, all duties and powers of the Commission shall be transferred to the Executive Director. Any provision in statute that provides to the Commission authority that is not advisory in nature shall be deemed to grant the duty or power to the Executive Director. No more than one Commission member shall be from any one county. The Lieutenant Governor shall serve as an ex officio voting member of the Commission.
B. One member shall be appointed from each congressional district, who shall be a resident and a qualified elector in the district from which appointed, and the remaining members shall be appointed from the state at large. If congressional districts are redrawn each member appointed shall complete the current term of office at which time a new appointment shall be made in compliance with the redrawn congressional district.
C. Commission members shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. Whenever a vacancy on the Commission occurs by death, resignation, or otherwise, the Governor shall fill the same by appointment, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and the appointee shall hold office during the unexpired term. Each member shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and qualified.
D. With the exception of the ex officio, no member of the Commission shall seek election to a federal, state, or county office while serving on the Commission.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 112, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008; Laws 2018, c. 187, § 1, eff. Jan. 14, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2204. Powers, rights and duties of Department.

There are hereby granted to and imposed in the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department the following additional powers, rights and duties:
1. Sue and be sued;
2. Adopt, use, and alter an official seal;
3. Make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs;
4. Appoint, prescribe the duties, and fix the compensation for officers, agents, and employees;
5. Make contracts and execute instruments as in the judgment of the Department are necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by law; and
6. Promulgate rules and policies necessary and convenient to the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by law.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 187, § 2, eff. Jan. 14, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2205. Report on activities of Department.

The Commission shall prepare and submit to the Governor and to the Legislature on the first day of each legislative session a report of the activities of the Department, together with all information and data in the possession of the Department as the Commission shall deem of value to the Governor, the Legislature and the people of the State of Oklahoma. Each report may contain recommendations for legislation as the Commission may deem necessary to give full effect to all the provisions of the Oklahoma Tourism, Parks and Recreation Enhancement Act.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2206. Executive Director as chief executive officer.

The chief executive officer of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department shall be the Executive Director, who shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may be removed or replaced without cause. The Executive Director shall be chosen with regard to knowledge, training, experience, and ability to administer the functions of the Department. Compensation for the Executive Director shall be determined pursuant to Section 3601.2 of this title.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 187, § 3, eff. Jan. 14, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2207. Duties of Executive Director.

Subject to the policies and rules of the Commission, the Executive Director shall:
1. Organize the Department in a manner to efficiently achieve the objectives of the Commission;
2. Prepare and submit plans for administering the programs of the Commission;
3. Prepare a personnel schedule, employ personnel, define duties, appoint technicians and consultants, and fix salaries or compensation;
4. Administer all policies formulated and adopted by the Commission;
5. Enter into leases, grant easements and execute such instruments as in the judgment of the Commission are necessary or convenient to the exercise of those powers and duties of the Commission pursuant to the Oklahoma Tourism, Parks and Recreation Enhancement Act. The Executive Director shall provide a monthly report to the Commission of actions taken as a result of such delegation;
6. Develop and implement a pay incentive plan for employees of the Department. Incentive pay shall not be included in the base salary of an employee, and shall be based on the goals and eligibility established by the Commission on an annual basis. Incentive pay shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the salary of each eligible employee or the total change in improved financial performance for each facility over the previous fiscal year. Such compensation shall not be subject to the requirements of Section 840-2.17 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Commission shall promulgate rules for the implementation of the plan; and
7. Authorize any division of the Department to sell advertising in any of the publications of the division, on division property on which advertising is sold in the tourism industry, or on its web site, provided that such advertising shall be approved by the Division Director or designee prior to acceptance for publication. The sale of advertising and negotiation of rates for the advertising shall not be subject to the Central Purchasing Act or the Administrative Procedures Act.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2208. Use of revolving fund.

The Executive Director may authorize the use of revolving fund income for entertainment and promotion expenses of the Department, provided that the expenses are directly related to business development for state-operated or state-owned facilities and the furtherance of tourism in Oklahoma. In all cases, the expenses shall be approved in advance by the Executive Director, be audited by the fiscal officer for the Department on a monthly basis, and submitted to the Commission as an item for information.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2209. Aid and assistance for development of community recreation programs.

The Executive Director may authorize the provision of aid and assistance to the governmental units of Oklahoma or to any nongovernmental agency or organization in planning for the development of community recreation programs. The Department may act jointly with other state agencies, institutions, departments, boards or commissions, to coordinate the park and recreational functions at the state level of government.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-2210. Employment of attorney - Duty of Attorney General.

The Executive Director is hereby authorized to employ an attorney as needed, within the total employee limit authorized for the operation of the Department, on a full- or part-time basis, to advise the Commission, the Executive Director and other department personnel on legal matters and to appear for and represent the Commission and the Executive Director in administrative hearings and other legal actions and procedures related to their official duties. Upon the request of the Commission or the Executive Director, it shall be the duty of the Office of the Attorney General to give an official opinion, prosecute, and defend actions of the Commission or Department.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 363, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.