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31+BILL NO. 2824 By: Sneed of the House
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42+An Act relating to state government; amending 74 O.S.
43+2011, Section 1316.2, as last amended by Section 3,
44+Chapter 419, O.S.L. 2014 (7 4 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section
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46+Insurance and Benefits Act; allowing for certain
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58+“An Act relating to state government; amending 74
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60+3, Chapter 419, O.S.L. 2014 (74 O.S. Supp. 2020,
61+Section 1316.2), which relates to the Oklahoma
62+Employees Insurance and Benefits Act; allowing for
63+certain payments by an administrator of qualified
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68+BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
69+SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2011, Secti on 1316.2, as
70+last amended by Section 3, Chapter 419, O.S.L. 2014 (74 O.S. Supp.
71+2020, Section 1316.2), is amended to read as follows:
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98+Section 1316.2. A. Any employee, other than an education
99+employee, who retires pursuant to the provisions of the Oklaho ma
100+Public Employees Retirement System or who has a vested benefit
101+pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Public Employees
102+Retirement System may continue in force the health and dental
103+insurance benefits authorized by the provisions of the Oklahoma
104+Employees Insurance and Benefits Act, or other employer insurance
105+benefits if the employer does not participate in the plans offered
106+by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, if such
107+election to continue in force is made within thirty (30) days from
108+the date of termination of service. Except as otherwise provided
109+for in Section 840-2.27I of this title and subsection H of this
110+section, health and dental insurance coverage may not be reinstated
111+at a later time if the election to continue in force is d eclined.
112+Vested employees other than education employees who have terminated
113+service and are not receiving benefits and effective July 1, 1996,
114+nonvested persons who have terminated service with more than eight
115+(8) years of participating service with a pa rticipating employer,
116+who within thirty (30) days from the date of termination of service
117+elect to continue such coverage, shall pay the full cost of the
118+insurance premium at the rate and pursuant to the terms and
119+conditions established by the Office. Pro vided also, any employee
120+other than an education employee who commences employment with a
121+participating employer on or after September 1, 1991, who terminates
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150+service with a vested benefit pursuant to the provisions of the
151+Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System or to elect to continue
152+coverage as a nonvested employee as provided in this section, but
153+who, immediately prior to e mployment with the participating
154+employer, was covered as a dependent on the health and dental
155+insurance policy of a spouse who was an active employee other than
156+an education employee, may count as part of his or her credited
157+service for the purpose of det ermining eligibility to elect to
158+continue coverage under this section, the time during which the
159+terminating employee was covered as such a dependent.
160+B. 1. Health insurance benefit plans offered pursuant to this
161+section shall include:
162+a. indemnity plans offered through the Office,
163+b. managed care plans offered as alternatives to the
164+indemnity plans offered through the Office,
165+c. Medicare supplements offered pursuant to the Oklahoma
166+Employees Insurance and Benefits Act,
167+d. Medicare risk-sharing contracts offered as
168+alternatives to the Medicare supplements offered
169+through the Office. All Medicare risk -sharing
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199+e. for the Oklahoma Public Employee Employees Retirement
200+System, other employer -provided health insurance
201+benefit plans if the employer does not participate in
202+the plans offered pursuant to the Oklahoma Employees
203+Insurance and Benefits Act.
204+2. Health insurance benefit plans offered pursuant to this
205+section shall provide prescription drug benefits, except for plans
206+designed pursuant to the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and
207+Modernization Act of 2003, for which provision of prescription drug
208+benefits is optional, and except for plans offered pursuant to
209+subparagraph e of paragraph 1 of this subsection.
210+C. 1. Designated public retirement systems shall contribute a
211+monthly amount towards the health insurance premium of certain
212+individuals receiving ben efits from the public retirement system as
213+follows:
214+a. a retired employee, other than an education employee
215+or an employee who participates in the defined
216+contribution system administered by the Oklahoma
217+Public Employees Retirement System on or after
218+November 1, 2015, who is receiving benefits from the
219+Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System after
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248+insurance benefit plan, whichever is less, paid by the
249+Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System to the
250+Board or other to another insurance carrier or other
251+qualified benefits administrator of the employer if
252+the employer does not participate in the plans offered
253+by the Office in the manner specified in subsec tion G
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255+b. a retired employee or surviving spouse other than an
256+education employee who is receiving benefits from the
257+Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System after
258+September 30, 1988, is under sixty -five (65) years of
259+age and is not otherwise eligible for Medicare shall
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263+Retirement System to the Office in the manner
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265+c. a retired employee other than an education employee
266+who is receiving benefits from the Oklahoma Law
267+Enforcement Retirement System after September 30,
268+1988, is sixty-five (65) years of age or older or who
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298+benefit plan, whichever is less, paid by the Oklahoma
299+Law Enforcement Retirement System to the Office in the
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301+d. a retired employee other than an education employee
302+who is receiving benefits from the Uniform Retirement
303+System for Justices and Judges after September 30,
304+1988, shall have One Hundred Five Dollars ($105.00),
305+or the premium rate of the health insurance plan,
306+whichever is less, paid by the Uniform Retirement
307+System for Justices and Judges to the Office in the
308+manner specified in subsection G of this section.
309+2. Premium payments made pursuant to this section shall be made
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311+a. the health plan shall be authorized by the provisions
312+of the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Act,
313+except that if an employer from which an employee
314+retired or with a vested benefit pursuant to the
315+provisions of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement
316+System does not participate in the plans authorized by
317+the provisions of the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and
318+Benefits Act, the health plan will be the health
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348+and Benefits Act, the amount to be paid shall be
349+determined pursuant to the provisions of this
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351+part to the prescription drug coverage premium. Any
352+remaining amount shall be applied toward the medical
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354+c. for all plans, if the amount paid by the public
355+retirement system does not cover the full cost of the
356+elected coverage, the individual shall pay the
357+remaining premium amount, and
358+d. payment shall be made by the retirement systems in the
359+manner specified under subsection G of this section.
360+D. For any member of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement
361+System killed in the line of duty, whether the me mber was killed in
362+the line of duty prior to May 18, 2005, or on or after May 18, 2005,
363+or if the member was on a disability leave status at the time of
364+death, the surviving spouse or dependents of such deceased member of
365+the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retir ement System may elect to continue
366+or commence health and dental insurance benefits, provided the
367+dependents pay the full cost of such insurance, and for deaths
368+occurring on or after July 1, 2002, such election is made within
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397+children cease to qualify as dependents.
398+E. Effective July 1, 2004, a retired member of the Oklahoma Law
399+Enforcement Retirement System who retired from the Syst em by means
400+of a personal and traumatic injury of a catastrophic nature and in
401+the line of duty and any surviving spouse of such retired member and
402+any surviving spouse of a member who was killed in the line of duty
403+shall have one hundred percent (100%) of the retired member's or
404+surviving spouse's health care premium cost, whether the member or
405+surviving spouse elects coverage under the Medicare supplement or
406+Medicare risk-sharing contract, paid by the Oklahoma Law Enforcement
407+Retirement System to the Offi ce in the manner specified in
408+subsection H of this section. For plans offered by the Office, such
409+contributions will first be applied in whole or in part to the
410+prescription drug coverage premium, if any.
411+F. Dependents of a deceased employee who was on a ctive work
412+status or on a disability leave at the time of death or of a
413+participating retardant or of any person who has elected to receive
414+a vested benefit under the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement
415+System, the Uniform Retirement System for Justices a nd Judges or the
416+Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System may continue the health
417+and dental insurance benefits in force, provided the dependents pay
418+the full cost of such insurance and they were covered as eligible
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447+benefits shall terminate for the surviving children when the
448+children cease to qualify as dependents.
449+G. The amounts required to be paid by the Oklahoma Public
450+Employees Retirement System, the Uniform Retirement System for
451+Justices and Judges and the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement
452+System pursuant to this section shall be forwarded no later than the
453+tenth day of each month following the month for which payment i s due
454+by the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees
455+or the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement Board to the Office for
456+deposit in the Health, Dental and Life Insurance Reserve Fund or to
457+another insurance carrier or other administrat or of qualified
458+benefits of the employer as provided for in subsection H of Section
459+1315 of this title.
460+H. Upon retirement from employment of the Board of Regents of
461+the University of Oklahoma, any person who was or is employed at the
462+George Nigh Rehabili tation Institute and who transferred employment
463+pursuant to Section 3427 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any
464+person who was employed at the Medical Technology and Research
465+Authority and who transferred employment pursuant to Section 7068 of
466+this title, and any person who is a member of the Oklahoma Law
467+Enforcement Retirement System pursuant to the authority of Section
468+2-314 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes may participate in the
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496+Insurance and Benefits Act for retired participants , including
497+health, dental and life insurance benefits, if such election to
498+participate is made within thirty (30) days from the date of
499+termination of service. Life insurance benefits for any such person
500+who transferred employment shall not exceed the coverage the person
501+had at the time of such transfer. Retirees who transferred
502+employment and who participate pursuant to this paragraph shall pay
503+the premium for elected benefits less any amounts paid by a stat e
504+retirement system pursuant to this section.
505+SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.”
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507+Passed the Senate the 21st day of April, 2021.
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514+Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
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3548 BILL NO. 2824 By: Sneed of the House
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14559 An Act relating to state government; amending 74 O.S.
15560 2011, Section 1316.2, as last amended by Section 3,
16561 Chapter 419, O.S.L. 2014 (74 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section
17562 1316.2), which relates to the Oklahoma Employees
18563 Insurance and Benefits Act; allowing for certain
19-payments by an administrator of qualified benefits;
20-and providing an effective date.
564+payments by a qualified benefits administrator; and
565+providing an effective d ate.
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27571 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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29-SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2011, Section 1316.2, as
572+SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2011, Section 1316.2, as
30573 last amended by Section 3, Chapter 419, O.S.L. 2014 (74 O.S. Supp.
31574 2020, Section 1316.2), is amended to read as follows:
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33575 Section 1316.2 A. Any employee, other than an education
34576 employee, who retires pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
35577 Public Employees Retirement System or who has a vested benefit
36578 pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Public Employees
37579 Retirement System may continue in force the health and dental
38580 insurance benefits authorized by the provisions of the Oklahoma
39581 Employees Insurance and Benefits Act, or other employer insurance
40582 benefits if the employer does not participate in the plans offer ed
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42610 election to continue in force is made within thirty (30) days from
43611 the date of termination of service. Except as otherwise provided
44612 for in Section 840-2.27I of this title and subsection H of this
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614+at a later time if the election to continue in force is declined.
47615 Vested employees other than education employees who have terminated
48616 service and are not receiving benefits and effec tive July 1, 1996,
49617 nonvested persons who have terminated service with more than eight
50618 (8) years of participating service with a participating employer,
51619 who within thirty (30) days from the date of termination of service
52620 elect to continue such coverage, sha ll pay the full cost of the
53621 insurance premium at the rate and pursuant to the terms and
54622 conditions established by the Office. Provided also, any employee
55623 other than an education employee who commences employment with a
56624 participating employer on or after S eptember 1, 1991, who terminates
57625 service with such employer on or after July 1, 1996, but who
58626 otherwise has insufficient years of service to retire or terminate
59627 service with a vested benefit pursuant to the provisions of the
60628 Oklahoma Public Employees Retir ement System or to elect to continue
61629 coverage as a nonvested employee as provided in this section, but
62630 who, immediately prior to employment with the participating
63631 employer, was covered as a dependent on the health and dental
64632 insurance policy of a spouse wh o was an active employee other than
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66660 service for the purpose of determining eligibility to elect to
67661 continue coverage under this section, the time during which the
68662 terminating employee was cove red as such a dependent.
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76667 indemnity plans offered through the Office,
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79669 Employees Insurance and Benefits Act,
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82671 alternatives to the Medicare supplements offered
83672 through the Office. All Medicare risk -sharing
84673 contracts shall be subject to a risk adjustment
85674 factor, based on generally accepted actuarial
86675 principles for adverse selection which may occur, and
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89677 System, other employer -provided health insurance
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91679 the plans offered pursuant to the Oklahoma Employees
92680 Insurance and Benefits Act.
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95682 section shall provide prescription drug benefits, except for plans
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97710 Modernization Act of 2003, for which provision of prescription drug
98711 benefits is optional, and except for plans offered pursuant to
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107718 or an employee who participates in the defined
108719 contribution system administered by the Oklahoma
109720 Public Employees Retirement System on or after
110721 November 1, 2015, who is receiving benefits from the
111722 Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System after
112723 September 30, 1988, shall ha ve One Hundred Five
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114725 insurance benefit plan, whichever is less, paid by the
115726 Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System to the
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727+Board or, other insurance carrier , or other qualified
728+benefits administrator of the employer if the employer
729+does not participate in the plans offered by the
730+Office in the manner specified in subsection G of this
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124760 Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System after
125761 September 30, 1988, is under sixty -five (65) years of
126762 age and is not otherwise eligible for Medicare shall
127763 have the premium rate for the health insurance benefit
128764 plan or One Hundred Five Dollars ($105.00), wh ichever
129765 is less, paid by the Oklahoma Law Enforcement
130766 Retirement System to the Office in the manner
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134769 who is receiving benefits from the Oklahoma Law
135-Enforcement Retirement System after September 30, ENR. H. B. NO. 2824 Page 4
770+Enforcement Retirement System after September 30,
136771 1988, is sixty-five (65) years of age or older or who
137772 is under sixty-five (65) years of age and is eligible
138773 for Medicare shall have One Hundred Five Dollars
139774 ($105.00), or the premium rate of the health insurance
140775 benefit plan, whichever is less, paid by the Oklahoma
141776 Law Enforcement Retirement System to the Office in the
142777 manner specified in subsection G of this section, and
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145779 who is receiving benefits from the Uniform Retirement
146780 System for Justices and Judges after September 30,
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149809 whichever is less, paid by the Uniform Retirement
150810 System for Justices and Judges to the Of fice in the
151811 manner specified in subsection G of this section.
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157815 of the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Act,
158816 except that if an employer from which an employee
159817 retired or with a vested benefit pursuant to the
160818 provisions of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement
161819 System does not participate in the plans authorized by
162820 the provisions of the Oklaho ma Employees Insurance and
163821 Benefits Act, the health plan will be the health
164822 insurance benefits of the employer from which the
165823 individual retired or vested,
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168825 and Benefits Act, the amount to be paid sha ll be
169826 determined pursuant to the provisions of this
170827 subsection and shall first be applied in whole or in
171828 part to the prescription drug coverage premium. Any
172829 remaining amount shall be applied toward the medical
173830 coverage premium,
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176858 retirement system does not cover the full cost of the
177859 elected coverage, the individual shall pay the
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184864 System killed in the line of duty, whether the member was killed in
185865 the line of duty prior to May 18, 2005, or on or after May 18, 2005,
186866 or if the member was on a disability leave stat us at the time of
187867 death, the surviving spouse or dependents of such deceased member of
188868 the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System may elect to continue
189869 or commence health and dental insurance benefits, provided the
190870 dependents pay the full cost of such insurance, and for deaths
191871 occurring on or after July 1, 2002, such election is made within
192872 thirty (30) days of the date of death. The eligibility for the
193873 benefits shall terminate for the surviving children when the
194874 children cease to qualify as dependents.
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197876 Enforcement Retirement System who retired from the System by means
198877 of a personal and traumatic injury of a catastrophic nature and in
199878 the line of duty and any surviving spouse of such retire d member and
200879 any surviving spouse of a member who was killed in the line of duty
201880 shall have one hundred percent (100%) of the retired member's or
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202907 surviving spouse's health care premium cost, whether the member or
203908 surviving spouse elects coverage under the Medicare supplement or
204909 Medicare risk-sharing contract, paid by the Oklahoma Law Enforcement
205910 Retirement System to the Office in the manner specified in
206911 subsection H of this section. For plans offered by the Office, such
207912 contributions will first be applied in whole or in part to the
208913 prescription drug coverage premium, if any.
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211915 status or on a disability leave at the time of death or of a
212916 participating retardant or of any person who has elected to rec eive
213917 a vested benefit under the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement
214918 System, the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges or the
215919 Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System may continue the health
216920 and dental insurance benefits in force, provided th e dependents pay
217921 the full cost of such insurance and they were covered as eligible
218922 dependents at the time of such death and such election is made
219923 within thirty (30) days of date of death. The eligibility for the
220924 benefits shall terminate for the surviving children when the
221925 children cease to qualify as dependents.
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225928 Justices and Judges and the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement
226929 System pursuant to this section shall be forwarded no later than the
227930 tenth day of each month following the month for which payment is due
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228957 by the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees
229958 or the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement Board to the Offi ce for
230959 deposit in the Health, Dental and Life Insurance Reserve Fund or to
231-another insurance carrier or other administrator of qualified
232-benefits of the employer as provided for in subsection H of Section
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961+1315 of this title, or other qualified benefits administrator .
235962 H. Upon retirement from employment of the Board of Regents of
236963 the University of Oklahoma, any person who was or is employed at the
237964 George Nigh Rehabilitation Institute and who transferred employment
238965 pursuant to Section 3427 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any
239966 person who was employed at the Medical Technology and Research
240967 Authority and who transferred employment pursuant to Section 7068 of
241968 this title, and any person who is a member of the Oklahoma Law
242969 Enforcement Retirement System pursuant to the authority of Section
243970 2-314 of Title 47 of the Oklahom a Statutes may participate in the
244971 benefits authorized by the provisions of the Oklahoma Employees
245972 Insurance and Benefits Act for retired participants, including
246973 health, dental and life insurance benefits, if such election to
247974 participate is made within thir ty (30) days from the date of
248975 termination of service. Life insurance benefits for any such person
249976 who transferred employment shall not exceed the coverage the person
250977 had at the time of such transfer. Retirees who transferred
251978 employment and who participat e pursuant to this paragraph shall pay
252979 the premium for elected benefits less any amounts paid by a state
253980 retirement system pursuant to this section.
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1007+SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
1008+Passed the House of Represent atives the 9th day of March, 2021.
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277-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
278-Received by the Office of the Governor this ___________ _________
279-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
280-By: _________________________________
281-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
282-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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286- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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288-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
289-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
290-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
291-By: _________________ ________________