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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 1008 By: Dahm
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to rulemaking authority; amendi ng 75
66	66	O.S. 2011, Sections 250.2 and 250.3, as amended by
67	67	Sections 1 and 2, Chapter 357, O.S.L. 2013 (75 O.S.
68	68	Supp. 2020, Sections 250.2 and 250.3), which relate
69	69	to legislative intent and definitions; clarifying
70	70	legislative intent for certain rulemaking aut hority;
71	71	requiring inclusion of certain st atutory reference;
72	72	defining term; updating statutory reference; and
73	73	providing an effective date.
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79	79	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
80	80	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 75 O.S. 2011, Section 250.2, as
81	81	amended by Section 1, Chapter 357, O.S.L. 2013 (75 O.S. Supp. 2020,
82	82	Section 250.2), is amended to read as follows:
83	83	Section 250.2. A. Article V of the Oklahoma Constitution vests
84	84	in the Legislature the power to make laws, and thereby to establish
85	85	agencies and to desi gnate agency functions, budgets and purposes.
86	86	Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution charges the Executive Branch
87	87	of Government with the responsibility to implement all measures
88	88	enacted by the Legislature.
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140	140	B. In creating agencies and designating their f unctions and
141	141	purposes, the Legislature may delegat e rulemaking authority to
142	142	executive branch agencies to facilitate administration of
143	143	legislative policy. The delegation of rulemaking aut hority is
144	144	intended to eliminate the necessity of establishing every
145	145	administrative aspect of general public policy by l egislation. In
146	146	so doing, however, t he Legislature reserves to itself:
147	147	1. The right to retract any delegation of rulemaking authority
148	148	unless otherwise precluded by the Oklahoma Constitution;
149	149	2. The right to establish any aspect of general policy by
150	150	legislation, notwithstanding any delegati on of rulemaking authority;
151	151	3. The right and responsibility to designate the method for
152	152	rule promulgation, review and modification;
153	153	4. The right to approve or disapprov e any adopted rule by joint
154	154	resolution; and
155	155	5. The right to disapprove a proposed per manent, promulgated or
156	156	emergency rule at any time if the Legislature determines such rule
157	157	to be an imminent harm to the health, safety or welfare of the
158	158	public or the state or if the Legislature determines that a rule is
159	159	not consistent with legislative int ent.
160	160	C. All rulemaking authority delegated by the Legislature to
161	161	executive branch agencies shall be used only to implement law or
162	162	policy as set by the Legislature. With in three (3) years of the
163	163	effective date of this a ct, all administrative rules, including
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215	215	those already in existence, shal l include a specific reference to
216	216	the statutory provision that de legates the authority for
217	217	promulgation of such rule.
218	218	SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 75 O.S. 2011, Section 250.3, as
219	219	amended by Section 2, Chapter 357, O.S.L. 2013 (75 O.S. Supp. 2020,
220	220	Section 250.3), is amended to read as follows:
221	221	Section 250.3. As used in the Administrative Procedures Ac t:
222	222	1. “Administrative head” means an official or agency body
223	223	responsible pursuant to law for issuing final agency orders;
224	224	2. “Adopted” means a proposed emergency rule which has been
225	225	approved by the agency but has not been approved or disapproved by
226	226	the Governor as provided by Section 253 of this title, or a proposed
227	227	permanent rule which has been approved by the agency , but has not
228	228	been approved or disapproved by the Legislature or by dec laration of
229	229	the Governor as provided by subsection D of Section 6 of this act
230	230	308.3 of this title;
231	231	3. “Agency” includes but is not limit ed to any constitutionally
232	232	or statutorily created state board, bureau, commission, office,
233	233	authority, public trust in which the state is a beneficiary, or
234	234	interstate commission, except:
235	235	a. the Legislature or any branch, committee or officer
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289	289	4. “Emergency rule” means a rule that is made pursuant to
290	290	Section 253 of this title;
291	291	5. “Final rule” or “finally adopted rule” means a rule other
292	292	than an emergency rule, whi ch has not been published pursuant to
293	293	Section 255 of this title but is otherwise in compliance with the
294	294	requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act, and is:
295	295	a. approved by the Legislature pursuant to S ection 6 of
296	296	this act 308.3 of this title, provided that any such
297	297	joint resolution becomes law in accordance with
298	298	Section 11 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution,
299	299	b. approved by the Governor pursuant to subsect ion D of
300	300	Section 6 of this act 308.3 of this title,
301	301	c. approved by a joint resolu tion pursuant to subsection
302	302	B of Section 308 of this title, provided that any such
303	303	resolution becomes law in accordance with Section 11
304	304	of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution, or
305	305	d. disapproved by a joint resolution pursuant to
306	306	subsection B of Section 308 of this title or Section 6
307	307	of this act 308.3 of this title, which has been vetoed
308	308	by the Governor in accordance with Section 11 of
309	309	Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution and the veto
310	310	has not been overridden;
311	311	6. “Final agency order” means an order that include s findings
312	312	of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to Section 312 of this
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364	364	title, is dispositive of an individual proceeding unless there is a
365	365	request for rehearing, reopening , or reconsideration pursuant to
366	366	Section 317 of this title and which is subject to judicial review;
367	367	7. “Hearing examiner” means a person meeting the qualifications
368	368	specified by Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act and who
369	369	has been duly appointed by an agency to hold hearings and, as
370	370	required, render orders or proposed orders ;
371	371	8. “Individual proceeding” means the formal process employed by
372	372	an agency having jurisdiction by law to resolve issues of law or
373	373	fact between parties and which results in the exercise of discretion
374	374	of a judicial nature;
375	375	9. “License” includes the whole or part of any agency permit,
376	376	certificate, approval, registration, c harter, or similar form of
377	377	permission required by law;
378	378	10. “Office” means the Office of the Secretary of State;
379	379	11. “Order” means all or part of a formal or official decision
380	380	made by an agency including but not limited to final agency orders;
381	381	12. “Party” means a person or agency named and participating,
382	382	or properly seeking and entitled by law to participate, in an
383	383	individual proceeding;
384	384	13. “Permanent rule” means a rule that is made pur suant to
385	385	Section 303 of this title;
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437	437	14. “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation,
438	438	association, governmental subdivision , or public or private
439	439	organization of any character other than an agency;
440	440	15. “Political subdivision ” means a county, city, incorporated
441	441	town or school district within this state;
442	442	16. “Promulgated” means a finally adopted rule which has been
443	443	filed and published in accordance with the provisions of the
444	444	Administrative Procedures Act, or an emergency rule or preemptive
445	445	rule which has been approved by the Governor;
446	446	17. “Rule” means any agency statement or group of related
447	447	statements of general applicability and future effect that
448	448	implements, interprets or prescribes law or policy as delegated by
449	449	the Legislature, or describes the procedure or practice requirements
450	450	of the agency. The term “rule” includes the amendment or revocation
451	451	of an effective rule but does not include:
452	452	a. the issuance, renewal, denial, suspension or
453	453	revocation or other sanction of an individual specific
454	454	license,
455	455	b. the approval, disapproval or pres cription of rates.
456	456	For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “rates”
457	457	shall not include fees or charges fixed by an agency
458	458	for services provided by that agency including but not
459	459	limited to fees charged for licen sing, permitting,
460	460	inspections or publicatio ns,
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512	512	c. statements and memoranda concerning only the internal
513	513	management of an agency and not affecting private
514	514	rights or procedures available to the public,
515	515	d. declaratory rulings issued pursuant to Section 307 of
516	516	this title,
517	517	e. orders by an agency, or
518	518	f. press releases or “agency news releases,”, provided
519	519	such releases are not for the purpose of interpreting,
520	520	implementing or prescribing law or agency policy;
521	521	18. “Rulemaking” means the process employed by an agency for
522	522	the formulation of a rule; and
523	523	19. “Secretary” means the Secretary of State.
524	524	SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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