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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
SENATE BILL 112 By: Howard
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to local government website
information; amending Section 2, Chapter 62, O.S.L.
2017 (62 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 896.1), which
relates to content of notice on local government
websites; modifying time period for po sting certain
information on website; making posting of information
permissive rather than mandatory; authorizing use of
links to publish certain information; authorizing use
of specified method for making information accessible
under certain circumstances ; authorizing the posting
of certain information in specified manner and place
instead of creating website for certain purpose;
authorizing removal of information at certain time;
stating application of cert ain provision; and
providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHO MA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 2, Chapter 62, O.S.L. 2017
(62 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 896.1), is amended to read as follows:
Section 896.1. A. At least Within thirty (30) days after the
approval calling of an election by the governi ng board of a local
government entity as described in subsection C of this section, for
a vote on a bond or other evidence of indebtedness authorizing the
incurring of general obligation bonds to be issued by the local
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government entities described in subsection C of this section, the
governing board of such entity shall may either cause to be
published on or linked to that local government website:
1. A description of the projects or assets that will be
acquired, improved or repaired with the proceeds from the issuance
of the bonds to be approved by the voters;
2. A description of any unpaid or unfinished bond approved by
the voters of that jurisdiction preceding the date of the vote on
the bonds to be issued previously approved and issued bonds by the
voters of that jurisdiction that will remain outstanding on the date
of the election of the new bonds to be approved; and
3. A detailed description of the use of the previous bond
proceeds of unpaid or unfinish ed bonds outstanding on the date of
the election of the new bonds to be approved. If the unpaid or
unfinished bond proceeds were used expended to acquire or improve
real property, the description shall include a physical address
using a street number or s ome other method by which the location of
the property can be identified.
B. No local government entity shall be required to create a
website solely for the purpose of compliance with this act. If the
local government entity does not have a website , then it shall may
make the information accessible thr ough some other method using the
Internet to persons who reside in the geographic area of the local
government entity. Should there be no reasonable method as
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described in this section, the entity shall cause the information to
be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation i n
the geographic area in which the voters of the lo cal government
jurisdiction reside or if no newspaper of general circulation is
available, post the information required by this act in prominent
view at the principal office of the public body. Information posted
pursuant to this act shall remain posted, either online or at the
principal office of the public body, thro ugh the election of the
bonds to be approved and such posting may be removed after such
time.
C. The provisions of subsection A of this se ction shall be
applicable to any bond or other evidence of indebtedness the
repayment of which requires either a sinking fund millage rate
pursuant to Section 26 of Art icle X of the Oklahoma Constitution , or
bonds issued pursuant to the authority of Section 35 of Article X of
the Oklahoma Constitution or pursuant to any provisions contained in
any other provision of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution to the
extent not otherwise specifically identified in this secti on, which
shall include:
1. Counties;
2. Cities;
3. Towns;
4. Common school districts;
5. Career technology districts;
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6. Emergency Medical Service Districts; and
7. Solid waste management districts.
D. The provisions of this section shall not be a pplicable to
obligations issued by a tr ust organized pursuant to the provisions
of Section 176 et seq. of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective Novemb er 1, 2021.
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