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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 1523 By: Bullard
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to program evaluation; allowing
66	66	public entities to enter into certain agreements;
67	67	stating requirements for certain contracts; requiring
68	68	certain findings to be reported; mandating certain
69	69	information to be publi c for a certain amount of
70	70	time; requiring an assessment after each fiscal year;
71	71	providing for codification; and providing an
72	72	effective date.
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77	77	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
78	78	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
79	79	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 17-116 of Title 11, unless there
80	80	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
81	81	A. Any municipality that enters into an agreement or a contract
82	82	with a third party for the assessment, evaluation, or audit of
83	83	programs or services involving initiatives including but not limited
84	84	to diversity, inclusion, antiracism, or social justice shall meet
85	85	the following requirements:
86	86	1. Municipalities shall be prohibited from utilizing informal
87	87	agreements for assessment or evaluation;
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139	139	2. All contracts issued purs uant to this section must include
140	140	provisions that require the contractor to prepare and deliver a
141	141	public presentation of the contractor’s work product or analysis.
142	142	The presentation shall be in compliance with the Oklahoma Open
143	143	Meeting Act; and
144	144	3. All contracts executed pursuant to this section shall
145	145	include and require measurable objectives and benc hmarks to measure
146	146	the effectiveness of the municipalities addressing stated
147	147	initiatives.
148	148	B. If a contractor hired by a municipality determines after
149	149	conducting an independent assessment or evaluation that a
150	150	municipality has created an environment that is not diverse,
151	151	inclusive, or has failed to implement measures to address systemic
152	152	racism, or has otherwise created a hostile environment, the
153	153	municipality shall report the findings to the appropriate civil
154	154	rights entity to ensure a full investigation is cond ucted and the
155	155	municipality is brought into compliance .
156	156	C. Any municipality that implements new policies, programs, or
157	157	initiatives in response to an assessment or evaluation to address
158	158	findings identified by a contractor shall be required to conduct a
159	159	subsequent audit one (1) calenda r year after the completion date of
160	160	the initial audit to determine the effectiven ess of the public
161	161	entity’s response to the findings.
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213	213	D. A municipality may also e xecute contracts to receive
214	214	training, professional development, or other services related but
215	215	not limited to anti-discrimination, diversity, inclusion, or social
216	216	justice.
217	217	Municipalities shall be prohibited from using the same contract
218	218	to procure both evaluation services and training.
219	219	E. The work product of any contract between a contractor and
220	220	municipality shall be made availa ble on the municipality’s website.
221	221	The work product shall include but is not limited to reports,
222	222	analysis, plans, and recommendations of the contr actor.
223	223	F. Municipalities shall not implement new polices, programs, or
224	224	initiatives until all relevant materials have been made available to
225	225	the public for comment for at least thirty (30) days.
226	226	G. Any plan, programs, initiatives, or proposals by
227	227	municipalities to improve or address issues including but not
228	228	limited to diversity, inclusion, ra cism, or social justice shall be
229	229	posted publicly on the municipality’s website. Any training or
230	230	professional development shall be pursuant to this section.
231	231	H. At the conclusion of the municipality’s fiscal year, an
232	232	evaluation of the implemented plan shall be conducted to assess the
233	233	effectiveness of the municipality’s use of public funds t o address
234	234	stated issues.
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286	286	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
287	287	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 339.9 of Title 19, unless there
288	288	is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
289	289	A. Any county that enters into an agreement or a contra ct with
290	290	a third party for the assessment, evaluation, or audit of programs
291	291	or services involving initiatives including but not limited to
292	292	diversity, inclusion, antiracism, or social justice shall meet the
293	293	following requirements:
294	294	1. Counties shall be prohibited from utilizing in formal
295	295	agreements for assessment or evaluation;
296	296	2. All contracts issued pursua nt to this section must include
297	297	provisions that require the contractor to prepare and deliver a
298	298	public presentation of the contractor ’s work product or analysis.
299	299	The presentation shall be in compliance with the Oklahoma Open
300	300	Meeting Act; and
301	301	3. All contracts executed pursuant to this section shall
302	302	include and require measurable objectives and benchmarks to measure
303	303	the effectiveness of the counties addressing stated initiatives.
304	304	B. If a contractor hired by a county determines after
305	305	conducting an independent assessment or evaluation that a county has
306	306	created an environment that is not diverse, inclusive, or has failed
307	307	to implement measures to ad dress systemic racism, or has otherwise
308	308	created a hostile enviro nment, the municipality shall report the
309	309	findings to the appropriate civil rights enforcement entity to
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361	361	ensure a full investigation is conducted and the county is brought
362	362	into compliance.
363	363	C. Any county that implements new policies, programs, or
364	364	initiatives in response to an assessment or evaluation to ad dress
365	365	findings identified by a contractor shal l be required to conduct a
366	366	subsequent audit one (1) calendar year after the completion date of
367	367	the initial audit to determine the effectiveness of the public
368	368	entity’s response to the findings.
369	369	D. A county may also execute contracts to receive training,
370	370	professional development, or other services related but not limited
371	371	to anti-discrimination, divers ity, inclusion, or social justice.
372	372	Counties shall be prohibited from using the same contract to
373	373	procure both evaluation services and training.
374	374	E. The work product of any contract between a contractor and
375	375	county shall be made available on the county’s website. The work
376	376	product shall include but is not limited to reports, analysis,
377	377	plans, and recommendations of the co ntractor.
378	378	F. Counties shall not implement new polices, programs, or
379	379	initiatives until all relevant materials have been made available to
380	380	the public for comment for at least thirty (30) days.
381	381	G. Any plans, programs, initiatives, or proposals by counties
382	382	to improve or address issues including but not limited to diversity,
383	383	inclusion, racism, or social justice shall be posted publicly on the
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435	435	county’s website. Any training or professional development shall be
436	436	pursuant to this section.
437	437	H. At the conclusion of the county’s fiscal year, an evaluation
438	438	of the implemented plan shall be conducted to assess the
439	439	effectiveness of the county’s use of public funds to address stated
440	440	issues.
441	441	SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
442	442	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 85.44F of Title 74, unless there
443	443	is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
444	444	A. Any state agency that enters into an agreement or a contract
445	445	with a third party for the assessment, evaluation, or audit of
446	446	programs or services involving initiatives including but not limited
447	447	to, diversity, inclusion, antiracism, or social justice shall meet
448	448	the following requirements:
449	449	1. Agencies shall be prohibited from utilizing informal
450	450	agreements for assessment or evaluation;
451	451	2. All contracts issued pursuant to this section must include
452	452	provisions that the contractor shall deliver a public presentation
453	453	of the contractor’s product or analysi s. The presentation shall be
454	454	in compliance with the Oklahom a Open Meeting Act; and
455	455	3. All contracts executed pursuant to this section shall
456	456	include and require measurable objectives and benchmarks to measure
457	457	the effectiveness of the agencies addressing stated initiatives.
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509	509	B. If a contractor hired by an agency determines after
510	510	conducting an independent assessment or evaluation that a county has
511	511	created an environment that is not diverse, inclusive, or has failed
512	512	to implement measures to address systemic racism, or has otherwise
513	513	created a hostile environment, the m unicipality shall report the
514	514	findings to the appropriate civil rights enforcement entity to
515	515	ensure a full investigation is conducted and the agency is brought
516	516	into compliance.
517	517	C. Any agency that implements new policies, programs, or
518	518	initiatives in respons e to an assessment or evaluation to address
519	519	findings identified by a contractor shall be required to conduct a
520	520	subsequent audit one (1) calendar year after the completion date of
521	521	the initial audit to determine the effectiveness of th e public
522	522	entity’s response to the findings.
523	523	D. An agency may also execute contracts to receive training,
524	524	professional development, or other services related but not limited
525	525	to anti-discrimination, diversity, inclusion, or social justice.
526	526	Agencies shall be prohibited from using the same contract to
527	527	procure both evaluation services and training.
528	528	E. The work product of any contract between a contractor and
529	529	agency shall be made available on the county’s website. The work
530	530	product shall include but is not limi ted to presentations, reports,
531	531	analysis, plans, and recommendations of the contractor.
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583	583	F. Agencies shall not implement new pol ices, programs, or
584	584	initiatives until all relevant materials have been made available to
585	585	the public for comment for at least thirt y (30) days.
586	586	G. Any plans, programs, initiatives, or proposals by agencies
587	587	to improve or address is sues including but not limite d to diversity,
588	588	inclusion, racism, or social justice shall be posted publicly on the
589	589	agency’s website. Any training or profess ional development shal l be
590	590	pursuant to this section.
591	591	H. At the conclusion of the agency’s fiscal year, an evaluation
592	592	of the implemented plan shall be conducted to assess the
593	593	effectiveness of the agency’s use of public funds to address stated
594	594	issues.
595	595	SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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