ENGR. S. B. NO. 1549 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 1549 By: Thompson of the Senate and Phillips of the House An Act relating to state agencies; requiring certain third-party evaluation of agenc y processes; requiring report upon completion of evaluation; directing distribution of report; providing for codification; and providing an effective date . BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHO MA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statut es as Section 80.2 of Title 74, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. No later than July 1, 2023, a ll state agencies, institutions, or political subdivi sions shall choose and co ntract with a third-party evaluator on the Oklahoma Statewide Contracts to perform a thorough evalu ation and report of the individual agency’s document lifecycle needs and costs, inclusive of digital forms, workflow and eProcesses , storage, retrieval, destruction, and digital auditing. B. Upon completion of the third-party evaluation, each agency shall submit the reported findings and any subsequent acti ons taken by the agency to improve efficiency and prod uctivity, while reduci ng ENGR. S. B. NO. 1549 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 overall cost through technological improvements to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than November 1, 2023. SECTION 2. This act shall become effectiv e November 1, 2022. Passed the Senate the 9th day of March, 2022. Presiding Officer of the Senate Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 2022. Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives