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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
SENATE BILL 1801 By: Dahm
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to Oklahoma State Guard; amendi ng 44
O.S. 2021, Section 242, wh ich relates to the
distinction between the Oklahoma State G uard and the
Oklahoma National Guard; transferring certain
positions and resources upon removal of re cognition;
and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAH OMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 44 O.S. 2021, Section 242, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 242. A. Such military forces shall be designated as
the “Oklahoma State Guard ” and shall be composed of officers
commissioned or assign ed, and such able-bodied male citizens of the
state as shall volunteer for service therein. They shall be
additional to and distin ct from the National Guard of the State of
Oklahoma, as defined in Title 32 of the United States Code. They
shall not be required to serve outside the boundaries of the State
of Oklahoma.
B. If, for any reason, t he Department of Defense removes
national recognition from the Oklahoma National Guard, all
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resources, officers, employees, p ositions, and funds shall be
transferred immediately to the Oklahoma State Guard.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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