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6 | 36 | BILL NO. 208 By: Garvin of the Senate | |
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10 | 40 | Moore of the House | |
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15 | 45 | An Act relating to vital statistics; amending 63 O.S. | |
16 | 46 | 2011, Section 1-311, which relates to birth | |
17 | 47 | certificates; modifying certain conditions; amending | |
18 | 48 | 63 O.S. 2011, Section 1 -311.2, which relates to | |
19 | 49 | provision of documentation to the Department of Human | |
20 | 50 | Services; modifying requirements related to provision | |
21 | 51 | of certain documents and information; prohibiting | |
22 | 52 | certain release of information, data or records and | |
23 | 53 | requiring certain protection; directing certain data | |
24 | 54 | sharing agreement; amending 63 O.S. 2011, Section 1 - | |
25 | 55 | 321, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 96, O.S.L. 2019 | |
26 | 56 | (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1 -321), which relates to | |
27 | 57 | amendment of certificate or record; requiring certain | |
28 | 58 | amendments under certain conditions; amending 63 O.S. | |
29 | 59 | 2011, Section 1-323, as last amended by Section 1, | |
30 | 60 | Chapter 108, O.S.L. 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sec tion | |
31 | 61 | 1-323), which relates to confidentiality of vital | |
32 | 62 | statistics records; adding exception; updating and | |
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39 | - | SUBJECT: Vital statistics | |
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41 | 69 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | |
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43 | 70 | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2011, Section 1 -311, is | |
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48 | 99 | Section 1-311. A. A certificate of birth for each live birth | |
49 | 100 | which occurs in this state shall be filed with the State Registrar, | |
50 | 101 | within seven (7) days after the birth. | |
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52 | 102 | B. When a birth occurs in an institution, the person in charge | |
53 | 103 | of the institution or a designated representative shall obtain the | |
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57 | 107 | required by the certificate within five (5) days after the birth. | |
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59 | 108 | C. When a birth occurs outside an institution, the certificate | |
60 | 109 | shall be prepared and filed by one of the following in the indicated | |
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63 | 111 | 1. The physician in attendance at or immediately after the | |
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69 | 115 | 3. The father, the mother, or, in the absence or inability of | |
70 | 116 | the father or mother, the person in ch arge of the premises where the | |
71 | 117 | birth occurred and present at the birth. | |
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73 | 118 | D. 1. If the mother was married at the time of conception and | |
74 | 119 | birth, or married at any time during the three hundred (300) | |
75 | 120 | calendar days before the birth , the name of the husband sha ll be | |
76 | 121 | entered on the certificate as the father of the child unless | |
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78 | 150 | jurisdiction or a husband ’s denial of paternity form has been filed | |
79 | 151 | along with an affidavit acknowledging paternity, in which case the | |
80 | 152 | name of the father as determined by the court or affidavit | |
81 | 153 | acknowledging paternity shall be entered. | |
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83 | 154 | 2. If the mother was not married at the time of conception and | |
84 | 155 | birth, nor married at any time during the three hundred (300) | |
85 | 156 | calendar days before the birth, the name of the father shall be | |
86 | 157 | entered on the certificate of birth only if: | |
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88 | 158 | a. a determination of paternity has been made by an | |
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92 | 160 | Services or a court of competent jurisdiction, in | |
93 | 161 | which case the name of the father shall be entered, or | |
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95 | 162 | b. the mother and father have signed an affidavit | |
96 | 163 | acknowledging acknowledgement of paternity pursuant to | |
97 | 164 | Section 1-311.3 of this title, or substantially | |
98 | 165 | similar affidavit from another state and filed it with | |
99 | 166 | the State Registrar of Vital Statistics. | |
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101 | 167 | E. Either of the parents of the child shall sign the | |
102 | 168 | certificate of live birth worksheet to attest to the accuracy of the | |
103 | 169 | personal data entered thereon, in time to permit its filing within | |
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106 | 171 | F. If the live birth results from a process in which the | |
107 | 172 | delivering mother was carrying the child of another woman by way of | |
108 | 173 | a prearranged legal contract, the original birth certificate shall | |
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109 | 201 | be filed with the personal information of th e woman who delivered | |
110 | 202 | the child. A new birth certificate will be placed on file once the | |
111 | 203 | State Registrar receives both a court order and a completed form | |
112 | 204 | prescribed by the State Registrar which identifies the various | |
113 | 205 | parties and documents the personal inf ormation of the intended | |
114 | 206 | parents necessary to complete the new birth certificate. | |
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116 | 207 | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2011, Section 1 -311.2, is | |
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119 | 209 | Section 1-311.2. The State Registrar of Vital Statistics shall | |
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121 | 211 | birth certificates, affidavits acknowledging paternity and such | |
122 | 212 | other documents or information necessary to comply with this act | |
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124 | 213 | The State Commissioner of Health shall authorize the secure | |
125 | 214 | electronic transmission of any birth, death, paternity or adoption | |
126 | 215 | data and such other documents or information necessary to comply | |
127 | 216 | with the Uniform Parentage Act or for the purpose of assisting with | |
128 | 217 | programs administered by the Department of Human Services. The | |
129 | 218 | Department of Human Services shall not release information, data or | |
130 | 219 | records received from the State Department of Health for these | |
131 | 220 | purposes in response to an Open Records Act request and shall | |
132 | 221 | protect the integrity of the vital records data to the ex tent | |
133 | 222 | required of the State Department of Health by Section 1 -323 of this | |
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137 | 251 | Services shall enter into a data sharing agreement for the purpose | |
138 | 252 | of implementing the provisions of this section . | |
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140 | 253 | SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2011, Section 1 -321, as | |
141 | 254 | amended by Section 1, Chapter 96, O.S.L. 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, | |
142 | 255 | Section 1-321), is amended to read as follows: | |
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144 | 256 | Section 1-321. (a) A. A certificate or record registered unde r | |
145 | 257 | this article may be amended only in accordance with this article and | |
146 | 258 | regulations thereunder adopted by the State Board Commissioner of | |
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150 | 261 | (b) B. A certificate that is amended under t his section shall | |
151 | 262 | be marked “amended”, except as provided in subsection (d) of this | |
152 | 263 | section. The date of amendment and a summary description of the | |
153 | 264 | evidence submitted in support of the amendment shall be endorsed on | |
154 | 265 | or made a part of the record. The Board Commissioner shall | |
155 | 266 | prescribe by regulation the conditions under which additions or | |
156 | 267 | minor corrections shall be made to birth certificates within one (1) | |
157 | 268 | year after the date of birth without the certificate being | |
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160 | 270 | (c) C. Upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order, from | |
161 | 271 | a court of competent jurisdiction, changing the name of a person | |
162 | 272 | born in this state and upon request of such person or his parent, | |
163 | 273 | guardian, or legal representative, the State Commissioner of Health | |
164 | 274 | shall amend the certificate of birth to reflect the new name. | |
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166 | 302 | (d) D. When a child is born out of wedlock, the Commissioner | |
167 | 303 | shall amend a certificate of birth to show paternity, if paternity | |
168 | 304 | is not currently shown on the birth certificate, in the following | |
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171 | 306 | (1) 1. Upon request and receipt of a sworn acknowledgment of | |
172 | 307 | paternity of a child born out of wedlock signed by both parents; or | |
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174 | 308 | (2) 2. Upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order | |
175 | 309 | establishing adjudicating paternity; or | |
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179 | 310 | 3. Upon receipt of an elect ronic record from the Department of | |
180 | 311 | Human Services indicating that an acknowledgement of paternity has | |
181 | 312 | been signed by both parents or a court order adjudicat ing paternity. | |
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183 | 313 | (e) E. For a child born out of wedlock, the Commissioner shall | |
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186 | 315 | (1) 1. To the specified surname upon receipt of acknowledgment | |
187 | 316 | of paternity signed by both parents or, upon receipt of a certified | |
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189 | 318 | of an electronic record from the Department of Human Services | |
190 | 319 | indicating that an acknowledgement of paternity has been signed by | |
191 | 320 | both parents or a court order direct s such name change. Such | |
192 | 321 | certificate amended pursuant to this subsection shall not be marked | |
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200 | 354 | Registrar of Vital Statistics receives false information regarding | |
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204 | 357 | certificate of death, a funeral director, or a person acting as | |
205 | 358 | such, requests a correction to any portio n of the death record | |
206 | 359 | except the information relating to the medical certification | |
207 | 360 | portion, due to a scrivener ’s error, misspelling or other correction | |
208 | 361 | of information, the Commissioner of Health, through the State | |
209 | 362 | Registrar of Vital Statistics, shall amend the record, provided said | |
210 | 363 | request is made in writing or through an electronic system and is | |
211 | 364 | accompanied by documentation disclosing the correct information or | |
212 | 365 | by a sworn statement of the funeral director. The funeral director, | |
213 | 366 | or person acting as such, s hall be responsible for any and all | |
214 | 367 | amendment fees that may be imposed by the Commissioner of Health for | |
215 | 368 | said correction. Up to ten certified copies containing the | |
216 | 369 | erroneous original information may be exchanged for certified copies | |
217 | 370 | containing the correct ed information at no additional cost. | |
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221 | 371 | SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2011, Section 1 -323, as | |
222 | 372 | last amended by Section 1, Chapter 108, O.S.L. 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. | |
223 | 373 | 2020, Section 1-323), is amended to read as follows: | |
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225 | 374 | Section 1-323. A. To protect the integrity of vital statistics | |
226 | 375 | records, to ensure their proper use, and to ensure the efficient and | |
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229 | 405 | information contained in, vital statistics records, or to copy or | |
230 | 406 | issue a copy of all or part of any such record except to: | |
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234 | 408 | 2. A parent named on the record or a person acting with the | |
235 | 409 | parent’s permission unless that parent is currently incarcerated; | |
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237 | 410 | 3. Someone acting with permission of the person who is the | |
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241 | 413 | the person who is the subject of the record; | |
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243 | 414 | 5. Someone acting as a legal re presentative of a person | |
244 | 415 | involved in a probate of the estate of the person who is the subject | |
245 | 416 | of the record, as demonstrated by affidavit; | |
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247 | 417 | 6. An attorney licensed to practice in the United States who | |
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251 | 420 | 7. Someone in receipt of a court order from a court of | |
252 | 421 | competent jurisdiction ordering access to the record; | |
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259 | 452 | 10. A representative of the Department of Corrections, when the | |
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265 | 455 | 11. A representative of the Department o f Human Services acting | |
266 | 456 | in accordance with Section 1 -311.2 of this title; or | |
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268 | 457 | 12. Any other person working in the best interest of the | |
269 | 458 | subject of the record, as determined by regulations of the State | |
270 | 459 | Board Commissioner of Health. | |
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272 | 460 | Provided, that death certi ficates shall be considered publicly | |
273 | 461 | available records fifty (50) years after the death and birth | |
274 | 462 | certificates shall be considered publicly available records one | |
275 | 463 | hundred twenty-five (125) years after the birth. | |
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277 | 464 | B. The State Department of Health shall, by July 1, 2017, make | |
278 | 465 | available an online public index that includes, as is applicable, | |
279 | 466 | the name, gender, date of birth, date of death, county of birth, and | |
280 | 467 | county of death of all persons in its records. Birth data shall not | |
281 | 468 | be added to the index until twent y (20) years after the birth. | |
282 | 469 | Death data shall not be added to the index until five (5) years | |
283 | 470 | after the death. The index shall be made available online at no | |
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286 | 472 | Private entities may request assistance from the Department in | |
287 | 473 | receiving digital files including all or part of the index described | |
288 | 474 | in this subsection. Such private entities may be assessed a fee | |
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290 | 503 | digital file. The Board Commissioner may promulgate rules regarding | |
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293 | 505 | C. The Department may grant applications for electronic | |
294 | 506 | verification of the existence of birth and death certificates for | |
295 | 507 | legal and administrative purposes at any time following the birth or | |
296 | 508 | death when such appli cations are made by: | |
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300 | 510 | 2. A benefit-paying party, including but not limited to an | |
301 | 511 | annuity company, pension plan or life insurance company in order to | |
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305 | 514 | determine if a patient has been lost to care; or | |
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309 | 515 | 4. Other entities for fraud protection, subject to verification | |
310 | 516 | of the entity’s purpose by the Department. | |
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312 | 517 | The recipient of a record verification as provided for in this | |
313 | 518 | subsection may not disclose to a party not involved in the issue for | |
314 | 519 | which the verification was sought. | |
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316 | 520 | The Department of Health may charge up to Four Dollars ($4.00) | |
317 | 521 | for each electronic birth or death verification, although such fee | |
318 | 522 | may be waived when such request is received by an Oklahoma state or | |
319 | 523 | local government agency. The recipient of a record verification as | |
320 | 524 | provided for in this subsection may also be subject to fees levied | |
321 | 525 | by a contractor retained by the Board Commissioner to provide such | |
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327 | 556 | D. The State Commissioner of Health may authorize the | |
328 | 557 | disclosure of data contained in vital statistics records for public | |
329 | 558 | health surveillance or re search purposes. | |
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331 | 559 | E. The State Department of Health shall transmit to the | |
332 | 560 | Department of Public Safety: | |
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334 | 561 | 1. At the end of each quarter year, a list of all registered | |
335 | 562 | deaths which have occurred during such period of time. Upon receipt | |
336 | 563 | of such list the Depar tment of Public Safety shall use such list | |
337 | 564 | solely to update Department of Public Safety records and to cancel | |
338 | 565 | the driver license for those deceased individuals with a valid | |
339 | 566 | Oklahoma driver license at the time of death; | |
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341 | 567 | 2. At the end of each month, a repor t of all registered deaths | |
342 | 568 | that resulted from a motor vehicle collision which have occurred | |
343 | 569 | during such period of time. The report shall be used by the | |
344 | 570 | Department solely for the purpose of statistical analysis and | |
345 | 571 | reporting; and | |
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347 | 572 | 3. Upon written request f rom the Department, a death | |
348 | 573 | certificate. The certificate shall be used solely by the Fatality | |
349 | 574 | Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Analyst of the Oklahoma Highway | |
350 | 575 | Safety Office to populate the federal FARS database. | |
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354 | 576 | F. Each month, the Commissioner shall auth orize the | |
355 | 577 | transmission to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority of a certified | |
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356 | 605 | list of all registered deaths of residents of this state that have | |
357 | 606 | occurred within the state for the immediately preceding month. The | |
358 | 607 | Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall use the transmitted list to | |
359 | 608 | ascertain the names of those individuals participating in the state | |
360 | 609 | Medicaid program who are deceased, and shall thereafter terminate | |
361 | 610 | such deceased person ’s enrollment in the state Medicaid program. | |
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363 | 611 | G. For the purpose of assisting in t he location and recovery of | |
364 | 612 | missing children, information pertaining to birth certificates and | |
365 | 613 | requests for copies of birth certificates shall be provided to the | |
366 | 614 | Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation pursuant to the provisions of | |
367 | 615 | Section 1-323.1 of this title and Section 150.12A of Title 74 of the | |
368 | 616 | Oklahoma Statutes. | |
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370 | 617 | H. The Commissioner shall authorize the transmission of death | |
371 | 618 | certificates to the Department of Labor for the purpose of the | |
372 | 619 | Department of Labor conducting a census of total occupational | |
373 | 620 | injuries and illnesses. The Department shall transmit to the | |
374 | 621 | Department of Labor statistics of fatal occupational injuries that | |
375 | 622 | shall include the following: | |
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377 | 623 | 1. Name of the deceased; | |
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379 | 624 | 2. Date of death; | |
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381 | 625 | 3. Sex; | |
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383 | 626 | 4. Race; | |
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385 | 627 | 5. Age; | |
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387 | 628 | 6. Birth date; | |
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391 | 657 | 8. Whether an autopsy was conducted; | |
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393 | 658 | 9. Month of the accident; and | |
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397 | 659 | 10. Whether decedent was of Hispanic origin. | |
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399 | 660 | I. The Department of Labor shall be required to protect the | |
400 | 661 | integrity of the vital statistics records to the same extent | |
401 | 662 | required of the Department pursuant to this section. | |
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403 | 663 | SECTION 5. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021. | |
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407 | - | Passed the Senate the 1st day of March, 2021. | |
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411 | - | Presiding Officer of the Senate | |
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414 | - | Passed the House of Representatives the 13th day of April, 2021. | |
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419 | - | of Representatives | |
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421 | - | OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR | |
422 | - | Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________ | |
423 | - | day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
424 | - | By: _____________________ ____________ | |
425 | - | Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____ | |
426 | - | day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
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429 | - | Governor of the State of Oklahoma | |
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432 | - | OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE | |
433 | - | Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___ | |
434 | - | day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
435 | - | By: _______________________________ __ | |
665 | + | COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT MODERNIZATION AND | |
666 | + | EFFICIENCY, dated 03/30/2021 - DO PASS. |