Req. No. 8015 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 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 868 By: Pugh of the Senate and Hardin (Tommy) of the House COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to the Military Department of t he State of Oklahoma; allowing certain federal programs to be regarded as individual purchasing entity under certain conditions; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 233.12 of Title 44, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: For the determination of compliance with limits set forth in th e Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, each federal program administered by the Military Department of the State of Oklahoma shall, if the agency has a Certified Procurement Officer assigned to each program and makes purchases in compliance with internal purch asing Req. No. 8015 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 procedures of the Military Department, be regarded as an individual purchasing entity. SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 58-1-8015 EK 03/30/21