An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 230 By: Daniels of the Senate
and
Roe of the House
An Act relating to emergency management; ame nding 63
O.S. 2021, Section 683.2 , which relates to findings
and declarations; requiring emergency operation s plan
to include certain component; repealing 63 O.S. 2021,
Section 6105, which relates to catastrophic health
emergencies; and providing an effect ive date.
SUBJECT: Emergency management
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 683.2, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 683.2. A. Because of the e xisting and increasing
possibility of the occurrence of disasters of unpreced ented size and
destructiveness resulting from natural and man-made causes, in order
to ensure that preparations of this state will adequately deal with
such disasters and emergenc ies, to generally provide for the common
defense and to protect the public pe ace, health, and safety, to
preserve the lives and propert y of the people of this state, and to
carry out the objective s of state and national survival and recovery
in the event of a disaster or emergency, it is hereby found and
declared to be necessary to :
1. Create the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Managem ent
(OEM);
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2. Authorize the creation of local organizations f or emergency
management in the counties and incorporated mun icipalities of this
state;
3. Provide for the formulation and execution of a n emergency
operations plan for the state . A component of the plan shall be
response to a catastrophic health emergency as defined in S ection
6104 of this title;
4. Confer upon the Governor and upon the executive heads or
governing bodies of the political subdivisions of the state the
emergency powers provi ded by the Oklahoma Emergency Management Act
of 2003;
5. Provide for the rendering of mutual aid among the political
subdivisions of this state and with other states to cooperate with
the federal government with respect to carrying out emergency
management functions and haza rd mitigation; and
6. Provide sufficient organization to meet, prevent or reduce
emergencies in the gene ral interest and welfare of the public and
this state.
B. It is further declared to be the purpose of the Oklahoma
Emergency Management Act of 2003 an d the policy of this state that
all emergency management and hazard mitigation functions of this
state be coordinated to the maximum extent with the comparable
functions of the federal government, including its various
departments and agencies, of other st ates and localities, and of
private agencies of every type, to the end that the most effective
preparation and use may be made of available workforce, resources
and facilities for dealing with disaster and hazard mitigation.
C. It is also directed that ea ch state agency, board,
commission, department or other state entity having responsibilities
either indicated in the state Emergency Operations Plan or by the
nature of the service it provides to the citizens of Oklahoma shall
have written plans and proced ures in place to protect individual
employees, administrators and visitors from natural and man -made
disasters and emergencies occurring at the work place. Plans an d
procedures shall be in concurrence with the Oklahoma Department o f
Emergency Management G uidebook titled “Emergency Standard Operating
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Procedures” for state departments, agencies, offices and em ployees.
Each state agency, board, commission, department o r other state
entity shall provide a calendar year annual report on the status of
their emergency management program to OEM. OEM shall compile and
integrate all reports into a report to the Gover nor and Legislature
on the status of state emergency prepare dness.
D. Each state agency, board, commission, department or oth er
state entity shall hav e written plans and procedures in place to
support the responsibilities stated in the state Emergency
Operations Plan.
E. The National Incident Management System (N IMS) shall be the
standard for incident management in the State o f Oklahoma. All on-
scene management of disasters and emergencies shall be conducted
using the Incident Command System (ICS).
SECTION 2. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 6105, is
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective Nove mber 1, 2023.
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Passed the Senate the 23rd day of February, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 26th day of April, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __