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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE BILL 278 By: Daniels
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Sunset Law; reducing
amount of time certain ag encies have to complete
termination; requiring agencies to terminate within
certain calendar year; requiring certain funds to be
transferred to the General Revenue Fund at a certain
time; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 3909, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 3909. A. Except as otherwise provided by law, any
statutory entity listed in Sections 3903 through 3908 of this t itle
which is terminated shall have a period of one ( 1) year after its
termination date continue in existence until December 31 of the
calendar year in which it is terminated for the sole purpose of
ceasing its affairs an d termination shall not reduce or otherwise
limit retain only the powers, duties, or fun ctions of said entity
necessary to cease its affairs. Upon the expiration of the one -year
period, On December 31 of the calend ar year in which it is
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terminated, the entity and its personnel positions s hall be
abolished.
B. Except as otherwise provided by law, one (1) year after the
termination date of a statutory entity, the State Treasurer shall
transfer all funds of that en tity to the General Revenue Fund on
December 31 of the calendar year in which it is terminated. All
debts of that entity shall be p aid by the State Treasurer from the
funds of that statutory entity. All equipment, files, fixtures,
furniture, and supplies of the terminated entity shall be
transferred to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to
be stored or disposed of as sp ecified by law. Any other outstanding
obligations or functions remaining to be performed after termination
of an entity shall be performed by the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services until provisions are made for such obligations
or functions by the Legislature.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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