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43 | 65 | | An Act relating to unfunded mandates; defining term; |
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44 | 66 | | prohibiting certain mandates; stating standards for |
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45 | 67 | | what are considered unfunded mandates; providing for |
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46 | 68 | | unenforceability without adequate funding; providing |
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47 | 69 | | for codification; and providing an effective date . |
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53 | 75 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA : |
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54 | 76 | | SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of l aw to be codified |
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55 | 77 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 13001 of Title 74, unless there |
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56 | 78 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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57 | 79 | | A. As used in this section, “unfunded mandate” means any act, |
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58 | 80 | | law, order, decision, policy, or official action implemented by the |
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59 | 81 | | Legislature, state agency, department, or commis sion that mandates a |
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60 | 82 | | political subdivision, by action or inaction, to expend funds to |
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61 | 83 | | implement or eliminate any policy, ordinance, programs, or |
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62 | 84 | | activities without being fully appropriated. |
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63 | 85 | | B. The Legislature, state agency, department, or commission |
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64 | 86 | | shall not implement any mandate to any political subdivision of this |
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93 | 139 | | political subdivision for all costs related to the mandate. If no |
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94 | 140 | | appropriation is made to the politi cal subdivisions, the mandate |
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95 | 141 | | shall be considered an unfunded mandate and unenforceable. Any |
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96 | 142 | | financial impact of any size determined to exist by the political |
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97 | 143 | | subdivision shall be sufficient to deem an unfunded mandate. |
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98 | 144 | | Financial increases related to clerical work, office supplies, and |
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99 | 145 | | creating and submitting reports shall be exempted from this act. |
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100 | 146 | | SECTION 2. This act shall become effecti ve November 1, 2023. |
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