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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 895 By: Dahm
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to labor; creating the Right to Earn
66	66	a Living Act; providing short title ; defining terms;
67	67	limiting occupational license regulations to fulfill
68	68	certain objectives; requiring certain actions within
69	69	certain time-frames; stating conduct required to be
70	70	reviewed; allowing petition to repeal o ccupational
71	71	regulations; directing agency action within certain
72	72	time of filing petition; allowing persons to file
73	73	court challenge to certain regulations; providing for
74	74	preponderance of evidence for certain findings;
75	75	providing for injunctive relief; providi ng for
76	76	codification; and providing an eff ective date.
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81	81	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PE OPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
82	82	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
83	83	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 950.1 of Title 40, un less there
84	84	is created a duplication in nu mbering, reads as follows:
85	85	This act shall be kno wn and may be cited as the “Right to Earn a
86	86	Living Act”.
87	87	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
88	88	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sec tion 950.2 of Title 40, unless there
89	89	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as foll ows:
90	90	As used in this act:
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142	142	1. “Agency” shall be broadly construed to include the state,
143	143	all agencies, boards and commissions of state government, and all
144	144	political subdivisions of the state and shall exclude no entity
145	145	established under the constitution or l aws of the state or
146	146	established by any entity which was itself established under the
147	147	constitution or laws of the state;
148	148	2. “Occupational license ” means a nontransfera ble and exclusive
149	149	authorization in law i n which the legislature establishes the
150	150	personal qualifications necessary to engage in any occupation or
151	151	profession;
152	152	3. “Occupational regulations ” shall include any regulation,
153	153	rule, policy, fee, condition, test, pe rmit, administrative practice ,
154	154	or other provision in which an agency or board establishes the
155	155	personal qualifications necessary to engage in any occupation or
156	156	profession. For the purpose of this act, an occupational regulation
157	157	does not include an “occupational license”;
158	158	4. “Less restrictive regulation” means, from least to most
159	159	restrictive:
160	160	a. market competition,
161	161	b. third-party or consumer-created ratings and reviews,
162	162	c. private certification,
163	163	d. voluntary bonding or insurance,
164	164	e. specific private civil c ause of action to remedy
165	165	consumer harm,
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217	217	f. Oklahoma Deceptive Trade Practices Act ,
218	218	g. mandatory disclosure of attributes of the specific
219	219	good or service,
220	220	h. regulation of the process of providing the specific
221	221	good or service,
222	222	i. inspection,
223	223	j. bonding,
224	224	k. insurance,
225	225	l. registration,
226	226	m. government certification,
227	227	n. specialty occupational licens e for medical
228	228	reimbursement, and
229	229	o. occupational license;
230	230	5. “Personal qualifications ” means criteria related to an
231	231	individual’s personal background and characteristi cs, including
232	232	completion of an approved educational program, satisfactory
233	233	performance on an examination, work experience, other evidence of
234	234	attainment of requisite skills or knowledge, moral standing,
235	235	criminal history, and completion of continuing education;
236	236	6. “Specialty occupational license f or medical reimbursement ”
237	237	means a nontransferable a uthorization in law for an individual to
238	238	qualify for payment or reimbursement from a government agency for
239	239	the non-exclusive provision of medical services based on mee ting
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291	291	personal qualifications establish ed by the Legislature. A private
292	292	company may recognize this credential;
293	293	7. “Welfare” shall be narrowly construed to encompass
294	294	protection of members of the public against fraud or harm. This
295	295	term shall not encompass the protection of existing businesses or
296	296	agencies, whether publicly or priva tely owned, against competition;
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298	298	8. “Subsidy” shall include taxes, grants, user fees , or any
299	299	other funds received by or on behalf of an agency.
300	300	SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
301	301	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 950.3 of Title 40, unless there
302	302	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
303	303	All occupational regulations shall be limited to those
304	304	demonstrably necessary and ca refully tailored to fulfill legitimat e
305	305	public health, safety, or welfare objectives.
306	306	SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
307	307	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 950.4 of Title 40, unless there
308	308	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
309	309	A. Within one year following enactment, every agency s hall
310	310	conduct a comprehensive review of all occupational regulations and
311	311	occupational licenses within their jurisdictions, and for each it
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313	313	1. Articulate with spec ificity the public health, safety , or
314	314	welfare objective(s) served by the regulation;
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366	366	2. Articulate the reasons why the regulation is necessary to
367	367	serve the specified objectives ;
368	368	3. Analyze, where information is readily available, the effects
369	369	of regulation on opportunities for workers, cons umer choices and
370	370	costs, general unemployment, marke t competition, governmental costs,
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372	372	4. Compare the regulation to whether and how other states
373	373	regulate the business or profession.
374	374	B. To the extent the agency finds any regulation t hat does not
375	375	satisfy the standard set forth in Sect ion 3 of this act, it shall:
376	376	1. Repeal the occupational regulation or modify the
377	377	occupational regulation to conform with the standard o f Section 3 of
378	378	this act if such action is within the agency ’s authority to do so;
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380	380	2. Recommend to the Legislature actions necessary to repeal or
381	381	modify the occupational license or occupational regulation to
382	382	conform to the standard of Section 3 of this act if such action as
383	383	it relates to an occupational regulation is not within the agency’s
384	384	authority.
385	385	C. Within fifteen (15) months following enactment, each agency
386	386	shall report to the Legislature on all actions taken to conform with
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439	439	SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codifie d
440	440	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 950.5 of Title 40, unless there
441	441	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
442	442	A. Any person may petition any agency to repeal or modify any
443	443	occupational regulation within i ts jurisdiction.
444	444	B. Within ninety (90) days of a petition filed under subsection
445	445	A of this section, the agency shall either repeal the occupational
446	446	regulation, modify the regulation to achieve the standard set forth
447	447	in Section 3 of this act, or state the basis on which it concludes
448	448	the regulation conforms with the standard set forth in Se ction 3 of
449	449	this act.
450	450	SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
451	451	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 950.6 of Title 40, unless there
452	452	is created a duplication in numbering , reads as follows:
453	453	A. Whether or not a petition i s filed pursuant to Section 5 of
454	454	this act, any person may file an action in a court of general
455	455	jurisdiction to challenge an occupational regulation.
456	456	B. With respect to the challenge of an occupatio nal regulation,
457	457	the plaintiff shall prevail if the court finds by a preponderance of
458	458	evidence that the challenged occupational regulation on its face or
459	459	in its effect burdens the entry into a profession or occupation; and
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461	461	1. That an agency has failed to prove by a preponderance of
462	462	evidence that the chall enged occupational regulation is not
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514	514	demonstrably necessary and carefully tailored to fulfill legitimate
515	515	public health, safety , or welfare objectives; or
516	516	2. Where the challenged occupational regulation is necessary to
517	517	the legitimate public health, safety , or welfare objectives, such
518	518	objectives can be effectively served by using a less restrictive
519	519	regulation, as defined in Section 2 of this act, which is less
520	520	burdensome to economic opportunity.
521	521	C. Upon a finding for the plaintiff, the court shall enjoin
522	522	further enforcement of the challenged occupational regulation and
523	523	shall award reasonable attorney fe es and costs to the plaintiff .
524	524	SECTION 7. This act shall become effective January 1, 202 4.
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