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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
March 28, 2024
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3167 By: Kerbs of the House
and
Hall of the Senate
An Act relating to state government; creating the
Accessibility of Government Services Task Force;
providing for membership of task force; requiring
appointment to be made by date certain; providing for
quorum; providing for study of task force; requiring
state agencies to make records available; requiring
report on findings; providing for administrative
support; providing for codific ation; 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 13001 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby created the Accessibility of Government
Services Task Force. The Task Force shall be composed of the
following eleven (11) members:
1. The Executive Director of Service Oklahoma or designee, who
shall serve as the chair of the T ask Force;
2. The Cabinet Secretary of Licensing and Regulation or
designee;
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3. The Oklahoma Secretary of State or designee;
4. The President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate shall
appoint:
a. a current member of the Oklahoma State Senate, and
b. one member who is a director of an Oklahoma state
agency who offers government services directly to
Oklahomans;
5. The Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives shall
appoint:
a. a current member of the Oklahoma House of
Representatives, and
b. one member who is a director of an Oklahoma state
agency who offers government services directly to
Oklahomans;
6. The Governor shall appoint:
a. one member who currently holds a license issued by a
licensing board of this state that licenses health
care providers or behavioral health providers, and
b. one member who currently holds a professional
occupational license issued by a licensing board of
this state;
7. One member who is a licensed operator, selected by the
Licensed Operator Advisory Committee, who is a current licensed
operator in good standing with the Service Oklahoma Operator Board
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and is from a county with a population under one hundred thousand
(100,000) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census; and
8. One member who is a licensed operator, selected by the
Licensed Operator Advisory Committee, who is a current licensed
operator in good standing with the Service Oklahoma Operator Board
and is from a county with a population over one hundred thousand
(100,000) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census.
B. Appointments to the Task Force shall be made by September 1,
2024. Vacancies in any position shall be filled in the same manner
as the original appointment.
C. A majority of the members shal l constitute a quorum for the
purpose of conducting the business of the Task Force. The Task
Force shall meet quarterly and at such other times as may be called
by the chair.
D. Members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation
but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in th e performance of
their duties in accordance with the provisions of the State Travel
Reimbursement Act.
E. The Task Force shall:
1. Study, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding
strategies to enhance and/or improve the accessibility of government
services offered by Oklahoma state agencies;
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2. Study, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding
strategies to improve the customer experience and customer service
offered by Oklahoma state agencies; and
3. Study, evaluate, and make recommendations rega rding the
additional services to be offered by Service Oklahoma in conjunction
with the respective Oklahoma state agency.
F. State agencies and boards, including, but not limited to,
Service Oklahoma, licensing boards of this state that license health
care providers or behavioral health providers, professional
licensing boards of this state, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
Authority, and the Vital Records office of the State Department of
Health, shall make all information and records available to the Task
Force as the Task Force may require. Additionally, state agencies
and boards shall also make their employees available to the Task
Force for the Task Force to interview and gather information.
G. On or before December 1, 2024, the Task Force shall prepare
a report of its findings and recommendations to be submitted to the
Governor, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the
President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, and the minority
leaders of both the Oklahoma House of Representat ives and the
Oklahoma State Senate.
H. Administrative support for the task force including, but not
limited to, personnel necessary to ensure the proper performance of
the duties and responsibilities of the task force sha ll be provided
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by Service Oklahoma to be supplemented, if necessary, by the state
agencies involved in the task force, and the staff of the Oklahoma
House of Representatives and the Oklahoma State Senate. All
participating state agencies shall provide for any administrative
support requested by the task force.
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.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT
March 28, 2024 - DO PASS