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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legis lature (2024)
HOUSE BILL 3212 By: Lepak
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to state government; defining ter ms;
declaring public policy ; providing for dissolution of
board for failing to meet certain percentage of time;
requiring Governor to provide cert ain notice; vesting
certain authority in cabinet secretary and Director
of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services ;
providing for adjust ment of time period of meetings
for emergencies; providing exemption for certain
entities; providing for codification; and providing
an effective date.
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 10.7 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. For purposes of this section :
1. "Board" means any board, commission, committee, authority,
or task force;
2. "Meeting" shall have the same meaning as defined in Section
304 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes ;
3. "Public body" shall have the same meaning as defined in
Section 304 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes ; and
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4. "Quorum" means the minimum number of voting appointed
members who must be present at a properly called meeting in order to
conduct business of a public body or as defined by the board 's
statutes, rules and regulations, bylaws, or by Executive Order.
B. It is the public policy of the State of Oklahoma to
encourage and promote the efficiency of gove rnment by providing a
means for the mission and business of the State of Oklahoma to
proceed should a board be unable to meet.
1. Should a board fail to meet sixty percent (60%) of the time
within a calendar year, due to la ck of quorum, the board may be
dissolved by the Office of the Governor.
2. The Governor shall provide notice of said declaration to the
Secretary of State, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
3. The authority of the board shall be vested in the Cabinet
Secretary and Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
Services, or designee, in order to continue the mission and purpose
of the board. Such authority shall be inclusive of all
responsibilities of the board as provided by law.
4. Should the board fail to meet due to the Governor declaring
an emergency, the time period in paragraph 1 of this subsection
shall be adjusted in accordance with the duration of the emergency
declaration.
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5. The provisions of this section shall not apply to standing
committees as deemed part of the Legislature, the State Election
Board, or the Ethics Commission.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
59-2-9383 LRB 01/02/24