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3 | 34 | BILL NO. 3369 By: McEntire of the House | |
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14 | 43 | An Act relating to state government; amending 74 O.S. | |
15 | 44 | 2021, Section 1304.1, which relates to the Oklahoma | |
16 | 45 | Employees Insurance a nd Benefits Act; modifying | |
17 | 46 | certain duties and responsibilities; adding external | |
18 | 47 | review requirements; and providing an effective date . | |
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23 | 53 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | |
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25 | 54 | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, S ection 1304.1, is | |
26 | 55 | amended to read as follows: | |
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28 | - | Section 74-1304.1 A. The State and Education Employees Group | |
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29 | 57 | Insurance Board and the Oklahoma State Employees Benefits Council | |
30 | 58 | are hereby abolished. Wherever the State and Education Employees | |
31 | 59 | Group Insurance Board and the Oklahoma State Employees Benefits | |
32 | 60 | Council are referenced in law, that reference shall be construed to | |
33 | 61 | mean the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Board. | |
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35 | 62 | B. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and | |
36 | 63 | Benefits Board. | |
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38 | 91 | C. The chair and vice-chair shall be elected by the Board | |
39 | 92 | members at the first meeting of the Board and shall preside over | |
40 | 93 | meetings of the Board and perform other duties as may be required by | |
41 | 94 | the Board. Upon the resignation or expiration of the term of the | |
42 | 95 | chair or vice-chair, the members shall elect a chair or vice -chair. | |
43 | 96 | The Board shall elect one of its members to serve as secretary. | |
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45 | 97 | D. The Board shall consist of seven (7) members to be appointed | |
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48 | 99 | 1. The State Insurance Commissioner, or desig nee; | |
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50 | 100 | 2. Four members shall be appointed by the Governor; | |
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52 | 101 | 3. One member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma | |
53 | 102 | House of Representatives; and | |
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55 | 103 | 4. One member shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore | |
56 | 104 | of the Oklahoma State Senate. | |
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60 | 106 | 1. Have demonstrated professional experience in investment or | |
61 | 107 | funds management, public funds management, publ ic or private group | |
62 | 108 | health or pension fund management, or group health insurance | |
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65 | 110 | 2. Be licensed to practice la w in this state and have | |
66 | 111 | demonstrated professional experience in commercial matters; or | |
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68 | 112 | 3. Be licensed by the Oklahoma Accountancy Board to practice in | |
69 | 113 | this state as a public accountant or a certified public accountant. | |
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71 | 141 | In making appointments that conform to the requirements of this | |
72 | 142 | subsection, at least one but not more than three members shall be | |
73 | 143 | appointed each from paragraphs 2 and 3 of this subsection by the | |
74 | 144 | combined appointing authorities. | |
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76 | 145 | F. Each member of the Board shall serve a term of four (4) | |
77 | 146 | years from the date of appointment. | |
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79 | 147 | G. Members of the Board shall be subject to the following: | |
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81 | 148 | 1. The appointed members shall each receive compensation of | |
82 | 149 | Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per month. Appointed members who | |
83 | 150 | fail to attend a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board shall not | |
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86 | 152 | 2. The appointed members shall be reimbursed for their | |
87 | 153 | expenses, according to the State Travel Reimbursement Act, as are | |
88 | 154 | incurred in the performance of their duties, which shall be paid | |
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91 | 156 | 3. In the event an appointed member does not attend at least | |
92 | 157 | seventy-five percent (75%) of the regularly scheduled meetings of | |
93 | 158 | the Board during a calendar year, the appointing authority may | |
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96 | 160 | 4. A member may also be removed for any other cause as provided | |
97 | 161 | by law; | |
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99 | 162 | 5. No Board member shall be individually or personally liable | |
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102 | 191 | 6. Participation on the Board is contingent upon maintaining | |
103 | 192 | all necessary annual training as ma y be required through the Health | |
104 | 193 | Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Medicare | |
105 | 194 | contracting requirements or other statutory or regulatory | |
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108 | 196 | H. The Board shall meet as often as necessary to conduct | |
109 | 197 | business but shall meet no less than four times a year, with an | |
110 | 198 | organizational meeting to be held prior to December 1, 2012. The | |
111 | 199 | organizational meeting shall be cal led by the Insurance | |
112 | 200 | Commissioner. A majority of the members of the Board shall | |
113 | 201 | constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and any | |
114 | 202 | official action of the Board must have a favorable vote by a | |
115 | 203 | majority of the members of the Board present. | |
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117 | 204 | I. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, no member | |
118 | 205 | of the Board shall be a lobbyist registered in this state as | |
119 | 206 | provided by law, or be employed directly or indirectly by any firm | |
120 | 207 | or health care provider under contract to the State and Education | |
121 | 208 | Employees Group Insurance Board, the Oklahoma State Employees | |
122 | 209 | Benefits Council, or the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits | |
123 | 210 | Board, or any benefit program under its jurisdiction, for any goods | |
124 | 211 | or services whatsoever. Any physician member of the Board shall not | |
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128 | 241 | unexpired term of office in the same manner as provided for in | |
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132 | 244 | Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, the Oklahoma Open Records Act and the | |
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135 | 246 | L. The Administrative Director of the Courts shall designate | |
136 | 247 | grievance panel members as shall be necessary. The members of the | |
137 | 248 | grievance panel shall consist of two attorneys licensed to practice | |
138 | 249 | law in this state and one state -licensed health care professional or | |
139 | 250 | health care administrator who has at least three (3) years practical | |
140 | 251 | experience, has had or has admitting privileges to a hospital i n | |
141 | 252 | this state, has a working knowledge of prescription medication, or | |
142 | 253 | has worked in an administrative capacity at some point in their his | |
143 | 254 | or her career. The state health care professional shall be | |
144 | 255 | appointed by the Governor. At the Governor 's discretion, one or | |
145 | 256 | more qualified individuals may also be appointed as an alternate to | |
146 | 257 | serve on the grievance panel in the event the Gov ernor's primary | |
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149 | 259 | M. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall have | |
150 | 260 | the following duties, responsibilities and authority with respect to | |
151 | 261 | the administration of the flexible benefits plan authorized pursuant | |
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154 | 290 | 1. To construe and interpret the plan, and decide all questions | |
155 | 291 | of eligibility in accordance with the Oklahoma State Employees | |
156 | 292 | Benefits Act and 26 U.S.C.A., Section 1 et seq.; | |
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158 | 293 | 2. To select those benefits which s hall be made available to | |
159 | 294 | participants under the plan, according to the Oklahoma State | |
160 | 295 | Employees Benefits Act, and other applicable l aws and rules; | |
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162 | 296 | 3. To prescribe procedures to be followed by participants in | |
163 | 297 | making elections and filing claims under the p lan; | |
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165 | 298 | 4. Beginning with the plan year which begins on January 1, | |
166 | 299 | 2013, to select and contract with one or more providers to offer a | |
167 | 300 | group TRICARE Supplement product to eligible employees who are | |
168 | 301 | eligible TRICARE beneficiaries. Any membership dues required to | |
169 | 302 | participate in a group TRICARE Supplement product offered pursuant | |
170 | 303 | to this paragraph shall be paid by the employee. As used in t his | |
171 | 304 | paragraph, "TRICARE" means the Department of Defense health care | |
172 | 305 | program for active duty and retired service members an d their | |
173 | 306 | families; | |
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175 | 307 | 5. To prepare and distribute information communicating and | |
176 | 308 | explaining the plan to participating employers and participants. | |
177 | 309 | Health Maintenance Organizations or other third -party insurance | |
178 | 310 | vendors may be directly or indirectly involved i n the distribution | |
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180 | 312 | and state employee participants subject to the following condition: | |
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182 | 341 | for factual accuracy prior to di stribution; | |
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184 | 342 | 6. To receive from participating employers and participants | |
185 | 343 | such information as shall be necessary for the proper administration | |
186 | 344 | of the plan, and any of the benefits offered thereunder; | |
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188 | 345 | 7. To furnish the participating employers and participan ts such | |
189 | 346 | annual reports with respect to the administration of the plan as are | |
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195 | 350 | 9. To negotiate for best and final offer through competi tive | |
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198 | 353 | Services and contract with federally qualified health maintenance | |
199 | 354 | organizations under the provisions of 42 U.S.C., Section 300e et | |
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201 | 356 | of authority by the Insurance Commissioner pursuant to the Heal th | |
202 | 357 | Maintenance Reform Act of 2003 for consideration by participants as | |
203 | 358 | an alternative to the health plans offered by the Ok lahoma Employees | |
204 | 359 | Insurance and Benefits Board, and to transfer to the health | |
205 | 360 | maintenance organizations such funds as may be approved for a | |
206 | 361 | participant electing health maintenance organization alternative | |
207 | 362 | services. The Board may also select and contract wi th a vendor to | |
208 | 363 | offer a point-of-service plan. An HMO may offer coverage through a | |
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209 | 391 | point-of-service plan, subject to the guidelines e stablished by the | |
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211 | 393 | plan, then a vendor that offers both an HMO plan and a point -of- | |
212 | 394 | service plan may choose to offer only its point -of-service plan in | |
213 | 395 | lieu of offering its HMO plan. The Board may, however, renegotiate | |
214 | 396 | rates with successful bidders after contracts have been awarded if | |
215 | 397 | there is an extraordinary cir cumstance. An extraordinary | |
216 | 398 | circumstance shall be limited to insolvency of a participating | |
217 | 399 | health maintenance organization or point -of-service plan, | |
218 | 400 | dissolution of a participating health maintenance organization or | |
219 | 401 | point-of-service plan or withdrawal of a nother participating health | |
220 | 402 | maintenance organization or point -of-service plan at any time during | |
221 | 403 | the calendar year. Nothing in this section of law shall be | |
222 | 404 | construed to permit either party to unilaterally alter the terms of | |
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225 | 406 | 10. To retain as confidential information the initial Request | |
226 | 407 | For Proposal offers as well as any subsequent bid offers made by the | |
227 | 408 | health plans prior to final contract awards as a part of the best | |
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234 | 413 | enrollment and claims data as is determined by the Board. The Board | |
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236 | 442 | information submitted in response to the Board 's Request For | |
237 | 443 | Proposal. Provided, however, that any such information requested by | |
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239 | 445 | confidentiality provision of this paragraph if it is clearly | |
240 | 446 | designated in the Request For Proposal as being protected under this | |
241 | 447 | provision. All requested information lacking such a designation in | |
242 | 448 | the Request For Proposal shall be subject to Section 24A.1 et seq. | |
243 | 449 | of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes. From health maintenance | |
244 | 450 | organizations, data provided shall include the current Health Plan | |
245 | 451 | Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS); | |
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247 | 452 | 13. To authorize the p urchase of any insurance deemed necessary | |
248 | 453 | for providing benefits under the plan including indemnity dental | |
249 | 454 | plans, provided that the only indemnity health plan selected by the | |
250 | 455 | Board shall be the indemnity plan offered by the Board, and to | |
251 | 456 | transfer to the Board such funds as may be approved for a | |
252 | 457 | participant electing a benefit plan offered by the Board. All | |
253 | 458 | indemnity dental pla ns shall meet or exceed the following | |
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271 | 495 | (6) prosthodontics, | |
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273 | 496 | (7) oral surgery, | |
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275 | 497 | (8) dental implants, | |
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277 | 498 | (9) dental prosthetics, and | |
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281 | 500 | c. they shall provide an annual benefit of not less than | |
282 | 501 | One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) for all | |
283 | 502 | services other than orthodontic services, and a | |
284 | 503 | lifetime benefit of not less than One Thousand Five | |
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287 | 505 | 14. To communicate deferred compensation programs as provided | |
288 | 506 | in Section 1701 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title; | |
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290 | 507 | 15. To assess and collect reasonable fees from contracted | |
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295 | 511 | accordance with the Oklahoma State Employees Benefits Act and 26 | |
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303 | 544 | physicians and dentists. Unless the Board has otherwise contracted | |
304 | 545 | with the out-of-state health care provider, the Board shall | |
305 | 546 | reimburse for medical services and treatment rendered and charged by | |
306 | 547 | an out-of-state health care provider at least at the same percentage | |
307 | 548 | level as the network percentage level of the fee schedule | |
308 | 549 | established by the Oklahoma Emplo yees Insurance and Benefits Board | |
309 | 550 | if the insured employee was referred to the out -of-state health care | |
310 | 551 | provider by a physic ian or it was an emergency situation and the | |
311 | 552 | out-of-state provider was the closest in proximity to the place of | |
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313 | - | services needed. For purposes of this paragraph, health care | |
554 | + | services needed. For purposes of this paragraph, health care | |
314 | 555 | providers shall include, but not be limited to, physicians, | |
315 | 556 | dentists, hospitals and special care facilities; | |
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317 | 557 | 19. To enter into a contract with out -of-state providers in | |
318 | 558 | connection with any PPO or hospital or medical network plan which | |
319 | 559 | shall include, but not be limited to, s pecial care facilities and | |
320 | 560 | hospitals outside the borders of the State of Oklahoma. The | |
321 | 561 | contract for out-of-state providers shall be identical to the in - | |
322 | 562 | state provider contracts. The Board may negotiate for discounts | |
323 | 563 | from billed charges when the out -of-state provider is not a network | |
324 | 564 | provider and the member sought services in an emergency situation, | |
325 | 565 | when the services were not otherwise available in the State of | |
326 | 566 | Oklahoma or when the Administrator appointed by the Board approved | |
327 | 567 | the service as an exceptional circumstance; | |
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329 | 595 | 20. To create the establishment of a grievance procedure by | |
330 | 596 | which a three-member grievance panel external appeals procedures for | |
331 | 597 | complaints by insured employees in the two following manners : | |
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333 | 598 | a. independent review organizations, accredited b y a | |
334 | 599 | national accrediting body, shall act as an appeals | |
335 | 600 | body bodies for complaints by insured employees | |
336 | 601 | regarding the allowance and pa yment of claims, | |
337 | 602 | eligibility, and other matters. Except for grievances | |
338 | 603 | settled to the satisfaction of both parties prior t o a | |
339 | 604 | hearing, any person who requests in writing a hearing | |
340 | 605 | before the grievance panel shall receive a hearing | |
341 | 606 | before the panel. adverse benefit determinations based | |
342 | 607 | on: | |
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344 | 608 | (1) medical judgment, | |
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346 | 609 | (2) whether the insurer is complying with the | |
347 | 610 | surprise billing and cost-sharing protections set | |
348 | 611 | forth in Sections 2799A-1 and 2799A-2 of the | |
349 | 612 | Public Health Services Act, 42 U.S.C. 201 et | |
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352 | 614 | (3) a recission in coverage, | |
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354 | 615 | b. a three-member grievance panel, which shall act as an | |
355 | 616 | appeals body for complaints by insured e mployees | |
356 | 617 | regarding all other issues. | |
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358 | 645 | The grievance procedure appeals procedures provided by this | |
359 | 646 | paragraph shall be the exclusive remedy remedies available to | |
360 | 647 | insured employees having complaints against the insurer. Such | |
361 | 648 | grievance procedure The appeals procedures of the three -member | |
362 | 649 | grievance panel shall be subject to the Oklahoma Administrative | |
363 | 650 | Procedures Act, including provisions the reof for review of agency | |
364 | 651 | decisions by the district court. The grievance panel shall schedule | |
365 | - | a hearing regarding the allowance and payment of claims, | |
366 | - | eligibility and other matters within sixty (60) days from the date | |
367 | - | the grievance panel receives a written request for a hearing unless | |
368 | - | the panel orders a continuance for good cause shown. Upon written | |
369 | - | request by the insured employee to the grievance panel and rec eived | |
370 | - | not less than ten (10) days before the hearing date, the grievance | |
371 | - | panel shall cause a full stenographic record of the proc eedings to | |
372 | - | be made by a competent court reporter at the insured employee's | |
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653 | + | and other matters within sixty (60) days from the date the grievance | |
654 | + | panel receives a written request for a hearing unless the panel | |
655 | + | orders a continuance for good cause shown. Upon written request by | |
656 | + | the insured employee to the grievance panel and received not less | |
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375 | 660 | 21. To intercept monies owing to plan participants from other | |
376 | 661 | state agencies, when those participants in turn owe money to the | |
377 | 662 | Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and to ensure that the | |
378 | 663 | participants are afforded due process of law. | |
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380 | 664 | N. Except for a breach of fiduciary obligation, a Board member | |
381 | 665 | shall not be individually or personally responsible for any action | |
382 | 666 | of the Board. | |
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384 | 667 | O. The Board shall operate in an advisory capacity to the | |
385 | 668 | Office of Management and Enterprise Services. | |
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387 | 696 | P. The members of th e Board shall not accept gifts or | |
388 | 697 | gratuities from an individual organization with a value in excess of | |
389 | 698 | Ten Dollars ($10.00) per year. The provisions of this section shall | |
390 | 699 | not be construed to prevent the members of the Board from attending | |
391 | 700 | educational seminars, conferences, meetings or similar functions. | |
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393 | 701 | SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024. | |
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395 | - | Passed the House of Representatives the 12th day of March, 2024. | |
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405 | - | Passed the Senate the 25th day of April, 2024. | |
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413 | - | OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR | |
414 | - | Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ | |
415 | - | day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
416 | - | By: _________________________________ | |
417 | - | Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____ | |
418 | - | day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
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422 | - | Governor of the State of Oklahoma | |
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424 | - | OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE | |
425 | - | Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ | |
426 | - | day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
427 | - | By: _________________________________ | |
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