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33 | 28 | | ENGROSSED HOUSE |
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34 | 29 | | BILL NO. 3622 By: Hill, Kerbs, Cantrell, |
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35 | 30 | | Townley, Archer, Grego, |
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36 | 31 | | Pae, Luttrell, Dobrinsk i, |
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37 | 32 | | and May of the House |
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39 | 34 | | and |
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41 | 36 | | Pugh of the Senate |
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47 | 42 | | An Act relating to economic development; creating the |
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48 | 43 | | Oklahoma Enterprise Task Force; providing for |
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49 | 44 | | membership; providing for chair and vice -chair; |
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50 | 45 | | requiring an organizational meeting; prescribing |
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51 | 46 | | procedures for notice of meetings; prescribing quorum |
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52 | 47 | | requirements for certain purposes; prescribing duties |
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53 | 48 | | of the Task Force; requiring final report; providing |
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54 | 49 | | for termination of Task Force; providing for |
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55 | 50 | | codification; and declaring an emergency. |
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61 | 56 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLA HOMA: |
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62 | 57 | | SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of la w to be codified |
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63 | 58 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5087.1 of Title 74, unless there |
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64 | 59 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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65 | 60 | | A. There is hereby created the "Oklahoma Enterprise Task |
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66 | 61 | | Force". |
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67 | 62 | | B. The Task Force shal l consist of the following p ersons: |
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97 | 91 | | 2. The Director of the Oklahoma Empl oyment Security Commission |
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98 | 92 | | who shall serve as vice-chair; |
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99 | 93 | | 3. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of |
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100 | 94 | | Transportation or a designee to be selected by the Executive |
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101 | 95 | | Director; |
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102 | 96 | | 4. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of |
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103 | 97 | | Commerce or a designee to be selected by the Executive Director ; |
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104 | 98 | | 5. A person to be selected by the Oklahoma Workforce Commission |
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105 | 99 | | or a designee to be selected by the Commission; |
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106 | 100 | | 6. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Center for the |
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107 | 101 | | Advancement of Science and Technology or a designee to be selected |
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108 | 102 | | by the Executive Director ; |
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109 | 103 | | 7. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of |
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110 | 104 | | Rehabilitation Services or a designee to be selected by the |
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111 | 105 | | Executive Director; |
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112 | 106 | | 8. The Chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher |
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113 | 107 | | Education or a designee to be sel ected by the Chancellor; |
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114 | 108 | | 9. A person to be selected by the Executive Director of the |
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115 | 109 | | Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education or a designee |
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116 | 110 | | to be selected by the Executive Director ; |
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117 | 111 | | 10. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Housing Financ e |
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118 | 112 | | Agency or a designee to be selected by the Executive Director ; |
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148 | 141 | | 12. The State Chair of the Oklahoma Association of Workforce |
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149 | 142 | | Boards or a designee to be selected by the State Chair; |
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150 | 143 | | 13. The Executive Director of the Board of Directors of the |
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151 | 144 | | Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust or a designee to be selected by |
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152 | 145 | | the Executive Director ; |
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153 | 146 | | 14. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Broadband Office or |
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154 | 147 | | a designee to be selected by the Executive Director ; |
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155 | 148 | | 15. The President of The State Chamber, a nonprofit entity, or |
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156 | 149 | | a designee to be selected by the President; |
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157 | 150 | | 16. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Manufactur ing |
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158 | 151 | | Alliance or a designee to be selected by the Executive Director; |
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159 | 152 | | 17. The Executive Director of the MidAmerica Industrial Park or |
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160 | 153 | | a designee to be selected by the Executive Director; |
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161 | 154 | | 18. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Bankers Association |
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162 | 155 | | or a designee to be selected b y the Executive Director ; |
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163 | 156 | | 19. A person to be selected by the Executive Director of the |
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164 | 157 | | Oklahoma Building Trad es Council or a designee to be selected by the |
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165 | 158 | | Executive Director; |
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166 | 159 | | 20. Three members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives to |
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167 | 160 | | be appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of |
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168 | 161 | | Representatives; and |
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198 | 190 | | C. The Task Force shall conduct an organizational meeting not |
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199 | 191 | | later than sixty (60) days after the effect ive date of this act. |
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200 | 192 | | The Task Force shall be authorized to meet as often as required in |
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201 | 193 | | order to perform the duties imposed upon it by law. |
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202 | 194 | | D. The Task Force shall not be subject to the Oklahoma Open |
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203 | 195 | | Meeting Act, but shall post notice of its meetings at least ten (10) |
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204 | 196 | | days in advance on the websites maintained by the Oklahoma House of |
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205 | 197 | | Representatives and the Oklahoma State Senate and shall post a |
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206 | 198 | | physical meeting notice in a conspicuous location in the Capitol |
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207 | 199 | | Building at least ten (10) days prior to e ach meeting. |
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208 | 200 | | E. The Task Force may conduct its business with less than a |
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209 | 201 | | quorum present except for any action to adopt a final report, |
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210 | 202 | | including any minority position reports, which shall require a |
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211 | 203 | | quorum of the total membership of the Task Force for approval. |
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212 | 204 | | F. The Task Force shall gather information and conduct an |
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213 | 205 | | analysis of a best practices method to support infrastructure |
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214 | 206 | | development at multiple sites within the state with an emphasis on |
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215 | 207 | | the ability to support a minimum of four sites in addition to any |
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216 | 208 | | existing sites within the state which support for-profit business |
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217 | 209 | | enterprises. The Task Force shall give consideration to supporting |
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218 | 210 | | at least one site in each quadrant of the state to be defined as the |
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248 | 239 | | G. The Task Force shall make specific recommendations in its |
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249 | 240 | | report which shall be submitted to the Governor, the S peaker of the |
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250 | 241 | | Oklahoma House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of |
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251 | 242 | | the Oklahoma State Senate not later than December 1, 2025. |
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252 | 243 | | H. The provisions of this section shal l cease to have the force |
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253 | 244 | | and effect of law on December 1, 2026. |
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254 | 245 | | SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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255 | 246 | | of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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256 | 247 | | declared to exist, by reason whereof this act sha ll take effect and |
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257 | 248 | | be in full force from and after its passage and approval . |
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