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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
April 8, 2024
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3622 By: Hill, Kerbs, Cantrell,
Townley, Archer, Grego,
Pae, Luttrell, Dobrinski,
and May of the House
and
Pugh of the Senate
An Act relating to economic development; creating the
Oklahoma Enterprise Task Force; providing for
membership; providing for chair and vice -chair;
requiring an organizational meeting; prescribing
procedures for notice of meetings; prescribing quorum
requirements for certain purposes; prescribing duties
of the Task Force; requiring final report; providing
for termination of Task Force; providing for
codification; 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 5087.1 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby created the "Oklahoma Enterprise Task
Force".
B. The Task Force shall consist of the following persons:
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1. The Secretary of Workforce and Economic Development who
shall serve as chair;
2. The Director of the Oklahoma Employm ent Security Commission
who shall serve as vice -chair;
3. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of
Transportation or a designee to be selected by the Executive
Director;
4. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of
Commerce or a designee to be selected by the Executive Director;
5. A person to be selected by the Oklahoma Workforce Commission
or a designee to be selected by the Commission;
6. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Center for the
Advancement of Science and Technolog y or a designee to be selected
by the Executive Director;
7. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of
Rehabilitation Services or a designee to be selected by the
Executive Director;
8. The Chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education or a designee to be selected by the Chancellor;
9. A person to be selected by the Executive Director of the
Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education or a designee
to be selected by the Executive Director;
10. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Housing Finance
Agency or a designee to be selected by the Executive Director;
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11. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Arts Council or a
designee to be selected by the Executive Director;
12. The State Chair of the Oklahoma Association of Workforce
Boards or a designee to be selected by the State Chair;
13. The Executive Director of the Board of Directors of the
Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust or a designee to be selected by
the Executive Director;
14. The Executive Director of th e Oklahoma Broadband Office or
a designee to be selected by the Executive Director;
15. The President of The State Chamber, a nonprofit entity, or
a designee to be selected by the President;
16. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Manufacturing
Alliance or a designee to be selected by the Executive Director;
17. The Executive Director of the MidAmerica Industrial Park or
a designee to be selected by the Executive Director;
18. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Bankers Association
or a designee to be selected by the Executive Director;
19. A person to be selected by the Executive Director of the
Oklahoma Building Tra des Council or a designee to be selected by the
Executive Director;
20. Three members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives to
be appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of
Representatives; and
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21. Three members of the Oklahoma State Senate to be appointed
by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate.
C. The Task Force shall conduct an organizational meeting n ot
later than sixty (60) days after the effective date of this act.
The Task Force shall be authorized to meet as often as required in
order to perform the duties imposed upon it by law.
D. The Task Force shall not be subject to the Oklahoma Open
Meeting Act, but shall post notice of its meetings at least ten (10)
days in advance on the websites maintained by the Oklahoma Hou se of
Representatives and the Oklahoma State Senate and shall post a
physical meeting notice in a conspicuous location in the Capito l
Building at least ten (10) days prior to each meeting.
E. The Task Force may conduct its business with less than a
quorum present except for any action to adopt a final report,
including any minority position reports, which shall require a
quorum of the total membership of the Task Force for approval.
F. The Task Force shall gather information and conduct an
analysis of a best practices method to support infrastructure
development at multiple sites within the state with an emphasis on
the ability to support a minimum of four sites in addition to any
existing sites within the state which support for -profit business
enterprises. The Task Force shall give consideration to supporting
at least one site in each quadrant of the state to be defined as the
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areas of the state depicted from the intersection of Interstate 35
and Interstate 40.
G. The Task Force shall make specific reco mmendations in its
report which shall be submitted to the Governor, the Speaker of the
Oklahoma House of Representatives, and the Pr esident Pro Tempore of
the Oklahoma State Senate not later than December 1, 2025.
H. The provisions of this section shall c ease to have the force
and effect of law on December 1, 2026.
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 BUSINESS AND COMMERCE
April 8, 2024 - DO PASS