Req. No. 8620 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) HOUSE BILL 3762 By: Cantrell AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to counties and county officers; permitting counties participating in a mul ti-county library system to adopt certain procedure; permitting certain accounting request; directing for designation of party to be in charge of accounting; directing for adoption of presentation method; 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 339.9 of Title 19, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as foll ows: Counties that participate in a multi-county library system may, by two-thirds (2/3) vote of all participating county commissioner boards, adopt the following procedure: A. Counties participating in multi-county library systems may request an accounting of the library system's overall budget and estimate of needs. Each multi-county library system shall designate the executive director or employee in charge of accounting to Req. No. 8620 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 produce requested accounting or estimate of needs made under this act; and B. If adopted, each county shall also adopt one of the following: 1. The presentation of the accounting or estimate of needs shall be given at a location agreed upon by all chairmen of the participating county boards, or 2. The individual county board of commissioners with the largest funding contribution to the mu lti-county library system budget shall host the presentation of the accounting or estimate of needs. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024. 59-2-8620 MJ 12/18/23