ENGR. H. B. NO. 3762 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 ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 3762 By: Cantrell of the House and Steward of the Senate 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 effectiv e 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 numberi ng, reads as follows: 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 produce requested accounting or estimate of needs made under this act; and ENGR. H. B. NO. 3762 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 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 multi-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. Passed the House of Representatives the 7th day of March, 2024. Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2024. Presiding Officer of the Senate