An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3762 By: Cantrell of the House
and
Stewart 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 the designation
of party to be in charge of accounting; directing the
adoption of presentation method; providing for
codification; and providing an effectiv e date.
SUBJECT: Counties and county officers
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 boards of county
commissioners, adopt the following procedure:
1. 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 the requested accounting or estimate of needs made under
this act; and
2. If adopted, each county shall also adopt one of the
following:
a. the presentation of the accounting or estimate of
needs shall be given at a location agreed upon by all ENR. H. B. NO. 3762 Page 2
chairmen of the participating boards of county
commissioners, or
b. the individual board of county 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.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 7th day of March, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 15th day of April, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______ , at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'c lock _______ M.
By: _________________________________