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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 28, 2024
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 1447 By: Thompson (Kristen) of the
Senate
and
Osburn of the House
[ economic development - purpose – Division - Board -
membership - procedures - executive sessions -
exemptions - disclosure of information -
reimbursement - powers, duties, and responsibilities
- salary - administration - Committee - review -
Revolving Fund - procedures - codification -
emergency ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new sec tion of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes a s Section 5090 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Creating
Oklahoma’s Modern Plan for Economic Transformation and Effectiveness
(COMPETE) Act”.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5090.1 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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A. The Legislature has determined that there exists in this
state a need to encourage, stimulate, and support the development
and expansion of the economy for this state through economic
development, and that the state’s approach to economic development
needs to be modernized to compete nationally and internationally.
B. To achieve the objectives of this act, th ere is hereby
created a separate and distinct division within the Oklahoma
Department of Commerce, to be known as the Division on Economic
Development, Growth, and Expansion. The Division shall exercise the
powers and duties granted to it by this act to perform an essential
governmental function for matters of public necessity for which
public monies may be spent and private property a cquired.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new secti on of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5090.2 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as fol lows:
As used in this act:
1. “Board” means the Oklahoma Economic Development , Growth, and
Expansion Board as created in Section 5 of this act;
2. “Commission” means the Oklahoma Workforce Commission created
in Section 902 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Stat utes;
3. “Committee” means the Legislative Evaluation and Development
Committee as created in Section 14 of this act;
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4. “Critical industry” means industries within O klahoma that
are critical to the state’s economic well-being and strategic plan
for economic growth and development;
5. “Director” means the Director of the Division on Economic
Development, Growth, and Expansion within the Oklahoma Department of
Commerce;
6. “Division” means the Division on Economic Development,
Growth, and Expansion within the Oklahoma Department of Commerce;
7. “Investment” means the use of public funds for the promotion
of economic development through grants, re bates, payments, loans, or
other incentives to en tities operating in th is state; and
8. “Person” means any individual, group of individuals, or any
partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or employee
thereof, or any other legal entity .
SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5090.3 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Subject to the availability of funds, there is hereby
created the Division on Economic Development, Growth, and Expansion
within the Oklahoma Department of Commer ce. The purpose of the
Division is to serve as the state ’s lead economic development point
of contact.
B. The Division shall:
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1. Be empowered to strategically drive opportunities for
economic growth and diversification ac ross the state;
2. Collaborate across local, regional, and state entities ;
3. Coordinate the funding and investment activities of each
element of the state’s economic development efforts and marketing
campaigns to achieve bette r results for the state’s recruitment and
retention of businesses; and
4. Act as the principal point of contact regarding investment
in this state for public officials, businesses, and the public.
C. The Division shall assume within the Oklahoma Department of
Commerce the role of lead economic development organization for thi s
state, and with regard to competitive economic development projects,
the Oklahoma Department of Commerce shall play a support role for
the Division, as further outline d in this act.
SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be co dified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5090.4 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplicatio n in numbering, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Economic Development,
Growth, and Expansion Board. The Board shall constitute an
advisory, administrative , and oversight board and shall consist of
nine (9) voting members, as follows:
1. Three members to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore
of the Senate; provided, at least one appointed member shall be from
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a municipality with a population of sixty thousand (60,000) people
or less;
2. Three members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives; provided, at least one appointed member shall be
from a municipality with a population of sixty thousand (60,000)
people or less; and
3. Three members to be appointed by the Governor ; provided, at
least one appointed member shall be an economic development
practitioner from this state.
B. Five voting members of the Board shall constitute a quorum,
and the vote of the ma jority of members present shall be necessar y
for any action to be taken by the Board. No vacancy in the
membership of the Board shall impair the rights of a quorum to
exercise and perform all the rights and duties of the Board. The
voting members of this Board shall:
1. Have at least a m inimum of five (5) years of experience
working in the private sector; and
2. Possess expertise in at least one of the following areas:
a. marketing,
b. international commerce,
c. finance or grant administration,
d. state, regional, or local economic development,
e. incentive evaluation programs,
f. law,
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g. information technologies,
h. transportation,
i. workforce development,
j. manufacturing,
k. biotechnology,
l. cybersecurity,
m. defense,
n. energy,
o. aviation,
p. entrepreneurship, or
q. any other critical industry in this state.
C. For the initial appointments of members to the Board, each
appointing authority shall make one appointme nt for a one-year term,
one appointment for a two-year term, and one appointment for a
three-year term. Thereafter, the terms of the Board shall be for
three (3) years.
D. Vacancies on the Board shall be filled for the unexpired
term of office in the same manner as the original appointment. The
appointed members may be removed from their positions by their
respective appointing authorities but shall not be subject t o
dismissal or removal without cause .
E. The Board shall elect a chair, a vice chair, and such other
officers deemed necessary to conduct the business of the Board from
among its members. The chair shall preside over meetings of the
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Board, and officers shal l perform duties as may be required by the
Board. The initial appointments of the Board shall be made within
thirty (30) days after the effective date of this act. The first
meeting of the Board shall be called by the chair no later than
sixty (60) days after the effective date of this act.
F. No member of the Board shall receive a salary or
reimbursement for duties performed as a member of the Board;
however, members are eligible to receive travel reimbursement a s
provided in the State Travel Reimbursem ent Act.
G. Members serving on the Board shall be eli gible to serve on
any other state board or commission if such member is otherwise
qualified to hold such appointed office, notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 6 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Stat utes.
H. The meetings of the Board shall be subject to the Oklahoma
Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act. Any information
submitted to or compiled by the Board with respect to the marketing
plans, financial statements, trade secrets , or any other
commercially sensitive information of persons, firm s, associations,
partnerships, agencies, corporations, or other entities shall be
confidential, except to the extent that the person or ent ity which
provided such information , or which is the subjec t of such
information, consents to disclosure. Executive sessions may be held
to discuss such materials if deemed necessary by the Board.
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I. The Board may create an advisory board from time to time to
assist the Board in carrying out the provisions of this act. The
advisory board shall consist of members from governmental agencies
and members of the private sector of this state as appointed by the
members of the Board including, but not limited to, the Director of
the Division on Economic Development, Growth, and Expansion, chief
executive officer of t he Oklahoma Workforce Commission, and the
Secretary of Transportation.
SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 307, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 182 , O.S.L. 2022 (25 O.S. Supp. 2023,
Section 307), is amended to read as follows:
Section 307. A. No public body shall hold executive sessions
unless otherwise specifically provided in this section.
B. Executive sessions of publ ic bodies will be permitted only
for the purpose of:
1. Discussing the employment, hirin g, appointment, promotion,
demotion, disciplining or resignation of any individual salaried
public officer or employee;
2. Discussing negotiations concerning employees and
representatives of em ployee groups;
3. Discussing the purchase or appraisal of real property;
4. Confidential communications between a public body and its
attorney concerning a pending investigation, claim, or action if the
public body, with the ad vice of its attorney, deter mines that
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disclosure will seriously impair the ability of the public body to
process the claim or conduct a pending investigation, litigation, or
proceeding in the public interest;
5. Permitting district boards of education to hear evidence and
discuss the expulsion or suspension o f a student when requested b y
the student involved or the student’s parent, attorney or legal
guardian;
6. Discussing matters involving a specific handicapped disabled
child;
7. Discussing any matter where disclosure of inform ation would
violate confidentiality requirements of state or federal la w;
8. Engaging in deliberations or rendering a final or
intermediate decision in an individual proceeding pursuant to
Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act;
9. Discussing matters inv olving safety and security at state
penal institutions or correctional facilities used to house state
inmates;
10. Discussing contract negotiations involving contracts
requiring approval of the State Board of Corrections, which shall be
limited to members of the public body, the attorney for the public
body, and the immediate staff of the public body. No person who may
profit directly or indirectly by a proposed transaction which is
under consideration may be present or participate in the executive
session; or
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11. Discussing the following:
a. the investigation of a plan or scheme to commit an act
of terrorism,
b. assessments of the vulnerability of government
facilities or public improvements to an act of
terrorism,
c. plans for deterrence or pre vention of or protection
from an act of terrorism,
d. plans for response or remediation after an act of
terrorism,
e. information technology of the public body but only if
the discussion specifically identifies:
(1) design or functional schematics that demonstrate
the relationship or connections between devices
or systems,
(2) system configuration information,
(3) security monitoring and response equipment
placement and configuration,
(4) specific location or placement of systems,
components or devices,
(5) system identification numbers, names, or
connecting circuits,
(6) business continuity and disaster planning, or
response plans, or
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(7) investigation information directly related to
security penetrations or denial of services, or
f. the investigation of an act of t errorism that has
already been committed.
For the purposes of this subsection, the term “terrorism” means any
act encompassed by the definitions set forth in Section 1268.1 of
Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. Notwithstanding the provisions o f subsection B of this
section, the following public bodies may hold ex ecutive sessions:
1. The State Banking Board, as provided for under Section 306.1
of Title 6 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. The Oklahoma Industrial Finance Authority, as provided for
in Section 854 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. The Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, as provided for
in Section 5062.6 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and
Technology, as provided fo r in Section 5060.7 of Title 74 of the
Oklahoma Statutes;
5. The Oklahoma Health Research Committee for purposes of
conferring on matters pertaining to research and development of
products, if public disclosure of the matter discussed would
interfere with the deve lopment of patents, copyrights, products, or
services;
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6. The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission for the
purposes provided for in Section 20 22 of Title 85A of the Oklahoma
Statutes;
7. A review committee, as pr ovided for in Section 855 o f Title
62 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
8. The Child Death Review Board for purposes of receiving and
conferring on matters pertaining to materials declared confidential
by law;
9. The Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board as provided in
Section 1601 of Title 22 of the Oklaho ma Statutes;
10. The Opioid Overdose Fat ality Review Board, as provided in
Section 2-1001 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
11. All nonprofit foundations, boards, bureaus, commissions,
agencies, trusteeships, authorities, council s, committees, public
trusts, task forces or study groups supported in who le or part by
public funds or entrusted with the expenditure of public funds for
purposes of conferring on matters pertaining to economic development
including the transfer of property, financing, or the creation of a
proposal to entice a busin ess to remain or to locate within their
jurisdiction if public disclosure of the matter discussed would
interfere with the development of products or services or if pu blic
disclosure would viola te the confidentiality of the business;
12. The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board for purposes of
discussing negotiating strategies in connection with making possible
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counteroffers to offers to contract to provide legal representation
to indigent criminal defendants and indigent juveniles in cases for
which the System must provide representation pursuant to the
provisions of the Indigent Defense Act;
13. The Quality Investment Committee for purposes of discussing
applications and confidential materia ls pursuant to the terms of the
Oklahoma Quality Investment Act;
14. The Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority established pursuant
to Section 24-101 et seq. of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes and
in its role as an electric utility regulated by the federal
government, for purp oses of discussing security plans and pro cedures
including, but not limited to, cybersecurity matters; and
15. The Oklahoma Tax Commission for purposes of discussing
confidential taxpayer matters as provided in Section 205 of Title 68
of the Oklahoma Statutes, and in compliance with subsection E of
this section; and
16. The Oklahoma Economic Development, Growth, and Expansion
Board, as provided for in Section 5 of this act.
D. Except as otherwise specified in this subsection, an
executive session for the purpose of discussing the purchase or
appraisal of real property sh all be limited to members of th e public
body, the attorney for the public body and the immediate staff of
the public body. No landowner, real estate salesperson, broker,
developer or any other person who may profit dir ectly or indirectly
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by a proposed transaction concerning real property which is under
consideration may be present or participate in the executive
session, unless they are operating under an existing agreement to
represent the public body.
E. No public body may go into an executive session u nless the
following procedures are strictly complied with:
1. The proposed executive session is noted on the agenda as
provided in Section 311 of this title;
2. The executive session is authorized by a majority vote o f a
quorum of the members present and the vote is a recorded vote; and
3. Except for matters considered in executive sessions of the
State Banking Board and the Oklahoma Tax Commission, and which are
required by state or federal la w to be confidential, any vote or
action on any item of busin ess considered in an executive session
shall be taken in public meeting with the vote of each member
publicly cast and recorded.
F. A willful violation of the provisions of this section shall:
1. Subject each member o f the public body to criminal sanctions
as provided in Section 314 of this title; and
2. Cause the minutes and all other records of the executive
session including tape recordings, to be immediately made public.
SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.10, as
amended by Section 3, Chapter 307, O.S.L. 2022 ( 51 O.S. Supp. 2023,
Section 24A.10), is amended to read as fol lows:
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Section 24A.10. A. Any information, records or other mat erial
heretofore voluntarily supplied to any state agen cy, board or
commission shall be subject to full disclosure pu rsuant to Section
24A.1 et seq. of this title.
B. If disclosure would give an unfair advantage to competitor s
or bidders, a public body may keep confidential records relating to:
1. Bid specifications for competitive bidding prior to
publication by the public body;
2. Contents of sealed bids prior to the opening of bids by a
public body;
3. Computer programs or software but not data there on;
4. Appraisals relating to the sale or acq uisition of real
estate by a public body prior to award o f a contract; or
5. The prospective location of a private business or industry
prior to public disclosure of such prospect except for records
otherwise open to inspection such as applications for pe rmits or
licenses.
C. Except as set forth herea fter, the Oklahoma Departmen t of
Commerce, the Division on Economic Development, Growth, and
Expansion within the Department of Commer ce, the Oklahoma Department
of Career and Technology Education, the technology cente r school
districts, the Oklahoma Film and Music Office, in stitutions within
the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and the Department of
Corrections may keep confidential:
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1. Business plans, feasibility studies, financing proposals,
marketing plans, financial statements or trade secret s submitted by
a person or entity seeking econ omic advice, business development or
customized training from such Departmen ts or school districts;
2. Proprietary information of the business submitted to the
Department or school districts for the purpose of business
development or customized training, and related confidentiality
agreements detailing the information or records designated as
confidential; and
3. Information compiled by such Departments or school district s
in response to those submissions.
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the Oklahoma Department of
Career and Technology Education, the technology center sch ool
districts, the Oklahoma Film and Music Office, institutions within
the Oklahoma State System o f Higher Education and the Department of
Corrections may not keep confidential that submitted information
when and to the extent the pe rson or entity submitti ng the
information consents to disclosure.
D. Although they mu st provide public access to their records
including records of the address , rate paid for services, charges,
consumption rates, adjustments to the bill, reasons for adj ustment,
the name of the person that authorized the adjustment and payment
for each customer, public bodies that provide utility services to
the public shall keep confidential and shall redact from any record,
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personal email addresses, credit information, credit card numbers,
telephone numbers, social sec urity numbers, bank account informatio n
for individual customers and any portion of any record that contains
the name or any other identifier of the occupants of any residential
structure. Public bod ies that provide utility servi ces to the
public may keep confidential utility supply and utility equipment
supply contracts for any industrial customer with a connected
electric load in excess of two thousa nd five hundred (2,500)
kilowatts if public access to such contracts would give an unfair
advantage to competitors of the customer; provided tha t, where a
public body performs billing or collection services for a utili ty
regulated by the Corporation Commis sion pursuant to a contractual
agreement, any customer or individual payment dat a obtained or
created by the public body in performance of the agreement shall not
be a record for purposes of the Oklahoma Open Re cords Act.
SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.5A, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 85.5A. A. Except for the state fleet card, the state
purchase card program adminis tered by the Purchasing Divisi on is the
only card program authorized for use by state agenc ies.
B. On a monthly basis the State Purchasing Director a nd
institutions of higher education shall provide to the Director of
the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) a complete
listing in electronic format of all transactions paid by a state
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purchase card. The list shall contain the name of the purchaser and
purchasing agency, amount of purchase and all available descriptions
of items purchased.
C. Upon receipt of the list desc ribed in subsection B of this
section, the Director of the OM ES shall allow the public access to
the list in searchable format through its website defined in Sect ion
46 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. The State Purchasing Director may authorize the use of a
state purchase card for acquisitions within the following
parameters:
1. No limit on the amount of the transaction for the following:
a. purchases from statewide contracts and from contracts
awarded by the State P urchasing Director for the
benefit of a state agency,
b. utilities,
c. interagency payments ,
d. emergency acquisitions; provided, requirements to
establish an emergency pursuant to Section 5 o f this
act or other applicable statute or rule have been met,
and
e. professional services as defined in Section 803 of
Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
2. For any other transaction with a state purchase card, the
transaction shall not exceed the greater of Five Thousand Dollars
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($5,000.00) or the limit determin ed by the State Purchasing
Director, not to exceed the fair and reasonable acquisition
threshold amount.
E. The State Purchasing Director may authori ze personnel of the
Oklahoma Department of Commerce , including the Division on Eco nomic
Development, Growth, and Expansion within the Department of
Commerce, upon a finding by the Secretary of Commerce tha t such
personnel have a legitimate need therefore, to utilize a state
purchase card for acquisitions for programs, functions or service s
essential to the mission of the agency while traveling on D epartment
of Commerce business in foreign locations with tran saction limits
not to exceed Thirty -five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00). The
purchase cardholders are required to sign a purchase card agreement
prior to becoming a cardholder and to attend purchase card pro cedure
training. The Department of Commerce will, including the Director
of the Division, shall conduct quarterly internal auditing on all
purchase card transactions associated with business and travel in
foreign locations.
SECTION 9. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 5 00.2, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 63, O.S.L. 2022 ( 74 O.S. Supp. 2023,
Section 500.2), is amended to read as follows:
Section 500.2. A. Officials and employees of the state,
traveling on authoriz ed state business, may be reimburs ed for
expenses incurred in such travel in accordance with the provisions
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of the State Travel Reimbursement Act and exi sting statutes relating
to state travel. Persons who are not state emplo yees, but who are
performing substantial and necessary services to the state which
have been directed o r approved by the appropriate department
official, shall enjoy the protection of the sovereign immunity of
the state to the same extent as a paid employee . Such persons may
be reimbursed for expenses incurred during authorized official
travel under these same statutory provisions; provided, it is
indicated on the claim the person is not a state employee, a
description of servi ces performed is entered, and the agency head by
approval of the claim certifies such services were substantial and
necessary, and germane to the duties and functions of the
reimbursing agency. Travel expenses incurred by a person during the
course of seeking employment with a state agency, unless such travel
is performed at the request of the employing agency, shall not be
considered expenses incurred in performing substantial and necessary
services to the state and shall not be reimbursed under the
provisions of the State Travel Rei mbursement Act.
B. The chief administrative officer of the Department of Public
Safety, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Oklahoma
State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Military
Department of the State of Oklahoma, the Department of Corrections,
the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, the Alcoholic
Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, the Oklahoma Department of
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Agriculture, Food, and Fores try, the Oklahoma Department of
Emergency Management, the State Fire Mars hal, and the State
Department of Health may arrange for and charge meals and lodging
for a contingent of state personnel moved into an area for the
purpose of preserving t he public health, safety, or welfare or for
the protection of life or property . The cost for meals or lodging
so charged shall not exceed the amount aut horized in the State
Travel Reimbursement Act. The chief administrative officer of each
agency involved in such an operation shall require the vendor
furnishing meals, lodging, or both me als and lodging to submit an
itemized statement for payment. When a claim for lodging is made
for a contingent of state personnel, individual members of the
contingent may not submit a claim for lodging . When a claim for
meals is made for a contingent of state personnel, individual
members of the contingent may not submi t a claim for meals.
C. 1. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the Division on
Economic Development, Growth, and Expansion within the Department of
Commerce, the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and
Technology, and the Okla homa Department of Agriculture, Food, and
Forestry are hereby authorized to enter into contracts and
agreements for the payment of food, lodging, mee ting facility and
beverage expenses as may be necessary for sponsoring seminars and
receptions relating to economic development and science and
technology issues. Such expenses may be paid directly to the
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contracting agency or business establishment. The Director of the
Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the Director of the Division, the
President of the Oklaho ma Center for the Advancement of Science and
Technology, and the Commissioner of Agricultur e shall each provide a
quarterly report of such expen ditures to the Governor , the Speaker
of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the
Senate.
2. The Division is hereby authorized to pay for the cost of
food, lodging, or other expenses as necessary for required travel
outside of the United States.
D. The Native American Cultural and Educ ational Authority is
hereby authorized to enter into con tracts and agreements for the
payment of food, lodging, and meeting facility as may be necessary
to pursue the promotion of fundraising, marketing, and development
of Native American educational programs and cultural projects, or to
sponsor luncheons, seminars, a nd receptions relating to Native
American educational, cultural, museum, and economic development
issues. Such expenses may be paid directly to the con tracting
agency or business establishment . The Executive Director of the
Native American Cultura l and Educational Authority shall provide a
monthly report of expenditures to th e Native American Cultural and
Educational Authority Board.
E. For purposes of this section:
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1. “State agency” means any constitutionally or statutorily
created state board, commiss ion, or department, including the
Legislature and the Courts;
2. State agencies are authorized to enter into contracts and
agreements for the payment o f food and lodging expenses as may be
necessary for employees or other persons who are performing
substantial and necessary services to the state by attending
official conferences, meetings, seminars, workshops, or training
sessions or in the performance of their duties . Such expenses may
be paid directly to the contracting agency or business
establishment; provided the meeting qualifies for overnight travel
for the employees and the cost for food and lodging for each
employee shall not exceed the total da ily rate as provided in the
State Travel Reimbursement Act;
3. State agencies are authorized to enter into contracts and
agreements for the payment of conference registration expenses as
may be necessary for employees or other persons who are performing
substantial and necessary services to the state by attending
official conferences, meetings, seminars, w orkshops, or training
sessions. Such expenses may be paid direct ly to the contracting
agency or business establishment; and
4. State agencies are autho rized to enter into contracts and
agreements for the payment of food and lodging expenses as may be
necessary for employees attending an official course of instruction
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or training conducted or sponsored by any state agency. Expenses
may be paid directly to the contracting agency or busin ess
establishment. The cost for food and lodging for each employee
shall not exceed the total daily rate as provided in the State
Travel Reimbursement Act.
F. State agencies are authorized to make direct purchases of
commercial airline tickets for use by employe es in approved out-of-
state travel. Each claim or invoice submitted to the Director of
the Office of Management and Enterprise Serv ices for the payment of
the purchase shall bear the airline identifying ticket number, the
name of the airline, tota l cost of each ticket purchased, class of
accommodation and name of th e employee for whom the ticket was
purchased and shall be filed o n claim forms as prescribed by the
Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise S ervices. The
employee shall sign an affi davit stating that the employee used a
direct purchase commercial airline ticket received for his or her
approved out-of-state travel, or in lieu of the affidavit, the
employee may file a travel claim in connection with said airline
flight.
G. 1. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
Services is hereby authorized to enter into contracts and agreements
for the payment of food, lodging, and other authorized expenses as
may be necessary to host, cond uct, sponsor, or participate in
conferences, meetings, or training sessions . The Director may
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establish accounts as necessary for the collection and distribution
of funds, including funds of sponsors and registration fees, related
to such conferences, meetings, and training sessions . Expenses
incurred may be paid directly to the contracting agency or bus iness
establishment.
2. The cost of food for persons attending an y conferences,
meetings, and training sessions that do not require overnight travel
shall not exceed the total daily rate as prov ided in the State
Travel Reimbursement Act.
H. 1. The Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Serv ices is hereby authorized to enter into
contracts and agreements for the payment of food, lodging, and other
authorized expenses as may be necessary to host, conduct, sponsor,
or participate in conferences, meetings, or training sessions. The
Commissioner may establish accounts as necessary for the collection
and distribution of funds, incl uding funds of sponsors and
registration fees, related to such conferences, meetings, and
training sessions. Any expenses incurred may be paid directly to
the contracting agency or business establishment.
2. The cost of food for persons attending any conferences,
meetings, and training sessions that do not require overnight travel
shall not exceed the to tal daily rate as provided in the State
Travel Reimbursement Act.
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I. The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System is hereby authorized to
enter into contracts an d agreements for the payment of lodging a s
necessary for employees to carry out their duties in r epresenting
any client whom the System has been properly appointed to represent.
Such expenses may be paid directly to the contracting agency or
business establishment . The cost for lodging for each employee
shall not exceed the daily rate as provided in the State Travel
Reimbursement Act.
J. The Oklahoma Tourism and Rec reation Department is hereby
authorized to enter into contracts and agreements for the pay ment of
food, lodging, and meeting facili ty and beverage expenses as may be
necessary for seminar s and receptions relating to familiarization
tours and tourism develo pment. The expenses may be paid directly to
the contracting agency or business establishment . The Executive
Director of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department shall
provide a monthly report of any such expenditures to the Oklahoma
Tourism and Recreation Commission.
K. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department is hereby
authorized to enter into contracts and agreements for the payment of
exhibitor fees and display space char ges at expositions to promote
the Department’s recreational faciliti es and the tourism and
recreation industry. The expenses may be paid directly to the
contracting agency or business establishment; provided that no
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payment shall be made prior to the event unl ess it conveys a
property right to the state for future availab ility and use.
L. 1. The Oklahoma Highway Safety Office of the Department of
Public Safety is hereby authorized to enter into cont racts and
agreements for the payment of food, lodging, a nd other authorized
expenses as may be necessary to host, conduct, sponsor, or
participate in highway-safety-related conferences, workshops,
seminars, meetings, or training sessions . The payments shall be for
all persons in attendance, including, but not limi ted to, employees
of political subdivisions or employees of th e state or federal
government. For purposes specified in this paragraph, only federal
highway safety funds may be used in accordance with federal
guidelines and regulations, and no appropri ated state funds shall be
used.
2. The cost of food for persons attending any highway safety
conferences, workshops, seminars, meetings, and training sessions
that do not require overnight travel shall not exceed the total
daily rate as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
M. 1. The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of
Investigation is hereby authorized to enter into contracts and
agreements for the payment of food, lodging and other authorized
expenses as may be necessary to host, conduct , sponsor or
participate in any conference, meeting, training session or
initiative to promote the mission and purposes of the Bureau. The
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payments may be for all persons in attendance, including, but not
limited to, employees of political subdivisions or emp loyees of the
state or federal government.
2. The cost of food for persons that do not require overnight
travel shall not exceed the total daily rate as p rovided in the
State Travel Reimbursement Act.
N. The Oklahoma Homeland Security Director is her eby authorized
to enter into contracts and agreements for the payment of food,
lodging and other authorized expenses as may be necessary to host,
conduct, sponsor, or participate in homeland -security-related
conferences, meetings, workshops, seminars, exercise s or training
sessions. The expenses may be paid directly to the contracting
agency or business establishment.
O. The State Department of Education is he reby authorized to
enter into contracts a nd agreements for the payment of food, lodging
and other authorized expenses as may be necessary to h ost, conduct,
sponsor or participate in conferences, meetings or training
sessions. The State Department of Education may establish accounts
as necessary for the collection and distribution of funds, including
funds of sponsors and registration fees, related to such
conferences, meetings and training sessions. Any expenses incurred
may be paid directly to the contra cting agency or business
establishment.
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P. 1. The Insurance Commissioner of the Insurance Depar tment
of the State of Oklahoma is hereby auth orized to enter into
contracts and agreements for the payment of food, lodging, and other
authorized expenses as may be necessary to host, conduct, sponsor,
or participate in conferences, meetings, or training sessi ons. The
Commissioner may establish accounts as necessary for the collection
and distribution of funds, including funds of sponsors and
registration fees, related to such conferences, meetings, a nd
training sessions. Any expenses incurred may be paid directly to
the contracting agency or busine ss establishment.
2. The cost of food for persons attending any conferences,
meetings, and training sessions that do not require overnight travel
shall not exceed the total daily rate as provided in the State
Travel Reimbursement Act.
Q. 1. The State Regents for Higher Education is hereby
authorized to enter into contracts and agreements for the payment of
food, lodging, and other authorized expenses as m ay be necessary to
host, conduct, sponsor, or participat e in conferences, meetings, or
training sessions. The State Regents for Higher Education may
establish accounts as necessary for the collection and distribution
of funds, including funds of sponsors and registration fees, related
to such conferences, meetings , and training sessions. Any expenses
incurred may be paid directly to the contracting agency or business
establishment.
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2. The cost of food for persons attending any conferences,
meetings, and training sessions that do not require overnight travel
shall not exceed the total daily rate as provi ded in the State
Travel Reimbursement Act.
R. 1. The Office of Educational Quality and Accountability is
hereby authorized to enter into contracts and agreements for the
payment of food, lodging, and other authori zed expenses as may be
necessary to host, conduct, sponsor, or participate in conferences,
meetings, or training sessions. The Office of Educational Quali ty
and Accountability may establish accou nts as necessary for the
collection and distribution of funds, including funds of sponsors
and registration fees, related to such con ferences, meetings, and
training sessions. Any expenses incurred may be paid directly to
the contracting agency or business establishment.
2. The cost of food for persons attending any conferences,
meetings, and training sessions that do not require overnight travel
shall not exceed the total daily rate as provided in the State
Travel Reimbursement Act.
S. 1. The Department of Securities is hereby authorized to
enter into contracts and agreements for the payment of food,
lodging, meeting facility, facil itator fees and travel expenses,
exhibitor fees and other authorized expenses as may be necessary to
host, conduct, sponsor or participate in conferences, meetings,
training sessions or initiatives promoting or otherwise relating to
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investor education. The Department of Securities may establish
accounts as necessary for the collection and distribution of funds,
including funds of sponsors and registration fees , related to such
conferences, meetings, training sessions or init iatives. The
payments may be for all persons in attendance, including, but not
limited to, employees of the state or federal government or
employees of political subdivisions of the state, including
employees of boards of public education. Expenses incurred may be
paid directly to the contracting ag ency or business establishment.
2. The cost of food for persons att ending any conferences,
meetings and training sessions that do not require overnight travel
shall not exceed the total daily rate as provided in the State
Travel Reimbursement Act.
3. The Department of Securities is hereby authorized to pay
stipends to teachers participating in the investor education program
and monetary achievement awards to se lect participating st udents.
No appropriated state funds shall be used.
T. 1. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs is hereby
authorized to enter into cont racts and agreements for the payment of
food, lodging, meeting facility, beverage and other authorized
expenses as may be necessary to host , conduct, sponsor or
participate in seminars, re ceptions, conferences, meetings or
training sessions related to the support of veterans and the
development of veterans ’ services. Expenses incurred may be paid
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directly to the contracting agency or business establishment. The
Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs
shall provide a monthly repor t of any such expenditures to the
Oklahoma Veterans Commission.
2. The cost of food for persons attending any conferences,
meetings and training sessions t hat do not require overn ight travel
shall not exceed the total daily rate as provided in the State
Travel Reimbursement Act.
U. Whenever possible it sh all be the policy of each state
agency to prepay airline f ares and lodging expenses using a purchase
card issued to the agency. This policy shall apply to instances
where employees of the agency are trav eling on behalf of state
government.
SECTION 10. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sect ion 5090.5 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. 1. The Oklahoma Economic Development, Growth, and Expansion
Board shall appoint a Director for the Division on Economic
Development, Growth, and Expansion within the Oklahoma Department of
Commerce to serve at the pleasure of the Board and carry out such
powers and duties conferre d upon him or her as prescribed by the
Board. The Director shall be a nonvoting member of the Board.
2. The Board shall select a Director with experience that
includes, but is not limited to:
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a. economic development pr ogram leadership,
b. business development leadership,
c. senior-level board management and leadership,
d. senior-level business and politica l engagement,
e. leading business development or business recruitment
teams,
f. creating and implementing sector development
strategies,
g. branding and marketing leadership experience, and
h. a track record in recruiting companies to a state or
community.
3. The Board shall determine the Director’s salary and other
compensation such that the Board is nationally competitive in
consistently employing a talented and experienced economic
development professional in the position .
B. The Director shall consult with th e Board regarding the
administration of the affairs of the Division. The Board is
authorized and empowered to require from the Director complete
reports and information relative to the affairs of the Division in
the time and manner the Board may deem advisable.
C. In addition to the other powers and duties prescribed by
law, the Board shall:
1. Prescribe rules and policies for the transaction of its
business and the control of the Division;
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2. Review and approve the budget and amend to make supplemental
appropriations;
3. Advise in the appointment and compensation of officers,
agents, and employees of the Division;
4. Establish performance-based incentive compensation
structures to enhance organizational and individual performance,
both for the Director and his or her employees;
5. Supervise the letting of all contracts and purchases for the
Division, with all purchases of per sonal property to be made through
the Office of Management and Enterprise Services;
6. Form committees, which may inclu de representatives who are
not members of the Board, to undertake more extensive study and
discussion on the issues before the Board; and
7. Annually report to the Governor an d the Legislature
electronically on the complete operation, activities, and plans of
the Division, together with such recomm endations for future
activities as the Board may deem to be in the best interest of t he
state.
SECTION 11. NEW LAW A new section of l aw to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5090.6 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplicati on in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Immediately upon the appointment of the Director, he or she
shall become vested with the duties and powers of the management and
control of the Division on Economic Development, Growth, and
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Expansion within the Oklahoma Department of Commerce under such
provisions, orders, rules, and regulations as may be prescribed by
the Oklahoma Economic Development, Growth, and Expansion Board, and,
in addition thereto, shall have the following specific powers and
duties:
1. To manage and contro l all economic investment projects in
this state, under the supervision of the Board;
2. To appoint and employ such assistants, administrative
leadership, clerical help, and other employees as the Board may deem
necessary, subject to the approval of the Board. The Director shall
fix and determine the salaries and wag es to be paid under and
subject to the rules and regul ations as promulgated by the Board;
and
3. To exercise such powers and duties relat ing to the direction
of the state’s economic development efforts conferred upon the
Division as may be delegated to him or her by the Board.
B. The Director shall determine the strategic plans and
programs necessary to accomplish the duties and responsibilities of
this section and those prescribed by the Board and may perform
functions in coordination with the Director of the Department of
Commerce.
SECTION 12. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5090.7 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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A. The Division on Economic Development, Growth, and Expansion
within the Oklahoma D epartment of Commerce is granted all powers
necessary for the carryin g out of its statutory purposes including
the power to:
1. Administer the provisions of this act or any duty as
directed by the state;
2. Establish a presence for the Division in a location housed
within the Oklahoma Department of Commerce;
3. Administer funds from the Economic Development, Growth, and
Expansion Revolving Fund created in Section 15 of this act;
4. Promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of this act;
5. Enter into contracts or agreements for studies, professional
services, grant administratio n and procurement, research pr ojects,
supplies, or any other services the Division deems necessary to
carry out its purpose;
6. Cooperate with any private, local , state, or national
commission, organization, agency, or group and to make contracts and
agreements for joint programs beneficial to Oklahoma’s economic
development;
7. Hire outside legal counsel as provided in Section 250.4 of
Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
8. Accept donations, grants, contributions, and gifts from any
public or private sources and deposit such in the Economic
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Development, Growth, and Expansion Revolving Fund created in Section
15 of this act;
9. Provide input and authorize an annual plan of work and
marketing plan;
10. Provide guidance, approve objectives, and conduct frequent
reviews of the organization’s progress to ensure that the focus
remains on its mission;
11. Render advice and assistance and provide services to state
agencies, local and regional economic development entities, pr ivate
firms, and the other person providing services or facilities fo r
economic development; and
12. Develop, undertake, and pro vide programs, alone or in
conjunction with any person, for economic research, industrial
development research, and all other res earch that may lead to
economic development.
B. It shall be the duty of the Division to encourage,
stimulate, and support the development and expansion o f the economy
of Oklahoma. The Division is charged with the dut y and
responsibility to:
1. Create and implement a strategic economic development plan,
including identifying critical industries;
2. Create and implement effective economic development
marketing and promotional programming;
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3. Make available, in conjunction and cooperation with
localities, chambers of commerce, industrial authorities, and other
public and private groups, to prospective new businesses, basic
information and pertinent factors of interest and concern to such
businesses;
4. Formulate, promulgate, and advance programs throughout the
state for encouraging the location of ne w businesses in the s tate
and the retention and growth of existing businesses;
5. Encourage and solicit private sector involvement, support,
and funding for economic development in this state;
6. Encourage the coordination of economic development efforts
of public institutions, regions, communities, and private industry
and collect and maintain data on the development and utilization of
economic development capabilities;
7. Encourage the export of p roducts and services; and
8. Advise the Oklahoma Workforce Commission and it s educational
and instructional partners of increased workforce needs for
particular industries or skills in accordance with the Division’s
strategic plan and economic development activities.
C. The Division shall annually update and modify its economic
development strategic plan for this state in consultation with the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and the Legislature. The Division
shall prepare a report on the economic development strategic pla n by
December 30 each year to be electronically distributed to the
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Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, and the fiscal directors of their
respective legislative chambers. The Division shall post the report
on its website.
SECTION 13. AMENDATORY 75 O.S. 2021, Section 250.4, as
amended by Section 37, Chapter 310, O.S.L. 2023 (75 O.S. Supp. 2023,
Section 250.4), is amended to read as follows:
Section 250.4. A. 1. Except as is otherwise specifically
provided in this subs ection, each agency is required to comply with
Article I of the Administrative Procedure s Act.
2. The Corporation Commission shall be required to comply with
the provisions of Article I of the A dministrative Procedures Act
except for subsections A, B, C and E of Section 303 of this title
and Section 306 of this title. To the extent of any conflict or
inconsistency with Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act ,
pursuant to Section 35 of Article IX of the Oklahoma Constitution,
it is expressly declare d that Article I of the Administrative
Procedures Act is an amendment to and alteration of Sections 18
through 34 of Article IX of the Oklahoma Constitution.
3. The Oklahoma Military Department of the State of Oklahoma
shall be exempt from the provisions of Article I of the
Administrative Procedures Act to the extent it exercises its
responsibility for military affairs. Military publications, as
defined in Section 801 of Title 44 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall
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be exempt from the provisions of Article I and Article II of the
Administrative Procedures Act, except as provided in Section 251 of
this title.
4. The Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority, the Northeast
Oklahoma Public Facilities Authority, the Oklahoma Office of
Homeland Security and the Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma College
Savings Plan shall be exempt from Article I of the Administrative
Procedures Act.
5. The Transportation Commission and the Department of
Transportation shall be exempt from Article I of the Administrative
Procedures Act to the extent they exercise thei r authority in
adopting standard specifications, special provisions, plans, design
standards, testing procedures, federally imposed requirements and
generally recognized standards, project planning and programming,
and the operation and control of the State Highway System.
6. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall be
exempt from Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act with
respect to:
a. prescribing standards of higher education,
b. prescribing functions and courses of study in each
institution to conform to the standards,
c. granting of degrees and other forms of academic
recognition for completion of the prescribed courses,
d. allocation of state-appropriated funds, and
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e. fees within the limits prescribed by th e Legislature.
7. Institutional governing boards within The Oklahoma State
System of Higher Education shall be exempt from Article I of the
Administrative Procedures Act.
8. a. The Commissioner of Public Safety and the Executive
Director of Service Oklahoma shall be exempt from
Sections 303.1, 304, 307.1, 308 and 308.1 of thi s
title insofar as it is necessary to promulgate rules
pursuant to the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, to ma intain a
current incorporation of federal mo tor carrier safety
and hazardous material regulations.
b. Such rules may be adopted by the Commissioner and
shall be deemed promulgated twenty (20) days after
notice of adoption is pu blished in “The Oklahoma
Register”. Such publication need not set forth the
full text of the rule but may incorporate the federal
rules and regulations by reference.
c. Such copies of promulgated r ules shall be filed with
the Secretary of State as required by Section 251 of
this title.
d. For any rules for which the Commissioner has
discretion to allow variances, tolerances or
modifications from the federal rules and regulations,
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the Commissioner shall fully comply with Article I of
the Administrative Procedures Ac t.
9. The Council on Judicial Complaints shall be exempt from
Section 306 of Article I of the Administrat ive Procedures Act this
title, with respect to review of the validity or applicability of a
rule by an action for declaratory judgment, or any other relief
based upon the validity or applicability of a rule, in the district
court or by an appellate court. A party aggrieved by the validity
or applicability of a rule made by the Council on Judicial
Complaints may petition the Court on the Judici ary to review the
rules and issue opinions based upon them.
10. The Department of Corrections, State Board of Corrections,
county sheriffs and managers of city jails shall be exempt from
Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act with respect to:
a. prescribing internal management procedures for the
management of the state prisons, county jails and city
jails and for the management, supervision and control
of all incarcerated prisoners, and
b. prescribing internal management procedures for the
management of the probation and parole unit of the
Department of Corrections and for the supervision of
probationers and parolees.
11. The State Board of Education shall be exempt from Article I
of the Administrative Procedures Act with respect to prescribing
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subject matter standards as provided for in Section 11-103.6a of
Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. As specified, the following agencies or classes of agency
activities are not required to comply with the provi sions of Article
II of the Administrative Pro cedures Act:
1. The Oklahoma Tax Commission, except as provided in
subsection G of Section 1140 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. The Commission for Human Services;
3. The Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority;
4. The Corporation Commission;
5. The Pardon and Parole Board;
6. The Midwestern Oklahoma Development Author ity;
7. The Grand River Dam Authority;
8. The Northeast Oklahoma Public Facilities Authority;
9. The Council on Judicial Complaints;
10. The Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Colle ge Savings Plan;
11. The supervisory or administrative agency of any penal,
mental, medical or eleemosynary institution, only with respect to
the institutional supervision, custody, control, care or treatm ent
of inmates, prisoners or patients therein; provided, that the
provisions of Article II shall apply to and govern all
administrative actions of the Oklahoma Alcohol Prevention, Training,
Treatment and Rehabilitation Authority;
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12. The Board of Regents or employees of any university,
college, or other institution of highe r learning;
13. The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission, its employees or
agents only with respect to hearing and notice requirements on the
following classes of violations which are an im minent peril to the
public health, safety and w elfare:
a. any rule regarding the running of a race,
b. any violation of medication laws and rules,
c. any suspension or revocation of an occupation license
by any racing jurisdiction recognized by the
Commission,
d. any assault or other destructive acts with in
Commission-licensed premises,
e. any violation of prohibited devices, laws and rules,
or
f. any filing of false information;
14. The Commissioner of Public Safety and the Executive
Director of Service Oklahoma only with respect to driver license
hearings and hearings conducted pursuant to the provisions of
Section 2-115 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
15. The Administrator of the Oklahoma Department of Securities
only with respect to hearings conducted pursuant to p rovisions of
the Oklahoma Take-over Disclosure Act of 1985;
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16. Hearings conducted by a public agency pursuant to Section
962 903A of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
17. The Oklahoma Military Department of the State of Oklahoma ;
18. The University Hospitals Authority, including all hospitals
or other institutions operated by the University Hospitals
Authority;
19. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board and the
Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority; and
20. The Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security; and
21. The Division on Economic Development, Growth, and Expansion
within the Oklahoma Department of Commerce created in Section 4 of
this act only to the extent of hiring outside legal counsel.
SECTION 14. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Se ction 5090.8 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. It is the intent of the Legislature that the creation of the
Legislative Evaluation and Developm ent Committee shall review
financing for individual i ncentive packages including, but not
limited to, packages offering tax incentives, funds for economic
development, and when the annual investment exceeds Seventy-five
Million Dollars ($75,000,000.00) for any business, new or existing
currently in Oklahoma, or whe n one or more of the incentives in the
incentive package is not authorized under current law or an
amendment by the Legislature is being sought to one or more
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currently existing incentives inc luded in the incentive package. In
addition to the required review of certain incentive packages as
prescribed by this section, the Committee may, in its discretion ,
also review potential economic development projects presented by
private sector businesses or state or other political subdivision
authorities which would be financed by public funds.
B. There is hereby created within the Legislature the
Legislative Evaluation and Development Committee to evaluate and
propose economic projects provided by the Division on Economic
Development, Growth, and Expansion within the Oklahoma Department of
Commerce. The Committee shall consist of:
1. Four members of the Senate to be appointed by the President
Pro Tempore of the Senate; and
2. Four members of the House of the Representatives to be
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives shall serve as co-chairs for the Committee.
C. The quorum of the Committee shall consist of at least five
members. Meetings of the Committee shall be governed by joint rules
of the Legislature. Members of the Committee may receive
reimbursement from the Legislative Servi ce Bureau for actual and
necessary expenses incurred in connection with their duties as
members of the Committee in accordan ce with other provisions of law
relating to travel reimbursement for members of the Legislature.
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Members serving on this Committee shall submit to nondisclosure
agreements and adhere to the confidentiality of the material
discussed in meetings that affect the economic development of this
state.
SECTION 15. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5090.9 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in number ing, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby created in the St ate Treasury a revolving
fund for the Division on Economic Development, Growth, and Expansion
within the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to be designated the
“Economic Development, Growth, and Expansion Revolving Fund”. The
fund shall be a continuing f und, not subject to fiscal year
limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the
Division from appropriations and donations, grants, con tributions,
or gifts from any public or private source . All monies accruing to
the credit of the fund are hereby ap propriated and may be budgeted
and expended by the Division for the purpose of attracting,
retaining, and recruiting new business to Oklahoma, advancing the
purposes of the Division, or any other purpose proposed by the
Division and consented to by the Oklahoma Economic Development,
Growth, and Expansion Board. Expenditures from the fund shall be
made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer aga inst claims
filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of
Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
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B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and until the
fiscal year ending in 2034, income and earnings on the fund shall
accrue to the fund and may be used for the purposes provided for in
this section.
SECTION 16. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or saf ety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect a nd
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITT EE ON APPROPRIATIONS
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