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30		-	ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 36 By: Dahm of the Senate
	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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	35	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
	36	+	FOR ENGROSSED
	37	+	SENATE BILL NO. 36 By: Dahm of the Senate
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40		-	An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Records Ac t;
41		-	amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.8, as amended by
42		-	Section 1, Chapter 1 2, O.S.L. 2022 (51 O.S. Supp.
43		-	2022, Section 24A.8), which relates to disclosure of
44		-	law enforcement records; requiring disclosure of
45		-	recordings from certain equipment; and declaring an
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	47	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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	49	+	An Act relating to education; permitting school
	50	+	districts to employ or accept volunteer chaplains;
	51	+	clarifying certification requirements; prohibiting
	52	+	certain individuals in volved in certain cases;
	53	+	providing for codification; and providing an
	54	+	effective date.
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	59	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
	60	+	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
	61	+	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.205 of Title 70, unless
	62	+	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
	63	+	A. A school district may employ or accept one or more volunteer
	64	+	chaplains to provide support, services, and programs for s tudents as
	65	+	assigned by the governing body of the school. A chaplain employed
	66	+	or volunteering under this act is not required to be certified by
	67	+	the State Department of Education.
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70		-	"An Act relating to education; permitting school
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101		-	for dismissal; clarifying that students and their
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104		-	requiring chaplains to complete or possess ce rtain
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106		-	ecclesiastical endorsements; providing specific
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	95	+	B. A school district may not employ or accept as a volunteer a
	96	+	chaplain who has been convicted of or is a defendant for an offense
	97	+	that requires the defendant to register as a sex offender.
	98	+	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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113		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
114		-	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
115		-	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.205 of Title 70, unless
116		-	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
117		-	A. A school district may employ or accept one or more volunteer
118		-	chaplains to provide support, services, and programs for students as
119		-	assigned by the governing body of the school. A chaplain employed
120		-	or volunteering under this act is not required to be certified by
121		-	the State Department of Education.
122		-	B. A school district shall conduct a background check before
123		-	employing or accepting as a volunteer any chaplain . The background
124		-	check shall be in accordance with Section 5-142 of Title 70 of the
125		-	Oklahoma Statutes and volunteers shall be treated as employees for
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127		-	C. A school district shall not employ or accept as a volunteer
128		-	a chaplain who has been convicted of or is a defendant for an
129		-	offense that requires the defendant to register as a sex offender.
130		-	No chaplain shall be employed or accepted as a volunteer if the
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157		-	chaplain has been convicted or has received a deferred sentence in
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161		-	D. A chaplain may be dismissed for:
162		-	1. Mental or physical abuse to a child;
163		-	2. Negligent endangerment of a child; or
164		-	3. Commission of an act of moral turpitude .
165		-	This list is not exhaustive and a school district may dismiss a n
166		-	employed or volunteer chaplain if, for any reason, it believes the
167		-	chaplain's presence could lead to harm.
168		-	E. It is solely the decision of the individual student and
169		-	their parents whether to seek the support or services of a cha plain.
170		-	All students are welcome to ut ilize a chaplain, but no student may
171		-	be required to do so. Parents shall be allowed the opportunity to
172		-	opt their child out of chaplain services.
173		-	F. Chaplains employed or volunteering with a school district
174		-	are prohibited from proselytizing while working or volunteering
175		-	during school hours or other school functions . Proselytizing shall
176		-	mean the action of attempting to co nvert someone from one religi on,
177		-	belief, or opinion to another.
178		-	G. For purposes of this act, a chaplain shall be a person who
179		-	obtains an ecclesiastical en dorsement from their faith group
180		-	certifying that such chaplain is:
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207		-	1. A minister, rabbi, priest, imam, lay leader, or similar
208		-	functionary of the faith group;
209		-	2. Qualified morally, intellectually, and emotionally to serve
210		-	as a chaplain; and
211		-	3. Sensitive to religious pluralism and able to provide for the
212		-	free exercise of religion by all students.
213		-	H. Chaplains shall complete or poss ess a baccalaureate de gree,
214		-	completing one hundred twenty (120) semester hours, a graduate
215		-	degree in theological or relig ious studies, and at least seventy-two
216		-	(72) hours in graduate work . Both degrees shall be from accredited
217		-	universities.
218		-	I. Chaplains shall be able to obtain a fede rally recognized
219		-	ecclesiastical endorsement from their denom ination or faith group
220		-	for employment or volunte er service. The endorsement shall attest
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222		-	1. The chaplain is an ordained m inister or member in good
223		-	standing of the respective denomina tion or body;
224		-	2. The denomination approves of the chaplain serving as an
225		-	employee or volunteer with the school district ;
226		-	3. The chaplain is qualified morally, intellectually, and
227		-	emotionally to serve as a chaplain; and
228		-	4. The chaplain is sensitive t o religious pluralism and is able
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258		-	Passed the House of Represent atives the 24th day of April, 2024.
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303		-	BILL NO. 36 By: Dahm of the Senate
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312		-	An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Records Ac t;
313		-	amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.8, as amended by
314		-	Section 1, Chapter 12, O.S.L. 2022 (51 O.S. Supp.
315		-	2022, Section 24A.8), which relates to disclosure of
316		-	law enforcement records; requirin g disclosure of
317		-	recordings from certain equipment; and declaring an
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324		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
325		-	SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.8, as
326		-	amended by Section 1, Chapter 12, O.S. L. 2022 (51 O.S. Supp. 2022,
327		-	Section 24A.8), is amended to re ad as follows:
328		-	Section 24A.8. A. Law enforcement agencies shall make
329		-	available for public inspection and co pying, if kept, the following
330		-	records:
331		-	1. An arrestee description, including the name, date of birth,
332		-	address, race, sex, physical description, and occupation of the
333		-	arrestee;
334		-	2. Facts concerning the arrest , including the cause of arrest
335		-	and the name of the arresting officer;
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363		-	offense report information showing the offense, date, time, general
364		-	location, officer, and a brief s ummary of what occurred;
365		-	4. Radio logs, including a chronological listi ng of the calls
366		-	dispatched;
367		-	5. Conviction information, including the name of any person
368		-	convicted of a criminal offense;
369		-	6. Disposition of all warrants , including orders signed by a
370		-	judge of any court commanding a law enforcement officer to arrest a
371		-	particular person;
372		-	7. A crime summary, including an agency summary of crimes
373		-	reported and public calls for service by classification or nature
374		-	and number;
375		-	8. Jail registers, including jail blotter data or jail booking
376		-	information recorded on persons at the t ime of incarceration showing
377		-	the name of each prisoner with the date and cause of commitment, the
378		-	authority committing the prisoner, whether committed for a criminal
379		-	offense, a description of the prisoner, and the date or manner of
380		-	discharge or escape of t he prisoner;
381		-	9. Audio and video record ings from recording equipment attached
382		-	to law enforcement vehicles or unmanned aircraft as defined in
383		-	Section 322 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma S tatutes, associated audio
384		-	recordings from recording equipment on the person of a law
385		-	enforcement officer or audio and video recordings from any other
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413		-	enforcement agency may, before releasing any audio or video
414		-	recording provided for in this paragraph, redact or obscure specific
415		-	portions of the recording which:
416		-	a. depict the death of a person or a dead body , unless
417		-	the death was effected by a law enforcement officer,
418		-	b. depict nudity,
419		-	c. would identify minors under the age of sixteen (16)
420		-	years or would undermine any requirement to keep
421		-	certain juvenile records confidential as provided for
422		-	in Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes,
423		-	d. depict acts of severe violence resulting in great
424		-	bodily injury, as defined in Section 11-904 of Title
425		-	47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, against person s that are
426		-	clearly visible, unless the act of severe violence was
427		-	effected by a law en forcement officer,
428		-	e. depict great bodily injury, as defined in Section 11 -
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430		-	great bodily injury was effected by a law enforcement
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432		-	f. include personal medical information that is not
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434		-	g. would undermine the assertion of a privilege provided
435		-	in Section 1-109 or Section 3-428 of Title 43A of the
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463		-	mental health evaluation or treatment or drug or
464		-	alcohol detoxification purposes,
465		-	h. include personal information other than the name or
466		-	license plate number of a perso n not arrested, cited,
467		-	charged or issued a written warning. Such personal
468		-	information shall include any government-issued
469		-	identification number, date of birth, address or
470		-	financial information, or
471		-	i. reveal the identity of law enforcement officers who
472		-	have become subject to internal investigat ion by the
473		-	law enforcement agency as a result of an event
474		-	depicted in the recording. The option to protect the
475		-	identity of a law enforce ment officer shall not be
476		-	available to the law enforcement agency after the law
477		-	enforcement agency has concluded the in vestigation and
478		-	rendered a decision as to final dis ciplinary action.
479		-	At such time when an investigation has concluded and
480		-	the law enforcement agency has rendered its decision
481		-	as to final disciplinary action, the por tions of the
482		-	recordings previously withh eld as provided for in this
483		-	subparagraph shall be a vailable for public inspection
484		-	and copying. The audio and video recordings withheld
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513		-	conclusion of the investigation if the investigation
514		-	lasts for an unreasonable amount of time; and
515		-	10. a. Audio and video recordings from recording equipme nt
516		-	attached to the person of a law enforcement officer
517		-	that depict:
518		-	(1) the use of any physical force or violence by a
519		-	law enforcement officer,
520		-	(2) pursuits of any kind,
521		-	(3) traffic stops,
522		-	(4) any person being arrested, cited, charged or
523		-	issued a written warning,
524		-	(5) events that directly led to any person being
525		-	arrested, cited, charged or receiving a written
526		-	warning,
527		-	(6) detentions of any length for the purpose of
528		-	investigation,
529		-	(7) any exercise of authority by a law enforcement
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532		-	(8) actions by a law enforcement officer tha t have
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563		-	enforcement officers are appropriately performing
564		-	their duties as public servants, or
565		-	(10) any contextual events occurring before or after
566		-	the events depicted in divisions (1) through (9)
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569		-	this paragraph, the law enforcement agency may, before
570		-	releasing any audio or video recording provided for in
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572		-	the recording that:
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576		-	(2) depict nudity,
577		-	(3) would identify minors under the age of sixteen
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582		-	(4) depict acts of severe violence resulting in great
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614		-	(5) depict great bodily injury, as defined in Section
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616		-	unless the great bodily injury was eff ected by a
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618		-	(6) include personal medical information that is not
619		-	already public,
620		-	(7) undermine the assertion of a privilege as
621		-	provided in Section 1 -109 or Section 3-428 of
622		-	Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes fo r detention
623		-	or transportation for mental health evaluation or
624		-	treatment or drug or alcohol detoxification
625		-	purposes,
626		-	(8) identify alleged victims of sex crimes or
627		-	domestic violence,
628		-	(9) identify any person who provides information to
629		-	law enforcement or the information provided b y
630		-	that person when that person requests anonymity
631		-	or where disclosure of the identity of the person
632		-	or the information provided could re asonably be
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660		-	safety or property of the person or the physical
661		-	safety or property of others,
662		-	(10) undermine the assertion of a privilege to keep
663		-	the identity of an informer confidential as
664		-	provided for in Section 2510 of Title 12 of the
665		-	Oklahoma Statutes,
666		-	(11) include personal information other than the name
667		-	or license plate numbe r of a person not
668		-	officially arrested, cited, char ged or issued a
669		-	written warning. Such personal information shall
670		-	include any governme nt-issued identification
671		-	number, date of birth, address o r financial
672		-	information,
673		-	(12) include information that would ma terially
674		-	compromise an ongoing criminal investigat ion or
675		-	ongoing criminal prosecution, provided that:
676		-	(a) ten (10) days following the fo rmal
677		-	arraignment or initial appearance, whichever
678		-	occurs first, of a person charged in the
679		-	case in question, the recordi ng shall be
680		-	made available for public inspection a nd
681		-	copying with no redaction of the portions
682		-	that were temporarily withheld by relianc e
683		-	on this division. Provided, before
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710		-	potential release of a recording as provided
711		-	for in this subdivision, the prosecut or or
712		-	legal representative of the person charged
713		-	may request from the appropriate district
714		-	court an extension of time during which the
715		-	recording may be withheld under the
716		-	provisions of this d ivision. When a request
717		-	for an extension of time has been filed with
718		-	the court, the recording in question may be
719		-	withheld until the court has issued a
720		-	ruling. Such requests for an extension of
721		-	the time during which the recording may be
722		-	withheld may be made on the grounds that
723		-	release of the recor ding will materially
724		-	compromise an ongoing criminal investigation
725		-	or criminal prosecution or on the grounds
726		-	that release of the recording will
727		-	materially compromise the right of an
728		-	accused to a fair trial that has yet to
729		-	begin. Courts considering such req uests
730		-	shall conduct a hearing and consider whether
731		-	the interests of the public outweigh the
732		-	interests asserted by the parties. In
733		-	response to such requests, the court shall
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760		-	order that the recording be made availa ble
761		-	for public inspection and copying with no
762		-	redaction of the portions that were
763		-	temporarily withheld by reliance on this
764		-	division or order an extension of time
765		-	during which the recording may be withh eld
766		-	under the provisions of this division.
767		-	Provided further, each such time extension
768		-	shall only be ordered by the cour t for an
769		-	additional six-month period of time or le ss
770		-	and cumulative time extensions shall not add
771		-	up to more than eighteen (18) months, or
772		-	(b) in the event that one hundred twenty (120)
773		-	days expire from the date of the events
774		-	depicted in the recording with out any person
775		-	being criminally charged in the cas e in
776		-	question and release of a recording or
777		-	portions of a recording have been denied o n
778		-	the grounds provided for in this division,
779		-	an appeal of such denial may be made to the
780		-	appropriate district court. In situations
781		-	where one hundred twenty (120) days ha ve
782		-	expired since the creation of the recording,
783		-	criminal charges have not been filed a gainst
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811		-	on the grounds provided for in this
812		-	division, courts considering app eals to the
813		-	use of the provisions of this division for
814		-	temporarily withholding a recording shall
815		-	conduct a hearing and consider whether the
816		-	interests of the public outweigh the
817		-	interests of the parties protected by this
818		-	division. In response to such appea ls, the
819		-	district court shall order that the
820		-	recording be made available for public
821		-	inspection and copying with no redaction of
822		-	the portions that were temporarily withheld
823		-	by reliance on this division or order an
824		-	extension of time duri ng which the recording
825		-	may be withheld under the provisions of this
826		-	division. An order granting an extension of
827		-	time shall be applicable to the recording
828		-	against all appellants for the duration of
829		-	the extension. Provided, each such time
830		-	extension shall only be ordered by the
831		-	district court for an additional twelve -
832		-	month period of time or less and cumulative
833		-	time extensions shall not add up to more
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860		-	than three (3) years. Provided, charges
861		-	being filed against a pe rson in the case in
862		-	question automatically c ancels any extension
863		-	of time. A new request for an extension of
864		-	time following an arraignment or initial
865		-	appearance may be requested by the parties
866		-	on the grounds and under the terms provided
867		-	for in subdivision (a) of this division.
868		-	The options presented in this division to
869		-	potentially withhold a recording or portions of a
870		-	recording on the grounds provided for in this
871		-	division shall expire in totality four (4) years
872		-	after the recording was made at which time all
873		-	recordings previously withheld on the ground s
874		-	provided for in this division shall be made
875		-	available for public inspe ction and copying, or
876		-	(13) reveal the identity of law enforcement officers
877		-	who have become subject to internal investigation
878		-	by the law enforcement agency as a result of an
879		-	event depicted in the recording . The option to
880		-	protect the identity of a law enfor cement officer
881		-	shall not be available to the law enforcement
882		-	agency after the law enfo rcement agency has
883		-	concluded the investigation and r endered a
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910		-	decision as to final disciplinary ac tion. At
911		-	such time when an investigation has concluded and
912		-	the law enforcement agency has rendered its
913		-	decision as to final disciplinary action, the
914		-	portions of the recordings previously withheld as
915		-	provided for in this division shall be available
916		-	for public inspection and c opying. The audio and
917		-	video recordings withheld on the grounds provided
918		-	for in this division shall be available for
919		-	public inspection and copying before the
920		-	conclusion of the investigation if the
921		-	investigation lasts for an unreasonable amount of
922		-	time.
923		-	B. 1. Except for the records listed in subsection A o f this
924		-	section and those made open by other state or local laws, law
925		-	enforcement agencies may deny access to law enforcement records
926		-	except where a court finds that the public interest or the interest
927		-	of an individual outweighs the reason for denial. The provisions of
928		-	this section shall not operate to deny access to law enforcement
929		-	records if such records have been previously made availabl e to the
930		-	public as provided in the Oklahoma Ope n Records Act or as otherwise
931		-	provided by law.
932		-	2. a. A law enforcement agency shall deny access to any
933		-	audio or video recording that depicts the death of a
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960		-	law enforcement officer who was acting in the course
961		-	of his or her official duties including any related
962		-	acts or events immediately preceding or subsequent to
963		-	the acts or events that caused or otherwise relate to
964		-	the death, except where a court finds that the public
965		-	interest or the interest of an individual outweighs
966		-	the reason for denial . Provided, however, a law
967		-	enforcement agency may allow a family member of the
968		-	deceased law enforcement officer to hear or view such
969		-	audio or video recording under protocols established
970		-	by the law enforcement agency . For the purposes of
971		-	this subparagraph, “family member” means a spouse,
972		-	adult child, parent or sibling of the decease d law
973		-	enforcement officer.
974		-	b. Nothing in subparagraph a of this paragra ph shall be
975		-	construed to prohibit the prosecution and defense
976		-	counsel from access to such audio or video recordings
977		-	or the use of such recordings as evidence in a legal
978		-	proceeding.
979		-	C. Nothing contained in this section imposes any new
980		-	recordkeeping requirements. Law enforcement records shall be kept
981		-	for as long as is now or m ay hereafter be specified by law. Absent
982		-	a legal requirement for the keeping of a law enforcement record for
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1009		-	a specific time period, law enforcement agencies shall maintain
1010		-	their records for so long as needed for administrative purposes.
1011		-	D. Registration files maintained by the Department of
1012		-	Corrections pursuant to the provisions of the Sex Offenders
1013		-	Registration Act shall be made available for public inspection in a
1014		-	manner to be determined by the Department.
1015		-	E. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training
1016		-	(C.L.E.E.T.) shall keep confidential all records it maintains
1017		-	pursuant to Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Okl ahoma Statutes and
1018		-	deny release of records relating to any employed or certified full-
1019		-	time officer, reserve officer, retired officer o r other person;
1020		-	teacher lesson plans, tests and ot her teaching materials; and
1021		-	personal communications concerning individua l students except under
1022		-	the following circumstances:
1023		-	1. To verify the current certification status of any peace
1024		-	officer;
1025		-	2. As may be required to perform the duties imposed by Sectio n
1026		-	3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
1027		-	3. To provide to any peace officer copies of the records of
1028		-	that peace officer upon submitting a written request;
1029		-	4. To provide, upon written request, to a ny law enforcement
1030		-	agency conducting an official inves tigation, copies of the records
1031		-	of any peace officer who is the subject of such investigation;
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1058		-	5. To provide final orders of administrative proceedings where
1059		-	an adverse action was taken against a peac e officer; and
1060		-	6. Pursuant to an order of the district court of the State of
1061		-	Oklahoma.
1062		-	F. The Department of Public Safety sha ll keep confidential:
1063		-	1. All records it maintains pursuant to its authority under
1064		-	Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes relating to the Oklahoma Highway
1065		-	Patrol Division, the Communication s Division, and other divisions of
1066		-	the Department relating to:
1067		-	a. training, lesson plans, teaching materials, tests and
1068		-	test results,
1069		-	b. policies, procedures and operations, any of which are
1070		-	of a tactical nature, and
1071		-	c. the following information from radio logs:
1072		-	(1) telephone numbers,
1073		-	(2) addresses other than the location of i ncidents to
1074		-	which officers are dispatched, and
1075		-	(3) personal information which is contrary to the
1076		-	provisions of the Driver’s Privacy Protection
1077		-	Act, 18 United States Code, Sections 2721 through
1078		-	2725; and
1079		-	2. For the purpose of preventing identity theft and invasion of
1080		-	law enforcement computer systems, except as provided in Title 47 of
1081		-	the Oklahoma Statutes, all driving records.
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1109		-	of the public peace, heal th or safety, an emergency is hereby
1110		-	declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
1111		-	be in full force from and after its passage an d approval.
1112		-	Passed the Senate the 23rd day of March, 2023.
1113		-
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1115		-
1116		-	Presiding Officer of the Senate
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1119		-	Passed the House of Representative s the ____ day of __________,
1120		-	2023.
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1124		-	Presiding Officer of the House
1125		-	of Representatives
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	100	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT, dated
	101	+	04/09/2024 - DO PASS, As Amended.