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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE BILL 890 By: Dahm
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to the Oklahoma State Guard; am ending
44 O.S. 2021, Section 242, wh ich relates to the
distinction between the Oklahoma State Guard and the
Oklahoma National Guard; updating statutory language;
transferring certain p ositions and resources upon
removal of recognition; and providing an eff ective
date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 44 O.S. 2021, Section 242, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 242. A. Such military forces shall be designated as
the “Oklahoma State Guard” and shall be composed of officers
commissioned or assign ed, and such able-bodied male citizens of the
state as shall volunteer for service therein. They shall be
additional to and distin ct from the Oklahoma National Guard of the
State of Oklahoma, as defined in Title 32 of the United States Code.
They shall not be req uired to serve outside the boundaries of the
State of Oklahoma this state.
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B. If, for any reason, t he Department of Defense removes
national recognition from the Oklahoma National Guard, all
resources, officers, employees, positions, and funds shall be
transferred immediately to the Oklahoma State Guard.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
59-1-980 KR 1/19/2023 10:17:22 AM