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30		-	April 15, 2025
31		-	AS AMENDED
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33	28		ENGROSSED HOUSE
34	29		BILL NO. 1256 By: Strom of the House
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36	31		and
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38	33		Thompson of the Senate
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43		-	[ professions and occupations - construction skilled
44		-	trade education - contract terms - effective date ]
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	40	+	An Act relating to professions and occupations;
	41	+	amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1000.4a, as amended by
	42	+	Section 3, Chapter 185, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp.
	43	+	2024, Section 1000.4a), which relates to construction
	44	+	skilled trade education; modifying contract terms;
	45	+	and providing an effective date.
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49	50		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
50	51		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1000.4a, as
51	52		amended by Section 3, Chapter 185, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024,
52	53		Section 1000.4a), is amended to read as follows:
53	54		Section 1000.4a. A. The Construction Industries Board shall
54	55		have the additional powers to:
55	56		1. Receive and convey information relating to the skilled
56	57		trades regulated by the Construction Industries Board including, but
57	58		not limited to, workforce develop ment; and
58	59		2. Enter into contracts with the Oklahoma Department of Career
59	60		and Technology Education or, any Oklahoma State Board o f Career and
60	61		Technology Education fully accredited vocational or technical
61	62		school, or any accredited system of education institution in the
62		-	State of Oklahoma this state receiving state appropriations and
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	89	+	State of Oklahoma this state receiving state appropriations and
90	90		offering programs in secondary and or postsecondary instruction that
91	91		provide electrical, mechanical, plumbing or roofing trade coursework
92	92		for any of the following purposes, or com bination thereof:
93	93		a. developing and implementing instructional courses on
94	94		Oklahoma Statutes and rules that govern the
95	95		electrical, mechanical, plumbing and roofing trades,
96	96		which courses can be in conjunction with instruction
97	97		in performing trade work or instruction on statewide -
98	98		adopted trade codes, or both, for the advancement of
99	99		the electrical, mechanical, plumbing and roofing
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101	101		b. developing and implementing a workforce development
102	102		program that will create interest in the pursuit of a
103	103		skilled trade career. The workforce development
104	104		program may consist of, but is shall not be limited
105	105		to, use of the Internet, community and sc hool
106	106		presentations, and research and instruction on the
107	107		electrical, mechanical, plumbing and roofing trades ,
108	108		and may be implemented through public awareness and
109	109		public information campaigns to promote skilled trades
110	110		and skilled trade careers as provided in this section.
111	111		B. All contracts pursuant to this section shall be approved by
112	112		the Construction Industries Board in accordance with the Oklahoma
113		-	Open Meeting Act. Costs of the contracts for education and
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	139	+	Open Meeting Act. Costs of the contracts for education and
141	140		workforce development programs shall be paid from t he Skilled Trade
142	141		Education and Workforce Development Fund established herein created
143	142		in subsection E of this section and funded by administrative fines
144	143		or penalties as described in this section. Applications for
145	144		proposals are to be submitted to the Board on forms provided
146	145		requiring sufficient justification and information to evaluate
147	146		costs, return on investment, value, and viabil ity of the proposal.
148	147		Any contracts will include the requirement that the recipient of the
149	148		funds will, upon the completion of the contract, provide a written
150	149		report to the Board providing an accounting of expenditures,
151	150		describing an explanation of the funds used for the services
152	151		provided and the success of outreach demonstrating a return on the
153	152		investment including, but not limited to, an accounting of
154	153		accomplishments.
155	154		C. Fines or penalties collected by the Board and deposited in
156	155		the Oklahoma Mechanical Li censing Revolving Fund, the Electrical
157	156		Revolving Fund, the Plumbing Licensing Revolving Fund and the
158	157		Roofing Contractor Registrat ion Revolving Fund may be transferred to
159	158		the Skilled Trade Education and Workforce Development Fund created
160	159		in subsection E of this section for the following purposes:
161	160		1. To develop instructional materials on Oklahoma laws,
162	161		statutes and rules, as they rel ate to the plumbing, mechanical,
163	162		electrical and roofing trades and state licensing standards;
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191	189		2. To cover the cost of equipmen t, materials, personnel and any
192	190		other costs of developing and implementing the trade curriculum; and
193	191		3. To cover the cost of equ ipment, materials, personnel and any
194	192		other costs of developing and implementing the workforce development
195	193		program used to promote the plumbing, mechanical, electrical and
196	194		roofing trades as a career in Oklahoma.
197	195		D. The Skilled Trade Education and Workforce Development Fund
198	196		monies shall be used only for the advancement of trade -related
199	197		education and workforce development, and only if available based
200	198		upon statutory limitations.
201	199		E. 1. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a
202	200		revolving fund for the Con struction Industries Board to be
203	201		designated the "Skilled Trade Education and Workforce Development
204	202		Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal
205	203		year limitations. The fund shall consist of an annual transfer of
206	204		fully adjudicated fine revenue received in the Oklahoma Mechanical
207	205		Licensing Revolving Fund, Electrical Revolving Fund, Plumbing
208	206		Licensing Revolving F und or Roofing Contractor Registration
209	207		Revolving Fund as determined pursuant to this section. Funds may be
210	208		transferred only from the prior fiscal year.
211	209		2. If actual receipts, not including fine receipts, exceed
212	210		actual expenses and outstanding encumbrances, then one hundred
213	211		percent (100%) of all fully adjudicated fine revenue received shall
214	212		be transferred from each specific trade r evolving fund: the
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245	242		3. If at any time the receipts in the Oklahoma Mechanical
246	243		Licensing Revolving Fund, Electrical Revolving Fund, Plumbing
247	244		Licensing Revolving Fund or Roofing Contractor Registration
248	245		Revolving Fund, not including fine receipts, are less than actual
249	246		expenses and outstanding encumbrances, then the difference of fine
250	247		receipts over actual expenses and outstanding encumbrances, if any,
251	248		shall be transferred.
252	249		4. If at any time the annual receipts in the Oklahoma
253	250		Mechanical Licensing Revolving Fund, Electrical Revolving Fund,
254	251		Plumbing Licensing Revolving Fund or Roofing Contractor Registratio n
255	252		Revolving Fund, including fine receipts, are less than the actual
256	253		expenses and outstanding encumbrances, there shall be no transfer of
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258	255		5. All monies accruing to the credit of the Skilled Trade
259	256		Education and Workforce Development F und may be budgeted and
260	257		expended by the Construction Industries Board for workforce
261	258		development as it relates to the skilled tr ades and to contract for
262	259		the services identified in this act. Expenditures from the fund
263	260		shall be made upon warrants issued by t he State Treasurer against
264	261		claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of
265	262		Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
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293	289		6. All unexpended or outstanding Skilled Trade Education and
294	290		Workforce Development Funds from any written agreement where work or
295	291		services have not been previously approved by specific quote or cost
296	292		estimate and have not been performed within eighteen (18) months of
297	293		the date the agreement was signed are hereby released from the
298	294		agreement and are availa ble for future agreements approved by the
299	295		Board pursuant to this act, except for specific quotes, estimates,
300	296		or invoices that previously have been approved for payment,
301	297		performance has been initiated, and completed within twenty -four
302	298		(24) months of the sig ned agreement.
303	299		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
304		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE
305		-	AND TOURISM
306		-	April 15, 2025 - DO PASS AS AMENDED
	300	+	Passed the House of Representative s the 3rd day of March, 2025.
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	310	+	Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2025.
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