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34	29		BILL NO. 2085 By: Blair of the House
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43	38		An Act relating to professions and occupations;
44	39		amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section s 1000.20, 1000.21,
45	40		1000.23 and 1000.25, which relate to the Oklahoma
46	41		Uniform Building Code Commission Act; updating
47	42		internal citations; modifying membership and
48	43		appointment requirements; modifying powers and duties
49	44		of the Commission to include to continuing education
50	45		requirements; providing for the assessment of certain
51	46		fee; directing the de posit of fee into certain f und;
52	47		establishing work development process to increase
53	48		code official development; providing for the
54	49		promulgation of certain rules; updating reference to
55	50		certain permit allowing for the electronic submission
56	51		of collections report ; and providing an effective
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61	56		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
62	57		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1000.20, is
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64	59		Section 1000.20. Sections 1000.20 through 1000.29 1000.30 of
65	60		this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Uniform
66	61		Building Code Commission Act".
67	62		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1000.21, is
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	64	+	Section 1000.21. A. 1. There is hereb y created the Oklahoma
	65	+	Uniform Building Code Commission within the Construction Industries
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96		-	Section 1000.21. A. 1. There is hereby created the Oklahoma
97		-	Uniform Building Code Commission within the Construction Industries
98	92		Board which shall consist of thirteen (13) members, eleven of whom
99	93		shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of
100	94		the Senate as follows:
101	95		a. one member who is a general contractor from a
102	96		statewide organization that represents residential
103	97		construction,
104	98		b. one member who is a general contractor from a
105	99		statewide organization that represents commercial
106	100		construction,
107	101		c. one member who is a contractor from a statewide
108	102		organization that re presents electrical contractors,
109	103		d. one member who is a contractor from a statewide
110	104		organization that represents plumbing contractors,
111	105		e. one member who is a contractor from a statewide
112	106		organization that represents heating and cooling
113	107		contractors,
114	108		f. one member who is a licensed electrical engineer from
115	109		a state-recognized professional engineering firm,
116	110		g. one member who is a local -level regulator/inspector
117	111		who is a member of a statewide organization that is
118	112		exempt from taxation under federal law and designa ted
119	113		pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue
	114	+	Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 170(a),
	115	+	who has represented municipalities and had statutory
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148		-	who has represented municipalities and had statutory
149	142		functions for municipalities for at least fifteen (15)
150	143		ten (10) years prior to November 1, 2005 ,
151	144		h. one member who is a Certified Building Official
152	145		certified building official employed by a political
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154	147		i. one member who is a licensed architect from a
155	148		statewide organization that represents architects,
156	149		j. one member who is from the insuranc e industry with
157	150		knowledge of building codes and experience in property
158	151		loss mitigation, and
159	152		k. one member who is a licensed mechanical engineer from
160	153		a state-recognized professional engineering firm.
161	154		2. The members shall be appointed for staggered terms of four
162	155		(4) years. The initial appointment of the members added by this act
163	156		shall be made within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this
164	157		act. A full term of office for purposes of determining term limits
165	158		provided in subsection C of this section shal l be the completion of
166	159		a full four-year term of appointment.
167	160		B. The remaining two members of the Commission shall be the
168	161		State Fire Marshal, or a designee, and an appointee of the
169	162		Construction Industries Board.
	163	+	C. Appointed members shall continue in office until a successor
	164	+	is appointed by the Governor, notwithstanding the term limitations.
	165	+	No appointed member shall serve more than two consecutive full four -
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197		-	C. Appointed members shall continue in office until a successor
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199		-	No appointed member shall serve more than two consecutive full four -
200	192		year terms; provided, such a member shall be eligible to serve un til
201	193		a successor is appointed, and such member may be reappointed after a
202	194		two-year absence from the Commission. The Governor shall fill all
203	195		vacancies and unexpired terms in the same manner as the original
204	196		appointment of the member whose position is to be f illed. No
205	197		initial appointment to a term of less than four (4) years or any
206	198		partial-term appointment to fill a vacancy or unexpired term of
207	199		another member shall be counted for purposes of determining term
208	200		limits. An appointed member may be removed by the Governor for
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210	202		D. Whenever a member of the Commission is absent from more than
211	203		one-half (1/2) of all meetings of the governing body, regular and
212	204		special, held within any period of twelve (12) consecutive months,
213	205		the member shall thereupon cease to ho ld office by operation of law.
214	206		SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1000.23, is
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216	208		Section 1000.23. A. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code
217	209		Commission shall have the power and the duty to review and adopt all
218	210		building codes and standards for residential and commercial
219	211		construction to be used by all entities within this state. Codes
	212	+	and standards adopted by the Commission shall be the minimum
	213	+	standards for residential and commercial construction in t his state.
	214	+	B. All public projects shall abide by such minimum standards
	215	+	and requirements; provided, nothing in the Oklahoma Uniform Building
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248		-	standards for residen tial and commercial construction in this state.
249		-	B. All public projects shall abide by such minimum standards
250		-	and requirements; provided, nothing in the Oklahoma Uniform Building
251	242		Code Commission Act shall prevent or take away from state agencies
252	243		the authority to enact and enforce requirements containing higher
253	244		standards and requirements than such minimum standards and
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255	246		C. Municipalities and other political subdivisions shall abide
256	247		by such minimum standards and requirements; provided, nothing in the
257	248		Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act shall prevent or take
258	249		away from such municipalities and other political subdivisions the
259	250		authority to enact and enforce requirements containing higher
260	251		standards and requirements than such minimum standards and
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262	253		D. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission shall have the
263	254		power and duty to establish a continuing education and training and
264	255		certification process for all residential and commercial building
265	256		construction industry personnel affected by the codes adopted by the
266	257		Commission, including, but not limited to, code inspectors
267	258		officials, design professionals, and trade workers . The Commission
268	259		shall establish regional training for the purpose of training the
269	260		county and municipal inspectors in the Uniform Building Code. The
270	261		regional training shall be offered at no cost to the participant
	262	+	state-licensed building code officials and shall be funded from the
	263	+	funds received pursuant to Section 1000.25 of this title. A fee may
	264	+	be assessed to all participants other than state-licensed code
	265	+	officials. When assessed, the fee shall be limited to any cost
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298		-	state-licensed building code officials and shall be funded from the
299		-	funds received pursuant to Section 1000.25 of this title. A fee may
300		-	be assessed to all participants other than state-licensed code
301		-	officials. When assessed, the fee shall be limited to any cost
302	292		directly associated with the training and shall be remitted to the
303	293		State Treasury pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code
304	294		Commission Act. Such fees shall be deposited in the Ok lahoma
305	295		Uniform Building Code Comm ission Revolving Fund and shall be used
306	296		solely for the purposes of the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code
307	297		Commission Act. Each inspector code official operating in this
308	298		state on behalf of any state agency or any municipal or c ounty
309	299		office may complete regional training and be issued a certification
310	300		for inspections certificate of completion by the Oklahoma Uniform
311	301		Building Code Commission on and after January 1, 2015 . The training
312	302		and certification applications, qualifications and procedures shall
313	303		be promulgated by rules of the Commission. The Commission may
314	304		establish forms and procedures to implement and administer the
315	305		provisions of this section.
316	306		E. The Commission shall establish a workforce development
317	307		process with the purpo se of increasing the number of available code
318	308		officials in Oklahoma. The Commission shall promulgate rules on the
319	309		workforce development applications, qualifications, forms, and
320	310		procedures to implement and administer the provisions of this
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	312	+	SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1000.25, is
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	314	+	Section 1000.25. A. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code
	315	+	Commission shall establish a system of fees to be charged for the
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351		-	Section 1000.25. A. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code
352		-	Commission shall establish a system of fees to be charged f or the
353	342		issuance and renewal of any co nstruction permits issued by any
354	343		agency, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state.
355	344		B. This provision is subject to the following limitations:
356	345		1. No schedule of fees may be established or amended by the
357	346		Commission except during such time s as the Legislature is in
358	347		session; provided, the Commission may establish or amend a schedule
359	348		of fees at a time when the Legislature is not in session if the fees
360	349		or schedule of fees has been specifically authorized by the
361	350		Legislature pursuant to paragrap hs 2 3 and 3 4 of this subsection.
362	351		The Commission must follow the procedures required by Article I of
363	352		the Administrative Procedures Act for adoption of rules in
364	353		establishing or amending any such schedule of fees;
365	354		2. The Commission shall charge fees for building construction
366	355		permits and renewal of such permits issued by any state agency,
367	356		municipality, or other political subdivision of this state which
368	357		authorized work governed by codes within the purview of the
369	358		Commission only within the following ranges:
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	363	+	3. Fees shall be remitted to the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code
	364	+	Commission within thirty (30) days after the end of the preceding
	365	+	calendar month. The Oklaho ma Uniform Building Code Commissi on shall
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401		-	3. Fees shall be remitted to the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code
402		-	Commission within thirty (30) days after the end of the preceding
403		-	calendar month. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commissi on shall
404	392		report electronically to the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the
405	393		Senate and the Speaker of the House semiannually its collections for
406	394		the six (6) months preceding the report;
407	395		3. 4. Fees shall be collected by an y state agency, municipality
408	396		or other political subdivision issuing construction permits within
409	397		this state. The fees shall be deposited in an account created by
410	398		the collecting entity for that purpose;
411	399		4. 5. The state agency, municipality or other politic al
412	400		subdivision shall remit the mo nies in the account on a monthly basis
413	401		directly to the State Treasury for deposit in the Oklahoma Uniform
414	402		Building Code Commission Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section
415	403		1000.28 of this title. Along with the deposits r equired by this
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417	405		subdivision shall also submit a report stating the total amount of
418	406		funds collected and the total number of fees imposed during the
419	407		preceding month. The report shall be made on c omputerized or manual
420	408		disposition reports as provided by rule of the Commission;
421	409		5. 6. Any state agency, municipality or other political
422	410		subdivision collecting and remitting fees pursuant to this section
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	412	+	permit or renewal permit issued. These monies shall be deposited
	413	+	into an account for the sole use of the state agency, municipality
	414	+	or other political subdivision. The state agency, municipality or
	415	+	other political subdivision shall state the total amount of funds
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451		-	permit or renewal permit issued. These monies shall be deposited
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453		-	or other political subdivision. The state agency, municipality or
454		-	other political subdivision shall state the total amount of funds
455	442		collected and the total number of fees imposed to the State Treasury
456	443		in the report required by paragraph 4 5 of this subsection;
457	444		6. 7. It shall be the responsibility of the state agency,
458	445		municipality or other political subdivision t o account for and
459	446		ensure the correctness and accuracy of payments made to the State
460	447		Treasury pursuant to this title;
461	448		7. 8. Funds collected by a state agency, municipality or other
462	449		political subdivision and remitted to the State Treasury pursuant to
463	450		the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Comm ission Act shall be deposited
464	451		in the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Revolving Fund and
465	452		shall be used solely for the purposes of the Oklahoma Uniform
466	453		Building Code Commission Act; and
467	454		8. 9. Nothing in this act the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code
468	455		Commission Act shall prevent the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code
469	456		Commission from offering incentives for prompt payment.
470	457		SECTION 5. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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