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2853 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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3055 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3457 SENATE BILL 179 By: Bullard
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4265 An Act relating to information technology; directing
4366 state agencies to maintain information technology
44-services; requiring reporting; amending 19 O.S. 2021,
45-Section 1505, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 94,
46-O.S.L. 2022 (19 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1505), which
47-relates to county purchasing; conforming language;
48-amending 62 O.S. 2021, Sections 34.11.1, as amended
49-by Section 1, Chapter 193, O.S.L. 2024, 34.20.1,
50-34.23, 34.24, 34.27, 34.31, and 34.32, as amended by
51-Section 25, Chapter 228, O.S.L. 2022 (62 O.S. Supp.
52-2024, Sections 34.11.1 and 34.32), which relate to
53-the Oklahoma State Finance Act; conforming lan guage;
54-amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.5, as amended by
55-Section 1, Chapter 102, O.S.L. 2024 (74 O.S. Supp.
56-2024, Section 85.5), which relates to state
57-purchasing; conforming language; updating statutory
58-language; updating statutory references; provid ing
59-for codification; repealing 62 O.S. 2021, Sections
60-34.11.8, 34.12, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 74,
61-O.S.L. 2022, 34.13, 34.15, 34.19, 34.20, 34.21,
62-34.22, 34.26, 34.28, 34.30, 34.33, 35.1, 35.2, 35.3,
63-35.4, 35.5, 35.6, 35.6.1, 35.6.2, 35.7, 35.8, and
64-35.9 (62 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 34.12), which
67+services; requiring reporting; di ssolving the
68+Information Services Division of the Office of
69+Management and Enterprise Services; amending 19 O.S.
70+2021, Section 1505, as amended by Section 3, Chapter
71+94, O.S.L. 2022 (19 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1505),
72+which relates to county purchasing; co nforming
73+language; amending 62 O.S. 2021, Sections 34.11.1, as
74+amended by Section 1, Chapter 193, O.S.L. 2024,
75+34.20.1, 34.23, 34.24, 34.27, 34.31, and 34.32, as
76+amended by Section 25, Chapter 228, O.S.L. 2022 ( 62
77+O.S. Supp. 2024, Section s 34.11.1 and 34.32), which
78+relate to the Oklahoma State Finance Act; conforming
79+language; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.5, as
80+amended by Section 1, Chapter 102, O.S.L. 2024 (74
81+O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 85.5), which relates to
82+state purchasing; conforming language; updating
83+statutory language; updating statutory references;
84+providing for codifica tion; repealing 62 O.S. 2021,
85+Sections 34.11.8, 34.12, as amended by Section 2,
86+Chapter 74, O.S.L. 2022, 34.13, 34.15, 34.19, 34.20,
87+34.21, 34.22, 34.26, 34.28, 34.30, 34.33, 35. 1, 35.2,
88+35.3, 35.4, 35.5, 35.6, 35.6.1, 35.6.2, 35.7, 35.8,
89+and 35.9 (62 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 34.12), which
6590 relate to the Oklahoma State Finance Act and the
6691 Information Technology Consolidation and Coordination
6792 Act; providing an effective date; and de claring an
6893 emergency.
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7499 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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101151 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
102152 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 35.10 of Title 62, unless there
103153 is created a duplica tion in numbering, reads as follows:
104-A. 1. On and after the effe ctive date of this act, all state
154+A. On and after the effective date of this act, all state
105155 agencies shall be responsible for their information technology
106-services. Provided, however, all cybersecurity duties shall be
107-maintained by the Information Services Division of the Office of
108-Management and Enterprise Services.
109-2. The Information Services Division of the Office of
156+services. The Information Services Division of the Office of
110157 Management and Enterprise Services shall transfer to each state
111158 agency all data, records, and other information r egarding the
112-agency’s information technology services rendered prior to the
113-effective date of this act. The Chief Information Officer of this
114-state and the Information Services Division shall advise agencies as
115-needed regarding the requisition of information technology services,
159+agency’s information technology and cybersecurity services rendered
160+prior to the effective date of this act. The Chief Information
161+Officer of this state shall advise agencies as needed regarding
162+requisition of information technology services, cybersecurity needs,
116163 and any other services as requested by the agency.
117164 B. Each state agency shall submit an electronic report to the
118165 Governor and the Chief Information Officer annually, not later than
119166 December 31 of each calendar year, detailing the status of the
120-information technology services rendered to the agency and any other
121-information as deemed necessary by the Governor and the Chief
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168+events, and any other information as deemed necessary by the
169+Governor and the Chief Information Office r.
149170 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 19 O.S. 2021, Section 1505, as
150171 amended by Section 3, Chapter 94, O.S.L. 2022 (19 O.S. Supp. 2024,
151172 Section 1505), is amended to read as follows:
152173 Section 1505. The following procedures shall be used by
153174 counties for the requisition, purchase, lease -purchase, rental, and
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154226 receipt of supplies, materials, road and bridge construction
155-services, equipment, and information technology an d
156-telecommunication goods and services for the maintenance, operation,
157-and capital expenditures of county government unless otherwise
158-provided for by law.
227+services, equipment and information technology and telecommunication
228+goods and services for the maintenance, operation, and capital
229+expenditures of county government unless otherwise provided for by
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159231 A. The procedure for requisitioning items for county offices
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161233 1. The requesting department shall prepare a requisition form
162234 in triplicate. The requisition shall contain any specifications for
163235 an item as deemed necessary by the requesting department. The form
164236 shall be prescribed by the State Auditor and Inspector;
165237 2. The requesting department shall retain a copy of the
166238 requisition and forward the original requis ition and a copy to the
167239 county purchasing agent; and
168240 3. Upon receipt of the requisition, the county purchasing
169241 agent, within two (2) working days, shall begin the bidding and
170242 purchasing process as provided for in this section. Nothing in this
171243 section shall prohibit the transfer of supplies, materials, or
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198244 equipment between county d epartments upon a written agreement
199245 between county officers.
200246 B. The bid procedure for selecting a vendor for the purchase,
201-lease-purchase, or rental of supplies, materials, equipment , and
247+lease-purchase, or rental of supplies, materials, equi pment and
202248 information technology and telecommunication goods and services used
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204301 1. The county purchasing agent shall request written
205302 recommendations from all county officers pertaining to needed or
206303 commonly used supplies, m aterials, road and bridge construction
207-services, equipment, and information technology and
208-telecommunication goods and services. From such recommendations and
209-available requisition, purchase, or inventory records, the county
210-purchasing agent shall prepare a list of items needed or commonly
211-used by county officers. The county purchasing agent shall request
212-from the Purchasing Division or from the Information Services
213-Division in the case of information technology and telecommunication
214-goods and services of the Office of Manage ment and Enterprise
215-Services all contracts quoting the price the state is paying for the
216-items. The county purchasing agent shall either request the
217-Purchasing Division or the Information Services Division of the
218-Office of Management and Enterprise Services , as applicable, to make
219-the purchase for the county or the county purchasing agent shall
220-solicit bids for unit prices on the items for periods of not to
221-exceed twelve (12) months in the manner described in paragraph 2 of
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249-requisition for an item for which the county purchasing agent does
250-not have a current bid, the county purchasing agent shall request
251-from the Purchasing Division or the Information Services Division of
252-the Office of Management and Enterprise Services , as applicable, all
253-contracts quoting the price the state is paying for the item. The
304+services, equipment and information tec hnology and telecommunication
305+goods and services. From such recommendations and available
306+requisition, purchase, or inventory records, the county purchasing
307+agent shall prepare a list of items needed or commonly used by
308+county officers. The county purchasing agent shall request from the
309+Purchasing Division or from the Information Services Division in the
310+case of information technology and telecommunication goods and
311+services of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services all
312+contracts quoting the pri ce the state is paying for the items. The
254313 county purchasing agent shall either request the Purchasing Division
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256315 Enterprise Services, as applicable, to make the purchase for the
257-county or the county purchasing agent shall solicit bids in the
258-manner described in paragraph 2 of this subsection. Nothing in this
259-paragraph shall prohibit bids from being taken on an item currently
260-on a twelve-month bid list, at any time deemed necessary by the
261-county purchasing agent. Whenever the county purchasing agent deems
262-it necessary to take a bid on an item currently on a twelve -month
263-bid list, the reason for the bid shall be entered into the minutes
264-of the board of county commissioners;
316+county or the county purchasing agent shall solicit bids for unit
317+prices on the items for periods of not to exceed twelve (12) months
318+in the manner described in paragraph 2 of this subsect ion. If the
319+county purchasing agent receives a requisition for an item for wh ich
320+the county purchasing agent does not have a current bid, the county
321+purchasing agent shall request from the Purchasing Division or the
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323+Enterprise Services, as applicable, all contracts quoting the price
324+the state is paying for the item. The county purchasing agent shall
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377+Division of the Office of Man agement and Enterprise Services , as
378+applicable, to make the purchase for the c ounty or the county
379+purchasing agent shall solicit bids in the manner described in
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381+prohibit bids from being taken on an item currently on a twelve -
382+month bid list, at any time deemed necessary by the county
383+purchasing agent. Whenever the county purchasing agent deems it
384+necessary to take a bid on an item currently on a twelve -month bid
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265387 2. Bids shall be solicited by mailing or emailing a notice to
266388 all persons or firms who have made a written request of the county
267389 purchasing agent that they be notified of such bid solic itation and
268390 to all other persons or firms who might reasonably be expected to
269391 submit bids. Notice of solicitation of bids shall also be published
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271393 Notices shall be mailed and published at least ten (10) days prior
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299395 emailing shall be made by the affidavit of the person mailing or
300396 emailing the request for bids and shall be made a part of the
301397 official records of the county purchasing agent. The notice shall
302398 specify whether the county will consider written bids, electronic
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304451 bids or electronic bids shall be determined pursuant to an
305452 affirmative vote of the board of count y commissioners. Whenever any
306453 prospective supplier or vendor dealing in or li sting for sale any
307454 particular item or article required to be purchased or acquired by
308455 sealed bids fails to enter or offer a sealed bid for three
309456 successive bid solicitations, the name of the supplier or vendor may
310457 be dropped from the mailing lists of the board of county
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312459 3. The sealed bids received from vendors and the state contract
313460 price received from the applicable Purchasing Division of the Office
314461 of Management and Enterprise Services shall be given to the county
315462 clerk by the county purch asing agent. The county clerk shall
316463 forward the sealed bids and state contract price, if any, to the
317464 board of county commissioners;
318465 4. The board of county commissioners, in an open meeting, shall
319466 open the sealed bids and compare them to the state contract price.
320467 The board of county commissioners shall select the lowest and best
321468 bid based upon, if applicable, the availability of material and
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348469 transportation cost to the job site w ithin thirty (30) days of the
349470 meeting. For any special item not included on t he list of needed or
350471 commonly used items, the requisitioning official shall review the
351472 bids and submit a written recommendation to the board before final
352473 approval. The board of county commissioners shall keep a written
353474 record of the meeting as required by law, and any time the lowest
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354526 bid was not considered to be the lowest and best bid, the reason for
355527 such conclusion shall be recorded. Whenever the board of county
356528 commissioners rejects the written recommendation of the
357529 requisitioning official pertaining t o a special item, the reasons
358530 for the rejection shall be entered in their minutes and stated in a
359531 letter to the requisitioning official and county purchasing agent;
360532 5. The county purchasing agent shall notify the successful
361533 bidders and shall maintain a copy of the notification. The county
362534 purchasing agent shall prepare and maintain a vendors list
363535 specifying the successful bidders and shall notify each county
364536 officer of the list. The county purchasing agent may remove any
365537 vendor from such list who refuses to provide goods or services as
366538 provided by contract if the removal is authorized by the board of
367539 county commissioners. The county purchasing agent may make
368540 purchases from the successful bidders for a price at or below the
369541 bid price. If a vendor who is the low bidder cannot or will not
370542 sell goods or services as required by a county bid contract, the
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398544 lowest or best quote or take quotations as provided in paragraph 6
399545 of this subsection; pro vided, however, such purchase does not exceed
400546 Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) as the amount specified in
401547 subparagraph a of paragraph 3 of subsection A of Section 1501 o f
402548 this title; and
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404601 bids have been received, the procedure shall be as follows:
405602 a. the county purchasing agent shall determine if
406603 potential vendors are willing to commit to a firm
407604 price for a reduced period of time, and, if such is
408605 the case, the bid procedure described in this
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410607 b. if vendors are not willing to commit to a firm price
411608 for a reduced period, the purchasing agent shall
412609 solicit and record at least three quo tes of current
413610 prices available to the county and authorize the
414611 purchase of goods or services based on the lowest and
415612 best quote as it becomes necessary to acquire such
416613 goods or services. The quotes shall be recorded on a
417614 form prescribed by the State Audi tor and Inspector and
418615 shall be attached to the purchase order and filed with
419616 the county clerk’s copy of the purchase order. Any
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450621 c. if three quotes are not available, a memorandum to the
451622 county clerk from the county purchasing agent shall
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453675 authorized. The memorandum shall s tate the reasons
454676 why the price for such a purchase is the lowest and
455677 best under the circumstances. The county clerk shall
456678 then attach the memorandum to the county clerk ’s copy
457679 of the purchase order and file both in the office of
458680 the county clerk.
459681 C. After selection of a vendor, the procedure for the purchase,
460682 lease-purchase, or rental of supplies, materials, road and bridge
461-construction services, equipment , and information technology and
683+construction services, equipment and information technology and
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464686 1. The county purchasing agent shall prepare a purchase order
465687 in quadruplicate and submit it with a copy of the requisition to the
466688 county clerk;
467689 2. The county clerk shall then encumber the amount stated on
468690 the purchase order and assign a sequential number to the purchase
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497693 made for that purpose by the county excise board, the county clerk
498694 shall so certify in the following form:
499695 “I hereby certify that the amount of this encumbrance has been
500696 entered against the designated appropriation accounts and that this
501697 encumbrance is within the authorized available balance of the
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503750 Dated this ________ day of ________, 20__.
504751 ________________________________
505752 County Clerk/Deputy
506-of _____________________ County .”.
753+of _____________________ County. ”
507754 In instances where it is impossible to ascertain the exact amount of
508755 the indebtedness sought to be incurred at the time of recording the
509756 encumbrance, an estimated amount may be used. No purchase order
510757 shall be valid unless signed by the county purchasing agent and
511758 certified by the county clerk; and
512759 4. The county clerk shall file the original purchase order and
513760 return three copies to the county purchasing agent who shall file a
514761 copy, retain a copy for the county road and bridge inv entory officer
515762 if the purchase order is for the purchase of equipment, supplies, or
516763 materials for the construction or maintenance of roads and bridges,
517764 and submit the other copy to the receiving officer of the requesting
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546-equipment, and information technology and telecommunication goods
547-and services at public auction or by sealed bid to be used by a
548-county shall be as follows:
767+equipment and information technology a nd telecommunication goods and
768+services at public auction or by sealed bid to be used by a county
769+shall be as follows:
549770 a. the county purchasing agent shall prepare a purchase
550771 order in quadruplicate and submit it with a copy of
551772 the requisition to the county clerk,
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553825 on the purchase order and assign a sequential number
554826 to the purchase order,
555827 c. if there is an unencumbered balan ce in the
556828 appropriation made for that purpose by the county
557829 excise board, the county clerk shall so certify in the
558830 following form:
559831 “I hereby certify that the amount of this encumbrance
560832 has been entered against the designated appropriation
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563835 Dated this ________ day of ________, 20__.
564836 ________________________________
565837 County Clerk/Deputy
566-of _____________________ County .”.
838+of _____________________ County. ”
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596842 amount may be used. No purchase order shall be valid
597843 unless signed by the county purchasing agent and
598844 certified by the county clerk, an d
599845 d. the county clerk shall file the original purchase
600846 order and return three copies to the county purchasing
601847 agent who shall file a copy, retain a copy for the
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602899 county road and bridge inventory officer if the
603900 purchase order is for the purchase of equipment ,
604901 supplies, or materials for the construction or
605902 maintenance of roads and brid ges, and submit the other
606903 copy to the receiving officer of the requesting
607904 department.
608-2. The procedure for the purchase of supplies, materials , and
905+2. The procedure for the purchase of supplies, materials and
609906 equipment at a public auction when the purchase will be made with
610907 the proceeds from the sale of county property at the same public
611-auction are is as follows:
908+auction are as follows:
612909 a. the purchasing agent shall cause such items being sold
613910 to be appraised in the manner determined in Section
614911 421.1 of this title,
615912 b. the county purchasing agent shall prepare a purchase
616913 order in quadruplicate and submit it with a copy of
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645916 appraised value and any additional funds obligated by
646917 the county on the purchase order and assign a
647918 sequential number to the purchase order,
648919 d. the county clerk shall certify that the amount of the
649920 encumbrance is equal to the appraised value of the
650921 item being sold plus any additional funds obligated by
651-the county. In effect, the recording of the
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652974 encumbrance is an estimate that is auth orized by law.
653975 No purchase order shall be valid unless signed by the
654976 county purchasing agent and certified by the county
655977 clerk,
656978 e. the county clerk shall file the original purch ase
657979 order and return three copies to the county purchasing
658980 agent who shall file a copy, retain a copy for the
659981 county road and bridge inventory officer if the
660982 purchase order is for the purchase of equipment,
661-supplies, or materials for the construction or
983+supplies or materials for the construction or
662984 maintenance of roads and bridges, and submit the other
663985 copy to the receiving offi cer of the requesting
664986 department, and
665987 f. a purchase shall not be bid until such time that the
666988 appraised item or items are sold. Any item or items
667989 purchased shall not exceed the appraised value plus
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695991 actual selling price of the item or items, whichever
696992 is the lesser amount.
697993 E. The procedure for the receipt of items shall be as follows:
698994 1. A receiving officer for the requesting d epartment shall be
699995 responsible for receiving all items delivered to that depar tment;
700996 2. Upon the delivery of an item, the receiving officer shall
701997 determine if a purchase order exists for the item being delivered;
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7021049 3. If no such purchase order has been pro vided, the receiving
7031050 officer shall refuse delivery of the item;
7041051 4. If a purchase order is on file, the receiving officer shall
7051052 obtain a delivery ticket, bill of lading, or other delivery document
7061053 and compare it with the purchase order. If any item is bac k-
7071054 ordered, the back order and estimated date of delivery shall be
7081055 noted in the receiving report;
7091056 5. The receiving officer shall complete a receiving report in
7101057 quadruplicate which shall state the quantity and quality of goods
7111058 delivered. The receiving repo rt form shall be prescribed by the
7121059 State Auditor and Inspector. The person delivering the goods shall
7131060 acknowledge the delivery by signature, noting the date and time;
7141061 6. The receiving officer shall file the original receiving
7151062 report and submit:
7161063 a. a copy of the purchase order and a copy of the
7171064 receiving report to the county purcha sing agent, and
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7451066 documentation to the county clerk;
7461067 7. The county purchasing agent shall file a copy of the
7471068 purchase order and a copy of the receiving report;
7481069 8. Upon receipt of the original receiving report and the
7491070 delivery documentation, the county clerk shall maintain a file until
7501071 such time as an invoice is received from the vendor;
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7521124 and must be sufficiently itemized to clearly describe each item
7531125 purchased, the unit price when applicable, the number or volume of
7541126 each item purchased, the total price, the total purchase price, and
7551127 the date of the purchase;
7561128 10. Upon receipt of an invoice, the county clerk shall compare
7571129 the following documents:
7581130 a. requisition,
7591131 b. purchase order,
7601132 c. invoice with noncollusion affidavit as required by
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7621134 d. receiving report, and
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7641136 The documents shall be available for public inspection during
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7931139 the items, the county clerk shall prepare a warrant for payment
7941140 according to procedures provided for by law.
7951141 F. The following procedures a re for the processing of purchase
7961142 orders:
7971143 1. The purchasing agent shall be allowed up to three (3) days
7981144 to process purchase orders to be presented to the board of county
7991145 commissioners for consideration and payment. Nothing herein shall
8001146 prevent the purchasing agent from processing or the board of county
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8011198 commissioners from considera tion and payment of utilities, travel
802-claims, and payroll claims;
1199+claims and payroll claims;
8031200 2. The board of county commissioners shall consider the
8041201 purchase orders so presented and act upon the purchase o rders, by
8051202 allowing in full or in part or by holding for further information or
8061203 disallowing the same. The disposition of purchase orders shall be
8071204 indicated by the board of county commissioners, showing the amounts
808-allowed or disallowed , and shall be signed by at le ast two members
809-of the board of county commissioners. Any claim held over for
810-further information shall be acted upon by allowing or disallowing
811-same at any future meeting of the board held within seventy -five
812-(75) days from the date of filing of the purchase order. Any
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1206+the board of county commissioners. Any claim held over for further
1207+information shall be acted upon by allowing or disallowing same at
1208+any future meeting of the board held within seventy -five (75) days
1209+from the date of filing of the purchase order. Any purchase order
1210+not acted upon within the seventy -five (75) days from the date of
1211+filing shall be deemed to have been disallowed, but such
8411212 disallowance shall not prevent the refiling of the purchase order at
8421213 the proper time; and
8431214 3. Whenever any allowance, either in whole or in part, is made
8441215 upon any purchase order presented to the board of county
8451216 commissioners and is accepted by the person making the claim, such
8461217 allowance shall be a full settlement of the entire purchase order
8471218 and provided that the cashing of warrant shall be considered as
8481219 acceptance by the claimant.
8491220 G. The procedure upon consumption or disposal of supplies,
8501221 materials, or equipment shall be as follows:
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8511273 1. For consumable road or bridge items or materials, a
8521274 quarterly report of the road and bridge projects completed during
8531275 such period shall be prepared and kept on file by the consuming
8541276 department. The quarterly report may be prepared and kept
8551277 electronically by the consuming department. The report shall
8561278 contain a record of the date, the place, and the purpose for the use
8571279 of the road or bridge items or materials. For purposes of
8581280 identifying county bridges, the board of county commissioners shall
8591281 number each bridge subject to its jurisdiction; and
8601282 2. For disposal of a ll equipment and information technology and
8611283 telecommunication goods which orig inally cost more than Five Hundred
8621284 Dollars ($500.00), resolution of disposal shall be submitted by the
8631285 officer on a form prescribed by the Office of the State Auditor and
8641286 Inspector’s Office Inspector to the board of county commissioners.
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8911287 The approval of the resolution of disposal shall be entered into the
8921288 minutes of the board.
8931289 H. Inventory forms and reports shall be retained for not less
8941290 than two (2) years after all audit requir ements for the state and
8951291 federal government have been fulfilled and after any pending
8961292 litigation involving the forms and reports has been resolved.
8971293 I. The procedures provided for in this section shall not apply
8981294 when a county officer certifies that an emer gency exists requiring
8991295 an immediate expenditure of funds. Such an expenditure of funds
9001296 shall not exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). The county
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9011348 officer shall give the county purchasing agent a written explanation
9021349 of the emergency. The county purch asing agent shall attach the
9031350 written explanation to the purchase order. The p urchases shall be
9041351 paid by attaching a properly itemized invoice, as described in this
9051352 section, to a purchase order which has been prepared by the county
9061353 purchasing agent and subm itting them to the county clerk for filing,
9071354 encumbering, and consideration for payment by the board of county
9081355 commissioners.
9091356 J. The county purchasing agent may authorize county purchasing
9101357 officers to make acquisitions through the state purchase card
9111358 program as authorized by the State Purchasing Director in accordance
9121359 with Section 85.5 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes and defined
9131360 in Section 85.2 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Purchase
914-cardholders A purchase cardholder shall sign a purchase card
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942-procedure training as required by the State Purchasing Director.
943-Complete descriptions of purchases made by county government
944-entities shall be published through the state transparency portal
945-pursuant to Section 85.33B of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and
946-as warrants required to be published pursuant to Sections 444 and
947-445 of this title.
1361+cardholders shall sign a purchase card agreement prior to bec oming a
1362+cardholder and attend purchase card procedure training as required
1363+by the State Purchasing Director. Complete descriptions of
1364+purchases made by county government entities shall be published
1365+through the state transparency portal pursuant to Section 85.33B of
1366+Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and as warrants required to be
1367+published pursuant to Sections 444 and 445 of this title.
9481368 K. Nothing in this section shall prohibit counties from
9491369 providing material and/or services bids on the twelve -month bid list
9501370 to all road and bridge projects and contracts. All non -road and
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9511422 bridge related construction contracts shall refer to subsection A of
9521423 Section 103 of Title 61 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
9531424 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 62 O.S. 2021, Secti on 34.11.1, as
9541425 amended by Section 1, Chapter 193, O.S.L. 2024 (62 O.S. Supp. 2 024,
9551426 Section 34.11.1), is amended to read as follows:
9561427 Section 34.11.1. A. There is hereby created the position of
9571428 Chief Information Officer who shall be appointed by the Govern or.
9581429 The Chief Information Officer , in addition to having authority over
9591430 the Information Services Division of the Office of Management and
9601431 Enterprise Services, shall also serve as Secretary of Information
9611432 Technology and Telecommunications or successor cabi net position and
9621433 shall have jurisdictional areas of responsibility related to
9631434 information technology and telecommunications systems of all state
9641435 agencies as provided for in state law. The salary of the Chief
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9911436 Information Officer shall not be less than One Hundred Thirty
9921437 Thousand Dollars ($130,000.00) or more than One Hundred Sixty
9931438 Thousand Dollars ($160,000.00).
9941439 B. Any person appointed to the position of Chief Information
9951440 Officer shall meet the following eligibility requirements:
9961441 1. A baccalaureate degree in Computer Information Systems,
9971442 Information Systems or Technology Management , Business
9981443 Administration, Finance, or other similar degree;
9991444 2. A minimum of ten (10) years of professional experience with
10001445 responsibilities for management and support of inform ation systems
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10011497 and information technology, including seven (7) years of direct
10021498 management of a major information technology operation;
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10051501 4. Experience with data and voice convergence service
10061502 offerings;
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10091505 administering the bid process;
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10121508 8. Knowledge of tele communications operations;
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10411511 development and operations functions;
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10431513 11. Ability to analyze and resolve complex issues, both logical
10441514 and interpersonal;
10451515 12. Effective verbal and written communications skills and
10461516 effective presentation skills, geared toward coordination and
10471517 education;
10481518 13. Ability to negotiate and defuse conflict; and
10491519 14. A self-motivator, independent, cooperative, flexible and
10501520 creative.
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10511572 C. The salary and any other expenses for the Chief Information
10521573 Officer shall be budgeted as a separate line item through the Office
10531574 of Management and Enterprise Services. The operating expenses of
10541575 the Information Services Division shall be set by the Chie f
10551576 Information Officer and shall be budgeted as a separate line item
10561577 through the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The
10571578 Office of Management and Enterprise Services sh all provide adequate
10581579 office space, equipment and support necessary to enable the Chief
10591580 Information Officer to carry out the information technology and
10601581 telecommunications duties and responsibilities of the Chief
10611582 Information Officer and the Information Servi ces Division.
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10891584 Chief Information Officer shall complete an assessment, which shall
10901585 be modified annually pursuant to Section 35.5 of this title, of the
10911586 implementation of the transfer, coordination, and modernization of
10921587 all information technology and telecommunication systems of all
10931588 state agencies in the state as provided for in the Oklahoma
10941589 Information Services Act. The assessment shall include the
10951590 information technology and telecommunications syste ms of all
10961591 institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,
10971592 the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the
10981593 telecommunications network known as OneNet as assembled and
10991594 submitted by the Oklahoma Higher Education Chief Information
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11001646 Officer, as designated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
11011647 Education.
11021648 2. Within twelve (12) months of appointment, the first Chief
11031649 Information Officer shall issue a report setting out a plan of
11041650 action which will include the following:
11051651 a. define the shared service model organization structure
11061652 and the reporting relationship of the recommended
11071653 organization,
11081654 b. the implementation of an information technology and
11091655 telecommunications shared services model that defines
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11401660 c. define the services that shall be in the shared
11411661 services model under the control of the Information
11421662 Services Division of the Office of Management and
11431663 Enterprise Services,
11441664 d. define the roadmap to implement the proposed shared
11451665 services model. The roadmap shall include
11461666 recommendations on the transfer, coordination, and
11471667 modernization of all information technology and
11481668 telecommunication systems of all the state agencies in
11491669 the state,
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11511722 technology and telecommunication resources and
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11531724 f. a cost benefit analysis to support the recommendations
11541725 on the reallocation of information technology and
11551726 telecommunication resources and personnel,
11561727 g. a calculation of the net savings realized through the
11571728 reallocation and consolidation of information
11581729 technology and telecommunication resources and
11591730 personnel after compensating for the cost of
11601731 contracting with a private consultant as authorized in
11611732 paragraph 4 of this subsection, implementing the plan
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11891734 Services Division of the Office of Management and
11901735 Enterprise Services, and
11911736 h. the information required in subsection B of Section
11921737 35.5 of this title.
11931738 3. The plan of action report shall be presented to the
11941739 Governor, Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and the
11951740 President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate.
11961741 4. The Chief Information Officer may contract with a private
11971742 consultant or consultants to assist in the assessment and
11981743 development of the plan of action report as required in this
11991744 subsection.
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12001796 E. The Chief Information Officer shall be authorized to employ
12011797 personnel, fix the duties and compensation of the personnel, not
12021798 otherwise prescribed by l aw, and otherwise direct the work of the
12031799 personnel in performing the function and accomplishing the purposes
12041800 of the Information Services Division of the Office of Management and
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1206-F. E. The Information Services Division of the Office of
1801+Enterprise Services provided for in this section .
1802+F. The Information Services Division of the Office of
12071803 Management and Enterprise Services shall be responsible for the
1208-following duties: cybersecurity duties and services to state
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12101805 1. Formulate and implement the information technology strategy
12111806 for all state agencies;
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12411810 3. Direct the development and operation of a scalable
12421811 telecommunications infrastructure that supports data and voice
12431812 communications reliability, integrity, and security;
12441813 4. Supervise the applications development process for those
12451814 applications that are utilized across multiple agencies;
12461815 5. Provide direction for the professional development of
12471816 information technology staff of state agencie s and oversee the
12481817 professional development of the staff of the Information Services
12491818 Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services;
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12511871 choices for all state agencies;
12521872 7. Create a plan to ensure alignment of current systems, tools,
12531873 and processes with the strategic information technology plan for all
12541874 state agencies;
12551875 8. Set direction and provide oversight for t he support and
12561876 continuous upgrading of the current information technology and
12571877 telecommunication infrastructure in the state in support of enhanced
12581878 reliability, user service levels, and security;
12591879 9. Direct the development, implementation, and management of
12601880 appropriate standards, policies and procedures to ensure the success
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12901884 Enterprise Services to support the services provided by the Divisio n
12911885 and the execution of the strategic information technology plan;
12921886 11. Establish, maintain, and enforce information technology and
12931887 telecommunication standards;
12941888 12. Delegate, coordinate, and review all work to ensure quality
12951889 and efficient operation of the Information Services Division of the
12961890 Office of Management and Enterprise Services;
12971891 13. Create and implement a communication plan that disseminates
12981892 pertinent information to state agencies on standards, policies,
12991893 procedures, service levels, project status, and other important
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13001945 information to customers of the Information Services Division of the
13011946 Office of Management and Enterprise Services and provide for agency
13021947 feedback and performa nce evaluation by customers of the Division;
13031948 14. Develop and implement training programs for state agencies
13041949 using the shared services of the Information Services Division of
13051950 the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and recommend
13061951 training programs to state agencies on information technology and
13071952 telecommunication systems, pro ducts and procedures;
13081953 15. Provide counseling, performance evaluation, training,
13091954 motivation, discipline, and assign duties for employees of the
13101955 Information Services Division of t he Office of Management and
13111956 Enterprise Services;
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13391958 information technology and telecommunication services and approve
13401959 the purchase of any information technology and telecommunication
13411960 product except the following:
13421961 a. a purchase less than or equal to Five Thousand Dollars
13431962 ($5,000.00) if such product is purchased using a state
13441963 purchase card and the product is listed on either the
13451964 Approved Hardware or Approved Software list located on
13461965 the Office of Managem ent and Enterprise Services
13471966 website, or
13481967 b. a purchase over Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and
13491968 less than or equal to Twenty -five Thousand Dollars
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13512021 state purchase card, the product is listed on an
13522022 information technology or telecommunications statewide
13532023 contract, and the product is lis ted on either the
13542024 Approved Hardware or Approved Software list located on
13552025 the Office of Management and Enterprise Services
13562026 website;
13572027 17. Develop and enforce an overall infrastruct ure architecture
13582028 strategy and associated roadmaps for desktop, network, server,
13592029 storage, and statewide management systems for state agencies;
13602030 18. Effectively manage the design, implementation and support
13612031 of complex, highly available infrastructure to ensu re optimal
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13892033 scalable growth;
13902034 19. Define and implement a governance model for requesting
13912035 services and monitoring service level metrics for all shared
13922036 services; and
13932037 20. Create the budget for t he Information Services Division of
13942038 the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to be submitted to
13952039 the Legislature each year.
13962040 G. The State Governmental Technology Applications Review Board
13972041 shall provide ongoing oversight of the implementation of the plan of
13982042 action required in subsection D of this section. Any proposed
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14002095 prior to adoption.
14012096 H. 1. The Chief Information Officer shall act as the
14022097 Information Technology and Telecommunications P urchasing Director
14032098 for all state agencies and shall be responsible for the procurement
14042099 of all information technology and telecommunication software,
14052100 hardware, equipment, peripheral devices, maintenance, consulting
14062101 services, high technology systems, and oth er related information
14072102 technology, data processing, telecommunication and rela ted
14082103 peripherals and services for all state agencies. The Chief
14092104 Information Officer shall establish, implement, and enforce policies
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14412110 lease with option to purchase, lease and re ntal for all state
14422111 agencies. The procurement policies and procedures established by
14432112 the Chief Information Officer shall be consistent with The Oklahoma
14442113 Central Purchasing Act.
14452114 2. The Chief Information Officer, or any employee or agent of
14462115 the Chief Information Officer acting within the scope of delegated
14472116 authority, shall have the same power and authority regarding the
14482117 procurement of all information technology and telecommunicatio n
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14492169 products and services as outlined in paragraph 1 of this subsection
14502170 for all state agencies as the State Purchasing Director has for all
14512171 acquisitions used or consumed by state agencies as established in
14522172 The Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act. Such authority shall,
14532173 consistent with the authority granted to the State Purchasing
14542174 Director pursuant to Section 85.10 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
14552175 Statutes, include the power to designate financial or proprietary
14562176 information submitted by a bidder confidential and reject all
14572177 requests to disclose the information so designated, if the Chief
14582178 Information Officer requires the bidder to submit the financial or
14592179 proprietary information with a bid, proposal, or quotation.
14602180 I. The Information Services Division of the Office of
14612181 Management and Enterprise Services and the Chief Information Officer
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14892183 approval and purchase of all equipment, products, and services and
14902184 shall also be subject to the requirements of the Public Comp etitive
14912185 Bidding Act of 1974, the Oklahoma Lighting Energy Conservation Act
14922186 and the Public Building Construction and Planning Act. The Chief
14932187 Information Officer shall be authorized to delegate all or some of
14942188 the procurement of information technology and te lecommunication
14952189 products and services and construction of facilities and
14962190 telecommunication networks to another state entity if the Chief
14972191 Information Officer determines it to be cost -effective and in the
14982192 best interest of the state. The Chief Information Of ficer shall
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14992244 have authority to designate information technology and
15002245 telecommunication contracts as statewide contracts and mandatory
15012246 statewide contracts pursuant to Section 85.5 of Title 74 of the
15022247 Oklahoma Statutes and to negotiate consolidation contracts,
15032248 enterprise agreements and high technology systems contracts. Any
15042249 contract entered into by a state agency for which the Chief
15052250 Information Officer has not acted as the Information Technology and
15062251 Telecommunications Purchasing Director as required in this
15072252 subsection or subsection H of this section, shall be deemed to be
15082253 unenforceable and the Office of Management and Enterprise Services
15092254 shall not process any claim associated with the provisions thereof.
1510-J. F. The Chief Information Officer shall establish, implement,
2255+J. E. The Chief Information Officer shall establish, impl ement,
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15392258 state agencies. The Chief Information Officer shall work with local
15402259 governmental entities in developing the interoperable rad io
15412260 communications system.
1542-K. G. The Chief Information Officer shall devel op and implement
2261+K. F. The Chief Information Officer shall develop a nd implement
15432262 a plan to utilize open source technology and products for the
15442263 information technology and telecommunication systems of all state
15452264 agencies.
1546-L. H. All state agencies and authorities of this state and all
2265+L. G. All state agencies a nd authorities of this state and all
15472266 officers and employees of those entities shall work and cooperate
15482267 with and lend assistance to the Chief Information Officer and the
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15492319 Information Services Division of the Office of Management and
15502320 Enterprise Services and p rovide any and all information requested by
15512321 the Chief Information Officer.
15522322 M. The Chief Information Officer shall prepare an annual report
15532323 detailing the ongoing net saving attributable to the reallocation
15542324 and consolidation of information technology and te lecommunication
15552325 resources and personnel and shall submit the report to the Governor,
15562326 the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and the
15572327 President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate.
15582328 N. For purposes of the Oklahoma Information Services Act ,
15592329 unless otherwise provided for, “state agencies” shall include any
15602330 office, officer, bureau, board, commission, counsel, unit, division,
15612331 body, authority or institution of the executive branch of state
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15882332 government, whether elected or appointed; provided, exc ept with
15892333 respect to the provisions of subsection D of this section, the term
15902334 “state agencies” shall not include institutions within The Oklahoma
15912335 State System of Higher Education, the Oklahoma State Regents for
15922336 Higher Education and the telecommunications ne twork known as OneNet.
15932337 O. As used in this section:
15942338 1. “High technology syste m” means advanced technological
15952339 equipment, software, communication lines, and services for the
15962340 processing, storing, and retrieval of information by a state agency;
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15972392 2. “Consolidation contract” means a contract for several state
15982393 or public agencies for the purpose of purchasing information
15992394 technology and telecommunication goods and services; and
16002395 3. “Enterprise agreement ” means an agreement for information
16012396 technology or telecommunic ation goods and services with a supplier
16022397 who manufactures, develops and design s products and provides
16032398 services that are used by one or more state agencies.
16042399 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.20.1, is
16052400 amended to read as follows:
16062401 Section 34.20.1. A. The Office of Management and Enterprise
16072402 Services shall recognize as a statewide contract an unencumbered
16082403 contract consummated in on behalf of the telecommunications network
16092404 known as OneNet by the Oklahoma State Regents for H igher Education
16102405 or any other state entity assigned responsibility for OneNet ;
16112406 provided, said recognition shall require recommendation by the
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16392408 Enterprise Services. The Office of Management and En terprise
16402409 Services shall not subject purchases pursuant to said such contracts
16412410 to any quantity limit.
16422411 B. For purchases that require review of the purchase
16432412 requisition by the Information Services Division of the Office of
16442413 Management and Enterprise Services and that are not available on a
16452414 statewide contract but are available from a Ge neral Services
16462415 Administration (GSA) schedule or contract, or are available from a
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16472467 GSA schedule or contract at a lesser price than from a state
16482468 contract, state agencies may , with the approval of the Information
16492469 Services Division, purchase from the vendor or vendors on the GSA
16502470 schedule or contract.
16512471 C. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and any
16522472 other state entity assigned responsibility for OneNet are authorized
16532473 to negotiate for education or government discounts from published
16542474 price listings and to make contracts at such prices subject to
16552475 adjustment for price increases nationally published.
16562476 SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.23, is
16572477 amended to read as follows:
16582478 Section 34.23. A. There is hereby created a wide area
16592479 telecommunications network to be known and referred to as the
16602480 “Oklahoma Government Telecommunications Network (OGTN) ”. The OGTN
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16872481 shall consist of the telecommunications syst ems and networks of
16882482 educational entities and agencies of state government.
16892483 B. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this
16902484 section:
16912485 1. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may continue
16922486 to operate, maintain and enhance the State Regen ts Educational
16932487 Telecommunications Network , subject to the provisions of the
16942488 Oklahoma Information Services Act known as OneNet. The Oklahoma
16952489 State Regents for Higher Education shall submit all plans for the
16962490 enhancement of the State Regents Educational Tele communications
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16972542 Network OneNet to the Information Services Division of the Office of
16982543 Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) for review and approval
16992544 within the context of the statewide telecommunications network
17002545 provided for in subsection C of this sectio n and shall participate
17012546 with the Information Services Division in joint efforts to provide
17022547 services for the OGTN; and
17032548 2. The Department of Public Safety may continue to operate,
17042549 maintain and enhance the statewide law enforcement data
17052550 communications networ k provided for in Section 2 -124 of Title 47 of
17062551 the Oklahoma Statutes , subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma
17072552 Information Services Act . The Department of Public Safety shall
17082553 submit all plans for the enhancement of the statewide law
17092554 enforcement data comm unications network to the Information Services
17102555 Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for
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17382557 Services Division in joint efforts to provide services for the OGTN .
17392558 C. The Information Services Division Office of Management and
17402559 Enterprise Services shall be responsible for developing, operating
17412560 and maintaining the OGTN. The purposes of the OGTN shall include
17422561 the following:
17432562 1. Development of a comprehensive, unified statewide
17442563 telecommunications network to effectively, efficiently, and securely
17452564 meet the communication needs of educational entities and agencies of
17462565 state government;
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17482618 telecommunications systems operated by educational entities and
17492619 agencies of state government; and
17502620 3. Elimination and prevention of unnecessarily duplicative
17512621 telecommunications systems operated by educational entities and
17522622 agencies of state government.
17532623 D. In developing, operating and maintaining the OGTN, the
17542624 Information Services Division OMES shall:
17552625 1. Develop a statewide master plan for meeting the
17562626 communications needs of educational entities and of agencies of
17572627 state government. To facilitate the development of a statewide
17582628 master plan as provided for in this paragraph:
17592629 a. the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall
17602630 submit a report annually to the Chief Information
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17872631 Officer identifying the telecommunications plans of
17882632 each member of The Oklahoma State System of Higher
17892633 Education. For purposes of d eveloping such report,
17902634 each member shall cooperate with and submit to the
17912635 State Regents a plan of its telecommunications needs,
17922636 including, but not limited to, Internet, eGovernment,
17932637 as referenced in Sections 34.24 and 34.25 of this
17942638 title, any interactive v ideo plans, the purchase of
17952639 informational data bases, software for manipulatio n of
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17962691 bibliographic records, and the use of
17972692 telecommunications equipment or services,
17982693 b. the State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall
17992694 submit a report annually to the Chief Information
18002695 Officer identifying the telecommunications plans of
18012696 the public common school system of the state. For
18022697 purposes of developing such report, the respective
18032698 public elementary and secondary schools shall
18042699 cooperate with and submit to the State Superintendent
18052700 a plan of their telecommunications needs, including,
18062701 but not limited to, Internet, eGovernment, any
18072702 interactive video plans, the purchase of informational
18082703 data bases, software for manipulation of bibliographic
18092704 records, and the use of telecommuni cations equipment
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18382707 Technology Education shall submit a report annually to
18392708 the Chief Information Officer identifying the
18402709 telecommunications plans of technology center school
18412710 districts. For purposes of developing such report,
18422711 each technology center school district a s defined in
18432712 Section 14-108 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes
18442713 shall cooperate with and submit to the Director of the
18452714 Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education
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18472767 not limited to, Internet, eGovernment, any interactive
18482768 video plans, the purchase of informational data bases,
18492769 software for manipulation of bibliographic records,
18502770 and the use of telecommunications equipmen t or
18512771 services,
18522772 d. the chief administrative officer of each state agency
18532773 of the executive branch shall submit a plan annually
18542774 to the Chief Information Officer identifying the
18552775 telecommunications needs of the state agency,
18562776 including, but not limited to, Inter net, eGovernment,
18572777 any interactive video plans, the purchase of
18582778 informational data bases, software for manipulation of
18592779 bibliographic records, and the use of
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18882782 shall submit a report annually to the Chief
18892783 Information Officer identifying the telecommunications
18902784 plans of public libraries and public library systems.
18912785 For purposes of developing such report, the chief
18922786 administrative officer of any public library or pu blic
18932787 library system not otherwise required to submit a plan
18942788 of its telecommunications needs pursuant to the
18952789 provisions of this paragraph shall cooperate with and
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18962841 submit annually to the Director of the Oklahoma
18972842 Department of Libraries a plan of its
18982843 telecommunications needs, including, but not limited
18992844 to, Internet, eGovernment, any in teractive video
19002845 plans, the purchase of informational data bases,
1901-software for manipulation of bibliographic records ,
1902-and the use of telecommunications equipment or
1903-services. To assure inclusion in the report of the
1904-plans of the telecommunications needs of any library
1905-that is a part of any member of The Oklahoma State
1906-System of Higher Education, a public elementary or
1907-secondary school, or technology center school
1908-district, all such plans relating to libraries
1909-received by the Oklahoma State Regents for H igher
1910-Education, the State Superintendent of Higher
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1938-of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
1939-Education shall be submitted to the Director of the
1940-Oklahoma Department of Libraries by the res pective
1941-recipients thereof as soon as practicable after
1942-receipt. The Director of the Oklahoma Department of
1943-Libraries shall certify to the Information Services
1944-Division that such plans are consistent with the plan
1945-developed by the Oklahoma Library Technology Network
1946-or explain any inconsistencies therewith;
2846+software for manipulation of bibliographic records and
2847+the use of telecommunications equipment or services.
2848+To assure inclusion in the report of the plans of the
2849+telecommunications needs of any library that is a part
2850+of any member of The Oklahoma State System of Higher
2851+Education, a public elementary or secondary school, or
2852+technology center school district, all such plans
2853+relating to libraries received by the Oklahoma State
2854+Regents for Higher Education, the State Superintendent
2855+of Higher Education Public Instruction, and the State
2856+Director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and
2857+Technology Education shall be submitt ed to the
2858+Director of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries by
2859+the respective recipients thereof as soon as
2860+practicable after receipt. The Director of the
2861+Oklahoma Department of Libraries shall certify to the
2862+Information Services Division that such plans are
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19472917 2. Identify the most cost -effective means of meeting the
19482918 telecommunications needs of educational entities and of agencies of
19492919 state government;
19502920 3. Develop minimum mandatory standards and protocols for
19512921 equipment, facilities and services of the OGTN;
19522922 4. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing
19532923 equipment, facilities, and services of both private entities and
19542924 those owned and operated by the state; and
19552925 5. Recommend a fee structure to provide for the o peration and
19562926 maintenance of the OGTN.
19572927 SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.24, is
19582928 amended to read as follows:
19592929 Section 34.24. A. In order to be at the forefront of
19602930 electronic commerce and provide constituents, agencies and out -of-
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19882932 tools, the State of Oklahoma state recognizes the need for a state
19892933 portal system connecting state ag ency websites and information
19902934 systems.
19912935 B. The Information Services Division o f the Office of
19922936 Management and Enterprise Services shall manage the installation,
19932937 maintenance and administration of the state portal system.
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19942989 C. For purposes of this section and Section 34.27 of this
19952990 title, a “portal system” shall mean a system that hosts and connects
19962991 to a collection of online government and public services and serves
19972992 as the single point of access to state government services,
19982993 information, and transaction processi ng with a common enterprise
19992994 wide user interface allowing navigation among the services.
20002995 SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.27, is
20012996 amended to read as follows:
20022997 Section 34.27. A. There is hereby established the State
20032998 Governmental Technology Applications Review Board. The Board shall
20042999 be composed of the following members:
20053000 1. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
20063001 Services or a designee;
20073002 2. Four representatives from different state agencies, boards,
20083003 commissions, or authorities to be appointed by the Governor, at
20093004 least one of which shall be employed by a law enforcement agency;
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20373006 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
20383007 4. Two members who are not state government employees to be
20393008 appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
20403009 B. Members of the Board shall serve for terms of two (2) years.
20413010 The Board shall select a chair from among its members.
20423011 C. Members of the Board sh all not receive compensation for
20433012 serving on the Board, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses
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20443064 incurred in the performance of their duties by their respective
20453065 agencies or appointing authority in accordance with the State Travel
20463066 Reimbursement Act.
20473067 D. Notwithstanding any other section of law, any member of the
20483068 Board attending a meeting via teleconference shall be counted as
20493069 being present in person and shall count toward the determination of
20503070 whether a quorum of the Board is present at the meeting.
20513071 E. The Board shall have the duty and responsibility of:
20523072 1. Reviewing for approval a ll convenience fees and merchant
20533073 fees as defined in Section 34.25 of this title and changes in
20543074 convenience fees and merchant fees charged by state agencies,
20553075 boards, commissions, or authorities;
20563076 2. Monitoring all portal systems and applications for portal
20573077 systems created by state agencies, boards, commissions, or
20583078 authorities, reviewing portal systems applications approved or
20593079 denied by the Information Services Division of the Office of
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20863080 Management and Enterprise Services, and making recommendations to
20873081 the Legislature and Governor to encourage greater use of the open -
20883082 systems concept as is defined in Section 34.26 of this title ;
20893083 3. Granting an exemption for a specific license or permi t to a
20903084 state agency from the requirements of Section 34.24.1 of this title.
20913085 The exemption shall be limited in time as warranted by the
20923086 circumstances. The Board shall grant the exemption only if
20933087 presented compelling evidence that the issuance of the licen se or
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20943139 permit requires the provision of information that cannot be provided
20953140 through an online licensing or permitting process and that the
20963141 failure of the applicant to provide the information would create a
20973142 significant risk to the integrity of the license or permit. The
20983143 exemption provided for in this paragraph shall not apply to license
20993144 renewals pursuant to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration
21003145 Act;
21013146 4. Providing ongoing oversight of implementation of the plan of
21023147 action developed by the Chief Informa tion Officer pursuant to
21033148 Section 34.11.1 of this title and approving any amend ments to the
21043149 plan of action;
21053150 5. Approving charges to state agencies established by the
21063151 Information Services Division pursuant to Section 35.5 of this title
21073152 for shared services a s defined in Section 35.3 of this title;
21083153 6. Functioning in an advisory capacity to the Chief Information
21093154 Officer; and
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21363155 7. 5. Approving a plan by which public elementary and secondary
21373156 schools of the state may recover the cost of instructional
21383157 technology resources issued by the schools.
21393158 SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.31, is
21403159 amended to read as follows:
21413160 Section 34.31. A. No state agency, as defined by Section 250.3
21423161 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes in subsection E of this
21433162 section, nor the Purchasing Division of the Office of Management and
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21443214 Enterprise Services nor the Information Services Division of the
21453215 Office of Management and Enterprise Services , unless otherwise
21463216 provided by federal law, shall enter into a contra ct for the
21473217 acquisition of customized computer software developed or modified
21483218 exclusively for the agency or the state, unless the vendor agrees to
21493219 place into escrow with an independent third party the source code
21503220 for the software and/or modifications.
21513221 B. The vendor must agree to place the source code for the
21523222 software and any upgrades supplied to an agency in escrow with a
21533223 third party acceptable to the agency and to enter into a customary
21543224 source code escrow agreement which includes a provision that
21553225 entitles the agency to receive everything held in escrow upon the
21563226 occurrence of any of the following:
21573227 1. A bona fide material default of the obligations of the
21583228 vendor under the agreement with the agency;
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21863230 creditors;
21873231 3. A failure by the vendor to pay, or an admission by the
21883232 vendor of its inability to pay, its debts as they mature;
21893233 4. The filing of a petition in bankruptcy by or against the
21903234 vendor when such petition is not dismissed within sixty (60) days of
21913235 the filing date;
21923236 5. The appointment of a receiver, liquidator or trustee
21933237 appointed for any substantial part of the vendor ’s property;
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21953290 maintenance and support services in accordance with the agre ement
21963291 with the agency; or
21973292 7. The ceasing of a vendor of maintenance and support of the
21983293 software.
21993294 The fees of any third -party escrow agent subject to this section
22003295 shall be borne by the vendor.
22013296 C. The State Purchasing Director or a procurement officer of a
22023297 state agency shall not process any state agency request for the
22033298 customization, modernization, or development of computer software
22043299 unless the proposed vendor provides documentation that complies with
22053300 subsections A and B of this section.
22063301 D. The State Purchasing Director shall provide advice and
22073302 assistance, as may be required, in order for state agencies to
22083303 comply with the provisions of this section.
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22363305 1. “State agency” shall include all state agencies, whether
22373306 subject to The the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act or not, except
22383307 the Oklahoma Lottery Commission ; and
22393308 2. “Source code” means the programming instruction for a
22403309 computer program in its original form, created by a programmer with
22413310 a text editor or a visual programming tool and saved in a file.
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22423362 SECTION 9. AMENDATORY 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.32, as
22433363 amended by Section 25, Chapter 228, O.S.L. 2022 (62 O.S. Supp. 2024,
22443364 Section 34.32), is amended to read as follows:
22453365 Section 34.32. A. The Information Services Division of the
22463366 Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall create a standard
22473367 security risk assessment for state agency information technology
22483368 systems that complies with the International Organization for
22493369 Standardization (ISO) and the Internation al Electrotechnical
22503370 Commission (IEC) Information Technology - Code of Practice for
22513371 Security Management Information security, cybersecurity and privacy
22523372 protection – Information security controls (ISO/IEC 27002).
22533373 B. Each state agency that has an information technology system
22543374 shall obtain an information security risk assessment to ide ntify
22553375 vulnerabilities associated with the information system. The
22563376 Information Services Division of the Office of Management and
22573377 Enterprise Services shall approve not less than t wo firms which
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22863380 C. A state agency with an information technology system that is
22873381 not consolidated under the Information Technology Consolidation and
22883382 Coordination Act or that is otherwise retained by the agency shall
22893383 additionally be required to have an information security audit
22903384 conducted by a firm approved by the Information Services Division
22913385 that is based upon the most current version of the NIST Cyber -
2292-Security Cybersecurity Framework, and shall submit a final report of
2293-the information security r isk assessment and information security
2294-audit findings to the Information Services Division each year on a
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3438+information security risk assessment and information security audit
3439+findings to the Information Services Division each year on a
22953440 schedule set by the Information Services Division. Agencies shall
22963441 also submit a list of r emedies and a timeline for the repair of any
22973442 deficiencies to the Information S ervices Division within ten (10)
22983443 days of the completion of the audit. The final information security
22993444 risk assessment report shall identify, prioritize, and document
23003445 information security vulnerabilities for each of the state agencies
23013446 assessed. The Information Services Division may assist agencies in
23023447 repairing any vulnerabilities to ensure compliance in a timely
23033448 manner.
23043449 D. Subject to the provisions of subsection C of Section 34.1 2
23053450 of this title, the Information Services Division shall report the
23063451 results of the state agency assessments and information security
23073452 audit findings required pursuant to this section to the Governor,
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23353454 Tempore of the Senate by the first day of January of each year. Any
23363455 state agency with an information technology system that is not
23373456 consolidated under the Information Technology Consolidation and
23383457 Coordination Act that cannot comply with the provi sions of this
23393458 section shall consolidate under the Information Technology
23403459 Consolidation and Coordination Act.
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23413511 E. This section shall not apply to state agencies subject to
23423512 mandatory North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
23433513 cybersecurity standa rds and institutions within The Oklahoma State
23443514 System of Higher Education, the Social Security Disability
2345-Determination Services Division of the State Department of
2346-Rehabilitation Services, and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
2347-Education and the telecommunications network known as OneNet that
2348-follow the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the
2349-Oklahoma Military Department (OMD) of the State of Oklahoma , and the
3515+Determination Services Division of the Department of Rehabilitation
3516+Services, and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and
3517+the telecommunications network known as OneNet that follow the
3518+International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the Oklahoma
3519+Military Department (OMD) of the State of Oklahoma and the
23503520 International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) -Security techniques-
23513521 Code of Practice for Information Security Controls Information
23523522 security, cybersecurity and privacy protection – Information
23533523 security controls or National Institute of Standards and Technology.
23543524 SECTION 10. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.5, as
23553525 amended by Section 1, Chapter 102, O.S.L. 2024 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024,
23563526 Section 85.5), is amended to read as follows:
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23843528 the State Purchasing Director, under the supervision of the Director
23853529 of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, shall have sole
23863530 and exclusive authority and responsibility for all acquisitions by
23873531 state agencies. In order to carry out the powers and duties of the
23883532 Chief Information Officer and the Information Services Divi sion, the
23893533 Chief Information Officer shall have sole and exclusive authority
23903534 and responsibility for all acquisitions of information and
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23913586 telecommunications technology, equipment, software, products and
23923587 related peripherals and services by state agencies. Public
23933588 construction contracts are awarded pursuant to Title 61 of the
23943589 Oklahoma Statutes and are not subject to the Oklahoma Central
23953590 Purchasing Act.
23963591 B. Every state agency shall determine its own quantitative
23973592 needs for acquisitions and the general class or nat ure of the
23983593 acquisitions. The State Purchasing Director, after consultation
23993594 with the requisitioning state agency, shall have authority to
24003595 determine the particular brand, model or other specific
24013596 classification of each acquisition and to draft or invoke purs uant
24023597 to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act specifications establishing
24033598 the requirements for all necessary contracts or purchase orders.
24043599 C. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
24053600 Services shall have authority and responsibility to promulg ate rules
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24333602 for:
24343603 1. The time, manner, authentication and form of making
24353604 requisitions for acquisitions;
24363605 2. Inspection, analysis and testing of acquisitions or samples
24373606 bidders submit prior to contract award;
24383607 3. The form and manner of submission for bids or proposals a
24393608 bidder submits and the manner of accepting and opening bids or
24403609 proposals;
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24423662 Enterprise Services shall require written contracts for
24433663 acquisitions, the conditions under which acquisitions may be ma de on
24443664 an open account basis, and the conditions and manner of negotiating
24453665 such contracts;
24463666 5. Obtaining acquisitions produced by state institutions;
24473667 6. Conditions under which an y of the rules herein authorized
24483668 may be waived;
24493669 7. The amounts of and deposits on any bond or other surety
24503670 required to be submitted with a bid or contract for the furnishing
24513671 of acquisitions and the conditions under which such bond or other
24523672 surety shall be required;
24533673 8. The manner and conditions of delivery, which shall include
24543674 the designation of the common carrier of property to be used to
24553675 transport acquisitions whenever a common carrier is used, and the
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24833677 acquisitions;
24843678 9. The form of any estimate, order or other information
24853679 required in connection with an acquisition;
24863680 10. State agency acquisitions not exceeding the acquisition
24873681 threshold amount requiring competitive bid to ensure
24883682 competitiveness, fairness, compliance with the Oklahoma Central
24893683 Purchasing Act and Section 30 01 et seq. of this title, which relates
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24903735 to the State Use Committee Advisory Council. The rules shall
24913736 include separate provisions based on acquisition amounts as follows:
24923737 a. state agencies shall make acquisitions not exceeding
24933738 Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), provided
24943739 the acquisition process is fair and reasonable and is
24953740 conducted pursuant to rules authorized pursuant to
24963741 this section, and
24973742 b. state agencies with certified procurement officers and
24983743 internal purchasing procedures found compliant by th e
24993744 State Purchasing Director may make acquisitions in
25003745 excess of the fair and reasonable acquisition
25013746 threshold amount provided for in this section and not
25023747 exceeding Two Hundred Fif ty Thousand Dollars
25033748 ($250,000.00), pursuant to rules authorized by this
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25323751 procurement officers;
25333752 12. Review and audit by the State Purchasing Director of state
25343753 agency acquisitions;
25353754 13. The conditions for increasing acquisition limits for state
25363755 agencies which have had a prior reduction in acquisition limit by
25373756 the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services;
25383757 14. Use of a state purchase card to make acquisitions;
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25403810 responsibilities of the State Purchasing Director;
25413811 16. Conditions for determination and authorization of
25423812 acquisition threshold amounts of state agencies;
25433813 17. The form and manner of verification by suppliers t hat the
25443814 supplier is eligible to do business in the State of Oklahoma this
25453815 state and has obtained all necessary permits and licenses, pursuant
25463816 to applicable provisions of law; and
25473817 18. Payment procedure rules for state agencies to adhere to
25483818 regarding statewide contracts.
25493819 D. The State Purchasing Director shall provide training for
25503820 state agency procurement officials, and other procurement staff, and
25513821 is authorized to require retraining of such procurement personnel
25523822 found not to be in compliance with provisions of the Oklahoma
25533823 Central Purchasing Act or associated rules. The training may
25543824 include any matters related to state procurement practices. State
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25823826 certified as “certified procurement officers ” by the State
25833827 Purchasing Director and shall be authorized to make acquisitions
25843828 pursuant to provisions of the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act and
25853829 associated rules. The State Purchasing Director may assess a fee to
25863830 state agencies for the training that does not exceed each state
25873831 agency’s pro rata share of the costs the State Purchasi ng Director
25883832 incurs to provide the training.
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25893884 E. The State Purchasing Director shall review state agency
25903885 acquisitions for the purposes of:
25913886 1. Ensuring state agency compliance wit h provisions of the
25923887 Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act;
25933888 2. Ensuring state agency compliance with rules promulgated by
25943889 the Office of Management and Enterprise Services pursuant to the
25953890 Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act;
25963891 3. Ensuring state agency compliance with provisions of Section
25973892 3001 et seq. of this title pertaining to the State Use Committee
25983893 Advisory Council;
25993894 4. Reporting any acquisition by any state agency found not to
26003895 be in compliance with those sections or rules to the Director of the
26013896 Office of Management and Enterprise Services;
26023897 5. A determination by the State Purchasing Director to reduce a
26033898 state agency’s acquisition authority amount when the state agency is
26043899 found not to be in compliance with the Oklahoma Central Purchasing
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26323901 Director pursuant to this section; and
26333902 6. A determination by the State Purchasing Director to increase
26343903 a state agency’s acquisition authority amount after the agency cures
26353904 deficiencies in connection with a prior reducti on in the authority
26363905 amount by the State Purchasing Director.
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26373957 F. Based on written findings and when recommended by the State
26383958 Purchasing Director, the Director of the Office of Management and
26393959 Enterprise Services may:
26403960 1. Transmit written findings by the Sta te Purchasing Director
26413961 to the State Auditor and Inspector for further investig ation,
26423962 indicating purchasing procedures that do not conform to the Oklahoma
26433963 Central Purchasing Act or associated rules; or
26443964 2. Transmit to the Attorney General or the State Audit or and
26453965 Inspector for further investigation a report made by the State
26463966 Purchasing Director that the Director of the Office of Management
26473967 and Enterprise Services reasonably believes indicates that an action
26483968 that constitutes a criminal violation pursuant to t he Oklahoma
26493969 Central Purchasing Act or other laws has been taken by any state
26503970 agency, state agency official, bidder or supplier.
26513971 G. 1. Pursuant to the requirements of the Oklahoma Central
26523972 Purchasing Act, the State Purchasing Director shall have authority
26533973 to enter into any statewide, multistate or multigovernmental
26543974 contract. The state entity designated by law, as specified in
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26823976 participate in the purchase of pharmaceuticals available through
26833977 such multistate or multigovernmental contracts entered into by the
26843978 State Purchasing Director.
26853979 2. Whenever it appears advantageous to the state or to any
26863980 state agency to purchase or otherwise acquire any acquisition which
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26874032 may be offered for sale by the United Stat es government or any
26884033 agency thereof, the State Purchasing Director may execute a contract
26894034 for the acquisition with the federal government or federal agency
26904035 and may also utilize contracts awarded by other governmental
26914036 agencies including, but not limited to, agencies of the United
26924037 States of America.
26934038 3. The State Purchasing Director m ay designate, for use by
26944039 state agencies, contracts described in this subsection and contracts
26954040 awarded on behalf of one or more state agencies.
26964041 4. Prior to exercising the authori ty to cancel a contract, the
26974042 State Purchasing Director may authorize renegotiation of an existing
26984043 contract with an incumbent supplier for the purposes of obtaining
26994044 more favorable terms for the state.
27004045 5. The State Purchasing Director shall have the authori ty to
27014046 designate certain contracts for state agencies as statewide
27024047 contracts and mandatory statewide contracts. In order to carry out
27034048 the powers and duties of the Chief Information Officer and
27044049 Information Services Division, the Chief Information Officer sh all
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27324051 telecommunication contracts as statewide contracts and mandatory
27334052 statewide contracts and may negotiate consolidation contracts,
27344053 enterprise agreements and high technology system contract s in lieu
27354054 of or in conjunction with competitive bidding procedures to reduce
27364055 acquisition cost.
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27374107 6. The State Purchasing Director may publish such
27384108 specifications relating to materials, supplies, equipment and
27394109 services to be acquired for the state as may bes t promote
27404110 competition and apprise potential suppliers of the type of product
27414111 desired.
27424112 H. 1. The State Purchasing Director may develop and test new
27434113 contracting policies, procedures and innovations that hold potential
27444114 for making state procurement more effe ctive and efficient and
27454115 identify, and make recommendations to the Legislature of, any
27464116 appropriate changes in law. Such development and testing, proof of
27474117 concept, pilot project or other similar test shall not be considered
27484118 an acquisition subject to the Okl ahoma Central Purchasing Act.
27494119 2. The State Purchasing Director is authorized to explore and
27504120 investigate cost savings in energy, resource usage and maintenance
27514121 contracts and to identify and negotiate contract solutions
27524122 including, but not limited to, pilot projects to achieve cost
27534123 savings for this state.
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27814125 state agencies in terms of cost, quality and timeliness of the
27824126 delivery of acquisitions by using bidders who have a record of
27834127 successful past perfo rmance, promoting competition, minimizing
27844128 administrative operating costs and conducting business with
27854129 integrity, fairness and openness.
27864130 J. The State Purchasing Director shall undertake the following:
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27874182 1. The use of electronic commerce pursuant to the Okla homa
27884183 Online Bidding Act for solicitation, notification and other
27894184 purchasing processes;
27904185 2. Monitoring rules promulgated pursuant to the Oklahoma
27914186 Central Purchasing Act to ensure that the rules satisfy the
27924187 interests of the state, are clear and succinct and encourage
27934188 efficiency in purchasing processes;
27944189 3. A program to identify suppliers ’ performance records;
27954190 4. Development of criteria for the use of sealed bid
27964191 contracting procedures, negotiated contracting procedures, selection
27974192 of types of contracts, postaw ard administration of purchase orders
27984193 and contracts, addendums, termination of contracts and contract
27994194 pricing;
28004195 5. Continual improvement in the quality of the performance of
28014196 the Purchasing Division through training programs, management
28024197 seminars, developmen t of benchmarks and key management indicators,
28034198 and development of standard provisions, clauses and forms;
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28314200 contract forms and all other forms or certifications requisite or
28324201 deemed necessary by t he State Purchasing Director to effectuate the
28334202 provisions of the Oklahoma Cent ral Purchasing Act and associated
28344203 rules;
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28354255 7. Development of programs to improve customer relations
28364256 through training, improved communications and appointment of
28374257 technical representatives;
28384258 8. Provide for public two -way communication between procurement
28394259 officers and potential bidders who have questions regarding a
28404260 request for proposal or invitation to bid; and
28414261 9. Determine whether and to what extent information included in
28424262 a bid or similar offer is confidential and reject all requests to
28434263 disclose the informa tion so designated.
28444264 K. The State Purchasing Director may utilize and authorize
28454265 state agencies to utilize reverse auctions to obtain acquisitions.
28464266 L. Prior to the award of a con tract to a supplier, the State
28474267 Purchasing Director shall verify, pursuant to applicable provisions
28484268 of law, that the supplier is eligible to do business in this state
28494269 by confirming registration with the Secretary of State and franchise
28504270 tax payment status pu rsuant to Sections 1203 and 1204 of Title 68 of
28514271 the Oklahoma Statutes. The pr ovisions of this subsection shall be
28524272 applicable only if the contract amount is Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
28534273 Dollars ($250,000.00) or greater.
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28804274 M. On an annual basis, the State Purc hasing Director shall
28814275 transmit to the Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives
28824276 and President Pro Tempore of the Senate a report documenting the
28834277 savings realized by each agency through the application of best
28844278 spend practices including the collectio n and tracking of spend data,
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28854330 strategic sourcing programs and implementation o f managed and
28864331 mandatory statewide contracts and include in the report information
28874332 regarding emergency acquisitions.
28884333 N. The acquisition threshold amount applicable to an
28894334 acquisition made pursuant to this act the Oklahoma Central
28904335 Purchasing Act or associated rules shall not apply to state agency
28914336 purchases; provided, the State Purchasing Director determines the
28924337 agency has subject matter experts on staff having the specialized
28934338 expertise to purchase goods or services, the agency possesses the
28944339 necessary legal and procurement staff to procure and monitor the
28954340 contracts and provided the Director of the Office of Management and
28964341 Enterprise Services shall certify that the proposed purchase do es
28974342 not conflict with consolidated statewide spend initiatives.
28984343 1. Nothing in this subsection shall give an agency authority to
28994344 issue statewide, multistate or multigovernmental contracts.
29004345 2. Agencies making purchases pursuant to this subsection shall:
29014346 a. be responsible for contracts awarded pursuant to this
29024347 subsection, which includ es, but may not be limited to,
29034348 contract management, protest costs, all costs
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29304349 connected with or incurred as a result of the
29314350 contract, including legal representation,
29324351 b. comply with rules and policies of the Office of
29334352 Management and Enterprise Services, and
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29344404 c. report contracts issued pursuant to this subsection to
29354405 the Office of Management and Enterprise Services,
29364406 Central Purchasing Division, on a quarterly basis.
29374407 3. Purchases made in accordance with this subsection shall be
29384408 made pursuant to rules authorized by this section.
29394409 O. The State Purchasing Director, with approval by the Director
29404410 of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, is authorized
29414411 to make use of any state labo ratories for the tests and analyses
29424412 authorized in this section wherever practicable and to use private
29434413 laboratories or the laboratories of another government agency if it
29444414 is impracticable to use state laboratories. The State Purchasing
29454415 Director is further authorized to cooperate in test and analysis
29464416 programs or agreements with othe r states or the United States
29474417 government and to accept federal funds and funds donated by private
29484418 endowments or foundations for the purpose of participation in such
29494419 testing programs.
29504420 P. The State Purchasing Director shall require all contractors
29514421 or subcontractors who have entered into a contract with a public
29524422 employer to submit an affidavit that the contractor or subcontractor
29534423 is in compliance with the provisions of Section 1313 of Title 25 of
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29804424 the Oklahoma Statutes. If the State Purchasing Director determ ines
29814425 that a contractor or subcontractor has knowingly submitted a false
29824426 affidavit:
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29834478 1. The contractor or subcontractor shall be liable for an
29844479 administrative penalty of Five Thous and Dollars ($5,000.00) for the
29854480 first offense, which shall increase by Two Thousand Dollars
29864481 ($2,000.00) for each subsequent offense; and
29874482 2. The public employer or the Office of Management and
29884483 Enterprise Services may terminate the contract with the contrac tor
29894484 or subcontractor.
29904485 SECTION 11. REPEALER 62 O.S. 2021 , Sections 34.11.8,
29914486 34.12, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 74, O.S.L. 2022, 34.13,
29924487 34.15, 34.19, 34.20, 34.21, 34.22, 34.26, 34.28, 34.30, 34.33, 35.1,
29934488 35.2, 35.3, 35.4, 35.5, 3 5.6, 35.6.1, 35.6.2, 35.7, 35.8, and 35.9
29944489 (62 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 34.12) , are hereby repealed.
29954490 SECTION 12. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
29964491 SECTION 13. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
29974492 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
29984493 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
29994494 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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