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31		-	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33		-	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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36	29		BILL NO. 494 By: Daniels of the Senate
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45	38		An Act relating to state government; amending 62 O.S.
46	39		2021, Sections 34.21, 34.36, 34.42, as amended by
47	40		Section 1, Chapter 113, O.S.L. 2024, and 45.2 (62
48	41		O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 34.42), which relate to the
49	42		authorization for use of state funds, estimate of
50	43		funds needed, budget work programs, and definitions;
51	44		removing certain language relating to CompSource
52	45		Oklahoma; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section s 18c, 62.3,
53	46		63, 78a, and 78b, which relate to employment of
54	47		attorneys and authority of boards or officials,
55	48		duties of director and agency compliance, general
56	49		powers and authority of Office of Management and
57	50		Enterprise Services, requisition of motor vehicles,
58	51		and state agencies an d notice of disposal of
59	52		vehicles; removing certain language relating to
60	53		CompSource Oklahoma; amending 85A O.S. 2021, Section
61	54		17, which relates to physician advisory committee;
62	55		removing certain references to CompSource Oklahoma;
63	56		repealing 36 O.S. 2021, Sect ion 902.3, which relates
64	57		to workers’ compensation; repealing 74 O.S. 2021,
65	58		Sections 3316 and 3317, which relate to CompSource
66	59		Oklahoma; and providing an effective date .
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71	64		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
72	65		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.21, is
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	67	+	Section 34.21. A. No agency of the executive branch of the
	68	+	state shall use state funds for or enter into any agreement for the
	69	+	acquisition, development or enhancement of a com munication or
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101		-	Section 34.21. A. No agency of the executive branch of the
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103		-	acquisition, development or enhancement of a com munication or
104	96		telecommunication system including voice, data, radio, video,
105	97		Internet, eGovernment, as referenced in Sections 34.24 and 34.25 of
106	98		this title, printers, sc anners, copiers, facsimile systems and
107	99		associated supplies, service costs, maintenance c osts, or any other
108	100		costs or fees associated with the acquisition of the system or
109	101		equipment, without written authorization of the Chief Information
110	102		Officer or a designee. The Chief Information Officer or a designee
111	103		shall verify that any acquisition, devel opment or enhancement is
112	104		compatible with the operation of the Oklahoma Government
113	105		Telecommunications Network.
114	106		B. No agency of the executive branch of the state shall e nter
115	107		into any agreement for the acquisition, development or enhancement
116	108		of a communication or telecommunication system or service including
117	109		voice, data, radio, video, Internet, eGovernment, printers,
118	110		scanners, copiers, and facsimile systems, unless the cost of such
119	111		addition, change, improvement or development has been included in
120	112		the statewide communications plan of the Information Services
121	113		Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, as
122	114		said plan may have been amended or revised.
123	115		C. State agencies may enter into interagency contracts to share
124	116		communications and telecommunica tions resources for mutually
	117	+	beneficial purposes. The contract shall clearly state how its
	118	+	purpose contributes to the development or enhancement or cost
	119	+	reduction of a state network which includes voice, data, radio,
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152		-	beneficial purposes. The contract shall clearly state how its
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154		-	reduction of a state network which includes voice, data, radio,
155	146		video, Internet, eGovernment, or facsi mile systems. The contract
156	147		shall be approved by the Information Services Division before any
157	148		payments are made.
158	149		D. The provisions of subsections A, B and C of this se ction
159	150		shall not apply to the telecommunications network known as OneNet
160	151		whether said network is governed or operated by the Oklahoma State
161	152		Regents for Higher Education or any other state entity assigned
162	153		responsibility for OneNet.
163	154		E. The provisions of this section shall not apply to CompSource
164	155		Oklahoma.
165	156		F. No state agency shall use state fun ds or enter into any
166	157		agreement for the acquisition, development or enhancement of a
167	158		public safety communication system unless the request is consistent
168	159		with the Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan and the
169	160		public safety communications standards i ssued by the Oklahoma Office
170	161		of Homeland Security. Agencies interested in acquiring, developing
171	162		or enhancing a public safety communications system shall submit a
172	163		proposal to the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security. The Oklahoma
173	164		Office of Homeland Securi ty shall issue a proposal review which
174	165		summarizes whether the proposal is consistent with the Statewide
175	166		Communications Interoperability Plan and the technology standard s
	167	+	issued. The proposal review shall be submitted to the requesting
	168	+	agency and to the Ch ief Information Officer.
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205	195		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.36, is
206	196		amended to read as follows:
207	197		Section 34.36. A. On the first day of October preceding each
208	198		regular session of the Legislature, each state agency, inclu ding
209	199		those created or established pursuant to constitutional provisions,
210	200		shall report to the Director of the Office of Management and
211	201		Enterprise Services and the Chair and Vice Chair of the Legislative
212	202		Oversight Committee on State Budget Performance an ite mized request
213	203		showing the amount needed for the ensuing fiscal year beginning with
214	204		the first day of July.
215	205		B. The forms which must be used in making these reports shall
216	206		be approved by the Director of the Office of Management and
217	207		Enterprise Services and the Legislative Oversight Committee on State
218	208		Budget Performance.
219	209		C. The forms shall be uniform, and shall clearly designate the
220	210		information to be given.
221	211		D. The information provided shall include, but not be limited
222	212		to:
223	213		1. A budget analysis of existing and proposed programs
224	214		utilizing performance -informed budgeting techniques. Such analysis
225	215		shall be included as a part of the estimate of funds needed;
	216	+	2. A statement listing any other state, federal or local
	217	+	agencies which administer a similar or cooperating program and an
	218	+	outline of the interaction among such agencies;
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254		-	agencies which administer a similar or cooperating program and an
255		-	outline of the interaction among such agencies;
256	245		3. A statement of the statutory authority for the missions and
257	246		quantified objectives of each program;
258	247		4. A description of the groups of people served by each program
259	248		in the agency;
260	249		5. A quantification of the need for the program;
261	250		6. A description of the tactics which are intended to
262	251		accomplish each objective;
263	252		7. A list of quantifiable program outcomes which measure the
264	253		efficiency and effectiveness of each program;
265	254		8. A ranking of these pro grams by priority;
266	255		9. Actual program expenditures for the current fiscal year and
267	256		prior fiscal years and the number of personnel required to
268	257		accomplish each program;
269	258		10. Revenues expected to be generated by each program, if any;
270	259		11. With respect to appr opriated state agencies, a detailed
271	260		listing of all employees and resources dedicated to the provision of
272	261		financial services including but not limited to procurement,
273	262		payroll, accounts receivable and accounts payable. The provisions
274	263		of this paragraph shall not be applicable to the Oklahoma State
275	264		Regents for Higher Education or to any institutions within The
276	265		Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; and
	266	+	12. A certification that following the effective date of this
	267	+	act and prior to July 1, 2011, no expendit ure shall have been made
	268	+	or funds encumbered for the purchase, lease, lease -purchase or
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304		-	12. A certification that following the effective date of this
305		-	act and prior to July 1, 2011, no expenditure shall have been made
306		-	or funds encumbered for the purchase, lease, lease -purchase or
307	295		rental of any computers, software, telecom, information technology
308	296		hardware, firmware or information technology services, including
309	297		support services without the prior w ritten approval of the State
310	298		Comptroller or his or her designee.
311	299		E. These appropriated agencies shall make an itemized estimate
312	300		of needs for the ensuing fiscal year an d the following two (2)
313	301		fiscal years and request for funds for the ensuing fiscal year a nd
314	302		an estimate of the revenues from all sources to be received by the
315	303		agency during the ensuing fiscal year and the following two (2)
316	304		fiscal years.
317	305		F. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
318	306		Services shall submit to the Governor and the Le gislative Oversight
319	307		Committee on State Budget Performance no later than the fifth day of
320	308		October a complete list of all spending agencies which have failed
321	309		to submit budgets by October 1.
322	310		G. The reports required by this section shall include an
323	311		itemized listing of outstanding capital lease debt and estimated
324	312		capital lease needs for the ensuing fiscal year and the following
325	313		two (2) fiscal years, and shall be provided on forms prescribed by
326	314		the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
	315	+	H. For the purposes of this section, “capital lease” means a
	316	+	lease-purchase agreement which provides an option for the State of
	317	+	Oklahoma or its agencies to purchase prop erty, including personal
	318	+	and real property, which is the subject thereof and/or a lease
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354		-	H. For the purposes of this section, “capital lease” means a
355		-	lease-purchase agreement which provides an option for the State of
356		-	Oklahoma or its agencies to purchase property, including personal
357		-	and real property, which is the subject thereof and/or a lease
358	345		agreement that provides an option for the State of Oklahoma or its
359	346		agencies to lease such property, which is the subject thereof, at a
360	347		nominal annual amount, after a period in which leased property is
361	348		rented at fair market value.
362	349		I. The provisions of this section shall not apply to CompSource
363	350		Oklahoma if CompSource Oklahoma is operating pursuant to a pilot
364	351		program authorized by Sections 3316 and 3317 of Title 74 of the
365	352		Oklahoma Statutes.
366	353		J. Not later than January 1, the Director of the Office of
367	354		Management and Enterprise Services shall publish a shared services
368	355		cost-performance assessment report documenting the amount of each
369	356		state agency’s cost for providing shared services. The lowest
370	357		ranking state agencies shall enter into a contract with the Office
371	358		of Management and Enterprise Services for the provision of shared
372	359		financial services, provided that the Director of the Office of
373	360		Management and Enterprise Services deter mines that implementation of
374	361		such a contract would be feasible and documents that the co ntractual
375	362		agreement will result in cost savings or efficiencies to the state.
376	363		Contracts required by this subsection shall be entered into at the
377	364		start of the next fiscal year. When a state agency is contracted
	365	+	with the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for the
	366	+	provision of shared financial services, the agency may discontinue
	367	+	using shared services when documentation showing that the agency can
	368	+	provide the services at a lower cost to the state is provided to and
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406		-	provision of shared financial services, the agency may discontinue
407		-	using shared services when documentation showing that the agency c an
408		-	provide the services at a lower cost to the state is provided to and
409	395		approved by the Director of the O ffice of Management and Enterprise
410	396		Services. As used in this subsection, “shared services” means
411	397		process, resource utilization or action as defined by administrative
412	398		rule. On a yearly basis the Director of the Office of Management
413	399		and Enterprise Services shall compile and publish a report
414	400		documenting the cost savings resulting from shared services
415	401		contracts. The provisions of this subsection shall not be
416	402		applicable to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education or to
417	403		any institutions within The Oklah oma State System of Higher
418	404		Education.
419	405		SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.42, as
420	406		amended by Section 1, Chapter 113, O.S.L. 2024 (62 O.S. Supp. 2024,
421	407		Section 34.42), is amended to read as follows:
422	408		Section 34.42. A. On or before the first day of June in each
423	409		year, or as soon thereafter as possible, all agencies shall file
424	410		agency budgets with the Director of the Office of Management an d
425	411		Enterprise Services. Copies of all agency budgets shall also be
426	412		made available electr onically to the staff of the Joint Legislative
427	413		Committee on Budget and Program Oversight.
	414	+	B. The required instructions, content and format of agency
	415	+	budgets shall be developed by the staff of the Budget Division of
	416	+	the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
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455		-	B. The required instructions, content and format of agency
456		-	budgets shall be developed by the staff of the Budget Division of
457		-	the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
458	443		C. 1. The agency budget shall include a description of all
459	444		funds available to the agency for expenditure and set out allotments
460	445		requested by the agency by q uarter and the entire fiscal year.
461	446		2. The agency budget shall be accompanied by an orga nizational
462	447		chart of the agency, a statement of agency mission and program
463	448		objectives.
464	449		3. The agency budget shall delineate agency spending by such
465	450		categories and with at least as much detail as is specified in the
466	451		legislative appropriation and as prescrib ed by the Director of the
467	452		Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
468	453		4. Agency budgets shall be signed by the executive officer of
469	454		each agency.
470	455		5. The executive of ficer shall certify that the agency is in
471	456		complete compliance with the requirements of S ection 34.11.3 of this
472	457		title and Section 3-114 of Title 65 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
473	458		D. A “request officer” shall be designated by each state agency
474	459		for the purpose of making program and allotment requests.
475	460		E. Executive officers of agencies shall coopera te with the
476	461		Office of Management and Enterprise Services staff and Joint
477	462		Committee staff in developing program budgeting categories.
	463	+	F. All funds available or expected to be made available to any
	464	+	agency, including nonfiscal appropriations, shall not be av ailable
	465	+	for expenditure until the request officer of the agency has complied
	466	+	with the applicable provisions of the Oklahoma State Finance Act and
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505		-	F. All funds available or expected to be made available to any
506		-	agency, including nonfiscal appropriations, shall not be available
507		-	for expenditure until the request officer of the agency has complied
508		-	with the applicable provisions of the Oklahoma State Finance Act and
509	493		has received approval of such request for funds from the Director of
510	494		the Office of Management and Enterprise S ervices.
511	495		G. The provisions of this section shall not apply to CompSource
512	496		Oklahoma if CompSource Oklahoma is operating pursuant to a pilot
513	497		program authorized by Section s 3316 and 3317 of Title 74 of the
514	498		Oklahoma Statutes.
515	499		SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 62 O.S. 2021, Section 45.2, is
516	500		amended to read as follows:
517	501		Section 45.2. In this act, “state agency” means a department,
518	502		board, commission, or other entity of state government within the
519	503		Executive Department of the State of Oklahoma, includi ng
520	504		institutions of higher education, that:
521	505		1. Was created by the Constitution or a state statute with an
522	506		ongoing mission and responsibilities;
523	507		2. Is not the Office of the Governor or Lieutenant Governor;
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525	509		3. Is not a committee created under state law whose primary
526	510		function is to advise an agency ; and
	511	+	4. Is not CompSource Oklahoma, provided CompSource Oklahoma is
	512	+	operating pursuant to a pilot program authorized pursuant to
	513	+	Sections 1 and 2 of this act .
	514	+	SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 7 4 O.S. 2021, Section 18c, is
	515	+	amended to read as follows:
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554		-	4. Is not CompSource Oklahoma, provided CompSource Oklahoma is
555		-	operating pursuant to a pilot progr am authorized pursuant to
556		-	Sections 1 and 2 of this act .
557		-	SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 7 4 O.S. 2021, Section 18c, is
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559	542		Section 18c. A. 1. Except as otherwise provided by this
560	543		subsection, no state officer, board or commission sh all have
561	544		authority to employ or appoint attorneys to advise or represent said
562	545		officer, board or commission in any matter.
563	546		2. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the
564	547		Corporation Commission, the Council on Law Enforcement Education and
565	548		Training, the Consumer Credit Commission, the Board of Managers of
566	549		the State Insurance Fund, the Oklahoma Tax Commission, the
567	550		Commissioners of the Land Office, the Oklahoma Public Welfare
568	551		Commission also known as the Commission for Human Services, the
569	552		State Board of Corrections, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, the
570	553		Department of Public Safety, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics
571	554		and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement
572	555		Commission, the Transportation Commission, the Oklahoma Energy
573	556		Resources Board, the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission, the
574	557		Office of Management and Enterprise Services, the Oklahoma Water
575	558		Resources Board, the Department of Labor, the Department of
576	559		Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, the Northeast Oklahoma Public
577	560		Facilities Authority, the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and
	561	+	Retirement System, the Oklaho ma Public Employees Retirement System,
	562	+	the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges, the Oklahoma
	563	+	Conservation Commission, the Office of Juvenile Affairs, the State
	564	+	Board of Pharmacy and the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs.
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605		-	Retirement System, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System,
606		-	the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges, the Oklahoma
607		-	Conservation Commission, the Office of Juven ile Affairs, the State
608		-	Board of Pharmacy and the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs.
609	591		3. The provisions of paragraph 2 of this subsection shall not
610	592		be construed to authorize the Office of Juvenile Affairs to employ
611	593		any attorneys that are not specifically authorized by law.
612	594		4. All the legal duties of such officer, board or commission
613	595		shall devolve upon a nd are hereby vested in the Attorney General;
614	596		provided that:
615	597		a. the Governor shall have authority to employ special
616	598		counsel to protect the rights or interest of the state
617	599		as provided in Section 6 of this title, and
618	600		b. liquidation agents of banks shall have the authority
619	601		to employ local counsel, with the consent of the Bank
620	602		Commissioner and the Attorney General and the approval
621	603		of the district court.
622	604		B. At the request of any state officer, board or commission,
623	605		except the Corporation Commission, the Board of Managers of the
624	606		CompSource Oklahoma, Oklahoma Tax Commission and the Commissioners
625	607		of the Land Office, the Grand River Dam Authority, the Oklahoma
626	608		State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Alcoholic
627	609		Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, t he Oklahoma Firefighters
628	610		Pension and Retirement System, the Oklahoma Public Employees
	611	+	Retirement System, the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and
	612	+	Judges and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, the
	613	+	Attorney General shall defend any action i n which they may be sued
	614	+	in their official capacity. At the request of any such state
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656		-	Retirement System, the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and
657		-	Judges and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, the
658		-	Attorney General shall defend any action in which they may be sued
659		-	in their official capacity. At the request of any such state
660	641		officer, board or commission, the Attorney General shall have
661	642		authority to institute suits in the name of the State of Oklahoma on
662	643		their relation, if after investigation the Attorney General is
663	644		convinced there is sufficient legal merit to justify the action.
664	645		C. Any officer, board or commission which has the authority to
665	646		employ or appoint attorneys may request that the Attorney General
666	647		defend any action arising pursuant t o the provisions of The
667	648		Governmental Tort Claims Act.
668	649		D. C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to repeal or
669	650		affect the provisions of the statutes of this state pertaining to
670	651		attorneys and legal advisors of the several commissions and
671	652		departments of state specified in subsection B of this section, and
672	653		all acts and parts of acts pertaining thereto shall be and remain in
673	654		full force and effect.
674	655		SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 62.3, is
675	656		amended to read as follows:
676	657		Section 62.3. A. The Director of the Office of Management and
677	658		Enterprise Services shall promulgate rules for use by state agencies
678	659		and the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to dispose of
679	660		surplus property. The rules shall include standards for
	661	+	recordkeeping, methods for removal or disposal of surplus property,
	662	+	and acquisition by state agencies and authorized entities of surplus
	663	+	property, and for Office managem ent of surplus property programs.
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707		-	recordkeeping, methods for removal or disposal of surplus property,
708		-	and acquisition by state agencies and authorized entities of surplus
709		-	property, and for Office management of surplus property programs.
710	690		B. A state agency selling, trading, redistributing or otherwise
711	691		disposing of surplus property shall comply with the rules
712	692		promulgated by the Director.
713	693		C. The Office shall make surplus property available to state
714	694		agencies and authorized entities, which shall include political
715	695		subdivisions, school districts, and nonprofit entities of this
716	696		state.
717	697		D. The provisions of the Oklahoma Surplus Property Act shall
718	698		not apply to institutions of higher education in this state, the
719	699		Oklahoma Historical Society, the University Hospitals Authority or
720	700		University Hospitals Tru st or the Northeast Oklahoma Public
721	701		Facilities Authority. The Grand River Dam Authority shall be exempt
722	702		from the provisions of the Oklahoma Surplus Property Act for any
723	703		surplus property disposed of prior to November 1, 2006. CompSource
724	704		Oklahoma shall be exempt from the provisions of the Oklahoma Surplus
725	705		Property Act if CompSource Oklahoma is operating pursuant to a pilot
726	706		program authorized by Sections 3316 and 3317 of this title.
727	707		E. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Oklahoma Surplus
728	708		Property Act, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation may,
729	709		pursuant to rules promulgated by the Oklahoma State Bureau of
730	710		Investigation Commission for that purpose, donate any surplus
	711	+	property, as defined in Section 62.2 of this title, to any law
	712	+	enforcement agency of an y political subdivision of the State of
	713	+	Oklahoma. The use of such donated equipment shall be limited to
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758		-	property, as defined in Section 62.2 of this title, to any law
759		-	enforcement agency of an y political subdivision of the State of
760		-	Oklahoma. The use of such donated equipment shall be limited to
761	740		valid and authorized law enforcement efforts by the receiving
762	741		agency.
763	742		SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 63, is
764	743		amended to read as follows:
765	744		Section 63. A. The Office of Management and Enterprise
766	745		Services shall have power to promulgate rules not inconsistent with
767	746		the laws of this state.
768	747		B. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall have
769	748		charge of the construction, repair, maintenance, insurance, and
770	749		operation of all buildings owned, used, or occupied by or on behalf
771	750		of the state including buildings owned by the Oklahoma Capitol
772	751		Improvement Authority where such services are carried out by
773	752		contract with the Authority, except as otherwise provided by law.
774	753		Whenever feasible, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services
775	754		may utilize the Construction Division of the Department of
776	755		Corrections for the construction and repair of buildings for the
777	756		Department of Corrections.
778	757		C. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
779	758		Services shall have authority to purchase all material and perform
780	759		all other duties necessary in the construction, repair, and
781	760		maintenance of all buildings under its management or contr ol, shall
	761	+	make all necessary contracts by or on behalf of the state for any
	762	+	buildings or rooms rented for the use of the state or any of the
	763	+	officers thereof, and shall have charge of the arrangement and
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809		-	make all necessary contracts by or on behalf of the state for any
810		-	buildings or rooms rented for the use of the state or any of the
811		-	officers thereof, and shall have charge of the arrangement and
812	790		allotment of space in such buildings among the diffe rent state
813	791		officers except as otherwise provided by law.
814	792		D. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall not
815	793		have any authority or responsibility for buildin gs, rooms or space
816	794		under the management or control of the University Hospitals
817	795		Authority.
818	796		E. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall have
819	797		the custody and control of all state property, and all other
820	798		property managed or used by the state, except military stores and
821	799		such property under the control of the State Banking Department and
822	800		the two houses of the State Legislature, shall procure all necessary
823	801		insurance thereon against loss and shall allot the use of the
824	802		property to the several offices of the state, and prescribe where
825	803		the property shall be kept for public use.
826	804		F. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall keep
827	805		an accurate account of all property purchased for the state or any
828	806		of the departments or officers thereof, except that purchased for
829	807		and by the two houses of the State Legislature. The two houses
830	808		shall have the exclusive use, care, and custody of their respective
831	809		chambers, committee rooms, furniture, and property, and shall keep
832	810		their respective records of said furnit ure and property.
	811	+	G. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall not
	812	+	have any authority or responsibility for property purchased for or
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860		-	G. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall not
861		-	have any authority or responsibility for property purchased for or
862	839		under the management or control of the University Hospitals
863	840		Authority except as expressly provided by law.
864	841		H. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall not
865	842		have any authority or resp onsibility for property purchased for or
866	843		under the management or control of CompSource Oklahoma if CompSource
867	844		Oklahoma is operating pursuant to a pilot program authoriz ed by
868	845		Sections 3316 and 3317 of this title.
869	846		SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 78a, is
870	847		amended to read as follows:
871	848		Section 78a. A. State agencies with authority to own motor
872	849		vehicles shall submit a requisition to the Director of the Office of
873	850		Management and Enterprise Services prior to acquisition of a mot or
874	851		vehicle. The requisition shall state the type of vehicle, the
875	852		intended purpose of the vehicle, a statement that the agency has
876	853		actual need for the vehicle, the supp lier of the vehicle, that the
877	854		state agency has sufficient funds to acquire and maintain the
878	855		vehicle and cite the statutory authority of the state agency to
879	856		acquire a vehicle.
880	857		B. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
881	858		Services shall review the requisition and approve or deny the
882	859		request of the state agency within fifteen (15) days of receipt.
	860	+	C. The provisions of subsections A and B of this section shall
	861	+	not apply to the Department of Public Safety, the Commissioners of
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910		-	C. The provisions of subsections A and B of this section shall
911		-	not apply to the Department of Public Safety, the Commissioners of
912	888		the Land Office, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
913	889		Dangerous Drugs Control or the Oklahoma Militar y Department.
914	890		D. The provisions of subsections A and B of this section shall
915	891		not apply to CompSource Oklahoma if CompSource Oklahoma is operating
916	892		pursuant to a pilot program authorized by Sections 3316 and 3317 of
917	893		this title.
918	894		SECTION 9. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 78b, is
919	895		amended to read as follows:
920	896		Section 78b. A. A state agency shall notify the Fleet
921	897		Management Division of the Office o f Management and Enterprise
922	898		Services not less than thirty (30) days prior to any vehicle
923	899		disposal by the state agency.
924	900		B. A state agency shall not dispose of a passenger car, truck,
925	901		pickup, or other vehicle the state agency owns until it has been in
926	902		use for sixty thousand (60,000) miles or at least twenty -four (24)
927	903		months have elapsed since the day the claim was approved for the
928	904		payment thereof, unless the vehicle has damage and repairs that will
929	905		exceed Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), or the
930	906		Director of the Fleet Management Division of the Office of
931	907		Management and Enterprise Se rvices provides written authorization
932	908		for disposal.
	909	+	C. The provisions of subsections A and B of this section shall
	910	+	not apply to the Commissioners of the Land Office, the Military
	911	+	Department of the State of Oklahoma or CompSource Oklahoma if
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960		-	C. The provisions of subsections A and B of this section shall
961		-	not apply to the Commissioners of t he Land Office, the Military
962		-	Department of the State of Oklahoma or CompSource Oklahoma if
963	938		CompSource Oklahoma is operating pursuant to a pilot program
964	939		authorized by Sections 3316 and 3317 of this title.
965	940		SECTION 10. AMENDATORY 85 A O.S. 2021, Section 17, is
966	941		amended to read as follows:
967	942		Section 17. A. There is hereby created a Physicia n Advisory
968	943		Committee comprised of nine (9) members to be appointed as follows:
969	944		1. The Governor shall appoint three members, one of whom shall
970	945		be licensed in this state as a doctor of medicine and surgery, one
971	946		of whom shall be engaged in the practice of fa mily medicine in a
972	947		rural community of the state, and one of whom shall be an
973	948		osteopathic physician;
974	949		2. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint three
975	950		members, one of whom shall be licensed in this state as a doctor of
976	951		medicine and orthopedic surgery, one of whom shall be licensed in
977	952		this state either as a doctor of medicine or a doctor of osteopathy
978	953		and a neurosurgeon, and one of whom shall be licensed in this state
979	954		as a podiatric physician; and
980	955		3. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint
981	956		three members, one of whom shall be licensed in this state as an
982	957		osteopathic physician, one of whom shall be licensed in this state
983	958		either as a doctor of medicine or a doctor of osteopathy and shall
	959	+	be engaged in the practice of occupational medicine, and one of whom
	960	+	shall be licensed in this state as a chiropractic physician.
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1011		-	be engaged in the practice of occupational medicine, and one of whom
1012		-	shall be licensed in this state as a chiropractic physician.
1013	987		Any member serving on the effective date of this section shall
1014	988		serve the remainder of his or her term. Thereafter, each position
1015	989		will be filled by the appointing offici al for a term of three (3)
1016	990		years. Members shall be subject to reappointment, with any new
1017	991		appointee to serve out the remainder of the unexpired term of the
1018	992		Committee member so replaced.
1019	993		B. The Committee shall:
1020	994		1. Assist and advise the Workers ’ Compensation Commission
1021	995		regarding utilization review as it relates to the medical practice
1022	996		and treatment of work -related injuries. Such utilization review
1023	997		shall include a review of reasonable and necessary medical
1024	998		treatment; abusive practices; needless treatments, testing, or
1025	999		procedures; or a pattern of billing in excess of or in violation of
1026	1000		the Schedule of Medical Fees. The Physician Advisory Committee
1027	1001		shall review and make f indings and recommendations to the Commission
1028	1002		with respect to charges of inappropriate o r unnecessary treatment or
1029	1003		procedures, abusive practices, or excessive billing disclosed
1030	1004		through utilization review;
1031	1005		2. Assist the Commission in reviewing medical practices of
1032	1006		health care providers, including evaluations of permanent disability
1033	1007		provided by health care providers. The Committee shall review and
1034	1008		make findings and recommendations to the Commission with respect to
	1009	+	charges of abusive practices by health care providers providing
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1062		-	charges of abusive practic es by health care providers providing
1063	1036		medical services or evaluations of permanent partial disability
1064	1037		through the workers’ compensation system;
1065	1038		3. After public hearing, review and make recommendations for
1066	1039		acceptable deviations from the American Medical Association ’s
1067	1040		“Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment ”;
1068	1041		4. After public hearing, adopt Physician Advisory Committee
1069	1042		Guidelines (PACG) and protocols for only medical treatment not
1070	1043		addressed by the latest edition of the Official Disability
1071	1044		Guidelines;
1072	1045		5. After public hearing, adopt Physician Advisory Committee
1073	1046		Guidelines for the prescription and dispe nsing of any controlled
1074	1047		substance included in Schedule II of the Uniform Controlled
1075	1048		Dangerous Substances Act if not addressed by the current edition of
1076	1049		the Official Disability Guidelines;
1077	1050		6. Review utilization on cases or of providers when requested
1078	1051		by any employer, injured employee or insurer. The Committee may
1079	1052		issue a public or private censure to any provider for utilization
1080	1053		which is excessive or inadequate, or recom mend the Commission order
1081	1054		treatment within the treatment guidelines;
1082	1055		7. Provide general recommendations to the Commission on the
1083	1056		issues of injury causation and apportionment;
1084	1057		8. Conduct educational seminars for the Commission, employers,
1085	1058		employees, and other interested parties;
1086	1059
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1113	1085		9. Assist the Commission in accessing medical information from
1114	1086		scientific literature; and
1115	1087		10. Report its progress annually to the Governor, the President
1116	1088		Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
1117	1089		Representatives.
1118	1090		C. The Commission shall recognize the latest edition of the
1119	1091		Official Disability Guidel ines as the primary standard of reference,
1120	1092		at the time of treatment, in determining the frequency and extent of
1121	1093		services presumed to be medically necessary and appropriate for
1122	1094		compensable injuries under this act, or in resolving such matters in
1123	1095		the event a dispute arises.
1124	1096		D. Members of the Physician Advisory Committee shall receive no
1125	1097		compensation for serving on the Committee but shall be reimbursed by
1126	1098		the Commission for their necessary travel expenses incurred in the
1127	1099		performance of their duties in accorda nce with the State Travel
1128	1100		Reimbursement Act.
1129	1101		E. Meetings of the Physician Advisory Committee shall be called
1130	1102		by the Commission but held at least quarterly. The presence of a
1131	1103		majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. No action shall
1132	1104		be taken by the Physician Advisory Committee without the affirmative
1133	1105		vote of at least a majority of the members.
1134	1106		F. The Commission shall provide office supplies and personnel
1135	1107		of the Commission to assist the Committee in the performance of its
1136	1108		duties.
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1164	1135		G. Upon written request, the Insurance Commissioner, CompSource
1165	1136		Oklahoma Mutual Insurance Company , and every approved self -insured
1166	1137		employer in Oklahoma shall provide the Committee with data necessary
1167	1138		to the performance of its duties.
1168	1139		H. Any health care provider acting i n good faith and within the
1169	1140		scope of the provider ’s duties as a member of the Physician Advisory
1170	1141		Committee shall be immune from civil liability for making any report
1171	1142		or other information available to the judges of the Commission or to
1172	1143		the Commission or for assisting in the origination, investigation,
1173	1144		or preparation of the report or other information so provided.
1174	1145		SECTION 11. REPEALER 36 O.S. 2021, Section 902.3, is
1175	1146		hereby repealed.
1176	1147		SECTION 12. REPEALER 74 O.S. 2021, Sections 3316 and
1177	1148		3317, are hereby repealed.
1178	1149		SECTION 13. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
1179	1150
1180		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC
1181		-	SAFETY, dated - 04/17/2025 – DO PASS.
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	1176	+	Passed the Senate the 12th day of March, 2025.
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	1180	+	Presiding Officer of the Senate
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	1183	+	Passed the House of Representatives the ___ _ day of __________,
	1184	+	2025.
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	1188	+	Presiding Officer of the House
	1189	+	of Representatives
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