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31-STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33-1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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35-COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
36-FOR ENGROSSED
37-SENATE BILL NO. 68 By: Green of the Senate
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29+BILL NO. 68 By: Green of the Senate
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38+[ employment - memorandum of understanding - audits -
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47-COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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49-An Act relating to the Information Technology
50-Consolidation and Coordination Act; amending 62 O.S.
51-2021, Section 35.3, which relates to definitions;
52-expanding certain definitions; setting guidelines for
53-hiring personnel; providing for codification; and
54-declaring an emergency.
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5946 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
6047 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 62 O.S. 2021, Section 35.3, is
6148 amended to read as follows:
6249 Section 35.3. As used in the Information Technology
6350 Consolidation and Coordination Act:
6451 1. “Appropriated state agency ” means any state agency that
6552 receives funding through the annual legislative appropriations
6653 process;
54+2. “Information technology assets ” means any equipment or
55+interconnected system or subsystem of equipment that is used in t he
56+acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control,
57+display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data
58+or information. The term shall include computers, ancillary
59+equipment, software, firmware and similar procedures, services,
60+including support services and consulting services, software
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94-2. “Information technology assets” means any equipment or
95-interconnected system or subsystem of equipment that is used in the
96-acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control,
97-display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data
98-or information. The term shall include computers, ancillary
99-equipment, software, firmware and similar procedures , services,
100-including support services and consulting services, software
10187 development, and related resources, and shall further include
10288 telecommunications fiber networks used for conveying electronic
10389 communication or information systems to multiple physical loca tions;
10490 3. “Information technology position ” means a classified or
10591 unclassified position in the following functional areas:
10692 a. applications programming,
10793 b. EDP audit,
10894 c. data examination,
10995 d. computer applications,
11096 e. computer data entry,
11197 f. computer networking,
11298 g. computer operations,
11399 h. computer programming,
114100 i. computer security,
115101 j. computer software design,
116102 k. web applications,
117103 l. database analysis,
104+m. data management analysis,
105+n. database development,
106+o. database programming,
107+p. software design/developme nt,
108+q. help desk,
109+r. imaging,
110+s. systems analysis,
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147-o. database programming,
148-p. software design/deve lopment,
149-q. help desk,
150-r. imaging,
151-s. systems analysis,
152137 t. systems application planning,
153138 u. systems application,
154139 v. systems administration,
155140 w. systems coordination,
156141 x. systems integration,
157142 y. systems operation,
158143 z. systems planning/development,
159144 aa. systems programming,
160145 bb. systems engineering,
161146 cc. systems service specialist,
162147 dd. systems support,
163148 ee. network administration,
164149 ff. network management,
165150 gg. network technical,
166151 hh. operating systems specialist,
167152 ii. systems program manager,
168153 jj. telecommunications, whether data or voice,
154+kk. software training, and
155+ll. technology development or s upport;
156+4. “Nonappropriated state agency ” means any state agency that
157+does not receive funding through the annual legislative
158+appropriations process;
159+5. “Shared services” means those state agency functions which
160+are or could be provided through:
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197-ll. technology development or support;
198-4. “Nonappropriated state agency” means any state agency that
199-does not receive funding through the annual legislative
200-appropriations process;
201-5. “Shared services” means those state agency functions which
202-are or could be provided through:
203187 a. the services and systems specified in subsection A of
204188 Section 35.6 of this title, and
205189 b. the programs, services, software , or processes
206190 specified in subsection B of Section 35.6 of this
207191 title; and
208192 6. “State agency” means any office, elected or appointed
209193 officer, bureau, board, commission, counsel, unit, division, body,
210194 authority, or institution of the executive branch of state
211195 government excluding institutions within The Oklahoma State System
212196 of Higher Education, the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, the
213197 Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education , the Oklahoma State
214198 Bureau of Investigation, the District Attorneys Council, the Office
215199 of the Attorney General, the Office of the State Audito r and
216200 Inspector, and the telecommunications network known as OneNet.
217201 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
218202 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 35.7a of Title 62, unless there
219203 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
204+A. Except as otherwise provided by the Information Tech nology
205+Consolidation and Coordination Act, any state agency may employ
206+information technology personnel to develop and implement the
207+agency’s technology strategy, provided that the ag ency remains
208+subject to the standards, policies, and oversight establishe d by the
209+Chief Information Officer of this state for the purposes of data
210+integrity and security.
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247-A. Except as otherwise provided by the Information Technology
248-Consolidation and Coordination Act, any state agency may employ
249-information technology personnel to develop and implement the
250-agency’s technology strategy, provided that t he agency remains
251-subject to the standards, policies, and oversight established by the
252-Chief Information Officer of this state for the purposes of data
253-integrity and security.
254237 B. A state agency may employ information technology personnel
255238 pursuant to this section if it first enters into a memorandum of
256239 understanding with the Chief I nformation Officer detailing, at a
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258241 1. The specific positions and job descriptions that the agency
259242 plans to hire;
260243 2. The qualifications of the positions;
261244 3. Agreement by the state agency to be bound by the standards,
262245 policies, and oversight set forth by the Chief Information Officer
263246 for security and data integrity purposes; and
264247 4. Any other terms deemed necessary by the Chief Information
265248 Officer or the state agency.
266249 No information technology personnel shall be hired or retained
267250 by the state agency until a memorandum of understanding has been
268251 fully executed by both the Chief Information Officer and the state
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253+C. The Chief Information Officer, at his or her discretion, may
254+audit the state agency ’s compliance with the provisions of the
255+memorandum of understanding and any other requirements of this
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257+D. The authorization described in this section shall not be
258+construed as a waiver or exemption of any other provisions of the
259+Information Technology Consolidation and Coordination Act.
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298-audit the state agency’s compliance with the provisions of the
299-memorandum of understanding and any other requirements of this
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301-D. The authorization described in this section shall not be
302-construed as a waiver or exemption of any other pr ovisions of the
303-Information Technology Consolidation and Coordination Act.
304286 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
305287 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
306288 declared to exist, by reason whereof this ac t shall take effect and
307289 be in full force from and after its passage and a pproval.
290+Passed the Senate the 25th day of March, 2025.
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309-COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
310-OVERSIGHT, dated 04/ 21/2025 - DO PASS, As Amended.
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297+Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
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