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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. 924 By: Coleman of the Senate
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45	38		An Act relating to the Employment Security Act of
46	39		1980; amending 40 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -201, as last
47	40		amended by Section 1, Chapter 114, O.S.L. 2024 (40
48	41		O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1-201), which relates to
49	42		definitions; defining term; amending 40 O.S. 2021,
50	43		Section 1-224, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter
51	44		114, O.S.L. 2024 (40 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1 -224),
52	45		which relates to filing; authorizing the Oklahoma
53	46		Employment Security Commission to modify appeal
54	47		filing requirements under certain circumstances;
55	48		amending 40 O.S. 2021, Section 2 -610, which relates
56	49		to judicial review; allowing certain case to be
57	50		dismissed upon failure to provide certain
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59	52		amended by Section 22, Chapter 360, O.S.L. 2022 (40
60	53		O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 4 -508), which relates to
61	54		information to be kept confidential; removing
62	55		reference to specific entities; updating statutory
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69	62		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
70	63		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 40 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -201, as
71	64		last amended by Section 1, Chapter 114, O.S.L. 2024 (40 O.S. Supp.
72	65		2024, Section 1-201), is amended to read as follows:
	66	+	Section 1-201. GENERAL DEFINITIONS. As used in the Employment
	67	+	Security Act of 1980:
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102	94		1. “Additional initial claim ” means a claim application which
103	95		reactivates a claim during an existing benefit year and certifies to
104	96		a period of employmen t which occurred subsequent to the date of the
105	97		filing of the last initial, additional, or reopened claim;
106	98		2. “Alternative base period ” means the most recent four (4)
107	99		completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the first day of
108	100		an individual’s benefit year. In the event that an individual ’s
109	101		claim uses an alternative base period to meet the wage requirement
110	102		under Section 2-207 of this title, this alternative base period
111	103		shall be substituted for base period for all other purposes under
112	104		the Employment Security Act of 1980;
113	105		3. “Assigned tax rate” means the tax rate assigned to an
114	106		employer pursuant to Section 3 -110.1 of this title when the employer
115	107		does not have sufficient experience history to meet the At -Risk Rule
116	108		set out in paragraph 3 of Section 3 -110.1 of this title;
117	109		4. “Base period” means the first four (4) of the last five (5)
118	110		completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the first day of
119	111		an individual’s benefit year;
120	112		5. “Benefit year” with respect to any individual means the one -
121	113		year period beginning with the first day of the first week with
122	114		respect to which the individual first files a valid claim for
123	115		benefits and thereafter the one -year period beginning with the first
	116	+	day of the first week with respect to which the individual next
	117	+	files a valid claim for benefits after the termination of his or her
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153	144		last preceding benefit year. Any claim for benefits shall be deemed
154	145		a valid claim for the purpose of this section if the individual has
155	146		been paid the wages for insured work required under the Empl oyment
156	147		Security Act of 1980;
157	148		6. “Benefit wages” means the taxable wages earned by a claimant
158	149		during the claimant’s base period which are not in excess of the
159	150		current maximum weekly benefit amount, as determined under Section
160	151		2-104 of this title, multiplie d by the maximum number of weeks for
161	152		which benefits could be paid to any individual pursuant to Section
162	153		2-106 of this title, multiplied by three (3); provided, however, no
163	154		wages shall be included as benefit wages unless and until the
164	155		claimant has been paid benefits for five (5) weeks in one (1)
165	156		benefit year;
166	157		7. “Benefits” means the money payments payable to an individual
167	158		as provided in the Employment Security Act of 1980 with respect to
168	159		his or her unemployment, including extended benefits. The federal
169	160		share of such extended benefits shall not be construed as benefits
170	161		for the purposes of computing contribution rates under the
171	162		Employment Security Act of 1980;
172	163		8. “Calendar quarter” means the period of three (3) consecutive
173	164		calendar months ending on March 31, June 30, September 30, or
	165	+	December 31, or the equivalent thereof as the Oklahoma Employment
	166	+	Security Commission may by regulation prescribe;
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201		-	December 31, or the equivalent thereof as the Oklahoma Employment
202		-	Security Commission may by regulation prescribe;
203	193		9. “Claimant” means an individual who has filed for
204	194		unemployment benefits with the Commission;
205	195		9. 10. “Client” shall have the same meaning as provided in
206	196		paragraph 1 of Section 600.2 of this title;
207	197		10. 11. “Coemployer” shall have the same meaning as provided in
208	198		paragraph 2 of Section 600.2 of this title;
209	199		11. 12. “Coemployment relationship ” shall have the same mean ing
210	200		as provided in paragraph 3 of Section 600.2 of this title;
211	201		12. 13. “Commission” means the Oklahoma Employment Security
212	202		Commission;
213	203		13. 14. “Commissioner” means a member of the Commission;
214	204		14. 15. “Continued claim series ” means an uninterrupted serie s
215	205		of weekly claims filed by a claimant during the benefit year;
216	206		15. 16. “Contributions” means the money payments, including
217	207		taxes and reimbursements, required by the Employment Security Act of
218	208		1980 to be paid into the Unemployment Compensation Fund by an
219	209		employer;
220	210		16. 17. “Covered employee” shall have the same meaning as
221	211		provided in paragraph 5 of Section 600.2 of this title;
222	212		17. 18. “Digital portal filing ” means electronic communication
223	213		through the agency digital portal;
	214	+	18. 19. “Earned tax rate” means the tax rate calculated for an
	215	+	employer with sufficient experience history to meet the At -Risk Rule
	216	+	set out in paragraph 3 of Section 3 -110.1 of this title, with the
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251		-	18. 19. “Earned tax rate” means the tax rate calculated for an
252		-	employer with sufficient experience history to meet the At -Risk Rule
253		-	set out in paragraph 3 of Section 3 -110.1 of this title, with the
254	243		tax rate calculated pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 -101 et
255	244		seq. of this title;
256	245		19. 20. “Electronic e-filing” means filing by email or fax to
257	246		email;
258	247		20. 21. “Eligibility period” of an individual for extended
259	248		benefits means the period consisting of the weeks in his or her
260	249		benefit year, as defined by the Employment Security Act of 1980,
261	250		which begin in an extended benefit period and, if his or her benefit
262	251		year ends within such extended benefit period, any weeks thereafter
263	252		which begin in such extended benefit period;
264	253		21. 22. “Employer” shall have the same meaning as provided in
265	254		Section 1-208 of this title;
266	255		22. 23. “Employing unit” means any individual or type of
267	256		organization, including any partnership, association, trust, estate,
268	257		joint stock company, insurance company, limited liability company or
269	258		corporation, whether domestic or foreign, or the receiver, trustee
270	259		in bankruptcy, trustee or successor thereof, or the legal
271	260		representative of a deceased person, which has or subsequent to
272	261		January 1, 1936, had in its employ one or more individuals
273	262		performing services for it within this state;
	263	+	23. 24. “Employment” shall have the same meaning as provided in
	264	+	Section 1-210 of this title;
	265	+	24. 25. “Employment office” means a free public employment
	266	+	office or branch thereof operated by this or any other state as a
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301		-	23. 24. “Employment” shall have the same meaning as provided in
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303		-	24. 25. “Employment office” means a free public employment
304		-	office or branch thereof operated by this or any other state as a
305	293		part of a state-controlled system of pu blic employment offices or by
306	294		a federal agency charged with the administration of an unemployment
307	295		compensation program or free public employment offices;
308	296		25. 26. “Employment Security Administration Fund ” means the
309	297		fund established in Section 4 -602 of this title from which
310	298		administration expenses under the Employment Security Act of 1980
311	299		shall be paid;
312	300		26. 27. “Exhaustee” shall have the same meaning as provided in
313	301		Section 2-712 of this title;
314	302		27. 28. “Experience period” means the most recent twelve (12)
315	303		consecutive completed calendar quarters occurring before July 1 of
316	304		the year immediately preceding the year for which the employer ’s
317	305		contribution rate is being calculated;
318	306		28. 29. “Extended base period ” means the four (4) quarters
319	307		prior to the claimant ’s base period. These four (4) quarters may be
320	308		substituted for base period quarters on a quarter -by-quarter basis
321	309		to establish a valid claim regardless of whether the wages have been
322	310		used to establish a prior claim, except any wages earned that would
323	311		render the Commission out of compliance with applicable federal law
324	312		shall be excluded if used in a prior claim;
	313	+	29. 30. “Extended benefit period ” shall have the same meaning
	314	+	as provided in Section 2 -703 of this title;
	315	+	30. 31. “File”, “files”, or “filed” shall have the same meaning
	316	+	as provided in Section 1 -224 of this title;
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352		-	29. 30. “Extended benefit period ” shall have the same meaning
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354		-	30. 31. “File”, “files”, or “filed” shall have the same meaning
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356	343		31. 32. “Mail”, “mails”, “mailed”, or “mailing” means
357	344		communication sent by a postal service with sufficient postage;
358	345		32. 33. “Foreign limited liability company ” shall be defined by
359	346		the provisions of the Oklahoma Limited Liability Company Act;
360	347		33. 34. “Fund” means the Unemployment Compensation Fund
361	348		established in Section 3 -601 of this title;
362	349		34. 35. “Hospital” means any hospital required to be licensed
363	350		under the Oklahoma Public Health Code, Section 1-101 et seq. of
364	351		Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and includes state mental
365	352		hospitals and any other mental hospital or institution;
366	353		35. 36. “Initial claim” means a new claim application submitted
367	354		by a claimant to establish a benefit year for une mployment insurance
368	355		benefits;
369	356		36. 37. “Institution of higher education ” shall have the same
370	357		meaning as provided in Section 1 -214 of this title;
371	358		37. 38. “Insured work” means employment for employers as
372	359		defined by the Employment Security Act of 1980;
373	360		38. 39. “Lessor employing unit” means any independently
374	361		established business entity which engages in the business of
375	362		providing leased employees to any other employer, individual,
	363	+	organization, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity,
	364	+	referred to herein as a client lessee;
	365	+	39. 40. “Limited liability company ” shall be defined by the
	366	+	provisions of the Oklahoma Limited Liability Company Act;
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404		-	referred to herein as a client lessee;
405		-	39. 40. “Limited liability company ” shall be defined by the
406		-	provisions of the Oklahoma Limited Liability Company Act;
407	393		40. 41. “Probationary period” means a period of time set forth
408	394		in an established probationary plan, which applies t o all employees
409	395		or a specific group of employees, and does not exceed ninety (90)
410	396		calendar days from the first day a new employee begins work;
411	397		41. 42. “Professional Employer Organization ” or “PEO” means an
412	398		organization that is subject to the Oklahoma Prof essional Employer
413	399		Organization Recognition and Registration Act and which meets the
414	400		definition set out in paragraph 9 of Section 600.2 of this title;
415	401		42. 43. “Rate of insured employment ” shall have the same
416	402		meaning as provided in Section 2 -708 of this title;
417	403		43. 44. “Regular benefits” means benefits payable to an
418	404		individual under the Employment Security Act of 1980, or under any
419	405		other state law including dependents ’ allowances and benefits
420	406		payable to federal civilian employees;
421	407		44. 45. “Reopened claim” means a claim application which
422	408		reactivates a claim during an existing benefit year when a claimant
423	409		stopped filing for benefits before his or her claim was exhausted,
424	410		but in which there occurred no intervening employment from the date
425	411		of the filing of the l ast initial, additional, or reopened claim;
	412	+	45. 46. “State” includes, in addition to the states of the
	413	+	United States of America, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
	414	+	of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands;
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453		-	45. 46. “State” includes, in addition to the states of the
454		-	United States of America, the District of Colum bia, the Commonwealth
455		-	of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands;
456	441		46. 47. “State law” means the unemployment insurance law of any
457	442		state, approved by the Secretary of Labor of the United States under
458	443		Section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954;
459	444		47. 48. “Supplemental unemployment benefit plan ” means a plan
460	445		that provides for an employer to make payments to i ts employees
461	446		during a permanent or temporary layoff that will supplement
462	447		unemployment benefits received by the employees. The purpose of a
463	448		supplemental unemployment benefit plan is to allow an employer to
464	449		sustain the purchasing power of its employees or f ormer employees
465	450		during a layoff;
466	451		48. 49. “Taxable wages” means the wages paid to an individual
467	452		with respect to employment during a calendar year for services
468	453		covered by the Employment Security Act of 1980 or other state
469	454		unemployment compensation acts whic h shall equal the applicable
470	455		percentage of the state ’s average annual wage for the second
471	456		preceding calendar year as determined by the Commission, rounded to
472	457		the nearest multiple of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00);
473	458		49. 50. “Wages” shall have the same meanin g as provided in
474	459		Section 1-218 of this title;
475	460		50. 51. “Wages paid” means wages actually paid to the worker;
476	461		provided, however, that in the event of any distribution of an
	462	+	employer’s assets through insolvency, receivership, composition,
	463	+	assignment for the benefit of creditors, or termination of business,
	464	+	wages earned but not actually paid shall be considered as paid; and
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506		-	wages earned but not actually paid shall be considered as paid; and
507	491		51. 52. “Week” means such period of seven (7) consecutive days,
508	492		as the Commission may by regulation prescribe.
509	493		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 40 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -224, as
510	494		last amended by Section 2, Chapter 114, O.S.L. 2024 (40 O.S. Supp.
511	495		2024, Section 1-224), is amended to read as follows:
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513	497		A. For purposes of this section, “OESC 2020-21 business process
514	498		transformation” means a change from paper process to integrated
515	499		digital technology. Upon completion of the OESC 2020 -21 business
516	500		process transformation, electronic e -filing will be the Oklahoma
517	501		Employment Security Commission’s preferred filing method for
518	502		tendering and receiving documents. All claimants and employers
519	503		tendering documents to the Commission will be expected to tender the
520	504		documents electronically. If the claimant or employer has elected
521	505		to utilize other means of transmittal, it will be t he responsibility
522	506		of the claimant or employer to notify the Commission of this
523	507		preference.
524	508		B. When the provisions of the Employment Security Act of 1980
525	509		or the rules promulgated under the authority of the act Employment
526	510		Security Act of 1980 require any document to be filed with the
	511	+	Oklahoma Employment Security Commission or its affiliate entities,
	512	+	the term “file”, “files”, or “filed” shall mean:
	513	+	1. Mailing by means calculated to ensure receipt by the
	514	+	Oklahoma Employment Security Commission on or before th e date due.
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554		-	Oklahoma Employment Security Commission or its affiliate entities,
555		-	the term “file”, “files”, or “filed” shall mean:
556		-	1. Mailing by means calculated to ensure receipt by the
557		-	Oklahoma Employment Security Commission on or before th e date due.
558	541		Timely mailing shall be determined by the United States Postal
559	542		Service postmark. If there is no such legible postmark, the date of
560	543		receipt by the Commission shall constitute the date of filing;
561	544		2. Electronic e-filing to the Oklahoma Employme nt Security
562	545		Commission, as directed by the instructions on the determination
563	546		letter, order or other document issued by the Commission, by
564	547		midnight on or before the date due. Timely transmission shall be
565	548		determined by the Commission ’s transmission log file ; or
566	549		3. Digital portal filing by midnight on or before the date due.
567	550		Timely transmission shall be determined by the Commission ’s
568	551		transmission log file ; or
569	552		4. In significant economic situations, instances where evidence
570	553		suggests potential fraudulent acti vity or for those who have not
571	554		completed the claim filing process, the Commission shall have the
572	555		discretion to modify the appeal filing requirements to respond to
573	556		the situation.
574	557		C. If the Employment Security Act of 1980 or the rules
575	558		promulgated under the Employment Security Act of 1980 require that a
576	559		document be filed with a court or any other agency of this state,
	560	+	the term “file”, “files” or “filed” shall be defined by the
	561	+	statutes, rules or practice governing that court or agency.
	562	+	SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 40 O.S. 2021, Section 2 -610, is
	563	+	amended to read as follows:
	564	+	Section 2-610. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
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604		-	the term “file”, “files” or “filed” shall be defined by the
605		-	statutes, rules or practice governing that court or agency.
606		-	SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 40 O.S. 2021, Section 2 -610, is
607		-	amended to read as follows:
608		-	Section 2-610. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
609	591		A. Within the thirty (30) days after the day a notice of
610	592		decision of the Board of Review is mailed to the parties, the
611	593		Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, or any party to the
612	594		proceedings before the Board of Review, may obtain judicial review
613	595		by filing in the district court of the county in which the claimant
614	596		resides, or if the claimant is not a resident of the State of
615	597		Oklahoma then in the District Court of Oklahoma County, a petition
616	598		for review of the decision of the Board of Review. The petition for
617	599		review shall set out the names of all codefendants in the style of
618	600		the case, which shall include:
619	601		1. The Board of Review;
620	602		2. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission; and
621	603		3. All other parties to the proceeding before the Board of
622	604		Review.
623	605		Failure to properly name the codefendants as stated in this
624	606		section shall be deemed a jurisdictional defect and the case shall
625	607		be dismissed. The petition for review need not be verified but
626	608		shall state specifically the grounds upon which the review is
627	609		sought. A copy of the petition for review shall be served upon the
	610	+	Board of Review at its official address and the petitioner shall
	611	+	also deliver to the Board of Review as many copies of the petition
	612	+	as there are defendants. The Board of Review shall issue to each
	613	+	party to the proceeding a copy of the petition and the issuance
	614	+	shall be deemed to be service upon all the parties. In any
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655		-	Board of Review at its official address and the petitioner shall
656		-	also deliver to the Board of Review as many copies of the petition
657		-	as there are defendants. The Board of Review shall issue to each
658		-	party to the proceeding a copy of th e petition and the issuance
659		-	shall be deemed to be service upon all the parties. In any
660	641		proceeding under this section the findings of the Board of Review as
661	642		to the facts, if supported by evidence, shall be conclusive and the
662	643		jurisdiction of the court shall be confined to questions of law. No
663	644		additional evidence shall be received by the court, but the court
664	645		may remand the case and order additional evidence to be taken by the
665	646		Appeal Tribunal of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission.
666	647		B. Within sixty (60) days of the date of service of the
667	648		petition on the Board of Review, the Board of Review shall file wit h
668	649		the court a certified copy of the record of the case, including all
669	650		documents and papers properly admitted into evidence and a
670	651		transcript of all testimony taken in the matter, together with the
671	652		Board of Review’s findings, conclusions and decision.
672	653		C. The proceedings shall be heard in a summary manner and shall
673	654		be given precedence over all other civil cases. An appeal may be
674	655		taken from the decision of the district court to the Supreme Court
675	656		of this state in the same manner as is provided in other civil
676	657		cases. It shall not be necessary as a condition precedent to
677	658		judicial review of any decision of the Board of Review to enter
678	659		exceptions to the rulings of the Board, and no bond shall be
	660	+	required as a condition of initiating a proceeding for judicial
	661	+	review or entering an appeal from the decision of the court. Upon
	662	+	the final termination of the judicial proceeding, the Board of
	663	+	Review shall enter an order in accordance with the mandate of the
	664	+	district or appellate court.
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706		-	required as a condition of initiating a proceeding for judicial
707		-	review or entering an appeal from the decision of the court. Upon
708		-	the final termination of the judicial proceeding, the Board of
709		-	Review shall enter an order in accordance with the mandate of the
710		-	district or appellate court.
711	691		SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 40 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -508, as
712	692		amended by Section 22, Chapter 360, O.S.L. 2022 (40 O.S. Supp. 2024,
713	693		Section 4-508), is amended to read as follows:
714	694		Section 4-508. INFORMATION TO BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL -
715	695		DISCLOSURE.
716	696		A. Except as otherwise provide d by law, information obtained
717	697		from any employing unit or individual pursuant to the administration
718	698		of the Employment Security Act of 1980, any workforce system program
719	699		administered or monitored by the Oklahoma Employment Security
720	700		Commission, and determina tions as to the benefit rights of any
721	701		individual shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed or
722	702		be open to public inspection in any manner revealing the
723	703		individual’s or employing unit’s identity. Any claimant, employer,
724	704		or agent of either as aut horized in writing, shall be supplied with
725	705		information from the records of the Oklahoma Employment Security
726	706		Commission, to the extent necessary for the proper presentation of
727	707		the claim or complaint in any proceeding under the Employment
728	708		Security Act of 1980, with respect thereto.
	709	+	B. Upon receipt of written request by any employer who
	710	+	maintains a Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, the
	711	+	Commission or its designated representative may release to that
	712	+	employer information regarding weekly benefit amo unts paid its
	713	+	workers during a specified temporary layoff period, provided the
	714	+	Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan requires benefit
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756		-	B. Upon receipt of written request by any employer who
757		-	maintains a Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, the
758		-	Commission or its designated representative may release to that
759		-	employer information regarding weekly benefit amo unts paid its
760		-	workers during a specified temporary layoff period, provided the
761		-	Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan requires benefit
762	741		payment information before Supplemental Unemployment Benefits can be
763	742		paid to the workers. Any information disclose d under this provision
764	743		shall be utilized solely for the purpose outlined herein and shall
765	744		be held strictly confidential by the employer.
766	745		C. The provisions of this section shall not prevent the
767	746		Commission from disclosing the following information and no
768	747		liability whatsoever, civil or criminal, shall attach to any member
769	748		of the Commission or any employee thereof for any error or omission
770	749		in the disclosure of this information:
771	750		1. The delivery to taxpayer or claimant a copy of any report or
772	751		other paper filed by the taxpayer or claimant pursuant to the
773	752		Employment Security Act of 1980;
774	753		2. The disclosure of information to any person for a purpose as
775	754		authorized by the taxpayer or claimant pursuant to a waiver of
776	755		confidentiality. The waiver shall be in writing an d shall be
777	756		notarized;
778	757		3. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce may have access to data
779	758		obtained pursuant to the Employment Security Act of 1980 pursuant to
	759	+	rules promulgated by the Commission. The information obtained shall
	760	+	be held confidential by the Depa rtment and any of its agents and
	761	+	shall not be disclosed or be open to public inspection. The
	762	+	Oklahoma Department of Commerce, however, may release aggregated
	763	+	data, either by industry or county, provided that the aggregation
	764	+	meets disclosure requirements o f the Commission;
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807		-	rules promulgated by the Commission. The information obtained shall
808		-	be held confidential by the Department and any of its agents and
809		-	shall not be disclosed or be open to public inspection. The
810		-	Oklahoma Department of Commerce, however, may release agg regated
811		-	data, either by industry or county, provided that the aggregation
812		-	meets disclosure requirements o f the Commission;
813	791		4. The publication of statistics so classified as to prevent
814	792		the identification of a particular report and the items thereof;
815	793		5. The disclosing of information or evidence to the Attorney
816	794		General or any district attorney when the informa tion or evidence is
817	795		to be used by the officials or other parties to the proceedings to
818	796		prosecute or defend allegations of violations of the Employment
819	797		Security Act of 1980. The information disclosed to the Attorney
820	798		General or any district attorney shall b e kept confidential by them
821	799		and not be disclosed except when presented to a court in a
822	800		prosecution of a violation of Section 1 -101 et seq. of this title,
823	801		and a violation by the Attorney General or district attorney by
824	802		otherwise releasing the information sh all be a felony;
825	803		6. The furnishing, at the discretion of the Commission, of any
826	804		information disclosed by the records or files to any official person
827	805		or body of this state, any other state or of the United States who
828	806		is concerned with the administration of assessment of any similar
829	807		tax in this state, any other state or the United States;
	808	+	7. The furnishing of information to other state agencies for
	809	+	the limited purpose of aiding in the collection of debts owed by
	810	+	individuals to the requesting agencies or the Oklahoma Employment
	811	+	Security Commission;
	812	+	8. The release of information to employees of the Department of
	813	+	Transportation required for use in federally mandated regional
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857		-	7. The furnishing of information to other state agencies for
858		-	the limited purpose of aiding in the collection of debts owed by
859		-	individuals to the requesting agencies or the Oklahoma Employment
860		-	Security Commission;
861		-	8. The release of information to employees of the Department of
862		-	Transportation required for use in federally mandated regional
863	840		transportation planning, which is performed as a part of its
864	841		official duties;
865	842		9. The release of information to employees of the State
866	843		Treasurer’s office required to verify or evaluate the effectiveness
867	844		of the Oklahoma Small Business Linked Deposit Program on job
868	845		creation;
869	846		10. The release of information to employees of the Attorney
870	847		General, the Department of Labor, the Workers ’ Compensation
871	848		Commission and the Insurance Department for use in investigation of
872	849		workers’ compensation fraud;
873	850		11. The release of information to employees of any state,
874	851		county, municipal or tribal law enforcement agency for use in
875	852		criminal investigations and the location of missing persons or
876	853		fugitives from justice;
877	854		12. The release of information to employees of the Center of
878	855		International Trade, Oklahoma State University, required for the
879	856		development of Internationa l Trade for employers doing business in
880	857		this state;
	858	+	13. The release of information to employees of the Oklahoma
	859	+	State Regents for Higher Education required for use in the default
	860	+	prevention efforts and/or collection of defaulted student loans
	861	+	guaranteed by the Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program. Any
	862	+	information disclosed under this provision shall be utilized solely
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908		-	13. The release of information to employees of the Oklahoma
909		-	State Regents for Higher Education req uired for use in the default
910		-	prevention efforts and/or collection of defaulted student loans
911		-	guaranteed by the Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program. Any
912		-	information disclosed under this provision shall be utilized solely
913	889		for the purpose outlined herein and shall be held strictly
914	890		confidential by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education;
915	891		14. The release of information to employees of the Oklahoma
916	892		Department of Career and Technology Education, the Oklahoma State
917	893		Regents for Higher Education, the Center for Economic and Management
918	894		Research of the University of Oklahoma, the Center for Economic and
919	895		Business Development at Southwestern Oklahoma State University or a
920	896		center of economic and business research or development at a
921	897		comprehensive or regional higher education institution within The
922	898		Oklahoma State System of Higher Education required to identify
923	899		economic trends or educational outcomes. The information obtained
924	900		shall be kept confidential by the Oklahoma Department of Career and
925	901		Technology Education, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
926	902		Education and the higher education institution and shall not b e
927	903		disclosed or be open to public inspection. The Oklahoma Department
928	904		of Career and Technology Education, the Oklahoma State Regents for
929	905		Higher Education and the higher education institution may release
930	906		aggregated data, provided that the aggregation meets disclosure
931	907		requirements of the Commission;
	908	+	15. The release of information to employees of the Office of
	909	+	Management and Enterprise Services required to identify economic
	910	+	trends. The information obtained shall be kept confidential by the
	911	+	Office of Management and Enterprise Services and shall not be
	912	+	disclosed or be open to public inspection. The Office of Management
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959		-	15. The release of information to employees of the Office of
960		-	Management and Enterprise Services required to identify economic
961		-	trends. The information obtained shall be kept confidential by the
962		-	Office of Management and Enterprise Services and shall not be
963		-	disclosed or be open to public inspection. The Office of Management
964	939		and Enterprise Services may release aggregate data, provided that
965	940		the aggregation meets disclosure requirements of the Oklahoma
966	941		Employment Security Commission;
967	942		16. The release of information to employees of the Department
968	943		of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services required to evaluate
969	944		the effectiveness of mental health and substance abuse treatment and
970	945		state or local programs utilized to dive rt persons from inpatient
971	946		treatment. The information obtained shall be kept confidential by
972	947		the Department and shall not be disclosed or be open to public
973	948		inspection. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
974	949		Services, however, may release aggr egated data, either by treatment
975	950		facility, program or larger aggregate units, provided that the
976	951		aggregation meets disclosure requirements of the Oklahoma Employment
977	952		Security Commission;
978	953		17. The release of information to employees of the Attorney
979	954		General, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the
980	955		Insurance Department for use in the investigation of insurance fraud
981	956		and health care fraud;
	957	+	18. The release of information to employees of public housing
	958	+	agencies for purposes of determining eligibility p ursuant to 42
	959	+	U.S.C., Section 503(i);
	960	+	19. The release of wage and benefit claim information, at the
	961	+	discretion of the Commission, to an agency of this state or its
	962	+	political subdivisions that operate a program or activity designated
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1009		-	18. The release of information to employees of public housing
1010		-	agencies for purposes of determining eligibility pursuant to 42
1011		-	U.S.C., Section 503(i);
1012		-	19. The release of wage and benefit claim information, at the
1013		-	discretion of the Commission, to an agency of this state or its
1014		-	political subdivisions that operate a program or activity designated
1015	989		as a required partner in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
1016	990		Act One-Stop delivery system pursuant to 29 U.S.C.A., Section
1017	991		3151(b)(1), based on a showing of need made to the Commission and
1018	992		after an agreement concerning the release of information is entered
1019	993		into with the entity receiving the information. For the limited
1020	994		purpose of completing performance accountability reports required by
1021	995		the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, only those designated
1022	996		required partners that meet the 20 CFR Section 603.2(d) definition
1023	997		of public official may contract with a private agent or contractor
1024	998		pursuant to 20 CFR Section 603.5(f) for the purpose of the private
1025	999		agent or contractor receiving confidential unemployment compensation
1026	1000		information to the extent necessary to complete the perf ormance
1027	1001		accountability reports;
1028	1002		20. The release of information to the State Wage Interchange
1029	1003		System, at the discretion of the Commission;
1030	1004		21. The release of information to the Bureau of the Census of
1031	1005		the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Bureau of Labor S tatistics of
1032	1006		the U.S. Department of Labor, and its agents employed by the
	1007	+	Oklahoma Department of Labor for the purpose of economic and
	1008	+	statistical research;
	1009	+	22. The release of employer tax information and benefit claim
	1010	+	information to the Oklahoma Health C are Authority for use in
	1011	+	determining eligibility for a program that will provide subsidies
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1060		-	Oklahoma Department of Labor for the purpose of economic and
1061		-	statistical research;
1062		-	22. The release of employer tax information and benefit claim
1063		-	information to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority for use in
1064		-	determining eligibility for a program that will provide subsidies
1065	1038		for health insurance premiums for qualified employers, employees,
1066	1039		self-employed persons and unemployed persons;
1067	1040		23. The release of employer tax information and bene fit claim
1068	1041		information to the State Department of Rehabilitation Services for
1069	1042		use in assessing results and outcomes of clients served;
1070	1043		24. The release of information to any state or federal law
1071	1044		enforcement authority when necessary in the investigation of a ny
1072	1045		crime in which the Commission is a victim. Information that is
1073	1046		confidential under this section shall be held confidential by the
1074	1047		law enforcement authority unless and until it is required for use in
1075	1048		court in the prosecution of a defendant in a criminal prosecution;
1076	1049		25. The release of information to vendors that contract with
1077	1050		the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission to provide for the
1078	1051		issuance of debit cards, to conduct electronic fund transfers, to
1079	1052		perform computer programming operations, or to perfo rm computer
1080	1053		maintenance or replacement operations; provided the vendor agrees to
1081	1054		protect and safeguard the information it receives and to destroy the
1082	1055		information when no longer needed for the purposes set out in the
1083	1056		contract;
	1057	+	26. The release of informatio n to employees of the Office of
	1058	+	Juvenile Affairs for use in assessing results and outcomes of
	1059	+	clients served as well as the effectiveness of state and local
	1060	+	juvenile and justice programs including prevention and treatment
	1061	+	programs. The information obtaine d shall be kept confidential by
1084	1062
1085		-	SB924 HFLR Page 22
1086		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendm ents. 1
	1063	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 924 Page 22 1
1087	1064		2
1088	1065		3
1089	1066		4
1090	1067		5
1091	1068		6
1092	1069		7
1093	1070		8
1094	1071		9
1095	1072		10
1096	1073		11
1097	1074		12
1098	1075		13
1099	1076		14
1100	1077		15
1101	1078		16
1102	1079		17
1103	1080		18
1104	1081		19
1105	1082		20
1106	1083		21
1107	1084		22
1108	1085		23
1109	1086		24
1110	1087
1111		-	26. The release of informatio n to employees of the Office of
1112		-	Juvenile Affairs for use in assessing results and outcomes of
1113		-	clients served as well as the effectiveness of state and local
1114		-	juvenile and justice programs including prevention and treatment
1115		-	programs. The information obtained shall be kept confidential by
1116	1088		the Office of Juvenile Affairs and shall not be disclosed or be open
1117	1089		to public inspection. The Office of Juvenile Affairs may release
1118	1090		aggregated data for programs or larger aggregate units, provided
1119	1091		that the aggregation mee ts disclosure requirements of the Oklahoma
1120	1092		Employment Security Commission;
1121	1093		27. The release of information to vendors that contract with
1122	1094		the State of Oklahoma for the purpose of providing a public
1123	1095		electronic labor exchange system that will support the Okla homa
1124	1096		Employment Security Commission ’s operation of an employment service
1125	1097		system to connect employers with job seekers and military veterans.
1126	1098		This labor exchange system would enhance the stability and security
1127	1099		of Oklahoma’s economy as well as support the p rovision of veterans’
1128	1100		priority of service. The vendors may perform computer programming
1129	1101		operations, perform computer maintenance or replacement operations,
1130	1102		or host the electronic solution; provided, each vendor agrees to
1131	1103		protect and safeguard all informat ion received, that no information
1132	1104		shall be disclosed to any third party, that the use of the
1133	1105		information shall be restricted to the scope of the contract, and
	1106	+	that the vendor shall properly dispose of all information when no
	1107	+	longer needed for the purposes set out in the contract; or
	1108	+	28. The release of employer tax information and benefit claim
	1109	+	information to employees of a county public defender ’s office in
	1110	+	this state and the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System for the purpose
1134	1111
1135		-	SB924 HFLR Page 23
1136		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendm ents. 1
	1112	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 924 Page 23 1
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1151	1127		16
1152	1128		17
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1156	1132		21
1157	1133		22
1158	1134		23
1159	1135		24
1160	1136
1161		-	that the vendor shall properly dispose of all information when no
1162		-	longer needed for the purposes set out in the contract; or
1163		-	28. The release of employer tax information and benefit claim
1164		-	information to employees of a county public defender ’s office in
1165		-	this state and the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System for the purpose
1166	1137		of determining financial eligibi lity for the services provided by
1167	1138		such entities.
1168	1139		D. Subpoenas to compel disclosure of information made
1169	1140		confidential by this statute shall not be valid, except for
1170	1141		administrative subpoenas issued by federal, state, or local
1171	1142		governmental agencies that have been granted subpoena power by
1172	1143		statute or ordinance. Confidential information maintained by the
1173	1144		Commission can be obtained by order of a court of record that
1174	1145		authorizes the release of the records in writing. All
1175	1146		administrative subpoenas or court orders f or production of documents
1176	1147		must provide a minimum of twenty (20) days from the date it is
1177	1148		served for the Commission to produce the documents. If the date on
1178	1149		which production of the documents is required is less than twenty
1179	1150		(20) days from the date of servi ce, the subpoena or order shall be
1180	1151		considered void on its face as an undue burden or hardship on the
1181	1152		Commission. All administrative subpoenas, court orders or notarized
1182	1153		waivers of confidentiality authorized by paragraph 2 of subsection C
1183	1154		of this section shall be presented with a request for records within
	1155	+	ninety (90) days of the date the document is issued or signed, and
	1156	+	the document can only be used one time to obtain records.
	1157	+	E. Should any of the disclosures provided for in this section
	1158	+	require more than casual or incidental staff time, the Commission
	1159	+	shall charge the cost of the staff time to the party requesting the
	1160	+	information.
1184	1161
1185		-	SB924 HFLR Page 24
1186		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendm ents. 1
	1162	+	ENGR. S. B. NO. 924 Page 24 1
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1208	1184		23
1209	1185		24
1210	1186
1211		-	ninety (90) days of the date the document is issued or signed, and
1212		-	the document can only be used on e time to obtain records.
1213		-	E. Should any of the disclosures provided for in this section
1214		-	require more than casual or incidental staff time, the Commission
1215		-	shall charge the cost of the staff time to the party requesting the
1216		-	information.
1217	1187		F. It is further provided that the provisions of this section
1218	1188		shall be strictly interpreted and shall not be construed as
1219	1189		permitting the disclosure of any other information contained in the
1220	1190		records and files of the Commission.
1221	1191		SECTION 5. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
	1192	+	Passed the Senate the 24th day of March, 2025.
1222	1193
1223		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON COMMER CE AND ECONOMIC
1224		-	DEVELOPMENT, dated - 04/17/2025 – DO PASS.
	1194	+
	1195	+
	1196	+	Presiding Officer of th e Senate
	1197	+
	1198	+
	1199	+	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
	1200	+	2025.
	1201	+
	1202	+
	1203	+
	1204	+	Presiding Officer of the House
	1205	+	of Representatives
	1206	+