ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2932 By: McCall, O'Donnell, Fugate, Rosecrants, Virgin, Crosswhite Hader and Hill of the House
and
Treat, Bullard, Bergstrom and Floyd of the Senate
An Act relating to public finance; making legislative findings
related to federal funds allocated pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security Act (CARES); prohibiting entities within the executive branch
of state government from using CARES funds in certain manner; providing
exception; imposing prohibition with respect to federal funds allocated on or
after designated date; providing for codification; providing for
noncodification; and declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT: Public finance
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
SECTION 1.
NEW LAW A new section of law
not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
The Legislature finds that federal funds made available to the
State of Oklahoma pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
Act (CARES), P.L. 116-136, did not allow for direct participation by the
Legislature, which is directly responsible for funding many of the agencies
which received and utilized much of these relief funds. The Legislature further finds that the legislative
advisory group formed in May 2020, while providing some level of review for agency
spending decisions, did not provide a method to analyze whether the
expenditures were in compliance with the CARES Act requirements or a method to prevent
such expenditures from causing increases in executive agency budgets for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, or fiscal years thereafter.
SECTION 2.
NEW LAW A new section of law
to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 34.501 of Title 62, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Unless expressly
authorized by the Legislature pursuant to legislation enacted during or after
the 1st Regular Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature, no agency, board,
commission, department, council, instrumentality or other entity organized
within the executive branch of state government shall utilize the federal funds
from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) allocated
to it in a manner that will or that will be likely to increase the demand for
state-appropriated funds or any other state funds, however allocated, apportioned,
directed or otherwise provided to any such entity, for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2021, or any fiscal year thereafter.
B. The provisions of subsection A of this section
shall be applicable to any federal funds allocated or otherwise made available
for expenditure by an act of Congress or pursuant to federal administrative
rules or directives of an agency of the federal government authorized by
federal law on or after December 1, 2020.
SECTION 3.
It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace,
health or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof
this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and
approval.
Passed the
House of Representatives the 3rd day of March, 2021.
Presiding
Officer of the House
of
Representatives
Passed the Senate the 22nd day of
April, 2021.
Presiding
Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office
of the Governor this ____________________ day of ___________________,
20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By:
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Approved by the
Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ day of ___________________,
20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of
the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE
OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office
of the Secretary of State this __________ day of ___________________, 20_______,
at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By:
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