1| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION |
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2| STATE OF OKLAHOMA |
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3| 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) |
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4|HOUSE BILL 3320 By: Osburn, Kendrix, Crosswhite |
| Hader, and West (Tammy) |
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7| AS INTRODUCED |
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8| An Act relating sunsets; amending 1 O.S. 2021, |
| Section 22, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 85, |
9| O.S.L. 2023 (1 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 22), which |
| relates to the Oklahoma Abstractors Board; amending |
10| 3A O.S. 2021, Section 604.1, as amended by Section 1, |
| Chapter 75, O.S.L. 2024 (3A O.S. Supp. 2025, Section |
11| 604.1), which relates to Oklahoma State Athletic |
| Commission; amending Section 1, Chapter 345, O.S.L. |
12| 2025 (10 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 461), which relates |
| to the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program; |
13| amending 10 O.S. 2021, Section 640.1, as last amended |
| by Section 1, Chapter 74, O.S.L. 2024 (10 O.S. Supp. |
14| 2025, Section 640.1), which relates to the Oklahoma |
| Partnership for School Readiness Board; amending 10 |
15| O.S. 2021, Section 1150.2, as last amended by Section |
| 10, Chapter 347, O.S.L. 2024 (10 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
16| Section 1150.2), which relates to the Child Death |
| Review Board; amending 19 O.S. 2021, Section 130.1, |
17| as amended by Section 1, Chapter 86, O.S.L. 2023 (19 |
| O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 130.1), which relates to the |
18| Commission on County Government Personnel Education |
| and Training; amending 20 O.S. 2021, Section 1501, as |
19| amended by Section 1, Chapter 61, O.S.L. 2023 (20 |
| O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1501), which relates to the |
20| State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand |
| Reporters; amending 20 O.S. 2021, Section 1652, which |
21| relates to the Council on Judicial Complaints; |
| removing reference to the Oklahoma Sunset Law; |
22| amending 27A O.S. 2021, Section 2-2-201, as amended |
| by Section 1, Chapter 69, O.S.L. 2023 (27A O.S. Supp. |
23| 2025, Section 2-2-201), which relates to advisory |
| councils; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 759, as last |
24| amended by Section 14, Chapter 330, O.S.L. 2025 (47 |
| O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 759), which relates to the |
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1| Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence; |
| amending 52 O.S. 2021, Section 288.3, as last amended |
2| by Section 1, Chapter 13, O.S.L. 2025 (52 O.S. Supp. |
| 2025, Section 288.3), which relates to the Oklahoma |
3| Energy Resources Board; amending 59 O.S. 2021, |
| Section 15.2, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter |
4| 33, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 15.2), |
| which relates to the Oklahoma Accountancy Board; |
5| amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 46.4, as last amended |
| by Section 4, Chapter 138, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. |
6| 2025, Section 46.4), which relates to the Board of |
| Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape |
7| Architects and Licensed Interior Designers of |
| Oklahoma; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 137, as |
8| amended by Section 1, Chapter 25, O.S.L. 2024 (59 |
| O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 137), which relates to the |
9| Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners; amending 59 |
| O.S. 2021, Section 161.4, as amended by Section 1, |
10| Chapter 1, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section |
| 161.4), which relates to the Board of Chiropractic |
11| Examiners; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 199.2, as |
| amended by Section 2, Chapter 317, O.S.L. 2025, (59 |
12| O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 199.2), which relates to the |
| State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; amending 59 |
13| O.S. 2021, Section 396, as last amended by Section 1, |
| Chapter 381, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section |
14| 396), which relates to the Oklahoma Funeral Board; |
| amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 475.3, as last amended |
15| by Section 11, Chapter 147, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. |
| Supp. 2025, Section 475.3), which relates to the |
16| State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers |
| and Surveyors; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 481, as |
17| last amended by Section 1, Chapter 14, O.S.L. 2025 |
| (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 481), which relates to |
18| the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; |
| amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 582, as amended by |
19| Section 1, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp. |
| 2025, Section 582), which relates to the Board of |
20| Examiners in Optometry; amending 59 O.S. 2021, |
| Section 698.3, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 15, |
21| O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 698.3), |
| which relates to the State Board of Veterinary |
22| Medical Examiners; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section |
| 1000.2, as last amended by Section 121, Chapter 452, |
23| O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1000.2), |
| which relates to the Construction Industries Board; |
24| amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1253, as last amended |
| by Section 1, Chapter 263, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. |
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1| 2025, Section 1253), which relates to the State Board |
| of Licensed Social Workers; amending 59 O.S. 2021, |
2| Section 1354, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter |
| 265, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1354), |
3| which relates to the State Board of Examiners of |
| Psychologists; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1455, |
4| as amended by Section 1, Chapter 87, O.S.L. 2023 (59 |
| O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1455), which relates to the |
5| Polygraph Examiners Board; amending 59 O.S. 2021, |
| Section 1607, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 26, |
6| O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1607), which |
| relates to the Board of Examiners for Speech-Language |
7| Pathology and Audiology; amending 59 O.S. 2021, |
| Section 1873, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter |
8| 266, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1873), |
| which relates to the Oklahoma Board of Licensed |
9| Alcohol and Drug Counselors; amending 59 O.S. 2021, |
| Section 2053, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 76, |
10| O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 2053), which |
| relates to the State Board of Examiners of |
11| Perfusionists; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 6001, |
| as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 89, O.S.L. 2023 |
12| (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6001), which relates to |
| the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure; |
13| amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-1923, as amended by |
| Section 1, Chapter 197, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp. |
14| 2025, Section 1-1923), which relates to the Long-Term |
| Care Facility Advisory Council; amending 63 O.S. |
15| 2021, Section 91, as last amended by Section 1, |
| Chapter 264, O.S.L. 2025 (63 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section |
16| 91), which relates to the State Anatomical Board; |
| amending 67 O.S. 2021, Section 305, as last amended |
17| by Section 1, Chapter 217, O.S.L. 2025 (67 O.S. Supp. |
| 2025, Section 305), which relates to the Archives and |
18| Records Commission; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section |
| 3-173, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 306, O.S.L. |
19| 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 3-173), which |
| relates to the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian |
20| Education; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 23-105, as |
| amended by Section 1, Chapter 296, O.S.L. 2023 (70 |
21| O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 23-105), which relates to |
| the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority; |
22| amending 73 O.S. 2021, Section 83.1, as last amended |
| by Section 1, Chapter 16, O.S.L. 2025 (73 O.S. Supp. |
23| 2025, Section 83.1), which relates to the |
| Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning |
24| Commission; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 245, as |
| amended by Section 1, Chapter 92, O.S.L. 2023 (74 |
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1| O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 245), which relates to the |
| Oklahoma Climatological Survey; amending 74 O.S. |
2| 2021, Section 7005, as amended by Section 1, Chapter |
| 70, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 7005), |
3| which relates to the Oversight Committee for State |
| Employee Charitable Contributions; removing sunset |
4| dates; repealing 2 O.S. 2021, Section 18-34, which |
| relates to the Oklahoma Beef Council; repealing 2 |
5| O.S. 2021, Section 18-181, which relates to the Sheep |
| and Wool Utilization, Research and Market Development |
6| Commission; repealing 10 O.S. 2021, Section 1430.4, |
| which relates to the Group Homes for Persons with |
7| Developmental or Physical Disabilities Advisory |
| Board; repealing 11 O.S. 2021, Section 51-104, which |
8| relates to the Public Employees Relations Board; |
| repealing 47 O.S. 2021, Section 759, which relates to |
9| the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence; |
| repealing 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.22, which relates |
10| to the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Research, |
| Marketing and Safety Commission; repealing 53 O.S. |
11| 2021, Section 231, which relates to the Oklahoma |
| Music Hall of Fame Board; repealing 56 O.S. 2021, |
12| Section 162.1b, which relates to Department of Human |
| Services Citizens Advisory Panels; repealing 57 O.S. |
13| 2021, Section 521.1, which relates to the Reentry |
| Policy Council; repealing 57 O.S. 2021, Section |
14| 549.2, which relates to the Oklahoma Prison Industry |
| Marketing Development Advisory Task Force; repealing |
15| 59 O.S. 2021, Section 46.4, as last amended by |
| Section 2, Chapter 147, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. |
16| 2025, Section 46.4), which relates to the Board of |
| Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape |
17| Architects and Registered Commercial Interior |
| Designers of Oklahoma; repealing 59 O.S. 2021, |
18| Section 481, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 227, |
| O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 481), which |
19| relates to the State Board of Medical Licensure and |
| Supervision; repealing 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1000.2, |
20| which relates to the Construction Industries Board; |
| repealing 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.56, which relates |
21| to the Special Agency Account Board; repealing 63 |
| O.S. 2021, Section 330.52, as amended by Section 4, |
22| Chapter 271, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section |
| 330.52), which relates to the State Board of |
23| Examiners for Long-Term Care Administrators; |
| repealing 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-129.1, which |
24| relates to the Minority Teacher Recruitment Advisory |
| Committee; repealing 72 O.S. 2021, Section 241, which |
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1| relates to the State Accrediting Agency; repealing 74 |
| O.S. 2021, Section 18p-2, which relates to the |
2| Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Advisory |
| Council; repealing 74 O.S. 2021, Section 5060.40, |
3| which relates to the Science and Technology Council; |
| repealing 74 O.S. 2021, Sections 3901, 3902, 3903, |
4| 3904, 3905, 3906, 3907, 3908, 3909, 3911, 3913, 3914, |
| 3915, 3916, 3917, 3918, 3920, and 3921, which relate |
5| to the Oklahoma Sunset Law; and declaring an |
| emergency. |
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8|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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9| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 1 O.S. 2021, Section 22, as |
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10|amended by Section 1, Chapter 85, O.S.L. 2023 (1 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
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11|Section 22), is amended to read as follows: |
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12| Section 22. A. There is hereby re-created to continue until |
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13|July 1, 2026, in accordance with the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the |
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14|Oklahoma Abstractors Board. Beginning January 1, 2008, the Oklahoma |
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15|Abstractors Board shall have the total responsibility of |
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16|administering and enforcing the Oklahoma Abstractors Act. |
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17| B. The Board shall have the power and duty to prescribe, |
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18|promulgate and implement rules as deemed necessary to implement all |
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19|the provisions of the Oklahoma Abstractors Act. |
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20| C. The Board shall have the power and duty to obtain and secure |
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21|an office in Oklahoma City, and employ, direct, discharge, and |
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22|define the duties and set the salaries of employees of the Board, |
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23|including an executive director, as are necessary to implement the |
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24|provisions of the Oklahoma Abstractors Act. |
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1| D. The Board shall consist of nine (9) members who shall be |
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2|appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate: |
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3| 1. Six of the members shall be residents of this state who are |
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4|either a holder of a current valid Certificate of Authority or an |
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5|employee of a holder of a current valid Certificate of Authority for |
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6|not less than five (5) years in a county in the district from which |
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7|the member is appointed prior to appointment. One member shall be |
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8|appointed from each of the following districts: |
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9| District 1: Alfalfa, Beaver, Blaine, Cimarron, Custer, Dewey, |
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10|Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Kingfisher, Major, Roger Mills, |
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11|Texas, Woods, and Woodward Counties. |
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12| District 2: Beckham, Caddo, Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, |
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13|Grady, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, Love, McClain, |
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14|Murray, Stephens, Tillman, and Washita Counties. |
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15| District 3: Canadian, Cleveland, Logan, and Oklahoma Counties. |
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16| District 4: Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Kay, Mayes, |
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17|Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, |
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18|Sequoyah, and Washington Counties. |
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19| District 5: Creek, Lincoln, Rogers, Tulsa, and Wagoner Counties. |
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20| District 6: Atoka, Bryan, Choctaw, Coal, Haskell, Hughes, |
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21|Johnston, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Marshall, McCurtain, Okfuskee, |
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22|Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, and Seminole |
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23|Counties; |
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1| 2. One member shall be a resident of this state who has been a |
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2|licensed real estate broker in Oklahoma for not less than five (5) |
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3|years; |
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4| 3. One member shall be an attorney who is a resident of this |
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5|state who has been licensed to practice in Oklahoma for not less |
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6|than five (5) years; and |
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7| 4. One member shall be a resident of this state who has been an |
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8|officer in a bank in Oklahoma for not less than five (5) years. |
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9| E. The Governor shall make the initial appointments to the |
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10|Board within ninety (90) days of July 1, 2007: |
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11| 1. The initial appointments for the members of the Board shall |
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12|be as follows: |
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13| a. members appointed from Districts 1 and 3 shall serve |
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14| until July 1, 2008, |
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15| b. members appointed from Districts 2 and 4 shall serve |
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16| until July 1, 2009, |
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17| c. members appointed from Districts 5 and 6 shall serve |
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18| until July 1, 2010, |
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19| d. the real estate broker member shall serve until July |
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20| 1, 2010, |
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21| e. the attorney member shall serve until July 1, 2009, |
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22| and |
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23| f. the bank officer member shall serve until July 1, |
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24| 2010; and |
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1| 2. Thereafter, all members shall serve four-year terms. |
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2| F. Each member shall hold office until the expiration of the |
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3|term of office for which appointed or until a successor has been |
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4|appointed and confirmed: |
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5| 1. Vacancies on the Board due to death, resignation, or removal |
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6|occurring during a term shall be filled by the Governor for the |
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7|unexpired portion of the term in a manner as provided for regular |
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8|appointments to the Board; |
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9| 2. Members filling the remainder of an unexpired term shall |
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10|assume office immediately upon appointment by the Governor and shall |
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11|serve until confirmation or denial of confirmation by the Senate; |
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12|and |
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13| 3. A member may be reappointed to the Board, but shall not |
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14|serve more than two consecutive terms. A member that has previously |
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15|served two consecutive terms may be reappointed after the expiration |
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16|of at least one full term. |
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17| G. Members of the Board shall receive no salary or compensation |
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18|for service on the Board, but shall be reimbursed for travel |
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19|expenses incurred on behalf of their service on the Board pursuant |
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20|to the State Travel Reimbursement Act. |
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21| H. Members may be removed from office by the Governor: |
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22| 1. For inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office |
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23|in the manner provided for by law for the removal of officers not |
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24|subject to impeachment; |
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1| 2. For cause which shall include, but not be limited to: |
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2| a. the member has ceased to be qualified. A member of |
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3| the Board is no longer qualified to serve if that |
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4| member: |
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5| (1) is a member whose Certificate of Authority, |
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6| license, or permit pursuant to the laws of this |
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7| state has become void or has been revoked or |
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8| suspended, or |
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9| (2) is a member who has moved from this state, |
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10| b. the member has been convicted, pled guilty or nolo |
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11| contendere to a felony pursuant to the laws of the |
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12| United States or any jurisdiction, |
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13| c. the member has become medically incapacitated as |
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14| determined in writing by a medical doctor upon request |
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15| by the Board, or |
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16| d. the member has been absent from three meetings, or is |
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17| absent for more than one-half (1/2) the number of |
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18| minutes for which a meeting is conducted of three |
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19| meetings as determined by the Board during any |
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20| twelve-month period, unless such absence is determined |
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21| to be unavoidable in the opinion of a majority of the |
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22| remaining members; |
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23| 3. Upon being found guilty, through due process, of |
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1|malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance in relation to Board duties; |
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2|or |
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3| 4. Upon being found mentally incompetent by a court of |
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4|competent jurisdiction. |
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5| I. Removal pursuant to the provisions of subsection H of this |
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6|section shall be accomplished in the following manner: |
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7| 1. After a majority vote of the remaining members setting out |
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8|the dates of absences or other grounds for removal and the fact of |
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9|the disqualification of the member, a written notification of the |
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10|said vote shall be sent to the Governor; and |
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11| 2. Upon receipt of the written notification, the Governor, |
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12|after a hearing conducted in accordance with the provisions of the |
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13|Administrative Procedures Act, may remove any member of the Board |
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14|for any of the reasons set out in the notice from the Board or for |
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15|any other reason specified in this act, provided: |
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16| a. removal pursuant to the provisions of this subsection |
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17| shall occur upon the Governor filing a written |
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18| statement of findings after the hearing as to the |
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19| reasons and basis for removal of the member with the |
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20| secretary of the Board, and |
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21| b. the Governor shall appoint another member in the |
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22| manner provided for appointments to the Board. |
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1| SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 3A O.S. 2021, Section 604.1, as |
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2|amended by Section 1, Chapter 75, O.S.L. 2024 (3A O.S. Supp. 2025, |
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3|Section 604.1), is amended to read as follows: |
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4| Section 604.1. A. There is hereby re-created, until July 1, |
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5|2027, in accordance with the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the Oklahoma State |
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6|Athletic Commission, which shall be composed of nine (9) members |
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7|appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. |
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8| The member of the Commission initially appointed pursuant to this |
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9|act shall serve a term of three (3) years that shall expire on June |
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10|30, 2006. Members appointed to the Commission shall serve for terms |
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11|of three (3) years. Terms of office shall expire on June 30. All |
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12|vacancies and unexpired terms shall be filled in the same manner as |
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13|the original appointment and within sixty (60) days from the date of |
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14|the vacancy. Members may be removed by the Governor for |
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15|incompetence, willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, or |
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16|malfeasance in office. |
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17| B. Members appointed to the Commission shall reside in this |
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18|state and shall have the following qualifications: |
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19| 1. Two members shall have experience as a professional |
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20|combative sports practitioner, other than as a professional wrestler |
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21|or in professional combative sports promotions; |
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22| 2. One member shall have experience as a professional wrestler |
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23|or in professional wrestling promotions; |
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24| 3. One member shall have experience in sports medicine; |
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1| 4. One member shall have experience in the cable television |
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2|business; and |
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3| 5. Four members shall represent the public at large as lay |
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4|members. |
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5| C. No member of the Commission or any person related to a |
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6|member within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity shall |
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7|promote, sponsor, or have any financial interest in the promotion or |
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8|sponsorship of any professional combative sports event or amateur |
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9|mixed martial arts event while a member of the Commission. |
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10| D. The members of the Commission shall elect from their |
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11|membership a chair and vice-chair to serve for one-year terms. A |
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12|majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of |
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13|conducting the business of the Commission. The Commission shall |
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14|meet at least quarterly, and special meetings may be called by the |
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15|chair. |
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16| E. The Commission shall comply with the provisions of the |
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17|Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, the Oklahoma Open Records Act, and the |
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18|Administrative Procedures Act. |
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19| F. All members of the Commission and such employees as |
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20|determined by the Commission shall be bonded as required by Sections |
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21|85.58Q through 85.58V of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |
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22| G. Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation |
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23|but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of |
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24|their duties as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act. |
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1| SECTION 3. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 345, O.S.L. |
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2|2025 (10 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 461), is amended to read as |
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3|follows: |
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4| Section 461. A. 1. There is hereby created, until November 1, |
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5|2028, in accordance with the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the Teacher |
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6|Recruitment and Retention Program to be administered by Oklahoma |
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7|Partnership for School Readiness under the direction of the |
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8|Department of Human Services. |
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9| 2. The Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules as |
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10|necessary to implement and enforce the provisions of this section, |
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11|including verifying income eligibility, employment status, and |
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12|administering subsidy benefits accordingly. |
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13| B. The Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program, administered |
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14|through Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness, shall ensure |
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15|that: |
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16| 1. A child care employee working at a child care facility |
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17|licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing |
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18|Act shall be eligible for the Teacher Recruitment and Retention |
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19|Program, provided that: |
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20| a. total annual gross household income does not exceed |
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21| One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000.00) for |
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22| a two-parent household, |
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23| b. total annual gross household income does not exceed |
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24| |
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1| Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) for a |
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2| single-parent household, or |
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3| c. children must attend a program participating in the |
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4| Department of Human Services' Child Care Subsidy |
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5| Program; |
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6| 2. As used in this section, "child care employee" shall mean |
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7|any individual who is employed for a minimum of twenty (20) hours |
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8|per week, averaged monthly, who provides direct care, supervision or |
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9|educational services to children or who performs duties on-site that |
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10|support the daily operation of the facility participating in the |
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11|Child Care Subsidy Program and which is licensed pursuant to the |
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12|Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act; |
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13| 3. An employee who qualifies under the household income |
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14|limitations in paragraph 1 of this subsection: |
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15| a. shall have household income exempted from |
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16| consideration solely for purposes of calculating |
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17| cost-sharing or co-payment responsibilities, |
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18| b. shall have co-payments waived if eligible under the |
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19| Department's Child Care Subsidy Program, and |
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20| c. shall be eligible to participate in the Teacher |
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21| Recruitment and Retention Program, even if his or her |
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22| income exceeds the Child Care Subsidy Program |
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23| requirements; |
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24| |
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1| 4. When an employee who is employed by a licensed child care |
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2|facility leaves employment of the licensed provider, the provider |
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3|shall provide written notice within thirty (30) days to the |
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4|Department of Human Services that the employee is no longer |
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5|employed; and |
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6| 5. Other than the income exemption pursuant to paragraph 1 of |
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7|this subsection and the reporting requirements established pursuant |
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8|to this subsection, all other conditions of eligibility for the |
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9|Child Care Subsidy Program located in Oklahoma Administrative Code |
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10|(OAC) 340:40-7-1 shall be followed. |
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11| C. Subsection B of this section shall not apply to employees |
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12|who are employed by a child care facility licensed pursuant to the |
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13|Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act and who are eligible |
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14|for the Child Care Subsidy Program without household income being |
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15|exempted. |
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16| D. The Department of Human Services shall waive co-payments for |
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17|employees who are employed by a licensed child care facility and who |
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18|qualify under income eligibility requirements of the Child Care |
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19|Subsidy Program. |
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20| SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 10 O.S. 2021, Section 640.1, as |
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21|last amended by Section 1, Chapter 74, O.S.L. 2024 (10 O.S. Supp. |
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22|2025, Section 640.1), is amended to read as follows: |
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23| Section 640.1. A. There is hereby re-created until July 1, |
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24|2029, in accordance with the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the Oklahoma |
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1|Partnership for School Readiness Board. The Board shall promote |
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2|school readiness supporting community-based efforts to increase the |
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3|number of children who are ready to succeed by the time they enter |
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4|school. The Board shall additionally serve as the state's Early |
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5|Childhood Advisory Council and fulfill the responsibilities |
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6|described in the Head Start Act of 2007 (PL 110-134, Section 642B). |
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7|The Board shall consist of representatives from the private and |
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8|public sectors as follows: |
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9| 1. Fifteen private sector representatives appointed by the |
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10|Governor to include: |
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11| a. two parents of children eight (8) years of age or |
| |
12| younger, and |
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13| b. one representative of licensed child care providers; |
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14| 2. One representative of the licensed child care industry |
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15|appointed by the Governor; |
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16| 3. One representative of a state association of federally |
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17|funded early childhood programs appointed by the Governor; and |
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18| 4. To ensure that existing resources are being utilized |
| |
19|effectively, fifteen public sector representatives or their |
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20|designees as follows: |
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21| a. State Superintendent of Public Instruction, |
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22| b. State Commissioner of Health, |
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23| c. Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and |
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24| Substance Abuse Services, |
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1| d. Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, |
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2| e. Director of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, |
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3| f. Director of the Department of Human Services, |
| |
4| g. Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, |
| |
5| h. Director of the Oklahoma Commission on Children and |
| |
6| Youth, |
| |
7| i. Director of the State Department of Rehabilitation |
| |
8| Services, |
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9| j. Executive Director of the Oklahoma Educational |
| |
10| Television Authority, |
| |
11| k. Director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and |
| |
12| Technology Education, |
| |
13| l. Chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher |
| |
14| Education, |
| |
15| m. Cabinet Secretary with responsibility for education |
| |
16| agencies, |
| |
17| n. Dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences, |
| |
18| Oklahoma State University, and |
| |
19| o. State Director of Head Start Collaboration. |
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20| B. Members appointed by the Governor shall serve terms of four |
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21|(4) years; provided, of those members initially appointed to the |
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22|Board, eight members shall be appointed for two-year terms, |
| |
23|beginning September 1, 2003, and seven members shall be appointed |
| |
24|for four-year terms, beginning September 1, 2003, as designated by |
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1|the Governor. The member appointed pursuant to paragraph 2 of |
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2|subsection A of this section shall be appointed for an initial term |
| |
3|to end on August 31, 2007. The member appointed pursuant to |
| |
4|paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section shall be appointed for |
| |
5|an initial term to end on August 31, 2009. Appointed members shall |
| |
6|continue in office until a successor is appointed by the Governor. |
| |
7|The Governor shall fill all vacancies in the same manner as the |
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8|original appointment was made. |
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9| C. The Director of the Department of Human Services shall |
| |
10|convene an organizational meeting of the Oklahoma Partnership for |
| |
11|School Readiness Board prior to November 1, 2003, at which time |
| |
12|members of the Board shall elect a chair, a vice chair, and other |
| |
13|officers as needed. A majority of the members of the Board shall |
| |
14|constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. |
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15| D. Members of the Board shall receive no compensation for |
| |
16|serving on the Board but shall receive travel reimbursement as |
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17|follows: |
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18| 1. State agency officers and employees who are members of the |
| |
19|Board shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in the |
| |
20|performance of their duties by their respective agencies in |
| |
21|accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act; and |
| |
22| 2. Remaining members shall be reimbursed by the Board from any |
| |
23|funds received by the Board for travel expenses incurred in the |
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24| |
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1|performance of their duties in accordance with the State Travel |
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2|Reimbursement Act. |
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3| E. Members of the Board shall be exempt from the |
| |
4|dual-office-holding provisions of Section 6 of Title 51 of the |
| |
5|Oklahoma Statutes. |
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6| SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 10 O.S. 2021, Section 1150.2, as |
| |
7|last amended by Section 10, Chapter 347, O.S.L. 2024 (10 O.S. Supp. |
| |
8|2025, Section 1150.2), is amended to read as follows: |
| |
9| Section 1150.2. A. There is hereby re-created until July 1, |
| |
10|2026, in accordance with the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the Child Death |
| |
11|Review Board within the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth. |
| |
12|The Board shall have the power and duty to: |
| |
13| 1. Conduct case reviews of deaths and near deaths of children |
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14|in this state; |
| |
15| 2. Develop accurate statistical information and identification |
| |
16|of deaths of children due to abuse and neglect; |
| |
17| 3. Improve the ability to provide protective services to the |
| |
18|surviving siblings of a child or children who die of abuse or |
| |
19|neglect and who may be living in a dangerous environment; |
| |
20| 4. Improve policies, procedures and practices within the |
| |
21|agencies that serve children including the child protection system; |
| |
22| 5. Enter into agreements with regional teams established by the |
| |
23|Board to carry out such duties and responsibilities as the Board |
| |
24|shall designate including assigned cases in the geographical area |
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1|for that regional team. The Commission, with the advice of the |
| |
2|Board, shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of |
| |
3|the provisions of this paragraph; and |
| |
4| 6. Enter into agreements with other state, local, or private |
| |
5|entities as necessary to carry out the duties of the Board |
| |
6|including, but not limited to, conducting joint reviews with the |
| |
7|Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board on domestic violence cases |
| |
8|involving child death or child near-death incidents. |
| |
9| B. In carrying out its duties and responsibilities the Board |
| |
10|shall: |
| |
11| 1. Establish criteria for cases involving the death or near |
| |
12|death of a child subject to specific, in-depth review by the Board. |
| |
13|As used in this section, the term "near death" means a child is in |
| |
14|serious or critical condition, as certified by a physician, as a |
| |
15|result of abuse or neglect; |
| |
16| 2. Conduct a specific case review of those cases where the |
| |
17|cause of death or near death is or may be related to abuse or |
| |
18|neglect of a child; |
| |
19| 3. Establish and maintain statistical information related to |
| |
20|the deaths and near deaths of children including, but not limited |
| |
21|to, demographic and medical diagnostic information; |
| |
22| 4. Establish procedures for obtaining initial information |
| |
23|regarding near deaths of children from the Department of Human |
| |
24|Services and law enforcement agencies; |
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1| 5. Review the policies and procedures of the child protection |
| |
2|system and make specific recommendations to the entities comprising |
| |
3|the system as to actions necessary for improvement; |
| |
4| 6. Review the extent to which the state child protection system |
| |
5|is coordinated with foster care and adoption programs and evaluate |
| |
6|whether the state is efficiently discharging its child protection |
| |
7|responsibilities under the federal Child Abuse Prevention and |
| |
8|Treatment Act State Plan; |
| |
9| 7. As necessary and appropriate, for the protection of the |
| |
10|siblings of a child who dies and whose siblings are deemed to be |
| |
11|living in a dangerous environment, refer specific cases to the |
| |
12|Department of Human Services or the appropriate district attorney |
| |
13|for further investigation; |
| |
14| 8. Request and obtain a copy of all records and reports |
| |
15|pertaining to a child whose case is under review including, but not |
| |
16|limited to: |
| |
17| a. the report of the medical examiner, |
| |
18| b. hospital records, |
| |
19| c. school records, |
| |
20| d. court records, |
| |
21| e. prosecutorial records, |
| |
22| f. local, state, and federal law enforcement records |
| |
23| including, but not limited to, the Oklahoma State |
| |
24| Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), |
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1| g. fire department records, |
| |
2| h. State Department of Health records including birth |
| |
3| certificate records, |
| |
4| i. medical and dental records, |
| |
5| j. Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse |
| |
6| Services and other mental health records, |
| |
7| k. emergency medical service records, |
| |
8| l. files of the Department of Human Services, and |
| |
9| m. records in the possession of the Domestic Violence |
| |
10| Fatality Review Board when conducting a joint review |
| |
11| pursuant to paragraph 6 of subsection A of this |
| |
12| section. |
| |
13| Confidential information provided to the Board shall be |
| |
14|maintained in a confidential manner as required by state and federal |
| |
15|law. Any person damaged by disclosure of such information by the |
| |
16|Board, its regional teams or their members, not authorized by law, |
| |
17|may maintain an action for damages, costs and attorney fees; |
| |
18| 9. Maintain all confidential information, documents and records |
| |
19|in possession of the Board as confidential and not subject to |
| |
20|subpoena or discovery in any civil or criminal proceedings; |
| |
21|provided, however, information, documents and records otherwise |
| |
22|available from other sources shall not be exempt from subpoena or |
| |
23|discovery through those sources solely because such information, |
| |
24|documents and records were presented to or reviewed by the Board; |
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1| 10. Conduct reviews of specific cases of deaths and near deaths |
| |
2|of children and request the preparation of additional information |
| |
3|and reports as determined to be necessary by the Board including, |
| |
4|but not limited to, clinical summaries from treating physicians, |
| |
5|chronologies of contact, and second-opinion autopsies; |
| |
6| 11. Report, if recommended by a majority vote of the Board, to |
| |
7|the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House |
| |
8|of Representatives any gross neglect of duty by any state officer or |
| |
9|state employee, or any problem within the child protective services |
| |
10|system discovered by the Board while performing its duties; |
| |
11| 12. Recommend, when appropriate, amendment of the cause or |
| |
12|manner of death listed on the death certificate; and |
| |
13| 13. Subject to the approval of the Commission, exercise all |
| |
14|incidental powers necessary and proper for the implementation and |
| |
15|administration of the Child Death Review Board Act. |
| |
16| C. The review and discussion of individual cases of death or |
| |
17|near death of a child shall be conducted in executive session and in |
| |
18|compliance with the confidentiality requirements of Section 1-6-102 |
| |
19|of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes. All other business shall be |
| |
20|conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open |
| |
21|Meeting Act. All discussions of individual cases and any writings |
| |
22|produced by or created for the Board and recommended by the Board, |
| |
23|as the result of a review of an individual case of the death or near |
| |
24|death of a child, shall be privileged and shall not be admissible in |
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1|evidence in any proceeding. The Board shall periodically conduct |
| |
2|meetings to discuss organization and business matters and any |
| |
3|actions or recommendations aimed at improvement of the child |
| |
4|protection system which shall be subject to the Oklahoma Open |
| |
5|Meeting Act. Part of any meeting of the Board may be specifically |
| |
6|designated as a business meeting of the Board subject to the |
| |
7|Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. |
| |
8| D. 1. The Board shall submit an annual statistical report on |
| |
9|the incidence and causes of death and near death of children in this |
| |
10|state for which the Board has completed its review during the past |
| |
11|calendar year, including its recommendations, to the Oklahoma |
| |
12|Commission on Children and Youth on or before May 1 of each year. |
| |
13|The Board shall also prepare and make available to the public, on an |
| |
14|annual basis, a report containing a summary of the activities of the |
| |
15|Board relating to the review of deaths and near deaths of children, |
| |
16|the extent to which the state child protection system is coordinated |
| |
17|with foster care and adoption programs, and an evaluation of whether |
| |
18|the state is efficiently discharging its child protection |
| |
19|responsibilities. The report shall be completed no later than |
| |
20|December 31 of each year. |
| |
21| 2. The Commission shall review the report of the Board and, as |
| |
22|appropriate, incorporate the findings and recommendations into the |
| |
23|State Plan for Services to Children and Youth. |
| |
24| |
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1| SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 19 O.S. 2021, Section 130.1, as |
| |
2|amended by Section 1, Chapter 86, O.S.L. 2023 (19 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
| |
3|Section 130.1), is amended to read as follows: |
| |
4| Section 130.1. There is hereby re-created, to continue until |
| |
5|July 1, 2026, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma |
| |
6|Sunset Law, the Commission on County Government Personnel Education |
| |
7|and Training, hereinafter called the "Commission". The Commission |
| |
8|shall be composed of the following five (5) members: The President |
| |
9|of Oklahoma State University or designee; the State Auditor and |
| |
10|Inspector or designee; the Director of the Department of |
| |
11|Transportation or designee; the Chairman of the Oklahoma Tax |
| |
12|Commission or designee; and the President of the Oklahoma County |
| |
13|Officers Association or designee. |
| |
14| SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 20 O.S. 2021, Section 1501, as |
| |
15|amended by Section 1, Chapter 61, O.S.L. 2023 (20 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
| |
16|Section 1501), is amended to read as follows: |
| |
17| Section 1501. There is hereby re-created, to continue until |
| |
18|July 1, 2026, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma |
| |
19|Sunset Law, Section 3901 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the |
| |
20|State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters which |
| |
21|shall consist of five (5) members, all of whom shall be certified |
| |
22|shorthand reporters. The members shall be persons who have been, |
| |
23|for at least five (5) years prior to their appointment to the Board, |
| |
24|residents of this state and certified shorthand reporters. All |
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1|members shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
| |
2|and shall serve in staggered terms, each for a period of five (5) |
| |
3|years except for the initial appointees. No member may serve more |
| |
4|than one term in succession. The Board shall elect from its |
| |
5|membership a chair and a secretary. Three members shall constitute |
| |
6|a quorum. The Board may adopt a seal for its official use. All |
| |
7|actions of the Board shall be supervised by the Supreme Court and be |
| |
8|subject to approval by the Court. |
| |
9| SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 20 O.S. 2021, Section 1652, is |
| |
10|amended to read as follows: |
| |
11| Section 1652. A. The Council on Judicial Complaints is an |
| |
12|agency in the Executive Department. |
| |
13| B. The Council shall not be subject to the provisions of the |
| |
14|Oklahoma Sunset Law. |
| |
15| C. The Council shall not be subject to the provisions of the |
| |
16|Oklahoma Open Meeting Act when conducting, discussing, or |
| |
17|deliberating any matter relating to a complaint received or filed |
| |
18|with the Council. |
| |
19| D. C. The Council shall be subject to the provisions of the |
| |
20|Oklahoma Open Records Act to the extent provided in paragraph 2 of |
| |
21|Section 24A.3 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |
| |
22| E. D. 1. Employees of the Council shall be in the unclassified |
| |
23|service for the purposes of the Oklahoma Personnel Act. |
| |
24| |
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1| 2. Employees shall be members of the Oklahoma Public Employees |
| |
2|Retirement System and shall be eligible to participate in employee |
| |
3|benefit programs administered by the Oklahoma State and Education |
| |
4|Employees Group Insurance Board. |
| |
5| 3. Any person who is employed by the Council who is a state |
| |
6|employee at the time he or she is hired by the Council shall retain |
| |
7|and continue to accrue all state employee benefits without a break |
| |
8|in service. |
| |
9| F. E. The Council shall not be subject to the provisions of the |
| |
10|Records Management Act nor to the rules of the Archives and Records |
| |
11|Commission. |
| |
12| SECTION 9. AMENDATORY 27A O.S. 2021, Section 2-2-201, as |
| |
13|amended by Section 1, Chapter 69, O.S.L. 2023 (27A O.S. Supp. 2025, |
| |
14|Section 2-2-201), is amended to read as follows: |
| |
15| Section 2-2-201. A. There are hereby re-created until July 1, |
| |
16|2026, pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law: |
| |
17| 1. The Water Quality Management Advisory Council; |
| |
18| 2. The Hazardous Waste Management Advisory Council; |
| |
19| 3. The Solid Waste Management Advisory Council; and |
| |
20| 4. The Radiation Management Advisory Council. |
| |
21| B. 1. Except as provided for in paragraph 2 of this |
| |
22|subsection, each Council created pursuant to subsection A of this |
| |
23|section shall consist of nine (9) members. Three members shall be |
| |
24|appointed by the Governor, three members shall be appointed by the |
| |
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1|Speaker of the House of Representatives and three members shall be |
| |
2|appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Appointments |
| |
3|shall be for three-year terms. Members of the Advisory Councils |
| |
4|shall serve at the pleasure of and may be removed from office by the |
| |
5|appointing authority. Members shall continue to serve until their |
| |
6|successors are appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same |
| |
7|manner as the original appointments. Five members shall constitute |
| |
8|a quorum. |
| |
9| 2. a. The Solid Waste Management Advisory Council shall |
| |
10| consist of ten (10) members. Four members shall be |
| |
11| appointed by the Governor, three members shall be |
| |
12| appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
| |
13| Representatives and three members shall be appointed |
| |
14| by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. |
| |
15| Appointments shall be for three-year terms. Members |
| |
16| of the Solid Waste Management Advisory Council shall |
| |
17| serve at the pleasure of and may be removed from |
| |
18| office by the appointing authority. Members shall |
| |
19| continue to serve until their successors are |
| |
20| appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same |
| |
21| manner as the original appointments. Six members |
| |
22| shall constitute a quorum. |
| |
23| b. The Water Quality Management Advisory Council shall |
| |
24| consist of twelve (12) members. Four members shall be |
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1| appointed by the Governor, four members shall be |
| |
2| appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, |
| |
3| and four members shall be appointed by the Speaker of |
| |
4| the House of Representatives. Appointments shall be |
| |
5| for three-year terms. Members shall serve at the |
| |
6| pleasure of and may be removed by the appointing |
| |
7| authority. Members may be eligible for reappointment |
| |
8| and shall continue to serve until their successors are |
| |
9| appointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the same |
| |
10| manner as their original appointments. Seven members |
| |
11| shall constitute a quorum. |
| |
12| 3. Each Council shall elect a chair and a vice-chair from among |
| |
13|its members. Each Council shall meet as required for rule |
| |
14|development, review and recommendation and for such other purposes |
| |
15|specified by law. Special meetings may be called by the chair or by |
| |
16|the concurrence of any three members. |
| |
17| C. 1. All members of the Water Quality Management Advisory |
| |
18|Council shall be knowledgeable of water quality and of the |
| |
19|environment. The Council shall be composed as follows: |
| |
20| a. the Governor shall appoint four members as follows: |
| |
21| (1) one member representing the field of engineering, |
| |
22| |
| |
23| (2) one member representing a statewide nonprofit |
| |
24| environmental organization, |
| |
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1| (3) one member representing the general public, and |
| |
2| (4) one member representing a commercial or publicly |
| |
3| owned laboratory accredited by the Department for |
| |
4| both the Drinking Water and the General |
| |
5| Environmental Laboratory classifications of |
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6| accreditation, |
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7| b. the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint |
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8| four members as follows: |
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9| (1) one member representing an industry located in |
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10| this state, |
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11| (2) one member representing an oil-field-related |
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12| industry, |
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13| (3) one member representing the field of geology, and |
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14| |
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15| (4) one member who holds a certificate under the |
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16| Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator |
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17| Certification Act and who is the operator of a |
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18| municipal waterworks or wastewater works |
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19| facility, and |
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20| c. the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall |
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21| appoint four members as follows: |
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22| (1) one member representing a political subdivision |
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23| of the state who shall be a member of the local |
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24| governmental body of a city or town, |
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1| (2) one member representing a rural water district |
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2| organized pursuant to the laws of this state, |
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3| (3) one member representing the field of agriculture, |
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4| and |
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5| (4) one member who holds a certificate under the |
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6| Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator |
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7| Certification Act and who is the operator of a |
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8| waterworks or wastewater works for a rural water |
| |
9| or sewer district organized pursuant to law. |
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10| 2. The jurisdictional areas of the Water Quality Management |
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11|Advisory Council shall include Article VI of this chapter, Article |
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12|IV of this chapter, waterworks and wastewater activities, water |
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13|quality and protection and related activities and such other areas |
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14|as designated by the Board. |
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15| D. 1. All members of the Hazardous Waste Management Advisory |
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16|Council shall be knowledgeable of hazardous waste and of the |
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17|environment. The Council shall be composed as follows: |
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18| a. the Governor shall appoint three members as follows: |
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19| (1) one member representing an industry located in |
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20| this state, |
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21| (2) one member representing a statewide nonprofit |
| |
22| environmental organization, and |
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23| |
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24| |
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1| (3) one member representing a political subdivision |
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2| of the state who shall be a member of the local |
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3| governing body of a city or town, |
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4| b. the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint |
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5| three members as follows: |
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6| (1) one member representing a political subdivision |
| |
7| of the state who shall be a member of the local |
| |
8| governmental body of a city or town, |
| |
9| (2) one member representing the general public, and |
| |
10| (3) one member representing industry generating |
| |
11| hazardous waste, and |
| |
12| c. the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall |
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13| appoint three members as follows: |
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14| (1) one member representing the field of engineering, |
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15| |
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16| (2) one member representing the hazardous waste |
| |
17| industry, and |
| |
18| (3) one member representing the field of geology. |
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19| 2. The jurisdictional areas of the Hazardous Waste Management |
| |
20|Advisory Council shall include Article VII of this chapter, the |
| |
21|Oklahoma Hazardous Waste Reduction Program, and such other areas as |
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22|designated by the Board. |
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23| |
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24| |
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1| E. 1. All members of the Solid Waste Management Advisory |
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2|Council shall be knowledgeable of solid waste and of the |
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3|environment. The Council shall be composed as follows: |
| |
4| a. the Governor shall appoint four members as follows: |
| |
5| (1) one member representing a statewide nonprofit |
| |
6| environmental organization, |
| |
7| (2) one member shall be a county commissioner, |
| |
8| (3) one member representing the general public, and |
| |
9| (4) one member representing the solid waste |
| |
10| incineration, waste-to-energy industry in this |
| |
11| state, |
| |
12| b. the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint |
| |
13| three members as follows: |
| |
14| (1) one member representing an industry located in |
| |
15| this state generating solid waste, |
| |
16| (2) one member representing a political subdivision |
| |
17| of this state who shall be a member of the local |
| |
18| governmental body of a city or town, and |
| |
19| (3) one member representing the field of geology, and |
| |
20| |
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21| c. the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall |
| |
22| appoint three members as follows: |
| |
23| (1) one member representing the solid waste disposal |
| |
24| industry in this state, |
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1| (2) one member representing the field of engineering, |
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2| and |
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3| (3) one member representing the transportation |
| |
4| industry. |
| |
5| 2. The jurisdictional areas of the Solid Waste Management |
| |
6|Advisory Council shall include Article X of this chapter, the |
| |
7|Oklahoma Used Tire Recycling Act and such other areas as designated |
| |
8|by the Board. |
| |
9| F. 1. All members of the Radiation Management Advisory Council |
| |
10|shall be knowledgeable of radiation hazards and radiation |
| |
11|protection. The Council shall be composed as follows: |
| |
12| a. the Governor shall appoint three members as follows: |
| |
13| (1) one member representing an industry located in |
| |
14| this state which uses sources of radiation in its |
| |
15| manufacturing or processing business, |
| |
16| (2) one member representing a statewide nonprofit |
| |
17| environmental organization, and |
| |
18| (3) one member representing the engineering |
| |
19| profession who shall be a professional engineer |
| |
20| employed and experienced in matters of radiation |
| |
21| management and protection, |
| |
22| b. the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint |
| |
23| three members as follows: |
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24| |
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1| (1) one member representing the faculty of an |
| |
2| institution of higher learning of university |
| |
3| status and shall be experienced in matters of |
| |
4| scientific knowledge and competent in matters of |
| |
5| radiation management and protection, |
| |
6| (2) one member representing the general public, and |
| |
7| (3) one member representing the field of industrial |
| |
8| radiography, and |
| |
9| c. the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall |
| |
10| appoint three members as follows: |
| |
11| (1) one member representing the transportation |
| |
12| industry, |
| |
13| (2) one member representing the petroleum industry |
| |
14| who is trained and experienced in radiation |
| |
15| management and protection, and |
| |
16| (3) one member representing a medical institution |
| |
17| within this state who shall be experienced in |
| |
18| matters of radiation management and protection. |
| |
19| 2. The jurisdictional areas of the Radiation Management |
| |
20|Advisory Council shall include Article IX of this chapter and such |
| |
21|other areas as designated by the Board. |
| |
22| G. 1. The Air Quality Council shall remain in effect as the |
| |
23|Air Quality Advisory Council and carry on the powers and duties |
| |
24| |
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1|assigned to it by law. Future appointments to the Council shall be |
| |
2|made according to the provisions of this section. |
| |
3| 2. The Council shall consist of nine (9) members who shall be |
| |
4|residents of this state and appointed by the Governor with the |
| |
5|advice and consent of the Senate. |
| |
6| 3. Members of the Council shall have the qualifications as |
| |
7|follows: |
| |
8| a. one member shall be selected from the engineering |
| |
9| profession, and, as such, shall be a professional |
| |
10| engineer and experienced in matters of air pollution |
| |
11| equipment and control, who shall not be an employee of |
| |
12| any unit of government, |
| |
13| b. one member shall be selected from industry in general, |
| |
14| and, as such, shall be employed as a manufacturing |
| |
15| executive carrying on a manufacturing business within |
| |
16| this state, |
| |
17| c. one member shall be selected from a faculty of an |
| |
18| institution of higher learning of university status |
| |
19| and shall be experienced in matters of scientific |
| |
20| knowledge and competent in matters of air pollution |
| |
21| control and evaluation, |
| |
22| d. one member shall be selected from the transportation |
| |
23| industry, |
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24| |
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1| e. one member shall be selected from the petroleum |
| |
2| industry, and, as such, shall be employed by a |
| |
3| petroleum company carrying on a petroleum refining |
| |
4| business within the state, and, as such, shall be |
| |
5| trained and experienced in matters of scientific |
| |
6| knowledge of causes as well as effects of air |
| |
7| pollution, |
| |
8| f. one member shall be selected from agriculture, and, as |
| |
9| such, shall be engaged in or employed by a basic |
| |
10| agricultural business or the processing of |
| |
11| agricultural products, |
| |
12| g. one member shall be selected from the political |
| |
13| subdivisions of the state, and, as such, shall be a |
| |
14| member of the local government body of a city or town, |
| |
15| h. one member, whose first term shall expire on June 15, |
| |
16| 1998, shall be selected from the general public, and |
| |
17| i. one member, whose first term shall expire on June 15, |
| |
18| 1999, shall be selected from the electric utilities |
| |
19| industry, and as such, shall be knowledgeable in |
| |
20| matters of air pollution and control. |
| |
21| 4. Each member shall be appointed to serve a term of office of |
| |
22|seven (7) years. |
| |
23| The terms of all members shall be deemed to have expired on June |
| |
24|15 of the year of expiration, and shall continue until successors |
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1|have been duly appointed and qualified. If a vacancy occurs, the |
| |
2|Governor shall appoint a person for the remaining portion of the |
| |
3|unexpired term created by the vacancy. Five members of the Council |
| |
4|shall constitute a quorum. |
| |
5| 5. The Council shall hold at least two regular meetings each |
| |
6|calendar year at a place and time to be fixed by the Council. The |
| |
7|Council shall select one of its members to serve as chair and |
| |
8|another of its members to serve as vice-chair at the first regular |
| |
9|meeting in each calendar year to serve as the chair and vice-chair |
| |
10|for the ensuing year. Special meetings may be called, and any |
| |
11|meeting may be canceled, by the chair, or by three members of the |
| |
12|Council by delivery of written notice to each member of the Council. |
| |
13| 6. The jurisdictional areas of the Air Quality Council shall |
| |
14|include Article V of this chapter and such other areas as designated |
| |
15|by the Board. |
| |
16| H. In addition to other powers and duties assigned to each |
| |
17|Council pursuant to this Code, each Council shall, within its |
| |
18|jurisdictional area: |
| |
19| 1. Have authority to recommend to the Board rules on behalf of |
| |
20|the Department. The Department shall not have standing to recommend |
| |
21|to the Board permanent rules or changes to such rules within the |
| |
22|jurisdiction of a Council which have not previously been submitted |
| |
23|to the appropriate Council for action; |
| |
24| |
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1| 2. Before recommending any permanent rules to the Board, give |
| |
2|public notice, offer opportunity for public comment and conduct a |
| |
3|public rulemaking hearing when required by the Administrative |
| |
4|Procedures Act; |
| |
5| 3. Have the authority to make written recommendations to the |
| |
6|Board which have been concurred upon by at least a majority of the |
| |
7|membership of the Council; |
| |
8| 4. Have the authority to provide a public forum for the |
| |
9|discussion of issues it considers relevant to its area of |
| |
10|jurisdiction, and to: |
| |
11| a. pass nonbinding resolutions expressing the sense of |
| |
12| the Council, and |
| |
13| b. make recommendations to the Board or Department |
| |
14| concerning the need and the desirability of conducting |
| |
15| meetings, workshops and seminars; and |
| |
16| 5. Cooperate with each other Council, the public, the Board and |
| |
17|the Executive Director in order to coordinate the rules within their |
| |
18|respective jurisdictional areas and to achieve maximum efficiency |
| |
19|and effectiveness in furthering the objectives of the Department. |
| |
20| I. The Councils shall not recommend rules for promulgation by |
| |
21|the Environmental Quality Board unless all applicable requirements |
| |
22|of the Administrative Procedures Act have been followed, including |
| |
23|but not limited to notice, rule impact statement and rulemaking |
| |
24|hearings. |
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1| J. Members of the Councils shall serve without compensation but |
| |
2|may be reimbursed expenses incurred in the performance of their |
| |
3|duties, as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act. The |
| |
4|Councils are authorized to utilize the conference rooms of the |
| |
5|Department of Environmental Quality and obtain administrative |
| |
6|assistance from the Department, as required. |
| |
7| SECTION 10. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 759, as |
| |
8|last amended by Section 14, Chapter 330, O.S.L. 2025 (47 O.S. Supp. |
| |
9|2025, Section 759), is amended to read as follows: |
| |
10| Section 759. A. There is hereby re-created, to continue until |
| |
11|July 1, 2026, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma |
| |
12|Sunset Law, the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence to be |
| |
13|composed of the following members beginning July 1, 2015: |
| |
14| 1. The Dean of the Oklahoma State University College of |
| |
15|Osteopathic Medicine, or a designee; |
| |
16| 2. The Dean of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, |
| |
17|or a designee; |
| |
18| 3. The Commissioner of Public Safety, or a designee; |
| |
19| 4. The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, |
| |
20|or a designee; |
| |
21| 5. The State Commissioner of Health, or a designee; |
| |
22| 6. The Director of the Council on Law Enforcement Education and |
| |
23|Training, or a designee; |
| |
24| |
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1| 7. One certified peace officer who is a member of a local law |
| |
2|enforcement agency selected by the Oklahoma Sheriffs and Peace |
| |
3|Officers Association; and |
| |
4| 8. One person selected by the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of |
| |
5|Police. |
| |
6|Members shall serve without pay other than reimbursement of |
| |
7|necessary and actual expenses as provided in the State Travel |
| |
8|Reimbursement Act. Each member shall receive an appointment in |
| |
9|writing which shall become a permanent part of the records of the |
| |
10|Board. The chair and vice-chair shall be elected from the |
| |
11|membership of the Board every two (2) years. The Board is |
| |
12|authorized to appoint a State Director of Tests for Alcohol and Drug |
| |
13|Influence and other employees, including, but not limited to, |
| |
14|persons to conduct training and provide administrative assistance as |
| |
15|necessary for the performance of its functions, subject to available |
| |
16|funding and authorized full-time equivalent employee limitations. |
| |
17|The Board may expend appropriated funds for purposes consistent with |
| |
18|Sections 751 through 761 of this title and Sections 301 through 308 |
| |
19|of Title 3 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Legislature shall |
| |
20|appropriate funds to the Department of Public Safety for the support |
| |
21|of the Board of Tests For Alcohol and Drug Influence and its |
| |
22|employees, if any. Upon the transfer of any employees from the |
| |
23|Alcohol Drug Countermeasures Unit of the Department of Public Safety |
| |
24|to the Board of Tests For Alcohol and Drug Influence on July 1, |
| |
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1|2003, all funds of the Unit appropriated and budgeted shall be |
| |
2|transferred to the Board, and may be budgeted and expended to |
| |
3|support the functions and personnel of the Board. |
| |
4| B. The Board is authorized to prescribe uniform standards and |
| |
5|conditions for, and to approve satisfactory methods, procedures, |
| |
6|techniques, devices, equipment and records for, tests and analyses |
| |
7|and to prescribe and approve the requisite education and training |
| |
8|for the performance of tests or analyses of breath to determine the |
| |
9|breath alcohol concentration. The Board shall establish standards |
| |
10|for and ascertain the qualifications and competence of individuals |
| |
11|to administer tests and analyses of breath to determine the breath |
| |
12|alcohol concentration, and to issue permits to individuals which |
| |
13|shall be subject to suspension or revocation at the discretion of |
| |
14|the Board. The Board is authorized to prescribe uniform standards, |
| |
15|conditions, methods, procedures, techniques, devices, equipment and |
| |
16|records for the collection, handling, retention, storage, |
| |
17|preservation and delivery of specimens of blood, breath, saliva and |
| |
18|urine obtained for the purpose of determining the alcohol |
| |
19|concentration thereof or the presence or concentration of any other |
| |
20|intoxicating substance therein. The Board may take such other |
| |
21|actions as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to effectuate |
| |
22|the purposes of Sections 751 through 761 of this title and Sections |
| |
23|301 through 308 of Title 3 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and may adopt, |
| |
24|amend and repeal such other rules consistent with this chapter as |
| |
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1|the Board shall determine proper. The Board is authorized to |
| |
2|delegate authority granted in this section to the State Director of |
| |
3|Tests as it deems appropriate. |
| |
4| C. The Board shall promulgate rules adopting uniform standards |
| |
5|and conditions and rules approving devices, equipment, methods, |
| |
6|procedures, techniques, and records for screening tests administered |
| |
7|for the purpose of determining the presence or concentration of |
| |
8|alcohol or any other intoxicating substance in a person's blood, |
| |
9|breath, saliva or urine. Such screening tests shall be performed in |
| |
10|compliance with the rules adopted by the Board of Tests for Alcohol |
| |
11|and Drug Influence. For purposes of this subsection, "screening |
| |
12|test" means the use of devices, equipment, methods, procedures, |
| |
13|techniques and records by law enforcement officers at roadside to |
| |
14|assist in the development of probable cause. |
| |
15| D. The Board may set rules and charge appropriate fees for |
| |
16|operations incidental to its required duties and responsibilities. |
| |
17| E. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving |
| |
18|fund for the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence to be |
| |
19|designated the "Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence |
| |
20|Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject |
| |
21|to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of monies received |
| |
22|pursuant to the provisions of subsection D of this section and any |
| |
23|funds previously deposited in the Board of Tests for Alcohol and |
| |
24|Drug Influence Revolving Fund. All monies accruing to the credit of |
| |
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1|the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by |
| |
2|the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence for operating |
| |
3|expenses of the Board. Expenditures from the funds shall be made |
| |
4|upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as |
| |
5|prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and |
| |
6|Enterprise Services for approval and payment. |
| |
7| SECTION 11. AMENDATORY 52 O.S. 2021, Section 288.3, as |
| |
8|last amended by Section 1, Chapter 13, O.S.L. 2025 (52 O.S. Supp. |
| |
9|2025, Section 288.3), is amended to read as follows: |
| |
10| Section 288.3. There is hereby re-created until July 1, 2031, |
| |
11|the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board which shall be subject to the |
| |
12|provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law. The purpose of the Board is |
| |
13|to coordinate a program designed to demonstrate to the general |
| |
14|public the importance of the Oklahoma oil and natural gas |
| |
15|exploration and production industry, to encourage the wise and |
| |
16|efficient use of energy, to promote environmentally sound production |
| |
17|methods and technologies, to develop existing supplies of Oklahoma's |
| |
18|oil and natural gas resources, to support research and educational |
| |
19|activities concerning the oil and natural gas exploration and |
| |
20|production industry and to cause remediation of historical oilfield |
| |
21|environmental problems. |
| |
22| SECTION 12. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 15.2, as |
| |
23|last amended by Section 1, Chapter 33, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp. |
| |
24|2025, Section 15.2), is amended to read as follows: |
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1| Section 15.2. A. There is hereby re-created, to continue until |
| |
2|July 1, 2028, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma |
| |
3|Sunset Law, the Oklahoma Accountancy Board. The Oklahoma |
| |
4|Accountancy Board shall have the responsibility for administering |
| |
5|and enforcing the Oklahoma Accountancy Act. The Oklahoma |
| |
6|Accountancy Board shall be composed of seven (7) members, who shall |
| |
7|have professional or practical experience in the use of accounting |
| |
8|services and financial matters, so as to be qualified to make |
| |
9|judgments about the qualifications and conduct of persons and firms |
| |
10|subject to regulation under the Oklahoma Accountancy Act to be |
| |
11|appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The number |
| |
12|of registrant members shall not be more than five, not including a |
| |
13|firm, who shall serve terms of five (5) years. No member who has |
| |
14|served two successive complete terms shall be eligible for |
| |
15|reappointment, but an appointment to fill an unexpired term shall |
| |
16|not be considered a complete term for this purpose. One public |
| |
17|member shall serve coterminously with the Governor appointing the |
| |
18|public member. The other public member shall serve a term of five |
| |
19|(5) years. |
| |
20| B. Five members shall be certified public accountants holding |
| |
21|certificates and four shall hold permits issued pursuant to the |
| |
22|provisions of the Oklahoma Accountancy Act, at least four of whom |
| |
23|shall have been engaged in the practice of public accounting as a |
| |
24|certified public accountant continuously for not less than five (5) |
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1|out of the last fifteen (15) years immediately preceding their |
| |
2|appointments. A list of qualified persons shall be compiled and |
| |
3|submitted to the Governor by the Oklahoma Society of Certified |
| |
4|Public Accountants from time to time as appointments of the |
| |
5|certified public accountant Board members are required. A list of |
| |
6|three names shall be submitted for each single appointment from |
| |
7|which the Governor may make the appointment. |
| |
8| C. Two members shall be public members who are not certified |
| |
9|public accountants. One public member shall be appointed by the |
| |
10|Governor to a term coterminous with the Governor, to serve at his or |
| |
11|her pleasure. The other public member shall serve a term of five |
| |
12|(5) years and have professional or practical experience in the use |
| |
13|of accounting services and financial matters. A list of qualified |
| |
14|persons shall be compiled and submitted to the Governor by the |
| |
15|Oklahoma Society of Public Accountants, Oklahoma Society of |
| |
16|Certified Public Accountants, or successor organizations from time |
| |
17|to time as appointment of the Board member is required. A list of |
| |
18|three (3) names shall be submitted for each single appointment from |
| |
19|which the Governor may make the appointment. |
| |
20| D. Upon the expiration of the term of office, a member shall |
| |
21|continue to serve until a qualified successor has been appointed. |
| |
22|Confirmation by the Senate is required during the next regular |
| |
23|session of the Senate for the member to continue to serve. |
| |
24| |
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1| SECTION 13. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 46.4, as |
| |
2|last amended by Section 4, Chapter 138, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. |
| |
3|2025, Section 46.4), is amended to read as follows: |
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4| Section 46.4. There is hereby re-created, to continue until |
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5|July 1, 2026, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma |
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6|Sunset Law, a board to be known as the "Board of Governors of the |
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7|Architects, Landscape Architects and Licensed Interior Designers of |
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8|Oklahoma", hereinafter referred to as the Board. The Board shall be |
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9|composed of eleven (11) members including six persons who are duly |
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10|licensed to practice architecture and are in good standing in this |
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11|state, two persons who are duly licensed to practice landscape |
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12|architecture and are in good standing in this state, two persons who |
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13|are duly licensed interior designers and who are active and in good |
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14|standing and one lay member. Each member of the Board shall be a |
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15|qualified elector of this state, and the architect, landscape |
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16|architect and licensed interior designer members shall have had five |
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17|(5) years' licensing experience as the professional position |
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18|requires in this state. Re-creation of the Board shall not alter |
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19|existing staggered terms. Board members, other than the lay member, |
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20|shall be appointed for a period of five (5) years thereafter; |
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21|provided, that nothing herein shall affect the tenure of office of |
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22|anyone who is a member of the Board on May 31, 1957. A member may |
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23|be reappointed to succeed such membership. The architect, landscape |
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24|architect or the licensed interior designer members may be appointed |
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1|by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by respective |
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2|professional societies of this state. Membership in a professional |
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3|society shall not be a prerequisite to appointment to the Board. |
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4|The lay member of the Board shall be appointed by the Governor to a |
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5|term coterminous with that of the Governor. The lay member shall |
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6|serve at the pleasure of the Governor. Provided, the lay member may |
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7|continue to serve after the expiration of the term of the member |
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8|until such time as a successor is appointed. Vacancies which may |
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9|occur in the membership of the Board shall be filled by appointment |
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10|by the Governor. Each person who has been appointed to fill a |
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11|vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term for which the |
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12|member the person shall succeed was appointed and until a successor, |
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13|in turn, has been appointed and shall have qualified. Each member |
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14|of the Board, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of |
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15|the member, shall make and file with the Secretary of State a |
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16|written oath or affirmation for the faithful discharge of official |
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17|duties. Each member of the Board and staff shall be reimbursed for |
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18|travel expenses pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act. |
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19| SECTION 14. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 137, as |
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20|amended by Section 1, Chapter 25, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
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21|Section 137), is amended to read as follows: |
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22| Section 137. A. A Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners is |
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23|hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2027, in accordance |
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24|with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law. The Board shall |
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1|regulate the practice of podiatric medicine in this state in |
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2|accordance with the provisions of the Podiatric Medicine Practice |
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3|Act. The Board, appointed by the Governor, shall be composed of |
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4|five podiatric physicians licensed to practice podiatric medicine in |
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5|this state and one lay member representing the public. |
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6| B. Each podiatric physician member of the Board shall: |
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7| 1. Be a legal resident of this state; |
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8| 2. Have practiced podiatric medicine continuously in this state |
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9|during the three (3) years immediately preceding appointment to the |
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10|Board; |
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11| 3. Be free of pending disciplinary action or active |
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12|investigation by the Board; and |
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13| 4. Be a member in good standing of the American Podiatric |
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14|Medical Association and of the Oklahoma Podiatric Medical |
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15|Association. |
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16| C. The lay member of the Board shall: |
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17| 1. Be a legal resident of this state; |
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18| 2. Not be a registered or licensed practitioner of any of the |
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19|healing arts or be related, within the third degree of consanguinity |
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20|or affinity, to any such person; and |
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21| 3. Participate in Board proceedings only for the purposes of: |
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22| a. reviewing, investigating and disposing of written |
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23| complaints regarding the conduct of podiatric |
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24| physicians, and |
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1| b. formulating, adopting and promulgating rules pursuant |
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2| to Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act. |
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3| D. Except as provided in subsection E of this section, the term |
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4|of office of each podiatric physician member of the Board shall be |
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5|five (5) years, with one such member being appointed to the Board |
| |
6|each year. The lay member of the Board shall serve a term |
| |
7|coterminous with that of the Governor. Each member shall hold |
| |
8|office until the expiration of the term for which appointed or until |
| |
9|a qualified successor has been duly appointed. An appointment shall |
| |
10|be made by the Governor within ninety (90) days after the expiration |
| |
11|of the term of any member, or the occurrence of a vacancy on the |
| |
12|Board due to resignation, death, or any other cause resulting in an |
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13|unexpired term. The appointment of the podiatric physician members |
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14|shall be made from a list of not less than five persons submitted |
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15|annually to the Governor by the Oklahoma Podiatric Medical |
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16|Association. |
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17| E. Each of the three podiatric physician members of the Board, |
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18|serving on September 1, 1993, shall complete the term of office for |
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19|which he or she was appointed, and the successor to each such member |
| |
20|shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years. Within sixty (60) |
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21|days after September 1, 1993, the Governor shall appoint two new |
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22|podiatric physician members to the Board, one for a term expiring |
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23|July 1, 1997, and one for a term expiring on July 1, 1998. The |
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24| |
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1|successor to each such new member shall be appointed for a term of |
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2|five (5) years. |
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3| F. Before assuming duties on the Board, each member shall take |
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4|and subscribe to the oath or affirmation provided in Article XV of |
| |
5|the Oklahoma Constitution, which oath or affirmation shall be |
| |
6|administered and filed as provided in such article. |
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7| G. A member may be removed from the Board by the Governor for |
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8|cause which shall include, but not be limited to: |
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9| 1. Ceasing to be qualified; |
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10| 2. Being found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction of a |
| |
11|felony or of any offense involving moral turpitude; |
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12| 3. Being found guilty, through due process, of malfeasance, |
| |
13|misfeasance or nonfeasance in relation to Board duties; |
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14| 4. Being found mentally incompetent by a court of competent |
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15|jurisdiction; |
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16| 5. Being found in violation of any provision of the Podiatric |
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17|Medicine Practice Act; or |
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18| 6. Failing to attend three consecutive meetings of the Board |
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19|without just cause, as determined by the Board. |
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20| SECTION 15. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 161.4, as |
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21|amended by Section 1, Chapter 1, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
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22|Section 161.4), is amended to read as follows: |
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23| Section 161.4. A. A Board of Chiropractic Examiners is hereby |
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24|re-created to continue until July 1, 2026, in accordance with the |
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1|provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law. The Board shall regulate the |
| |
2|practice of chiropractic in this state in accordance with the |
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3|provisions of the Oklahoma Chiropractic Practice Act. The Board, |
| |
4|appointed by the Governor, shall be composed of eight chiropractic |
| |
5|physicians and one lay member representing the public. |
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6| B. Each chiropractic physician member of the Board shall: |
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7| 1. Be a legal resident of this state; |
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8| 2. Have practiced chiropractic continuously in this state |
| |
9|during the five (5) years immediately preceding appointment to the |
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10|Board; |
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11| 3. Be free of pending disciplinary action or active |
| |
12|investigation by the Board; |
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13| 4. Be a person of recognized professional ability, integrity |
| |
14|and good reputation; and |
| |
15| 5. Be in active clinical chiropractic practice at least fifty |
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16|percent (50%) of the time. |
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17| C. The lay member of the Board shall: |
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18| 1. Be a legal resident of this state; and |
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19| 2. Not be a registered or licensed practitioner of any of the |
| |
20|healing arts or be related within the third degree of consanguinity |
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21|or affinity to any such person. |
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22| D. The Governor shall appoint members to the Board and for |
| |
23|terms of years as follows: |
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24| |
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1| 1. Position 1: Upon expiration of the term of the board member |
| |
2|whose term expires November 2, 2006, the Governor shall appoint a |
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3|board member from District 1 for a term of four (4) years to expire |
| |
4|on November 1, 2010, and every four (4) years thereafter; |
| |
5| 2. Position 2: Upon expiration of the term of the board member |
| |
6|whose term expires November 1, 2005, the Governor shall appoint a |
| |
7|board member from District 2 for a term of four (4) years to expire |
| |
8|on November 1, 2009, and every four (4) years thereafter; |
| |
9| 3. Position 3: Upon expiration of the term of the board member |
| |
10|whose term expires June 7, 2007, the Governor shall appoint a board |
| |
11|member from District 3 for a term of four (4) years to expire on |
| |
12|June 1, 2011, and every four (4) years thereafter; |
| |
13| 4. Position 4: Upon expiration of the term of the board member |
| |
14|whose term expires November 1, 2007, the Governor shall appoint a |
| |
15|board member from District 4 for a term of four (4) years to expire |
| |
16|on November 1, 2011, and every four (4) years thereafter; |
| |
17| 5. Position 5: Upon expiration of the term of the board member |
| |
18|whose term expires June 7, 2008, the Governor shall appoint a board |
| |
19|member from District 5 for a term of four (4) years to expire on |
| |
20|June 1, 2012, and every four (4) years thereafter; |
| |
21| 6. Position 6: On June 1, 2005, the Governor shall appoint a |
| |
22|board member from District 6 for a term of one (1) year to expire on |
| |
23|June 1, 2006, and every four (4) years thereafter; |
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24| |
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1| 7. Position 7: On November 1, 2005, the Governor shall appoint |
| |
2|a board member from District 7 for a term of three (3) years to |
| |
3|expire on November 1, 2008, and every four (4) years thereafter; |
| |
4| 8. Position 8: Upon expiration of the term of the board member |
| |
5|whose term expires June 7, 2005, the Governor shall appoint a board |
| |
6|member from the state at large for a term of four (4) years to |
| |
7|expire on June 1, 2009, and every four (4) years thereafter; and |
| |
8| 9. Position 9: The lay member of the Board shall serve a term |
| |
9|coterminous with that of the Governor. |
| |
10| E. For the purpose of the Oklahoma Chiropractic Practice Act, |
| |
11|the state shall be divided into the following districts: |
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12| 1. District 1: Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Caddo, Cimarron, |
| |
13|Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Grant, Greer, Garfield, Harmon, Harper, |
| |
14|Jackson, Kiowa, Major, Noble, Roger Mills, Texas, Washita, Woods and |
| |
15|Woodward Counties; |
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16| 2. District 2: Tulsa County; |
| |
17| 3. District 3: Kay, Logan, Lincoln, Osage, Pawnee, Payne and |
| |
18|Pottawatomie Counties; |
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19| 4. District 4: Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady, Love, |
| |
20|Murray, Jefferson, Stephens and Tillman Counties; |
| |
21| 5. District 5: Blaine, Canadian, Cleveland, Kingfisher, |
| |
22|McClain and Oklahoma Counties; |
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23| |
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24| |
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1| 6. District 6: Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Choctaw, Creek, Hughes, |
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2|Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore, Marshall, McCurtain, Okfuskee, |
| |
3|Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha and Seminole Counties; and |
| |
4| 7. District 7: Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Haskell, |
| |
5|Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okmulgee, Ottawa, Rogers, |
| |
6|Sequoyah, Wagoner and Washington Counties. |
| |
7|Members appointed after June 2002 shall serve no more than two (2) |
| |
8|consecutive terms. |
| |
9| F. Each member shall hold office until the expiration of the |
| |
10|term of office for which appointed or until a qualified successor |
| |
11|has been duly appointed. An appointment shall be made by the |
| |
12|Governor within ninety (90) days after the expiration of the term of |
| |
13|any member, or the occurrence of a vacancy on the Board due to |
| |
14|resignation, death, or any other cause resulting in an unexpired |
| |
15|term. |
| |
16| G. Before assuming duties on the Board, each member shall take |
| |
17|and subscribe to the oath or affirmation provided in Article XV of |
| |
18|the Oklahoma Constitution, which oath or affirmation shall be |
| |
19|administered and filed as provided in the article. |
| |
20| H. A member may be removed from the Board by the Governor for |
| |
21|cause which shall include, but not be limited to: |
| |
22| 1. Ceasing to be qualified; |
| |
23| 2. Being found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction of a |
| |
24|felony or any offense involving moral turpitude; |
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1| 3. Being found guilty, through due process, of malfeasance, |
| |
2|misfeasance or nonfeasance in relation to Board duties; |
| |
3| 4. Being found mentally incompetent by a court of competent |
| |
4|jurisdiction; |
| |
5| 5. Being found in violation of any provision of the Oklahoma |
| |
6|Chiropractic Practice Act; or |
| |
7| 6. Failing to attend three meetings of the Board without just |
| |
8|cause, as determined by the Board. |
| |
9| I. No member of the Board shall be: |
| |
10| 1. A registered lobbyist; |
| |
11| 2. An officer, board member or employee of a statewide |
| |
12|organization established for the purpose of advocating the interests |
| |
13|of chiropractors licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Chiropractic |
| |
14|Practice Act; or |
| |
15| 3. An insurance claims adjuster, reviewer, or consultant; |
| |
16|provided, however, a person shall not be considered to be a |
| |
17|consultant solely for testifying in a court as an expert witness. |
| |
18| SECTION 16. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 199.2, as |
| |
19|amended by Section 2, Chapter 317, O.S.L. 2025, (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
| |
20|Section 199.2), is amended to read as follows: |
| |
21| Section 199.2. A. 1. There is hereby re-created, to continue |
| |
22|until July 1, 2025, in accordance with the provisions of the |
| |
23|Oklahoma Sunset Law, a State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering |
| |
24| |
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1|which shall be composed of eleven (11) members to be appointed by |
| |
2|the Governor and to serve at the pleasure of the Governor. |
| |
3| 2. One member shall be appointed from each congressional |
| |
4|district and the additional members shall be appointed at-large. |
| |
5|However, when congressional districts are redrawn, each member |
| |
6|appointed prior to July 1 of the year in which such modification |
| |
7|becomes effective shall complete the current term of office and |
| |
8|appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such |
| |
9|modification becomes effective shall be based on the redrawn |
| |
10|districts. Appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such |
| |
11|modification becomes effective shall be from any redrawn districts |
| |
12|which are not represented by a board member until such time as each |
| |
13|of the modified congressional districts are represented by a board |
| |
14|member. One member shall be a barber appointed at-large. |
| |
15| 3. At the time of appointment, the members shall be citizens of |
| |
16|this state, at least twenty-five (25) years of age, and shall be |
| |
17|high school graduates. Six members shall, at the time of |
| |
18|appointment, have had at least five (5) years' continuous practical |
| |
19|experience in the practice of cosmetology in this state; one member |
| |
20|shall be appointed at-large and, at the time of the appointment, |
| |
21|have had at least five (5) years' continuous practical experience in |
| |
22|the practice of barbering in this state; one member shall be a lay |
| |
23|person; one member shall be an administrator of a licensed private |
| |
24|cosmetology school; one member shall be an administrator of a |
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1|licensed barber school; and one member shall be an administrator of |
| |
2|a public school licensed to teach cosmetology or barbering. |
| |
3| 4. No two members shall be graduates of the same cosmetology |
| |
4|school, nor shall they be organizers of or promote the organization |
| |
5|of any cosmetic, beauty, or hairdressers' association. Each of the |
| |
6|eight cosmetology appointees shall continue to be actively engaged |
| |
7|in the profession of cosmetology while serving. No two members |
| |
8|engaged in the profession of barbering shall be organizers of or |
| |
9|promote the organization of any barbering association. Each of the |
| |
10|two barbering appointees shall continue to be actively engaged in |
| |
11|the profession of barbering while serving. |
| |
12| 5. If any member retires or ceases to practice his or her |
| |
13|profession during the term of membership on the Board, such terms |
| |
14|shall automatically cease and the Governor shall appoint a |
| |
15|like-qualified person to fulfill the remainder of the term. |
| |
16| B. The terms of office for Board members shall be four (4) |
| |
17|years ending June 30. |
| |
18| C. Each member shall serve until a successor is appointed and |
| |
19|qualified. |
| |
20| D. Six members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the |
| |
21|transaction of business. |
| |
22| E. The Governor may remove any member of the Board at any time |
| |
23|at the Governor's discretion. Vacancies shall be filled by |
| |
24|appointment by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term. |
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1| F. The Board shall organize by electing from its membership a |
| |
2|chair and vice chair, each to serve for a period of one (1) year. |
| |
3|The presiding officer shall not be entitled to vote upon any |
| |
4|question except in the case of a tie vote. |
| |
5| Members shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary |
| |
6|traveling expenses as provided by the State Travel Reimbursement |
| |
7|Act. |
| |
8| G. Within thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal year, |
| |
9|the Board shall make a full report to the Governor of all its |
| |
10|receipts and expenditures, and also a full statement of its work |
| |
11|during the year, together with such recommendations as the Board |
| |
12|deems expedient. |
| |
13| H. The Board may expend funds for suitable office space for the |
| |
14|transaction of its business. The Board shall adopt a common seal |
| |
15|for the use of the executive director in authenticating Board |
| |
16|documents. |
| |
17| I. The Board shall meet at its office for the transaction of |
| |
18|such business as may come before it on the second Monday in January, |
| |
19|March, May, July, September, and November and at such other times as |
| |
20|it may deem advisable. |
| |
21| SECTION 17. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 396, as |
| |
22|last amended by Section 1, Chapter 381, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. |
| |
23|2025, Section 396), is amended to read as follows: |
| |
24| |
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1| Section 396. There is hereby re-created, to continue until July |
| |
2|1, 2029, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset |
| |
3|Law, the Oklahoma Funeral Board. Any reference in the statutes to |
| |
4|the Oklahoma State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors shall be |
| |
5|a reference to the Oklahoma Funeral Board. The Board shall consist |
| |
6|of seven (7) persons, who shall be appointed by the Governor. The |
| |
7|term of membership of each member of the Board shall be five (5) |
| |
8|years from the expiration of the term of the member succeeded. Any |
| |
9|member having served as a member of the Board shall be eligible for |
| |
10|reappointment. Provided, that a member of the Board shall serve no |
| |
11|more than two consecutive terms and any unexpired term that a member |
| |
12|is appointed to shall not apply to this limit. The Governor shall |
| |
13|appoint the necessary members to the Board upon vacancies and |
| |
14|immediately prior to the expiration of the various terms. Upon |
| |
15|request of the Governor, appointments of a licensed embalmer and |
| |
16|funeral director member of the Board shall be made from a list of |
| |
17|five qualified persons submitted by the Oklahoma Funeral Directors |
| |
18|Association. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the |
| |
19|unexpired term. A member of the Board shall serve until a successor |
| |
20|is appointed and qualified. No person shall be a member of the |
| |
21|Board, unless, at the time of appointment, the person is of good |
| |
22|moral character and a resident of this state. Five of the members |
| |
23|shall have been actively engaged in the practice of embalming and |
| |
24|funeral directing in this state for not less than seven (7) |
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1|consecutive years immediately prior to the appointment of the |
| |
2|person, shall have an active license as provided by the Funeral |
| |
3|Services Licensing Act, shall keep the license effective, and shall |
| |
4|remain a resident of this state during the entire time the person |
| |
5|serves on the Board. Two of the members of the Board shall be |
| |
6|chosen from the general public, one of whom shall, if possible, be a |
| |
7|person licensed and actively engaged in the health care field, and |
| |
8|shall not be licensed funeral directors or embalmers or have any |
| |
9|interest, directly or indirectly, in any funeral establishment or |
| |
10|any business dealing in funeral services, supplies, or equipment. |
| |
11|These two members shall be appointed to serve for five-year terms. |
| |
12| SECTION 18. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 475.3, as |
| |
13|last amended by Section 11, Chapter 147, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. |
| |
14|2025, Section 475.3), is amended to read as follows: |
| |
15| Section 475.3. A. The State Board of Licensure for |
| |
16|Professional Engineers and Surveyors is hereby re-created, to |
| |
17|continue until July 1, 2026, in accordance with the provisions of |
| |
18|the Oklahoma Sunset Law, whose duty it shall be to administer the |
| |
19|provisions of Section 475.1 et seq. of this act title. The Board |
| |
20|shall consist of four professional engineers and two professional |
| |
21|surveyors, at least one of whom is not a professional engineer, all |
| |
22|of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and |
| |
23|consent of the Oklahoma State Senate. The Governor shall also |
| |
24| |
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1|appoint one lay member. The professional engineers and professional |
| |
2|surveyors shall have the qualifications required by this act. |
| |
3| B. Each member of the Board shall file with the Secretary of |
| |
4|State a written oath or affirmation for the faithful discharge of |
| |
5|official duties. |
| |
6| C. Appointments to the Board shall be in such manner and for |
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7|such period of time so that no two terms, with the exception of the |
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8|lay member, shall expire in the same year. On the expiration of the |
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9|term of any member, except the lay member, the Governor shall in the |
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10|manner herein provided appoint for a term of six (6) years a |
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11|professional engineer or professional surveyor having the |
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12|qualifications required in this act. The lay member of the Board |
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13|shall be appointed by the Governor to a term coterminous with that |
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14|of the Governor. The lay member shall serve at the pleasure of the |
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15|Governor. Provided, the lay member may continue to serve after the |
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16|expiration of the member's term until such time as a successor is |
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17|appointed. Members may be reappointed to succeed themselves. Each |
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18|member may hold office until the expiration of the term for which |
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19|appointed or until a successor has been duly appointed and has |
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20|qualified. In the event of a vacancy on the Board due to |
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21|resignation, death or for any cause resulting in an unexpired term, |
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22|if not filled within three (3) months, the Board may appoint a |
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23|provisional member to serve in the interim until the Governor acts. |
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24| |
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1| SECTION 19. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 481, as |
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2|last amended by Section 1, Chapter 14, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. |
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3|2025, Section 481), is amended to read as follows: |
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4| Section 481. A State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision |
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5|hereinafter referred to as the "Board", is hereby re-created, to |
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6|continue until July 1, 2030, in accordance with the provisions of |
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7|the Oklahoma Sunset Law. The Board shall be composed of seven (7) |
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8|allopathic physicians licensed to practice medicine in this state |
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9|and represent the public and four (4) lay members. The physician |
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10|members of the Board shall be graduates of legally chartered medical |
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11|schools recognized by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher |
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12|Education or the Liaison Council on Medical Education. The |
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13|physician members shall have actively practiced as licensed |
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14|physicians continuously in this state for the three (3) years |
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15|immediately preceding their appointment to the Board. All members |
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16|of the Board shall be residents of this state and shall be appointed |
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17|by the Governor as provided for in Section 482 of this title. All |
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18|present members of the Board shall continue to serve for the |
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19|remainder of their current terms. |
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20| |
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21| SECTION 20. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 582, as |
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22|amended by Section 1, Chapter 252, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
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23|Section 582), is amended to read as follows: |
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24| |
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1| Section 582. There is hereby re-created, to continue until July |
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2|1, 2026, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset |
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3|Law, the Board of Examiners in Optometry. This Board shall consist |
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4|of five (5) persons, four of whom shall possess sufficient knowledge |
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5|of theoretical and practical optics to practice optometry, be duly |
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6|licensed as optometrists, and who shall have been residents of this |
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7|state actually engaged in the practice of optometry for at least |
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8|five (5) years. The term of each licensed optometrist member of the |
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9|Board, one being appointed each year, shall be five (5) years, or |
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10|until a qualified successor is appointed. The lay member of the |
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11|Board shall serve a term coterminous with that of the Governor and |
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12|shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Governor is hereby |
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13|authorized to appoint a member of the Board of Examiners in |
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14|Optometry at the expiration of any term or whenever, for any reason, |
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15|a vacancy may occur on the Board. Vacancies shall be filled for the |
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16|unexpired term only. |
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17| SECTION 21. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 698.3, as |
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18|amended by Section 1, Chapter 15, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
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19|Section 698.3) is amended to read as follows: |
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20| Section 698.3. A. The State Board of Veterinary Medical |
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21|Examiners is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2030, in |
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22|accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, to |
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23|regulate and enforce the practice of veterinary medicine in this |
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24|state in accordance with the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act. |
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1| B. 1. The duty of determining a person's initial and |
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2|continuing qualification and fitness for the practice of veterinary |
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3|medicine, of proceeding against the unlawful and unlicensed practice |
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4|of veterinary medicine and of enforcing the Oklahoma Veterinary |
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5|Practice Act is hereby delegated to the Board. That duty shall be |
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6|discharged in accordance with the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act |
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7|and other applicable statutes. |
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8| 2. a. It is necessary that the powers conferred on the |
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9| Board by the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act be |
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10| construed to protect the health, safety and welfare of |
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11| the people of this state. |
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12| b. No member of the Board, acting in that capacity or as |
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13| a member of any Board committee, shall participate in |
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14| the making of any decision or the taking of any action |
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15| affecting such member's own personal, professional or |
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16| pecuniary interest, or that of a person related to the |
| |
17| member within the third degree by consanguinity, |
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18| marriage or adoption or of a business or professional |
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19| associate. |
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20| c. With advice of legal counsel, the Board shall adopt |
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21| and annually review a conflict of interest policy to |
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22| enforce the provisions of the Oklahoma Veterinary |
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23| Practice Act. |
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1| C. The practice of veterinary medicine is a privilege granted |
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2|by the people of this state acting through their elected |
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3|representatives. It is not a natural right of individuals. In the |
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4|interest of the public, and to protect the public, it is necessary |
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5|to provide laws and rules to govern the granting and subsequent use |
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6|of the privilege to practice veterinary medicine. The primary |
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7|responsibility and obligation of the Board is to protect the public |
| |
8|from the unprofessional, improper, incompetent and unlawful practice |
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9|of veterinary medicine. |
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10| D. The liability of any member or employee of the Board acting |
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11|within the scope of Board duties or employment shall be governed by |
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12|The Governmental Tort Claims Act. |
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13| SECTION 22. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1000.2, as |
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14|last amended by Section 121, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. |
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15|2025, Section 1000.2), is amended to read as follows: |
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16| Section 1000.2. A. The Construction Industries Board is hereby |
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17|re-created to continue until July 1, 2026, in accordance with the |
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18|provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law. The Board shall regulate the |
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19|plumbing, electrical and mechanical trades, the building and |
| |
20|construction inspectors, the home inspectors, and the roofing |
| |
21|contractors through the powers and duties set forth in the |
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22|Construction Industries Board Act and in the respective licensing or |
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23|registration acts for such trades, or as otherwise provided by law. |
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24| |
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1| B. 1. Beginning July 1, 2013, the Board shall be composed of |
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2|seven (7) members appointed by the Governor with the advice and |
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3|consent of the Oklahoma State Senate, as follows: |
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4| a. two members shall have at least ten (10) years' |
| |
5| experience in the plumbing trade, of which one shall |
| |
6| be a plumbing contractor and one shall be a journeyman |
| |
7| plumber, |
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8| b. two members shall have at least ten (10) years' |
| |
9| experience in the electrical trade, of which one shall |
| |
10| be an electrical contractor and one shall be a |
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11| journeyman electrician, |
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12| c. two members shall have at least ten (10) years' |
| |
13| experience in the mechanical trade, of which one shall |
| |
14| be a mechanical contractor and one shall be a |
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15| mechanical journeyman, and |
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16| d. one member shall have at least ten (10) years' |
| |
17| experience as a building and construction inspector. |
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18| 2. Members shall be appointed for staggered terms of four (4) |
| |
19|years, as designated by the Governor. Members shall continue in |
| |
20|office until a successor is appointed by the Governor. The Governor |
| |
21|shall fill all vacancies and unexpired terms in the same manner as |
| |
22|the original appointment of the member whose position is to be |
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23|filled. A member may be removed by the Governor at any time. |
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24| |
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1| SECTION 23. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1253, as |
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2|last amended by Section 1, Chapter 263, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. |
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3|2025, Section 1253), is amended to read as follows: |
| |
4| Section 1253. A. There is hereby re-created, to continue until |
| |
5|July 1, 2027, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma |
| |
6|Sunset Law, the State Board of Licensed Social Workers, consisting |
| |
7|of seven (7) members. |
| |
8| B. Three of the members of the Board shall be licensed social |
| |
9|workers or licensed clinical social workers licensed pursuant to the |
| |
10|provisions of the Social Worker's Licensing Act. Two members shall |
| |
11|be licensed as either social work associates or master's social |
| |
12|workers. One member shall be the president of the Oklahoma Chapter |
| |
13|of the National Association of Social Workers. The remaining member |
| |
14|of the Board shall be selected from and shall represent the general |
| |
15|public. |
| |
16| C. Responsibility for enforcement of the provisions of the |
| |
17|Social Worker's Licensing Act is hereby vested in the State Board of |
| |
18|Social Work. The Board shall have all of the duties, powers, and |
| |
19|authority specifically granted by, or necessary for, the enforcement |
| |
20|of the Social Worker's Licensing Act as well as other duties, |
| |
21|powers, and authority it may be granted by applicable law. |
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22| D. 1. Each member of the Board appointed as a social worker |
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23|shall: |
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24| a. be a resident of this state, |
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1| b. be licensed in good standing to engage in the |
| |
2| practice of social work in this state, |
| |
3| c. at the time of appointment, have been actively |
| |
4| engaged in the practice of social work for at least |
| |
5| one (1) year out of the last five (5) years, and |
| |
6| d. have at least three (3) years of experience in the |
| |
7| practice of social work. |
| |
8| 2. Each member of the Board appointed to represent the general |
| |
9|public shall be a resident of this state who has attained the age of |
| |
10|majority and shall not be, nor shall ever have been, a social work |
| |
11|licensee, or the spouse of a social work licensee, or a person who |
| |
12|has ever had any material financial interest in the provision of |
| |
13|social work services or has engaged in any activity directly related |
| |
14|to the practice of social work. |
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15| SECTION 24. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1354, as |
| |
16|last amended by Section 1, Chapter 265, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. |
| |
17|2025, Section 1354), is amended to read as follows: |
| |
18| Section 1354. There is hereby re-created, to continue until |
| |
19|July 1, 2028, pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, |
| |
20|the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. The Board shall |
| |
21|administer the provisions of the Psychologists Licensing Act. The |
| |
22|Board shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor. |
| |
23|Five members shall be psychologists from various areas in psychology |
| |
24|and two members shall be lay persons. At the expiration of the term |
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1|of each Board member who is a psychologist, the Governor shall |
| |
2|appoint a successor from a list of ten licensed psychologists which |
| |
3|is provided by the Oklahoma Psychological Association. Members |
| |
4|shall serve for a term of four (4) years and until a successor is |
| |
5|appointed and qualified. Before entering upon the duties of office, |
| |
6|each member of the Board shall take the constitutional oath of |
| |
7|office and file it with the Secretary of State. |
| |
8| SECTION 25. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1455, as |
| |
9|amended by Section 1, Chapter 87, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
| |
10|Section 1455), is amended to read as follows: |
| |
11| Section 1455. A. There is hereby re-created, to continue until |
| |
12|July 1, 2026, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma |
| |
13|Sunset Law, the Polygraph Examiners Board. |
| |
14| B. 1. The persons serving on the Board on June 30, 1988, shall |
| |
15|continue to serve the full terms for which they were originally |
| |
16|appointed until their successors have been duly appointed and |
| |
17|approved with the advice and consent of the Senate. All future |
| |
18|Boards shall continue the staggered terms of office established for |
| |
19|the Polygraph Examiners Board prior to July 1, 1988. |
| |
20| 2. Any actions taken by any state agency on behalf of the |
| |
21|Polygraph Examiners Board or in an attempt to enforce the provisions |
| |
22|of the Polygraph Examiners Act shall be subject to review by the |
| |
23|Board. Any such acts may be rescinded or modified as deemed |
| |
24|appropriate by the Board, provided that such action shall not affect |
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1|any accrued right, or penalty incurred, or proceeding begun between |
| |
2|July 1, 1988, and October 12, 1988. |
| |
3| 3. All funds collected after June 30, 1988, equipment, files, |
| |
4|fixtures, furniture, and supplies of the Board which were |
| |
5|transferred to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services or |
| |
6|State Treasury pursuant to Section 3909 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma |
| |
7|Statutes shall be returned to the care and custody of the Board. |
| |
8| 4. All orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, |
| |
9|certificates, licenses, contracts, rates, and privileges which have |
| |
10|been issued, made, granted, or allowed by the Board and are in |
| |
11|effect on June 30, 1988, shall continue in effect according to their |
| |
12|terms until further action is taken by the Board or as modified by |
| |
13|law. |
| |
14| C. The Board shall consist of five (5) members who shall be |
| |
15|citizens of the United States and residents of the state for at |
| |
16|least two (2) years prior to appointment, all of whom shall have |
| |
17|been engaged for a period of two (2) consecutive years as polygraph |
| |
18|examiners prior to appointment to the Board, and at the time of |
| |
19|appointment active polygraph examiners. No two Board members may be |
| |
20|employed by the same person or agency. No more than two members may |
| |
21|be appointed from one congressional district. However, when |
| |
22|congressional districts are redrawn, each member appointed prior to |
| |
23|July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes effective |
| |
24|shall complete the current term of office and appointments made |
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1|after July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes |
| |
2|effective shall be based on the redrawn districts. No appointments |
| |
3|may be made after July 1 of the year in which such modification |
| |
4|becomes effective if such appointment would result in more than two |
| |
5|members serving from the same modified district. At least two |
| |
6|members must be qualified examiners of a governmental law |
| |
7|enforcement agency and at least two members must be qualified |
| |
8|polygraph examiners in the commercial field. The members shall be |
| |
9|appointed by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma, with the advice |
| |
10|and consent of the Senate, for terms of six (6) years. Any vacancy |
| |
11|in an unexpired term shall be filled by appointment of the Governor, |
| |
12|with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the unexpired term. |
| |
13|Except as authorized by the Polygraph Examiners Act, members of the |
| |
14|Board shall be paid no fee, expense reimbursement, wage or other |
| |
15|compensation for their services. |
| |
16| D. The vote of a majority of the Board members is sufficient |
| |
17|for passage of any business or proposal which comes before the |
| |
18|Board. The Board shall elect a chair, vice-chair, and secretary |
| |
19|from among its members. |
| |
20| SECTION 26. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1607, as |
| |
21|amended by Section 1, Chapter 26, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
| |
22|Section 1607), is amended to read as follows: |
| |
23| Section 1607. A. There is hereby re-created, to continue until |
| |
24|July 1, 2027, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma |
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1|Sunset Law, the Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and |
| |
2|Audiology whose duty it is to administer the provisions of the |
| |
3|Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Licensing Act. The members |
| |
4|of the Board shall be residents of this state and shall be appointed |
| |
5|by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The |
| |
6|Board shall be composed of five (5) members consisting of three |
| |
7|licensed speech-language pathologists or audiologists, provided that |
| |
8|at least one of the three shall be a licensed speech-language |
| |
9|pathologist and at least one, a licensed audiologist; one |
| |
10|otolaryngologist who is certified by the American Board of |
| |
11|Otolaryngology and one lay member. |
| |
12| B. The members of the original Board shall serve the following |
| |
13|terms: one member for one (1) year, two members for two (2) years, |
| |
14|and two members for three (3) years. Thereafter, at the expiration |
| |
15|of the term, or termination of the member's service for any reason, |
| |
16|the Governor shall appoint each successor for a term of three (3) |
| |
17|years, or for the remainder of an unexpired term. The successor for |
| |
18|any of the three speech-language pathologists or audiologists will |
| |
19|be selected from a list of five licensed speech-language |
| |
20|pathologists or audiologists, furnished by the Oklahoma |
| |
21|Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The re-creation of the Board |
| |
22|shall not affect the staggered terms of office for Board members |
| |
23|established with the original Board. |
| |
24| |
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1| C. Before entering upon the duties of the member's office, each |
| |
2|member of the Board shall take the constitutional oath of office and |
| |
3|file it with the Secretary of State. |
| |
4| D. Board members may be reappointed to serve one additional |
| |
5|three-year term. Three (3) years after the termination of a |
| |
6|previous appointment to the Board, a member may be reappointed for |
| |
7|one additional three-year term. |
| |
8| E. Board members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses |
| |
9|incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in the State |
| |
10|Travel Reimbursement Act. |
| |
11| SECTION 27. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1873, as |
| |
12|last amended by Section 1, Chapter 266, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. |
| |
13|2025, Section 1873), is amended to read as follows: |
| |
14| Section 1873. A. There is hereby re-created, to continue until |
| |
15|July 1, 2028, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma |
| |
16|Sunset Law, the Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug |
| |
17|Counselors, consisting of seven (7) members, to be appointed by the |
| |
18|Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, as follows: |
| |
19| 1. a. Six members who shall be alcohol and drug counselors |
| |
20| certified by an entity recognized to do professional |
| |
21| alcohol and drug counseling certification in this |
| |
22| state; provided, however, five of such members shall |
| |
23| subsequently secure licensure and one such member |
| |
24| shall subsequently secure certification, pursuant to |
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1| the provisions of the Licensed Alcohol and Drug |
| |
2| Counselors Act, no later than January 1, 2005. |
| |
3| b. Thereafter, five members shall be licensed alcohol |
| |
4| and drug counselors at the time of appointment, and |
| |
5| one member shall be certified as an alcohol and drug |
| |
6| counselor at the time of appointment. |
| |
7| c. Pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph, the |
| |
8| Governor shall appoint: |
| |
9| (1) four members from a list of names submitted by |
| |
10| the Oklahoma Drug and Alcohol Professional |
| |
11| Counselor Association, |
| |
12| (2) one member from a list of names submitted by the |
| |
13| Oklahoma Substance Abuse Services Alliance, and |
| |
14| (3) one member from a list of names submitted by the |
| |
15| Oklahoma Citizen Advocates for Recovery and |
| |
16| Transformation Association. |
| |
17| d. One member shall be appointed from and shall represent |
| |
18| the general public. Such member shall be a resident |
| |
19| of this state who has attained the age of majority and |
| |
20| shall not be, nor shall ever have been, a licensed or |
| |
21| certified alcohol and drug counselor, or the spouse of |
| |
22| a licensed or certified alcohol and drug counselor, or |
| |
23| a person who has ever had any material financial |
| |
24| interest in the provision of alcohol and drug |
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1| counseling services or has engaged in any activity |
| |
2| directly related to the practice of alcohol and drug |
| |
3| counseling. |
| |
4| 2. The composition of the Board shall include five members who |
| |
5|hold a master's or higher degree and one member whose highest degree |
| |
6|held is a bachelor's degree. |
| |
7| 3. The Governor shall appoint the members to the Board no later |
| |
8|than July 1, 2004. |
| |
9| B. Each member of the Board appointed as a licensed alcohol and |
| |
10|drug counselor shall: |
| |
11| 1. Be certified or licensed to engage in the practice of |
| |
12|alcohol and drug counseling in this state and shall be in good |
| |
13|standing; and |
| |
14| 2. Have at least three (3) years of experience in the practice |
| |
15|of alcohol and drug counseling in this state. |
| |
16| C. Two of the members initially appointed shall serve |
| |
17|three-year terms; two shall serve four-year terms; and three shall |
| |
18|serve five-year terms, as designated by the Governor. Thereafter, |
| |
19|the terms of all members shall be five (5) years. |
| |
20| D. A vacancy on the Board shall be filled in the same manner as |
| |
21|the original appointment for the balance of the unexpired term. |
| |
22|Members may succeed themselves but shall serve no more than two |
| |
23|consecutive terms. Each member shall serve until a successor is |
| |
24|appointed and qualified. |
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1| E. Members of the Board may be removed from office for one or |
| |
2|more of the following reasons: |
| |
3| 1. The refusal or inability for any reason to perform the |
| |
4|duties of a Board member in an efficient, responsible and |
| |
5|professional manner; |
| |
6| 2. The misuse of office for pecuniary or material gain or for |
| |
7|personal advantage for self or another; |
| |
8| 3. A violation of the laws or rules governing the practice of |
| |
9|alcohol and drug counseling; or |
| |
10| 4. Conviction of a felony as verified by a certified copy of |
| |
11|the record of the court of conviction. |
| |
12| F. Members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but |
| |
13|shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel expenses as |
| |
14|provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act. |
| |
15| SECTION 28. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 2053, as |
| |
16|amended by Section 1, Chapter 76, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
| |
17|Section 2053), is amended to read as follows: |
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18| Section 2053. A. There is hereby re-created until July 1, |
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19|2027, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, |
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20|the State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists. The Board shall |
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21|administer the provisions of the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists |
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22|Act. The Board shall consist of nine (9) members, appointed by the |
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23|State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision. |
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24| |
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1| B. The initial appointments for each member shall be for |
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2|progressive terms of one (1) through three (3) years so that only |
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3|one term expires each calendar year; subsequent appointments shall |
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4|be for five-year terms. Members of the Board shall serve at the |
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5|pleasure of and may be removed from office by the appointing |
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6|authority. No member shall serve more than three consecutive terms. |
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7| Members shall continue to serve until their successors are |
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8|appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the |
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9|original appointments. Five members shall constitute a quorum. |
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10| C. The Board shall be composed as follows: |
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11| 1. Three members shall be members of the general public; |
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12| 2. Four members shall be licensed perfusionists appointed from |
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13|a list of not less than ten licensed perfusionists submitted by a |
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14|statewide organization representing licensed perfusionists; and |
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15| 3. Two members shall be physicians licensed pursuant to the |
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16|Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision |
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17|Act and who are also board certified in cardiovascular surgery. |
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18| D. The licensed perfusionist members shall have been engaged in |
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19|rendering perfusion services to the public, teaching perfusion care, |
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20|or research in perfusion care, for at least five (5) years |
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21|immediately preceding their appointments. These members shall at |
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22|all times be holders of valid licenses for the practice of perfusion |
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23|in this state, except for the members first appointed to the Board. |
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24|These initial members shall, at the time of appointment, be |
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1|credentialed as a Certified Clinical Perfusionist (CCP) conferred by |
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2|the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (ABCP) or its |
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3|successor organization, and all shall fulfill the requirements for |
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4|licensure pursuant to the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act. All |
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5|members of the Board shall be residents of this state. |
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6| E. Upon expiration or vacancy of the term of a member, the |
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7|respective nominating authority may, as appropriate, submit to the |
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8|appointing authority a list of not less than three persons qualified |
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9|to serve on the Board to fill the expired term of their respective |
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10|member. Appointments may be made from these lists by the appointing |
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11|authority and additional lists may be provided by the respective |
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12|organizations if requested by the appointing authority. |
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13| F. It shall be a ground for removal from the Board if a member: |
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14| 1. Does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications |
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15|required for appointment to the Board; |
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16| 2. Does not maintain during service on the Board the |
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17|qualifications required for appointment to the Board; |
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18| 3. Violates a prohibition established pursuant to the Oklahoma |
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19|Licensed Perfusionists Act; |
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20| 4. Cannot discharge the member's term for a substantial part of |
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21|the term for which the member is appointed because of illness or |
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22|disability; or |
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23| |
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24| |
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1| 5. Is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled |
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2|board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a |
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3|calendar year unless the absence is excused by a majority vote of |
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4|the Board. |
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5| SECTION 29. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 6001, as |
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6|last amended by Section 1, Chapter 89, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp. |
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7|2025, Section 6001), is amended to read as follows: |
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8| Section 6001. A. 1. There is hereby re-created the State |
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9|Board of Behavioral Health Licensure to continue until July 1, 2025, |
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10|in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law. |
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11| 2. Members of the Board shall serve at the pleasure of and may |
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12|be removed from office by the appointing authority. Members shall |
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13|continue to serve until their successors are appointed. Any vacancy |
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14|shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. |
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15|Four members shall constitute a quorum. |
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16| 3. The Board shall meet at least twice a year, but no more than |
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17|four (4) times a year and shall elect a chair and a vice-chair from |
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18|among its members. The Board shall only meet as required for: |
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19| a. election of officers, |
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20| b. establishment of meeting dates and times, |
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21| c. rule development, |
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22| d. review and recommendation, and |
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23| e. adoption of nonbinding resolutions to the Board |
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24| concerning matters brought before the Board. |
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1| 4. Special meetings may be called by the chair or by |
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2|concurrence of any three members. |
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3| B. 1. All members of the Board shall be knowledgeable of |
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4|counseling issues. The Board shall be appointed by the Governor |
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5|with the advice and consent of the Senate: |
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6| a. four members who are licensed professional |
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7| counselors, |
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8| b. three members who are licensed family and marital |
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9| therapists, |
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10| c. two members who are licensed behavioral |
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11| practitioners, and |
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12| d. two members representing the public and possessing |
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13| knowledge of counseling issues. |
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14| 2. Members of the Board shall serve for a period of three (3) |
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15|years and may be removed at any time by the appointing authority. |
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16|Vacancies on the Board shall be filled by the appointing authority. |
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17|A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the |
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18|transaction of business. |
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19| 3. The members of the Board from each professional area of |
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20|behavioral health counseling shall comprise separate committees and |
| |
21|shall consult on professional issues within their respective areas |
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22|of behavioral health counseling. Each committee shall recommend to |
| |
23|the Board approval or disapproval of all licenses to be issued |
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24|within its specialty. Each committee shall be authorized to |
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1|recommend approval or disapproval of the examination requirements |
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2|for all applicants for licensure in the respective area of |
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3|behavioral health counseling, provide grading standards for |
| |
4|examinations, and provide for other matters relating to licensure in |
| |
5|that area of behavioral health counseling. Each committee may |
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6|create advisory committees to consult on professional duties and |
| |
7|responsibilities pursuant to the provisions of this section. |
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8| 4. Any and all recommendations, approvals, or disapprovals made |
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9|by a committee pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not |
| |
10|become effective without the approval of a majority of members of |
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11|the Board. |
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12| 5. The jurisdictional areas of the Board shall include |
| |
13|professional counseling licensing and practice issues, marital and |
| |
14|family therapist licensing and practice issues, behavioral |
| |
15|practitioner licensing and practice issues and such other areas as |
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16|authorized by the Licensed Professional Counselors Act. |
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17| C. The Board shall not recommend rules for promulgation unless |
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18|all applicable requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act |
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19|have been followed including but not limited to notice, rule impact |
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20|statements and rule-making hearings. |
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21| D. Members of the Board shall serve without compensation but |
| |
22|may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their |
| |
23|duties, as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act. The |
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24|Board is authorized to utilize the conference rooms of and obtain |
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1|administrative assistance from the State Board of Medical Licensure |
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2|and Supervision as required. |
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3| E. The Board is authorized and empowered to: |
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4| 1. Establish and maintain a system of licensure and |
| |
5|certification pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed |
| |
6|Professional Counselors Act; |
| |
7| 2. Adopt and enforce standards governing the professional |
| |
8|conduct of persons licensed pursuant to the provisions of the |
| |
9|Licensed Professional Counselors Act; |
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10| 3. Lease office space for the purpose of operating and |
| |
11|maintaining a state office, and pay rent thereon; provided, however, |
| |
12|such state office shall not be located in or directly adjacent to |
| |
13|the office of any person licensed pursuant to the provisions of the |
| |
14|Licensed Professional Counselors Act; |
| |
15| 4. Purchase office furniture, equipment, and supplies; |
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16| 5. Employ such office personnel as may be necessary, and fix |
| |
17|and pay their salaries or wages; |
| |
18| 6. Contract with state agencies for the purposes of |
| |
19|investigating written complaints regarding the conduct of persons |
| |
20|licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Professional |
| |
21|Counselors Act and obtaining administrative assistance as deemed |
| |
22|necessary by the Executive Director; and |
| |
23| 7. Make such other expenditures as may be necessary in the |
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24|performance of its duties. |
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1| F. The Board shall employ an Executive Director. The Executive |
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2|Director shall be authorized to: |
| |
3| 1. Employ and maintain an office staff; |
| |
4| 2. Enter into contracts on behalf of the Board; and |
| |
5| 3. Perform other duties on behalf of the Board as needed or |
| |
6|directed. |
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7| G. All employees and positions shall be placed in unclassified |
| |
8|status, exempt from the provisions of the Oklahoma Personnel Act. |
| |
9| SECTION 30. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-1923, as |
| |
10|amended by Section 1, Chapter 197, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
| |
11|Section 1-1923), is amended to read as follows: |
| |
12| Section 1-1923. A. There is hereby re-created, to continue |
| |
13|until July 1, 2025, in accordance with the provisions of the |
| |
14|Oklahoma Sunset Law, a Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Council |
| |
15|which shall be composed as follows: |
| |
16| 1. The Governor shall appoint a thirteen-member Long-Term Care |
| |
17|Facility Advisory Council which shall advise the State Commissioner |
| |
18|of Health. The Advisory Council shall be comprised of the following |
| |
19|persons: |
| |
20| a. one representative from the Oklahoma Health Care |
| |
21| Authority, designated by the Administrator, |
| |
22| b. one representative from the Department of Mental |
| |
23| Health and Substance Abuse Services, designated by the |
| |
24| |
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1| Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse |
| |
2| Services, |
| |
3| c. one representative from the Department of Human |
| |
4| Services, designated by the Director of Human |
| |
5| Services, |
| |
6| d. one member who shall be a licensed general |
| |
7| practitioner of the medical or osteopathic profession, |
| |
8| e. one member who shall be a registered pharmacist, |
| |
9| f. one member who shall be a licensed registered nurse or |
| |
10| licensed practical nurse, |
| |
11| g. one member who shall be an operator-administrator of a |
| |
12| nursing home which has a current license issued |
| |
13| pursuant to the Nursing Home Care Act and who shall |
| |
14| have had five (5) years' experience in the nursing |
| |
15| home profession as an operator-administrator, |
| |
16| h. one member who shall be an operator-administrator of a |
| |
17| residential care home licensed pursuant to the |
| |
18| provisions of the Residential Care Act, |
| |
19| i. one member who shall be an owner-operator of an adult |
| |
20| day care facility licensed pursuant to the provisions |
| |
21| of the Adult Day Care Act, |
| |
22| j. one member who shall be an owner-operator of a |
| |
23| continuum of care facility or assisted living center |
| |
24| |
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1| licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Continuum |
| |
2| of Care and Assisted Living Act, |
| |
3| k. two members who shall be over the age of sixty-five |
| |
4| (65) who shall represent the general public and have |
| |
5| no long-term care professional work history, and |
| |
6| l. one member who shall be over the age of sixty-five |
| |
7| (65) who shall represent the general public and who |
| |
8| advocates for individuals receiving long-term care |
| |
9| services; and |
| |
10| 2. Appointments shall be for two-year terms. Members shall |
| |
11|serve at the pleasure of their designators. Members may be |
| |
12|reappointed not to exceed two terms. In case of a vacancy, the |
| |
13|Governor shall appoint individuals to fill the remainder of the |
| |
14|term. |
| |
15| B. The State Department of Health shall provide administrative |
| |
16|support to perform designated duties of the Advisory Council. The |
| |
17|Department shall also provide space for meetings of the Advisory |
| |
18|Council. |
| |
19| C. The Advisory Council shall annually elect a chair, |
| |
20|vice-chair and secretary-treasurer, shall meet at least quarterly, |
| |
21|and may hold such special meetings as may be necessary. The members |
| |
22|of the Advisory Council shall be reimbursed as provided for by the |
| |
23|State Travel Reimbursement Act. |
| |
24| D. The Advisory Council shall have the power and duty to: |
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1| 1. Serve as an advisory body to the Department for the |
| |
2|development and improvement of services to and care and treatment of |
| |
3|residents of facilities subject to the provisions of the Nursing |
| |
4|Home Care Act, homes subject to the provisions of the Residential |
| |
5|Care Act and facilities subject to the provisions of the Adult Day |
| |
6|Care Act; |
| |
7| 2. Review and make recommendations regarding quality of |
| |
8|services, care, and treatment provided to individuals receiving |
| |
9|services from entities that are subject to the Nursing Home Care |
| |
10|Act, the Residential Care Act and the Adult Day Care Act; and |
| |
11| 3. Evaluate and review the standards, practices, and procedures |
| |
12|regarding the administration and enforcement of the provisions of |
| |
13|the Nursing Home Care Act, the Residential Care Act and the Adult |
| |
14|Day Care Act. |
| |
15| SECTION 31. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 91, as last |
| |
16|amended by Section 1, Chapter 264, O.S.L. 2025 (63 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
| |
17|Section 91), is amended to read as follows: |
| |
18| Section 91. A. There is hereby re-created, to continue until |
| |
19|July 1, 2030, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma |
| |
20|Sunset Law, an oversight board to be known as the State Anatomical |
| |
21|Board, to be composed of the following members: |
| |
22| 1. The deans or their designee of each accredited medical |
| |
23|school and osteopathic medical school within this state; |
| |
24| |
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1| 2. The persons heading the department of anatomy, or comparable |
| |
2|department, in the medical and osteopathic medical schools or their |
| |
3|designee; |
| |
4| 3. Two persons appointed jointly by the presidents of |
| |
5|institutions of higher education within the state which have |
| |
6|educational programs other than medical which require on a regular |
| |
7|basis human anatomical materials, provided that these programs have |
| |
8|been approved by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education; |
| |
9|and |
| |
10| 4. One at-large member appointed by the Governor to represent |
| |
11|the interests of the citizens of this state. |
| |
12| B. It shall be the duty of the State Anatomical Board to |
| |
13|register all anatomical donor programs and non-transplant tissue |
| |
14|banks and to designate agents to provide for the collection, |
| |
15|preservation, storage, distribution, delivery, recovery from users, |
| |
16|cremation and final disposition of all dead human bodies used for |
| |
17|health science education and research in this state. |
| |
18| C. The Board shall elect from its membership a chair who shall |
| |
19|perform such other duties as the Board may prescribe by rule. The |
| |
20|Board shall have full power to establish rules for its government, |
| |
21|to appoint and remove officers, and to appoint an executive director |
| |
22|who shall keep full and complete minutes of its transactions and |
| |
23|manage the affairs of the Board. The expenditures authorized in |
| |
24|this section shall not be a charge against the state, but shall be |
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1|paid by the agent designated by the Board to receive, store, issue, |
| |
2|and cremate human anatomical materials. Records shall also be kept |
| |
3|by the agent of all bodies received and distributed for the period |
| |
4|of time authorized by the Records Disposition Schedule. The name of |
| |
5|the oversight board shall be the State Anatomical Board, hereinafter |
| |
6|called the Anatomical Board. The Anatomical Board may, in its |
| |
7|discretion, exempt any county, district, or institution from the |
| |
8|provisions of Sections 91 through 100 of this title in any calendar |
| |
9|year for any length of time. |
| |
10| SECTION 32. AMENDATORY 67 O.S. 2021, Section 305, as |
| |
11|last amended by Section 1, Chapter 217, O.S.L. 2025 (67 O.S. Supp. |
| |
12|2025, Section 305), is amended to read as follows: |
| |
13| Section 305. There is hereby re-created until July 1, 2028, in |
| |
14|accordance with the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the Archives and Records |
| |
15|Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, to be |
| |
16|composed of one member to be appointed by the Governor who shall |
| |
17|serve as Chairman, the State Librarian as Vice Chairman and |
| |
18|Secretary, the Lieutenant Governor, the State Auditor and Inspector |
| |
19|and the State Treasurer as members. Any member may appoint and |
| |
20|designate a subofficer or employee as his or her proxy for purposes |
| |
21|of carrying on the duties of the Commission. The Commission shall |
| |
22|have sole, entire and exclusive authority of the disposition for all |
| |
23|public records and archives of state officers, departments, boards, |
| |
24|commissions, agencies and institutions of this state. The authority |
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1|herein granted shall not apply to records and archives of political |
| |
2|subdivisions of the state; provided, however, Section 305 et seq. of |
| |
3|this title shall not apply to the confidential records and files of |
| |
4|the Oklahoma Tax Commission which are exempt from all provisions of |
| |
5|this act. |
| |
6| SECTION 33. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-173, as |
| |
7|amended by Section 1, Chapter 306, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
| |
8|Section 3-173), is amended to read as follows: |
| |
9| Section 3-173. A. There is hereby re-created to continue until |
| |
10|July 1, 2026, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma |
| |
11|Sunset Law, the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education. |
| |
12| B. The Council shall: |
| |
13| 1. Make recommendations to the State Board of Education and the |
| |
14|Superintendent of Public Instruction in educational matters |
| |
15|affecting the education of Native American students; |
| |
16| 2. Promote educational opportunities and improvement of the |
| |
17|quality of education provided to Native American students throughout |
| |
18|the state; |
| |
19| 3. Advocate for Native American students in the state; and |
| |
20| 4. Monitor and evaluate how the public education system of the |
| |
21|state impacts Native American students. |
| |
22| C. The Council shall be composed of eighteen (18) members as |
| |
23|follows: |
| |
24| |
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1| 1. Five members who shall each represent an Indian tribe in the |
| |
2|state, of which at least one shall represent an Indian tribe which |
| |
3|has an enrollment of less than ten thousand (10,000) members who |
| |
4|reside in the state, appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
| |
5|Representatives from a list of nominations submitted by the elected |
| |
6|executive leaders of different Indian tribes in the state; |
| |
7| 2. Four members who shall each represent the tribal education |
| |
8|departments of an Indian tribe in the state, appointed by the |
| |
9|President Pro Tempore of the Senate from a list of nominations |
| |
10|submitted by the elected executive leaders of different Indian |
| |
11|tribes in the state; |
| |
12| 3. One member who shall represent the Oklahoma Council for |
| |
13|Indian Education, appointed by the Governor; |
| |
14| 4. Two members who shall represent two different statewide |
| |
15|organizations representing public school teachers, appointed by the |
| |
16|President Pro Tempore of the Senate; |
| |
17| 5. One member who shall represent a statewide organization |
| |
18|representing public school superintendents, appointed by the Speaker |
| |
19|of the House of Representatives; |
| |
20| 6. One member who shall represent Oklahoma tribal colleges, |
| |
21|appointed by the Chancellor of Higher Education; |
| |
22| 7. The Director of the Native American Cultural and Educational |
| |
23|Authority, or designee; |
| |
24| 8. The Chancellor of Higher Education, or designee; |
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1| 9. The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and |
| |
2|Technology Education, or designee; and |
| |
3| 10. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, or designee. |
| |
4| D. Appointments to the Council shall be made by September 1, |
| |
5|2023. The first meeting of the Council shall be called by the |
| |
6|Superintendent of Public Instruction. At the first meeting, the |
| |
7|members of the Council shall elect a chair and vice chair from among |
| |
8|the members. Meetings of the Council shall be held at least |
| |
9|quarterly at the call of the chair. Members shall serve at the |
| |
10|pleasure of their appointing authorities. A majority of the members |
| |
11|of the Council shall constitute a quorum to transact business, but |
| |
12|no vacancy shall impair the right of the remaining members to |
| |
13|exercise all of the powers of the Council. A vacancy on the Council |
| |
14|shall be filled by the original appointing authority. A vacancy on |
| |
15|the Council in a seat representing an Indian tribe in the state or |
| |
16|the tribal education department of an Indian tribe in the state may |
| |
17|be filled by the original appointing authority from a list of |
| |
18|nominations submitted by the elected executive leaders of Indian |
| |
19|tribes in the state. Appointments to fill any vacancy on the |
| |
20|Council shall be made within three (3) months following the vacancy. |
| |
21| The State Department of Education, Oklahoma Department of Career |
| |
22|and Technology Education, and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher |
| |
23|Education shall provide staff, support, and information as requested |
| |
24|by the Council. |
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1| E. Members of the Council shall receive no compensation for |
| |
2|serving on the Council but shall receive travel reimbursement as |
| |
3|follows: |
| |
4| 1. State employees who are members of the Council shall be |
| |
5|reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in the performance of their |
| |
6|duties by their respective agencies in accordance with the State |
| |
7|Travel Reimbursement Act; and |
| |
8| 2. All other members of the Council shall be reimbursed by the |
| |
9|Office of Management and Enterprise Services for travel expenses |
| |
10|incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the |
| |
11|State Travel Reimbursement Act. |
| |
12| F. The Council shall act in accordance with the provisions of |
| |
13|the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act. |
| |
14| G. Members who serve on the Council shall be exempt from the |
| |
15|dual-office-holding prohibitions of Section 6 of Title 51 of the |
| |
16|Oklahoma Statutes. |
| |
17| H. The Council shall have the following duties: |
| |
18| 1. Identify strategies for developing an efficient and reliable |
| |
19|process of communications between Oklahoma education entities, |
| |
20|educators, tribal organizations, and other interested parties; |
| |
21| 2. Identify and disseminate research-based, measurable |
| |
22|criteria, both behavioral and academic, by which the success and |
| |
23|efficacy of the education offered to Native American students in |
| |
24|Oklahoma may be measured; |
| |
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1| 3. Analyze data to ensure that education agencies in Oklahoma |
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2|continue to address the education needs of Native American students; |
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3| 4. Encourage and promote Native American educational leadership |
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4|at all levels of the education system; and |
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5| 5. Make recommendations to the State Board of Education for |
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6|programs that will help achieve the purposes of the Oklahoma |
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7|Advisory Council on Indian Education Act. |
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8| I. The Council shall evaluate and make an annual report on the |
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9|effectiveness of the public education system in Oklahoma in meeting |
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10|the needs of Native American students in Oklahoma. The report shall |
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11|be submitted to the State Board of Education. The report shall also |
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12|contain a summary of the findings made by the Council pursuant to |
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13|subsection H of this section, a summary of all data collected by the |
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14|Council, a summary of the means by which all data was collected by |
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15|the Council, and any other information deemed necessary by the |
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16|Council. |
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17| SECTION 34. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 23-105, as |
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18|amended by Section 1, Chapter 296, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
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19|Section 23-105), is amended to read as follows: |
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20| Section 23-105. There is hereby re-created, to continue until |
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21|July 1, 2026, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma |
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22|Sunset Law, Section 3901 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma |
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23|Statutes, a body corporate and politic to be known as the "Oklahoma |
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24|Educational Television Authority", and by that name the Authority |
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1|may sue and be sued, and plead and be impleaded. The Authority is |
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2|hereby constituted an instrumentality of the state, and the exercise |
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3|by the Authority of the powers conferred by this article for the |
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4|planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of educational |
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5|television facilities shall be deemed and held to be an essential |
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6|function of the state. |
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7| The Oklahoma Educational Television Authority shall consist of |
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8|thirteen (13) members, including the President of the University of |
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9|Oklahoma, the President of Oklahoma State University, the State |
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10|Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Chancellor of the Oklahoma |
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11|State Regents for Higher Education, the president of one of the |
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12|state-supported four-year colleges to be chosen by the presidents of |
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13|this group of institutions, the president of one of the |
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14|state-supported two-year colleges to be chosen by the presidents of |
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15|this group of institutions, and seven additional members to be |
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16|appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, |
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17|to serve seven-year terms. |
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18| The appointed members shall have been residents of the state for |
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19|at least five (5) years preceding the date of their appointment. |
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20|The appointed members shall include one member from each of the |
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21|congressional districts and any remaining members shall be appointed |
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22|from the state at large. However, when congressional districts are |
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23|redrawn each member appointed prior to July 1 of the year in which |
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24|such modification becomes effective shall complete the current term |
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1|of office and appointments made after July 1 of the year in which |
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2|such modification becomes effective shall be based on the redrawn |
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3|districts. Appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such |
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4|modification becomes effective shall be from any redrawn districts |
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5|which are not represented by an authority member until such time as |
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6|each of the modified congressional districts are represented by an |
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7|authority member. A majority of the appointed members shall be |
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8|actively engaged in the profession of education. Each appointed |
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9|member of the Authority, before entering upon the duties of the |
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10|member, shall take the oath provided for by Section 1 of Article XV |
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11|of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma. |
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12| The seven original members appointed by the Governor shall |
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13|continue in office for terms expiring on June 30, 1954; June 30, |
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14|1955; June 30, 1956; June 30, 1957; June 30, 1958; June 30, 1959; |
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15|and June 30, 1960, respectively. The terms of each of the original |
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16|appointed members shall be designated by the Governor, and said |
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17|members shall serve for their appointed terms and until their |
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18|respective successors shall be appointed and qualified. The |
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19|successor of each appointed member shall be appointed for a term of |
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20|seven (7) years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy |
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21|shall be appointed to serve only for the unexpired term in said |
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22|vacancy. |
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23| The Authority shall elect from the membership of the Authority a |
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24|chair, a vice-chair, and a secretary-treasurer. Any such officers |
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1|elected by the Authority on or after July 1, 1984, shall be |
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2|appointed to serve a term of one (1) year. Seven members of the |
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3|Authority shall constitute a quorum, and the vote of seven members |
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4|shall be necessary for any action taken by the Authority. No |
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5|vacancy in the membership of the Authority shall impair the right of |
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6|a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of |
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7|the Authority. The Authority shall meet at least quarterly. |
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8| The members of the Authority shall not be entitled to |
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9|compensation for their services, but each member shall be reimbursed |
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10|for travel expenses incurred in performing official duties in |
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11|accordance with the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement |
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12|Act. No liability or obligation shall be incurred by the Authority |
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13|beyond the extent to which monies shall have been provided pursuant |
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14|to the authority of this article. |
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15| SECTION 35. AMENDATORY 73 O.S. 2021, Section 83.1, as |
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16|last amended by Section 1, Chapter 16, O.S.L. 2025 (73 O.S. Supp. |
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17|2025, Section 83.1), is amended to read as follows: |
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18| Section 83.1. A. There is hereby re-created to continue until |
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19|July 1, 2030, in accordance with the Oklahoma Sunset Law, a |
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20|Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission to exercise |
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21|the functions and perform the duties hereinafter prescribed. |
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22| B. The Commission shall be composed of eleven (11) members as |
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23|follows: |
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1| 1. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise |
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2|Services or his or her designee, who shall be ex officio chair of |
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3|the Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission; |
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4| 2. The Director of the Transportation Commission or his or her |
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5|designee; |
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6| 3. The President of the University of Oklahoma or his or her |
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7|designee; |
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8| 4. Two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the |
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9|Senate; |
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10| 5. Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
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11|Representatives; |
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12| 6. The Chair of the Planning Commission of Oklahoma City or his |
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13|or her designee; |
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14| 7. The Chair of the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission or |
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15|his or her designee; and |
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16| 8. Two members of the Commission appointed by the Governor, |
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17|with the advice and consent of the State Senate, for four-year |
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18|staggered terms with one term expiring on January 31 of each |
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19|even-numbered year. |
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20| C. The Commission is authorized to appoint and hire a Director, |
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21|who shall serve as the chief administrative officer of the |
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22|Commission, and other necessary personnel. The Attorney General of |
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23|the State of Oklahoma shall be the legal advisor to the Commission |
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1|in the same capacity as he or she is to other boards and |
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2|commissions. |
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3| D. At least one of the members appointed by the President Pro |
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4|Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of |
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5|Representatives shall be a resident within the boundaries of the |
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6|Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning District as set forth |
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7|in Section 83 of this title. |
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8| SECTION 36. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 245, as |
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9|amended by Section 1, Chapter 92, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
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10|Section 245), is amended to read as follows: |
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11| Section 245. A. The Climate Office of the State of Oklahoma |
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12|located at Norman, Oklahoma, shall be under the direction and |
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13|supervision of the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma |
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14|and shall be known as the Oklahoma Climatological Survey. The |
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15|Oklahoma Climatological Survey is hereby re-created, to continue |
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16|until July 1, 2026, in accordance with the provisions of the |
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17|Oklahoma Sunset Law. |
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18| B. The director of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey shall be |
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19|appointed by the Board and shall either serve as the state |
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20|climatologist or appoint another current employee of the Survey to |
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21|serve as state climatologist. The salary of the director shall be |
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22|determined by the Board. |
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23| C. The Oklahoma Climatological Survey shall have for its object |
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24|and duties the following: |
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1| 1. To acquire, archive, process and disseminate, in the most |
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2|cost-effective way possible, all climate and weather information |
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3|which is or could be of value to policy and decision makers in the |
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4|state; |
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5| 2. To act as the representative of the state in all |
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6|climatological and meteorological matters both within and outside |
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7|the state when requested to do so by the legislative or executive |
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8|branches of the state government; |
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9| 3. To prepare, publish and disseminate periodic regular climate |
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10|summaries for those individuals, agencies and organizations whose |
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11|activities are related to the welfare of the state and are affected |
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12|by climate and weather; |
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13| 4. To conduct and report on studies of climate and weather |
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14|phenomena of significant socioeconomic importance to the state; |
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15| 5. To evaluate the significance of natural and man-made, |
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16|deliberate and inadvertent changes or modifications in important |
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17|features of the climate and weather affecting the state, and to |
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18|report this information to those agencies and organizations in the |
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19|state who are likely to be affected by such changes or |
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20|modifications; and |
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21| 6. To maintain and operate the Oklahoma Mesonetwork, a |
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22|statewide environmental monitoring network which is overseen by the |
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23|Mesonet Steering Committee, comprised of representatives of the |
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24|University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University according to |
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1|its Memorandum of Agreement. The director of the Oklahoma |
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2|Climatological Survey shall be accountable for executing the |
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3|policies of the Mesonet Steering Committee. |
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4| D. The director is authorized to certify copies as being |
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5|authentic reproductions of weather records held in the state. |
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6| E. The director of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey shall |
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7|present a report each year to the Board of Regents of the University |
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8|of Oklahoma showing the progress, condition and all other |
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9|information which the Board may deem necessary. |
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10| SECTION 37. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 7005, as |
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11|amended by Section 1, Chapter 70, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
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12|Section 7005), is amended to read as follows: |
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13| Section 7005. A. The Oversight Committee for State Employee |
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14|Charitable Contributions shall be composed of the Director of the |
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15|Office of Management and Enterprise Services, or designee, and six |
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16|(6) state employees, of which two shall be appointed by the |
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17|Governor, two shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the |
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18|Oklahoma State Senate and two shall be appointed by the Speaker of |
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19|the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Members shall serve at the |
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20|pleasure of their appointing authorities. The provisions of Section |
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21|6 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall not apply to |
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22|appointments to the Committee. The Committee is re-created to |
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23|continue until July 1, 2028, in accordance with the provisions of |
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24|the Oklahoma Sunset Law. |
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1| B. The Committee annually shall elect a chair from its |
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2|membership. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise |
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3|Services shall serve as chair until the first such election. |
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4| C. The Oversight Committee for State Employee Charitable |
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5|Contributions shall have the following duties and responsibilities: |
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6| 1. Arrange for publication of information about the application |
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7|process; |
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8| 2. Review applications of federations electing to participate |
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9|in the State Charitable Campaign and certify that a federation and |
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10|each of its member agencies meet the eligibility criteria set forth |
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11|in Sections 7009 and 7010 of this title; |
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12| 3. Notify in writing each of the applying federations of its |
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13|acceptance or rejection. Provided, if a federation is rejected, the |
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14|Committee shall provide the reason for rejection of each of the |
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15|member agencies of the federation; |
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16| 4. Hear appeals of rejected agencies; |
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17| 5. Delegate to the principal combined fundraising organization |
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18|the primary responsibility for the staffing and the financial |
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19|obligations necessary to comply with the provisions of this |
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20|subsection; |
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21| 6. Develop a pledge card to be used throughout the State |
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22|Charitable Campaign; |
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23| 7. Select a principal combined fundraising organization to |
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1|assist the Committee in gathering and accumulating the applications; |
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2|and |
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3| 8. Promulgate rules to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma |
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4|State Employee Charitable Contribution Act. |
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5| D. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall |
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6|provide such staff support as is required by the Committee. |
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7| E. The Oversight Committee for State Employee Charitable |
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8|Contributions is authorized to appoint such advisory councils and |
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9|task forces as it deems necessary for counsel, advice, and review |
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10|concerning the formulation and administration of the rules, |
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11|application review process, and the implementation of the Oklahoma |
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12|State Employee Charitable Contribution Act. |
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13| SECTION 38. REPEALER 2 O.S. 2021, Section 18-34, is |
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14|hereby repealed. |
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15| SECTION 39. REPEALER 2 O.S. 2021, Section 18-181, is |
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16|hereby repealed. |
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17| SECTION 40. REPEALER 10 O.S. 2021, Section 1430.4, is |
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18|hereby repealed. |
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19| SECTION 41. REPEALER 11 O.S. 2021, Section 51-104, is |
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20|hereby repealed. |
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21| SECTION 42. REPEALER 47 O.S. 2021, Section 759, is |
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22|hereby repealed. |
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23| SECTION 43. REPEALER 52 O.S. 2021, Section 420.22, is |
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24|hereby repealed. |
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1| SECTION 44. REPEALER 53 O.S. 2021, Section 231, is |
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2|hereby repealed. |
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3| SECTION 45. REPEALER 56 O.S. 2021, Section 162.1b, is |
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4|hereby repealed. |
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5| SECTION 46. REPEALER 57 O.S. 2021, Section 521.1, is |
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6|hereby repealed. |
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7| SECTION 47. REPEALER 57 O.S. 2021, Section 549.2, is |
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8|hereby repealed. |
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9| SECTION 48. REPEALER 59 O.S. 2021, Section 46.4, as last |
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10|amended by Section 2, Chapter 147, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
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11|Section 46.4), is hereby repealed. |
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12| SECTION 49. REPEALER 59 O.S. 2021, Section 481, as |
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13|amended by Section 1, Chapter 227, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
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14|Section 481), is hereby repealed. |
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15| SECTION 50. REPEALER 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1000.2, is |
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16|hereby repealed. |
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17| SECTION 51. REPEALER 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.56, is |
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18|hereby repealed. |
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19| SECTION 52. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 330.52, as |
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20|amended by Section 4, Chapter 271, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
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21|Section 330.52), is hereby repealed. |
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22| SECTION 53. REPEALER 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-129.1, is |
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23|hereby repealed. |
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1| SECTION 54. REPEALER 72 O.S. 2021, Section 241, is |
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2|hereby repealed. |
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3| SECTION 55. REPEALER 74 O.S. 2021, Section 18p-2, is |
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4|hereby repealed. |
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5| SECTION 56. REPEALER 74 O.S. 2021, Section 5060.40, is |
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6|hereby repealed. |
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7| SECTION 57. REPEALER 74 O.S. 2021, Sections 3901, 3902, |
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8|3903, 3904, 3905, 3906, 3907, 3908, 3909, 3911, 3913, 3914, 3915, |
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9|3916, 3917, 3918, 3920 and 3921 are hereby repealed. |
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10| SECTION 58. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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11|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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12|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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13|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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