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SB 9(1)
(Ford/Blackburn): Expands the membership and duties of the Oklahoma
Capitol Complex and Centennial Commemoration Commission. It also modifies
the sunset date and creates a revolving fund for the Commission. Effective
4-10-99
SB 10(1)
(Ford/Adair): Provides an exception to the prohibition against state
boards or commissions hiring former members of boards or commissions.
It allows a state board or commission to employee a state employee who
is an ex officio member of the board or commission required by law.
This provision, however, does not apply to statewide elected officials.
Effective 4-10-99
SB 38(1)
(Morgan/Corn): Includes entities within the Oklahoma State System
of Higher Education in the group of authorized recipients of obsolete
or surplus equipment of state entities. Effective 11-1-99
SB 176(1)
(Haney/Settle): Increases unclassified positions for certain state
agencies. Effective 7-1-99
SB 178(1)
(Haney/Settle): Authorizes the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement
System to expend appropriated money for the administration of the Deferred
Savings Incentive Plan and the Oklahoma State Employees Deferred Compensation
Plan. Effective 9-1-99
SB 259(1)
(Fisher/Roach): Extends unemployment compensations rate reduction
and modifies the membership of the Enterprise Zone Application Review
Committee. Creates the Oklahoma Disaster Relief Act. Authorizes state
and local governmental entities to utilize employees for certain disaster
relief related work on private property. Extends the effective date
for certain provisions of HB 3204 (1998) relating to the Oklahoma Enterprise
Zone Act from July 1, 1999 to July 1, 2000. Effective 7-1-99
SB 300(1)
(Mickle/Dunegan): Allows members of the Highway Patrol Division
to receive credit for time served in the former Lake Patrol Division
for purposes of computing salary. Allows for certain back pay related
to a loss in salary due to not computing former Lake Patrol Division
service in the salary schedule. Effective 4-26-99
SB 349(1)
(Dickerson/Leist): Adds the State Department of Agriculture to entities
authorized to enter into contracts and agreements for the payment of
food, lodging, meeting facility and beverage expenses as may be necessary
for sponsoring seminars and receptions relating to economic development
and science and technology issues. Effective 11-1-99
SB 352(1)
(Dickerson/Eddins): Creates the Task Force on Public Construction
and Renovation Laws, consisting of six legislators, seven construction
industry people, a representative of a state employee organization,
and an employee of the state Department of Central Services.
The Task Force will look at the Public
Competitive Bidding Act of 1974, the Public Building Construction and
Planning Act, the Oklahoma Lighting Energy Conservation Act, and a number
of other issues and sections of law relating to energy conservation,
renovation requirements, consultant contracts, purchasing preferences,
bonds required for public works contracts, and other matters.
Also, the Task Force will explore and consider
various project delivery systems, including "design/build"
and "construction management".
The Task Force is to make its recommendations
by November 30, 1999, and continue in existence for consultation purposes
throughout the 2000 legislative session. Effective 11-1-99
SB 376(1)
(Leftwich/Paulk): Enacts the Oklahoma Privatization of State Functions
Act. Allows state employees of an agency to submit alternative proposals
to the agency prior to an agency privatizing a function, program, service,
unit or division. Effective 7-1-99
SB 404(3)
(Stipe/Mass): Vetoed 5-26-99. This bill would have required the
Office of Personnel Management to approve state agency promotional plans.
The Governor's Veto Message stated that this legislation would create
added bureaucracy, which would interfere with the efficient management
of state agencies. (See Veto Section)
SB 419(1)
(Leftwich/Ostrander): Expands the types of investigations that can
be made by the State Fire Marshal and his or her deputies. This bill
also grants authority to enforce, issue citations, and make arrests
for felony offenses relevant to the duties of the State Fire Marshal.
Effective 7-1-99
SB 430(1)
(Fisher/Ervin): Allows the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to enter
into contracts at fair market value for the rental of office space in
any facility under its control to entities engaged in activities related
to the export of goods produced in Oklahoma. Effective 4-7-99
SB 432(1)
(Dickerson/Corn): Modifies the name of the Ouachita Correctional
Center to the Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center. Effective 4-7-99
SB 442(1)
(Stipe/Tyler): Allows the Department of Transportation, Oklahoma
Water Resources Board, Department of Environmental Quality and the Oklahoma
Turnpike Authority to enter into contracts for professional services
with a person who has retired from state service. Effective 6-10-99
SB 480(1)
(Hobson/Toure): Provides that certain information relating to state
owned or controlled technology is confidential pursuant to the Open
Records Act. Effective 11-1-99
SB 505(1)
(Williams/Braddock): Allows state officers and employees to receive
any travel reimbursements through direct deposit. Effective 7-1-99
SB 508 (Dickerson/Askins):
Continues the effort begun in 1998 to reform and rewrite the state Central
Purchasing Act. Many of this year's changes were prompted by difficulties
discovered in the process of writing and revising rules and conducting
training of state agency personnel following passage of the major reform
bill, HB 1822 of 1998. SB 508 also:
- Distinguishes between sole source acquisitions
(which are not competitive) and sole brand acquisitions (which are
competitive although they narrow the field of suppliers).
- Increases from $2,500 to $10,000 the
threshold at which state agencies must report acquisitions to the
State Purchasing Director.
- Authorizes the State Purchasing Director
to review all acquisitions, not just those under $25,000.
- Increases the fee which suppliers pay
to receive invitations to bid and requests for proposal from $10 per
commodity classification to $25 (thought to be a close approximation
of the actual cost of providing the documents).
- Consolidates in a new section the exemptions
for Higher Education, OneNet, and other entities that are exempt from
all provisions of the Central Purchasing Act.
- Moves out of the Central Purchasing
Act some sections of law that relate to surplus property disposal
and to public construction.
- Repeals "buy Oklahoma" language
that has been a cause of retaliation by other states against Oklahoma
suppliers and that is in conflict with provisions of the NAFTA agreement.
Effective 7-1-99
SCR 38(6)
(Leftwich/Paulk): Requests the Governor to adopt an Executive Order
allowing certain paid administrative leave for certain state employees
who were victims of the May 3, 1999 tornadoes.
HB 1169(1)
(Erwin/Shurden): Provides that state employees who are volunteer
firefighters and who are called to fight a fire shall not have to use
any accrued leave nor make up any time due to the performance of their
volunteer firefighter duties. Effective 7-1-99
HB 1579(1)
(Settle/Haney): Increases certain chief executive officer salary
maximums. Makes available up to 15 days of leave with pay for certain
state, municipal, county, and school district employees who are affected
by presidentially declared natural disasters. Provides that municipalities,
counties, and school districts may amend their leave policies to allow
shared leave for such affected employees. For state employees the leave
sharing policy was amended to allow donated leave for affected employees
of presidentially declared natural disasters. Provides that appointing
authorities may reinstate or compensate employees affected by the May
3, 1999 tornadoes for any leave affected employees took related to the
disaster or for leave without pay that was taken. Effective 7-1-99
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