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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1327 By: Jech
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Tourism and
7 Recreation Department; amending 74 O.S. 2021,
8 Sections 2203, 2204, and 2206, which relate to the
8 Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission;
9 transferring certain duties to the Commission;
9 modifying powers and duties of the Executive
10 Director; requiring certain oath; establishing
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 2203, is
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17 amended to read as follows:
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18 Section 2203. A. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation
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19 Commission shall be an advisory body to the Executive Director of
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20 the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department and shall consist of
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21 eight (8) members who shall serve a term of six (6) years.
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22 Effective January 14, 2019, all duties and powers of the Commission
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23 shall be transferred to the Executive Director. Any provision in
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24 statute that provides to the Commission authority that is not
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1 advisory in nature shall be deemed to grant the duty or power to the
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2 Executive Director. No more than one Commission member shall be
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3 from any one county. The Lieutenant Governor shall serve as an ex
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4 officio voting member of the Commission.
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5 B. One member shall be appointed from each congressional
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6 district, who shall be a resident and a qualified elector in the
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7 district from which appointed, and the remaining members shall be
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8 appointed from the state at large. If congressional districts are
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9 redrawn each member appointed shall complete the current term of
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10 office at which time a new appointment shall be made in compliance
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11 with the redrawn congressional district.
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12 C. Commission members shall be appointed by the Governor, with
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13 the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the
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14 pleasure of the Governor. Whenever a vacancy on the Commission
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15 occurs by death, resignation, or otherwise, the Governor shall fill
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16 the same by appointment, with the advice and consent of the Senate,
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17 and the appointee shall hold office during the unexpired term. Each
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18 member shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and
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19 qualified. Five members of the Commission shall constitute a
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20 quorum, and the vote of the majority of members present shall be
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21 necessary for any action to be taken by the Commission. No vacancy
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22 in the membership of the Commission shall impair the rights of a
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23 quorum to exercise and perform all the rights and duties of the
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1 D. With the exception of the ex officio, no member of the
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2 Commission shall seek election to a federal, state, or county office
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3 while serving on the Commission.
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4 E. Each member of the Commission, before serving on the
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5 Commission, shall take and subscribe to the constitutional and
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6 statutory oaths of office and file the oaths with the Secretary of
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7 State. Members of the Commission shall be reimbursed for travel
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8 expenses to Commission meetings as provided in the State Travel
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9 Reimbursement Act.
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10 F. The Commission shall be organized by the Governor who shall
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11 appoint from the Commission the chair, the vice chair, and the
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12 secretary. The Commission shall adopt rules pursuant to the
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13 provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act to execute the
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14 powers and duties of the Commission and the Oklahoma Tourism and
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15 Recreation Department.
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16 G. The Commission may meet monthly and shall meet at least
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17 quarterly. The Commission may meet at such other times as it deems
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18 necessary for effectively performing its duties and
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19 responsibilities. Special meetings may be called by the chair or by
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20 any three members of the Commission. The meetings of the Commission
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21 shall be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
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22 H. The Commission is hereby declared to be a governmental
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23 agency and instrumentality of this state with authority to exercise,
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1 in addition to those it now has, the rights, privileges, and
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2 functions specified.
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3 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 2204, is
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4 amended to read as follows:
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5 Section 2204. There are hereby granted to and imposed in the
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6 Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission, and in any commission or
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7 body which may succeed to the powers, rights, and duties of the
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8 Commission, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department the following
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9 additional powers, rights, and duties:
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10 1. Sue and be sued;
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11 2. Adopt, use, and alter an official seal;
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12 3. Make bylaws for the management and regulation of its
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14 4. Appoint, prescribe the duties, and fix the compensation for
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15 officers, agents, and employees;
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16 5. Make contracts and execute instruments as in the judgment of
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17 the Department Commission are necessary or convenient to the
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18 exercise of the powers conferred upon it by law; and
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19 6. Promulgate rules and policies necessary and convenient to
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20 the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by law.
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21 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 2206, is
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23 Section 2206. The chief executive officer of the Oklahoma
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24 Tourism and Recreation Department shall be the Executive Director,
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1 who shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent
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2 of the Senate, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission, and who
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3 shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor Commission and may be
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4 removed or replaced without cause. The Executive Director shall be
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5 chosen with regard to knowledge, training, experience, and ability
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6 to administer the functions of the Department. Compensation for The
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7 Commission shall establish the salary of the Executive Director
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8 shall be determined pursuant to Section 3601.2 of this title.
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9 SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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