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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 1747 By: Jett
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to public finance; amending 62 O.S.
7 2021, Section 34.36, as amended by Section 2, Chapter
8 199, O.S.L. 2025 (62 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 34.36),
8 which relates to estimate of funds needed; requiring
9 state agencies demonstrate certain cost savings when
9 increasing certain estimate; updating statutory
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.36, as
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15 amended by Section 2, Chapter 199, O.S.L. 2025 (62 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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16 Section 34.36), is amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 34.36. A. On the first day of October preceding each
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18 regular session of the Legislature, each state agency, including
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19 those created or established pursuant to constitutional provisions,
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20 shall report to the Director of the Office of Management and
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21 Enterprise Services and the Chair and Vice Chair of the Legislative
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22 Oversight Committee on State Budget Performance an itemized request
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23 showing the amount needed for the ensuing fiscal year beginning with
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24 the first day of July.
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1 B. The forms which must be used in making these reports shall
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2 be approved by the Director of the Office of Management and
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3 Enterprise Services and the Legislative Oversight Committee on State
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4 Budget Performance.
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5 C. The forms shall be uniform, and shall clearly designate the
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6 information to be given.
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7 D. The information provided shall include, but not be limited
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9 1. A budget analysis of existing and proposed programs
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10 utilizing performance-informed budgeting techniques. Such analysis
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11 shall be included as a part of the estimate of funds needed;
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12 2. A statement listing any other state, federal or local
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13 agencies which administer a similar or cooperating program and an
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14 outline of the interaction among such agencies;
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15 3. A statement of the statutory authority for the missions and
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16 quantified objectives of each program;
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17 4. A description of the groups of people served by each program
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18 in the agency;
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19 5. A quantification of the need for the program;
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20 6. A description of the tactics which are intended to
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21 accomplish each objective;
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22 7. A list of quantifiable program outcomes which measure the
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23 efficiency and effectiveness of each program;
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24 8. A ranking of these programs by priority;
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1 9. Actual program expenditures for the current fiscal year and
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2 prior fiscal years and the number of personnel required to
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3 accomplish each program;
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4 10. Revenues expected to be generated by each program, if any;
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5 11. With respect to appropriated state agencies, a detailed
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6 listing of all employees and resources dedicated to the provision of
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7 financial services including, but not limited to, procurement,
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8 payroll, accounts receivable and accounts payable. The provisions
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9 of this paragraph shall not be applicable to the Oklahoma State
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10 Regents for Higher Education or to any institutions within The
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11 Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; and
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12 12. A certification that following the effective date of this
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13 act and prior to July 1, 2011, no expenditure shall have been made
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14 or funds encumbered for the purchase, lease, lease-purchase or
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15 rental of any computers, software, telecom, information technology
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16 hardware, firmware or information technology services, including
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17 support services without the prior written approval of the State
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18 Comptroller or his or her designee; and
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19 13. A detailed report demonstrating how the agency shall
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20 achieve a cost savings of ten percent (10%) when compared to the
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21 previous fiscal year if for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028,
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22 and for subsequent fiscal years, a state agency is requesting an
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23 increase in the appropriation compared to the appropriation received
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1 E. These appropriated agencies shall make an itemized estimate
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2 of needs for the ensuing fiscal year and the following two (2)
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3 fiscal years and request for funds for the ensuing fiscal year and
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4 an estimate of the revenues from all sources to be received by the
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5 agency during the ensuing fiscal year and the following two (2)
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6 fiscal years.
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7 F. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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8 Services shall electronically submit to the Governor and the
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9 Legislative Oversight Committee on State Budget Performance no later
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10 than the fifth day of October a complete list of all spending
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11 agencies which have failed to submit budgets by October 1.
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12 G. The reports required by this section shall include an
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13 itemized listing of outstanding capital lease debt and estimated
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14 capital lease needs for the ensuing fiscal year and the following
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15 two (2) fiscal years, and shall be provided on forms prescribed by
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16 the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
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17 H. For the purposes of this section, "capital lease" means a
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18 lease-purchase agreement which provides an option for the State of
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19 Oklahoma or its agencies to purchase property, including personal
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20 and real property, which is the subject thereof and/or or a lease
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21 agreement that provides an option for the State of Oklahoma or its
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22 agencies to lease such property, which is the subject thereof, at a
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23 nominal annual amount, after a period in which leased property is
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24 rented at fair market value.
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1 I. Not later than January 1, the Director of the Office of
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2 Management and Enterprise Services shall publish a shared services
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3 cost-performance assessment report documenting the amount of each
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4 state agency's cost for providing shared services. The lowest
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5 ranking state agencies shall enter into a contract with the Office
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6 of Management and Enterprise Services for the provision of shared
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7 financial services, provided that the Director of the Office of
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8 Management and Enterprise Services determines that implementation of
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9 such a contract would be feasible and documents that the contractual
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10 agreement will result in cost savings or efficiencies to the state.
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11 Contracts required by this subsection shall be entered into at the
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12 start of the next fiscal year. When a state agency is contracted
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13 with the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for the
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14 provision of shared financial services, the agency may discontinue
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15 using shared services when documentation showing that the agency can
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16 provide the services at a lower cost to the state is provided to and
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17 approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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18 Services. As used in this subsection, "shared services" means
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19 process, resource utilization or action as defined by administrative
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20 rule. On a yearly basis, the Director of the Office of Management
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21 and Enterprise Services shall compile and publish a report
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22 documenting the cost savings resulting from shared services
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23 contracts. The provisions of this subsection shall not be
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1 any institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher
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3 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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4 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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5 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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6 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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7 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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