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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 2115 By: Stanley
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Department of
7 Veterans Affairs; amending 62 O.S. 2021, Sections
8 34.48, 34.57, 34.64, and 34.80, which relate to
8 federal funds, agency clearing accounts, payment of
9 claims or payrolls, and records of warrants, checks,
9 or orders by the Office of Management and Enterprise
10 Services; defining term; exempting certain federal
10 funds administered by the Oklahoma Department of
11 Veterans Affairs from certain provisions; requiring
11 the Department to maintain certain records; requiring
12 the Department to electronically submit certain
12 reports; requiring the Department to remain subject
13 to certain examinations; exempting certain patient-
13 pay monies received by the Department from certain
14 requirements; construing provisions; authorizing the
14 Department to establish and administer certain
15 procedures; establishing certain requirements for
15 certain procedures; exempting certain funds from
16 certain filing or certification requirements;
16 transferring certain funds to the Oklahoma Department
17 of Veterans Affairs Revolving Fund; creating the
17 Oklahoma Veterans Assistance Fund; amending 72 O.S.
18 2021, Section 222, as amended by Section 2, Chapter
18 42, O.S.L. 2024 (72 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 222),
19 which relates to the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
19 Affairs Revolving Fund; allowing certain funds to be
20 deposited into certain accounts by the Department;
20 requiring certain records to be subject to audit;
21 removing certain requirement to transfer certain
21 funds; allowing certain expenditures to be kept in
22 certain fund; exempting certain monies from certain
22 fiscal year limitations; establishing certain
23 requirements for certain funds to be withdrawn;
23 amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.12, as amended by
24 Section 2, Chapter 339, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp.
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1 2025, Section 85.12), which relates to act not to
1 affect nonconflicting procedures; exempting certain
2 purchase of goods and services by the Department from
2 certain provisions; updating statutory language;
3 providing for codification; and providing an
3 effective date.
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6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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7 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.48, is
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8 amended to read as follows:
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9 Section 34.48. A. For the purposes of this section, "federal
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10 funds" means federal monies provided to this state with the legal
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11 expectation that the state will transmit or expend such monies on
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12 specified program purposes or recipients and that do not become
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13 state general revenues.
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14 B. Federal funds received by any agency of the state shall be
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15 deposited in the State Treasury and disbursed upon warrants issued
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16 by the State Treasurer. These funds shall be subject to the other
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17 fiscal controls imposed by the Oklahoma State Finance Act, except
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18 where federal laws and/or or regulations of a federal agency which
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19 makes such funds available to the State requires such federal funds
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20 to be granted, deposited, allocated or expended through channels
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21 other than those required by the provisions of the Oklahoma State
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22 Finance Act.
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23 C. Notwithstanding subsection B of this section, or any other
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24 law, federal funds administered by the Oklahoma Department of
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1 Veterans Affairs that are received from the United States Department
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2 of Veterans Affairs for direct distribution to, or reimbursement of
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3 per diem or expenditure on behalf of, eligible recipients pursuant
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4 to federal law or regulation shall be exempt from the requirement of
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5 deposit in the State Treasury and from disbursement through the
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6 Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
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7 D. The Department shall:
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8 1. Maintain accounting records for exempt federal funds on a
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9 basis consistent with applicable federal requirements;
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10 2. Electronically submit quarterly informational reports to the
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11 Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the
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12 House of Representatives, and the Director of the Office of
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13 Management and Enterprise Services; and
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14 3. Remain subject to examination by the State Auditor and
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15 Inspector and to all federal audit and compliance requirements.
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16 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.57, is
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17 amended to read as follows:
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18 Section 34.57. A. For the purpose of this section, "private
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19 patient-pay monies" means private funds received by the Oklahoma
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20 Department of Veterans Affairs by patients in State Veterans Homes
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21 in return for services provided by such Homes.
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22 B. There is hereby created in the official depository in the
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23 State Treasury an agency clearing account for each state officer,
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24 department, board, commission, institution or agency of the state,
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1 hereinafter referred to collectively as state agencies. An agency
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2 special account established under Section 7.2 of this title may be
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3 used for the purposes of an agency clearing account.
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4 B. C. It shall be the duty of each state agency, officer or
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5 employee, to deposit in the agency clearing account, or agency
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6 special account, established under Section 7.2 of this title, all
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7 monies of every kind, including, but not limited to:
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8 1. Tax revenues;
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9 2. Receipts from licenses, examinations, per diem and all other
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10 reimbursements, fees, permits, fines, forfeitures and penalties; and
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11 3. Income from money and property, grants and contracts,
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12 refunds, receipts, reimbursements, judgments, sales of materials and
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13 services of employees, and nonrevenue receipts, received by a state
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14 agency, officer or employee by reason of the existence of and/or or
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15 operation of a state agency.
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16 C. D. All such monies collected pursuant to this section shall
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17 be deposited as follows in the agency clearing account or agency
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18 special account established therefor:
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19 1. Receipts of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or more shall be
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20 deposited on the same banking day as received; and
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21 2. Receipts of less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) may be
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22 held until accumulated receipts equal One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)
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23 or for five (5) business days, whichever occurs first, and shall
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24 then be deposited no later than the next business day.
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1 a. Each state agency that has custody of receipts of less
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2 than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) shall provide
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3 adequate safekeeping of such receipts.
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4 b. No disbursements shall be made from such receipts
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5 prior to this deposit.
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6 c. All checks received must be restrictively endorsed
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7 immediately upon receipt.
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8 D. E. The State Treasurer is authorized to accept deposits
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9 directly to State Treasury funds, consisting of cash, bank drafts,
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10 bank cashier's checks, federal treasury checks and other forms of
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11 remittance which are uniformly honored for payment. The State
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12 Treasurer is further authorized to accept checks deposited directly
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13 into State Treasury funds if the depositing state agency maintains
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14 sufficient balances in their agency clearing account to cover return
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15 items. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection E of this
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16 section, state agencies are authorized to maintain sufficient
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17 balances in their agency clearing account to cover returned checks,
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18 credit card adjustments, credit card returns, and other debit items.
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19 Amounts of said balances shall be subject to approval by the State
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20 Treasurer.
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21 All checks, drafts, orders and vouchers so deposited shall be
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22 credited and cleared at par and should payment be refused on any
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23 such check, draft, order or voucher, or should the same prove
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24 otherwise worthless, the amount thereof shall be charged by the
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1 State Treasurer against the account or fund theretofore credited
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2 with the same; and the person issuing the check, draft, order or
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3 voucher shall be charged a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) to
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4 cover the costs of processing each returned check; provided, such
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5 charge shall not be made unless efforts have been made to present
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6 such check, draft, order or voucher for payment a second time.
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7 Unless otherwise provided by law, such fee shall be deposited to the
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8 revolving fund of the state agency to which the check, draft, order
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9 or voucher was issued. If no revolving fund exists for the state
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10 agency, then such fee shall be deposited to the General Revenue
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11 Fund. The State Treasurer shall not accept for deposit to any
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12 agency clearing account, or any agency special account, created
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13 pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.2 of this title, any
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14 warrant, check, order or voucher drawn against any state fund or
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15 account in favor of any individual or other person except the state
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16 officer, department, institution or agency for which account or fund
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17 the deposit is made, or a bona fide student enrolled at any of the
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18 state institutions of higher learning when such warrant, check,
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19 order or voucher is endorsed to the institution as payment of any
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20 fees or other accounts due such institution.
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21 E. F. 1. Except as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection,
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22 at least once each month each state agency shall transfer monies
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23 deposited in agency clearing accounts to the various funds or
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24 accounts, subdivisions of the state, or functions as may be provided
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1 by statute and no money shall ever be disbursed from the agency
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2 clearing account for any other purpose, except in refund of
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3 erroneous or excessive collections and credits.
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4 2. District offices under the control of the Corporation
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5 Commission shall be permitted to make deposit of receipts on a
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6 monthly basis, provided that such receipts must be deposited within
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7 the month received or when such receipts equal or exceed One Hundred
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8 Dollars ($100.00), whichever first occurs. The Oklahoma Tourism and
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9 Recreation Department and entities under its control shall be
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10 required to make deposit of receipts on a weekly basis, provided
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11 that such receipts must be deposited within seven (7) calendar days
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12 from the date received or when such deposits equal or exceed Five
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13 Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever first occurs.
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14 F. G. Funds and revenues of the Oklahoma Municipal Power
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15 Authority, the Grand River Dam Authority, the Oklahoma Ordnance
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16 Works Authority and the Midwestern Oklahoma Development Authority
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17 are exempt from the requirements of this section.
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18 G. H. Monies used for investment purposes by the Oklahoma
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19 Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, the Oklahoma Police
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20 Pension and Retirement System, the Uniform Retirement System for
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21 Justices and Judges, the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System,
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22 the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, the Teachers'
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23 Retirement System of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
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24 Education, the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board
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1 and the Commissioners of the Land Office are exempt from the
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2 requirements of this section, and shall be placed with the
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3 respective custodian bank or trust company.
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4 I. Private patient-pay monies shall be exempt from the
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5 requirements of this section. Such funds may be deposited into an
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6 interest-bearing account and expended by the Department outside of
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7 the State Treasury, provided that the Department maintains complete
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8 accounting records and remains subject to audit by the State Auditor
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9 and Inspector.
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10 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.64, is
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11 amended to read as follows:
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12 Section 34.64. A. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma
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13 State Finance Act and except for Automated Clearing House (ACH)
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14 debits for transactional fees, procedures for paying claims or
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15 payrolls shall include the following:
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16 1. All miscellaneous claims and payroll claims for the payment
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17 of money from the State Treasury shall be filed with the Director of
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18 the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for audit and
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19 settlement prior to being filed for payment with the State
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20 Treasurer;
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21 2. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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22 Services may establish alternative procedures for the settlement of
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23 claims whenever such procedures are more advantageous so long as
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24 they are consistent with the requirements of state law;
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1 3. Such alternative procedures shall be at the discretion of
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2 the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and
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3 may include, but are not limited to:
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4 a. a procedure to permit consolidated payment to vendors
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5 for claims involving more than one agency of the state
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6 when audit and settlement of such claims, as
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7 hereinafter provided, can in all respects be
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8 accomplished,
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9 b. procedures based upon valid statistical sampling
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10 models for preaudit of claims, against contracts,
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11 purchase orders and other commitments before entering
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12 such claims against the accounts, and
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13 c. policies, procedures and performance criteria for the
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14 participation of agencies or departments, not
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15 authorized by this section, to engage in an
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16 alternative system for the settlement of claims; and
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17 4. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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18 Services may use a numeric or alphanumeric designation to cross-
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19 reference claims or payrolls to check warrant numbers, transfer
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20 entry or optional settlement mode used in the payment thereof.
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21 B. Except for ACH debits for transactional fees, after claims
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22 or payrolls or both have been properly audited and recorded against
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23 the respective contracts, purchase orders, other commitments and
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1 accounts, the Division of Central Accounting and Reporting shall
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2 certify such claims or payrolls to the State Treasurer for payment.
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3 C. Except for ACH debits for transactional fees, it shall be
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4 the responsibility of the Division of Central Accounting and
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5 Reporting to determine that:
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6 1. All material legal requirements concerning the expenditure
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7 of monies involved in each claim or payroll have been complied with;
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8 2. Funds have been properly and legally allotted for the
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9 payment of the claim or payroll; and
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10 3. A sufficient balance exists for the payment of same.
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11 D. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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12 Services or bonded employees in the Division of Central Accounting
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13 and Reporting authorized by the Director shall certify to the State
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14 Treasurer that the claim or payroll has been approved for payment.
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15 E. 1. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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16 Services shall be authorized to establish necessary agency
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17 disbursing funds to efficiently accommodate the cash flow
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18 requirements of applicable federal regulations, bond indebtedness
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19 and other directives deemed appropriate by the Director.
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20 2. Agencies operating such disbursing funds are authorized to
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21 establish a preaudit and settlement system for claims or payments or
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22 both relating to the purposes of the stated directives.
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23 3. The State Treasurer shall establish procedures for the state
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24 in accordance with Federal Banking and National Automated Clearing
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1 House Association standards and agencies shall be required to
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2 utilize automated clearing house procedures established by the State
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3 Treasurer.
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4 4. No individual or entity shall be required to have a bank
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5 account unless required by federal law or federal regulation.
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6 5. Agencies shall be further required to present these
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7 transactions to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services in
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8 a summarized format and shall include any accounting information
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9 necessary as determined by the Director of the Office of Management
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10 and Enterprise Services including, but not limited to, information
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11 related to federal law.
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12 6. Administrative expenditures shall not be eligible for these
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13 procedures.
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14 7. The efficiency of the payment system shall be considered
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15 when the interest earnings of the state are not diminished.
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16 F. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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17 Services shall be authorized to process payments for federal tax
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18 withholding without claim forms. The Director shall establish a
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19 separate fund for the purpose of accumulating federal income tax
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20 withholding from payrolls and remitting same to the United States
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21 Treasury. Institutions under the administrative authority of the
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22 Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education which are responsible
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23 for processing payments for federal tax withholding shall be
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1 authorized to process such payments to the United States Treasury
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2 without claim forms.
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3 G. 1. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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4 Services shall be authorized to process, without claim forms,
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5 interest payments to the U.S. Treasury as required by federal law.
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6 2. Agencies are responsible for the accrual of such interest
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7 liability of the state and shall provide payment to the Office of
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8 Management and Enterprise Services in the amount and method
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9 prescribed by the Director of the Office of Management and
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10 Enterprise Services.
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11 3. Any liability of the U.S. Treasury as determined by federal
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12 law shall be deposited in the State Treasury and transferred by the
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13 Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to the
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14 General Revenue Fund of the state subsequent to final determination
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15 and necessary audit resolution.
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16 H. Payments disbursed from the State Treasury shall be conveyed
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17 solely through an electronic payment mechanism. The State Treasurer
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18 may provide an exemption from the provisions of this subsection,
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19 with cause, provided the number of exempted payments and a
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20 corresponding list of causes shall be published in a regularly
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21 updated report which is featured prominently on the State
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22 Treasurer's website.
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23 I. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Oklahoma State
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24 Finance Act and subject to any applicable restrictions in the
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1 Oklahoma Constitution, the Director of the Office of Management and
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2 Enterprise Services may establish procedures by which agencies may
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3 contract for, incur and account for transaction-based fees, such as
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4 fees for accepting credit cards, that may be processed by ACH debit
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5 without claim forms, provided the agency has sufficient statutory
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6 authority for purchase. Prior to authorizing ACH debit transactions
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7 without claim forms, state agencies shall provide notice to the
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8 State Treasurer.
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9 J. 1. The provisions of this section shall not apply to
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10 claims, payrolls, or other payments made by or on behalf of the
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11 Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs solely for the operation of
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12 State Veterans Homes established pursuant to Sections 221 through
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13 240 of Title 72 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Department is hereby
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14 authorized to establish and administer internal procedures for the
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15 preaudit, settlement, and payment of such claims and payrolls,
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16 provided that:
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17 a. all expenditures are processed in accordance with
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18 applicable federal laws and regulations governing
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19 veterans' care and benefits,
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20 b. the Department maintains adequate internal financial
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21 controls and documentation to ensure compliance with
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22 the Oklahoma State Finance Act where not otherwise in
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23 conflict with this subsection, and
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1 c. the Department shall provide to the Director of the
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2 Office of Management and Enterprise Services, upon
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3 request, summarized reporting necessary for statewide
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4 accounting and financial disclosure requirements.
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5 2. Payments made pursuant to this subsection shall not require
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6 filing or certification with the Office of Management and Enterprise
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7 Services prior to payment by the State Treasurer.
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8 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.80, is
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9 amended to read as follows:
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10 Section 34.80. A. All warrants, checks or orders issued by the
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11 State Treasurer against claims submitted through the Office of
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12 Management and Enterprise Services in payment of obligations of the
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13 state which shall for any cause remain outstanding or unpaid for a
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14 period of ninety (90) days after funds are available for their
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15 payment shall be revoked and canceled.
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16 B. Such warrants, checks or orders shall be entered into the
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17 records of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the
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18 State Treasurer and the administrative head of the agency certifying
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19 the claim for payment shall be notified that such items have been
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20 canceled.
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21 C. If, for any reason, a warrant should not be issued to
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22 replace a warrant canceled pursuant to the provisions of this
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23 section, the administrative head of the agency originally certifying
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24 the claim for payment shall, within seven (7) days after
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1 notification of the cancellation, advise the Director of the Office
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2 of Management and Enterprise Services that a reissue should not be
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3 made.
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4 D. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B of this
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5 section, warrants issued or caused to be issued by the Department of
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6 Human Services for public assistance or medical assistance may be
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7 reissued at any time within three (3) years after cancellation upon
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8 submission of the canceled warrants to the Department.
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9 E. No canceled warrants shall be paid, except that the holder
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10 of any warrant that may have been canceled pursuant to the
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11 provisions of this section may, within thirty-six (36) months
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12 following the month in which the warrant was canceled, present the
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13 warrant or an affidavit of loss or destruction and a request for
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14 reissuance to the Director of the Office of Management and
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15 Enterprise Services.
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16 F. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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17 Services shall certify a claim as needed for payment of those
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18 verified unpaid requests presented, unless the certifying agency has
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19 advised that a reissuance should not be made.
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20 G. 1. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund to
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21 be known as the Canceled Warrant Fund.
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22 2. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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23 Services shall transfer to the Canceled Warrant Fund the total of
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24 the payable amounts of the warrants canceled pursuant to the
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1 provisions of this section from the funds and accounts against which
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2 the canceled warrants had been drawn.
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3 3. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall
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4 disburse from the fund such amounts as necessary to pay warrants
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5 reissued as provided in this section.
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6 4. These expenditures shall remain recorded in the funds and
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7 accounts against which the original canceled warrants were issued
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8 and they shall not be considered expenses of the state nor shall
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9 receipts to the fund be considered revenue to the state.
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10 5. Any such claim drawn against the Canceled Warrant Fund shall
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11 identify the current holder of record and the warrant number of the
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12 canceled warrant, which shall be provided on the warrant record.
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13 H. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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14 Services shall determine the minimum necessary balance to be
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15 maintained in the Canceled Warrant Fund and on the third Monday of
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16 October shall transfer the amount in excess of the required minimum
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17 balance to the General Revenue Fund of the current year. The
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18 minimum balance retained shall be not less than the total amount of
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19 the warrants canceled by statute within the past thirty-six (36)
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20 months preceding October 1 of each year and which remain eligible
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21 for replacement according to the records of the Office of Management
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22 and Enterprise Services. Provided, funds in the Canceled Warrant
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23 Fund due to the cancellation of warrants from the Crime Victims
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24 Compensation Fund shall be transferred to the Crime Victims
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1 Compensation Fund and not to the General Revenue Fund. Funds in the
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2 Canceled Warrant Fund due to the cancellation of warrants originally
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3 issued by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall be
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4 transferred to the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Revolving
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5 Fund or other fund of origin within the Department and shall not be
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6 deposited to the General Revenue Fund.
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7 SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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8 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 240.1 of Title 72, unless there
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9 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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10 There is hereby created in the State Treasury or in one or more
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11 financial institutions approved by the State Treasurer, at the
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12 discretion of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, a
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13 revolving fund for the Department to be designated the "Oklahoma
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14 Veterans Assistance Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not
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15 subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all
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16 revenues allocated by law including, but not limited to, federal and
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17 private contributions, and such other monies as may be appropriated
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18 or otherwise directed to the fund by the Legislature. Such funds
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19 may be deposited into an interest-bearing account and expended by
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20 the Department outside of the State Treasury, provided that the
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21 Department maintains complete accounting records and remains subject
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22 to audit by the State Auditor and Inspector. Monies in the fund
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23 shall be used exclusively for the payment of operational costs of
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24 the Department, not otherwise funded through legislative
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1 appropriations or the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs
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2 Revolving Fund. Expenditures may include, but shall not be limited
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3 to, veterans' programs, state veterans' cemeteries, workforce
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4 development, outreach initiatives, and other expenses necessary for
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5 the support of veterans as determined by the Department. No funds
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6 shall be withdrawn or expended for any purpose unless the funds have
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7 been allotted and budgeted in accordance with the Oklahoma State
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8 Finance Act, and only in the amounts and for the purposes provided
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9 by the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
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10 Affairs. Notwithstanding any provisions of law, all interest and
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11 income derived from deposits to the Oklahoma Veterans Assistance
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12 Fund shall be credited to the Oklahoma Veterans Assistance Fund.
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13 SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 72 O.S. 2021, Section 222, as
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14 amended by Section 2, Chapter 42, O.S.L. 2024 (72 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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15 Section 222), is amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 222. A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury
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17 or in one or more financial institutions approved by the State
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18 Treasurer, at the discretion of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
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19 Affairs, a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
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20 Affairs to be known as the "Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs
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21 Revolving Fund". The revolving fund shall be a continuing fund, not
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22 subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all funds
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23 and monies received by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs,
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24 its constituent institutions, and/or or the Oklahoma Veterans
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1 Commission, from any gifts, contributions, bequests, individual
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2 reimbursements except as otherwise provided by law, and other
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3 sources of revenue, for the care or support of war veterans
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4 discharged other than under dishonorable conditions, who have been
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5 admitted and cared for at the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
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6 Affairs Centers Homes at Ardmore, Claremore, Clinton, Lawton/Ft.
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7 Sill, Norman, Sulphur or Sallisaw. Provided, no grants-in-aid,
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8 reimbursements, or other revenue from the United States government
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9 or any instrumentality of the United States government shall be
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10 deposited in the fund. Such funds may be deposited into an
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11 interest-bearing account and expended by the Department outside of
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12 the State Treasury, provided that the Department maintains complete
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13 accounting records and remains subject to audit by the State Auditor
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14 and Inspector. Provided further, nothing contained herein prohibits
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15 the establishment and utilization of special agency accounts by the
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16 Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs and its constituent
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17 institutions, as may be approved by the Director of the Office of
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18 Management and Enterprise Services, for receipt and disbursement of
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19 the personal funds of Veteran Center Home patients and members
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20 and/or for receipt and disbursement of charitable contributions and
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21 donations for use by and for patients and members.
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22 B. The revolving fund herein created shall be used by the
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23 Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to pay for the care of war
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24 veterans discharged other than under dishonorable conditions, in
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1 Veterans Centers Homes, to pay the general operating expenses of the
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2 Veterans Centers Homes, including the payment of salaries and wages
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3 of officials and employees, to pay for the employee safety programs
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4 and incentive awards provided for in Section 63.10a of this title,
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5 and to remodel, repair, construct, build additions, modernize, or
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6 add improvements of domiciliary or hospital buildings necessary for
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7 the care of veterans, including tuberculosis, mentally ill or
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8 neuropsychiatric patients, but not excluding others; and
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9 architectural plans, specifications, or other costs pertinent
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10 thereto.
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11 C. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs may transfer
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12 monies from the revolving fund created in this section to the W.V.C.
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13 Revolving Fund in the State Treasury.
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14 D. All expenditures from the revolving fund shall be made upon
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15 warrants issued by the State Treasurer based upon claims approved by
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16 the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, as provided by law, and
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17 filed with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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18 Services for approval and payment No funds shall be withdrawn or
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19 expended for any purpose unless the funds have been allotted and
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20 budgeted in accordance with the Oklahoma State Finance Act, and only
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21 in the amounts and for the purposes provided by the Executive
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22 Director of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs.
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23 Notwithstanding any provision of law, all interest and income
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24 derived from deposits to the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs
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1 Revolving Fund shall be credited to the Oklahoma Department of
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2 Veterans Affairs Revolving Fund.
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3 SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.12, as
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4 amended by Section 2, Chapter 339, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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5 Section 85.12), is amended to read as follows:
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6 Section 85.12. A. The provisions of this section shall not be
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7 construed to affect any law relating to fiscal or accounting
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8 procedure except as they may be directly in conflict herewith; and
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9 all claims, warrants, and bonds shall be examined, inspected, and
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10 approved as now provided by law.
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11 B. Except as otherwise provided by this section, the
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12 acquisitions specified in this subsection shall be made in
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13 compliance with Section 85.39 of this title and purchasing card
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14 program requirements but are not subject to other provisions of the
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15 Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act:
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16 1. Food and other products produced by state institutions and
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17 agencies;
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18 2. The printing or duplication of publications or forms of
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19 whatsoever kind or character by state agencies if the work is
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20 performed upon their own equipment by their own employees. Pursuant
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21 to this paragraph, the state agency may only use equipment owned or
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22 leased by the agency and may only utilize that equipment for
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23 printing services required by the agency in performing duties
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24 imposed upon the agency or functions authorized to be performed by
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1 the agency. Any use of the equipment by the agency pursuant to an
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2 agreement or contract with any other entity resulting in delivery of
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3 intermediate or finished products to the entity purchasing or using
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4 the products shall be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma
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5 Central Purchasing Act and associated rules;
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6 3. Department of Transportation and Transportation Commission
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7 contractual services or right-of-way acquisitions, contracts awarded
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8 pursuant to bids let by the Transportation Commission for the
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9 maintenance or construction of streets, roads, highways, bridges,
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10 underpasses or any other transportation facilities under the control
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11 of the Department of Transportation, equipment or material
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12 acquisitions accruing to the Department of Transportation required
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13 in federal aid contracts and acquisitions for public-service-type
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14 announcements initiated by the Department of Transportation, but not
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15 acquisitions for advertising, public relations or employment
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16 services;
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17 4. Utility services regulated by a state or federal regulatory
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18 commission, municipal ordinance or an Indian Tribal Council;
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19 5. Acquisitions by the University Hospitals Authority. The
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20 Authority shall develop standards for the acquisition of products
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21 and services and may elect to utilize the Purchasing Division. The
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22 standards shall foster economy and short response time and shall
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23 include appropriate safeguards and record-keeping requirements to
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1 ensure appropriate competition and economical and efficient
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2 purchasing;
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3 6. Custom harvesting by the Department of Corrections for the
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4 Department or its institutions;
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5 7. Subject to prior approval of the State Purchasing Director,
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6 acquisitions from private prison suppliers which are subject to the
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7 contracting procedures of Section 561 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma
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8 Statutes;
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9 8. Acquisitions by the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority;
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10 9. Acquisitions by the Grand River Dam Authority;
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11 10. Acquisitions by rural water, sewer, gas or solid waste
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12 management districts created pursuant to the Rural Water, Sewer, Gas
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13 and Solid Waste Management Districts Act;
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14 11. Acquisitions by the Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority, the
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15 Northeast Oklahoma Public Facilities Authority or the Midwestern
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16 Oklahoma Development Authority;
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17 12. Expenditure of monies appropriated to the State Board of
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18 Education for local and state-supported financial support of public
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19 schools, except monies allocated therefrom for the Administrative
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20 and Support Functions of the State Department of Education;
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21 13. Expenditure of monies appropriated to the State Department
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22 of Rehabilitation Services for educational programs or educational
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23 materials for the Oklahoma School for the Blind and the Oklahoma
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24 School for the Deaf;
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1 14. Contracts entered into by the Oklahoma Department of Career
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2 and Technology Education for the development, revision or updating
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3 of vocational curriculum materials, and contracts entered into by
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4 the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education for
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5 training and supportive services that address the needs of new or
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6 expanding industries;
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7 15. Contracts entered into by the Oklahoma Center for the
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8 Advancement of Science and Technology for professional services;
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9 16. Contracts entered into by the Oklahoma Department of
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10 Commerce pursuant to the provisions of Section 5066.4 of this title;
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11 17. Acquisitions made by the Oklahoma Historical Society from
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12 monies used to administer the White Hair Memorial;
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13 18. Purchases of pharmaceuticals available through a multistate
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14 or multigovernmental contract if such pharmaceuticals are or have
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15 been on state contract within the last fiscal year, and the terms of
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16 such contract are more favorable to the state or agency than the
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17 terms of a state contract for the same products, as determined by
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18 the State Purchasing Director. The state entity designated by law,
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19 as specified in Section 1010.3 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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20 shall participate in the purchase of pharmaceuticals available
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21 through such contracts;
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22 19. Contracts for managed health care services entered into by
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23 the state entity designated by law or the Department of Human
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1 Services, as specified in paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section
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2 1010.3 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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3 20. Acquisitions by a state agency through a General Services
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4 Administration contract or other federal contract if the
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5 acquisitions are not on current statewide contract or the terms of
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6 the federal contract are more favorable to the agency than the terms
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7 of a statewide contract for the same products;
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8 21. Acquisitions of clothing for clients of the Department of
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9 Human Services and acquisitions of food for group homes operated by
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10 the Department of Human Services;
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11 22. Acquisitions by the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board;
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12 23. Acquisitions of clothing for juveniles in the custody of
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13 the Office of Juvenile Affairs and acquisitions of food for group
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14 homes operated by the Office of Juvenile Affairs;
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15 24. State contracts for flexible benefits plans pursuant to the
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16 Oklahoma State Employees Benefits Act, Section 1361 et seq. of this
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17 title;
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18 25. Acquisitions by the Oklahoma Department of Securities to
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19 investigate, initiate, or pursue administrative, civil or criminal
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20 proceedings involving potential violations of the acts under the
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21 Department's jurisdiction and acquisitions by the Oklahoma
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22 Department of Securities for its investor education program;
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23 26. Acquisitions for resale in and through canteens operated
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24 pursuant to Section 537 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes and
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1 canteens established at an institution or facility operated by the
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2 Office of Juvenile Affairs;
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3 27. Acquisitions by the Oklahoma Boll Weevil Eradication
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4 Organization for employment and personnel services, and for
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5 acquiring sprayers, blowers, traps and attractants related to the
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6 eradication of boll weevils in this state or as part of a national
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7 or regional boll weevil eradication program;
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8 28. Contracts entered into by the Oklahoma Indigent Defense
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9 System for expert services pursuant to the provisions of subsection
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10 D of Section 1355.4 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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11 29. Acquisitions by the Oklahoma Correctional Industries and
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12 the Agri-Services programs of the Department of Corrections of raw
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13 materials, component parts and other products, any equipment
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14 excluding vehicles, and any services excluding computer consultant
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15 services used to produce goods or services for resale and for the
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16 production of agricultural products;
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17 30. Contracts entered into by the Department of Human Services
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18 for provision of supported living services to members of the
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19 plaintiff class in Homeward Bound, Inc., et al. v. The Hissom
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20 Memorial Center, et al., Case Number 85-C-437-E, United States
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21 District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma;
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22 31. Contracts negotiated by the Office of Juvenile Affairs with
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23 designated Youth Services Agencies and the Oklahoma Association of
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24 Youth Services, or another Oklahoma nonprofit corporation whose
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1 membership consists solely of Youth Services Agencies and of whom at
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2 least a majority of Youth Services Agencies are members, pursuant to
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3 the provisions of Section 2-7-306 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma
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4 Statutes and contracts entered into by the Department of Human
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5 Services pursuant to Section 1-9-110 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma
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6 Statutes with designated Youth Services Agencies;
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7 32. Contracts for annuities for structured settlements provided
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8 for in Section 158 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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9 33. Subject to subsection E of this section, purchases made
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10 from funds received by local offices administered by the Department
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11 of Human Services or administered by the Office of Juvenile Affairs
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12 for fund-raising activities and donations for the benefit of clients
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13 and potential clients at the local offices where such purchases may
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14 not otherwise be paid for from appropriated funds;
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15 34. Acquisitions by the Oklahoma Historical Society for
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16 restoration of historical sites and museums although the agency may
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17 elect to utilize the Purchasing Division for an acquisition with
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18 supplier and bid selection being the prerogative of the agency,
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19 based on the supplier's documented qualifications and experience;
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20 and
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21 35. Acquisitions of clothing and food for patients in the care
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22 of the J.D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental
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23 Disabilities; and
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1 36. Purchases of goods and services by the Oklahoma Department
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2 of Veterans Affairs when such purchases are made exclusively for the
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3 operation, maintenance, or improvement of State Veterans Homes.
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4 C. Pursuant to the terms of a contract the State Purchasing
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5 Director enters into or awards, a state agency, common school,
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6 municipality, rural fire protection district, county officer or any
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7 program contract, purchase, acquisition or expenditure that is not
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8 subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act,
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9 may, unless acting pursuant to a contract with the state that
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10 specifies otherwise, make use of statewide contracts and the
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11 services of the Purchasing Division and the State Purchasing
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12 Director. Any political subdivision or rural fire protection
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13 district may designate the State Purchasing Director as its agent
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14 for any acquisition from a statewide contract or otherwise available
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15 to the state.
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16 D. The State Purchasing Director shall review and audit all the
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17 purchasing procedures of acquisitions listed in subsection B of this
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18 section to ensure that the procedures are being followed. Nothing
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19 in this section shall be construed to authorize bid splitting as
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20 prohibited by the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act.
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21 E. With respect to the Department of Human Services or the
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22 Office of Juvenile Affairs, as applicable, monies received by
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23 fundraising activities or donations from the local office, vending
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24 operations administered by employees of the agency and all other
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1 nonrestricted cash and cash-equivalent items received by employees
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2 of the agency shall be deposited in the agency special account
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3 established for this purpose. The deposits shall be made at local
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4 banking institutions approved by the State Treasurer.
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5 F. With respect to the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation
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6 Department, no exemption provided in this section shall be construed
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7 for the use of leasing or contracting for state-owned restaurants in
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8 Oklahoma state parks. The Department shall not be required to
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9 purchase furniture, fixtures, equipment, and soft goods associated
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10 with decor of the state parks, lodges, golf courses, and tourism
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11 information centers from Oklahoma prisons or reformatories.
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12 Additionally, the Department shall not be required to make
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13 purchases pursuant to a statewide contract for materials, supplies,
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14 and services necessary for the efficient and economical operation of
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15 revenue-generating, Department-operated facilities, including those
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16 made to maintain or improve guest perception of quality and service;
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17 provided, that the State Purchasing Director shall review and audit
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18 all uses of the exemptions provided in this subsection biannually.
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19 SECTION 8. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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