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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 270 By: Hines
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to central purchasing; requiring
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8 competitive bid for acquisition; providing contents
8 of verification; directing Office of Management and
9 Enterprise Services to conduct annual audit under
9 certain circumstance; defining term; providing for
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 85.22A of Title 74, unless there
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17 A. Any competitive bid submitted to this state or contract
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18 executed by the state for an acquisition under the Oklahoma Central
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19 Purchasing Act shall contain a written verification that the vendor
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21 1. Submit an annual written affidavit to the Office of
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22 Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) disclosing any financial
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23 improprieties of individuals employed by the vendor as executives,
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24 officers, or directors, and of any individuals who invest in the
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1 vendor. The first affidavit shall be submitted with the bid for an
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2 acquisition, and subsequent affidavits shall be submitted annually
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3 on January 1 for each year thereafter; and
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4 2. Undergo an annual review of the vendor's financial
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5 information if deemed necessary by OMES.
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6 B. In the event that an affidavit submitted pursuant to
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7 paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section affirms the existence of
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8 financial impropriety within the vendor's staff or investors, OMES
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9 shall conduct an annual review of the vendor's financial practices,
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10 compliance with state regulations, financial integrity, and any
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11 other factors as deemed necessary by OMES.
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12 C. For the purposes of this section, "financial impropriety"
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13 means any dishonest, illegal, or unethical activity that can lead to
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14 a loss of money, including, but not limited to, fraud, corruption,
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15 money laundering, mismanagement, abuse of authority, theft,
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16 embezzlement, and bribery.
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17 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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