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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 576 By: Haste
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Oklahoma State University
7 Medical Authority; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Sections
8 3275 and 3290, as amended by Sections 1 and 3,
8 Chapter 334, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp. 2024,
9 Sections 3275 and 3290), which relate to the Oklahoma
9 State University Medical Authority and the Oklahoma
10 State University Medical Trust; authorizing virtual
10 meetings under certain conditions; providing for
11 electronic submission of certain report; updating
11 statutory language; and providing an effective date.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 3275, as
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16 amended by Section 1, Chapter 334, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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17 Section 3275), is amended to read as follows:
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18 Section 3275. A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma State
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19 University Medical Authority, an agency of the State of Oklahoma, a
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20 body corporate and politic, with powers of government and with the
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21 authority to exercise the rights, privileges, and functions as
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22 specified in the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Act.
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23 The Oklahoma State University Medical Authority is covered by the
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24 The Governmental Tort Claims Act.
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1 B. The Authority shall consist of eight (8) members as follows:
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2 1. One member shall be appointed by the Governor, with the
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3 advice and consent of the Senate;
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4 2. One member shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore
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5 of the Oklahoma State Senate;
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6 3. One member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma
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7 House of Representatives;
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8 4. One member shall be the Chief Executive Officer
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9 Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, or a designee;
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10 5. One member shall be the President of the Oklahoma State
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11 University Center for Health Sciences;
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12 6. One member shall be appointed by the President of Oklahoma
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13 State University;
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14 7. One member shall be a member of the Board of Regents for the
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15 Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges, or his or her
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16 designee, as selected by the chair of the Board of Regents; and
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17 8. One member shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the
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18 Oklahoma State University Medical Authority who shall be an ex
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19 officio, nonvoting member.
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20 C. Members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years.
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21 D. Each member of the Authority, prior to appointment, shall be
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22 a resident of the state and a qualified elector.
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1 E. Members shall be removable only for cause by the appointing
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2 authority. Any vacancy occurring on the Authority shall be filled
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3 by the original appointing authority.
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4 F. The members of the Authority shall serve without
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5 compensation but may be reimbursed for all actual and necessary
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6 travel expenses incurred in performance of their duties in
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7 accordance with the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement
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8 Act.
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9 G. All members of the Authority and administrative personnel of
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10 the Authority shall be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma
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11 Ethics Commission Rules, Chapter 62 Appendix of Title 74 of the
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12 Oklahoma Statutes.
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13 H. A quorum of the Authority shall be four (4) voting members.
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14 The Authority shall elect a chair and vice chair from among its
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15 members. The chair must be an appointed member of the Authority.
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16 I. The Authority shall be exempt from the Oklahoma Central
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17 Purchasing Act but shall be subject to the purchasing policies of
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18 the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences and shall
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19 be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open
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20 Records Act, except as otherwise provided by this act the Oklahoma
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21 State University Medical Authority Act. Any information submitted
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22 to or compiled by the Authority except for budgetary information
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23 related to appropriations or the appropriations process with respect
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24 to the marketing plans, financial statements, trade secrets,
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1 research concepts, methods or products, or any other proprietary
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2 information of the Authority, persons, firms, associations,
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3 partnerships, agencies, corporations, institutions of higher
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4 education, nonprofit research institutions, or other entities shall
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5 be confidential, except to the extent that the person or entity
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6 which provided the information or which is the subject of the
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7 information consents to disclosure. Executive sessions may be held
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8 to discuss such materials if deemed necessary by the Authority.
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9 J. The Authority may hold meetings by videoconference where
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10 each member of the Authority is visible and audible to each other
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11 and the public through a video monitor at the designated meeting
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12 site and website, subject to the following:
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13 1. Each public meeting held by videoconference shall be
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14 recorded either by written, electronic, or other means;
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15 2. The meeting notice and agenda prepared in advance of the
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16 meeting, as required by law, shall indicate at least one
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17 videoconferencing location and shall state the location, address,
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18 and telephone number of each available videoconference site and
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19 provide the website address to view the meeting; and
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20 3. The meeting agenda prepared in advance of the meeting, as
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21 required by law, shall indicate which members of the Authority will
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22 appear by video conference and which will be present at the
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23 designated meeting site.
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1 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 3290, as
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2 amended by Section 3, Chapter 334, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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3 Section 3290), is amended to read as follows:
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4 Section 3290. A. The State of Oklahoma expressly approves the
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5 creation of a public trust to be named the "Oklahoma State
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6 University Medical Trust", of which the State of Oklahoma this state
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7 shall be the beneficiary, provided such approval shall be contingent
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8 upon satisfaction of the following conditions:
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9 1. Finalizing of the declaration of trust;
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10 2. Adoption of the declaration of trust by an official action
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11 of the trustees of the Trust;
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12 3. Submission of the Trust for acceptance of the beneficial
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13 interest and approval as required by Section 177 of Title 60 of the
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14 Oklahoma Statutes; and
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15 4. The approved declaration of trust shall:
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16 a. clearly state that the principal purpose of the
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17 Oklahoma State University Medical Trust is to
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18 effectuate the purposes of the Oklahoma State
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19 University Medical Authority as established in the
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20 Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Act,
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21 b. except as otherwise provided by law, provide that the
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22 title to real property held by the Oklahoma State
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23 University Medical Authority shall not be transferred,
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24 conveyed, or assigned to the Oklahoma State University
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1 Medical Trust without the express consent of the
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2 Legislature as the governing entity of the beneficiary
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3 pursuant to Section 176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma
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4 Statutes,
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5 c. provide that any indebtedness incurred by the Oklahoma
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6 State University Medical Trust or the trustees of the
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7 Trust shall not be secured with or create a lien upon
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8 real property to which title is held by the Oklahoma
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9 State University Medical Authority and shall not
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10 involve the bonding capacity of the Oklahoma State
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11 University Medical Authority,
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12 d. provide that the trust estate of the Oklahoma State
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13 University Medical Trust shall not include fee simple
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14 title to real property owned by the Oklahoma State
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15 University Medical Authority,
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16 e. clearly state that the creation of the Oklahoma State
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17 University Medical Trust shall not in any way reduce,
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18 limit, or interfere with the power granted to the
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19 Oklahoma State University Medical Authority in the
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20 Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Act,
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21 f. provide that any lease or contractual agreement
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22 involving use of the real property to which title is
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23 held by the Oklahoma State University Medical
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24 Authority and any improvements thereto shall contain a
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1 provision and covenants requiring the proper
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2 maintenance and upkeep of the real property and
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3 improvements,
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4 g. provide that the trustees of the Oklahoma State
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5 University Medical Trust shall be the acting members
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6 of the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority as
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7 provided in the Oklahoma State University Medical
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8 Authority Act, and
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9 h. provide that the trustees of the Oklahoma State
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10 University Medical Trust shall have the duty to submit
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11 an annual report to the Governor, the President Pro
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12 Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, and the Speaker
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13 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The report
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14 shall be electronically submitted by January 1 of each
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15 year and shall include an account of all operations,
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16 actions of the Trust, and an account of all revenue
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17 received and disbursed by the Trust for the previous
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18 fiscal year. The report shall also provide a complete
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19 accounting of how the Trust meets its primary function
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20 of effectuating the purposes of the Oklahoma State
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21 University Medical Authority, as established in the
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22 Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Act.
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23 B. The Oklahoma State University Medical Trust shall require
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24 any agreements which it enters into with any entity pursuant to
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1 Section 3292 of this title for the operations of facilities leased
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2 by the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority to the Trust to
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3 include, but not be limited to:
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4 1. The inclusion of all the members of the Trust, except the
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5 Chief Executive Officer Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care
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6 Authority, as five of the six members representing the State of
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7 Oklahoma this state in a governing committee, and the sixth member
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8 of the governing committee representing the State of Oklahoma this
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9 state to be designated by the President of Oklahoma State
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10 University;
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11 2. Binding arbitration shall not be required by such agreements
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12 for resolving issues under consideration by the governing committee;
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13 and
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14 3. Major decisions shall be resolved by the governing
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15 committee, and approval of any major decision by the governing
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16 committee must include the approval of a majority of the state
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17 appointees and the approval of a majority of the private entity
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18 appointees to the governing committee. Major decisions shall
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19 include:
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20 a. approval of the operating and capital budgets,
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21 b. sale or disposition of assets over Five Hundred
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22 Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00),
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23 c. the termination or transfer or material addition or
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24 material diminution of medical services at the
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1 Oklahoma State University Medical Center related to
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2 and part of a teaching program of the Oklahoma State
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3 University Center for Health Sciences, and
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4 d. other major decisions as may be agreed upon by the
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5 Trust and the private entity.
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6 C. To the extent it is determined by legislative enactment that
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7 the Trust has expended funds in contravention of its mission as set
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8 forth in this section, the Trust shall remit, upon thirty (30) days'
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9 written notice from the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority,
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10 such sum or sums to the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority.
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11 D. In the event the Trust enters into a joint venture or
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12 acquires an interest in a not-for-profit entity to effectuate the
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13 administration of the mission of the Trust, that entity shall not be
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14 subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open
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15 Records Act. Any information submitted to or compiled by the Trust
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16 with respect to marketing plans, financial statements, trade
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17 secrets, research concepts, methods or products, or any other
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18 proprietary information submitted to or compiled by the Trust,
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19 persons, firms, associations, partnerships, agencies, corporations,
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20 institutions of higher education, nonprofit research institutions,
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21 or other entities shall be confidential, except to the extent that
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22 the person or entity which provided such information or which is the
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23 subject of such information consents to disclosure. Executive
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24 sessions may be held to discuss such materials if deemed necessary
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1 by the Trust. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to
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2 budgetary information related to appropriations or the
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3 appropriations process.
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4 E. The Trust may hold meetings by videoconference where each
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5 member of the Trust is visible and audible to each other and the
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6 public through a video monitor at the designated meeting site and
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7 website, subject to the following:
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8 1. Each public meeting held by videoconference shall be
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9 recorded either by written, electronic, or other means;
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10 2. The meeting notice and agenda prepared in advance of the
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11 meeting, as required by law, shall indicate at least one
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12 videoconferencing location and shall state the location, address,
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13 and telephone number of each available videoconference site and
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14 provide the website address to view the meeting; and
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15 3. The meeting agenda prepared in advance of the meeting, as
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16 required by law, shall indicate which members of the Trust will
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17 appear by video conference and which will be present at the
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18 designated meeting site.
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19 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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