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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 821               By: Boren
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6                               AS INTRODUCED

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7   An Act relating to state fiscal affairs; amending 62

7   O.S. 2021, Section 34.36, which relates to the state

8   agency estimate of funds needed; and modifying the

8   information required on certain form to include

9   certain technology needs and estimated expenditures.

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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13  SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY   62 O.S. 2021, Section 34.36, is

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14 amended to read as follows:
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15  Section 34.36. A. On the first day of October preceding each

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16 regular session of the Legislature, each state agency, including
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17 those created or established pursuant to constitutional provisions,
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18 shall report to the Director of the Office of Management and
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19 Enterprise Services and the Chair and Vice Chair of the Legislative
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20 Oversight Committee on State Budget Performance an itemized request
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21 showing the amount needed for the ensuing fiscal year beginning with
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22 the first day of July.
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23  B. The forms which must be used in making these reports shall

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24 be approved by the Director of the Office of Management and
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1 Enterprise Services and the Legislative Oversight Committee on State
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2 Budget Performance.
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3      C. The forms shall be uniform, and shall clearly designate the

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4 information to be given.
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5      D. The information provided shall include, but not be limited

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6 to:
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7      1. A budget analysis of existing and proposed programs

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8 utilizing performance-informed budgeting techniques. Such analysis
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9 shall be included as a part of the estimate of funds needed;
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10     2. A statement listing any other state, federal or local

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11 agencies which administer a similar or cooperating program and an
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12 outline of the interaction among such agencies;
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13     3. A statement of the statutory authority for the missions and

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14 quantified objectives of each program;
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15     4. A description of the groups of people served by each program

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16 in the agency;
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17     5. A quantification of the need for the program;

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18     6. A description of the tactics which are intended to

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19 accomplish each objective;
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20     7. A list of quantifiable program outcomes which measure the

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21 efficiency and effectiveness of each program;
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22     8. A ranking of these programs by priority;

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1   9. Actual program expenditures for the current fiscal year and

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2 prior fiscal years and the number of personnel required to
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3 accomplish each program;
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4   10. Revenues expected to be generated by each program, if any;

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5   11. With respect to appropriated state agencies, a detailed

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6 listing of all employees and resources dedicated to the provision of
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7 financial services including but not limited to procurement,
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8 payroll, accounts receivable and accounts payable. The provisions
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9 of this paragraph shall not be applicable to the Oklahoma State
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10 Regents for Higher Education or to any institutions within The
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11 Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; and
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12  12. A certification that following the effective date of this

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13 act and prior to July 1, 2011, no expenditure shall have been made
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14 or funds encumbered for the purchase, lease, lease-purchase or
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15 rental of any computers, software, telecom, information technology
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16 hardware, firmware or information technology services, including
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17 support services without the prior written approval of the State
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18 Comptroller or his or her designee; and
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19  13. A quantification of information technology and technology

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20 needs and estimated expenditures for those information technology
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21 and technology needs, including expenditures for information
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22 technology services and systems pursuant to the Information
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23 Technology Consolidation and Coordination Act of Section 35.1 of
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24 this title.
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1   E. These appropriated agencies shall make an itemized estimate

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2 of needs for the ensuing fiscal year and the following two (2)
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3 fiscal years and request for funds for the ensuing fiscal year and
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4 an estimate of the revenues from all sources to be received by the
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5 agency during the ensuing fiscal year and the following two (2)
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6 fiscal years.
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7   F. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

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8 Services shall submit to the Governor and the Legislative Oversight
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9 Committee on State Budget Performance no later than the fifth day of
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10 October a complete list of all spending agencies which have failed
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11 to submit budgets by October 1.
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12  G. The reports required by this section shall include an

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13 itemized listing of outstanding capital lease debt and estimated
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14 capital lease needs for the ensuing fiscal year and the following
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15 two (2) fiscal years, and shall be provided on forms prescribed by
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16 the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
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17  H. For the purposes of this section, "capital lease" means a

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18 lease-purchase agreement which provides an option for the State of
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19 Oklahoma or its agencies to purchase property, including personal
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20 and real property, which is the subject thereof and/or a lease
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21 agreement that provides an option for the State of Oklahoma or its
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22 agencies to lease such property, which is the subject thereof, at a
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23 nominal annual amount, after a period in which leased property is
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24 rented at fair market value.
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1  I. The provisions of this section shall not apply to CompSource

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2 Oklahoma if CompSource Oklahoma is operating pursuant to a pilot
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3 program authorized by Sections 3316 and 3317 of Title 74 of the
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4 Oklahoma Statutes.
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5  J. Not later than January 1, the Director of the Office of

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6 Management and Enterprise Services shall publish a shared services
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7 cost-performance assessment report documenting the amount of each
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8 state agency's cost for providing shared services. The lowest
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9 ranking state agencies shall enter into a contract with the Office
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10 of Management and Enterprise Services for the provision of shared
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11 financial services, provided that the Director of the Office of
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12 Management and Enterprise Services determines that implementation of
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13 such a contract would be feasible and documents that the contractual
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14 agreement will result in cost savings or efficiencies to the state.
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15 Contracts required by this subsection shall be entered into at the
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16 start of the next fiscal year. When a state agency is contracted
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17 with the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for the
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18 provision of shared financial services, the agency may discontinue
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19 using shared services when documentation showing that the agency can
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20 provide the services at a lower cost to the state is provided to and
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21 approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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22 Services. As used in this subsection, "shared services" means
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23 process, resource utilization or action as defined by administrative
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24 rule. On a yearly basis the Director of the Office of Management
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1 and Enterprise Services shall compile and publish a report
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2 documenting the cost savings resulting from shared services
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3 contracts. The provisions of this subsection shall not be
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4 applicable to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education or to
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5 any institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher
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