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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 94 By: Nice
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to state government; creating the
7 Oklahoma Commission on Race and Equality; providing
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8 vacancies, and reimbursement; providing certain
9 administrative support; establishing powers and
9 duties; establishing the Oklahoma Commission on Race
10 and Equality Revolving Fund; providing for
10 codification; and providing an effective date.
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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 13001 of Title 74, unless there
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17 A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Commission on Race and
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18 Equality. The Commission shall be appointed as follows:
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19 1. Three members shall be appointed by the Governor;
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20 2. Three members shall be appointed by the President Pro
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21 Tempore of the Senate;
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22 3. Three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House
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23 of Representatives; and
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1 4. Four members shall be appointed by the Oklahoma Legislative
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2 Black Caucus.
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3 B. All members shall be appointed by the appropriate appointing
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4 authority for a term of three (3) years commencing upon the date
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5 that the previous appointee's term expired. Each member shall serve
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6 no more than three (3) terms. Each member shall only serve two (2)
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7 consecutive terms and shall be inactive for a period of one (1) year
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8 prior to serving the maximum three-term limit.
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9 C. In making such appointments, consideration shall be given to
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10 making the membership broadly representative of the geographic areas
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11 of this state and the racial and ethnic groups residing in this
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13 D. Each member shall hold office until the successor of the
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14 member is appointed and has qualified. A member appointed to fill a
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15 vacancy occurring before the expiration of a term of a member
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16 removed from the Commission for any cause shall be appointed for the
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17 remainder of the term of the member whose office has been vacated.
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18 E. A member of the Commission may be removed by the appropriate
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19 appointing authority for cause.
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20 F. Members of the Commission shall receive no salary but shall
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21 be entitled to travel reimbursement as provided by the State Travel
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22 Reimbursement Act from funds available to the appropriate appointing
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1 G. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall
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2 provide staff support to the Oklahoma Commission on Race and
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3 Equality and make arrangements for a suitable meeting space for the
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4 Commission as needed.
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5 H. The initial chair shall be appointed by the Oklahoma
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6 Legislative Black Caucus, with the approval of the Governor,
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7 President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of
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8 Representatives. After the initial chair's first term ends, the
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9 President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall name the chair of the
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10 Oklahoma Commission on Race and Equality, and the Speaker of the
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11 House of Representatives shall name the vice chair. Any other
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12 officers deemed necessary shall be elected from among the members at
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13 the first meeting of the Commission. Thereafter, at the first
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14 meeting of each fiscal year, the Commission shall elect a chair, a
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15 vice chair, and such other officers deemed necessary to conduct the
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16 business of the Commission from among its members. A majority of
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17 the members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting
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18 the business of the Commission. The Commission shall meet at least
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19 once every three (3) months and at such other times as called by the
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20 chair or by a majority of the Commission.
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21 I. The Oklahoma Commission on Race and Equality shall have the
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22 power and duty to:
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23 1. Advise on equality issues relating to racial discrimination
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24 and bias, state agencies and employees, communities, organizations,
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1 and businesses of this state which desire the service of the
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2 Commission;
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3 2. Monitor legislation to determine whether legislation is
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4 discriminatory toward one race or ethnicity or whether the race or
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5 ethnicity of an individual would have an effect on the enforcement
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6 of the legislation;
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7 3. Act as a resource and a clearinghouse for research on issues
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8 related to racial discrimination and bias;
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9 4. Act as a resource in any state appointments to commissions
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10 and boards for diversity;
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11 5. Conduct meetings and seminars within the state as
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12 appropriate to support the goals and duties of the Commission; and
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13 6. Electronically submit an annual report to the Governor, the
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14 President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
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15 Representatives on its activities. The report may include
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16 recommendations concerning needed legislation or regulatory change
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17 relating to racial discrimination and bias.
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18 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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19 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 13002 of Title 74, unless there
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21 There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund
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22 for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to be
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23 designated the "Oklahoma Commission on Race and Equality Revolving
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24 Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal
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1 year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the
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2 Office of Management and Enterprise Services from all gifts and
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3 donations provided for the purpose of supporting the work of the
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4 Oklahoma Commission on Race and Equality. All monies accruing to
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5 the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted
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6 and expended by the Director of the Office of Management and
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7 Enterprise Services on behalf of the Oklahoma Commission on Race and
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8 Equality for the purpose provided for in this section. Expenditures
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9 from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State
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10 Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the
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11 Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for
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13 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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