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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 957 By: Alvord
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to public finance; modifying
7 investment procedures relating to local governments;
8 modifying authorized investments; repealing 62 O.S.
8 2021, Sections 348.1, as amended by Section 1,
9 Chapter 78, O.S.L. 2023, and 348.3, as amended by
9 Section 2, Chapter 78, O.S.L. 2023 (62 O.S. Supp.
10 2024, Sections 348.1 and 348.3), which relate to the
10 investment of funds; providing for codification;
11 providing an effective date; and declaring an
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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16 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 348 of Title 62, unless there is
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17 created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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18 A. The governing body of any political subdivision of this
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19 state, the authority of a public entity having as its beneficiary a
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20 political subdivision, or the governing board of a qualified pooled
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21 investment program established pursuant to paragraph 10 of
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22 subsection B of this section shall authorize an investment policy by
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23 ordinance or resolution directing the treasurer to invest public
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24 funds. The authorized investment policy shall address liquidity,
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1 diversification, safety of principal, yield, maturity and quality,
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2 and capability of investment management. In accordance with the
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3 investment policy, the treasurer shall place primary emphasis on
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4 safety and liquidity in the investment of funds. The treasurer
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5 shall, to the extent practicable, use competitive bids when
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6 purchasing brokered securities and shall seek to maximize yield
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7 within each class of investment instrument consistent with the
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8 safety of the funds invested.
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9 B. The written policy, ordinance, or resolution may authorize
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10 the treasurer of the entity or of the qualified pooled investment
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11 program to purchase and invest in any of the following:
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12 1. Direct obligations of the federal government, the payment of
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13 which the full faith and credit of the federal government is
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14 pledged, its agencies, or its instrumentalities; federal agencies or
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15 federal government-sponsored enterprise obligations, participations,
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16 or other instruments, including those issued by or fully guaranteed
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17 as to principal and interest by federal agencies or federal
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18 government-sponsored enterprises;
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19 2. Obligations, the payment of which the full faith and credit
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20 of this state is pledged, or investment grade obligations of state
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21 agencies, authorities, or instrumentalities rated A+ or better by
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22 Standard and Poor's Corporation or A1 or better by Moody's Investors
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23 Service or equivalent by another securities ratings organization;
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1 3. Collateralized or insured certificates of deposits of banks
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2 or credit unions located within the state and located outside of the
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3 state when such certificates of deposits are secured by acceptable
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4 collateral;
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5 4. Negotiable certificates of deposit issued by a nationally or
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6 state-chartered bank, a savings bank, a savings and loan
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7 association, or a state-licensed branch of a foreign bank;
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8 5. Savings accounts or savings certificates of banks or credit
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9 unions where the funds are either secured by acceptable collateral
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10 or fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the
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11 National Credit Union Administration;
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12 6. Direct debt obligations of county, municipal, or school
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13 districts or their authorities for which an ad valorem tax may be
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14 levied or paid by bond and revenue anticipation note; and of money
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15 judgments against a county, municipal, or school district paid by
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16 bonds or bond and revenue anticipation notes issued by a public
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17 trust of which the county, municipality, or school district is a
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18 beneficiary thereof;
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19 7. Prime banker's acceptances which are eligible for purchase
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20 by the Federal Reserve System and which do not exceed two hundred
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21 seventy (270) days' maturity; provided, purchase of prime banker's
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22 acceptances shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the surplus funds
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23 of the city or county which may be invested according to this
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24 section; provided further, the restrictions of this paragraph shall
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1 not apply to purchases of prime banker's acceptances by qualified
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2 pooled investment programs established under paragraph 10 of this
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3 section;
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4 8. Repurchase agreements that have underlying collateral
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5 consisting of those items specified in paragraphs 1 through 7 of
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6 this subsection;
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7 9. Money market funds regulated by the United States Securities
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8 and Exchange Commission and which investments consist of those items
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9 and those restrictions specified in paragraphs 1 through 8 of this
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10 subsection; and
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11 10. Qualified pooled investment programs, the investments of
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12 which consist of those items specified in paragraphs 1 through 8 of
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13 this subsection. To be qualified, a pooled investment program for
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14 county funds or for city or town funds or a combination thereof must
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15 be governed through an interlocal cooperative agreement formed
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16 pursuant to Sections 1001 through 1008 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
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17 Statutes. Prior to participating in a qualified pooled investment
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18 program, the governing body of such county, city, or town must
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19 authorize participation through its written investment policy.
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20 Notwithstanding differences in permissible investment securities, a
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21 public subdivision that elects to participate in a local government
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22 investment pool within this section consents to investment
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23 securities that are legally authorized within the pool.
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1 C. The income received on an investment may be placed in the
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2 general fund, rainy day fund, capital reserve fund, or the fund from
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3 which the investment was made.
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4 D. Investments shall be made with judgment and care, under
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5 circumstances then prevailing, which persons of prudence,
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6 discretion, and intelligence exercise in the management of their own
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7 affairs, not for speculation, but for investment, considering the
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8 probable safety of the capital as well as the probable income to be
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10 SECTION 2. REPEALER 62 O.S. 2021, Sections 348.1, as
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11 amended by Section 1, Chapter 78, O.S.L. 2023, and 348.3, as amended
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12 by Section 2, Chapter 78, O.S.L. 2023 (62 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections
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13 348.1 and 348.3), are hereby repealed.
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14 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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15 SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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16 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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17 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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18 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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