Oklahoma HB 4048: State government; Oklahoma Sunset Law; modifying one-year period for ceasing affairs; repealers; effective date.

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 57th Legislature (2020)

HOUSE BILL 4048 By: McCall

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to state government; amending 74 O.S.
2011, Section 3909, as amended by Section 1009,
Chapter 304, O.S.L. 2012 (74 O.S. Supp. 2019, Section
3909), which relates to the Oklahoma Sunset Law;
modifying one-year period for ceasing affairs;
repealing 74 O.S. 2011, Sections 3903, 3904, 3905,
3906, 3907, as amended by Section 12, Chapter 269,
O.S.L. 2016 and 3908 (74 O.S. Supp. 2019, Section
3907), which relate to termination of certain
statutory entities; removing obsolete language; and
providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2011, Section 3909, as
amended by Section 1009, Chapter 304, O.S.L. 2012 (74 O.S. Supp.
2019, Section 3909), is amended to read as follows:
Section 3909. A. Except as otherwise provided by law, any
statutory entity listed in Sections 3903 through 3908 of this title
created or re-created in accordance with the provisions of the
Oklahoma Sunset Law which is terminated shall have a period of one
(1) year after its termination date for the purpose of ceasing its
affairs and termination shall not reduce or otherwise limit the

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powers, duties, or functions of said entity. Upon the expiration of
the one-year period, the entity and its personnel positions shall be
abolished.
B. Except as otherwise provided by law, one (1) year after the
termination date of a statutory entity, the State Treasurer shall
transfer all funds of that entity to the General Revenue Fund. All
debts of that entity shall be paid by the State Treasurer from the
funds of that statutory entity. All equipment, files, fixtures,
furniture, and supplies of the terminated entity shall be
transferred to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to
be stored or disposed of as specified by law. Any other outstanding
obligations or functions remaining to be performed after termination
of an entity shall be performed by the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services until provisions are made for such obligations
or functions by the Legislature.
SECTION 2. REPEALER 74 O.S. 2011, Sections 3903, 3904,
3905, 3906, 3907, as amended by Section 12, Chapter 269, O.S.L. 2016
and 3908 (74 O.S. Supp. 2019, Section 3907), are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2020.

57-2-9246 LRB 01/15/20