Oklahoma § 62-34.210 - Managing state data by state agencies – Standards and

§ 62-34.210. Managing state data by state agencies – Standards and

criteria for sharing data between agencies.

A. As used in this section, "state data" means all data files

hosted, procured, owned, processed, secured, stored, or created by

this state or its state agencies, while in the course of state

business and shall include any and all data not otherwise prohibited

from such classification or required to be kept confidential by

state or federal law. Such data shall be the property of this state

unless prohibited by law.

B. While this state is the owner of state data, individual

state agencies shall comply with their respective statutory

obligations in managing state data including responding to open

records requests, reporting and responding to data breaches, and any

other statutory obligations required when hosting, accessing,

storing, collecting, or processing state data.

C. The Chief Information Officer for the State of Oklahoma may

establish standards and criteria for sharing state data between

state agencies. Agency requests to share state data shall be denied

if the stated purpose does not meet the established standards and

criteria for sharing state data as established by the CIO. State

agencies may decline requests to share state data if the state data

requested is otherwise privileged, required to be kept confidential,

or prohibited from being shared by state or federal law.

D. The powers provided in this section shall be in addition to

and not in substitution for any powers provided to the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services or the Chief Information Officer

by rule or law.

E. No powers provided in this section shall exempt or supersede

a state agency's statutory responsibility to protect data and to

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 62. Public Finance

comply with requirements of the Oklahoma Open Records Act or

applicable state or federal law.

F. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to

the judicial department of state government or any entity organized

within the judicial department and shall not be applicable to the

legislative department or any entity organized within the

legislative department.

Added by Laws 2022, c. 380, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.