Oklahoma § 62-34.36 - Estimate of funds needed

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§ 62-34.36. Estimate of funds needed

A. On the first day of October preceding each regular session

of the Legislature, each state agency, including those created or

established pursuant to constitutional provisions, shall report to

the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and

the Chair and Vice Chair of the Legislative Oversight Committee on

State Budget Performance an itemized request showing the amount

needed for the ensuing fiscal year beginning with the first day of

July.

B. The forms which must be used in making these reports shall

be approved by the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services and the Legislative Oversight Committee on State

Budget Performance.

C. The forms shall be uniform, and shall clearly designate the

information to be given.

D. The information provided shall include, but not be limited

to:

1. A budget analysis of existing and proposed programs

utilizing performance-informed budgeting techniques. Such analysis

shall be included as a part of the estimate of funds needed;

2. A statement listing any other state, federal or local

agencies which administer a similar or cooperating program and an

outline of the interaction among such agencies;

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3. A statement of the statutory authority for the missions and

quantified objectives of each program;

4. A description of the groups of people served by each program

in the agency;

5. A quantification of the need for the program;

6. A description of the tactics which are intended to

accomplish each objective;

7. A list of quantifiable program outcomes which measure the

efficiency and effectiveness of each program;

8. A ranking of these programs by priority;

9. Actual program expenditures for the current fiscal year and

prior fiscal years and the number of personnel required to

accomplish each program;

10. Revenues expected to be generated by each program, if any;

11. With respect to appropriated state agencies, a detailed

listing of all employees and resources dedicated to the provision of

financial services including but not limited to procurement,

payroll, accounts receivable and accounts payable. The provisions

of this paragraph shall not be applicable to the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education or to any institutions within The

Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; and

12. A certification that following the effective date of this

act and prior to July 1, 2011, no expenditure shall have been made

or funds encumbered for the purchase, lease, lease-purchase or

rental of any computers, software, telecom, information technology

hardware, firmware or information technology services, including

support services without the prior written approval of the State

Comptroller or his or her designee.

E. These appropriated agencies shall make an itemized estimate

of needs for the ensuing fiscal year and the following two (2)

fiscal years and request for funds for the ensuing fiscal year and

an estimate of the revenues from all sources to be received by the

agency during the ensuing fiscal year and the following two (2)

fiscal years.

F. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services shall submit to the Governor and the Legislative Oversight

Committee on State Budget Performance no later than the fifth day of

October a complete list of all spending agencies which have failed

to submit budgets by October 1.

G. The reports required by this section shall include an

itemized listing of outstanding capital lease debt and estimated

capital lease needs for the ensuing fiscal year and the following

two (2) fiscal years, and shall be provided on forms prescribed by

the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.

H. For the purposes of this section, “capital lease” means a

lease-purchase agreement which provides an option for the State of

Oklahoma or its agencies to purchase property, including personal

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and real property, which is the subject thereof and/or a lease

agreement that provides an option for the State of Oklahoma or its

agencies to lease such property, which is the subject thereof, at a

nominal annual amount, after a period in which leased property is

rented at fair market value.

I. Not later than January 1, the Director of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services shall publish a shared services

cost-performance assessment report documenting the amount of each

state agency’s cost for providing shared services. The lowest

ranking state agencies shall enter into a contract with the Office

of Management and Enterprise Services for the provision of shared

financial services, provided that the Director of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services determines that implementation of

such a contract would be feasible and documents that the contractual

agreement will result in cost savings or efficiencies to the state.

Contracts required by this subsection shall be entered into at the

start of the next fiscal year. When a state agency is contracted

with the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for the

provision of shared financial services, the agency may discontinue

using shared services when documentation showing that the agency can

provide the services at a lower cost to the state is provided to and

approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services. As used in this subsection, “shared services” means

process, resource utilization or action as defined by administrative

rule. On a yearly basis the Director of the Office of Management

and Enterprise Services shall compile and publish a report

documenting the cost savings resulting from shared services

contracts. The provisions of this subsection shall not be

applicable to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education or to

any institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education.

Added by Laws 1947, p. 381, § 29, emerg. eff. Feb. 25, 1947.

Amended by Laws 1981, c. 255, § 4; Laws 1983, c. 334, § 6, emerg.

eff. June 30, 1983; Laws 1985, c. 319, § 16, operative Oct. 1, 1985;

Laws 1986, c. 105, § 3, emerg. eff. April 5, 1986; Laws 1987, c.

203, § 112, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1989, c. 300, § 15,

operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1994, c. 279, § 8, eff. July 1, 1994;

Laws 2003, c. 301, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2008, c. 311, § 2,

eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2009, c. 441, § 16, eff. July 1, 2009.

Renumbered from § 41.29 of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64,

eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 2, § 44, emerg. eff.

March 3, 2010; Laws 2011, c. 240, § 3; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 368;

Laws 2013, c. 237, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2014, c. 125, § 1,

eff. July 1, 2014; Laws 2015, c. 168, § 2, eff. July 1, 2015; Laws

2016, c. 304, § 3, emerg. eff. May 16, 2016; Laws 2025, c. 199, § 2,

eff. Nov. 1, 2025.

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NOTE: Laws 2009, c. 454, § 12 repealed by Laws 2010, c. 2, § 45,

emerg. eff. March 3, 2010. Laws 2011, c. 347, § 4 repealed by Laws

2012, c. 11, § 17, emerg. eff. April 4, 2012.

§62-34.36.1. Written report required.

A. Each state agency that is required to provide an itemized

budget request pursuant to the provisions of Section 34.36 of Title

62 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall provide to the Director of the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services a written report, in a

form approved by the Director, containing the following information:

1. The amount of federal funds received by the agency;

2. The source or sources of federal funds received by the

agency;

3. A description of any action required to be taken by the

agency as a condition for the receipt or continued receipt of

federal funds; and

4. A description of any action prohibited to be taken by the

agency as a condition for the receipt or continued receipt of

federal funds.

B. The report shall be submitted with the budget information

required by Section 34.36 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes by

the date required by that section.

C. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services shall post the information contained in each agency’s

report on the website created pursuant to Section 46 of Title 62 of

the Oklahoma Statutes.

Added by Laws 2016, c. 84, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2016.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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