Oklahoma § 74-9207 - Transfer of programs, personnel and assets from other

§ 74-9207. Transfer of programs, personnel and assets from other

government entities.

A. By December 31, 2022, the Executive Director of the Oklahoma

Broadband Office shall identify all programs, personnel, and assets

within state government that are duplicative or complementary to the

mission of the Office and of such recommend which programs,

personnel, and assets the Executive Director identifies as needing

to be transferred to the Office, except as provided in subsections C

and D of this section.

B. Upon the receipt of the recommendation provided for in

subsection A of this section, the Director of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services is authorized to transfer such

programs, personnel, and assets to the Office.

C. The following shall be exempt from the provisions of

subsections A and B of this section:

1. Those assets or personnel associated with broadband and

Internet connectivity at the Corporation Commission;

2. Those assets or personnel associated with the Oklahoma

Universal Service Fund located at the Corporation Commission; and

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3. Assets owned by the Department of Transportation and the

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority and the staff required to operate said

assets.

D. Programs, personnel, and assets of the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education, identified by the Executive Director

as duplicative or complementary to the mission of the Office, shall

be made available as agreed to in contracts between the Office and

the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education following a

recommendation by the Executive Director to the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education. Should the Office and the Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education fail to reach contractual

agreements within ninety (90) days of the Executive Director’s

recommendation, the Executive Director shall provide written

notification of a failure to reach contractual agreement to the

Broadband Governing Board, the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

Added by Laws 2022, c. 229, § 8, emerg. eff. May 6, 2022. Amended

by Laws 2023, c. 208, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 2023.