1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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3 SENATE BILL 5 By: Matthews
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to libraries; amending 65 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 155, which relates to city-county library
8 commissions; making language gender neutral;
8 modifying frequency of commission meetings; providing
9 an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 65 O.S. 2021, Section 155, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 155. The city-county library commission shall elect its
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16 chairman chair from the appointed members and fill such other
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17 offices as its bylaws may establish. The term of the chairman chair
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18 shall be one (1) year. The commission shall hold at least one
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19 meeting each month meet no fewer than six (6) times per year to
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20 transact necessary business, and all meetings shall be open to the
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21 public. It shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and
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22 keep a record of its functions and activities, which record shall be
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23 a public record. Six commissioners shall constitute a quorum for
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24 the purpose of conducting business and exercising the powers of the
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 1 commission. The commission may establish a schedule of fees to
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2 cover various services rendered and may also contract with other
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3 persons and agencies for such services as it may require, including
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4 private legal counsel and private auditing service, within the
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5 limits of its appropriations, and may incur necessary expenses. The
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6 commission may contract for, receive, and utilize any grants or
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7 other financial assistance from the United States or from any other
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8 source, public or private, in furtherance of its functions; may
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9 incur necessary expenses in obtaining said grants and/or financial
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10 assistance, within the limits of its appropriations; and shall
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11 receive and disburse such grants and/or other financial assistance
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12 in such manner as herein provided.
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13 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
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14 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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15 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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16 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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17 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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Statutes affected:
Floor (Senate): 65-155, 65-2., 65-2023.
Engrossed: 65-155, 65-2., 65-2023.
Amended And Engrossed: 65-155, 65-3., 65-2023.