1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 SENATE BILL 1512 By: Alvord
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to county commissioners; amending 19
7 O.S. 2021, Section 165, as amended by Section 1,
8 Chapter 317, O.S.L. 2023 (19 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section
8 165), which relates to travel allowance; authorizing
9 the use of certain equipment by county commissioners;
9 and declaring an emergency.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 19 O.S. 2021, Section 165, as
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15 amended by Section 1, Chapter 317, O.S.L. 2023 (19 O.S. Supp. 2023,
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16 Section 165), is amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 165. A. In lieu of reimbursement for traveling
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18 expenses within their county each county commissioner and sheriff
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19 may receive a monthly travel allowance of up to One Thousand Dollars
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20 ($1,000.00). In lieu of the reimbursement for traveling expenses
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21 authorized by law for each county officer, each county assessor may
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22 receive a monthly travel allowance of up to Nine Hundred Dollars
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23 ($900.00), and each county clerk, court clerk and county treasurer
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24 may receive a monthly travel allowance of up to Eight Hundred
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 1 Dollars ($800.00). Each such county officer may be subject to the
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2 penalty provided by Section 166 of this title for failure to attend
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3 the meetings specified in that section.
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4 B. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2028 and every fiscal year
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5 thereafter, the monthly amount of travel reimbursement allowances
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6 for county officers shall increase annually by two percent (2%).
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7 C. All newly elected county officials shall be reimbursed by
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8 their respective counties for any approved training provided before
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9 such official takes office. Such training expenses shall be
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10 reimbursed in January when such official takes office.
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11 D. The provisions of this section and Sections 163 and 164 of
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12 this title shall not prevent the emergency use of a county-owned
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13 vehicle or county-owned or leased equipment by a county officer when
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14 such county officer is acting on behalf of the county or when such
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15 use is related to county business. As used in this subsection,
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16 “emergency” means an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the
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17 resulting state that calls for immediate action.
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18 E. The provisions of this section and Sections 163 and 164 of
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19 this title shall not prevent the use of county-owned or leased
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20 equipment by a county commissioner. For the purposes of this
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21 section, county-owned or leased equipment shall not include
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22 automobiles or pick-up trucks.
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23 SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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24 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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 1 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 19-165
Floor (House): 19-165
Floor (Senate): 19-165
Engrossed: 19-165
Enrolled (final version): 19-165