1999 Regular Session (Oklahoma Session Laws)

An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S. 1991, Section 6-110, as last amended by Section 6, Chapter 425, O.S.L. 1998, Section 11, Chapter 354, O.S.L. 1995, and Section 6-205.2, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 193, O.S.L. 1997 (47 O.S. Supp. 1998, Sections 6-110, 6-201.1 and 6-205.2), which relate to driver licenses, suspensions and periods of revocation; clarifying language;...

An Act relating to poor persons; amending Section 1, Chapter 336, O.S.L. 1993, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 421, O.S.L. 1997 (56 O.S. Supp. 1998, Sections 1010.1), which relate to the Oklahoma Medicaid Healthcare Options Act; creating the Joint Legislative Task Force on Expansion of Health Insurance Coverage; providing for membership, vacancy, convening of the first meeting, quorum, and...

An Act relating to state government; amending 74 O.S. 1991, Section 213, as last amended by Section 3 of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 750 of the 1st Session of the 47th Oklahoma Legislature, which relates to examinations of public institutions; modifying entity to pay for certain audit; and declaring an emergency

An Act relating to professions and occupations; enacting the "Licensed Behavioral Practitioner Act"; defining terms; stating exceptions; establishing advisory board; stating membership and terms of board members; stating duties of boards; stating qualifications of a license applicant; providing for examination of applicants; providing for issuance, renewal, reinstatement and retirement of license;

An Act relating to general appropriations for the expenses of various agencies of the executive, legislative and judicial departments of the state; making appropriations to the Oklahoma Arts Council, the State Board of Education, the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, the Commissioners of the Land...

An Act relating to schools; amending Section 5, Chapter 411, O.S.L. 1998 (57 O.S. Supp. 1998, Section 589), which relates to registered persons working on school premises; providing process for complying with restrictions; clarifying reference to certain law; amending Section 4, Chapter 411, O.S.L. 1998 (70 O.S. Supp. 1998, Section 6-101.48), which relates to employees of businesses on school...

An Act relating to public health and safety; relieving funeral establishments and employees of liability for removing bodies under certain circumstances; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency

An Act relating to supervision of the state personnel process; making an appropriation to the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission; stating purpose; requiring budgeting in certain categories and amounts; providing for duties and compensation of employees; limiting the salary of the Executive Director; providing budgetary limitations; making an appropriation to the Office of Personnel Management;...

An Act relating to labor; amending Section 20, Chapter 349, O.S.L. 1993, as last amended by Section 16, Chapter 363, O.S.L. 1996 (40 O.S. Supp. 1998, Section 415.1), which relates to certification of non-coverage under Workers' Compensation Act; authorizing petty cash fund pursuant to certain rules and procedures; stating purpose of fund; authorizing two-year fee for certificate of non-coverage...

An Act relating to conveyances; amending Section 1, Chapter 304, O.S.L. 1994, as amended by Section 6, Chapter 334, O.S.L. 1996 (60 O.S. Supp. 1998, Section 674.2), which relates to property delivered to the Oklahoma Tax Commission; increasing amount of certain property which may be claimed by affidavit; authorizing transfer of property based on affidavit; setting forth certain conditions to be...

An Act relating to health services agencies; transferring certain personnel, property, records and outstanding financial obligations from the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to the Department of Corrections; providing certain restrictions for transfer; amending Section 8, Chapter 326, O.S.L. 1996, as amended by Section 7, Chapter 392, O.S.L. 1998 (63 O.S. Supp. 1998,...

An Act relating to cities and towns; amending 11 O.S. 1991, Section 21-102, which relates to annexation of territory separated by railway or intervening strip; permitting annexation of territory separated by highway right-of-way; setting forth certain presumption for certain territory; stating that certain records and notices shall be evidence of certain jurisdiction; amending 11 O.S. 1991,...

An Act relating to criminal procedure; amending 22 O.S. 1991, Section 1228, which relates to search warrants; authorizing certain no-knock searches under certain circumstances; providing exigent circumstances for certain search; and providing an effective date

An Act relating to various health services agencies; making appropriations to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority; stating purposes; requiring budgeting in certain categories and amounts; providing for duties and compensation of employees; limiting salary of the Administrator; authorizing compensation for certain expenses of the Administrator; authorizing compensation for certain expenses of the...

An Act relating to the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma; amending Section 8, Chapter 317, O.S.L. 1998, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 363, O.S.L. 1998 (70 O.S. Supp. 1998, Section 17-116.13), which relates to benefits for retirees; modifying requirement for payment of benefits; removing requirement for annual reauthorization of benefit; providing an effective date; and declaring an...

An Act relating to state government personnel; amending 74 O.S. 1991, Section 3601, as last amended by Section 71, Chapter 418, O.S.L. 1998 (74 O.S. Supp 1998, Section 3601), which relates to full-time-equivalent state employees; changing fiscal year; designating existing revenue for salaries; amending 40 O.S. 1991, Section 4-203, which relates to salaries of Board of Review members; modifying...

An Act relating to public finance; authorizing the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority to issue revenue bonds; stating purpose; providing an issuance limit; making issuance subject to certain statutory provisions; providing that bonds not be a debt of the state; amending 73 O.S. 1991, Section 168.3, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 378, O.S.L. 1997 (73 O.S. Supp. 1998, Section 168.3),...

An Act relating to health; creating the Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Education Act; citing act; stating purposes of act; requiring promulgation of rules; requiring the State Department of Health provide certain services according to fund availability; requiring the State Department of Health to take certain actions to effectuate the purposes of the act; requiring the use of certain...

An Act relating to education; amending Section 8, Chapter 322, O.S.L. 1995, as amended by Section 4, Chapter 344, O.S.L. 1997 (70 O.S. Supp. 1998, Section 6-187), which relates to teacher competency examinations; modifying eligibility requirements for taking teacher competency examinations; repealing 70 O.S. 1991, Section 6-128, which relates to certain course requirement; providing an effective...

An Act relating to public health; authorizing the State Department of Health to award grants for Telemedicine Service Programs to certain hospitals or health care facilities; stating goals; providing for use of funds; requiring funds to be matched; providing eligibility criteria; directing the State Board of Health to promulgate certain rules; providing for codification; providing an effective...

An Act relating to insurance; authorizing certain organizations to convert certain prepaid funeral benefits to other prepaid funeral benefits; specifying such conversion; requiring the approval of the Insurance Commissioner for such conversion; stating purpose; requiring certain notification; requiring the filing of certain application on forms provided by the Commissioner; authorizing certain...

An Act relating to property; amending 60 O.S. 1991, Section 49, which relates to easements; creating the Uniform Conservation Easement Act and providing short title; defining terms; providing for creation, conveyance, acceptance, and duration of conservation easements; providing for certain judicial actions; stating validity of conservation easements; providing for application and construction;...

An Act relating to environment and natural resources; amending Section 12, Chapter 215, O.S.L. 1992, as renumbered by Section 359, Chapter 145, O.S.L. 1993, and as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 285, O.S.L. 1995 (27A O.S. Supp. 1998, Section 2-5-112), which relates to the Oklahoma Clean Air Act, authorizing burning of wood waste in certain areas; amending 63 O.S. 1991, Sections 1-910, as...

An Act relating to the Centennial Commission, the Native American Cultural and Educational Authority; amending Section 3, Chapter 358, O.S.L. 1996, as last amended by Section 3, Chapter 255, O.S.L. 1998 (73 O.S. Supp. 1998, Section 98.2), which relates to the Centennial Commission; modifying agency responsible for reimbursement; amending Section 4, Chapter 358, O.S.L. 1996, as last amended by...

An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 1991, Section 5-117, as last amended by Section 6 of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 694 of the 1st Session of the 47th Oklahoma Legislature, which relates to the powers and duties of a board of education; allowing certain in-district travel to be included in travel reimbursement policy; allowing for payment of meal expenses on a per diem allowance basis;...

An Act relating to child support; amending 12 O.S. 1991, Section 1170, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 272, O.S.L. 1997 (12 O.S. Supp. 1998, Section 1170), which relates to certain child support orders; modifying and adding definitions; amending 43 O.S. 1991, Sections 118, as last amended by Section 8, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 1998, 119 and 120, as last amended by Section 10, Chapter 323, O.S.L.

An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S. 1991, Section 11-801, as last amended by Section 1 of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 462 of the 1st Session of the 47th Oklahoma Legislature, which relates to speed limits; modifying speed limit for school buses on certain highways; authorizing modification of speed limits in certain school zones; requiring posting of alternative speed limit;...

An Act relating to Sunset; amending 59 O.S. 1991, Section 624, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 152, O.S.L. 1995 (59 O.S. Supp. 1998, Section 624), which relates to the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners; re-creating the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners; and modifying the termination date

An Act relating to blind persons; amending 7 O.S. 1991, Section 15, which relates to earned income of blind persons; increasing amount disregarded for certain assistance; and declaring an emergency

An Act relating to roads, bridges and ferries; designating the Broken Arrow Expressway; requiring Department of Transportation to place markers; amending Section 1, Chapter 83, O.S.L. 1998 (69 O.S. Supp. 1998, Section 1628), which relates to designation of portion of Highway 51; modifying highway designation; providing for codification; and providing an effective date