Legislative Alert

Volunteer and Emergency Management
Friday, September 3, 2010


HB2579Paraphrase:requires the director of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management to report quarterly to the governor, House speaker and Senate president pro tempore the balance and outstanding obligations of the State Emergency Fund.
 Principal Authors:John Trebilcock (H), Mike Schulz (S)
 Effective Date:11/01/2010Emergency:No
 Status Date:04/19/2010Current Status:Governor Action - Signed

SB1561Paraphrase:makes $6.67 billion in general appropriations to executive, legislative and judicial agencies for fiscal year 2011.
 Principal Authors:Mike Johnson (S), David Myers (S), Scott Martin (H), Kenneth Miller (H)
 Effective Date:07/01/2010Emergency:No
 Status Date:06/10/2010Current Status:Governor Action - Signed

SB2109Paraphrase:modifies the calculation for the initial allocation of state aid for schools, foundation program and salary incentive aid by requiring the portion of weighted membership derived from pupils enrolled in online courses to be based on the weighted average daily membership of the preceding school year. In the House, the bill was amended to require that the district of residence of a student with an individualized education program transfer all state and federal funds associated with providing special education and related services to the district offering online courses if the student enrolls in online courses on a full-time basis. The CCR also establishes methods for calculating Foundation Program aid for students enrolled in online courses.
 Principal Authors:Gary Michael Stanislawski (S), Ann Coody (H)
 Effective Date:07/01/2010Emergency:Yes
 Status Date:06/11/2010Current Status:Governor Action - Signed

SB2113Paraphrase:amends, merges, consolidates and repeals duplicate sections of law.
 Principal Authors:Patrick Anderson (S), Rex Duncan (H)
 Effective Date: / / Emergency:Yes
 Status Date:03/03/2010Current Status:Governor Action - Signed

SB2124Paraphrase:defines specific support activities for rail transportation and specific support activities for water transportation as "basic industry" in relation to tax and incentive purposes. In the House, language was added to include alternative energy structure construction, solar reflective coating application and solar heating equipment installation to the definition of "basic industry" under certain conditions.
 Principal Authors:Mike Mazzei (S), Jeff Hickman (H)
 Effective Date:11/01/2010Emergency:No
 Status Date:06/07/2010Current Status:Governor Action - Signed

SB2128Paraphrase:specifies within the Quality Jobs Act that a "qualified federal contract" shall not qualify unless both the qualified federal contractor and subcontractor verify to the qualified federal contractor verifier that they offer or will offer within 180 days of employment of their respective employees, a basic health benefits plan. The bill also increases the average wage requirement maximum from $25,000 to $29,409, and it states that within three years of the first complete calendar quarter that the federal contractor must have actual annual verified gross qualified labor hours of a minimum of $2.5 million to continue receiving incentive payment. It also provides for other reasons that the incentive payments shall not be made, including average annualized wage requirements. The bill also directs the Department of Commerce to determine prior to application approval that neither the federal contractor nor subcontractor have previously received incentive payments under several state incentive programs. The measure requires that a qualified federal contract involve services that are capable of being accomplished without a state of Oklahoma workforce and are performed by a state of Oklahoma workforce. It also requires a business to offer a basic health benefits plan to its employees within 180 days to qualify. It also requires that total qualified labor hours only apply to hours of work performed by a state of Oklahoma workforce. The bill also allows subcontractors in order of tier ranking as determined by a federal contract verifier to assume the role of the prime contractor and apply to become a qualified federal contractor should a prime contractor provide notice of its intent to not apply for incentive for a qualified federal contract. It requires all costs for the federal contract verifier to be reimbursed through value-added services on the qualified federal contract. The bill also requires a qualified federal contractor to pay $31 per hour in any county for qualified subcontractor work. It allows the Department of Commerce to establish a renewable 10-year contract with a qualified federal contractor using a net cost/benefit analysis model. It allows a qualified federal contractor or subcontractor receiving inventive payments under various state acts to defer in part or in entirety other incentives.
 Principal Authors:David Myers (S), Mike Jackson (H)
 Effective Date:07/01/2010Emergency:Yes
 Status Date:05/14/2010Current Status:Governor Action - Signed

SB2260Paraphrase:authorizes leave time for participation in the Civil Air Patrol disaster services and encourages private employers and school districts to participate in volunteer disaster service programs.
 Principal Authors:Steve Russell (S), Paul Wesselhoft (H)
 Effective Date:11/01/2010Emergency:No
 Status Date:04/12/2010Current Status:Governor Action - Signed

SB2296Paraphrase:adds a local emergency management director as determined by the president of the Oklahoma Emergency Management Association, the state chancellor or representative for Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and state director or representative for the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education to the membership of the State Hazard Mitigation Team. The bill also clarifies language related to mutual assistance.
 Principal Authors:Charles Wyrick (S), Rex Duncan (H)
 Effective Date:11/01/2010Emergency:No
 Status Date:05/10/2010Current Status:Governor Action - Signed

Reprinted with permission
Copyright (c) eCapitol, LLC, 2009