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• Many thanks to the Oklahoma Workforce Commission for at least temporarily volunteering to act as a home
• Senate Bill 1931 adds three members to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission.
• commission.
• Entities doing workforce and we passed legislation a few years ago to make a workforce commission really
• the landing page for all workforce in the state.

Bills: SB1327, SB1372, SB1403, SB1937, SB277, SB2131, SB1749, SB1348, SB1469, SB2018, SB1931, SB1530, SB2155

Keywords: tourism, recreation, economic development, Oklahoma Commission, executive director, probation, credits, educational advancement, Oklahoma Statutes, criminal justice reform, job incentives, tax rebates, Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program, employment growth, wage requirements, labor organization, incentives, employer practices, union neutrality, worker rights

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• The Senate Economic Development, Workforce, and Tourism committee will come to order.
• Senate Bill 260 creates the Oklahoma Infrastructure Long Range planning commission to be housed within
• the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
• Senate Bill 1771 authorizes the Oklahoma Workforce Commission to collect metrics From different agencies
• Senate Bill 1378 creates the Olympics in Oklahoma revolving fund with that.

Bills: SB1332, SB1378, SB1525, SB1771, SB1919, SB1998, SB2018, SB260, SB264

Keywords: housing, infrastructure, water projects, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, economic development, zero-interest loans, clawback provision, local contractors, Olympics, funding, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, local businesses, revolving fund, event hosting, SB1525, tourism, recreation, conference, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission

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• I would say we have sort of a workforce crisis and an opportunity all at one time in Oklahoma.
• , develop our workforce here in Oklahoma to take advantage of the opportunities that's out there.
• The other thing it does is the workforce commission data sharing authorization existing...
• Workforce Commission.
• The Workforce Commission is charged with statewide workforce strategy and program oversight and does

Bills: HB1823, HB3031, HB3369, HB3378, HB3429, HB3624, HB3657, HB3880, HB4215, HB4476

Keywords: housing finance, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, publication requirements, housing policy, state regulations, HB3369, food truck, food truck fire suppression, mobile food establishment, mobile food preparation vehicle, mobile food vendor, automatic fire extinguishing system, fire suppression, fire extinguisher, Class K extinguisher, NFPA 10, State Fire Marshal, Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administration, Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board, liquefied petroleum gas

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• It has to do with the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission.
• chairman and Myself have met with the various regulating agencies, being the state fire marshal, the Oklahoma
• City fire marshal, the building commission, our fire departments.
• HCR1094 is addressing a major rule from the Long Range Capital Planning Commission.
• The inconsistencies could have led to misleading the public by not publishing the correct Oklahoma Register

Bills: HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1094, HJR1095, SJR49

Keywords: administrative rules, rule approval, joint resolution, Oklahoma Register, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, Corporation Commission, Department of Environmental Quality, Liquified Petroleum Gas Board, water resources, wildlife conservation, tourism, zoning commission, energy regulation, agricultural regulation, agency rules, permanent rules, state agencies, Oklahoma Legislature, business and commerce, professional licensing

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• Members, House Bill 4074 allows the The healthcare workforce training commission to close out their ARPA
• The healthcare workforce training commission is what we have been administering these particular funds
• Talked a lot with the tax commission to try to get a sense of why that is.
• Thank you very much to the gentlelady from Oklahoma City. I appreciate that.
• There's a record number of Oklahoma venture capital investing in Oklahoma companies now over now over

Bills: HB4028, HB4029, HB4059, HB4063, HB4073, HB4074, HB4075, HB4076, HB4077, HB4078, SB1130, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1134, SB1142

Keywords: tax deduction, venture capital, economic development, Oklahoma, investment, ALS, funding, healthcare, State Department of Health, emergency declaration, public finance, state budget, financial regulations, monetary policy, referendum, constitutional amendments, special election, Oklahoma legislature, public voting, recovery fund

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• This is regarding the Health Care Workforce Training Commission and closing out their ARPA projects,
• This deduction allows accredited investors to deduct qualified equity investments in eligible Oklahoma
• There've been more Oklahomans Investing in Oklahoma venture capital than ever before, measured in the
• And there's a record number of Oklahoma venture capital investing in Oklahoma companies now over 100
• This has not gone through an incentive evaluation commission evaluation.

Bills: HB4028, HB4029, HB4059, HB4063, HB4073, HB4074, HB4075, HB4076, HB4077, HB4078, SB1130, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1134, SB1142, HB4028, HB4029, HB4059, HB4063, HB4073, HB4074, HB4075, HB4076, HB4077, HB4078, SB1130, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1134, SB1142

Keywords: tax deduction, venture capital, economic development, Oklahoma, investment, ALS, funding, healthcare, State Department of Health, emergency declaration, public finance, state budget, financial regulations, monetary policy, referendum, constitutional amendments, special election, Oklahoma legislature, public voting, recovery fund

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• This is a group of athletes from Calumet, Oklahoma.
• The Oklahoma legislature recognizes the Oklahoma Federation of Republican Women for its enduring commitment
• the Oklahoma Federation of Republican Women.
• We're building a workforce to build those homes.
• I don't know if any Oklahoma state senator is a fan of Oklahoma State University.

Bills: HB3976, HB3000, HB3001, HB3003, HB3004, HB3066, HB3904, HB3644, HB1687, HB3920, SR40

Keywords: rural hospitals, small hospitals, grant program, healthcare funding, Oklahoma health department, cosmetology, barbering, massage therapy, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Service Oklahoma, license renewal, license reinstatement, licensing fees, sunset extension, board membership, human trafficking, victim services, beauty school, barber school, esthetics

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• We think this is going to help healthcare in rural Oklahoma, especially with the workforce.
• She's a pediatric nurse, and it's not good in the state of Oklahoma.
• Advance Directive Act and the Oklahoma Healthcare Agent Act, with a single unified framework modeled
• It changes requested by the end-of-life advocates and agreed by the Uniform Law Commission, strengthen
• Now, this is the same exact exemption the Oklahoma Blood Institute has.

Bills: HB3976, HB3000, HB3001, HB3003, HB3004, HB3066, HB3904, HB3644, HB1687, HB3920

Keywords: rural hospitals, small hospitals, grant program, healthcare funding, Oklahoma health department, cosmetology, barbering, massage therapy, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Service Oklahoma, license renewal, license reinstatement, licensing fees, sunset extension, board membership, human trafficking, victim services, beauty school, barber school, esthetics

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• What I'm going to do is call on the Oklahoma Health Authority to take and explain these rules.
• Oklahoma Healthcare Authority. Thank you for your time this morning.
• Senate Joint Resolution 53 deals with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority and this major rule deals
• feel like that it's very easy for one state agency, the Attorney General's Office, OMMA, or the Oklahoma
• They're in a legitimate legal business that the people of Oklahoma voted for.

Bills: SJR50, SJR51, SJR52, SJR53, SJR54, HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1094, HJR1095, SJR49

Keywords: Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, healthcare regulations, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, permanent rules, joint resolution, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs

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• Economic development, workforce, and tourism will come to order.
• And we also know that Oklahoma visitors tend to skew a little bit older than your average bear.
• Our interest in Oklahoma is growing, and our assets deserve the spotlight.
• Explore the boldest miles in Oklahoma. We keep the legend alive. 66 celebrating 100 years of bo.
• The work done on developing a pipeline and retaining healthcare workforce folks in Oklahoma is now with

Bills: SB1307, SB1425, SB1826, SB1365, SB1696

Keywords: SB1425, health care, healthcare workforce, workforce board, Health Care Workforce Resources Board, Health Care Workforce Resources Act, Oklahoma Health Care Workers and Educators Assistance Program, repeal, statutory repeal, health care workers, educators, workforce development, health professions, state board, assistance program, Oklahoma statutes, economic development, incentives, enterprise zones, local government

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• The healthcare workforce training Mission has been tasked with $7.5 million dollars over five years to
• help support behavioral health professionals in rural Oklahoma.

Bills: HB4329, HB3016, HB4118, HB3066, HB3649, HB3650

Keywords: dental insurance, claims, medical necessity, appeal procedures, dentist reimbursement, education, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, family caregiver, tax credit, activities of daily living, elderly care, Oklahoma tax law, HB3066, Health Care Workforce Training Commission, workforce recruitment, health care workforce

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• My name is Lucille Morehouse, and I'm from Boswell, Oklahoma. And who do you represent, forage man?
• Members, 2155 is an update to The Route 66 Commission and the grant program, which has been widely successful
• Senate Bill 2159 designates wheat as the official crop of Oklahoma since 2016.
• An average of 4.8 Million acres of wheat have been planted annually in Oklahoma on average.

Bills: SB1327, SB2065, SB2155, SB2159

Keywords: tourism, recreation, economic development, Oklahoma Commission, executive director, pollinator, state symbols, agriculture, insects, environment, Route 66, revolving fund, commission, cultural heritage, funding applications, official crop, wheat, Oklahoma, 914, all

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• I will thank you to the center of Oklahoma City.
• Members, this is a bill regarding the state fire marshals commission.
• This helps move some more, maybe business-minded people into that commission.
• But it is also a rare thing in Oklahoma.
• You gotta go to school somewhere in Oklahoma.

Bills: HJR1024, SB1316, SB1491, SB1552, SB1679, SB1877, SB2040, SB2133, SB2153, SB2174, SB2180, SB227, SJR39, SJR47, SJR48

Keywords: Judicial Nominating Commission, congressional districts, terms of office, Oklahoma Constitution, legal qualifications, political party restrictions, family ties, administrative rules, sunset provision, state agencies, regulatory review, legislative oversight, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, elections, county home rule charter, home rule, county government

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• The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department will be exempt from the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act
• Currently, the workforce commission is empowered to collect certain data from federal, state, and local
• But this is funds allocated to workforce, so it would be data about concerning funds spent for workforce
• It just gives the workforce commission the ability to aggregate that A follow-up, you're recognized for
• The fact That this is workforce, I would say probably not because workforce would be after you know K

Bills: SB2063, SB1877, SB1884, SB2174, SB1525, SB1771, SB1805, SB1916, SB1365, SB1810

Keywords: unclaimed property, abandoned property, state treasurer, unclaimed property fund, public website, claimant, hearing, administrative procedures act, sales tax exemption, income tax subtraction, youth entrepreneurs, teen business, minor-owned business, sole proprietorship, business license exemption, entrepreneurship, youth vendor, Oklahoma Tax Commission, Title 60, Title 68

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• Tommy Caldwell to the Oklahoma Mining Commission. Senator Burns, Mr.
• Mi Stopp to the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission. Senator Fricks, Mr.
• Justin Wilson to the Oklahoma New Motor Vehicle Commission. Senator Howard, Mr.
• Wright, MD, to the Healthcare Workforce Training Commission. Senator Pugh, Mr.
• Michael Bauer to the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission. Senator Stanley, Mr.

Bills: SJR50, SJR51, SJR52, SJR53, SJR54, SJR39, SB1290, HB4028, HB4029, HB4073, HB4074, HB4075, HB4076, HB4077, HB4078, HB1250, HB2951, HB2961, HB3151, HB3581, HB3705, HB3970, HB3972, HB3980, HB3981

Keywords: Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, healthcare regulations, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, permanent rules, joint resolution, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs

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• Is it divided up, or is part of it done by the Department of Careers, and part of it done by the Oklahoma
• Where fossils are found here in Oklahoma, one in the panhandle, one in southeast Oklahoma, and a lot

Bills: HB3880, HB3263, HB2970

Keywords: Oklahoma Today Magazine, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, tourism promotion, advertising sales, commission pay, employee bonus, sales commission, digital publication, print publication, sponsorships, bulk subscriptions, newsstand sales, ancillary products, public records, procurement exemption, administrative procedures exemption, tourism magazine, revenue sharing, executive director, state agency compensation

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• Oklahoma has allocated $7.5 million to the healthcare workforce training mission to recruit and retain
• Members, House Bill 3177 looks to allow the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to establish the salary structure
• The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is the only court reporting structure of the AOC that sets the salaries
• just rural Oklahoma, but in any hospital and healthcare desert.
• Our heated cigarettes are currently available for sale in Oklahoma.

Bills: HB1242, HB1250, HB1590, HB1752, HB1979, HB1983, HB2952, HB2961, HB2967, HB2973, HB2988, HB3031, HB3047, HB3052, HB3066, HB3086, HB3175, HB3177, HB3178, HB3240, HB3404, HB3429, HB3548, HB3638, HB3671, HB3704, HB3759, HB3831, HB3904, HB3920, HB3944, HB3969, HB3973, HB3975, HB3976, HB3978, HB3983, HB3984, HB4092, HB4118

Keywords: HB1242, cervidae, deer, elk, sales tax exemption, agricultural exemption, livestock, ranching, farm tax, agricultural sales tax, Oklahoma Tax Commission, agriculture, producer sales, private treaty, special livestock sale, tax relief, farm products, rural economy, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund

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• Senate Bill 1771 is a Workforce Commission bill.
• The Workforce Commission already is empowered to collect certain data about workforce.
• The Workforce Commission already is empowered to collect certain data about workforce.
• The idea is to allow the Workforce Commission to see how we're doing with our spend on workforce.
• This simply recreates the Fire Marshal Commission.

Bills: SB1265, SB2154, SB1286, SB1365, SB1491, SB1525, SB1581, SB1775, SB1810, SB1884, SB2118, SB2174, SB1771, SB1805, SB1916

Keywords: SB1365, Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, procurement exemption, competitive bidding, state purchasing, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, tourism department, merchandise for resale, gift shops, lodges, golf pro shops, state parks, restaurant contracting, retail outlets, public procurement, purchasing flexibility, Title 74, emergency clause, presidential electors, vacancies

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• Part two adds the workforce commission to the list of organizations already receiving employment data
• This bill just adds the workforce commission to that list so they can better judge the effectiveness
• But yes, hogs are a problem in Oklahoma, and we should address it.
• Well, you know, a lot of people in Oklahoma have guns.
• They have protections with the Corporation Commission.

Bills: HB4246, HB4230, HB3617, HB3657, HB2976, HB3391, HB4459, HB4128, HB3989, HB2989, HB4060, HB3145, HB2992, HB3464, HB4246, HB4230, HB3617, HB3657, HB2976, HB3391, HB4459, HB4128, HB3989, HB2989, HB4060, HB3145, HB2992, HB3464

Keywords: water rights, rural water districts, board members, training requirements, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, right to repair, agriculture, OEM, repair providers, documentation, farm equipment, parts availability, maintenance, labor, employment definitions, agricultural services, Oklahoma Workforce Commission, confidentiality, data access, environmental protection

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• Members of the committee, as we know, workforce housing is a serious issue in the state.
• variety It's come to my attention from a variety of perspectives, specifically within Northeastern Oklahoma
• They actually went to a nonprofit housing association and begged them to, would you please do workforce
• enough to put that in place a few years ago, but if that's all we have going in terms of getting workforce
• As we continue to have money that's vested in workforce development, workforce housing, things like that

Bills: HB4409, HB4414, HB4484, HB4486, HB3057, HB2588, HB4434

Keywords: housing, legislative committee, affordable housing, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, policy improvement, HB4414, Oklahoma Homebuilder Program, OHFA, single-family housing, homebuilder loans, 0% interest loan, housing finance, workforce housing, Legislative Workforce Housing Committee, housing needs assessment, community housing assessment, disaster recovery housing, federally declared natural disaster, rural housing, urban housing