- A. The Department of Central Services, Office of Personnel Management, Oklahoma State Employees Benefits Council and the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board are consolidated into the Office of State Finance. The Director of the Office of State Finance shall assume all executive-level responsibilities for each agency and shall function as and possess the powers of the agency director for each consolidated agency as enumerated by existing statute. For the purposes of this section the term "consolidated agencies" shall mean the Department of Central Services, Office of Personnel Management, Oklahoma State Employees Benefits Council and the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board.
- B. Not later than December 31, 2011, the Director of the Office of State Finance shall cause the administrative functions of each consolidated agency to be consolidated. The Director of the Office of State Finance shall demonstrate cost reduction as a result of the consolidation that is equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the legislative appropriations received by the consolidated agencies during fiscal year 2012. The Director shall produce a report which details the source and estimated amounts of savings resulting from this consolidation, which shall be included in the Governor’s Executive Budget for fiscal year 2013.
- C. Not later than December 31, 2011, the Director of the Office of State Finance shall provide recommendations to the Legislature for the streamlining, reduction or elimination of the governance structures and statutorily established positions of each of the consolidated agencies. Until otherwise provided for by law, the governance structures and statutorily established positions of each of the consolidated agencies shall be maintained. Any funds appropriated to, in the possession of or allocated to any of the consolidated agencies shall be deemed to be funds of the Office of State Finance.
- D. Upon request of the Director of the Office of State Finance, the personnel of the consolidated agencies shall deliver to the Office of State Finance all books, papers, records and property of the consolidated agencies.
- E. All functions, powers, duties and obligations previously assigned to each of the consolidated agencies are hereby transferred to the Office of State Finance.
- F. All rules, regulations, acts, orders, determinations and decisions of the consolidated agencies pertaining to the functions and powers herein transferred and assigned to the Office of State Finance, in force at the time of such transfer, assignment, assumption or devolution shall continue in force and effect as rules, regulations, acts, orders, determinations and decisions of the consolidated agencies until duly modified or abrogated by the appropriate body or until otherwise provided by law.
Added by Laws 2011, HB 2140, c. 302, § 2.