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An Act relating to legal representation; amending 74 O.S. 2011, Section 20i, which relates to contracting for legal representation; clarifying types of entities authorized for contracting; requiring certain identification and fee schedule; allowing certain fee exception; specifying certain fee limitations; requiring Attorney General to develop standard clause including specific requirements for certain contracts; requiring publication of certain contracts and payments on Attorney General website within specific time period; requiring maintenance of certain records by private counsel for specified time period; adding certain requirements for certain Attorney General notification; specifying requirements for certain contracts exceeding certain cost; establishing procedures and requirements for certain requests for proposal; requiring submission of certain contract and related information to Legislative Oversight Committee under certain circumstances; clarifying requirement for settlement agreements; requiring submission of certain settlement agreement to the Legislative Oversight Committee; establishing exception to applicability of provisions; requiring the Attorney General to submit certain annual report; specifying required contents of certain report; and providing an effective date. AUTHOR: Add the following House Coauthors: Echols, Townley, Lepak, McBride, Martinez, Mize, McDugle, Burns, and Grego AMENDMENT NO. 1. , line 9 1/2, insert the following language " S. The provisions of subsections B through R of this section shall not apply to any agency that invests funds on behalf of its beneficiaries and, as part of its fiduciary duty, retains one or more private attorneys or law firms to pursue individual, derivative or class litigation concerning its investments or assets. " AMENDMENT NO. 2. , line 9 1/2, insert the following language " S. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any entity exempted from Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act pursuant to paragraphs 6 and 7 of subsection A of Section 250.4 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes. " , line 10, delete "2021" and insert "2022" and amend title to conform Passed the House of Representatives the 27th day of April, 2022. Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2022. Presiding Officer of the Senate ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 984 By: David of the Senate and Oâ??Donnell of the House An Act relating to legal representation; amending 74 O.S. 2011, Section 20i, which relates to contracting for legal representation; clarifying types of entities authorized for contracting; requiring certain identification and fee schedule; allowing certain fee exception; specifying certain fee limitations; requiring Attorney General to develop standard clause including specific requirements for certain contracts; requiring publication of certain contracts and payments on Attorney General website within specific time period; requiring maintenance of certain records by private counsel for specified time period; adding certain requirements for certain Attorney General notification; specifying requirements for certain contracts exceeding certain cost; establishing procedures and requirements for certain requests for proposal; requiring submission of certain contract and related information to Legislative Oversight Committee under certain circumstances; clarifying requirement for settlement agreements; requiring submission of certain settlement agreement to the Legislative Oversight Committee; establishing exception to applicability of provisions; requiring the Attorney General to submit certain annual report; specifying required contents of certain report; and providing an effective date.

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Kim David (R)*,  Terry O'Donnell (R)*,  George Burns (R),  Jon Echols (R),  Jim Grego (R),  Mark Lepak (R),  Ryan Martinez (R),  Mark McBride (R),  Kevin McDugle (R),  Garry Mize (R),  Tammy Townley (R), 

Approved by Governor 05/20/2022 (on 05/20/2022)

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