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This bill modifies the responsibilities of the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) by expanding its duties and creating a new administrative rules division. The bill adds a sixth responsibility to LOFT's existing mandate, requiring the office to analyze and conduct performance evaluations related to the administrative code of executive branch agencies. Additionally, the bill establishes a new division within LOFT that will review the Oklahoma Administrative Code and proposed administrative rules from state agencies. This division, which can employ up to five full-time employees, will evaluate proposed permanent administrative rules to ensure they align with the Oklahoma Constitution, fulfill legislative intent, avoid disproportionate negative impacts, and confirm that the agency has proper statutory authority to create such rules. The division will also be responsible for regularly evaluating existing administrative code provisions in coordination with legislative leadership and administrative rules committee chairs. The new administrative rules division must be established within 90 days of the bill's effective date, which is July 1, 2025. The bill includes an emergency clause, suggesting its immediate importance to public governance, and makes various technical updates to statutory language and references.

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb5&Session=2600