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This bill establishes the Oklahoma State Data Center under the administrative direction of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, with a comprehensive set of responsibilities including preparing and maintaining population statistics, cooperating with other state agencies on demographic information, creating biennial population reports for the Governor and Legislature, providing technical assistance for reapportionment, supporting other Department of Commerce divisions with demographic data, and hiring a state demographer. The bill also creates the Oklahoma State Data Center Revolving Fund in the State Treasury, which will be funded by fees for data processing, copying, and report production services, and appropriates $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to support the center's operations beginning July 1, 2026. The center will serve as the primary applied population research center for the state and the official point of contact with the U.S. Bureau of the Census, with the ability to conduct special censuses. An emergency clause is included, indicating the immediate importance of implementing this legislation for public benefit.

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb1350&Session=2600