Title: STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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Company: Oklahoma House of Reps

ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2219	By:	Newell, Nelson, Pittman and Kern of the House

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		Brecheen of the Senate

An Act relating to the Department of Human Services; requiring Department to issue family impact statement for every proposed rule; describing time requirement for issuing statement; permitting modification of statement; requiring certain questions to be answered in the statement; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 303.3 of Title 75, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.  In addition to the requirements set forth in the Administrative Procedures Act, the Department of Human Services shall issue a family impact statement of every proposed rule prior to or within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of the notice of proposed rule adoption.  The family impact statement may be modified after any hearing or comment period afforded pursuant to the provisions of Section 303 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B.  The family impact statement shall describe the potential impact, if any, of the proposed rule on Oklahoma families.  The family impact statement shall respond to the following questions:
1.  Does this action encourage marriage or threaten the status of marriage; 
2.  Does this action encourage persons to become parents and commit themselves to their children; and 
3.  Does this action help the family perform its functions or does it substitute governmental activity for the function.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2013.

Passed the House of Representatives the 25th day of February, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the House
	of Representatives

Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the Senate

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