ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2783	By:	Billy and Tibbs of the House

				and

		Anderson of the Senate

An Act relating to state government; amending 74 O.S. 2001, Section 150.7, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 42, O.S.L. 2002 (74 O.S. Supp. 2009, Section 150.7), which relates to powers and duties of the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation; expanding scope of powers and duties; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2001, Section 150.7, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 42, O.S.L. 2002 (74 O.S. Supp. 2009, Section 150.7), is amended to read as follows:
Section 150.7  The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall have the following powers, duties and responsibilities:
1.  To appoint or dismiss a Deputy Director who shall have the same qualifications as the Director;
2.  To supervise the maintaining of all reports and records of the Bureau and to promulgate administrative rules concerning the destruction and retention of such records.  Such records shall not be transferred to the custody or control of the State Archives Commission or be subject to the provisions of Section 590 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.  The Director may, pursuant to adopted and promulgated administrative rule, order destruction of records deemed to be no longer of value to the Bureau, excluding criminalistic and investigative records which shall forever be kept and maintained;
3.  To report to the Commission at each regular meeting, or as directed by the Commission, the current workload of the Bureau.  Such reports shall be submitted by category of the persons or entities authorized to initiate investigations as provided for in subsection A of Section 150.5 of this title, and any other category the Commission may request which does not violate the confidentiality restrictions imposed in Sections 150.1 through 152.9 of this title.  Such reports shall contain the following information:
a.	what types of investigations are pending,
b.	what new types of investigations have been opened,
c.	what types of investigations have been closed, and
d.	what criminal charges have been filed as a result of Bureau investigations.
The reports shall not contain any information on the individual subjects of the investigation or persons questioned in connection with an investigation.  These reports shall be open for public inspection;
4.  To designate positions, appoint employees and fix salaries of the Bureau, other than the salaries established by subsection A of Section 150.6a of this title, and to authorize the payment of necessary certification expenses for the employees; and
5.  To authorize the purchase and issuance of uniforms for all law enforcement officers, criminalists, and other personnel of the Bureau as designated by the Director and to purchase and issue necessary equipment for all employees of the Bureau.  All uniforms and equipment shall be used only in the performance of the official duties of the officers, criminalists or other personnel and shall remain the property of the Bureau except as otherwise provided by law; and
6.  Directly accept on behalf of the Bureau monies, gifts, grants or services from any public or private source.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2010.
Passed the House of Representatives the 9th day of March, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate