STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 54th Legislature (2013)

SENATE BILL 719	By:	Bingman

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to the Department of Human Services; amending 56 O.S. 2011, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 344, O.S.L. 2012 (56 O.S. Supp. 2012, Section 162), which relates to duties and powers of the Director; clarifying language; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     56 O.S. 2011, Section 162, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 344, O.S.L. 2012 (56 O.S. Supp. 2012, Section 162), is amended to read as follows:
Section 162.  A.  The Governor shall have the power and duty to select a Director of Human Services who shall serve as executive and administrative officer of the Department of Human Services.  The Director shall be appointed wholly on the basis of ability, training and experience qualifying him or her for public welfare administration.  The Director shall serve, subject to the confirmation of the Senate, at the pleasure of the Governor.  The salary of the Director shall be fixed by the Governor.
B.  The Director shall formulate the policies and adopt rules and regulations for the effective administration of the duties of the Department.
C.  The Director shall require and set the amount of the bond for employees.
D.  The Director shall cooperate with the federal Department of Health and Human Services, or other similar agencies created by Congress, in any reasonable and prudent manner as may be necessary to qualify for federal aid to states in providing assistance to needy persons in conformity with the provisions of this title, including the making of reports in the form and containing information as a federal agency may from time to time require, and comply with any other similar federal agency requirements necessary to ensure the correctness and verification of the reports.
E.  The Director shall publish an annual report, not later than four (4) months after the close of each fiscal year.  The report shall be presented to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.  Annual reports shall provide information about the operations and programs administered by the Department and shall include, but shall not be limited to:
1.  Statistical information regarding services provided and the number of persons served by Department programs;
2.  Financial data including a reasonable amount of detailed information regarding revenues and expenditures and a breakdown and comparison of the Department budget with actual expenditures;
3.  Status of the workforce and productivity of the Department;
4.  Information about Department efforts to ensure program accountability and service delivery quality and integrity;
5.  Demographic data and trends and their anticipated impact on demand for services; and
6.  Information regarding public and private institution-based services.
F.  The Director shall assume the statutory duties of the Commission for Human Services.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2013.

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