Okla. Stat. tit. 74 § 8121

Current through Laws 2024, c. 453.

Section 8121 - Creation of the Task Force on Electronic Commerce

A. There is hereby created to continue until June 1, 2007, the Task Force on Electronic Commerce. The purpose of the Task Force shall be to study the technology of and applications for electronic commerce and to prepare recommendations for legislative and other action needed to assure the availability and use of electronic commerce technology in the state.

B. The Task Force shall be composed of fifty (50) members as follows:

1. The Secretary of State or designee;

2. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services or designee;

3. The Director of the Information Services Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services or designee;

4. The Attorney General or designee;

5. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services or designee;

6. The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce or designee;

7. The Chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education or designee;

8. The Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court or designee;

9. The State Auditor and Inspector or designee;

10. The Superintendent of Public Instruction or designee;

11. The Administrator of the Oklahoma Securities Commission or designee;

12. One member who represents the Uniform Commercial Code Filing Office in the office of the county clerk of Oklahoma County;

13. The Chair of the Evidence Code Committee for the Oklahoma Bar Association;

14. Three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

15. One member who represents a statewide association of professional engineers and architects to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

16. Three members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

17. Two members who represent a business association to be appointed by the Governor;

18. Two members who represent the banking industry to be appointed by the Governor;

19. One member who represents a state banking association to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

20. Two members who represent the insurance industry to be appointed by the Governor;

21. Two members of the Oklahoma Bar Association to be appointed by the Governor;

22. One member who represents large manufacturing businesses to be appointed by the Governor;

23. One member who represents small manufacturing businesses to be appointed by the Governor;

24. One member from a software or computer services business entity to be appointed by the Governor;

25. One member who represents the land title profession to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

26. Two members who represent the telecommunications industry, one to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and one to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

27. One member who represents a federal governmental agency with offices in Oklahoma to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

28. Two members who represent vocational-technical education, one to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one to be appointed by the Governor;

29. One member who represents credit unions to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

30. One member who represents a public school district to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

31. One member representing the transportation industry appointed by the Governor;

32. One member representing a statewide oil and gas royalty owners association to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

33. One member representing a statewide organization of cities and towns to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

34. Two members, one who represents a large retailer located in Oklahoma that conducts a majority of its business by means of electronic commerce to be appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and one who represents a small retailer located in Oklahoma that conducts a majority of its business by means of electronic commerce to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the State Senate;

35. One member from a business or firm specializing in web design to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

36. One member from city government from a city below ten thousand (10,000) in population according to the latest Federal Decennial Census;

37. One member from county government from a county below thirty thousand (30,000) in population according to the latest Federal Decennial Census; and

38. Two members at large, one to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

C. Members who were serving on the Task Force as of June 1, 2001, shall automatically be appointed to serve on the Task Force on Electronic Commerce after June 1, 2001.

D. Meetings shall be held at the call of the chairperson. The Task Force shall meet at such time as established by the chairperson.

E. The Task Force shall:

1. Study the technology of and applications for electronic commerce;

2. Review and compare electronic commerce legislation from other states;

3. Survey vendors which have developed technology for electronic commerce and review the available technology;

4. Study the cost of implementing and maintaining a state electronic signature certification program;

5. Make recommendations on an appropriate structure for a state electronic signature certification program; and

6. Make recommendations for implementing electronic commerce procedures for state agencies.

F. Members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation for serving on the Task Force, but shall receive travel reimbursement as follows:

1. Legislative members of the Task Force shall be reimbursed for their necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with Section 456 of this title from the legislative body in which they serve;

2. State agency employees who are members of the Task Force shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties by their respective agencies in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act; and

3. All other Task Force members shall be reimbursed by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce for travel expenses incurred in performance of their duties on the Task Force, in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

G. As necessary to carry out its charge, the Task Force may seek technical assistance from specialists in electronic commerce technology.

H. Staffing for the Task Force shall be provided jointly by the staff for the House of Representatives and the State Senate.

Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 8121

Repealed by Laws 2014 , c. 191, s. 1, eff. 11/1/2014.

Added by Laws 2001 , HB 1322, c. 282, §3, emerg. eff. 7/1/2001; Amended by Laws 2004 , HB 2247, c. 180, §1, emerg. eff. 7/1/2004; Amended by Laws 2012 , HB 3079, c. 304, §1050.