EXPENDITURES FROM FUND.

A. The monies in the OESC Technology Fund shall be used for the following purposes:

1. To purchase or lease new technology systems hardware for the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission to be used in its mission to provide employment services, unemployment insurance and economic research for the citizens of this state as well as the administration of these programs;

2. To purchase or lease any auxiliary or peripheral equipment necessary for the operation of the new technology systems;

3. To pay for the maintenance of all OESC technology system hardware;

4. To purchase or lease any and all software needed for the operation of the new technology systems;

5. To pay for all OESC technology system software license fees;

6. To pay for all programming and analysis necessary to make the new technology system operational;

7. To pay for all testing, designing, engineering, planning, networking and training to make the new technology system operational;

8. To pay for all shipping and installation charges for the technology system and its auxiliary and peripheral equipment;

9. To contract with vendors and hire personnel as necessary to accomplish the modernization effort;

10. To analyze business processes and develop requirements for Requests for Proposals;

11. To fund project planning, project management, strategy development and project consulting services; and

12. To make refunds of money erroneously collected and deposited in the OESC Technology Fund.

B. The total expenditures from the OESC Technology Fund shall not exceed Thirty-nine Million Dollars ($39,000,000.00) between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2022, without legislative authority. Prior to expenditures authorized by paragraphs 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11 of subsection A of this section, the Chief Information Officer of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall be consulted for recommendations. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall provide periodic oversight of the technology modernization efforts and may assist the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission in any manner necessary to accomplish the purposes of this fund, including requiring the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission provide regular reports to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services on the technology modernization efforts.

C. If any money remains in this fund after the new technology system has been brought online and made fully operational, that excess money shall be transferred to the Unemployment Compensation Fund.

Added by Laws 2017, c. 345, § 10, eff. July 1, 2017.