A. A charitable agency wishing to be admitted to the State Charitable Campaign shall be required to demonstrate state presence. The agency must comply with all of the following criteria in order to meet the state presence test:
1. The agency must provide or procure direct human care services for persons residing in the state in which the charitable contribution campaign will be conducted;
2. The agency shall have a board of directors that serves without compensation;
3. A majority of the members of the board of directors shall be residents of the state;
4. Consumers of service from the state shall be represented within the membership of the board of directors; and
5. A substantial portion of the agency’s annual budget shall be derived from public solicitations in the State of Oklahoma.
B. Agencies whose primary focus is the providing of services to the needy overseas and Combined Health Agencies operating in this state shall be exempt from complying with the criteria set out in subsection A of this section and need not demonstrate state presence.
C. The Armed Forces Veterans Homes Foundation shall be exempt from the provisions of this section and shall be authorized to participate in the State Charitable Campaign.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 142, § 10, emerg. eff. May 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 291, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1993, c. 103, § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Laws 2004, c. 312, § 19, eff. July 1, 2004.
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