Okla. Admin. Code § 1:2022-31
EXECUTIVE ORDER 2022-31
I, J. Kevin Stitt, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, pursuant to the authority vested in me by Sections 1 and 2 of Article VI the Oklahoma Constitution and the Oklahoma Homeland Security Act, 74 O.S. § 51, et. seq., hereby direct and order as follows:
Pursuant to Executive Order 2007-41, the Oklahoma Information Fusion Center ("OIFC") was formed in March 2008 to foster and facilitate the sharing of information among Oklahoma's law enforcement agencies and public safety agencies and to further empower those agencies to protect the citizens of Oklahoma. The OIFC was created to serve as the focal point for the collection, assessment, analysis, and dissemination of terrorism intelligence and other criminal activity information that may impact Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security ("OOHS") is charged with establishing a governing board for the OIFC to provide strategic direction and ensure objectives are achieved, risks are managed appropriately, and resources are used responsibly. No later than January 3, 2023, the Department of Public Safety ("DPS") will manage the daily operations of the OIFC, and OIFC resources will be made available to all participating agencies in accordance with the OIFC's policies and procedures. OOHS and DPS will work together to ensure OIFC meets criteria set by the United States Department of Homeland Security for state fusion centers.
No later than March 1, 2023, all records, vehicles, equipment, property, software and software licenses, matters pending, grants, and obligations of the OIFC, as well as all monies due, held, budgeted, assigned, or allocated for OIFC, shall be transferred to DPS pursuant to the provisions of this Order. Further, all state-employed intelligence analysts assigned to OIFC on a full-time basis as of the date of this Order shall be transferred to DPS. All state agencies, boards and commissions are directed to cooperate and comply with OOHS and DPS in transitioning the OIFC to DPS management.
This Executive Order shall be forwarded to all members of the Governor's Cabinet, the Director of the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security, and the Commissioner of Public Safety who shall cause the provisions of this order to be implemented by all appropriate agencies of state government.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this 29 th day of November, 2022.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
J. Kevin Stitt
ATTEST:
Brian Bingman
Secretary of State
Okla. Admin. Code § 1:2022-31