A. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall have the power and duty under the direction of the Governor to:

1. Prepare the budget document and assist in the drafting of legislation to make it effective;

2. Make field surveys and studies of governmental agencies, looking toward economy and greater efficiency;

3. Make allotments to control expenditures;

4. Authorize transfers of appropriation authorized by law;

5. Study accounting and other reports rendered by the Central Accounting and Reporting Division;

6. Enter into agreements with the United States Secretary of the Treasury for the purpose of implementing federal law;

7. Aid the Governor in the economical management of state affairs; and

8. Adopt such rules and regulations concerning the exercise of powers and duties as the Director shall deem appropriate, in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act.

B. In addition to other duties, the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall, upon request, advise and consult with members of the Legislature and legislative committees concerning revenue and expenditures of state agencies.

C. Not later than December 31, 2013, the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall provide the Legislature with a proposal to consolidate, streamline, and reduce the size of the administrative code of the agencies consolidated pursuant to House Bill No. 2140 of the 1st Session of the 53rd Oklahoma Legislature. The recommendation shall contain the Director's advice on the possibility of consolidating the affected code into a single title.

Added by Laws 1947, p. 370, § 4, emerg. eff. Feb. 25, 1947. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 2, § 3, emerg. eff. Jan. 29, 1965; Laws 1981, c. 255, § 1; Laws 1991, c. 254, § 16, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 2009, c. 441, § 7, eff. July 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 41.4 of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 302, § 4; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 336; Laws 2013, c. 342, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.