{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-85.45k","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.45k","heading":"State Travel Office","body":"A. There is hereby created the State Travel Office within the\n\nPurchasing Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise\n\nServices.\n\nB. All state agencies and departments of this state may make\n\narrangements for all air travel on scheduled commercial airlines for\n\nstate employees required to travel in the course of their official\n\nduties and for all other persons traveling at state expense through\n\nthe State Travel Office, except when the state agency determines\n\nthat:\n\n1. The air travel services can be secured at a cost less than\n\nthat which can be secured by the State Travel Office; or\n\n2. The air travel originates from a location outside the state\n\nand it would be impractical to arrange for the air travel through\n\nthe State Travel Office; or\n\n3. The air travel is necessitated by an emergency and time does\n\nnot permit utilization of the State Travel Office's services; or\n\n4. The air travel is part of a package arrangement made by the\n\norganization scheduling the meeting or conference.\n\nC. All claims made for reimbursement shall contain a statement\n\nshowing the reason for the exemption.\n\nD. The State Travel Office shall promulgate rules and contract\n\nspecifications to which the contract travel agencies shall be\n\nsubject. The rules and specifications shall be drawn with the\n\nintent of obtaining the lowest available fares for scheduled\n\ncommercial air travel.\n\nE. At the end of each month the contract travel agencies shall\n\nfurnish a statement, if requested, in a form approved by the State\n\nTravel Office, showing certain details of all travel arrangements\n\nhandled to each state agency for which the contract travel agencies\n\nhave furnished their services and shall also furnish copies of the\n\nstatements to the State Travel Office.","path":["OK Code","Title 74"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os74.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"e379da5e39e8d5ee89a033b8cb666c734f40c9dc7d31599f21b044339d3328f1","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-85.45j.11","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-85.45l"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}