Oklahoma SB639 mandates de novo interpretation of statutes and rules by courts and hearing officers.
Oklahoma SB639 amends the Administrative Procedures Act to require courts and administrative hearing officers to interpret state statutes, administrative rules, or other subregulatory documents de novo. This means they must independently determine the meaning and effect of these documents without deferring to state agency interpretations. The bill also establishes guidelines for court interpretation in actions involving state agencies and specifies an effective date for these changes.
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