An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2904 By: Wallace and Hilbert of the
House
and
Thompson and Hall of the
Senate
An Act relating to the State Department of Health;
requiring that portions of certain appropriated funds
be used for certain purposes; s tating purpose of
certain disbursement; requiring the use of certain
data; directing the Department to develop method of
disbursement; authorizing promulgation of rules;
requiring the employment of certain positions by
certain date; authorizing the establi shment of
qualifications; providing exception; providing for
lapse of funds under certain conditions; requiring
certain budget procedures; and prohibiting certain
budget procedures.
SUBJECT: State Department of Health
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF TH E STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. From the funds appropriated to the State Department
of Health in Enrolled House Bill No. 2900 of the 1st Session of the
58th Oklahoma Legislature, the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars
($50,000.00) shall be use d for increased sickle cell outreach.
SECTION 2. From the funds appropriated to the State Department
of Health in Enrolled House Bill No. 2900 of the 1st Session of the
58th Oklahoma Legislature, the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($200,000.00) shall be used for the operations of the Oklahoma
Athletic Commission, pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
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SECTION 3. From the funds appropriated to the State Department
of Health in Enrolled House Bill No. 2900 of the 1st Session of the
58th Oklahoma Legislature, the sum of Three Million Dollars
($3,000,000.00) shall be used for the continuation of the Choosing
Childbirth Act by the provisions listed in Section 1 -740.15 et seq.
of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
SECTION 4. From the funds appropriated to the State Department
of Health in Enrolled House Bill No. 2900 of the 1st Session of the
58th Oklahoma Legislature, One Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,900,000.00) shall be disbursed to health centers authorized
under Section 330 of the Public Health Services Act, and
incorporated in the State of Oklahoma. Any disbursement shall be
for the purpose of increasing access to primary health care which
may include medical, dental, and/or mental health and substance
abuse treatment services in or near designated Medically Underserved
Areas or Medically Underserved Populations. Any disbursement for
increased access to primary health care services shall be supported
by data according to proportions of patient volume and access for
the uninsured. The method of disbursement shall be developed by the
State Department of Health. The State Commissioner of Health is
authorized to promulgate the method of disbursement into rul es.
SECTION 5. A. From the funds available for budgeting and
expenditure during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the State
Department of Health shall utilize an amount necessary to hire and
employ, in addition to current staffing, t he following positions at
the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority:
1. Sixty-two compliance and enforcement positions;
2. Six positions to perform legal and financial duties;
3. Four investigatory officers; and
4. Four positions to perform planning and logistics duties.
B. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority shall establish the
qualifications and salary for each position described in subsection
A of this section, provided that at least five (5) years of
experience in criminal investigation sh all be required for an
investigatory officer position.
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C. The positions described in this section shall be hired no
later than December 1, 2021, and all such hires shall be provided
all tools, technology and vehicles required to perform their duties,
within thirty (30) days of the beginning of their employment.
SECTION 6. Appropriations made by Enrolled House Bill No. 2900
of the 1st Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature, not including
appropriations made for capital outlay purposes, may be budgeted for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022 (hereafter FY -22) or may be
budgeted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 (hereafter FY -23).
Funds budgeted for FY -22 may be encumbered only through June 30,
2022, and must be expended by Novemb er 15, 2022. Any funds
remaining after November 15, 2022, and not budgeted for FY -23, shall
lapse to the credit of the proper fund for the then current fiscal
year. Funds budgeted for FY -23 may be encumbered only through June
30, 2023. Any funds remaini ng after November 15, 2023, shall lapse
to the credit of the proper fund for the then current fiscal year.
These appropriations may not be budgeted in both fiscal years
simultaneously. Funds budgeted in FY -22, and not required to pay
obligations for that fiscal year, may be budgeted for FY -23, after
the agency to which the funds have been appropriated has prepared
and submitted a budget work program revision removing these funds
from the FY-22 budget work program and after such revision has been
approved by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 18th day of May, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 20th day of May, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Sen ate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma thi s _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________