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	28	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	30	+	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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33	32		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
34	33		FOR
35		-	SENATE BILL ~~NO.~~ 1236 By: Allen of the Senate
	34	+	SENATE BILL 1236 By: Allen of the Senate
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37	36		and
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39	38		Steagall of the House
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45		-	[ public health - Oklahoma State University Medical
46		-	Authority to provide financial support for certain
47		-	research - codification - effective date -
48		-	emergency ]
	44	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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	46	+	An Act relating to public health; directing the
	47	+	Oklahoma State University Medical Authority to
	48	+	provide financial support for certain research;
	49	+	authorizing certain contracts; requiring use of
	50	+	certain methodology; imposing certain financial
	51	+	limitations on expenditures; authorizing certain
	52	+	partnerships for specified purpose; amending 63 O.S.
	53	+	2021, Section 3276, which relates to powers and
	54	+	duties of the Oklahoma State University Medical
	55	+	Authority; adding certain power and d uty; updating
	56	+	statutory language; updating statutory reference s;
	57	+	providing for codification; providing an effective
	58	+	date; and declaring an emergency .
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53	62		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF T HE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
54	63		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
55	64		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-291.11 of Title 63, unless
56	65		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
57	66		A. The Oklahoma State University Medical Authority shall
58	67		provide financial support for research into hyperbari c oxygen
59	68		treatment for traumatic brain injury. The Authority may contract
60		-	with one or more public or private entities including but not
61		-	limited to Oklahoma State University to implement the provisio ns of
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	95	+	with one or more public or private entities including but not
	96	+	limited to Oklahoma State University to implement the provisio ns of
	97	+	this section.
90	98		B. The research receiving financial sup port shall be conducted
91	99		using methodologies including but not limited to double-blind
92	100		studies.
93	101		C. The Authority shall not spend more than Five Million Dollars
94	102		($5,000,000.00) on the research describe d in subsection A of this
95	103		section, of which not more than Two Million Dollars ( $2,000,000.00)
96	104		shall be state funds . The Authority may partner with one or more
97	105		public or private entities to raise the nonstate funds necessary to
98	106		conduct the research described in subsection A of this section.
99	107		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 3276, is
100	108		amended to read as follows:
101	109		Section 3276. A. On and after July 1, 2006, the Oklahoma State
102	110		University Medical Authority shall have the power and duty to:
103	111		1. Adopt bylaws and promulgate rules for the regulation of its
104	112		affairs and the conduct of its business;
105	113		2. Adopt an official seal;
106	114		3. Maintain an office at a location to b e determined by the
107	115		Authority;
108	116		4. Sue and be sued, subject to the provisions of The
109	117		Governmental Tort Claims Act;
110		-	5. Enter into cooperative agre ements with the Board of Regents
111		-	for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges for
112		-	educational programs, professional staffing, research and other
113		-	medical activities;
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	144	+	5. Enter into cooperative agre ements with the Board of Regents
	145	+	for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges for
	146	+	educational programs, professional staffing, research and other
	147	+	medical activities;
141	148		6. Make and enter into all contracts necessary or incidental to
142	149		the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers
143	150		pursuant to the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Act;
144	151		7. Purchase or lease equipment, furniture, materials and
145	152		supplies, and incur such other expenses as may be necessary to
146	153		maintain and operate hos pitals or clinics, or to discharge its
147	154		duties and responsibilities or to make any of its powers effective;
148	155		8. Acquire by purchase, lease, gift, or by any other manner,
149	156		and to maintain, use and operate or to contract for the maintenance,
150	157		use and operation of or lease of any and all property of any ki nd,
151	158		real, personal, or mixed or any interest therein unless other wise
152	159		provided by the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Act;
153	160		9. Appoint such officers, agents and employees , including but
154	161		not limited to attorneys, as it deems necessary and to pre scribe
155	162		their duties and to fix their compensation;
156	163		10. Accept grants from the United States of America, or from
157	164		any corporation or agency created or designed by the United States
158	165		of America, and, in connection with any grant, to enter into such
159	166		agreements as the United States of America or such corporation or
160	167		agency may require;
161		-	11. Make and issue bonds and to pledge revenues of the
162		-	Authority subject to the Oklahoma Bond Oversight and Reform Act.
163		-	Nothing in the Oklahoma State University Medical Authori ty Act shall
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	194	+	11. Make and issue bonds and to pledge revenues of the
	195	+	Authority subject to the Oklahoma Bond Oversight and Reform Act.
	196	+	Nothing in the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Act shall
	197	+	authorize the issuance of any bonds of the Authority p ayable other
192	198		than from revenues of the Authority. Funds appropriated to the
193	199		Authority shall not be used for issuance of bonds. Authority
194	200		revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this act Section 3271
195	201		et seq. of this title shall not at any time be dee med to constitute
196	202		a debt of the state or of any political subdivision thereof or a
197	203		pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any political
198	204		subdivision, but such bonds shall b e payable solely from the funds
199	205		herein provided. Such revenue bonds shall contain on the face
200	206		thereof a statement to the effect that neither the state nor the
201	207		Authority shall be obligated to pay the same or the interest thereon
202	208		except from the revenues of the project or projects for which they
203	209		are issued and that neither the fa ith and credit nor the taxing
204	210		power of the state or any political subdivision thereof is pledged,
205	211		or may hereafter be pledged, to the payment of the principal of or
206	212		the interest on such bonds. The maximum amount of outstanding bonds
207	213		at any time shall not exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00)
208	214		unless a greater amount is expressly approved by the Legislature by
209	215		a concurrent resolution adopted prior to commencing any action in
210	216		anticipation of issuance of revenue bonds of the Oklahoma State
211	217		University Medical Authority for the greater amount;
212		-	12. Provide for complete financial audits on all accounts of
213		-	the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority and to authorize
214		-	periodic audits by an independent external auditing agency. Such
215		-	audits shall be perfor med annually in a format approved by the State
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	244	+	12. Provide for complete financial audits on all accounts of
	245	+	the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority and to authorize
	246	+	periodic audits by an independent external auditing agency. Such
	247	+	audits shall be perfor med annually in a format approved by the State
243	248		Auditor and Inspector, and all such audits shall be submitted to the
244	249		State Auditor and Inspector for review. Such audits shall be made
245	250		in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and
246	251		government auditing standards. Financial statements shall be
247	252		prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
248	253		principles. In addition to said such audits, whenever the State
249	254		Auditor and Inspector deems it appropriate, and at least once each
250	255		five (5) years, or up on receipt of a request to do so from the
251	256		Governor, the Attorney General, the President Pro Tempore of the
252	257		Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the
253	258		Authority, the State Auditor and Inspector shall conduct a special
254	259		audit of the Authority;
255	260		13. Engage in long-term planning for the operation and
256	261		management of the Authority;
257	262		14. Establish petty cash funds and provide for appropriate
258	263		accounting procedures and controls;
259	264		15. Contract with national manufacturers and distributors of
260	265		drugs and medical supplies when appropriate to carry out the
261	266		purposes of this act Section 3271 et seq. of this title ;
262		-	16. Do all other things necessary and proper to implement the
263		-	provisions of the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Act;
264		-	17. Waive, by such means as the Authority deems appropriate,
265		-	the exemption from federal income taxation of interest on the
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	293	+	16. Do all other things necessary and proper to implement the
	294	+	provisions of the Oklahoma State University Medic al Authority Act;
	295	+	17. Waive, by such means as the Authority deems appropriate,
	296	+	the exemption from federal income taxation of interest on the
293	297		Authority’s bonds provided by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
294	298		amended, or any other federal statute providin g a similar exemption;
295	299		18. Arrange for guaranties or insurance of its bonds by the
296	300		federal government or by any private insurer, and to pay any
297	301		premiums therefor; and
298	302		19. Make a declaration of necessity as provided in Sect ion 3273
299	303		of this title. The Aut hority may, in its exclusive judgment, make a
300	304		declaration of necessity when such a declaration is deemed necessary
301	305		to effectuate the purposes of the Oklahoma State University Medical
302	306		Authority Act; and
303	307		20. Make and enter in to contracts to provide financia l support
304	308		for research into hyperbaric oxygen treatment for traumatic brain
305	309		injury as described in Section 1 of this act.
306	310		B. The Oklahoma State University Medical Authority shall be
307	311		subject to the Oklahoma Budget Law of 194 7.
308	312		C. The Authority shall prepa re monthly a “budget vs. actual”
309	313		report which shows by budget activity the monthly and year -to-date
310	314		revenues and expenditures compared to budgeted revenues and
311	315		expenditures. Such report shall b e submitted to the Office of
312		-	Management and Enterprise Services and to the Directors of the House
313		-	of Representatives Fiscal Division and the Senate Fiscal Division.
314		-	D. The Authority shall be subject to the professional risk
315		-	management program provided for in Section 85.58A of Title 74 of the
316		-	Oklahoma Statutes.
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	342	+	Management and Enterprise Service s and to the Directors of the House
	343	+	of Representatives Fiscal Division and the Senate Fiscal Division.
	344	+	D. The Authority shall be subject to the professional risk
	345	+	management program provided for in Section 85.58A of Title 74 of the
	346	+	Oklahoma Statutes.
344	347		SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2022.
345	348		SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
346	349		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
347	350		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
348	351		be in full force from and after its passage and appr oval.
349		-	~~COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS~~
350		-	~~March~~ 2, 2022 ~~- DO PASS AS AMENDED~~
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