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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 172 By: Rosino, Bergstrom, Weaver,
Jett, Hicks, Boren and
Floyd of the Senate
and
Walke, Luttrell, Pae,
Fugate, Waldron and Dollens
of the House
An Act relating to missing and murdered indigenous
persons; creating Ida ’s Law; directing the Oklahoma
State Bureau of Investigation to coordinate with the
United States Attorney ’s Office and Department of
Justice; directing Bureau to pursue federal funding;
directing Bureau to create Office of Liaison for
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons; requiring
Office to include a missing persons specialist
subject to funding; providing requirements of
position; directing Office to work with law
enforcement agencies; requiring Office to develop
best practices protocol; directing Office to assist
with use of resources and to provide certain
guidance; requiring Office to coordinate with other
agencies; directing Office to facilitate trainings;
providing for codification; providing for
noncodification; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as “Ida’s Law”.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 150.12A -1 of Title 74, unless
there is created a du plication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall coordinate
with the United States Attorney ’s Office and the United States
Department of Justice to obtain federal funding by January 1, 2022,
to coordinate efforts and gather data to address the issue of
missing and murdered indigenous persons in the State of Oklahoma.
The Bureau shall seek and apply for any applicable federal grants
and may coordinate with private entities to obtain funding or
fulfill grant requirements.
B. Upon securing federal funding, the Bureau shall create an
Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons. Any
individual hired within the Office shall have significant experience
working with tribal communities. Subject to av ailable funding, the
Office shall include a missing persons specialist.
C. The Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous
Persons shall:
1. Work with state, tribal and federal law enforcement agencies
on missing persons and homicide cases invo lving American Indian
individuals;
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2. Develop a best practices protocol for law enforcement
response to missing persons reports involving American Indian
individuals;
3. Assist families, tribal agencies and nongovernmental
entities in using the National Missing and Unidentified Persons
System (NamUs) and other resources;
4. Provide guidance to victims ’ families with navigating state
and federal district court cases;
5. Coordinate with other state offices including, but not
limited to, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, agency tribal
liaisons and the Secretary of Native American Affairs to develop
training and education on missing and murdered indigenous persons
issues and the state -tribal government-to-government relationship;
6. Facilitate train ings for law enforcement and members of the
public on issues relating to missing and murdered indigenous
persons; and
7. Consult with community organizations that serve indigenous
populations to promote community relations and develop best
practices.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, dated 03/30/2021 -
DO PASS, As Coauthored.