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30-ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 522 By: Taylor of the Senate
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31+STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33+1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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35+COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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37+SENATE BILL NO. 522 By: Taylor of the Senate
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4051 An Act relating to medical marijuana; requiring
4152 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to contract with
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4354 directing Authority to determine minimum services;
4455 directing third-party vendor to conduct certain
4556 functions for applicants; requiring third -party
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57+vendor to issue certain credential or badge;
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67+BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
68+SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
69+in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 427.3a of Title 63, unless there
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101-BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
102-SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
103-in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 427.3a of Title 63, unless there
104-is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
105-A. Beginning January 1, 2024, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuan a
98+Beginning January 1, 2024, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
10699 Authority within the State Department of Health shall contract with
107100 one or more third-party vendors to provide the licensing services
108101 necessary to carry out the provisions of Section 420 et seq. of
109102 Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
110103 and Patient Protection Act relating to the licensing of medical
111104 marijuana research licensees, medical marijuana education facility
112-licensees, medical marijuana business licensees , and employees of
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114107 B. The Authority shall determine the minimum services to be
115108 provided by such third -party vendor and shall establish costs and
116109 prices. A third-party vendor shall on behalf of the Authority
117110 conduct the statutorily required background checks and verify
118111 eligibility and suitability for any license applicant for a medical
119112 marijuana research license, medical marijuana education facility
120113 license, any category of medical marijuana business license, and
121114 employees of such entities.
122115 C. Upon successful completion by the third -party vendor of the
123116 statutorily required background checks and verification of
124117 eligibility and suitability for a license applicant or employee, the
118+third-party vendor shall issue a credential or badge to the
119+applicant or employee. The results of background checks and
120+verification shall be provided to the Authority by the third -party
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151-third-party vendor shall issue a credential or badge to the
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153-verifications shall be provided to the Authority by the third -party
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155-D. In the event that the third -party vendor determines that an
156-applicant, or its employee, does not meet the minimum statuto ry
157-requirements for a license, the applicant or employee shall ha ve no
158-recourse against the third -party vendor but may appeal such adverse
159-determination to the Authority.
160-E. The third-party vendor shall bear no liability for any acts
161-taken in good-faith compliance with the provisions of Section 420 et
162-seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the Oklahoma Medical
163-Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and the rules promulgated by
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165-F. The State Commissioner of Health may pr omulgate rules to
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252-directing Authority to determine minimum services;
253-directing third-party vendor to conduct certain
254-functions for applicants; requiring third-party
255-vendor to issue certain credential; pro viding for
256-certain appeal; excluding third-party vendor from
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265-BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STA TE OF OKLAHOMA:
266-SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new s ection of law to be codified
267-in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 427.3a of Title 63, unless there
268-is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
269-A. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority within the State
270-Department of Health shall contract with one or more third-party
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272-provisions of Section 420 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma
273-Statutes and the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection
274-Act relating to the licensing of medical marijuana research
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303-B. The Authority shall determine the minimum services to be
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305-prices. A third-party vendor shall on behalf of the Authority
306-conduct the statutorily required background checks and verify
307-eligibility and suitability for any license applicant for a medical
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309-license, any category of medical marijuana business l icense, and
310-employees of such entities.
311-C. Upon successful completion by the third -party vendor of the
312-statutorily required background checks and verification of
313-eligibility and suitability for a license applicant or employee, the
314-third-party vendor shall issue a credential or badge to the
315-applicant or employee. The results of background checks and
316-verification shall be provided to the Authority by the third -party
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318149 D. In the event that the third -party vendor determines that an
319150 applicant, or its employee, does not meet the minimum statuto ry
320151 requirements for a license, the applicant or employee shall have no
321152 recourse against the third -party vendor but may appeal such adverse
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354159 F. The State Commissioner of Health may pr omulgate rules to
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356-SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
357-Passed the Senate the 10th day of March, 2021.
161+SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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163+COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND CONTROLLED
164+SUBSTANCES, dated 04/08/2021 - DO PASS, As Amended.