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38 | 43 | | An Act relating to public finance; creatin g the |
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39 | 44 | | Opioid Settlement and Judgment Revolving Fund; |
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40 | 45 | | specifying type of fund; providing sources of monies; |
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41 | 46 | | requiring the Attorney General to ensu re deposit of |
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42 | 47 | | funds; requiring investment of monies; authorizing |
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43 | 48 | | appropriation of portion of monies; providing method |
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44 | 49 | | of calculation; providing for expe nditure of fund; |
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45 | 50 | | providing allowable expenses; providing for |
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46 | 51 | | codification; and declaring an emergency. |
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52 | 55 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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53 | 56 | | SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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54 | 57 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2401 of Title 62, unless there |
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55 | 58 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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56 | 59 | | There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund |
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57 | 60 | | to be designated the “Opioid Settlement and Judgment Revolving |
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58 | 61 | | Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal |
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59 | 62 | | year limitations. The fund shall consist of all monies received by |
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60 | 63 | | this state: |
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61 | 64 | | 1. From any settlement agreement entered into on or after the |
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62 | 65 | | effective date of this a ct with one or more manufacturers, |
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90 | 94 | | entity involved in the opioid drug supply chain , to the extent |
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91 | 95 | | allowed under the terms of such settlement agreement ; or |
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92 | 96 | | 2. From any final judgment issued on or after the effective |
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93 | 97 | | date of this act against one or more manufacturers, distributors or |
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94 | 98 | | wholesalers of opioid drugs or any other person or entity involved |
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95 | 99 | | in the opioid drug supply chain , to the extent allowed under the |
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96 | 100 | | terms of such judgment. |
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97 | 101 | | It shall be the duty of the Attorney Gen eral to ensure that |
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98 | 102 | | funds received by the state pursuant to a settlement agreement or |
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99 | 103 | | final judgment are promptly deposited into the revolving fund. |
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100 | 104 | | SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new se ction of law to be codified |
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101 | 105 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2402 of Title 62, unless there |
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102 | 106 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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103 | 107 | | The State Treasurer shall inve st the entirety of the Opioid |
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104 | 108 | | Settlement and Judgment Revolving Fund established in Section 1 o f |
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105 | 109 | | this act as provided by law inclu ding, but not limited to, Sections |
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106 | 110 | | 89.1a and 89.2 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes . For each state |
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107 | 111 | | fiscal year, beginning with the state fiscal year ending June 30, |
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108 | 112 | | 2023, a portion of the fund, not to exceed four percent (4%) of the |
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109 | 113 | | balance of the fund, may be appropriated by the Legislature solely |
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110 | 114 | | for the purposes listed in Section 3 of this act. No later than |
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111 | 115 | | February 1 of each year, the State Treasurer shall calculate the |
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112 | 116 | | numerical value in do llars and cents of four percent (4%) of the |
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140 | 145 | | provide the amount in a written report to the chair of the Senate |
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141 | 146 | | Appropriations Committee and the chair of the House Appropriations |
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142 | 147 | | and Budget Committee. |
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143 | 148 | | SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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144 | 149 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2403 of Title 62, unless there |
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145 | 150 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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146 | 151 | | To the extent allowed under the terms of applic able settlement |
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147 | 152 | | agreements or judgments, the portion of monies from the Opioid |
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148 | 153 | | Settlement and Judgment Revolving Fund available for appropriation |
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149 | 154 | | by the Legislature as provided in Section 2 of this act shall be |
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150 | 155 | | expended solely to abate the opioid epidemic utilizing strategi es |
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151 | 156 | | including, but not limited to, evidence-based treatment, counseling, |
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152 | 157 | | prevention, education and coordination of services for opioid use |
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153 | 158 | | disorder and co-occurring substance use disorders including, but not |
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154 | 159 | | limited to, medication -assisted treatment approved by the Food and |
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155 | 160 | | Drug Administration and drug court programs. |
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156 | 161 | | SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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157 | 162 | | of the public peace, health or safety, a n emergency is hereby |
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158 | 163 | | declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall ta ke effect and |
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159 | 164 | | be in full force from and after it s passage and approval. |
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