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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE BILL 844 By: Thompson (Roger)
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to mental health services funding;
requiring certain funding appropriation; requiring
certain calculation of fu nding; requiring certain
request issuance; requiring certain submission
requirements by county governments; requiring certain
annual reporting; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 631,
which relates to the County Community Safety
Investment Fund; providing fund s to the Department of
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for
certain distribution; requiring certain services
listing; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 633 , which
relates to appropriations to the Co unty Community
Safety Investment Fund; modifying certain savings
calculation responsibility; authorizing certain fund
allocation; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 632, which
relates to savings and averted costs; modifying
certain savings and averted costs calculation
responsibility; providing for codificatio n; and
providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-312 of Title 43A, unless there
is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
A. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse S ervices
shall be appropriated funds to provide g rants to county governments
for the purpose of providing mental health services. The amount of
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funding shall be based on the savings from the reduction of the
number and length of incarcerations attributed to the enactment of
State Question 780. The Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency
shall calculate the annual dollar amount of savings.
B. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse S ervices
shall issue a request for proposals by which cou nty governments or
multi-county partnerships may apply for funds for the development
and implementation of mental health and substance abuse
rehabilitation, diversion from the criminal j ustice system,
treatment, employment, or housing programs. The request must
include but is not limited to the proposed services , number of
individuals to be served by the proposed services or programs, and
the manner in which the services or programs will partner or be
supported by local Department -contracted or -certified entities.
Allocation of funds shall b e based on the total county popula tion.
C. Interested county governments shall submit all necessary
documents to meet the requirements outlined in the request for the
proposal to be considered . The number of awards and funding amounts
of each award will be at the discretion of the Department and will
be based on total available funds, and items in subsection B of this
section.
D. The Department shall provide an annual report to the
Legislature which includes the amo unt awarded to each county
government and a summary of services provided by successful bidders.
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SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 631, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 631. A. There is hereby created in the Stat e Treasury
a revolving fund to be designated the “County Community Safety
Investment Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject
to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all mon ies received
pursuant to Section 633 of Title 57 of the Ok lahoma Statutes.
B. All monies appropriated and accrui ng to the credit of the
fund shall be budgeted and expended by the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services for the sole purpose of providi ng funds to the
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in its
annual budget to distribute within counties to provide community
rehabilitative programming, including but not limited to mental
health and substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation , education,
supportive employment, healthc are, data collection, and related
technology services. Funds shall be disbur sed in proportion to
county population, as reported in the most recent census.
C. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants
issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribe d by
law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
Services for approval and payment.
D. The Director of the Office of M anagement and Enterprise
Services Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
shall promulgate rules ne cessary to implement the provisions of this
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act, including listing qualifying evidence-based services eligible
for funding to include b ut not be limited to mental health services,
substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation, education, supportive
employment, healthcare, data collection, and related technology
services.
SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 632, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 632. No later than July 31 of the year foll owing the
effective date of this act, and no later than July 31 every year
thereafter, the Office of Management and Ent erprise Services
Legislative Office of Fiscal Transpa rency shall calculate the
savings and averted costs that accrued to the state from t he
implementation of the Oklahoma Smart Justice Reform Act. In making
the calculation required by this section, the Office of Management
and Enterprise Services Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency
shall use actual data or best available estimates wh ere actual data
is not available. The calculation shall be final and shall not be
adjusted for any subsequent changes in the underlying data.
SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 633, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 633. An amount equal to the savings calculated by the
Office of Management and Enterprise Services Legislative Office of
Fiscal Transparency pursuant to Section 632 of Ti tle 57 shall,
subject to appropriation by the Legisl ature, be paid to the County
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Community Safety Investment Fund for allocation by the Departme nt of
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services within counties.
This section is intended to comply with, and i s subject to,
Article V, Section 55, Article VI, Sec tion 12, Article X, Section
23, and the other applicable provisions of the Oklahoma
Constitution.
SECTION 5. This act shall beco me effective November 1, 2023.
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