Req. No. 9371 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) HOUSE BILL 3589 By: Strom AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to poor persons; creating the Community Expansion of Nutrition Assistance (CENA) Revolving Fund; providing for codificatio n; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 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 230 of Title 56, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to be designated the "Community Expansion of Nutrition Assistance (CENA) Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal ye ar limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce from such funds as may be authorized or provided by law. All monies accruing to the c redit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Req. No. 9371 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Oklahoma Department of Commerce for the purpose of funding the Community Expansion of Nutrition Assistance (CENA) program. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon wa rrants issued by the State Treasurer agains t claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Serv ices for approval and payment . SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024. SECTION 3. It being immediately n ecessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and appro val. 59-2-9371 CMA 12/19/23