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636 BILL NO. 844 By: Thompson (Roger),
737 Pemberton, Rader, and
838 Pederson of the Senate
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12- Miller, Waldron, Cantrell,
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1849 An Act relating to mental health; amending 57 O.S.
1950 2021, Section 631, which relates to the County
2051 Community Safety Investment Fund; designating fund
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2253 Abuse Services; transferring certain duties to the
2354 Department; modifying applicab ility of section;
2455 clarifying language; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Secti on
2556 632, which relates to savings and averted costs from
2657 implementation of the Oklahoma Smart Justice Reform
2758 Act; transferring certain duties to the Legislative
2859 Office of Fiscal Transparency ; clarifying time period
2960 and applicability of certain calculation; amending 57
3061 O.S. 2021, Section 633, which relates to
3162 appropriations to the Co unty Community Safety
3263 Investment Fund; transferring certain duties to the
3364 Legislative Office of Fiscal Transpare ncy; clarifying
3465 and modifying applicability of certain provisions ;
3566 requiring the Department to issue certain request for
3667 proposals subject to availability of funds; listing
3768 programs eligible for funding; stipulating criteria
3869 for proposals; requiring submission of necessary
3970 documents; giving the Department certain discretion
4071 over awards based on specified criteria; requiring
4172 submission of certain annual rep ort; renumbering 57
4273 O.S. 2021, Sections 631, 632, and 633, as amended by
4374 Sections 1, 2, and 3 of this act, which relate to the
4475 County Community Safety Investment Fund; providing
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45103 for codification; providing an effective date ; and
46104 declaring an emergency .
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52-SUBJECT: Mental health
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54109 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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56110 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 631, is
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59112 Section 631. A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury
60113 a revolving fund for the Department of Mental Health and Sub stance
61114 Abuse Services to be designated the “County Community Safety
62115 Investment Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject
63116 to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all mon ies received
64117 pursuant to Section 633 of Title 57 of the Ok lahoma Statutes
65118 appropriated to the fund under Section 633 of this title.
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67119 B. All monies appropriated and accruing to the credit of the
68120 fund shall be budgeted and expended by the Office of Management and
69121 Enterprise Services Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
70122 Services for the sole purpose of pr oviding funds to counties to
71123 provide community rehabilitative programming, including but not
72124 limited to mental health and substance abuse services. Funds shall
73125 be disbursed in proportion to county population, as reported in the
74126 most recent census for development and implementation of the
75127 programs listed in Section 4 of this act.
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77128 C. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants
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79157 law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
80158 Services for approval and payment.
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82159 D. The Director of the Office of M anagement and Enterprise
83160 Services shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the
84161 provisions of this act .
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86162 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Sect ion 632, is
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89164 Section 632. No later than July 31 of the year following the
90165 effective date of this act, and no later than July 31 every year
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93166 thereafter each year, the Office of Management and Ent erprise
94167 Services Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency shall calculate
95168 the annual savings and averted costs from the prior fiscal y ear that
96169 accrued to the state from the due to the reduction of the number and
97170 length of incarcerations attributed to the implementation of the
98171 Oklahoma Smart Justice Reform Act. In making the calculation
99172 required by this section, the Office of Management and Enterprise
100173 Services Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency shall use actual
101174 data or best available estimates wh ere actual data is not available.
102175 The calculation shall be final and shall not be adjusted for any
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105177 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 633, is
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108179 Section 633. An amount equal to the savings calculated by the
109180 Office of Management and Enterprise Services Legislative Office of
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110208 Fiscal Transparency pursuant to Section 632 of Title 57 Section 632
111209 of this title shall, subject to appropriation by the Legisl ature, be
112210 paid to the County Community Safety Investment Fund created in
113211 Section 631 of this title.
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115212 This section is intended to comply with, and is subject to,
116213 Article V, Section 55, Article VI, Sec tion 12, Article X, Section
117214 23, and the other applicable provisions of the Oklahoma
118215 Constitution.
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120216 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
121217 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-312.4 of Title 43A, unless
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124219 A. Subject to availability of funds under Section 631 of Title
125220 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Department of Mental Health and
126221 Substance Abuse Services shall annually issue a request for
127222 proposals by which county governments or multi-county partnerships
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131225 1. Mental health and substance abuse treatment programs or
132226 other health care programs;
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144258 B. The request for proposals shall include, but not be limited
145259 to, the proposed services , number of individuals to be served by the
146260 proposed services or programs, and the manner in wh ich the services
147261 or programs will partner with or be supported by local Department-
148262 contracted or -certified entities.
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150263 C. For a proposal to be considered, the applying county
151264 government or multi-county partnership must submit all necessary
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160271 E. The Department shall submit an annual report to the
161272 President Pro Tempore of t he Senate and the Speaker of the House of
162273 Representatives that includes the amount awarded to each c ounty
163274 government or multi-county partnership and a summary of services
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166276 F. The Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
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168278 including, but not limited to, rules that set qualifications for
169279 programs eligible to receive funds under this section.
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171280 SECTION 5. RECODIFICATION 57 O.S. 2021, Section 631, as
172281 amended by Section 1 of this act, shall be recodified as Section 2-
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173309 312.1 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statu tes, unless there is created
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176311 SECTION 6. RECODIFICATION 57 O.S. 2021, Section 632, as
177312 amended by Section 2 of this act, shall be recodified as Section 2-
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180313 312.2 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is created
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183315 SECTION 7. RECODIFICATION 57 O.S. 2021, Section 633, as
184316 amended by Section 3 of this act, shall be recodified as Section 2-
185317 312.3 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless there is cre ated
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188319 SECTION 8. This act shall become effective July 1, 20 23.
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190320 SECTION 9. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
191321 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
192322 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
193323 be in full force from and after its passag e and approval.
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211-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
212-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
213-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
214-By: _______________________________ __
215-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
216-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock __ _____ M.
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219- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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222-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
223-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
224-day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
225-By: _________________________________
325+COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, dated 04/05/2023 -
326+DO PASS, As Coauthored.