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ENGROSSED HOUSE AMENDME NTS
TO
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 146 By: Murdock of the Senate
and
Newton of the House
An Act relating to the Department of Public Safety;
amending Sections 1 and 2, Chapter 165, O.S.L. 2022
(74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Secti ons 9101 and 9102), which
relate to the Mental Wellness Division; expanding
scope of eligibility; updating statutory reference;
updating statutory language; and providing an
effective date.
AUTHOR: Add the following House Coauthor: Adams
AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, Lines 6 through 9, s trike the title to
read:
"[ Department of Public Safety - Mental Wellness
Division - scope of eligibility - effective date ]"
AMENDMENT NO. 2. Page 1, Line 11, strike the enacting clause
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Passed the House of Represen tatives the 29th day of April, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the House of
Representatives
Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
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ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 146 By: Murdock of the Senate
and
Newton of the House
An Act relating to the Department of Public Safety;
amending Sections 1 and 2, Chapter 165, O.S.L. 2022
(74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 9101 and 9102), which
relate to the Mental Wellness Division; expanding
scope of eligibility; updating statutory reference;
updating statutory language; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 165, O.S.L.
2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 9101), is amended to read as
follows:
Section 9101. A. The Department of Public Safety shall
establish and maintain a Mental Wellness Division to provide mental
wellness services and pr ograms to public safety personnel and
retirees thereof to promote good mental wellness. The Commissioner
of Public Safety shall appoint the Director of the Mental Wellness
Division.
B. The Director of the Mental Wellness Division shall report to
the Commissioner. All current and former employees of the Mental
Wellness Division shall maintain the privacy of all public safety
personnel served by the Division or who participate in its programs.
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No privileged personal health information shall ever be shared with
the Commissioner or made public without the consent of that pe rson.
However, aggregate mental health information may be shared with the
Commissioner. Aggregate mental health information may be made
public by the Commissioner if, in the judgment of the Commissioner,
doing so could improve public safety mental wellne ss policies for
public safety personnel and the information is made public for this
sole purpose. Provided, no aggregate mental health information may
be shared or made public if doing so could reveal otherwise
privileged personal mental health informatio n about any specific
individual. It shall be the duty of the Director of the Division to
establish the necessary policies and procedures to ensure the
privacy and confidentiality requirem ents of this section and of all
other applicable health privacy laws . Any breach of the privacy
provisions of this section and of any other applicable health
privacy laws must be timely and thoroughly investigated and the
appropriate disciplinary and corr ective actions taken.
C. The Mental Wellness Division is authorized to enter into
partnerships with private entities to fulfill its mandate.
D. The offices, records, communications, information
technology, equipment, and any other resources of the Mental
Wellness Division shall be located and maintained separately from
that of the other divisions within the Department.
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SECTION 2. AMENDATORY Section 2, Chapter 165, O.S.L.
2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 9102), is amended to read as
follows:
Section 9102. There is hereby created in the State Tre asury a
revolving fund for the Department of Public Safety on behalf of the
Mental Wellness Division of the Department of Public Safety to be
designated the “Mental Wellness Division Revol ving Fund”. The fund
shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fis cal year limitations,
and shall consist of those monies appropriated to the fund by law or
deposited in the fund as provided pursuant to the provisions of
Section 3 of this act 9103 of this title. All monies accruing to
the credit of the fund are hereby a ppropriated and may be budgeted
and expended by the Mental Wellness Division for the p urpose of
providing mental wellness services and programs to public safety
personnel and retirees thereof. Expenditures from the fund shall be
made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims
filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of
Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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Passed the Senate the 17th day of March, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
2025.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives