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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1430 By: Jech
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Department of Mental Health
7 and Substance Abuse Services; amending 43A O.S. 2021,
8 Section 2-101, which relates to the Board of Mental
8 Health and Substance Abuse Services; modifying
9 appointing authority of the Commissioner of Mental
9 Health and Substance Abuse Services; conforming
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 43A O.S. 2021, Section 2-101, is
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15 amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 2-101. A. 1. There is hereby established in this
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17 state a Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
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18 2. This Department's governing board shall be the Board of
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19 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and its chief executive
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20 officer shall be the Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance
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21 Abuse Services. The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor
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22 with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall serve at the
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23 pleasure of the Governor Board and may be removed or replaced
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24 without cause. Compensation for the Commissioner shall be
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1 determined by the Governor. The Commissioner may be removed from
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2 office by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members elected to and
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3 constituting each chamber of the Legislature Board.
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4 3. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
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5 shall exercise all functions of the state in relation to the
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6 administration and operation of all state facilities for the care
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7 and treatment of the mentally ill and drug- or alcohol-dependent
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8 persons.
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9 B. All references in the Oklahoma Statutes to the Department of
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10 Mental Health or the Board of Mental Health shall be construed to
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12 Services or the Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services,
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14 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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