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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 251 By: Gollihare
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to mental health and substance abuse
7 services; amending Section 4, Chapter 201, O.S.L.
8 2023 (43A O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 2-312.4), which
8 relates to awards from the County Community Safety
9 Investment Fund; expanding types of evidence-based
9 services that qualify for funds; establishing minimum
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10 partnership; updating statutory references; providing
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 4, Chapter 201, O.S.L.
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16 2023 (43A O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 2-312.4), is amended to read as
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18 Section 2-312.4. A. Subject to availability of funds under
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19 Section 631 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes Section 2-312.1 of
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20 this title, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
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21 Services shall annually issue a request for proposals by which
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22 county governments or multi-county partnerships may apply for funds
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23 for the development and implementation of evidence-based:
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1 1. Mental health and substance abuse treatment programs or
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2 other health care programs provided in the community;
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3 2. Pretrial diversion programs, mental health and substance use
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4 jail intake screenings, or jail reentry programs;
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5 3. Employment programs;
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6 4. Education programs; or
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7 5. Housing programs.
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8 B. The request for proposals shall include, but not be limited
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9 to, the proposed services, number of individuals to be served by the
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10 proposed services or programs, and the manner in which the services
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11 or programs will partner with or be supported by local Department-
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12 contracted or -certified entities.
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13 C. For a proposal to be considered, the applying county
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14 government or multi-county partnership must submit all necessary
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15 documents to meet the requirements outlined in the request for
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16 proposals.
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17 D. The number of awards and funding amounts of each award shall
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18 be at the discretion of the Department and shall be based on total
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19 available funds, total county population, and the criteria in
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20 subsection B of this section. Each county government or multi-
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21 county partnership shall be allocated at least half of one percent
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22 (0.5%) of the total amount appropriated for the award cycle.
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23 E. The Department shall submit an annual report to the
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24 President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
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1 Representatives that includes the amount awarded to each county
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2 government or multi-county partnership and a summary of services
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3 provided by each county government or multi-county partnership.
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4 F. The Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
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5 shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this act this
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6 section and Sections 2-312.1, 2-312.2, and 2-312.3 of this title
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7 including, but not limited to, rules that set qualifications for
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8 programs eligible to receive funds under this section.
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9 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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10 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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11 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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12 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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