ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2438	By:	Miller and Martin (Scott) of the House

			and

		Johnson (Mike) and Myers of the Senate

An Act relating to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority; authorizing transfer; authorizing transfers of certain funds; providing procedures; authorizing the expenditure of previously appropriated funds for certain purpose; requiring recordkeeping; authorizing certain requests relating to early transfers; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.  The Oklahoma Health Care Authority is hereby authorized to transfer from the 245 Fund of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to the 340 Fund of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, the sum of Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00) or so much as may be necessary to perform the duties imposed on the Oklahoma Health Care Authority by law. 

SECTION 2.  The Director of the Office of State Finance shall transfer monies appropriated from the General Revenue Fund and the 245 Fund of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority disbursing funds in the amounts and ratios requested by the Authority except that the cumulative amount transferred shall not exceed the cumulative amount of equal monthly allotments of the appropriation from the General Revenue Fund.  Monies appropriated or collected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, may be transferred to these disbursing funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, to satisfy encumbrances and obligations of said fiscal year; provided, that monies equal in amount are transferred from appropriations or collections for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, to the disbursing fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, to satisfy encumbrances and obligations of said fiscal year.  All transfer requests shall be in writing to the Director of the Office of State Finance.  The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall maintain record of the interyear transfers.

SECTION 3.  The Director of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority may request through the Director of the Office of State Finance the early transfer by the Oklahoma Tax Commission of tax collections to the General Revenue Fund for the purpose of early allocation to the agency's disbursing funds to alleviate cash-flow problems.

SECTION 4.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2010.

SECTION 5.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

Passed the House of Representatives the 26th day of May, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Passed the Senate the 26th day of May, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate