ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2443	By:	Miller and Martin (Scott) of the House

			and

		Johnson (Mike) and Myers
		of the Senate

( Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services – appropriation - effective date – 	emergency )

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services from any monies not otherwise appropriated from the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, the sum of _______________ Dollars ($0.00) or so much thereof as may be necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services by law.
SECTION 2.  The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is hereby authorized to expend from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Fund (“490 Fund”), the sum of _______ Dollars ($0.00) or so much thereof as may be necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services by law.
SECTION 3.  For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall budget all funds in the following categories and amounts:
Category	Appropriation	Total
Central Administration	$0.00	$0.00
Inpatient Hospital	0.00	0.00
Community-based Programs	0.00	0.00
Substance Abuse Programs	0.00	0.00
Co-Occurring Programs	0.00	0.00
Residential Care Programs	0.00	0.00
  TOTAL	$0.00	$0.00
SECTION 4.  The duties and compensation of employees, not otherwise prescribed by law, necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services by law shall be set by the Commissioner.  The salary of the Commissioner shall not exceed ___________ Dollars ($0.00) per annum, payable biweekly for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.  The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, shall be subject to the following budgetary limitations, except as may be authorized pursuant to the provisions of Section 3603 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes:
Budgetary Limitation	Amount
Full-time-equivalent Employees	0.0
Lease-Purchase Agreements	$0.00
The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, shall set the minimum reimbursement rate for residential care facilities at ______________ Dollars ($0.00) per mental health resident per day.
In order to facilitate cash management of federal grant receipts and disbursements, the Director of State Finance shall transfer monies between the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services federal and revolving funds in amounts requested by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
Receipt and expenditures of unanticipated federal funds awarded the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services after July 1, 2010, shall be exempt from expenditure and budgetary limitations, provided that any such funds used for operations shall be included in the agency’s budget work program.
SECTION 5.  It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services set aside a minimum of ________________ Dollars ($0.00) for purchase of newer generation medications.  On or before April 1, 2011, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall prepare and submit a written report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate detailing expenditures for such medications.
SECTION 6.  It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services set aside a minimum of _____________ Dollars ($0.00) for Programs for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) teams.
The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall work with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to establish and submit any revisions to policies and rules needed to maximize Medicaid funding for the services provided by Programs for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) teams.
The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall deliver a progress and evaluation report on Programs for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) teams to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on or before April 1, 2011.
SECTION 7.  Full-time-equivalent employees utilized at the Central Office of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services may be placed in the unclassified service.  All other employees of the Central Office shall be in the classified service, except as provided in Section 840-5.5 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
SECTION 8.  Appropriations made by this act, not including appropriations made for capital outlay purposes, may be budgeted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011 (hereafter FY-11) or may be budgeted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012 (hereafter FY-12).  Funds budgeted for FY-11 may be encumbered only through June 30, 2011, and must be expended by November 15, 2011.  Any funds remaining after November 15, 2011, and not budgeted for FY-12, shall lapse to the credit of the proper fund for the then current fiscal year.  Funds budgeted for FY-12 may be encumbered only through June 30, 2012.  Any funds remaining after November 15, 2012, shall lapse to the credit of the proper fund for the then current fiscal year.  These appropriations may not be budgeted in both fiscal years simultaneously.  Funds budgeted in FY-11, and not required to pay obligations for that fiscal year, may be budgeted for FY-12, after the agency to which the funds have been appropriated has prepared and submitted a budget work program revision removing these funds from the FY-11 budget work program and after such revision has been approved by the Office of State Finance.
SECTION 9.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2010.
SECTION 10.  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 4th day of February, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate