Oklahoma § 74-30.8 - Disbursement of grants

§ 74-30.8. Disbursement of grants

A. 1. The Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board shall conduct one or

more disbursements of opioid grant awards to participating eligible

participants. Such opioid grant awards shall be allocated amongst

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the different participating eligible participants based on the

following criteria:

a.

the number of people per capita suffering from opioid

use disorder in the participating political

subdivision, or in the absence of such information,

the opioid prescription rate in the political

subdivision compared to the national average opioid

prescription rate,

b.

the number of opioid overdose deaths in the

participating political subdivision,

c.

the amount of opioids distributed within the

participating political subdivision,

d.

the amount of attorney fees and allowable expenses

associated with legal services agreements directly

related to opioid litigation incurred as part of legal

services agreements entered into before May 21, 2020,

or

e.

any other criteria established by the Board.

2. Grant awards shall be subject to legal services agreements

entered into by eligible participants.

3. Opioid grant awards as provided for in this subsection shall

be listed in an opioid grant award distribution table reviewed and

approved by the Board to ensure that such awards adhere to the

criteria adopted by the Board.

B. Funds accrued in the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Revolving

Fund shall be available to the Board to award as grants to eligible

participants for approved purposes.

C. In the event an eligible participant merges, dissolves or

ceases to exist, any remaining allocations of an awarded opioid

grant award in excess of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) shall be

reallocated equitably based on the composition of the successor

eligible participant or the successor eligible participants.

Added by Laws 2020, c. 130, § 6. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 75, § 2,

emerg. eff. April 25, 2022; Laws 2025, c. 351, § 3, eff. Nov. 1,

2025.

§74-30a. Legislative findings.

The Legislature finds that drug and alcohol abuse is one of the

most critical problems facing law enforcement, education, and the

social service agencies in the State of Oklahoma and that the

problem continues to escalate, threatening the quality of life in

our state, destroying the integrity of the family, disrupting the

lives of children and adults, increasing crime, and creating a drain

on the resources available to combat those many problems through the

various state and local agencies in our state. In order to expand

and enhance the ability of the state to combat the serious drug and

alcohol problems, the Legislature finds that a centralized, well-

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coordinated statewide effort is necessary to curb both the supply of

drugs and the demand for drugs and alcohol among Oklahomans,

especially our youth, and that a statewide plan should be

coordinated by the Attorney General of Oklahoma and developed by the

various state and local law enforcement, education, and social

service agencies in order to direct the efforts and activities of

all entities that are involved in efforts against drug and alcohol

abuse.

Added by Laws 1991, c. 121, § 2, emerg. eff. April 29, 1991.

§74-30b. Oklahoma Drug and Alcohol Abuse Policy Board - Members Chairperson - Election of officers - Meetings.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Policy Board.

B. A chairperson shall be chosen annually by the members of the

Oklahoma Drug and Alcohol Abuse Policy Board to serve a term

beginning July 1. The chairperson may establish committees,

subcommittees, or other working groups in order to accomplish the

goals of the Board.

C. The Board shall be composed of the following members:

1. The Governor or designee;

2. The Attorney General or designee;

3. The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and

Dangerous Drugs Control or designee;

4. The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation

or designee;

5. The Commissioner of Public Safety or designee;

6. The Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and

Substance Abuse Services or designee;

7. The Commissioner of Health or designee;

8. The Adjutant General of the Military Department or designee;

9. The Superintendent of Public Instruction or designee;

10. The Director of the Department of Corrections or designee;

11. The Director of the Department of Human Services or

designee;

12. The Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement

Commission or designee;

13. The Executive Director of the District Attorneys' Council

or designee;

14. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Commission on

Children and Youth or designee;

15. The Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs or

designee; and

16. Two appointees of the Governor, who shall be private

citizens appointed to serve for one-year terms.

D. Any other state or local agency or individual may become a

nonvoting member of the Board upon approval of a two-thirds (2/3)

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majority of the voting members set forth in subsection C of this

section.

E. Other officers, excluding the chairperson, may be elected at

the discretion of the voting Board members.

F. The Board shall hold meetings at least quarterly and at such

other times as the chairperson deems necessary.

Added by Laws 1991, c. 121, § 3, emerg. eff. April 29, 1991.

Amended by Laws 1996, c. 247, § 45, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c.

227, § 2, emerg. eff. May 20, 1997.

§74-30c. Duties.

The Oklahoma Drug and Alcohol Abuse Policy Board shall:

1. Encourage the establishment of a mechanism for the exchange

of information and ideas to assist in the marshalling, coordinating

and directing of the various missions and efforts related to

fighting drug and alcohol abuse of the agencies set forth in

subsection C of Section 3 of this act;

2. Encourage other institutions, both public and private, to

participate in creating uniform drug policies for the state;

3. Create a structure and organization to facilitate the

coordination of this state's war against drug and alcohol abuse by

establishing strategies on prevention, treatment and rehabilitation,

thereby avoiding duplication of effort and preserving state

resources;

4. Establish a central focus and policy in coordinating and

directing public and private efforts toward solving all alcohol and

drug-related problems;

5. Develop and refine a comprehensive statewide plan which

addresses all areas of the war against drugs including: law

enforcement, prosecution, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation

efforts, maximizing the utilization of the state's resources; and

6. Issue reports of findings and recommendations to the

Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the

House of Representatives on or before February 1 of each year.

Added by Laws 1991, c. 121, § 4, emerg. eff. April 29, 1991.

§74-30d. Termination of Board.

The Oklahoma Drug and Alcohol Abuse Policy Board shall cease to

exist after July 1, 2000.

Added by Laws 1991, c. 121, § 5, emerg. eff. April 29, 1991.

Amended by Laws 1994, c. 336, § 1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994; Laws

1997, c. 227, § 3, emerg. eff. May 20, 1997.