Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-2220.3

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Oklahoma Organ Donor Education and Awareness Program

Official statutory text

Revolving Fund.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the State Department of Health, to be designated the

"Oklahoma Organ Donor Education and Awareness Program Revolving

Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal

year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the

State Department of Health from:

1. Any state monies appropriated for the purpose of

implementing the provisions of the Oklahoma Organ Donor Education

and Awareness Program Act; and

2. Any monies collected pursuant to this section or any other

monies available to the State Department of Health to implement the

provisions of the Oklahoma Organ Donor Education and Awareness

Program Act.

B. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby

appropriated and shall be budgeted and expended to promote and

encourage organ donor education and awareness.

C. Monies credited to the fund, excluding administrative fees

paid to the Oklahoma Tax Commission, may be used for, but are not

limited to:

1. Administration of the Oklahoma Organ Donor Education and

Awareness Program Act;

2. Development and promotion of organ donor public education

and awareness programs in cooperation with the Oklahoma Organ

Sharing Network including, but not limited to, the American Red

Cross and the Oklahoma Lions Eye Bank;

3. To assist in the publication of information pamphlets or

booklets by the State Department of Health and the State

Superintendent of Public Instruction regarding organ donation and

donations to the Oklahoma Organ Donor Education and Awareness

Program Revolving Fund. The State Department of Health shall

distribute such informational pamphlets or booklets to Service

Oklahoma for distribution to applicants for original, renewal, or

replacement driver licenses and identification cards when making a

voluntary contribution pursuant to Section 2220.5 of this title and

to the Oklahoma Tax Commission for distribution to individuals when

making a voluntary contribution pursuant to the state income tax

check off provided for in Section 2220.4 of this title;

4. Implementation of organ donor education and awareness

programs in the elementary and secondary schools of this state by

the State Department of Education;

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5. Grants by the State Department of Health to certified organ

procurement organizations for the development and implementation of

organ donor education and awareness programs in this state;

6. Encouraging the incorporation of organ donor information

into the medical and nursing school curriculums of the state's

medical and nursing schools. If funds are provided to a university

for this educational purpose, the university shall annually evaluate

the extent to which the curriculum has affected the attitudes of its

students and graduates with regard to organ donation and shall

forward the evaluation results to the State Department of Health;

and

7. A reserve fund in an interest-bearing account with five

percent (5%) of the monies received by the fund annually to be

placed in this account. No funds may be expended from the reserve

fund account until the required balance has reached One Hundred

Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) and then these funds may only be used

in years when donations do not meet the average normal operating fee

incurred by the fund, and funds are expended to meet expenses. Once

the balance in the reserve fund account reaches One Hundred Thousand

Dollars ($100,000.00), excess funds earned by interest, and yearly

allocations may be used at the discretion of the State Department of

Health to cover operating costs and to provide additional funds.

D. The fund may accept bequests and grants from individuals,

corporations, organizations, associations, and any other source.

The fund supplements and augments services provided by state
ousand

Dollars ($100,000.00), excess funds earned by interest, and yearly

allocations may be used at the discretion of the State Department of

Health to cover operating costs and to provide additional funds.

D. The fund may accept bequests and grants from individuals,

corporations, organizations, associations, and any other source.

The fund supplements and augments services provided by state

agencies and does not take the place of such services.

E. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants

issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by

law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services for approval and payment.

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