Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-19.4

Fund.

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

fund for the Office of the Attorney General to be designated the

“Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services Revolving Fund”. The

fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year

limitations, and shall consist of all appropriations, grants, gifts,

and apportionments designated for deposit in the fund. All monies

accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may

be budgeted and expended by the Office of the Attorney General for

the purposes of:

1. Providing statewide access to and a stable system of

delivery of services to victims of domestic violence and sexual

assault;

2. Promoting a coordinated community approach to serving

victims of domestic violence and sexual assault that includes

partnerships with law enforcement, courts, hospitals, local

departments of social services, and other related support agencies;

and

3. Providing access to equitable, appropriate, and accessible

services through dedicated support of underserved population

programs. For the purposes of this section, “underserved

populations” shall have the same meaning as set forth in 34 U.S.C.,

Section 12291.

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B. To receive funds from the Domestic Violence and Sexual

Assault Services Revolving Fund, an entity providing domestic

violence and sexual assault victim services shall:

1. Have full certification as a domestic violence and sexual

assault victim service agency by the Office of the Attorney General,

as provided for in Section 18p-3 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

2. Be a nonprofit entity exempt from taxation pursuant to

Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C.,

501(c)(3), for the preceding three (3) years;

3. Have an annual audit performed by a qualified and

independent auditor; and

4. Have received no administrative sanctions pursuant to state

law or the Oklahoma Administrative Code.

C. Subject to the availability of funds, the following amounts

shall be granted each fiscal year:

1. The first five percent (5%) of deposits to the Domestic

Violence and Sexual Assault Services Revolving Fund to entities

qualified to receive funds pursuant to subsection B of this section

for at least one (1) year that serve underserved populations;

2. Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) to each entity

qualified to receive funds pursuant to subsection B of this section,

certified pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section

for at least one (1) year, and operating a shelter program; and

3. One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) to each

entity qualified to receive funds pursuant to subsection B of this

section, certified pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection B of this

section for at least one (1) year, and operating a crisis

intervention center.

If the total grants made pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 3 of this

subsection exceed the remaining balance of the fund in any fiscal

year, after grants are disbursed pursuant to paragraph 1 of this

subsection, each grant shall be proportionally reduced. Entities

that receive grants pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection shall

not receive grants pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 3 of this subsection

and subsections E and F of this section.

D. Within the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services

Revolving Fund there shall be established two separate accounts.

There shall be deposited into one account the sum of thirty percent

(30%) of the amount of the remaining balance of the Domestic

Violence and Sexual Assault Services Revolving Fund after

expenditures are made pursuant to subsection C of this section, and

the remainder shall be deposited into the other account.

E. The funds in the account that receive thirty percent (30%)

of the remaining balance pursuant to subsection D of this section

shall be granted to entities qualified to receive funds pursuant to
of the Domestic

Violence and Sexual Assault Services Revolving Fund after

expenditures are made pursuant to subsection C of this section, and

the remainder shall be deposited into the other account.

E. The funds in the account that receive thirty percent (30%)

of the remaining balance pursuant to subsection D of this section

shall be granted to entities qualified to receive funds pursuant to

subsection B of this section and certified pursuant to paragraph 1

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of subsection B of this section for at least five (5) years in

counties whose population exceeds six hundred thousand (600,000)

according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, in amounts needed

as determined by the Office of the Attorney General. Entities

certified pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section

prior to the effective date of this act shall receive priority

consideration for grants provided pursuant to this subsection by the

Office of the Attorney General.

F. The funds in the account that receives the remainder of the

remaining balance pursuant to subsection D of this section shall be

granted to entities qualified to receive funds pursuant to

subsection B of this section and certified pursuant to paragraph 1

of subsection B of this section for at least five (5) years in

counties whose population is less than six hundred thousand

(600,000) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census by a

weighted ratio to be calculated as follows:

1. The summation of the following ratios for each county:

a. the ratio that the county in square miles bears to the

total area of all counties that contain entities that

qualify to receive grants pursuant to this subsection,

multiplied by three-tenths (0.3), and

b. the ratio that the population of the county bears to

the total population of all the counties that contain

entities that qualify to receive grants pursuant to

this subsection, multiplied by seven-tenths (0.7); and

2. If two or more entities that qualify to receive grants

pursuant to this subsection are located within a county, the amount

to be granted within that county shall be split equally between the

entities.

G. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, funds

granted but not expended by entities that qualify to receive funds

pursuant to this section shall be returned to the Domestic Violence

and Sexual Assault Services Revolving Fund and allocated equally to

qualifying entities with remaining services not paid for by grants

issued pursuant to this section, but in no event shall the

allocation exceed the amount of unpaid services.