Bill > HB2785

This bill imposes new oversight requirements on the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services through the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES). Specifically, OMES must perform five key actions: 1) review the agency's budget-to-actual spending before releasing monthly appropriations to ensure budget compliance, 2) provide detailed reports on the agency's revenue and expenditures to key state government leaders, 3) prohibit the agency from entering contracts without clearly stated maximum fiscal obligations, 4) review and limit encumbrances on multi-year purchases to only the current fiscal year's anticipated funds, and 5) prevent processing of any non-budgeted expenditures. The bill is designed to enhance financial oversight and control of the mental health agency's spending, with an emergency clause indicating it will take effect immediately upon passage. These provisions aim to improve fiscal responsibility and transparency in state government spending, particularly for a critical service agency dealing with mental health and substance abuse services.

Budget and Finance

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb2785&Session=2500