HB 4200: Homelessness; partnership; purpose; directing Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to oversee; funding; rules; creating the Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Program Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency. - Oklahoma

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → Floor (House) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to replace the 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' version with the 'Floor Version' as approved by the House of Representatives. This change updates the document title and header to reflect that the legislation has passed the committee stage and is now ready for final floor consideration. No substantive policy changes, such as funding amounts, eligibility criteria, or program definitions, were altered in this specific amendment.

TECHNICAL

The document title was changed from 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' to 'Committee Substitute' to indicate the bill is now the official version moving to the House floor.

The header was updated to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to signify the bill's current procedural status.

Committee-specific metadata, including the original committee name and the specific date/time of the committee amendment, was removed.

A new footer note was added stating 'BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments' to help readers distinguish between the original committee text and the floor version.

House Committee Substitute → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to update its title to reflect the 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' status and renumbered sections to align with the new version. The substantive policy content regarding the Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Program, funding requirements, and effective dates remains unchanged. The primary impact is administrative, ensuring the document's metadata matches the current legislative stage.

Scope change

No change to the bill's scope or applicability; the changes are limited to document metadata and section numbering.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to read 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' instead of 'Committee Substitute' to reflect the current legislative stage.

Section numbers were adjusted (e.g., Section 2 became Section 3, Section 4 became Section 5) to accommodate the insertion of the new title page and amendment header.

The bill reference number in the footer was updated from 17044 to 16282 to match the new version.

Introduced → House Committee Substitute · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from a mental health definition update to a new homelessness prevention initiative. The changes replace the focus on defining mental illness terms with the creation of a new Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Program designed to help justice-involved individuals with serious mental illness avoid homelessness and recidivism. This includes establishing a public-private partnership, creating a specific revolving fund with $1 million allocated per team, and setting a July 1, 2026, effective date.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted entirely from amending existing mental health definitions to creating a new program and fund specifically targeting homelessness and recidivism among criminal justice-involved individuals with serious mental illness.

SCOPE

Removed the original purpose to amend Section 1-103 of the Mental Health Law to update definitions of terms like 'mental illness' and 'consumer'.

Added a new purpose to develop a public-private partnership to prevent homelessness and decrease recidivism for individuals with serious mental illness who are involved in the criminal justice system.

FISCAL

Created a new 'Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Program Revolving Fund' and authorized up to $1 million in matching funding for each forensic assertive community treatment team.

REQUIREMENT

Mandated the creation of forensic assertive community treatment teams in Tulsa County, Oklahoma County, and rural areas, with additional teams based on community need.

Required the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to promulgate rules to administer the new program and partnership.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date of the act to July 1, 2026.

Homelessness; partnership; purpose; directing Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to oversee; funding; rules; creating the Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Program Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.

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