1. A.

   1. 1. The Department of Human Services shall allocate monies available in the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Account (CAMA).
   2. 2. Eligible applicants shall include one functioning multidisciplinary child abuse team per county, as provided in Section 7110 of this title, and one child advocacy center per district attorney’s district, as endorsed by the district attorney, until such time as the center receives accreditation by the National Children’s Alliance, thus becoming the Child Advocacy Center for the district attorney’s district. A center in existence prior to December 31, 2000, shall not be subject to district attorney endorsement. The accredited center shall remain the center for the district attorney’s district as long as the accreditation is maintained pursuant to the provisions of Section 7110 of this title, and during fifth- and sixth-year reaccreditation reviews, while a center is eligible for Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Account funding, and the center remains the child advocacy center for the district attorney’s district. If a center has not secured reaccreditation during the sixth year pursuant to the provisions of Section 7110 of this title, endorsement by the district attorney as the child advocacy center for the district may be sought by any entity beginning with the calendar year after an unsuccessful sixth-year reaccreditation attempt. The two centers in district number (4) and district number (13) that were accredited as of the effective date of this act shall continue to receive funding at the nonurban level. Should one of the exempted centers close or no longer meet the definition of a child advocacy center pursuant to the provisions of Section 7102 of this title, the center shall not be allowed to reopen in that district or to receive CAMA funds. The remaining center shall become the sole child advocacy center for the district attorney’s district. Should one of such exempted centers fail to complete the sixth-year reaccreditation process, the remaining child advocacy center in the district attorney’s district shall become the sole center for the district with all rights established in law. The center application shall be a combined team and center application for statewide purposes.

   3. 3. Funding distribution pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be determined:

      1. a. by multiplying the number of applicants in each category by the corresponding weight as follows:

         1. (1) freestanding teams - 1,
         2. (2) nonurban centers – 4,
         3. (3) mid-level nonurban centers – 6, and
         4. (4) urban centers – 24,
      2. b. adding together the weighted results for all categories,
      3. c. dividing the weighted result for each category by the sum of the weighted results for all categories, and
      4. d. equally distributing funding to each applicant in the corresponding category based on the amounts obtained by multiplying the total available funding by the calculated percentages.

2. B.

   1. 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 7110.1 of this title, by January 31, 2003, and by January 31 of each year thereafter, the Department shall disburse monies from the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Account to eligible multidisciplinary child abuse teams and to eligible child advocacy centers. A child advocacy center must be in compliance with the provisions of Section 7110 of this title to be eligible for Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Account funding. The disbursement shall be a single, annual disbursement, for the collection period of the preceding year beginning October 1 through September 30.
   2. 2. The Department of Human Services, the Child Abuse Training and Coordinating Council and the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Oklahoma, Inc., shall meet annually, after September 30, 2002, to review the amount of CAMA funds to be disbursed.
3. C. A team or center may carry over funding for a period of one (1) year after allocation, such one-year period to begin in January and end in December of the same year; provided, however, funds not used within twenty-four (24) months of the original allocation will be deducted from the contract amount for the next contract year. If a team or center is ineligible for funding in an upcoming year, unused funds from the current or previous years shall be returned to the CAMA account for use in subsequent years.
4. D. The Department of Human Services is hereby authorized to receive one half of one percent (0.5%) in administrative costs from the CAMA account.

Laws 2000, HB 2007, c. 38, § 3, emerg. eff. April 7, 2000; Amended by Laws 2002, SB 1609, c. 487, § 4, emerg. eff. July 1, 2002 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2005, HB 1611, c. 184, § 4, emerg. eff. May 17, 2005 (superseded document available).