§43A-3-250.

§43A-3-250.
   
   A. There is hereby re-created until February 1, 1997, the Interagency
   Council for Services to Mentally Ill Homeless Persons.
   
   B. The Interagency Council for Services to Mentally Ill Homeless
   Persons shall be composed of fourteen (14) members as follows:
   
   1. The Director of the Department of Human Services, or his designee;
   
   2. The Director of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, or
   his designee;
   
   3. Two persons representing the Department of Mental Health and
   Substance Abuse Services, one of whom shall be the Commissioner of
   Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, or his designee, and one
   of whom shall be a person designated by the Commissioner to represent
   individuals having knowledge of and experience in services for
   homeless mentally ill persons;
   
   4. The Director of the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, or his
   designee;
   
   5. The Director of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, or his
   designee;
   
   6. The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, or his
   designee;
   
   7. The Director of the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, or
   his designee;
   
   8. Two persons appointed by the State Board of Vocational and
   Technical Education; and
   
   9. Four persons representing private agencies or organizations
   providing services to homeless mentally ill persons, appointed by the
   Governor from a list of not less than eight persons submitted by the
   Oklahoma Homeless Network.
   
   C. The chairperson and any other officers of the Interagency Council
   for Services to Mentally Ill Homeless Persons shall be elected by the
   membership of the Council during its first meeting and upon a vacancy
   of any office. The Interagency Council for Services to Mentally Ill
   Homeless Persons shall meet at least monthly, and may meet more often
   as necessary. Members of the Council shall be reimbursed for expenses
   incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to the provisions
   of the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of Title
   74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
   
   D. Administrative support for the Interagency Council for Services to
   Mentally Ill Homeless Persons, including but not limited to personnel
   necessary to ensure the proper performance of the duties and
   responsibilities of the Council, shall be provided by the Department
   of Human Services. The Department may provide for such administrative
   support through interagency agreements with other state agencies
   represented on the Council, pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation
   Act, Section 1001 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
   
   E. The Interagency Council for Services to Mentally Ill Homeless
   Persons shall:
   
   1. Develop and implement a plan for the cooperative and coordinated
   delivery of services by the public and private agencies responsible
   for services to mentally ill and homeless persons. Such plan shall
   specify the respective roles, duties and responsibilities of said
   public and private agencies, the policies and procedures to be
   implemented, and methods to ensure the accountability of the
   respective agencies for the proper implementation of the plan. The
   policies and procedures included in the plan shall be designed to
   reduce or eliminate barriers to services. The provisions of the plan
   shall be implemented through interagency agreements pursuant to the
   Interlocal Cooperation Act or by contract, as appropriate;
   
   2. Establish a central grants clearinghouse for:
   
   a. the distribution of information regarding available public and
   private grants for services to mentally ill and homeless persons,
   
   b. the provision of technical assistance to public and private
   agencies making applications for such grants, and
   
   c. coordination of the preparation of grant applications to ensure the
   maximum effectiveness of such grants as may be awarded to a public or
   private agency; and
   
   3. Investigate and make recommendations regarding methods of ensuring
   the equitable distribution of state and federal funds for services to
   mentally ill and homeless persons.
   
   F. The Interagency Council for Services to Mentally Ill Homeless
   Persons shall make regular, but not less than quarterly, reports to
   each agency affected by the report, and annual reports to the
   Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the
   House of Representatives and to appropriate committees of the Senate
   and the House of Representatives.