A. Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) of the fee authorized by Section 1135.5 of this title for Lupus Awareness and Education license plates shall be deposited to the Oklahoma Lupus License Plate Revolving Fund created in subsection B of this section.

B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be designated the "Oklahoma Lupus License Plate Revolving Fund" and administered by the State Department of Health. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the State Department of Health pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this section. All monies accruing to the credit of such fund are hereby appropriated and shall be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Health for the purpose of providing grants to the Lupus Foundation of Oklahoma for the purpose of lupus awareness, education, outreach, referral, research or treatment in this state. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.

C. The Oklahoma Legislature hereby finds that the Lupus Foundation of Oklahoma provides an important service to the inhabitants of this state as a community and further finds that the services performed by the Lupus Foundation of Oklahoma are adequate consideration for the funds received pursuant to this section.

Added by Laws 2013, c. 197, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.