Creation of program — Purpose — Annual report

There is hereby created the Barbara Weber Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Grant Program which shall be administered by the State Department of Health. The program shall grant funds to support research for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and for programs that help support Oklahoma residents afflicted with ALS or Oklahoma residents caring for a family member afflicted with ALS. Beginning July 1, 2026, the State Department of Health shall provide an annual report to the Governor, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, Appropriations and Budget Chair of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and the Appropriations Chair of the Oklahoma State Senate that includes, but is not limited to, how many grants have been awarded during the previous fiscal year, which entities the grants have been awarded to, and for what purposes the funds are supporting. Added by Laws 2025, c. 144, § 2, eff. July 1, 2025.