1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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3 SENATE BILL 172 By: Rosino
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to missing and murdered indigenous
7 persons; creating Ida’s Law; directing the Oklahoma
8 State Bureau of Investigation to coordinate with the
8 United States Attorney’s Office and Department of
9 Justice; directing Bureau to pursue federal funding;
9 directing Bureau to create Office of Liaison for
10 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons; requiring
10 Office to include a missing persons specialist
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11 position; directing Office to work with law
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12 best practices protocol; directing Office to assist
13 with use of resources and to provide certain
13 guidance; requiring Office to coordinate with other
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14 providing for codification; providing for
15 noncodification; and providing an effective date.
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18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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19 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
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20 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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21 This act shall be known and may be cited as “Ida’s Law”.
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22 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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23 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 150.12A-1 of Title 74, unless
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24 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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 1 A. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall coordinate
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2 with the United States Attorney’s Office and the United States
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3 Department of Justice to obtain federal funding by January 1, 2022,
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4 to coordinate efforts and gather data to address the issue of
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5 missing and murdered indigenous persons in the State of Oklahoma.
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6 The Bureau shall seek and apply for any applicable federal grants
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7 and may coordinate with private entities to obtain funding or
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8 fulfill grant requirements.
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9 B. Upon securing federal funding, the Bureau shall create an
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10 Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons. Any
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11 individual hired within the Office shall have significant experience
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12 working with tribal communities. Subject to available funding, the
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13 Office shall include a missing persons specialist.
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14 C. The Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous
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15 Persons shall:
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16 1. Work with state, tribal and federal law enforcement agencies
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17 on missing persons and homicide cases involving American Indian
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18 individuals;
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19 2. Develop a best practices protocol for law enforcement
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20 response to missing persons reports involving American Indian
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21 individuals;
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22 3. Assist families, tribal agencies and nongovernmental
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23 entities in using the National Missing and Unidentified Persons
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24 System (NamUs) and other resources;
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 1 4. Provide guidance to victims’ families with navigating state
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2 and federal district court cases;
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3 5. Coordinate with other state offices including, but not
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4 limited to, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, agency tribal
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5 liaisons and the Secretary of Native American Affairs to develop
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6 training and education on missing and murdered indigenous persons
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7 issues and the state-tribal government-to-government relationship;
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8 6. Facilitate trainings for law enforcement and members of the
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9 public on issues relating to missing and murdered indigenous
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10 persons; and
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11 7. Consult with community organizations that serve indigenous
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12 populations to promote community relations and develop best
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13 practices.
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14 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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