A. The State of Oklahoma shall establish a program to provide financial assistance for funeral expenses of members of the state military forces who died in the line of duty while serving on state active duty orders. For purposes of this section, the terms “state military forces” and “state active duty” shall have the same definition as provided in Section 801 of Title 44 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The program shall provide reimbursement of the funeral expenses for any eligible member of the state military forces as determined in accordance with this section by the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. The reimbursement shall not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).

B. The Director or his or her designee shall determine whether the deceased member meets eligibility criteria for the program, make final approval of all reimbursement applications and disburse funds. Reimbursement funds shall be paid from the Oklahoma Homeland Security Revolving Fund. Regulations and application processes for the implementation of this program shall be promulgated by the Director.