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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
HOUSE BILL 2532 By: Kannady
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to criminal procedure; creating the
Criminal Justice Coordinating Commission; providing
for membership; designating cochairs of t he
Commission; stating quorum of membership and meeting
requirements; providing for travel reimbursement;
requiring adherence to Oklahoma Open Meeting Act;
stating duties of Commission; directing submission of
report to Legislature; providing staff for the
Commission; providing for codification; and providing
an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1801 of Title 22, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby created, until December 1, 202 6, the
Criminal Justice Coordinating Commission. The Commission shall be
composed of the following thirteen (13) members:
1. The Attorney General for the State of Oklahoma or designee;
2. The Commissioner for the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services or designee;
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3. The Director of the Department of Corrections or designee;
4. The Director of the Pardon a nd Parole Board or designee;
5. The President of the District Attorneys Council or designee;
6. The Administrative Director of the Administrative Office of
the Courts or designee;
7. The Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs or
designee;
8. The Director of the Department of Human Services or
designee;
9. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
Services or designee;
10. The Cabinet Secretary of Public Safety or designee;
11. The President of the Oklahoma Sheriffs ' Association or
designee;
12. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Indigent Defense
System or designee; and
13. One member appointed by the Chief Justice of the Oklahoma
Supreme Court who is a licensed attorney with private or government
criminal defense expe rience.
B. The Cabinet Secretary of Public Safety and the Attorney
General for the State of Oklahoma shall serve as co -chairs of the
Commission. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for
the purpose of conducting the business of the Commiss ion. The
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Commission shall meet at least quarterly and at such other times as
may be called by the chairs.
C. Members of the Commission shall receive no compensation for
serving on the Commission but shall receive travel reimbursement as
follows:
1. State employees who are members of the Commission shall be
reimbursed for necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance
of their duties by their respective agencies in accordance with the
State Travel Reimbursement Act; and
2. All other members of the Commission shall be reimbursed by
the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for necessary
travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in
accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
D. The meetings of the Commission shall be subject to the
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
E. The Criminal Justice Coordinating Commission shall study,
evaluate and make recommendations concerning the creation of
diversion programs in this state including, but not limited to,
alternative sentencing, su pervision and treatment options for
defendants who commit simple possession crimes. The Commission
shall also study, evaluate and make recommendations regarding all
criminal justice reform measures and legislation proposed or passed
including, but not lim ited to, the felony reclassification system .
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F. The Commission shall prepare a report of its findings and
recommendations to be submitted to the Legislatur e no later than
February 1, 2022, and each year thereafter by no later than the
first day of Februar y.
G. Staffing for the Commission shall be provided by the Office
of the Oklahoma Attorney General.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021 .
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