Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB2532 Compare Versions

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29		-	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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31	28		STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33	30		1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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35		-	HOUSE BILL 2532 By: ~~Cornwell and~~ Kannady
	32	+	HOUSE BILL 2532 By: Kannady
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41	38		AS INTRODUCED
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43	40		An Act relating to criminal procedure; creating the
44	41		Criminal Justice Coordinating Commission; providing
45	42		for membership; designating cochairs of t he
46	43		Commission; stating quorum of membership and meeting
47	44		requirements; providing for travel reimbursement;
48	45		requiring adherence to Oklahoma Open Meeting Act;
49	46		stating duties of Commission; directing submission of
50	47		report to Legislature; providing staff for the
51	48		Commission; providing for codification; and providing
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59	56		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
60	57		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
61	58		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1801 of Title 22, unless there
62	59		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
63	60		A. There is hereby created, until December 1, 202 6, the
64	61		Criminal Justice Coordinating Commission. The Commission shall be
65	62		composed of the following thirteen (13) members:
66	63		1. The Attorney General for the State of Oklahoma or designee;
	64	+	2. The Commissioner for the Department of Mental Health and
	65	+	Substance Abuse Services or designee;
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94		-	2. The Commissioner for the Department of Mental Health and
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96	92		3. The Director of the Department of Corrections or designee;
97	93		4. The Director of the Pardon a nd Parole Board or designee;
98	94		5. The President of the District Attorneys Council or designee;
99	95		6. The Administrative Director of the Administrative Office of
100	96		the Courts or designee;
101	97		7. The Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs or
102	98		designee;
103	99		8. The Director of the Department of Human Services or
104	100		designee;
105	101		9. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
106	102		Services or designee;
107	103		10. The Cabinet Secretary of Public Safety or designee;
108	104		11. The President of the Oklahoma Sheriffs ' Association or
109	105		designee;
110	106		12. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Indigent Defense
111	107		System or designee; and
112	108		13. One member appointed by the Chief Justice of the Oklahoma
113	109		Supreme Court who is a licensed attorney with private or government
114	110		criminal defense expe rience.
115	111		B. The Cabinet Secretary of Public Safety and the Attorney
116	112		General for the State of Oklahoma shall serve as co -chairs of the
117	113		Commission. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for
	114	+	the purpose of conducting the business of the Commiss ion. The
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145		-	the purpose of conducting the business of the Commission. The
146	141		Commission shall meet at least quarterly and at such other times as
147	142		may be called by the chairs.
148	143		C. Members of the Commission shall receive no compensation for
149	144		serving on the Commission but shall receive travel reimbursement as
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151	146		1. State employees who are members of the Commission shall be
152	147		reimbursed for necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance
153	148		of their duties by their respective agencies in accordance with the
154	149		State Travel Reimbursement Act; and
155	150		2. All other members of the Commission shall be reimbursed by
156	151		the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for necessary
157	152		travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in
158	153		accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
159	154		D. The meetings of the Commission shall be subject to the
160	155		Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
161	156		E. The Criminal Justice Coordinating Commission shall study,
162	157		evaluate and make recommendations concerning the creation of
163	158		diversion programs in this state including, but not limited to,
164	159		alternative sentencing, su pervision and treatment options for
165	160		defendants who commit simple possession crimes. The Commission
166	161		shall also study, evaluate and make recommendations regarding all
167	162		criminal justice reform measures and legislation proposed or passed
168	163		including, but not lim ited to, the felony reclassification system .
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196	190		F. The Commission shall prepare a report of its findings and
197	191		recommendations to be submitted to the Legislatur e no later than
198	192		February 1, 2022, and each year thereafter by no later than the
199	193		first day of Februar y.
200	194		G. Staffing for the Commission shall be provided by the Office
201	195		of the Oklahoma Attorney General.
202	196		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021 .
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204		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON RULES, dated 02/25/2021 - DO PASS,
205		-	As Coauthored.
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