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636 BILL NO. 1099 By: Bergstrom of the Senate
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1547 An Act relating to prisons and reformatori es;
1648 amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 510, which relates to
1749 powers of the Director of the Department of
1850 Corrections; authorizing Director to allow certain
1951 employees to maintain correctional peace officer
2052 status; updating statutory language; and providing an
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2859 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STAT E OF OKLAHOMA:
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3060 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 510, is
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3362 Section 510. A. The Director of the D epartment of Corrections
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3866 Corrections, a warden for each penal institution;
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4296 institution as may be necessary for the proper operation thereof.
4397 However, correctional of ficers hired after November 1, 1995, shall
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4899 a. the minimum age for service shall be twenty (20) years
49100 of age. The Directo r shall have the authority to
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53103 b. possession of a minimum of thirty (30) semester hours
54104 from an accredited college or university, or
55105 possession of a high school diploma acquired from an
56106 accredited high school or GED equivalent testing
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59108 c. satisfactory completion of mini mum testing or
60109 professional evaluation through the Merit System of
61110 Personnel Administration to determine the fitness of
62111 the individual to serve in the position. All written
63112 evaluations shall be submitted to the Department of
64113 Corrections, and
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66114 d. satisfactory completion of a physical in keeping with
67115 the conditions of the job description on an annual
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69117 Department of Corrections;
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71145 3. The Director shall design ate as correctional peace officers,
72146 correctional officers who are employed in job classifications of
73147 correctional securit y officer, correctional security manager,
74148 correctional chief of security and chief of security u pon
75149 satisfactory completion of a basic course of instruction for
76150 correctional officers, as provided for in paragraph 4 of this
77151 subsection. The peace officer au thority of employees designated as
78152 correctional peace officers shall be limited to: maintaining
79153 custody of prisoners; preventing attem pted escapes; pursuing,
80154 recapturing and incarceratin g escapees and parole or probation
81155 violators and arresting such escap ees, parole or probation
82156 violators; serving warr ants; carrying firearms; preventing
83157 contraband from entering any penal institutions institution;
84158 arresting individuals who commit crimes at any penal i nstitution;
85159 and performing any duties specifically required for the j ob
86160 descriptions. Such powers and du ties of correctional peace officers
87161 may be exercised for the purpose of maintaining cust ody, security,
88162 and control of any prisoner being transported in side and outside
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92164 the Interstate Corrections Compact. The Dire ctor may implement
93165 policies that place additional limitations on the authority of
94166 correctional peace officers. The Director shall issue an
95167 identification card to each correctional peace officer that
96168 identifies the person as a cor rectional peace officer an d grants the
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97196 person the authority to carry a firearm and make arrests pursuant to
98197 this paragraph. Should a correctional peac e officer terminate
99198 employment for any reason, fail to remain qualifi ed as a
100199 correctional peace officer o r for reasons stated in po licies of the
101200 Department, the correctional peace officer shall return the
102201 identification card to the supervisor of the correc tional peace
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106204 of Corrections, a basic course of instruction for correc tional
107205 officers that consists of a train ing academy that provides not less
108206 than two hundred (200) hours of core curriculum instruction and a
109207 firearms training program that provides not less than twenty (20)
110208 hours of instruction. The basic course of instru ction shall be
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113210 a. the minimum qualifying score that must be shot to pass
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124247 or duplicative; however, completion of the firearms
125248 training program shall not be waived;
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128250 correctional officers that consists o f at least forty (40) hour s of
129251 continued corrections education and annual recertificatio n of
130252 firearms proficiency. The minimum qualifying score that m ust be
131253 shot to requalify for recertification of firearms proficiency shall
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140259 security, and chief of security to rema in qualified as a
141260 correctional peace officer. Any correction al peace officer who is
142261 unable to remain qualified as a correcti onal peace officer may be
143262 offered an available position within the De partment in the same or
144263 lesser pay grade for which the employe e is eligible, or the employee
145264 may be terminated. When an employee who is commissioned as a
146265 correctional peace officer by the Department voluntarily moves into
147266 a position which does not require correctional peace officer status,
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153298 and consistent with policies devel oped by the Department upon
154299 satisfactory complet ion of the firearms training program pro vided
155300 for in paragraph 4 of this subsection. The Director shall issue an
156301 identification card to each authorized employee that grants the
157302 employee the authority to carr y a firearm pursuant to the provisions
158303 of this paragraph. Should an authorized employee terminate
159304 employment for any reason, fail to remain qualified t o carry a
160305 firearm, or for reasons stated in the policies of the Department,
161306 the authorized employee shal l immediately return the id entification
162307 card to the supervisor of the employee and shall no longer be
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165309 8. To maintain such industries, factories, plants, shops,
166310 farms, and other enterprise s and operations, hereinaft er referred to
167311 as prison industries, at each penal institutio n as the State Board
168312 of Corrections deems necessary or appropria te to employ the
169313 prisoners or teach skills, or to sustain the penal institution; and
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171315 Corrections, to allow compensation for the wo rk of the prisoners,
172316 and to provide for apportionment of inmate wages, the amounts thus
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174318 given to the inmates upon discharge from the penal institution , or,
175319 upon an order, paid to their families or dependents or used for the
176320 personal needs of the prisoners. Any industry that employs
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180349 are paid from state funds includin g the proceeds of goods sold as
181350 authorized by Section 123f of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
182351 Any industry in which wages of prisoners are paid by a
183352 nongovernmental person, group, or corporation, except those
184353 industries employing prisoners in work-release centers under the
185354 authority of the Department of Correc tions, shall be deemed a
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198363 demeanor of prisoners, the punishment of recalcitrant prisoners, the
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207370 and provided with the opportunity to ex ecute advance directives for
208371 health care in compliance with Section 3101.2 of Title 63 of the
209372 Oklahoma Statutes. The procedures sh all ensure that any inmate
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210400 executing an advance directive f or health care is competent and
211401 executes the directive with inform ed consent;
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219406 of all funds and accounts of each penal institution and the funds of
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227411 duly authorized request for such labor by the agency. The inmate
228412 labor shall not be used to reduce employees or rep lace regular
229413 maintenance or operations of the agency. The inmate labor shall be
230414 used solely for public or state purposes. No inmate labor shall be
231415 used for private use or purpose. Insofar as it is practicable, all
232416 inmate labor shall be of such a nature and designed to assist and
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236419 files and records of, the Pardon and Parole Board; make
237420 investigations and inquiries as to prisoners at t he penal
238421 institutions who are to be, or who might be, considered for parole
239422 or other clemency; assist prisoners who are to be, or who might be,
240423 considered for parole or discharge in obtaining suitable employment
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241451 in the event of parole or discharge; report to the Pardon and Parole
242452 Board, for recommendation to the Governor, violations of terms and
243453 conditions of paroles; upon request of the Governor, make
244454 investigations and inquiries as to persons who are to be, or who
245455 might be, considered for reprieves or lea ves of absence; report to
246456 the Pardon and Parole Board, for recommendation to the Governo r,
247457 whether a parolee is entitled to a pardon, when the terms and
248458 conditions of the parole have been completed; make presentence
249459 investigations for, and make reports the reof to, trial judges in
250460 criminal cases consistent with other laws of the state; supervi se
251461 persons on felony probation or parole; and develop and operate,
252462 subject to the policies and guidelines of the Board, work -release
253463 centers, community treatment facili ties or prerelease programs a t
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257466 promulgate rules in a ccordance with the Administrative Procedures
258467 Act for the operation of the program. The rules shall in clude, but
259468 not be limited to, program purposes, eligibility requirements, use
260469 of tuition assistance, service commitment to the Department,
261470 reimbursement of tuition assistance funds for failure to complete
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269502 Procedures Act for the operation of the program. The rules shall
270503 include, but not be limited to, prog ram purposes, pay incentives for
271504 employees, eligibility req uirements, payment conditions and amounts,
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275507 discharged from the state custody who has volunteered t o receive
276508 reintegration referral services. The Director ma y assign staff to
277509 refer persons discharged from state custody to s ervices. The
278510 Director shall promulgate rules for the referral process. All
279511 reintegration referral se rvices shall be subject to th e availability
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284515 instituted by the Department; manage the designing, building, and
285516 maintaining of all the capital impro vements of the Department;
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288519 penal institutions and facilities, and for the Department ’s fiscal
289520 affairs; conduct initial ori entation and continuing in-service
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295553 misfeasance or nonfeasance of employees of the Department;
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298555 advertising in any Department-approved publication, media production
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300557 provided, that such advertising shall be approved by the Director or
301558 designee prior to acceptance for publication. The sale of
302559 advertising and negotiation of rates for th e advertising shall not
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310564 25. To issue subpoenas to assist or further investigations into
311565 allegations of crimes committed in public or private prisons within
312566 the State of Oklahoma this state. Subpoenas issued by the Director
313567 shall be enforced by the District Cour t in Oklahoma County,
314568 Oklahoma;
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321573 Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, an
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324603 escapes for all facilities and each facility of the Department of
325604 Corrections;
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328606 correctional officers at a facility are required to work more than
329607 two double shifts in a seven -day period. As used in this paragraph,
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334611 companies to allow the Department to authorize a media or film
335612 production company to shoot commercial films at penal institutions
336613 and other property under the control of the De partment. Any funds
337614 received pursuant to said contracts shall be deposited into the
338615 Department of Corrections Revolving Fund.
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340616 B. When an employee of the Department of Corrections has been
341617 charged with a violation of the rules of the Department or with a
342618 felony pursuant to the provisions of a s tate or federal statute, the
343619 Director may, in the Director’s discretion, suspend the charged
344620 employee, in accordance with the Oklahoma Personnel Act and/or the
345621 Merit System of Personnel Administration Rules, pending the hearing
346622 and final determination of t he charges. Notice of suspension shall
347623 be given by the Director, in accordance with the provisions of the
348624 Oklahoma Personnel Act. If after completion of the investigation of
349625 the charges, it is determined that such charges are without merit or
350626 are not sustained before the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission or
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353654 in a court of law, the employee shall be reinstated and shall be
354655 entitled to receive all lost pay and benefits.
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357657 of appeal according t o the Oklahoma Personnel Act.
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377-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
378-Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
379-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
380-By: _________________________________
381-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
382-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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384- _________________________________
385- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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388-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STA TE
389-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
390-day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
391-By: _______________________________ __
660+COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS,
661+dated 03/31/2022 - DO PASS.