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29		-	ENGROSSED HOUSE
30		-	BILL NO. 1022 By: Wallace and Martinez of the
	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	1st Extraordinary Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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	35	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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	37	+	HOUSE BILL NO. 1022 By: Wallace and Martinez of the
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35	42		Thompson (Roger) and Hall
36	43		of the Senate
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42	51		An Act relating to courts; defining terms; creating
43	52		the Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation;
44	53		providing purpose of Office; creating Board of
45	54		Judicial Performance Evaluation; stating purpose of
46	55		Board; providing for ter ms of office for members of
47	56		the Board of Judicial Performance Evaluation;
48	57		imposing certain conditions with respect to
49	58		membership; providing for payment to members of the
50	59		Board of Judicial Performance Evaluation; providing
51	60		for travel reimbursement; requirin g approval for
52	61		expenses of the Office of Judicial Performance
53	62		Evaluation; providing certain meetings of the Board
54	63		of Judicial Performance Evaluation are confidential
55	64		and exempt from Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; providing
56	65		for confidentiality of certain inform ation and exempt
57	66		from Oklahoma Open Records Act; creating
58	67		Administrator position; prescribing duties of
59	68		Administrator; prescribing duties and powers of
60	69		Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation;
61	70		prescribing criteria for judicial performance
62	71		evaluations; requiring initial evaluations; requiring
63	72		interim evaluations; allowing response from justice
64	73		or judge; requiring performance evaluations be shared
65	74		with certain persons; requiring election -year
66	75		evaluations; prescribing content of narratives;
67		-	allowing response from justice or judge; requiring
68		-	performance evaluations be shared with certain
69		-	persons; authorizing improvement plans; prescri bing
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71		-	complete plan; providing for disclosure of certain
72		-	conflicts of interest; providing recusal process for
73		-	certain persons; requiring information be kept
74		-	confidential; prescribing Board of Judicial
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	103	+	allowing response from justice or judge; requiring
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	105	+	persons; authorizing improvement plans; prescribing
	106	+	process; prescribing procedures based upon failure to
	107	+	complete plan; providing for disclosure of certain
	108	+	conflicts of interest; providing recusal process for
	109	+	certain persons; requiring information be kept
	110	+	confidential; prescribing Board of Judicial
101	111		Performance Evaluation duties and powers; authorizing
102	112		promulgation of rules; provi ding for codification;
103	113		and providing an effectiv e date.
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111	121		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLA HOMA:
112	122		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
113	123		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1671 of Title 20, unless there
114	124		is created a duplication in number ing, reads as follows:
115	125		As used in this act:
116	126		1. "Attorney" means a person admitted to practice law before
117	127		the courts of this state;
118	128		2. "Election-year evaluation" means a judicial performance
119	129		evaluation conducted by the Office of Judicial Performance
120	130		Evaluation pursuant to Section 6 of this act of a justice or judge
121	131		whose term is to expire and who must stand for reelection or
122	132		retention election;
123	133		3. "Improvement plan" means an individual judicial improvement
124	134		plan developed and implemented pursuant to Sectio n 7 of this act;
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127		-	Evaluation pursuant to Section 5 of this act of a justice or judge;
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	162	+	4. "Initial evaluation" and "interim evaluation" mean
	163	+	evaluations conducted by the Office of Judicial Performance
	164	+	Evaluation pursuant to Section 5 of this act of a justice or judge;
154	165		5. "Judge" means all active district judges, associate district
155	166		judges, special judges, Judges of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal
156	167		Appeals, and Judges of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals; and
157	168		6. "Justice" means a justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
158	169		SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
159	170		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1672 of Title 20, unless there
160	171		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as foll ows:
161	172		A. There is hereby created within the Council on Judicial
162	173		Complaints the Office of Judicial Performance Evalu ation and the
163	174		Board of Judicial Performance Evaluation. The purpose of the Office
164	175		and the Board shall be to:
165	176		1. Provide justices and judges with useful information
166	177		concerning their own performances; and
167	178		2. Conduct statewide judicial performance evaluati ons using
168	179		uniform criteria and procedures pursuant to the provisions of this
169	180		act.
170	181		B. 1. The Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation shall
171	182		present completed performance evaluations and recommendations to the
172	183		Board of Judicial Performance Evaluation whic h shall consist of nine
173	184		(9) members, only five (5) of whom shall be members of the Bar of
174	185		the State of Oklahoma and only five (5) of whom shall constitute a
175		-	quorum. Three (3) members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
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177		-	appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate;
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	213	+	quorum. Three (3) members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
	214	+	Oklahoma House of Representatives; three (3) members shall be
	215	+	appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate;
204	216		and three (3) members shall be appointed by the Governor. No more
205	217		than five (5) members of the Board shall be, or shall have been in
206	218		the previous six (6) months, members of the same political party.
207	219		Appointments may include retired judicial officers, but shall not
208	220		include members of the Council on Judicial Complaints or Judicial
209	221		Nominating Commission.
210	222		2. Of the members first appointed to the Board of Judicial
211	223		Performance Evaluation, three shall serve for three (3) years and
212	224		until a successor is appointed and qualified; three shall serve for
213	225		four (4) years and until a suc cessor is appointed and qualified; and
214	226		three shall serve for five (5) year s and until a successor is
215	227		appointed and qualified. The respective terms of the first members
216	228		shall be determined by lot at the first meeting of the Board, and
217	229		the results thereof sh all be certified to the Secretary of State and
218	230		to the appointing authority for each individual member. Thereafter,
219	231		each appointee shall serve for a term of five (5) years and until a
220	232		successor is appointed and qualified. No person shall be eligible
221	233		to serve more than two terms on the Board.
222	234		3. The members of the Board of Judici al Performance Evaluation
223	235		shall receive for their services the sum of One Hundred Dollars
224	236		($100.00) for each day, or fraction thereof, of attendance at its
225		-	meetings or other official business of the Board, and reimbursement
226		-	for travel expenses pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
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	264	+	meetings or other official business of the Board, and reimbursement
	265	+	for travel expenses pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
253	266		C. All expenses of the Office of Judicial Performance
254	267		Evaluation shall be approved by the Chair of the Council on Judicial
255	268		Complaints, by the Counc il on Judicial Complaints upon a majority
256	269		vote of its members, or by the Administrative Director to the
257	270		Council on Judicial Complaints as directed by the Chair of th e
258	271		Council on Judicial Complaints.
259	272		D. Meetings of the Board of Judicial Performance Evaluation
260	273		convened for the purpose of conducting, discussing, or deliberating
261	274		any matter relating to performance evaluations or improvement plans
262	275		are confidential and are n ot subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting
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264	277		E. Records of the Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation
265	278		created for the purpose of or in furtherance of summariz ing,
266	279		drafting, conducting, discussing, or deliberating any matter
267	280		relating to an election -year evaluation, improvement plan, or
268	281		interim evaluation are confidential and are not subject to
269	282		disclosure under the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
270	283		F. There is hereby created the position of Administrator to the
271	284		Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation who shall be a state
272	285		employee hired by the Administrative Director to the Council on
273	286		Judicial Complaints. The Administrator, operations, and staffing of
274		-	the Office shall be overseen by the Administrative Director to the
275		-	Council on Judicial Complaints.
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	314	+	the Office shall be overseen by the Administrative Director to the
	315	+	Council on Judicial Complaints.
302	316		G. The Administrator shall notify the members of the Board of
303	317		Judicial Performance Evaluation of the number of completed
304	318		performance evaluations ready for review and conside ration by the
305	319		Board five (5) days before the Board's regular meeting. The
306	320		Administrator shall att end meetings of the Board concerning
307	321		performance evaluations and business of the Office, keep records
308	322		concerning performance evaluations, prepare reports requi red by
309	323		statute, and perform other tasks as the Council shall direct.
310	324		SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
311	325		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1673 of Title 20, unless there
312	326		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
313	327		A. The Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation shall:
314	328		1. Train members of the Board of Judicial Performance
315	329		Evaluation as needed and requested to fulfil l the duties established
316	330		pursuant to Section 10 of this act;
317	331		2. Collect and disseminate data on judicial performance
318	332		evaluations, including judicial performance surveys developed,
319	333		collected, and distributed pursuant to paragraph 5 of subsection B
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321	335		3. Perform other tasks as the Board of Judicial Performance
322	336		Evaluation or the Council on Judicial Complaints shall direct.
323		-	B. The Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation shall have the
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	364	+	B. The Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation shall have the
	365	+	following powers and duties:
351	366		1. Review any available case management data and statistics
352	367		related to individual justices and judges;
353	368		2. Review written judicial opinions and orders authorized by
354	369		justices and judges;
355	370		3. Interview justices and judges under the Board of Judicial
356	371		Performance Evaluation 's oversight;
357	372		4. Accept information and documentation from interested persons
358	373		as necessary;
359	374		5. Develop surveys to evaluate the performance of justices and
360	375		judges which shall be completed by attorneys, jurors, represented
361	376		and unrepresented litigants, law enforcement personnel, attorneys
362	377		within the district attorney s' and public defenders ' offices,
363	378		employees of the court, court interpreters, employees of probation
364	379		offices, and employees of local departments of social services;
365	380		6. Determine the validity of completed surveys developed
366	381		pursuant to paragraph 5 of this su bsection, report to the Council on
367	382		the validity of the surveys, and prepare alternatives to surveys
368	383		where sample populations are inadequate to produce valid results;
369	384		7. Prepare narratives for the Board of Judicial Performance
370	385		Evaluation that reflect the pe rformance of justices and judges;
371	386		8. Submit any information concerning or appearing to concern a
372	387		complaint or violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct, or other
373		-	law, by a judicial officer to the Administrative Director to the
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	415	+	law, by a judicial officer to the Administrative Director to the
	416	+	Council on Judicial Complaint s;
401	417		9. Submit performance eval uations of justices and judges to the
402	418		Board of Judicial Performance Evaluation for approval or rejection;
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404	420		10. Recommend, at the Office 's discretion after it completes an
405	421		evaluation of a justice or judge pursuant to Section 5 of this act,
406	422		to the Board of Judicial Performance Evaluation that it develop an
407	423		individual judicial improvement plan pursuant to Section 7 of this
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409	425		SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
410	426		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1674 of Title 20, unless there
411	427		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
412	428		The Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation shall evaluate
413	429		each justice and judge in Oklahoma utilizing the powers and duties
414	430		conferred in Section 3 of this act. The evaluations shall only
415	431		include the following performance evaluation criteria:
416	432		1. Integrity including, but not limited to, whether the justice
417	433		or judge:
418	434		a. avoids impropriety or the appearance o f impropriety,
419	435		b. displays fairness and impartiality toward all
420	436		participants, and
421	437		c. avoids ex parte communications;
422		-	2. Legal knowledge including, but not limited to, whether the
423		-	justice or judge:
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450	467		a. demonstrates, through well -reasoned opinions and
451	468		courtroom conduct, an understanding of substantive law
452	469		and relevant rules of p rocedure and evidence,
453	470		b. demonstrates, through well-reasoned opinions and
454	471		courtroom conduct, attentiveness to factual and legal
455	472		issues before the court, and
456	473		c. adheres to precedent or clearly explains the legal
457	474		basis for departure from precedent and app ropriately
458	475		applies statutes or other sources of legal authority;
459	476		3. Communication skills includi ng, but not limited to, whether
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461	478		a. presents clearly written and understandable opinions,
462	479		findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order s,
463	480		b. presents clearly stated and understandable questions
464	481		or statements during oral arguments or presentations,
465	482		and, for trial judges, clearly explains all oral
466	483		decisions, and
467	484		c. clearly presents information to the jury, as
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469	486		4. Judicial temperament including, but not limited to, whether
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471		-	a. demonstrates courtesy toward a ttorneys, litigants,
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	515	+	a. demonstrates courtesy toward a ttorneys, litigants,
	516	+	court staff, and others in the courtroom, and
499	517		b. maintains and requires order, punctuality, and
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501	519		5. Administrative performance including, but not limited to,
502	520		whether the justice or judge:
503	521		a. demonstrates preparation for oral arguments, trials,
504	522		and hearings, as well as attentiveness to and
505	523		appropriate control over judicial proceedings ,
506	524		b. manages workload and court time effectively and
507	525		efficiently,
508	526		c. issues opinions, findings of fact, conclusions of law,
509	527		and orders in a timely manner and without unnecessary
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511	529		d. participates in a proportionate share of the court 's
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515	533		e. understands and complies, as necessary, with
516	534		directives of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Oklahoma
517	535		Court of Criminal Appeals, Oklahoma Court of Civil
518	536		Appeals, the presiding judge of his or her
519	537		administrative district, or the chief judge of the
520	538		judicial district, as applicable; and
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547	566		6. Service to the legal profession and the public by
548	567		participating in service -oriented efforts designed to educate the
549	568		public about the legal system and improve the legal system.
550	569		SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
551	570		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1675 of Title 20, unless there
552	571		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
553	572		A. Within the first two (2) years of a justice's or judge's
554	573		first appointment or election to the bench, the Office of Judicial
555	574		Performance Evaluation shall conduct an initial evaluation of each
556	575		justice and judge. The Office shall complete and communicate the
557	576		initial evaluations, in cluding any recommendations for improvement
558	577		plans, to the Board of Judicial Performance Evaluation for a pproval
559	578		or rejection. Once approved, the Office shall communicate the
560	579		initial evaluation to the justice or judge in writing.
561	580		B. Within two (2) years o f the approval of the initial
562	581		evaluation of a justice or judge by the Board or within two (2)
563	582		years of the effective date of this act, the Office shall conduct an
564	583		interim evaluation of each justice and judge. The Office shall
565	584		complete and communicate the interim evaluations, including any
566	585		recommendations for improvement plans, to the Board of Judicial
567	586		Performance Evaluation for approval or rejection. Once approved,
568	587		the Office shall communicate the interim evaluation to the justice
569	588		or judge in writing.
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596	616		C. For judges not required to stand for reelection or retention
597	617		election, the Office shall conduct additional i nterim evaluations of
598	618		such judges within two (2) years following a general election. The
599	619		Office shall complete and communicate th e interim evaluations,
600	620		including any recommendations for improvement plans, to the Board of
601	621		Judicial Performance Evaluation for approval or rejection. Once
602	622		approved, the Office shall communicate the interim evaluation to the
603	623		judge in writing.
604	624		D. The Board shall grant each justice or judge who receives
605	625		initial and interim evaluations the opportunity to meet with the
606	626		Board at its next meeting or otherwise respond to the initial or
607	627		interim evaluations no later than ten (10) days following the
608	628		justice's or judge's receipt of the initial or interim evaluation.
609	629		If a meeting is held or a response is made, the Board may revise the
610	630		initial or interim evaluation as it sees fit.
611	631		E. Once the initial or interim performance evaluations are
612	632		finalized, the Office shall sh are the performance evaluations as
613	633		follows:
614	634		1. For special judges, with the Chief Justice of the Supreme
615	635		Court, the Presiding Administrative Judge of the judicial district
616	636		in which the special judge serves and any judge by administrative
617	637		orders in the role of a direct supervisor of the special judge of
618	638		the judicial district in which the special judge serves, and the
619	639		Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts; and
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646	667		2. For district and associate judges, with the Chief Justice of
647	668		the Supreme Court an d the Director of the Administrative Office of
648	669		the Courts.
649	670		SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
650	671		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1676 of Title 20, unless there
651	672		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as fo llows:
652	673		A. The Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation shall conduct
653	674		an election-year evaluation for each justice or judge whose term is
654	675		to expire and who must stand for reelection or retention election.
655	676		B. 1. The Office shall complete an election -year evaluation
656	677		and related narrative to be approved by the Board of Judicial
657	678		Performance Evaluation. Once approved, the election -year evaluation
658	679		shall be communicated in writing to the justice or judge no later
659	680		than forty-five (45) days prior to the last day av ailable for the
660	681		justice or judge to declare his or her intent to stand for
661	682		reelection or retention election.
662	683		2. The narrative prepared for an election -year evaluation must
663	684		include an assessment of the justice's or judge's strengths and
664	685		weaknesses with respect to the judicial performance criteria
665	686		provided for in Section 4 of this act, a discussion regarding any
666	687		deficiency identified in an initial or inte rim evaluation prepared
667	688		pursuant to Section 5 of this act, a review of any improvement plan
668	689		developed pursuant to Section 7 of this act, and a statement of
669	690		whether the Board concludes that any deficiency identified has been
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696	718		satisfactorily addressed, or a s tatement from the Board that an
697	719		improvement plan, if any, was satisfactorily followed by the justice
698	720		or judge.
699	721		3. The Board shall grant each justice or judge who receives an
700	722		election-year evaluation the opportunity to meet with the Board at
701	723		its next meeting or otherwise respond to the evaluation no later
702	724		than ten (10) days following his or her receipt of the evaluation.
703	725		If the meeting is held or a response is made, the Board may revise
704	726		the evaluation as it sees fit.
705	727		C. After the requirements of subsection B of this section are
706	728		met, the Council shall make a recommendation regarding the
707	729		performance of each justice or judge who declares his or her intent
708	730		to stand for reelection or retention. The recommendations must be
709	731		stated as "meets performance standard " or "does not meet performance
710	732		standard". For a justice or judge to receive a designation of "does
711	733		not meet performance standard", there must be a majority vote by the
712	734		Council members that the particular justice or judge should receive
713	735		such a recommendation.
714	736		D. Once the election-year evaluation is finalized, the Office
715	737		shall share the performance evaluations f or district and associate
716	738		judges with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Director
717	739		of the Administrative Office of the Courts.
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744	767		SECTION 7. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
745	768		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1677 of Title 20, unless there
746	769		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
747	770		A. 1. If the Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation
748	771		recommends, pursuant to Section 5 of this act, that a justice or
749	772		judge receive an improvement plan, the Board of Ju dicial Performance
750	773		Evaluation shall determine whether an individual judicial
751	774		improvement plan is appropriate. If the Board determines an
752	775		improvement plan is appropriate, the Office shall then develop an
753	776		improvement plan for such justice or judge. After the Board reviews
754	777		and approves the improvement plan, the Office shall have the
755	778		responsibility for implementing and overseeing the improvement plan.
756	779		2. Once the justice or judge has completed the improvement
757	780		plan, the Office shall convey the results of the im provement plan to
758	781		the Board. The Office shall maintain a copy of the improvement plan
759	782		and the results in its files.
760	783		B. If a justice or judge is required to complete an impro vement
761	784		plan pursuant to this section and he or she fails to satisfactorily
762	785		complete the requirements of such improvement plan, the Board shall
763	786		automatically issue a "does not meet performance standard "
764	787		designation on his or her performance evaluation and s hall advise
765	788		the Council on Judicial Complaints of such designation in the form
766	789		of a complaint.
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793	817		C. Upon the completion of an improvement plan, the Office shall
794	818		share the results of the improvement plan as follows:
795	819		1. For special judges, with the Chief Justi ce of the Supreme
796	820		Court, the Presiding Administrative Judge of the judicial dist rict
797	821		in which the special judge serves and any judge by administrative
798	822		orders in the role of a direct supervisor of the special judge of
799	823		the judicial district in which the spec ial judge serves, and the
800	824		Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts; a nd
801	825		2. For district and associate judges, with the Chief Justice of
802	826		the Supreme Court and the Director of the Administrative Office of
803	827		the Courts.
804	828		SECTION 8. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
805	829		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Se ction 1678 of Title 20, unless there
806	830		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
807	831		A member of the Board of Jud icial Performance Evaluation or an
808	832		employee of the Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation shall
809	833		disclose any professional or person al relationship with a justice or
810	834		judge that may affect an unbiased evaluation of the justice or
811	835		judge, including involvem ent with any litigation involving the
812	836		justice or judge and the member or employee, the member 's or
813	837		employee's family, or the member 's or employee's financial
814	838		interests. The Board may require, by a vote, the recusal of one of
815	839		its members or the Office 's employee because of a relationship with
816	840		a justice or judge.
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843	868		SECTION 9. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codifi ed
844	869		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1679 of Title 20, unless there
845	870		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
846	871		A. 1. Except as specifically provided by law, all performance
847	872		evaluations, personal information, oral or written information,
848	873		content of any improvement plans, narratives, recommendations, and
849	874		any matter discussed by the Board of Judicial Performance Evaluation
850	875		concerning a performance evaluation or improvement plan is
851	876		confidential.
852	877		2. All surveys must allow for the participant 's name to remain
853	878		confidential. Comments in surveys are confidential but may be
854	879		summarized in aggregate for use in performance evaluation
855	880		narratives.
856	881		B. Members of the Board of Judicial Performance Evaluation and
857	882		employees of the Office of Judicial Performanc e Evaluation shall not
858	883		publicly discuss the performance evaluation of a particular justice
859	884		or judge.
860	885		SECTION 10. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
861	886		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1680 of Title 20, unless there
862	887		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
863	888		A. The Board of Judicial Performance Evaluation shall promptly
864	889		approve or reject judicial performance evaluations submitted by the
865	890		Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation.
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892	918		B. The Board of Judicial Perfor mance Evaluation shall have the
893	919		following powers and duties:
894	920		1. Promulgate rules concerning:
895	921		a. the performance evaluation of justices and judges by
896	922		the Office of Judicial Performanc e Evaluation based on
897	923		performance evaluation criteria set forth in Secti on 4
898	924		of this act, and
899	925		b. the creation of a standards matrix or scorecard
900	926		related to the performance evaluation criteria set
901	927		forth in Section 4 of this act;
902	928		2. Review data, prepared nar ratives, and recommendations made
903	929		by the Office of Judicial Performanc e Evaluation;
904	930		3. Approve or reject the performance evaluations of justices
905	931		and judges submitted by the Office of Judicial Performance
906	932		Evaluation;
907	933		4. Vote as to whether the justice or judge meets the
908	934		performance standard based upon the member 's review of all the
909	935		information available to the Council and the Office's performance
910	936		evaluation; and
911	937		5. Determine whether information submitted during the
912	938		performance evaluation process shall be deemed a complaint.
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939	966		SECTION 11. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
940		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 24th day of May, 2023.
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946		-	of Representatives
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954		-	Presiding Officer of the Senate
	968	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JOINT COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
	969	+	AND BUDGET, dated 05/ 23/2023 – DO PASS, As Amended.