§22-1508.

§22-1508.
   
   A. The Oklahoma Sentencing Commission may establish subcommittees or
   advisory committees composed of Commission members to accomplish
   duties imposed by this section.
   
   B. It is the legislative intent that the Commission attach priority to
   accomplish the following primary duties:
   
   1. The promulgation of adjusted matrices, as necessary, pursuant to
   Section 13 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
   
   2. The formulation of proposals and recommendations as described in
   Section 1512 of this title.
   
   C. In addition, the Commission may make recommendations to the
   Legislature for the recodification of the Penal Code of the State of
   Oklahoma. In furtherance of this objective, the Commission shall study
   the issue of recodification of the Penal Code and shall issue a report
   of recommendations to the Legislature by February 1, 1998. The report
   shall include recommendations on recodification and changes in
   placement of crimes within sentencing schedules.
   
   D. The Commission shall have the continuing duty to monitor and review
   the criminal justice and corrections systems in this state to ensure
   that sentencing remains uniform and consistent, and that the goals and
   policies established by the state are being implemented by sentencing
   practices, and it shall recommend methods by which this ongoing work
   may be accomplished and by which the correctional population
   simulation model shall continue to be used by the state.
   
   E. After the adoption of the Oklahoma Truth in Sentencing Act, the
   Commission shall review all proposed legislation which creates a new
   criminal offense, changes the classification of an offense, or changes
   the range of punishment for a particular classification, and shall
   make recommendations to the Legislature.
   
   1. In the case of a new criminal offense, the Commission shall review
   the proposed classification for the crime, based upon the
   considerations and principles set out in Section 1510 of this title.
   If the proposal does not assign the offense to a classification, it
   shall be the duty of the Commission to recommend the proper
   classification placement.
   
   2. In the case of proposed changes in the classification of an offense
   or changes in the range of punishment for a classification, the
   Commission shall determine whether such a proposed change is
   consistent with the considerations and principles set out in Section
   1510 of this title.
   
   F. The Commission shall meet within ten (10) days after the last day
   for filing bills in the Legislature for the purpose of reviewing bills
   as described in this subsection. The Commission shall include in its
   report on a bill an analysis based on an application of the
   correctional population simulation model to the provisions of the
   bill.