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§22-1516.


§22-1516.
   
   A. The Oklahoma Sentencing Commission, established by Section 1501 of
   Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall monitor, review, and analyze
   the implementation of the Oklahoma Truth in Sentencing Act, and
   provide fiscal impact statements and reports to the Legislature
   concerning the continued implementation of the Oklahoma Truth in
   Sentencing Act. The Commission is vested with authority to collect
   data and reports from governmental entities within the State of
   Oklahoma relating to all matters concerning the charging, pleading,
   sentencing, and release of persons charged, convicted, or placed on
   probation for criminal offenses within this state. Governmental
   entities shall respond promptly to all reasonable requests of the
   Commission for data required to meet this directive. The Commission
   shall publish an annual report reflecting the implementation of the
   Oklahoma Truth in Sentencing Act. The Oklahoma Sentencing Commission
   shall prepare a fiscal impact statement on any changes to schedules or
   penalties of criminal sentencing proposed in legislation.
   
   B. The Oklahoma Sentencing Commission shall review each bill or joint
   resolution which impacts the Oklahoma criminal justice system
   introduced in the Oklahoma Legislature. The Commission shall prepare a
   fiscal impact statement, as established by joint legislative rules.
   The Commission shall direct other state entities including, but not
   limited to, the Department of Corrections, the Oklahoma District
   Attorneys Council, the Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General, the
   Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Administrative Office of
   the Oklahoma Courts, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, the
   Oklahoma Indigent Defense System, and county indigent defenders, to
   provide assistance and information in the preparation of the fiscal
   impact statement. The entities directed by the Commission shall
   provide the information described in this subsection within the time
   set by the requesting agency. The fiscal impact statement shall
   include, but is not limited to:
   
   1. A report on the fiscal impact the proposal will have on facility,
   maintenance, personnel, and other relevant costs;
   
   2. Information obtained from the Department of Corrections, including
   but not limited to:
   
   a. a projection of offender population and costs related to the
   population, and
   
   b. a projection of staffing for the Department of Corrections and
   costs related to the staff; and
   
   3. Any other information relevant to the fiscal impact the proposed
   legislation will have on the Oklahoma criminal justice system.
   
   C. A copy of the fiscal impact statement shall be attached to each
   copy of a bill or joint resolution reviewed by any committee of either
   house of the Legislature and to each copy of a bill or joint
   resolution that impacts the criminal justice system that is reviewed
   by the entire membership of either house of the Oklahoma Legislature.
   

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