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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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