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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 15 - Private Prison Contractor Compliance Monitoring › Subchapter 11 - Private Prison Contract Application › Section 170:15-11-1 - Private prison contract application

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Title 57 Section
				561
				authorizes the Department of Corrections under the auspices of the Board of
				Corrections to contract with private prison contractors for the operation of a
				prison. The process of contracting for a prison is described below.
(b) Services expected from a private prison
				are more extensive than expected from a typical contract jail or detention
				facility. Private prisons shall include provisions for:
(1) American Correctional Association
				accreditation
(2) Accounting of
				inmate funds
(3) Approved dietary
				regiment
(4) Canteen/Commissary
				Services
(5) Case
				management/classification services
(6) Counseling services
(7) Disciplinary process
(8) Religious services
(9) Law library, access to courts
(10) Outdoor recreation
(11) Programs (e.g., rehabilitative,
				substance abuse)
(12) Health
				Services including medical, mental health, dental
(13) Laundry/Clothing/Property
(14) Transportation
(15) Mail/Legal Mail
(16) Religious Services
(17) Security and Control
(18) Visitation
(19) Records Management/Sentence
				Computation
(20) Work
				Activities
(21) Library
(22) Drug Testing
(23) Education (e.g. literacy, GED
				Vo-Tech)
(24) Quality Assurance
				Plan
(25) Emergency
				Procedures
(26) Any other services
				listed specifically in the agreement
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 15 - Private Prison Contractor Compliance Monitoring › Subchapter 11 - Private Prison Contract Application › Section 170:15-11-2 - Request for proposal

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				private prison administrator shall develop a Request for Proposal (RFP), which
				contains a statement of purpose and defines the need for the proposed contract.
				When finalized, the RFP shall be mailed to qualified vendors. Returned
				applications will be evaluated and maintained in a comprehensive file. The
				private prison administration unit will maintain the comprehensive file listing
				qualified vendors.
(b) The private
				prison administration unit in the Operations Support Division and Department of
				Corrections' Legal Division shall prepare a contract draft which best serves
				the needs of Oklahoma, striving for lowest cost, best service and protection of
				the public, employee and offender.
(c) Upon approval of the bids by the Board of
				Corrections, contracts will be finalized with the private prison contractors
				that have met and agreed to all statutory, board and department standards as
				stipulated in the RFP. The director or the director's designee shall notify the
				successful vendor of the approval of the contract upon final review and
				certification by the Department of Central Services.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 2350,
				  eff 7-11-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 15 - Private Prison Contractor Compliance Monitoring › Subchapter 13 - Private Prison Emergency Plans › Section 170:15-13-1 - Development of emergency plans

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each private prison contractor shall prepare emergency plans
				  that address facility riots, disturbances, natural disasters, escapes, hostage
				  situations, job actions or walkouts, and utility failures. The emergency plans
				  must be submitted for review and approval to the private prison administration
				  unit thirty (30) days prior to the date that the contract is signed. Revisions,
				  if required, must be enacted before commencement of
				  operations.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 2350,
				  eff 7-11-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 15 - Private Prison Contractor Compliance Monitoring › Subchapter 13 - Private Prison Emergency Plans › Section 170:15-13-2 - Emergency response

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) In
				the event of a serious incident as defined by the Department of Corrections
				policy, personnel from the facility shall immediately inform the Department of
				Corrections if there is any riot or other serious incident, or if an inmate
				escapes. The Department of Corrections shall be directed to respond on behalf
				of the public safety of this state.
(b) The Department shall charge the private
				prison contractor for the costs incurred as a result of investigation and
				responding to serious incidents at private prisons.
(c) Reasonable force may be used as required
				and as authorized by applicable law and pursuant to applicable Department
				procedures.
(1) The contractor will comply
				with department policy regarding use of force and serious incidents as to the
				definition of serious incident notification, and reporting.
(2) The contractor will notify the private
				prison administration duty officer immediately by telephone of all serious
				incidents and will e-mail or fax copies of all serious incident reports
				prepared as required by department policy.
(3) The contractor shall establish a serious
				incident report log that shall reflect every serious incident report number,
				incident date, and a brief summary of the contents of the incident reports. A
				copy of the incident log will be provided to the private prison administrator
				monthly. The private prison administrator will have access to all investigative
				reports in regard to serious incidents.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 15 - Private Prison Contractor Compliance Monitoring › Subchapter 13 - Private Prison Emergency Plans › Section 170:15-13-3 - Departmental emergency response reimbursement

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any emergency response, to include serious incident investigation, provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections and/or state and/or local law enforcement agencies will be at the sole expense of the private prison contractor/operator. Each responding agency will submit a written invoice detailing costs incurred which will be paid within 30 days of receipt by the private prison contractor/operator.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 2350,
				  eff 7-11-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 15 - Private Prison Contractor Compliance Monitoring › Subchapter 15 - Indemnification and Insurance › Section 170:15-15-1 - Indemnification and insurance

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				Contractor must have adequate insurance coverage to indemnify the state, its
				political subdivisions, and its officers, agents, and employees for expenses or
				losses incurred in intervening in the operation of the private prison, and to
				indemnify and hold harmless the state, its political subdivisions, its officers
				and employees for acts resulting in liability by inmates, officers, and
				employees of the private contractor or stockholders.
(b) The private contractor shall be
				responsible for all claims arising from the provisions of the individual
				contracts. Claims shall be defined as:
(1)
				Any breach or default by the owner/operator in performance of the
				contract.
(2) Claims or losses for
				services rendered by the owner/operator.
(3) Claims or losses to any person injured or
				property damage.
(4) Claims or
				losses by any person or firm injured or damaged by the
				owner/operator.
(5) Failure by the
				owner/operator, agents, or employees to observe the Constitution or laws of the
				United States and the State of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 20 - Community Work Centers › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 170:20-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The rules of this Chapter set forth the procedures for the
				  establishment of community work centers.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2673,
				  eff 7-1-93; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 3139, eff
				  7-1-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 20 - Community Work Centers › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 170:20-1-2 - Scope

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Oklahoma legislature authorized the Oklahoma Department
				  of Corrections to establish community work centers in locations where there is
				  a need to provide inmate labor for public works projects. 57 O.S., Section
				  563.B.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2673,
				  eff 7-1-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 20 - Community Work Centers › Subchapter 3 - Application and Approval › Section 170:20-3-1 - Application for establishment

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
To be considered for a community work center site, a
				  community will submit a proposal to the selection committee of the Oklahoma
				  Department of Corrections. The site will not be considered unless the following
				  prerequisites are met:
(1) Site
				selection determined. A decision shall be made on the actual structure to house
				the work center. The structure shall be owned by the government entity or shall
				be prior to signing of the work center contract. A copy of ownership proof or
				an explanation of when and how ownership shall occur shall be
				provided.
(2) Community acceptance.
				The level of community acceptance will not be rated; however, the department's
				regional directors will advise the selection committee as to their judgements
				regarding community acceptance of a community work center. The site will not be
				considered unless the community is predominantly accepting of the
				facility.
(3) Physical adequacy.
				The site must be adequate to support the facility (perimeter security, sizes
				and types of buildings, utilities, water, sewage, and grounds), as determined
				by the department's chief of Construction.
(4) Volunteer resources. Potential volunteer
				resources and ability to assist with volunteer recruitment and retention for
				services to staff and inmates shall be provided.
(5) Recreational resources. Information
				regarding potential recreational activities and facilities for inmate use and
				description of any indoor or outdoor recreational possibilities at the work
				center site shall be provided.
(6)
				Capacity. The site will be capable of supporting a facility with at least a
				25-bed capacity, not to exceed a 150-bed capacity.
(7) Availability of emergency medical
				services. There will be adequate emergency medical services available, as
				determined by the department's health services coordinator.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2673,
				  eff 7-1-93; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 3139, eff 7-1-94; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 4453,
				  eff 7-21-94 through 7-14-95 (emergency); Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2709, eff
				  7-26-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 20 - Community Work Centers › Subchapter 3 - Application and Approval › Section 170:20-3-3 - Approval process [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2673,
				  eff 7-1-93; Revoked at 11 Ok Reg 3139, eff
				  7-1-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 20 - Community Work Centers › Subchapter 3 - Application and Approval › Section 170:20-3-4 - Inspections [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2673,
				  eff 7-1-93; Revoked at 11 Ok Reg 3139, eff
				  7-1-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 20 - Community Work Centers › Subchapter 3 - Application and Approval › Section 170:20-3-5 - Staffing pattern [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2673,
				  eff 7-1-93; Revoked at 11 Ok Reg 3139, eff
				  7-1-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 20 - Community Work Centers › Subchapter 3 - Application and Approval › Section 170:20-3-6 - Requests for proposal

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department of Corrections will issue a request for
				  proposal which will have clear definitions of the prerequisites and selection
				  criteria outlined in
				  170:20-3-1
				  and
				  170:20-3-2 and
				  information required for rating each site. Requests for proposal will be
				  distributed to any community expressing an interest in competing for a
				  community work center. Communities will be given adequate amount of time to
				  prepare their proposals.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 3139,
				  eff 7-1-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 20 - Community Work Centers › Subchapter 3 - Application and Approval › Section 170:20-3-7 - Review and evaluation of proposals

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The site selection committee will review all proposals
				  submitted by the due date. Once proposals have been received, there will be no
				  further contact with submitters except to clarify information. The committee
				  will not solicit additional information if a proposal is incomplete. Sites will
				  be visited only if necessary to obtain technical information related to
				  construction and operating costs or to verify inducements. All proposals will
				  remain confidential.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 3139,
				  eff 7-1-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 20 - Community Work Centers › Subchapter 3 - Application and Approval › Section 170:20-3-8 - Selection of sites for final consideration

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Should two or more sites have scores that are fairly close,
				  the selection committee will review their overall merits and if possible pick
				  one to recommend to the director. An effort will be made to achieve consensus.
				  The director will review the committee's recommendation before making a
				  selection. The director's selection must be approved by the Board of
				  Corrections before it becomes final. However, the final recommendation or
				  selection need not be based solely on the highest rated proposal but based on
				  the best interests of the Department of Corrections.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 3139,
				  eff 7-1-94; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 4453, eff 7-21-94 through 7-14-95
				  (emergency)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 20 - Community Work Centers › Subchapter 5 - Prisoner Public Works Contract Administration › Section 170:20-5-1 - Contract [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2673,
				  eff 7-1-93; Revoked at 11 Ok Reg 3139, eff
				  7-1-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 20 - Community Work Centers › Subchapter 5 - Prisoner Public Works Contract Administration › Section 170:20-5-2 - Mediation and venue

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
If any disputes or conflicts arise between the department and
				  public agency, the parties may agree to mediation under the Oklahoma Dispute
				  Resolution Act, as amended. The parties shall agree to use reasonable diligence
				  in resolving any disputes. Oklahoma County shall be the proper venue of any
				  action which may be filed between the parties.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2673,
				  eff 7-1-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 20 - Community Work Centers › Subchapter 5 - Prisoner Public Works Contract Administration › Section 170:20-5-3 - Governmental disclaimer

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
No member of or delegate to the Oklahoma Senate or House of
				  Representatives nor any member or delegate to the United States Congress, or
				  officer of the state or federal government shall be admitted to nor personally
				  benefit from any part of public works contracts.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2673,
				  eff 7-1-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 20 - Community Work Centers › Subchapter 5 - Prisoner Public Works Contract Administration › Section 170:20-5-4 - Public immunity

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				laws of the state of Oklahoma shall be applicable and the state courts shall be
				the proper forum in which to resolve any legal action mediation has failed to
				resolve.
(b) The Oklahoma
				Governmental Tort Claims Act Title 51 O. S. Section
				151 et
				seq. shall be applicable to the contracts, and public works communities shall
				not be held responsiblefor the actions or inactions resulting in tortious
				conduct of prisoners in any forum or for the decision to place a prisoner in
				any public works project as defined in 57 O.S., Sections 227 and 228.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2673,
				  eff 7-1-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 170:25-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The rules of this chapter will establish the procedures for
				  implementation of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act.
Added at 16 Ok Reg 3523,
				  eff 9-13-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 170:25-1-2 - Scope

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act provides for a
				  statewide community sentencing system developed through local community
				  sentencing systems. Each local community sentencing system will develop its own
				  plan. The local community sentencing systems are established by local community
				  sentencing planning councils. The scope of the rules of this chapter is to
				  provide standards for the local community sentencing system planning councils
				  to develop and implement a plan for a local community sentencing system for
				  correctional punishment and treatment of eligible felony offenders and to
				  provide standards for the operations of local sentencing
				  systems.
Added at 16 Ok Reg 3523,
				  eff 9-13-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 170:25-1-3 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Assessment"
means an objective evaluation
				  instrument validated for Oklahoma offenders designed to predict an offender's
				  risk for reoffending and to identify service needs.
"Department"
means the Oklahoma Department of
				  Corrections.
"Deputy Director"
means the Deputy Director,
				  Community Sentencing Division, within the Oklahoma Department of
				  Corrections.
"Division"
means the Community Sentencing
				  Division, within the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
"Local Planning Council"
means the single or
				  multi-county local community sentencing system planning council.
"Local System"
means the local community
				  sentencing system that is compiled of one or more counties defined by the
				  district judges to use public and private entities to deliver services to the
				  court for punishment of eligible felony offenders receiving a community
				  sentence.
"Plan"
means the local system plan designed and
				  approved by the Deputy Director, Community Sentencing Division, that describes
				  the services and sanctions of a local community sentencing system and the
				  funding requested for administration and operation of the system.
"Plan Year"
means the fiscal year in which
				  services and sanctions are provided to offenders sentenced to a community
				  sentence.
"Local Administrator"
means an employee of the
				  Community Sentencing Division responsible for assisting the local planning
				  system in the administration and operation of the system.
"Moderate Range"
means the middle range of an
				  objective assessment instrument using scores validated for Oklahoma
				  offenders.
"Supervision Plan"
means a report compiled from
				  an assessment and other objective information presented to the court prior to
				  sentencing to identify an appropriate community punishment.
"Systemwide"
means the statewide community
				  sentencing system comprised of a network of local community sentencing
				  systems.
Added at 16 Ok Reg 3523,
				  eff 9-13-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 3333, eff
				  9-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 170:25-1-4 - Funding method

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Deputy Director, Community Sentencing Division, will
				  submit to the Legislature a statewide budget based upon all Local Planning
				  Council budgets. In the event appropriations are insufficient to meet all of
				  the requested budgets, the Deputy Director will allocate a percentage of the
				  funds made available by the legislature to each local sentencing system. Funds
				  will be disbursed based on data reflecting local and statewide felony
				  convictions, the characteristics of offenders receiving a community sentence
				  and the sentencing practices of the courts.
Added at 16 Ok Reg 3523,
				  eff 9-13-99; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2334, eff
				  7-11-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 3 - Application and Approval › Section 170:25-3-1 - Submission of local plan

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) When
				a Local Planning Council is established, the chairman will notify the Division
				in writing of the names, addresses, and occupations of the members, and such
				other information as the Division may require. Multi-county planning councils
				will advise the Division of the geographic areas contained within their local
				system. The Local Planning Council will notify the Division in writing of any
				changes in membership or geographic area.
(b) Each Local Planning Council will submit a
				copy of its local rules and procedures to the Division prior to submission of
				the plan.
(c) Each Local Planning
				Council seeking funds will submit a detailed Plan to the Division on or before
				February 1 of each fiscal year. The Deputy Director will prescribe the format
				for the Plans. The Plan format will allow Planning Councils to demonstrate
				conformance with the goals and funding priorities for the Community Sentencing
				Act.
(d) Any Plans requiring more
				funding than is allocated to the Local System will be returned to the Local
				Planning Council for modification in accordance with funds available. The
				Division will notify the Local Planning Council within 45 days of any
				recommended modifications.
(e)
				Plans which do not include all information required by law, or which do not
				comply with the format prescribed by the Deputy Director, or to the goals and
				provisions of the Community Sentencing Act will be returned to the Local
				Planning Council for modification.
Added at 16 Ok Reg 3523,
				  eff 9-13-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 3333, eff 9-11-00; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2334,
				  eff 7-11-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 3 - Application and Approval › Section 170:25-3-2 - Request for capital expenditures

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Requests for allowable capital
				expenditures in support of the Local System will be made by a request which is
				separate from the Plan.
(b)
				Requests for capital expenditures will be made in a format prescribed by the
				Deputy Director and will include information sufficient to identify the purpose
				and need for such expenditures.
(c)
				Requests for capital expenditures will be made at the time the Plan is
				submitted. Requests not granted will not be carried forward to the next Plan
				Year.
(d) The Division will make a
				separate budget request to the Legislature for capital expenditure requests. No
				capital expenditures will be approved without the approval of the
				Legislature.
(e) Purchases for
				capital expenditures will be in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma
				Central Purchasing Act.
Added at 16 Ok Reg 3523,
				  eff 9-13-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 3 - Application and Approval › Section 170:25-3-3 - Departmental evaluation, additional criteria, and onsite evaluation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Local
				Planning Council and all service providers contracting for services pursuant to
				the Plan will maintain records relating to community sentence offenders and
				will make such records available to the Department for the purpose of
				inspection, evaluation, and audit.
(b) Service providers contracting for the
				provision of services for community sentence offenders pursuant to the Plan
				will allow Division representatives to inspect the premises of any
				establishment providing services and allow access to employees, offenders, and
				offender records for the purpose of evaluating services provided.
(c) Local Planning Councils and service
				providers will obtain any necessary waivers from offenders to allow the
				Division to evaluate services provided.
(d) Public, private, and non-profit agencies
				entering into agreements to provide services, sanctions, housing, and
				confinement to community sentence offenders will meet all legal requirements
				mandated by local, state, and federal authorities to ensure the health, safety
				and welfare of community sentence offenders.
(e) Records of inspections, audits,
				certification, and licensure of staff that affects the health, and safety, and
				welfare of offenders will be made available to the Division for
				review.
(f) Service providers who
				have demonstrated deficiencies in services or facilities will be reported to
				the Deputy Director by the local administrator. The Deputy Director will advise
				the Local Planning Councils and the service provider of any deficiencies and
				require corrective action or termination of the contract if the health, safety,
				or welfare of community sentence offenders is in jeopardy.
Added at 16 Ok Reg 3523,
				  eff 9-13-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 3333, eff 9-11-00; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2334,
				  eff 7-11-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 3 - Application and Approval › Section 170:25-3-4 - Continuing existing programs

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Local Planning Councils may include
				existing county funded programs in their Plan if they provide services to
				community sentence offenders.
(b)
				The Division will collaborate with and assist county employees in programs
				included in the Plan as with other programs providing services provided to
				community sentence offenders.
(c)
				Appropriated funds may be provided to continue an existing county program only
				for services provided to community sentence offenders.
(d) All county funded programs included in
				the Plan will be subject to auditing, evaluating, and inspection procedures of
				the Division.
Added at 16 Ok Reg 3523,
				  eff 9-13-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 3333, eff
				  9-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 3 - Application and Approval › Section 170:25-3-5 - Active Councils

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) To
				remain active, a Local Planning Council shall ensure that membership complies
				with the legislation and that meetings, with the required quorum, are held
				every six months during the fiscal year.
(b) Should a Local Planning Council cease to
				actively function, the Deputy Director will provide written notification to the
				Chief District Judge of the Judicial District before June 30 of the fiscal
				year.
(c) If the Chief Judge will
				not serve or make appointments, the Deputy Director will notify the Chief
				Justice of the Supreme Court.
Added at 17 Ok Reg 3333,
				  eff 9-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 5 - Plan Administration › Section 170:25-5-1 - Performance based evaluation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department will utilize a performance based evaluation of
				  each program. All service agreements will specify evaluation standards.
				  Evaluations will be used to determine how closely a treatment program meets
				  known principles of effective correctional treatment. Completed evaluations
				  will be provided to the court and the Local Planning Council for review.
				  Failure of the program to meet evaluation standards or failure of the program
				  to undergo evaluation will result in discontinuation of the program. In the
				  event a program is terminated prior to evaluation, it may not be utilized
				  thereafter until an corrective action is approved by the Deputy
				  Director.
Added at 16 Ok Reg 3523,
				  eff 9-13-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 3333, eff 9-11-00; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2334,
				  eff 7-11-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 5 - Plan Administration › Section 170:25-5-2 - Expansion or modification of plan

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Division will notify Local Planning
				Councils whenever funding in addition to regular legislative appropriations
				becomes available to expand Plans. Local Planning Councils may then submit
				proposals to the Division for expanded plans.
(b) All Plans submitted for approval will be
				reviewed to ensure that the proposed budget is adequate to support the Local
				System during the Plan Year. If the Division determines the proposed budget
				will not be adequate, the Plan will be returned to the Local Planning Council
				for modification.
(c) Modification
				of Plans during a Plan Year shall require the approval of a majority of the
				total membership of the Local Planning Council. Modifications during the Plan
				Year will be in writing and will not be effective until submitted and approved
				by the Deputy Director. Modifications during the Plan Year will specify the
				reasons for any changes and will comply in all respects with the requirements
				for submission of the original plan.
(d) The Chief Judge of the Judicial District
				may create a multi-county sentencing system from single county systems within
				the same judicial district during a Plan Year by filing notification of the
				change with the Division and submitting a modified Plan.
Added at 16 Ok Reg 3523,
				  eff 9-13-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 3333, eff 9-11-00; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2334,
				  eff 7-11-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 5 - Plan Administration › Section 170:25-5-3 - Medical treatment and payment of costs in funded local systems

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Department
				will pay all required medical expenses for community sentence offenders
				confined as part of a disciplinary sanction. The Department will reimburse
				health care providers under contract with the county for all necessary medical
				expenses or reimburse the county if the county has made payment to the
				provider.
(b) Whenever an offender
				who is confined by the court as part of a disciplinary sanction requires
				extensive medical treatment, the court may enter an order for transfer of the
				offender to the Department for treatment. In such cases, the Division will
				notify the Deputy Director of Medical Services of the Department. The Division
				will obtain the approval of any medical services prior to any movement of the
				offender and will advise the court of the approved medical arrangements. The
				Deputy Director of Medical Services will notify the Division upon completion of
				medical treatment. In the event time remains on the disciplinary sanction, the
				Division will arrange for the return of the offender to the facility which was
				holding the offender prior treatment.
Added at 171 Ok Reg
				  3333, eff 9-11-00; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2334, eff
				  7-11-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 5 - Plan Administration › Section 170:25-5-4 - Mediation of disputes, proper forum, and venue

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) If any disputes arise between the
				Department and any Local Planning Council the parties may agree to mediation
				pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Dispute Resolution Act. The parties
				will use reasonable diligence to resolve any dispute between them.
(b) The laws of the state of Oklahoma will be
				applicable and the courts of this state will be the proper forum in which to
				resolve any legal action if mediation fails to resolve legal
				disputes.
(c) Oklahoma County will
				be the proper venue for any action between the Department and any Local
				Planning Council or the Department and any service provider.
Added at 16 Ok Reg 3523,
				  eff 9-13-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 5 - Plan Administration › Section 170:25-5-6 - Public immunity

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Oklahoma Governmental Tort Claims Act will be applicable
				  to any actions which may arise from the administration of the Oklahoma
				  Community Sentencing Act.
Added at 16 Ok Reg 3523,
				  eff 9-13-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 7 - Technical Assistance and Training › Section 170:25-7-1 - Technical assistance and training

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Division will, when necessary, assist
				in compiling the required data for Plans and assist the Local Planning Council
				in the preparation, submission, and administration of Plans and budgets. The
				Division will provide training to Local Planning Councils regarding the
				administration of Plans, budgeting, and evaluation of Local Systems.
(b) Local Planning Councils may make special
				requests for training or technical assistance which relate to issues specific
				to their jurisdiction. Special training or technical assistance requests will
				be submitted to the Division and will include a statement of the issues or
				problems presented and anticipated outcome of the training or technical
				assistance requested. The Deputy Director will notify the Local Planning
				Council whether such requests can be granted.
Added at 16 Ok Reg 3523,
				  eff 9-13-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 3333, eff
				  9-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 9 - Fiscal Management › Section 170:25-9-1 - Funding process

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each
				Local Planning Council will prepare a budget in a format prescribed by the
				Deputy Director. The budget will include all expenses necessary to meet the
				plan objectives and will identify local resources utilized in addition to
				funding requested. The Deputy Director will prescribe a format for preparation
				of the Local Planning Council budgets.
(b) Plans which do not require state funding
				for implementation will specify the amount and source of resources utilized in
				lieu of state resources and will comply with all Plan requirements.
Added at 16 Ok Reg 3523,
				  eff 9-13-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 3333, eff
				  9-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 9 - Fiscal Management › Section 170:25-9-2 - Accounting of funded accounts

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Division will establish a designated
				account for each Local System. Credits to each account will include the share
				of the legislative appropriations and any discretionary funds for each Local
				System.
(b) The Division will pay
				all expenditures directly on behalf of the Local System. No state funds will be
				maintained by the local community sentencing system.
(c) The Division will furnish a periodic
				statement informing each Local System of the status of their account.
Added at 16 Ok Reg 3523,
				  eff 9-13-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 9 - Fiscal Management › Section 170:25-9-3 - Funds accrued by local systems

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) All appropriated funds accruing from
				funds carried forward from prior years, fees, collected from offenders, grant
				awards to the Planning Councils, or funds which are otherwise received to
				support or expand specific Local Systems will be deposited in the Oklahoma
				Community Sentencing Revolving Fund to the credit of the Local System and
				become an appropriated fund.
(b)
				Prior to the expenditure of funds accrued, the Local Planning Council will
				submit a Plan to the Deputy Director for such expenditures. The Plan will
				specify how the funds will be expended to support or expand the Local System
				and how the program or service will further statewide goals.
(c) The Division will pay all expenditures
				directly on behalf of the Local System.
(d) The Division will furnish a periodic
				statement informing Local Planning Councils of the status of the
				account.
Added at 17 Ok Reg 3333,
				  eff 9-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 9 - Fiscal Management › Section 170:25-9-4 - Grants

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Whenever a grant is awarded to the Local Planning Council for
				  the specific use by the Local System, funds will be deposited in the Oklahoma
				  Community Sentencing Revolving Fund to the credit of the Local System. A copy
				  of the grant award will be furnished to the Division to assure payment of
				  expenditures in accordance with the grant provisions.
Added at 16 Ok Reg 3523,
				  eff 9-13-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 9 - Fiscal Management › Section 170:25-9-5 - Penalties

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Whenever a Local Planning Council withdraws resources from a
				  program which was in existence prior to January 1, 2000, there will be assessed
				  a penalty equal to the value of the resources which have been withdrawn. The
				  Division will deduct the value of the resources withdrawn from the current year
				  budget and will notify the Local Planning Council in writing.
Added at 16 Ok Reg 3523,
				  eff 9-13-99; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2334, eff
				  7-11-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 9 - Fiscal Management › Section 170:25-9-6 - Waiver of supervision fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The service providing supervision to community sentenced
				  offenders may ask the court to reduce or waive the supervision fee for a 90-day
				  period any time during the course of supervision if a legitimate hardship can
				  be verified. The reduction in fees will be reviewed by the provider every 90
				  days to verify that the hardship continues to exist unless the hardship can be
				  determined to be permanent. The service provider will report all waivers or
				  reduction of fees to the Local Administrator within ten working days of
				  action.
Added at 2334 Ok Reg 7,
				  eff 11-03-
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 25 - Community Sentencing › Subchapter 11 - Revocation to Department of Corrections › Section 170:25-11-1 - Revocation to Department of Corrections

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Whenever the court revokes a community sentence and imposes a
				  sentence to Department custody, the sheriff will take the offender into custody
				  and will arrange for reception to prison at the Lexington Assessment and
				  Reception Center in the same manner as other offenders sentenced to Department
				  custody. The sheriff will receive the statutory rate of reimbursement from the
				  Department for the time such offenders are in jail awaiting
				  reception.
Added at 16 Ok Reg 3523,
				  eff 9-13-99; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2334, eff
				  7-11-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 30 - Tuition Assistance Program › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 170:30-1-2 - Scope

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Senate Bill 796, effective July 1, 2001, amended Title 57
				  Section
				  510
				  of the statutes of the State of Oklahoma empowers the director of Corrections
				  to promulgate rules which establish an Employee Tuition Assistance Program. The
				  scope of the rules and regulations of this chapter is to provide standards
				  whereby the Oklahoma Department of Corrections provides tuition assistance for
				  its employees.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 2785,
				  eff 7-25-02
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 30 - Tuition Assistance Program › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 170:30-1-4 - Program purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The purpose of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections
				  Employee Tuition Assistance Program is to promote workforce planning and
				  professional development. The program provides the agency a means of providing
				  tuition assistance to employees for their selected job-related and/or
				  career-applicable educational pursuits which will enhance their job
				  performance, encourage job promotion, and provide an incentive to continue
				  employment with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 2785,
				  eff 7-25-02
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 30 - Tuition Assistance Program › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 170:30-1-5 - Eligibility requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections may pay tuition
				  assistance for any eligible employee, to any eligible academic institution, and
				  for any eligible course as defined in this chapter provided sufficient funds
				  are available and all program criteria have been satisfied.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 2785,
				  eff 7-25-02
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 30 - Tuition Assistance Program › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 170:30-1-6 - Use of tuition assistance

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Payment of tuition assistance will be
				made directly from the Oklahoma Department of Corrections to the eligible
				academic institution as defined in this chapter.
(b) Tuition assistance will not be provided
				in cases where funding is not available or the Oklahoma Department of
				Corrections determines that neither the course, nor the degree pursued, is
				job-related and/or career applicable.
(c) Tuition assistance will not be provided
				for single day seminars, noncredit workshops, non credit evening classes, or
				classes or programs which are otherwise available through the Oklahoma
				Department of Corrections.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 2785,
				  eff 7-25-02
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 30 - Tuition Assistance Program › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 170:30-1-7 - Tuition assistance amounts and limitations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Oklahoma Department of Corrections
				will pay 100 percent of the tuition for each eligible course.
(b) Tuition assistance will be paid for the
				cost of tuition only. Course fees, books, or other assessments are the
				responsibility of the participating employee and are not covered within the
				guidelines of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections Employee Tuition
				Assistance Program.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 2785,
				  eff 7-25-02; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 3113, eff
				  8-11-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 30 - Tuition Assistance Program › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 170:30-1-8 - Application and approval

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) It is
				the responsibility of the eligible employee to make application and be accepted
				by the eligible academic institution prior to making application for the
				Employee Tuition Assistance Program.
(b) Employees will make application for the
				program in accordance with operational procedures prescribed by the Oklahoma
				Department of Corrections.
(c)
				Applications will be reviewed in accordance with specific operational
				procedures prescribed by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections and may be
				approved or denied contingent upon available funding and compliance with
				program guidelines.
(d) Employees
				approved for program participation will provide documentation of satisfactory
				participation. Any employee who fails to submit such documentation will be
				ineligible for further tuition assistance until the employee has satisfactorily
				completed the course and documented such completion.
(e) Payments for tuition assistance will be
				made upon invoice from the eligible academic institution and will comply with
				the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 2785,
				  eff 7-25-02
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 30 - Tuition Assistance Program › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 170:30-1-9 - Service/Reimbursement commitment

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Oklahoma Department of Corrections participating employees
				  will contractually agree to repay all tuition assistance they receive if they
				  terminate employment within 24 months of the date the tuition assistance
				  payment was issued. Repayment will be computed on a pro-rated basis based upon
				  the ratio of months employed to 24 months.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 2785,
				  eff 7-25-02
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 30 - Tuition Assistance Program › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 170:30-1-10 - Record keeping

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections will maintain records
				  related to program administration as prescribed by agency operational
				  procedures and with sufficient information to document the expenditure of
				  public funds.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 2785,
				  eff 7-25-02
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 170 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 35 - Employee Recruitment Referral Incentive Program › Section 170:35-1-1 - Scope

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Oklahoma State Statutes Title 57 Section
				510
				empowers the director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections to promulgate
				rules which establish an Employee Recruitment Referral Incentive Program. The
				scope of the rules and regulations of this chapter is to provide standard
				procedures whereby the Oklahoma Department of Corrections establishes and
				administers the Employee Recruitment Referral Incentive
				Program.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 2358,
				eff 7-11-05