Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 1 - EXECUTIVE ORDERS › Section 1:2015-2

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The leadership of the Oklahoma Legislature and Executive Branch
			 officials believe that Oklahoma must pursue better approaches for justice
			 reform that are consistent with Okla- homa values, resources and common sense.
			 According to all measures, Oklahoma has some of the highest incarceration rates
			 in the country for men and women. This is unacceptable to the leadership of
			 Oklahoma.
I, Mary Fallin, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, by the
			 authority vested in me pursuant to Sections 1 and 2 of Article VI of the
			 Oklahoma Constitution, and in cooperation with the leadership of the Oklahoma
			 Legislature and the Attorney Gen- eral, hereby establish the Okla homa Justice
			 Reform Steering Committee ("Steering Committee").
The purpose of the Steering Committee shall be to de- velop a
			 comprehensive and cooperative Oklahoma plan for implementing justice reform tha
			 t is specifically tailored to Ok- lahoma's security needs and fiscal realities,
			 and that: defines the objectives that would best alleviate prison overcrowding
			 and promote public safety; prior itizes these objectives after having
			 considered economic feasibility and efficacy in safely reducing Oklahoma's
			 prison population; identifies and ana- lyzes the concrete legislative and
			 executive actions required to achieve plan implementation; and works
			 collaboratively with the relevant Oklahoma agencies, the Governor's office, and
			 the Legislature in researching, formulating, and disseminating the plan.
The Steering Committee shall consist of six (6) members having
			 significant oversight responsibility of Oklahoma's criminal justice system, who
			 are to be appointed as follows: the Governor or designee, who shall serve as
			 Chairperson; the Attorney General or designee; the President Pro Tempore of the
			 Senate or designee; the Speaker of the House of Rep- resentatives or designee;
			 the Director of the Department of Corrections or designee; and the Commissioner
			 of the De- partment of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, or
			 designee.
The Steering Committee shall meet at such times and places as
			 the Chairperson deems appropriate. Members shall serve without compensation.
			 Administrative support for the Steer- ing Committee, including personnel
			 necessary to ensure the proper performance of its duties and responsibilities,
			 shall be provided by the Governor's Office.
All Executive departments, officers, agencies, and employ- ees of
			 this State shall cooperate with the Steering Committee in carrying out its
			 duties and responsibilities, including providing any information, records, and
			 reports to it as may be requested by the Chair.
The Steering Committee shall report its findings to the
			 Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House
			 of Representatives no later than Decem- ber 31, 2016. This report shall include
			 any recommendations approved by a majority of the members. This Steering Com-
			 mittee shall sunset upon issuance of its final report.
This Executive Order shall be distributed to the Secretary of
			 State and each steering committee member.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
			 Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
			 this 14 th day of January, 2015.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Mary Fallin
ATTEST:
Chris Benge
Secretary of State