Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 1 - EXECUTIVE ORDERS › Section 1:2016-24

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
I, Mary Fallin, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, pursuant to
			 the power and authority vested in me by Sections 1 and 2 of Article VI of the
			 Oklahoma Constitution and by Subsection D of Section 840-2.14 of the Oklahoma
			 Statutes hereby order the formation of the Oklahoma Justice Reform Task Force
			 (Task Force).
The Task Force shall conduct a comprehensive review of Oklahoma's
			 adult criminal justice system, and using a data-driven approach, shall:
1. Develop comprehensive criminal justice and
		  corrections reform policy recommendations designed to alleviate prison
		  overcrowding and reduce Oklahoma's incarceration rate while improving public
		  safety;
2. Identify more cost
		  effective, evidence based sentencing and supervision practices aimed at holding
		  offenders more accountable and reducing recidivism;
3. Estimate any resulting savings from the
		  policy recommendations; and
4.
		  Identify opportunities in which to reinvest the resulting savings into policies
		  shown to increase public safety, reduce recidivism, and improve offender
		  reentry outcomes.
The Governor, or designee, shall serve as the Chairperson of the
			 Task Force. The members of the Task Force shall be appointed by and serve at
			 the pleasure of the Governor, and shall include: the Attorney General, or
			 designee; the Director of the Department of Corrections, or designee; the
			 Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services,
			 or designee; the Commissioner of Public Safety, or designee; a member of the
			 Oklahoma State Senate; a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives; the
			 Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts; a District Court Judge;
			 two members of the Oklahoma District Attorneys' Association; the Oklahoma
			 County Public Defender; the President of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce;
			 the President of the Tulsa Regional Chamber of Commerce; two members of
			 non-profit organizations or foundations focused on reentry services or criminal
			 justice reform; a member of a victims' services organization; and a physician
			 specializing in the treatment of drug addiction.
The Task Force shall meet at such times and places as the
			 Chairperson deems appropriate. Members shall serve without compensation.
			 Administrative support for the Task Force, including personnel necessary to
			 ensure the proper performance of its duties and responsibilities, shall be
			 provided by the Governor's Office. Technical assistance will be provided by the
			 Crime and Justice Institute and The Pew Charitable Trusts as part of the Public
			 Safety Performance Project and Justice Reinvestment Initiative.
All Executive departments, officers, agencies and employees of
			 this State shall cooperate with the Task Force in carrying out its duties and
			 responsibilities, including providing any information, records and reports as
			 may be requested by the Chairperson. The Task Force shall direct the Oklahoma
			 Department of Corrections to provide relevant data and staff expertise to the
			 technical assistance providers promptly upon request.
The Task Force shall prepare and submit a final report
			 containing a detailed statement of the findings and policy recommendations of
			 the Task Force to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and
			 the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than December 15, 2016.
			 This Task Force shall sunset upon issuance of the final report, unless
			 otherwise extended by further executive order.
This Executive Order shall be distributed to the Secretary of
			 State and each Task Force 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 8th day of July, 2016.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Mary Fallin
ATTEST:
Chris Benge
Secretary of State