Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 1 - EXECUTIVE ORDERS › Section 1:2013-3

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
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 Sections
			 3316
			 and
			 3317
			 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, hereby establish the Governor's Impaired
			 Driving Prevention Advisory Council.
The purpose of the Council shall be to reduce the incidence of
			 impaired driving and associated traffic crashes in the State of Oklahoma.
			 Traffic deaths due to impaired driving continue to decrease nationwide;
			 however, Oklahoma's death rate per 100,000 people has increased significantly.
			 Oklahoma's impaired driving death rate is higher than 46 other states, and
			 Oklahoma ranks 51st for improvement in this category over the last 10
			 years.
These statistics only reflect
alcohol
impaired
			 fatalities and do not reflect the increasing contribution of
prescription and illicit drugs
to the incidence of impaired
			 driving and associated traffic crashes in the State of Oklahoma. This is an
			 alarming trend, particularly since Oklahoma was the highest ranked state for
			 nonmedical use of prescription painkillers in 2010 and ranked 9th in overall
			 national drug overdose rates during the same year.
The Governor's Council shall consist of not more than 10 members.
			 All members shall be appointed and serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
			 Members shall have training and experience in matters related to impaired
			 driving; this may include persons who are or have been engaged in fields
			 related to law enforcement, adjudication, substance abuse services, or an
			 individual who has been affected by substance abuse. The Council shall be
			 subject to sunset review two years from the date of this Executive
			 Order.
The Council shall meet at such times and places as it deems
			 appropriate. Members shall serve without compensation. Council members employed
			 by a state agency shall be reimbursed travel expenses related to their service
			 on the Council by their respective state agency as authorized by state law.
			 Legislative members of the Council shall be reimbursed by their respective
			 bodies for necessary travel expenses related to their service on the Council as
			 authorized by state law. Remaining Council members shall be reimbursed travel
			 expenses related to their service on the Council as authorized by state law by
			 the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office.
The Oklahoma Highway Safety Office shall work with the Council to
			 create the organizational framework necessary to ensure efficient and effective
			 operations, including bylaws and operating procedures. Administrative support
			 for the Council, including personnel necessary to ensure the proper performance
			 of the duties and responsibilities of the Council, shall be provided by the
			 Oklahoma Highway Safety Office. The Secretary of Safety and Security shall
			 appoint the initial chair and vice chair.
The Council shall collect, analyze, and interpret national,
			 state, and local data on impaired driving and associated traffic crashes. In
			 addition, the Council shall review, evaluate, and monitor the impaired driving
			 system of this state; develop, implement, and oversee a plan for addressing
			 identified gaps in the State's impaired driving system; and provide a network
			 of communication and cooperation among the various stakeholders to coordinate
			 and integrate state and local efforts and resources to reduce the incidence of
			 impaired driving and associated traffic crashes.
The Council shall complete and submit the statewide plan for
			 reducing the incidence of impaired driving and associated traffic crashes to
			 the Governor within one year of the date of this Order. The Council shall act
			 in an advisory capacity to the Governor on all issues including, but not
			 limited to, the creation, implementation, evaluation, and revision of the
			 statewide plan.
This Executive Order shall be distributed to the Oklahoma Highway
			 Safety Office, which shall cause the provisions of this Order to be
			 implemented.
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 5th day of February, 2013.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Mary Fallin
ATTEST:
Michelle R. Day
Secretary of State
Added at 30 Ok Reg 374, eff
			 2-5-13