1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 SENATE BILL 1528 By: Weaver
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Interstate Compact for Adult
7 Offender Supervision; amending 22 O.S. 2021, Section
8 1094, which relates to the Oklahoma State Council for
8 Interstate Adult Offender Supervision; modifying
9 voting membership of Council; updating statutory
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 1094, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 1094. A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma State
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16 Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision in accordance with
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17 Article IV of the Interstate Compact for Interstate Adult Offender
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18 Supervision. The State Council shall consist of the compact
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19 administrator who shall be a nonvoting member, the Executive
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20 Coordinator or designee of the District Attorneys Council, the
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21 Executive Director or designee of the Oklahoma Indigent Defense
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22 System and the Administrative Director of the Courts or designee,
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23 who shall be nonvoting members and five appointed members who,
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24 except for the initial appointments, shall be appointed for three-
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 1 year terms. The members appointed to initial terms shall serve
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2 staggered terms as prescribed in this section. Terms of office
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3 shall expire on June 30. Members may be reappointed as deemed
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4 appropriate by the appointing authority. Members may be removed by
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5 the appointing authority for incompetence, willful neglect of duty,
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6 corruption in office, or malfeasance in office. Vacancies shall be
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7 filled in the same manner as the original appointment. The members
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8 of the Council shall not be subject to the dual office holding
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9 prohibitions set forth in Section 6 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma
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10 Statutes. The members shall be appointed as follows:
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11 1. One member of the Senate, who shall serve an initial term of
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12 three (3) years, who shall be appointed by the President Pro
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13 Tempore;
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14 2. One member of the House of Representatives, who shall serve
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15 an initial term of three (3) years, who shall be appointed by the
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16 Speaker of the House of Representatives;
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17 3. One member of the judiciary who shall be a district judge
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18 with experience in criminal proceedings, who shall serve an initial
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19 term of two (2) years, to be appointed by the Presiding Judge of the
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20 Court of Criminal Appeals;
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21 4. One member of the Pardon and Parole Board, who shall serve
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22 an initial term of two (2) years, who shall be appointed by the
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23 Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; and
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 1 5. One member who represents a crime victims advocacy group,
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2 who shall serve an initial term of one (1) year, to be appointed by
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3 the Governor.
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4 B. The members of the State Council shall elect from their
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5 membership a chair and vice-chair vice chair to serve for one (1)
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6 year terms. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for
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7 the purpose of conducting the business of the Council. The Council
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8 shall meet at least annually and at the call of the chair.
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9 C. The Council shall comply with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act,
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10 the Oklahoma Open Records Act, and the Oklahoma Administrative
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11 Procedures Act.
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12 D. Members of the Council, except the compact administrator,
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13 shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed by their
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14 appointing authorities for expenses incurred in the performance of
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15 their duties as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act until
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16 the Council is funded.
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17 E. The Council shall oversee and administer this state’s
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18 participation in the Compact. The Council may promulgate rules to
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19 implement operations and procedures necessary for administration of
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20 the compact.
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21 F. Until the Compact becomes effective upon its adoption by
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22 thirty-five states, the Council may select a person who is employed
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23 by a state agency, subject to the assent of the administrative head
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24 of the agency, to serve as the compact administrator. The agency
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 1 that employs the compact administrator shall pay the salary of the
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2 compact administrator and any expenses the compact administrator
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3 incurs in fulfilling duties related to the Compact. The Council and
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4 the administrative head of the agency shall determine what portion
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5 of the employee’s time shall be devoted to Compact activities. The
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6 compact administrator shall serve as this state’s commissioner on
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7 the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision. In the
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8 event the compact administrator cannot attend a meeting of the
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9 Interstate Commission, the Council shall appoint a Council member to
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10 represent this state at the meeting.
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11 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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