ENROLLED HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION NO. 1023	By:	Nollan and Nelson of the House

				and

		Griffin and Ivester of the Senate

A Joint Resolution relating to juvenile justice; reestablishing the Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee; directing certain entities to cooperate with Committee; specifying membership of Committee; directing notification of membership; permitting Committee to divide into subcommittees; authorizing the Committee to enter into certain contracts; providing for vacancies on the Committee; specifying duties of the Committee; directing the Committee to prepare and submit certain report; providing for termination of the Committee; directing appointment of chair, cochair and other officers; providing for travel reimbursement; providing for staff assistance; providing for noncodification; and declaring an emergency.

SUBJECT:  Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 54TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:

SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:

A.  The Legislature hereby reestablishes the Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee and directs the Committee to continue to undertake a full, good-faith and thorough study of the juvenile justice system of Oklahoma and to make recommended revisions to the Oklahoma Juvenile Code in Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes and any other statutes necessary to accomplish its purpose.

B.  All departments, officers, agencies and employees of this state shall cooperate with the Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee in carrying out its duties and responsibilities, including providing any information, records and reports as may be requested by the cochairs of the Committee.

SECTION 2.     NEW LAW     A new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:

A.  The Committee shall consist of twenty-one (21) members appointed as follows:

1.  Two members who are presiding judges of a court having juvenile law jurisdiction to be appointed by the President of the Oklahoma Judicial Conference.  One judge shall be from a county that has a juvenile bureau and one judge shall be from a county that does not have a juvenile bureau;

2.  One member who is the Executive Coordinator of the District Attorneys Council, or designee;

3.  One member who is a district attorney or assistant district attorney having experience in cases involving juveniles to be appointed by the Executive Coordinator of the District Attorneys Council;

4.  One member who is the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System, or designee;

5.  One member who is a practicing attorney who regularly represents juveniles charged with crimes or delinquent acts to be appointed by the President of the Oklahoma Bar Association;

6.  One member who is the Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs, or designee;

7.  One member who is an employee of the Office of Juvenile Affairs to be appointed by the Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs;

8.  One member who is the Director of the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, or designee;

9.  Two members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives;

10.  Two members of the Oklahoma State Senate to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate;

11.  One member who is the Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, or designee;

12.  One member representing an Oklahoma nonprofit organization whose membership consists solely of youth services agencies to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate;

13.  One member from a publicly operated local workforce investment area to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate;

14.  One member who is an executive director of a nonprofit certified alcohol and drug abuse treatment facility that serves juveniles to be appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives;

15.  One member who is the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, or designee;

16.  One member who is the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, or designee;

17.  One member who is the Director of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, or designee; and

18.  One member who is the State Director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, or designee.

B.  Each member of the Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee shall be appointed and shall make the appointment known to the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate and the Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs within sixty (60) days of final passage of this joint resolution.  The Committee may begin its work upon appointment of the majority of its members.  Appointed members shall serve until May 30, 2014.  The Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee may divide into subcommittees in furtherance of its purposes.

C.  The Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee may contract with such consultant or consultants as it deems necessary to accomplish its purposes as funds are available.

D.  Any vacancies in the appointive membership of the Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.

SECTION 3.     NEW LAW     A new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:

A.  The Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee shall conduct a systematic review and study of:

1.  The juvenile justice system of Oklahoma, including its efficiency and effectiveness in protecting the public and habilitating and rehabilitating juveniles; and

2.  All laws and procedures in Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes or other laws affecting the juvenile justice system including the laws relating to youthful offenders, certification and reverse certification of juveniles.

B.  The Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee shall prepare a report of its recommendations and a recommended draft to reclassify, update, reform and recodify the statutes pertaining to juveniles.  The duties of the Committee in preparing recommendations shall be as follows:

1.  To study, report and recommend the most efficient organization and effective programs for the juvenile justice system to accomplish its public safety, treatment and prevention goals;

2.  To review the Youthful Offender Act and study, report and recommend the most effective system to deal with youthful offenders;

3.  To review and make recommendations to clarify and update existing statutory language; and

4.  To perform any other act necessary to complete the purposes of the Committee.

C.  The Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee shall be responsible for drafting recommended legislation in accordance with the current legislative drafting procedures.

D.  1.  The Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee shall prepare a final draft of its report and recommendations together with its recommended changes in the Oklahoma Juvenile Code, and shall submit them to the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate by January 1, 2014.

2.  The Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee shall submit a summary of every recommended change and addition to existing laws at the time any amendments are presented to the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate.

E.  The Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee shall cease to function May 30, 2014.

SECTION 4.     NEW LAW     A new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:

A.  Within sixty (60) days from the final passage of this joint resolution, the Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall convene the initial meeting of the Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee and the Committee shall elect from among its members a chair and cochair.  If a vacancy occurs in such office, a new chair or cochair shall be appointed from the Committee in the same manner as the original appointment, who shall serve until May 30, 2014.

B.  Other officers may be elected to serve on the Committee for terms of office as may be designated by the Committee members.  The chair, or in the absence of the chair, the cochair of the Committee or a designee shall preside at meetings.

C.  The Committee may meet at least one time per month and at such other times as may be set by the chair or cochair of the Committee.

D.  Members of the Committee shall receive no salary; however, all members of the Committee shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary travel expenses as follows:

1.  Legislative members of the Committee shall receive reimbursement from the house in which they serve as provided in Section 456 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, except when the Legislature is in session and the meeting is held in Oklahoma City;

2.  Nonlegislative Committee members employed by the state shall be reimbursed by their respective employing agency pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act; and

3.  Any other Committee member shall receive reimbursement from the appointing entity pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

E.  A majority of the members appointed to the Committee shall constitute a quorum and a majority present may act for the Committee.

SECTION 5.     NEW LAW     A new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:

The Oklahoma House of Representatives, the Oklahoma State Senate and the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall provide staff assistance to the Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee as necessary to assist the Committee in the performance of its duties.

SECTION 6.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this resolution shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

Passed the House of Representatives the 7th day of March, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the House
	of Representatives

Passed the Senate the 23rd day of April, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the Senate

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

	_________________________________
	Governor of the State of Oklahoma

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
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