1. A. The Commission may establish subcommittees or advisory committees composed of Commission members to accomplish duties imposed by this section.

2. B. It is the legislative intent that the Commission attach priority to accomplish the following primary duties:

   1. 1. The promulgation of adjusted matrices, as necessary, pursuant to Section 3 of this act; and
   2. 2. The formulation of proposals and recommendations as described in Section 1512 of this title.
3. C. In addition, the Commission may make recommendations to the Legislature for the recodification of the Penal Code of the State of Oklahoma
4. D. The Commission shall have the continuing duty to monitor and review the criminal justice and corrections systems in this state to ensure that sentencing remains uniform and consistent, and that the goals and policies established by the state are being implemented by sentencing practices, and it shall recommend methods by which this ongoing work may be accomplished and by which the correctional population simulation model shall continue to be used by the state.

5. E. After the adoption of the Oklahoma Truth in Sentencing Act, the Commission shall review all proposed legislation which creates a new criminal offense, changes the classification of an offense, or changes the range of punishment for a particular classification, and shall make recommendations to the Legislature.

   1. 1. In the case of a new criminal offense, the Commission shall review the proposed classification for the crime, based upon the considerations and principles set out in Section 1510 of this title. If the proposal does not assign the offense to a classification, it shall be the duty of the Commission to recommend the proper classification placement.
   2. 2. In the case of proposed changes in the classification of an offense or changes in the range of punishment for a classification, the Commission shall determine whether such a proposed change is consistent with the considerations and principles set out in Section 1510 of this title,
6. F. The Commission shall meet within ten (10) days after the last day for filing bills in the Legislature for the purpose of reviewing bills as described in this subsection. The Commission shall include in its report on a bill an analysis based on an application of the correctional population simulation model to the provisions of the bill.

Added by Laws 1994, HB 1249, c. 355, § 8, eff. July 1, 1994; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 38, emerg. eff. April 22, 1997 (superseded document available).