1. A. The Oklahoma Sentencing Commission, established by Section 1501 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall monitor, review, and analyze the implementation of the Oklahoma Truth in Sentencing Act, and provide fiscal impact statements and reports to the Legislature concerning the continued implementation of the Oklahoma Truth in Sentencing Act. The Commission is vested with authority to collect data and reports from governmental entities within the State of Oklahoma relating to all matters concerning the charging, pleading, sentencing, and release of persons charged, convicted, or placed on probation for criminal offenses within this state. Governmental entities shall respond promptly to all reasonable requests of the Commission for data required to meet this directive. The Commission shall publish an annual report reflecting the implementation of the Oklahoma Truth in Sentencing Act. The Oklahoma Sentencing Commission shall prepare a fiscal impact statement on any changes to schedules or penalties of criminal sentencing proposed in legislation.

2. B. The Oklahoma Sentencing Commission shall review each bill or joint resolution which impacts the Oklahoma criminal justice system introduced in the Oklahoma Legislature. The Commission shall prepare a fiscal impact statement, as established by joint legislative rules. The Commission shall direct other state entities including, but not limited to, the Department of Corrections, the Oklahoma District Attorneys Council, the Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Administrative Office of the Oklahoma Courts, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System, and county indigent defenders, to provide assistance and information in the preparation of the fiscal impact statement. The entities directed by the Commission shall provide the information described in this subsection within the time set by the requesting agency. The fiscal impact statement shall include, but is not limited to:

   1. 1. A report on the fiscal impact the proposal will have on facility, maintenance, personnel, and other relevant costs;

   2. 2. Information obtained from the Department of Corrections, including but not limited to:

      1. a. a projection of offender population and costs related to the population, and
      2. b. a projection of staffing for the Department of Corrections and costs related to the staff; and
   3. 3. Any other information relevant to the fiscal impact the proposed legislation will have on the Oklahoma criminal justice system.
3. C. A copy of the fiscal impact statement shall be attached to each copy of a bill or joint resolution reviewed by any committee of either house of the Legislature and to each copy of a bill or joint resolution that impacts the criminal justice system that is reviewed by the entire membership of either house of the Oklahoma Legislature.

Added by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 33 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., c. 2, §§ 23-26, eff, June 19, 1998).