1. A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center which shall consist of the entity recognized by the Bureau of Justice Statistics as the Statistical Analysis Center, a prevention and intervention unit, a resource development unit, and an administrative support unit. Effective July 1, 1997, the Criminal Justice Resource Center is hereby transferred to the Department of Public Safety.
2. B. Effective July 1, 1997, all unexpended funds, property, records, personnel, and outstanding financial obligations and encumbrances of the Criminal Justice Resource Center are hereby transferred to the Department of Public Safety. All transferred personnel shall retain their employment position and status as unclassified or classified employees. The Director of State Finance is hereby directed to coordinate the transfer of funds, allotments, purchase orders, and outstanding financial obligations, or encumbrances, provided for by the provisions of this subsection.

3. C. The duties of the Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center shall be to:

   1. 1. Provide a clearinghouse for criminal justice information;
   2. 2. Provide a central contact point for federal, state, and local criminal justice agencies;
   3. 3. Provide technical assistance for all criminal justice agencies of this state;
   4. 4. Provide consultation for criminal justice agencies of this state in preparing reports, gaining funding, or preparing information;
   5. 5. Obtain information from criminal justice agencies in this state for analyses of criminal justice issues;
   6. 6. Collect and analyze criminal justice data;
   7. 7. Produce reports for state and local criminal justice agencies;
   8. 8. Facilitate information networking between criminal justice agencies;
   9. 9. Attend meetings concerning criminal justice issues;
   10. 10. Represent this state at national meetings including, but not limited to, meetings or conferences of criminal justice statistics associations of other states.
   11. 11. Provide administrative support to the Oklahoma Sentencing Commission;
   12. 12. Assist in developing resources for the criminal justice system;
   13. 13. Address pertinent issues related to prevention and intervention programs;
   14. 14. Provide assistance to the State Crime Stoppers Association; and
   15. 15. Maintain support and provide assistance to the Oklahoma Council on Violence Prevention.
4. D. The Department of Public Safety shall provide office space, equipment, and other administrative support required by the Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center.
5. E. The Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center shall have a director and other necessary staff. The Oklahoma Sentencing Commission shall hire and set the salaries of the director and any other staff of the Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center, subject to appropriation.

Added by Laws 1990, HB 1952, c. 147, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1990; Amended by Laws 1997, SB 507, c. 254, § 1, emerg. eff. May 23, 1997 (superseded document available).