Oklahoma
State Senate
Co-President Pro Tempore
Senator Glenn
Coffee, R-Oklahoma City
State Capitol Room 418
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma 73105
(405) 521-5636
For Immediate Release: February 20, 2008
Sen. Glenn
Coffee
Senate GOP Bills to Streamline Government
Pass Appropriations Committee
State Capitol, Oklahoma City—The Senate Appropriations
Committee passed key pieces of the Senate Republican agenda to
streamline state agencies and make state government more accountable
and innovative.
"Senate Republicans are strongly committed to making government
more accountable, more effective and more efficient for taxpayers," stated
Senate Co-President Pro Tempore Glenn
Coffee, R-Oklahoma City. "It
was pleasing to see bipartisan support in the Appropriations
Committee for our proposals."
- SB 1865 by Coffee would create the Office of Accountability
and Innovation within the Legislative Service Bureau. This
office would conduct regular performance audits of agencies,
recommend best practices to improve efficiencies in government,
review the effectiveness of tax incentives, and bring new innovations
to government to make it more effective for taxpayers.
- SB 1698
by Coffee would streamline government by merging most functions
of the Criminal Justice Resource Center into the Oklahoma State
Bureau of Investigation.
- SB 1709 by Coffee would streamline
government by merging the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
into the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. Many states
have medical examiner functions under state law enforcement
agencies.
For more information contact:
Senator Coffee's Office: (405) 521-5654
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