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1999 SENATE INTERIM STUDIES

Approved by the President Pro Tempore

Revised November 1, 1999

* - Indicates the "lead" Senate staff


 

99-01: Any Willing Provider - HMO's/Pharmacies

Requested by:

Senator Kevin Easley

Assigned to:

Special Senate Interim Committee

Chair:

Senator Kevin Easley

Senate
Members

Senator Bernest Cain

Senator Jim Dunlap

Senator Angela Monson

Senator Ben Robinson

Senator Kathleen Wilcoxson

Senate Staff:

Connie Johnson*, Legislative Analyst

Brenda Price, Attorney

David Blatt/Brian Phillips, Fiscal Analysts

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

 

99-02: Small Loan Companies ("B" lenders)

Requested by:

Senator Kevin Easley

Assigned to:

Special Senate Interim Committee

Chair:

Senator Kevin Easley

Senate
Members

Senator Glenn Coffee

Senator Brad Henry

Senator Lewis Long

Senator Angela Monson

Senator Jerry Smith

Senate Staff:

Caroline Dennis, Legislative Analyst

Mark Ramsey*, Attorney

Robert Thompson, Attorney

Liz Park, Administrative Assistant

 

99-03: OSSM Outreach Program at Vo-Tech Schools (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Ted Fisher

Assigned to:

Special Joint Interim Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Ted Fisher

Senate
Members:

Sentor Charles Ford

Senator Brad Henry

Senator Cal Hobson

Senator Mike Morgan

Senator Mark Snyder

Senator Penny Williams

Senate Staff:

Kim Brown, Legislative Analyst

Suzanne Broadbent, Attorney

Amanda Paliotta*, Fiscal Analyst

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

 

99-04: School Readiness and Early Childhood Brain Development (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Ted Fisher

Assigned to:

Special Joint Interim Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Ted Fisher

Senate
Members:

Senator Maxine Horner

Senator Ben Brown

Senator Charles Ford

Senator Brad Henry

Senator Cal Hobson

Senator Mike Johnson

Senator Mike Morgan

Senator Kathleen Wilcoxson

Senator Penny Williams

Senate Staff:

Kim Brown*, Legislative Analyst

Suzanne Broadbent, Attorney

Amanda Paliotta & Claudia San Pedro, Fiscal Analysts

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

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99-05: Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST)

Requested by:

Senator Enoch Kelly Haney

Assigned to:

Special Senate Interim Committee

Chair:

Senator Cal Hobson

Senate
Members:

Senator Grover Campbell

Senator Ted Fisher

Senator Charles Ford

Senator Brad Henry

  Senator Mike Morgan

Senator Ben Robinson

Senator Mark Snyder

Senator Penny Williams

Senate Staff:

Bill Thoms, Legislative Analyst

Robert Thompson, Attorney

Amanda Paliotta*, Fiscal Analyst

Merian McCuin, Administrative Assistant

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99-06: Training of Jail Personnel

Requested by:

Senator Sam Helton

Assigned to:

Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety Committee

Chair:

Senator Sam Helton

Senate Staff:

Jeri Thorpe*, Legislative Analyst

Robert Thompson, Attorney

K.C.Moon, Fiscal Analyst

Liz Park, Administrative Assistant

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99-07: Oklahoma Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Act

Requested by:

Senator Cal Hobson

Assigned to:

Senate Energy, Environmental Resources and Regulatory Affairs Committee

Chair:

Senator Kevin Easley

Senate Staff:

Mary Jo Mitts*, Legislative Analyst

Michael Kiefner, Attorney

Robb Gray, Fiscal Analyst

Kay Daley, Administrative Assistant

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99-08: Alcohol Use and Rape (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Maxine Horner

Assigned to:

Special Joint Interim Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Maxine Horner

Senate
Members:

Senator Glenn Coffee

Senator Brad Henry

Senate Staff:

Nancy Pellow*/Connie Johnson, Legislative Analysts

Suzanne Broadbent, Attorney

Claudia San Pedro, Fiscal Analyst

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

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99-09: Tattooing Regulations (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Lewis Long

Assigned to:

Senate Business and Labor Committee

Chair:

Senator Lewis Long

Senate Staff:

Bill Thoms*, Legislative Analyst

Michael Kiefner, Attorney

David Blatt, Fiscal Analyst

Merian McCuin, Administrative Assistant

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99-10: Motor Vehicle Revenue Enforcement Officers Transfer from the Oklahoma Tax Commission to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation

Requested by:

Senator Lewis Long

Assigned to:

Special Senate Interim Committee

Chair:

Senator Lewis Long

Senate
Members:

Senator Larry Dickerson

Senator Brooks Douglass

Senator Dave Herbert

Senator Owen Laughlin

Senator Keith Leftwich

Senator Bruce Price

Senator Scott Pruitt

Senator Jeff Rabon

Senate Staff:

Caroline Dennis, Legislative Analyst

Robert Thompson, Attorney

Terri White*/Robb Gray, Fiscal Analysts

Liz Park, Administrative Assistant

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99-11: Settlements that Restrict Rights of Professionals To Practice

Requested by:

Senator Lewis Long

Assigned to:

Senate Judiciary Committee

Chair:

Senator Brad Henry

Senate Staff:

Kambi Maddy*, Attorney/Analyst

Mark Ramsey, Attorney

Kay Daley, Administrative Assistant

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99-12: Simulcast Laws & Horse Racing Legislation

Requested by:

Senator Lewis Long

Assigned to:

Special Senate Interim Committee

Chair:

Senator Lewis Long

Senate
Members:

Senator Brooks Douglass

Senator Cal Hobson

Senator Robert Milacek

Senator Paul Muegge

Senator Dick Wilkerson

Senate Staff:

Bill Thoms*, Legislative Analyst

Robert Thompson, Attorney

Robb Gray, Fiscal Analyst

Merian McCuin, Administrative Assistant

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99-13: Puppy Mills

Requested by:

Senator Lewis Long

Assigned to:

Special Senate Interim Committee

Chair:

Senator Lewis Long

Senate
Members:

Senator Ben Brown

Senator Charles Ford

Senator Robert Milacek

Senator Frank Shurden

   
Non-Legislative
Members:
Dean Joe Alexander
  Dr. Gene Eskew
  Ms. Robin Presnall
  Dr. Zola Price
  Mr. Jay Rector
  Mr. Virgil O. Wallgren
  Dr. Judy Zinn

Senate Staff:

Jeri Trope*, Legislative Analyst

Kambi Maddy, Attorney

K.C. Moon, Fiscal Analyst

Liz Park, Administrative Assistant

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99-14: Licensing of Home Inspectors

Requested by:

Senator Robert Milacek

Assigned to:

Special Senate Interim Committee

Chair:

Senator Robert Milacek

Senate
Members:

Senator Glenn Coffee

Senator Ted Fisher

Senator Mike Johnson

Senator Keith Leftwich

Senator Lewis Long

Senator Bruce Price

Senator Mark Snyder

Senator Kathleen Wilcoxson

Senator Dick Wilkerson

Senate Staff:

Bill Thoms*, Legislative Analyst

Michael Kiefner, Attorney

David Blatt, Fiscal Analyst

Merian McCuin, Administrative Assistant

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99-15: Car Rental Sales

Requested by:

Senator Angela Monson

Assigned to:

Senate Finance Committee

Chair:

Senator Angela Monson

Additional
Senate
Members:

Senator Mike Johnson

Senate Staff:

Caroline Dennis*, Legislative Analyst

Robert Thompson, Attorney

Liz Park, Administrative Assistant

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99-16: Naturopathic Medicine

Requested by:

Senator Angela Monson

Assigned to:

Special Senate Interim Committee

Chair:

Senator Angela Monson

Senate
Members:

Senator Ben Brown

Senator Bernest Cain

Senator Lewis Long

Senator Robert Milacek

Senator Bruce Price

Senator Ben Robinson

Senator Mark Snyder

Senator Kathleen Wilcoxson

Senate Staff:

Connie Johnson*/Bill Thoms, Legislative Analysts

Brenda Price, Attorney

David Blatt/Brian Phillips, Fiscal Analysts

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

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99-17: Tax Code

Requested by:

Senator Angela Monson

Assigned to:

Senate Finance Committee

Chair:

Senator Angela Monson

Senate Staff:

Caroline Dennis*, Legislative Analyst

Robert Thompson, Attorney

Liz Park, Administrative Assistant

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99-18: Transfer of Deferred Deposit Institutions to Banking Department (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Angela Monson

Assigned to:

Senate Finance Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Angela Monson

Senate Staff:

Caroline Dennis*, Legislative Analyst

Robert Thompson, Attorney

Robb Gray, Fiscal Analyst

Liz Park, Administrative Assistant

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99-19: Drug Utilization Review and the Health Care Authority

Requested by:

Senator Angela Monson

Assigned to:

Special Senate Interim Committee

Chair:

Senator Ben Robinson

Senate
Members:

Senator Bernest Cain

Senator Jim Dunlap

Senator Angela Monson

Senator Kathleen Wilcoxson

Senate Staff:

Connie Johnson, Legislative Analyst

Brenda Price, Attorney

David Blatt*, Fiscal Analyst

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

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99-20: Optometry and Health Care Delivery (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Mike Morgan

Assigned to:

Special Joint Interim Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Mike Morgan

Senate
Members:

Senator Glenn Coffee

Senator Johnnie Crutchfield

Senator Ted Fisher

Senator Owen Laughlin

Senator Angela Monson

Senator Scott Pruitt

Senator Ben Robinson

Senator Herb Rozell

Senate Staff:

Connie Johnson*, Legislative Analyst

Brenda Price, Attorney

David Blatt/Brian Phillips, Fiscal Analysts

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

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99-21: Performance Pay for State Employees (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Mike Morgan

Assigned to:

Special Joint Interim Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Mike Morgan

Senate
Members:

Senator Glenn Coffee

Senator Jim Dunlap

Senator Keith Leftwich

Senator Lewis Long

Senator Angela Monson

Senate Staff:

Selden Jones*, Attorney/Analyst

Brenda Price, Attorney

Terri White, Fiscal Analyst

Laurie Houser, Administrative Assistant

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99-22: International Trade Development (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Paul Muegge

Assigned to:

Special Joint Interim Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Paul Muegge

Senate
Members:

Senator Glenn Coffee

Senator Ted Fisher

Senator Billy Mickle

Senator Bruce Price

Senate Staff:

Jeri Trope*, Legislative Analyst

Brenda Price, Attorney

Terri White/Robb Gray, Fiscal Analysts

Liz Park, Administrative Assistant

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99-23: Drug and Alcohol Testing of Students (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Paul Muegge

Assigned to:

Special Joint Interim Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Paul Muegge

Senate
Members:

Senator Ben Brown

  Senator Bernest Cain

Senator Brad Henry

Senator Owen Laughlin

Senator Jerry Smith

Senate Staff:

Kim Brown, Legislative Analyst

Suzanne Broadbent*, Attorney

Amanda Paliotta/Claudia San Pedro, Fiscal Analysts

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

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99-24: Water Pollution (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Bruce Price

Assigned to:

Special Joint Interim Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Bruce Price

Senate
Members:

Senator Brooks Douglass

Senator Kevin Easley

Senator Rick Littlefield

Senator Paul Muegge

Senator Scott Pruitt

Senator Jeff Rabon

Senator Jerry Smith

Senate Staff:

Mary Jo Mitts*/Jeri Trope, Legislative Analysts

Michael Kiefner, Attorney

Robb Gray, Fiscal Analyst

Kay Daley, Administrative Assistant

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99-25: Technology in Education and Economic Development (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Bruce Price

Assigned to:

Special Joint Interim Committee

Chair:

Senator Bruce Price

Senate
Members:

Senator Charles Ford

Senator Cal Hobson

Senator Ben Robinson

Senator Mark Snyder

Senator Penny Williams

Senate Staff:

Kim Brown*, Legislative Analyst

Suzanne Broadbent, Attorney

Amanda Paliotta/Terri White, Fiscal Analysts

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

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99-26: Revisions to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Jerry Smith

Assigned to:

Senate Judiciary Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Brad Henry

Senate Staff:

Kambi Maddy, Legislative Analyst

Mark Ramsey*, Attorney

Kay Daley, Administrative Assistant

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99-27: Building Trades Commission (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Mark Snyder

Assigned to:

Senate Business and Labor Committee

Chair:

Senator Lewis Long

Senate Staff:

Bill Thoms*, Legislative Analyst

Michael Kiefner, Attorney

David Blatt/Brian Phillips, Fiscal Analysts

Merian McCuin, Administrative Assistant

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99-28: Administrative Law Process (Joint)

Requested by:

Senators Mark Snyder and Brad Henry

Assigned to:

Senate Judiciary Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Brad Henry

Senate Staff:

Kambi Maddy*, Attorney/Analyst

Mark Ramsey, Attorney

K.C. Moon, Fiscal Analyst

Kay Daley, Administrative Assistant

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99-29: Electronic Metering of Pipeline Contents by Third Parties (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Gene Stipe

Assigned to:

Special Joint Interim Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Gene Stipe

Senate
Members:

Senator Glenn Coffee

Senator J. Berry Harrison

Senate Staff:

Mary Jo Mitts*, Legislative Analyst

Michael Kiefner, Attorney

Robb Gray, Fiscal Analyst

Kay Daley, Administrative Assistant

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99-30: Non Taxable Ad Valorem Taxes (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Trish Weedn

Assigned to:

Senate Finance Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Angela Monson

Additional
Senate
Members:

Senator Jim Maddox

Senator Trish Weedn

Senate Staff:

Caroline Dennis*, Legislative Analyst

Robert Thompson, Attorney

Liz Park, Administrative Assistant

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99-31: Parents as Teachers (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Penny Williams

Assigned to:

Senate Education Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Penny Williams

Senate Staff:

Kim Brown*, Legislative Analyst

Suzanne Broadbent, Attorney

Amanda Paliotta, Fiscal Analyst

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

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99-32: Education Alignment of New and Other Curriculum Requirements and Testing (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Penny Williams

Assigned to:

Senate Education Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Penny Williams

Senate Staff:

Kim Brown*, Legislative Analyst

Suzanne Broadbent, Attorney

Amanda Paliotta, Fiscal Analyst

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

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99-33: ATM Fees

Requested by:

Senator Angela Monson

Assigned to:

Senate Finance Committee

Chair:

Senator Angela Monson

Senate Staff:

Caroline Dennis*, Legislative Analyst

Robert Thompson, Attorney

Robb Gray, Fiscal Analyst

Liz Park, Administrative Assistant

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99-34: Advantages and Disadvantages of Defined Contribution Plans and Defined Benefit Plans Including Hybrid Plans

Requested by:

Senator Mike Morgan

Assigned to:

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Retirement and Employee Benefits

Chair:

Senator Mike Morgan

Senate Staff:

Selden Jones*, Legislative Analyst

Robert Thompson, Attorney

Brian Phillips, Fiscal Analyst

Laurie Houser, Administrative Assistant

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99-35: State Administered Retirement Systems and the Model Pension Laws (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Mike Morgan

Assigned to:

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Retirement and Employee Benefits

Co-Chair:

Senator Mike Morgan

Senate Staff:

Selden Jones*, Legislative Analyst

Robert Thompson, Attorney

Brian Phillips, Fiscal Analyst

Laurie Houser, Administrative Assistant

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99-36: Retirement Plan Incentives to Continue Active Public Service (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Mike Morgan

Assigned to:

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Retirement and Employee Benefits

Co-Chair:

Senator Mike Morgan

Senate Staff:

Selden Jones, Legislative Analyst

Robert Thompson, Attorney

Brian Phillips*, Fiscal Analyst

Laurie Houser, Administrative Assistant

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99-37: Cost-sharing of School Superintendents (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Carol Martin

Assigned to:

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education

Co-Chair:

Senator Cal Hobson

   

Additional
Senate
Members:

Senator Carol Martin

Senate Staff:

Kim Brown*, Legislative Analyst

Suzanne Broadbent, Attorney

Amanda Paliotta, Fiscal Analyst

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

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99-38: Competition Between Rural Water Districts and Oklahoma Cities and Towns

Requested by:

Senator Kevin Easley

Assigned to:

Senate Energy, Environmental Resources and Regulatory Affairs Committee

Chair:

Senator Kevin Easley

Senate Staff:

Mary Jo Mitts*, Legislative Analyst

Michael Kiefner, Attorney

Robb Gray, Fiscal Analyst

Kay Daley, Administrative Assistant

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99-39: Raffles

Requested by:

Senator Brad Henry

Assigned to:

Senate Judiciary Committee

Chair:

Senator Brad Henry

Senate Staff:

Kambi Maddy*, Attorney/Analyst

  Nancy Pellow, Legislative Analyst

Mark Ramsey/Suzanne Broadbent, Attorneys

Kay Daley, Administrative Assistant

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99-40: The Prevention of Out-Of-State Animal Health Diseases from Entering Oklahoma

Requested by:

Senator Johnnie Crutchfield

Assigned to:

Senate Agriculture and Rural Development Committee

Chair:

Senator Paul Muegge

Senate Staff:

Jeri Trope*, Legislative Analyst

Robb Gray, Fiscal Analyst

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99-41: Funding Mechanisms for CAMA (Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Account) (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Mike Morgan

Assigned to:

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Services
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Social Services

Co-Chairs:

Senator Ben Brown
Senator Ben Robinson

   
Additional
Senate
Members:
Senator Mike Morgan

Senate Staff:

Claudia San Pedro*, Fiscal Analyst

  Connie Johnson, Legislative Analyst

Laurie Houser, Administrative Assistant

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99-42: Drug Courts (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Dick Wilkerson

Assigned to:

Special Joint Interim Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Dick Wilkerson

   
Senate
Members:
Senator Ben Brown
  Senator Bernest Cain
  Senator Glenn Coffee
  Senator Robert Kerr
  Senator Lewis Long
  Senator Angela Monson
  Senator Mike Morgan
  Senator Frank Shurden
  Senator Gene Stipe

Senate Staff:

Nancy Pellow*, Legislative Analyst

  Suzanne Broadbent, Attorney
  Claudia San Pedro/K.C. Moon, Fiscal Analysts

Laurie Houser, Administrative Assistant

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99-43: Child Welfare System

Requested by:

Senator Penny Williams

Assigned to:

Special Senate Interim Committee

Chair:

Senator Penny Williams

   
Senate
Members:
Senator Ben Brown
  Senator Jim Dunlap
  Senator Maxine Horner
  Senator Angela Monson
  Senator Ben Robinson
  Senator Jim Williamson

Senate Staff:

Connie Johnson*, Legislative Analyst

  Brenda Price, Attorney
  Claudia San Pedro, Fiscal Analyst

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

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99-44: Enforcement Officers with the Oklahoma Tax Commission and the Corporation Commission (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Mark Snyder

Assigned to:

Senate Government Operations and Agency Oversight Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Maxine Horner

   
Additional
Senate
Members:
Senator Lewis Long
  Senator Mark Snyder

Senate Staff:

Selden Jones*/Caroline Dennis, Legislative Analysts

  Robert Thompson, Attorney
  Terri White/Robb Gray, Fiscal Analysts

Merian McCuin, Administrative Assistant

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99-45: Construction Estimates and Delays made by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation

Requested by:

Senator Ben Robinson

Assigned to:

Special Senate Interim Committee

Chair:

Senator Ben Robinson

   
Senate
Members:
Senator James Dunlap
  Senator Dave Herbert
  Senator Mike Johnson
  Senator Keith Leftwich
  Senator Jeff Rabon
  Senator Gene Stipe

Senate Staff:

Terri White*, Fiscal Analyst

  Michael Kiefner, Attorney
  Ron Henderson, Legislative Analyst

Laurie Houser, Administrative Assistant

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