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2000 SENATE INTERIM STUDIES

Approved by the President Pro Tempore

Revised October 27, 2000

* - Indicates the "lead" Senate staff


 

00-01: Firearms Access Prevention

Requested by:

Senator Maxine Horner

Assigned to:

Senate Government Operations Committee

Chair:

Senator Maxine Horner

Other Senate
Members:

Senator Kathleen Wilcoxson, Vice-Chair

Senator Ben Brown

Senator Robert Milacek

Senator Angela Monson

Senator Herb Rozell

Senator Penny Williams

Senate Staff:

Selden Jones*/Nancy Pellow, Legislative Analysts

Suzanne Broadbent, Attorney

K.C. Moon/Randy Dowell, Fiscal Analysts

Merian McCuin, Administrative Assistant



00-02: Social Studies Education at the High School Level

Requested by:

Senator Keith Leftwich

Assigned to:

Special Senate Interim Committee

Chair:

Senator Keith Leftwich

Other Senate
Members

Senator Johnnie Crutchfield

Senator Charles Ford

Senator Cal Hobson

Senator Maxine Horner

Senator Robert Milacek

Senator Mike Morgan

Senator Kathleen Wilcoxson
Senator Penny Williams
Mr. Lyndal Caddell
Ms. Denise Rhodes

Senate Staff:

Kim Brown*, Legislative Analyst

Suzanne Broadbent*, Attorney

Claudia San Pedro, Fiscal Analyst

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

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00-03: Oklahoma Livestock Packers Act

Requested by:

Senator Owen Laughlin

Assigned to:

Special Senate Interim Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Owen Laughlin

Other Senate
Members:

Sentor J. Berry Harrison

Senator Mike Johnson

Senator Robert Kerr

Senator Robert Milacek

Senator Paul Muegge

Senator Bruce Price

Senate Staff:

Jeri Trope*, Legislative Analyst

Robert Thompson, Attorney

Robb Gray, Fiscal Analyst

Liz Park, Administrative Assistant

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00-04: Livestock Branding

Requested by:

Senator Robert Milacek

Assigned to:

Special Senate Interim Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Robert Milacek

Other Senate
Members:

Senator J. Berry Harrison

Senator Owen Laughlin

Senator Carol Martin

Senator Paul Muegge

Senator Bruce Price

Senator Frank Shurden

Senate Staff:

Jeri Trope*, Legislative Analyst

Robert Thompson, Attorney

Robb Gray, Fiscal Analyst

Liz Park, Administrative Assistant

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00-05: Services Provided to Medicaid-Eligible Children with Special Needs

Requested by:

Senator Cal Hobson
Senator Ben Robinson

Assigned to:

Special Senate Interim Committee:
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Social Services

Co-Chair:

Senator Cal Hobson
Senator Ben Robinson

Other Senate
Members:

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education:

Senator Johnnie Crutchfield

Senator Ted Fisher

Senator Charles Ford

Senator Brad Henry

Senator Mike Morgan

Senator Mark Snyder

Senator Penny Williams

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Social Services
Senator Bernest Cain
Senator James Dunlap
Senator Sam Helton
Senator Angela Monson
Senator Kathleen Wilcoxson

Senate Staff:

David Blatt*, Fiscal Analyst

Kim Brown/Connie Johnson, Legislative Analysts

Suzanne Broadbent/Brenda Price, Attorneys

Laurie Houser, Administrative Assistant

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00-06: Certificate of Need Process

Requested by:

Senator Mike Johnson
Senator Bruce Price

Assigned to:

Special Senate Interim Committee

Chair:

Senator Bruce Price

Other Senate
Members:
Senator Bernest Cain
  Senator Glenn Coffee
  Senator James Dunlap
  Senator Cal Hobson
  Senator Mike Johnson
Senator Angela Monson
  Senator Ben Robinson
  Senator Herb Rozell
  Senator Penny Williams
   

Senate Staff:

Connie Johnson*, Legislative Analyst

Brenda Price, Attorney

David Blatt, Fiscal Analyst

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

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00-07: Nursing Home Reform (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Bernest Cain

Assigned to:

Senate Human Resources Committee

Chair:

Senator Bernest Cain

Other Senate
Members:
Senator Penny Williams, Vice-Chair
Senator Ben Brown
Senator Mike Johnson
Senator Keith Leftwich
Senator Robert Milacek
Senator Angela Monson
Senator Scott Pruitt
Senator Ben Robinson
Senator Gene Stipe
Senator Trish Weedn
Senator Kathleen Wilcoxson

Senate Staff:

Connie Johnson*, Legislative Analyst

Brenda Price, Attorney

David Blatt, Fiscal Analyst

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

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00-08:

Alignment of Curriculum Requirements and Testing with the Reading Sufficiency Act (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Penny Williams

Assigned to:

Senate Education Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Penny Williams

Other Senate
Members:

Senator Charles Ford, Vice-Chair

Senator Bernest Cain

Senator Glenn Coffee
Senator Johnnie Crutchfield
Senator Larry Dickerson
Senator Ted Fisher
Senator Enoch Kelly Haney
Senator J. Berry Harrison
Senator Brad Henry
Senator Cal Hobson
Senator Maxine Horner
Senator Mike Johnson
Senator Robert Kerr
Senator Carol Martin
Senator Mike Morgan
Senator Ben Robinson
Senator Kathleen Wilcoxson
Senator James A. Williamson

Senate Staff:

Kim Brown*, Legislative Analyst

Suzanne Broadbent, Attorney

Claudia San Pedro, Fiscal Analyst

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

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00-09: Teacher Supply and Demand (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Penny Williams

Assigned to:

Senate Education Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Penny Williams

Other Senate
Members:

Senator Charles Ford, Vice-Chair

Senator Bernest Cain

Senator Glenn Coffee
Senator Johnnie Crutchfield
Senator Larry Dickerson
Senator Ted Fisher
Senator Enoch Kelly Haney
Senator J. Berry Harrison
Senator Brad Henry
Senator Cal Hobson
Senator Maxine Horner
Senator Mike Johnson
Senator Robert Kerr
Senator Carol Martin
Senator Mike Morgan
Senator Ben Robinson
Senator Kathleen Wilcoxson
Senator James A. Williamson

Senate Staff:

Kim Brown*, Legislative Analyst

Suzanne Broadbent, Attorney

Claudia San Pedro, Fiscal Analyst

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

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99-10: Utilization of Unused Prescription Medications (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Bernest Cain

Assigned to:

Special Joint Interim Committee

Chair:

Senator Bernest Cain

Other Senate
Members:

Senator Ben Robinson

Mr. Michael Fogarty

Mr. Bryan Foy

Mr. Leo Hauser

Mr. Howard Hendrick

Ms. Lynette McLain

Mr. Bryan Potter

  Ms. Gara Prather

Mr. Jerry Regier

Senate Staff:

Connie Johnson*, Legislative Analyst

Brenda Price, Attorney

David Blatt, Fiscal Analyst

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

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00-11: Retirement Benefits and Tax Exemption

Requested by:

Senator Jim Dunlap

Assigned to:

Senate Finance Committee

Chair:

Senator Angela Monson

Other Senate
Members:

Senator Ben Robinson, Vice-Chair

Senator Gilmer Capps

Senator Glenn Coffee

Senator Kevin Easley

Senator Mike Fair

Senator Charles Ford

Senator Cal Hobson

Senator Maxine Horner

Senator Robert Milacek
Senator Paul Muegge
Senator Bruce Price
Senator Herb Rozell
Senator Kathleen Wilcoxson
Senator Dick Wilkerson
Senator Jim Dunlap

Senate Staff:

Caroline Dennis*/Selden Jones, Legislative Analysts

Robert Thompson, Attorney

Brian Phillips, Fiscal Analyst

Liz Park, Administrative Assistant

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00-12: Hospice Medicaid Reimbursement

Requested by:

Senator Ben Robinson

Assigned to:

Special Senate Interim Committee:
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Services
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Social Services

Co-Chairs:

Senator Ben Brown
Senator Ben Robinson

Other Senate
Members:

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Services:

Senator Lewis Long

Senator Robert Milacek

Senator Trish Weedn

Senator James A. Williamson

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Social Services:
Senator Bernest Cain
Senator James Dunlap
Senator Sam Helton
Senator Angela Monson
Senator Kathleen Wilcoxson

Senate Staff:

David Blatt*/Terri White, Fiscal Analysts

Brenda Price, Attorney

Connie Johnson, Legislative Analyst

Laurie Houser, Administrative Assistant

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00-13: Drug Courts (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Dick Wilkerson

Assigned to:

Special Joint Interim Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Dick Wilkerson

Other 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

K.C. Moon/Terri White, Fiscal Analysts

Laurie Houser, Administrative Assistant

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00-14: Waste by Pollution (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Bruce Price

Assigned to:

Senate Energy, Environmental Resources and Regulatory Affairs Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Kevin Easley

Other Senate
Members:

Senator Paul Muegge, Vice-Chair

Senator Grover Campbell

Senator Johnnie Crutchfield

Senator Larry Dickerson

Senator Jim Dunlap

Senator Mike Fair

Senator Charles Ford

Senator Enoch Kelly Haney

Senator Sam Helton

  Senator Cal Hobson
  Senator Lewis Long
  Senator Mike Morgan
  Senator Frank Shurden
  Senator Jerry Smith
  Senator Owen Laughlin
  Senator Bruce Price

Senate Staff:

Mary Jo Mitts*, Legislative Analyst

Michael Kiefner, Attorney

Robb Gray, Fiscal Analyst

Sommer Hibdon-Dodd, Administrative Assistant

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00-15: Impact of Reforms on Long-Term Care and the Protection of the Elderly (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Penny Williams

Assigned to:

Senate Human Resources Committee

Co-Chair:

Senator Bernest Cain

Other Senate
Members:
Senator Penny Williams, Vice-Chair
  Senator Ben Brown
  Senator Mike Johnson
  Senator Keith Leftwich
  Senator Robert Milacek
  Senator Angela Monson
  Senator Scott Pruitt
  Senator Ben Robinson
  Senator Gene Stipe
  Senator Trish Weedn
  Senator Kathleen Wilcoxson
   

Senate Staff:

Connie Johnson*, Legislative Analyst

Brenda Price, Attorney

Terri White, Fiscal Analyst

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

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00-16: Alternative Medicine

Requested by:

Senator Lewis Long

Assigned to:

Senate Business and Labor Committee

Chair:

Senator Lewis Long

Other Senate
Members:
Senator Angela Monson, Vice-Chair
Senator Ben Brown
Senator Brooks Douglass
Senator Mike Fair
Senator Keith Leftwich
Senator Robert Milacek
Senator Paul Muegge
Senator Bruce Price
Senator Frank Shurden
Senator Mark Snyder
Senator Gene Stipe

Senate Staff:

Bill Thoms*/Connie Johnson, Legislative Analysts

Michael Kiefner/Brenda Price, Attorneys

David Blatt, Fiscal Analyst

Merian McCuin, Administrative Assistant

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00-17: Portability of the Benefit Allowance for School District Employees

Requested by:

Senator Mike Morgan

Assigned to:

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Retirement and Group Health

Co-Chair:

Senator Mike Morgan

Other Senate
Members:
Senator Jim Dunlap
  Senator Mike Fair
  Senator Ted Fisher
  Senator Keith Leftwich
  Senator Angela Monson
  Senator Ben Robinson
   

Senate Staff:

Selden Jones*, Legislative Analyst/Attorney

Robert Thompson, Attorney

Brian Phillips/Claudia San Pedro, Fiscal Analysts

Laurie Houser, Administrative Assistant

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00-18: Methamphetamine Problems

Requested by:

Senator Sam Helton

Assigned to:

Senate Veterans and Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee

Chair:

Senator Sam Helton

Other Senate
Members:
Senator Johnnie Crutchfield, Vice-Chair
Senator Charles Ford
Senator Dave Herbert
Senator Robert Kerr
Senator Carol Martin
Senator Mark Snyder
Senator Dick Wilkerson

Senate Staff:

Jeri Trope*/Nancy Pellow, Legislative Analysts

Robert Thompson, Attorney

K.C. Moon, Fiscal Analyst

Liz Parks, Administrative Assistant

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00-19: Cost Sharing for Control of Grasshopper Infestation

Requested by:

Senator Carol Martin

Assigned to:

Special Senate Interim Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Rural Development Committee
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural Resources and Regulatory Services

Co-Chairs:

Senator Paul Muegge
Senator Rick Littlefield

Other Senate
Members:

Senate Agriculture and Rural Development Committee:

Senator Bruce Price, Vice-Chair

  Senator Gilmer Capps

Senator Johnnie Crutchfield

Senator Mike Fair

Senator J. Berry Harrison
Senator Sam Helton
Senator Robert Kerr
Senator Owen Laughlin
Senator Carol Martin
Senator Robert Milacek

  Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural Resources and Regulatory Services:
  Senator Kevin Easley
  Senator Mike Fair
  Senator J. Berry Harrison
  Senator Maxine Horner
  Senator Mike Johnson
Senator Paul Muegge
   

Senate Staff:

Robb Gray*, Fiscal Analyst

Robert Thompson, Attorney

Jeri Trope, Legislative Analyst

Laurie Houser, Administrative Assistant

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00-20: Medicaid Product Based Prior Authorization System

Requested by:

Senator Angela Monson

Assigned to:

Special Senate Interim Committee

Chair:

Senator Angela Monson

Other Senate
Members:
Senator Ben Brown
Senator Bernest Cain
Senator Jim Dunlap
Senator Sam Helton
Senator Mike Johnson
Senator Keith Leftwich
Senator Robert Milacek
Senator Scott Pruitt
Senator Ben Robinson
Senator Gene Stipe
Senator Kathleen Wilcoxson
Senator Penny Williams

Senate Staff:

Connie Johnson*, Legislative Analyst

Brenda Price, Attorney

David Blatt, Fiscal Analyst

Sara Lassiter, Administrative Assistant

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00-21: Heritage Trust Act

Requested by:

Senator Paul Muegge

Assigned to:

Senate Energy, Environmental Resources and Regulatory Affairs Committee

Chair:

Senator Kevin Easley

Other Senate
Members:

Senator Paul Muegge, Vice-Chair

Senator Grover Campbell

Senator Johnnie Crutchfield

Senator Larry Dickerson

Senator Jim Dunlap

Senator Mike Fair

Senator Charles Ford

Senator Enoch Kelly Haney

Senator Sam Helton

  Senator Cal Hobson
  Senator Lewis Long
  Senator Mike Morgan
  Senator Frank Shurden
  Senator Jerry Smith

Senate Staff:

Mary Jo Mitts*, Legislative Analyst

Michael Kiefner, Attorney

Robb Gray, Fiscal Analyst

Sommer Hibdon-Dodd, Administrative Assistant

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00-22: Fire Danger and Hay Supply in the State of Oklahoma (Joint)

Requested by:

Senator Frank Shurden

Assigned to:

Special Joint Interim Committee:

Co-Chairs:

Senator Frank Shurden
Senator Robert Kerr

Other Senate
Members:

Senator Gilmer Capps:

Senator Johnnie Crutchfield

  Senator Sam Helton

Senator Owen Laughlin

Senator Rick Littlefield

Senator Jim Maddox

Senator Carol Martin
Senator Billy Mickle
Senator Paul Muegge
Senator Bruce Price
   

Senate Staff:

Jeri Trope*, Legislative Analyst

Robert Thompson, Attorney

Robb Gray, Fiscal Analyst

Liz Park, Administrative Assistant

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