LEGISLATIVE
STUDIES AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
CREATED BY LEGISLATION
Revised:
December 14, 2009
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Legislative Task Force on Achieving
Classroom Excellence
Authority: |
SB
1168 (2009) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Sen. John Ford
Rep.
Ann Coody |
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Appointees: |
Senate (4)
Sen. John Ford, Chair
Sen. J. Paul Gumm
Sen. Jim Halligan
Sen. Clark Jolley
Sen. Susan Paddack
Sen. Gary Stanislawski |
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Staffed
by: |
Senate and House |
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Expiration
Date: |
November 30, 2009
Final report due by November 30, 2009 |
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Adoption Review Task Force
Authority: |
HB 2749 (2008) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Rep. Susan Winchester et
al.
Sen. Mike Mazzei |
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Appointees: |
Senate (4)
Sen. Steve Russell - Co-Chair
Ms. Crystal Drwenski
Ms. Rebecca L. Hackworth
Ms. Mary Lee Ingram
Mr. Bob Ravitz
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Staffed
by: |
Department of Human Services
House and Senate |
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Senate
Staff: |
Tracy Kersey*,
Attorney/Legislative Analyst
Cheryl Purvis, Attorney |
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Expiration
Date: |
December 31, 2009
Initial report due by December 31, 2008
Final report due by December 31, 2009 |
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Advantage Wavier and Developmental
Disability Services Rate Review Committee
Authority: |
HB 1926 (2007) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Rep. Jeannie McDaniel
Sen. Nancy Riley |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Ms. Shannon Chatham
Ms. Pia D. McBride
Ms. Kendra Robinson |
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Staffed
by: |
Department of Human Services |
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Senate
Staff: |
Amanda Ewing*, Fiscal
Analyst
Jennifer Mullens, Legislative
Analyst
Lori Block, Attorney
Laurie Houser, Admin. Asst. |
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Expiration
Date: |
Not Specified
Report due September 1, 2007 and September 1 of every
odd year. |
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African-American Centennial Plaza
Design Committee
Authority: |
SB 1919 (2006) |
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Principal Authors: |
Sen. Constance E. Johnson
Rep. Jabar Shumate |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Sen. Constance E. Johnson |
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Staffed by: |
Oklahoma Historical Society
Senate and House |
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Senate Staff: |
Jeri Trope*, Legislative Analyst
Amy Dunaway, Fiscal Analyst
Sara Kyte, Attorney
Liz Park-Capron, Admin. Asst. |
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Expiration Date: |
Not Specified |
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Task Force on the Effect of Alzheimer's
Disease in
Oklahoma
Authority: |
SB 2186 (2008) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Sen. Tom Ivester
Sen. John Sparks
Rep. Paul Wesselhoft et al. |
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Appointees: |
Senate (4)
Sen. Tom Ivester - Co-Chair
Ms. Vicki Escajeda
Ms. Lisa Pever
Dr. Chandini Sharma
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Staffed
by: |
State Department
of Health
House and Senate |
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Senate
Staff: |
Jennifer Mullens*,
Legislative Analyst
Anthony Sammons, Fiscal Analyst
Lori Block, Attorney |
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Expiration
Date: |
June 1, 2010
Report due by September 1, 2009 |
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Oklahoma Geologic Storage of Carbon
Dioxide Task
Force
Authority: |
SB
679 (2009) (recreated)
SB
1765 (2008) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Sen. David Myers, et al.
Rep. Dennis Adkins, et al. |
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Appointees: |
Senate (4)
Senator David Myers
Mr. Patrick Cowan
Mr. Chris Meyers
Mr. Keith Tracy
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Staffed
by: |
Department of
Environmental Quality
Corporation Commission |
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Senate
Staff: |
Mary Jo Mitts*, Legislative
Analyst
Amanda Ewing, Fiscal Analyst
Judy King, Attorney |
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Expiration
Date: |
December 1, 2009
Report due
no later thanDecember 15, 2009 |
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Children's Services Oversight
Committee
Authority: |
HB 1734 (2009) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Rep. Ron Peters, et. al.
Sen. Brian Crain |
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Appointees: |
Senate (2)
Sen. Patrick Anderson
Sen. Sean Burrage
Sen. Brian Crain |
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Staffed
by: |
House |
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Expiration
Date: |
January 1, 2011
Report due on or before December 1, 2011 |
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Compassionate Care Task Force
Authority: |
HB 3143 (2008) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Rep. Lance Cargill
Rep. Marian Cooksey
Sen. Tom Adelson |
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Appointees: |
Senate (2)
Sen. Tom AdeIson, Vice Chair
Sen. Todd Lamb |
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Staffed
by: |
State Department of Health
House and Senate |
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Senate
Staff: |
Jennifer
Mullens*, Legislative Analyst
Anthony Sammons, Fiscal Analyst
Lori Block, Attorney |
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Expiration
Date: |
July 1, 2010
Report due on or before March 1 of each year. |
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Task force on Privatization of CompSource
Oklahoma
Authority: |
HB
1963 (2009) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Rep. Chris
Benge
Rep. Dan Sullivan
Sen. Cliff Aldridge |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Sen. Cliff Aldridge, Co-Chair
Michael Clingman
Mike Seney
James Stergiou |
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Staffed
by: |
House and Senate |
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Expiration
Date: |
Recommendations due by December
1, 2009
December 31, 2011 |
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Joint Electric Utility Restructuring Task
Force
Authority: |
SB 734 (2007) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Sen. Mike Morgan
Rep. Dennis Adkins |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Sen.
Brian Bingman
Sen.
Jay Paul Gumm
Sen.
Cliff Branan
Sen.
Randy Brogdon
Sen.
Sean Burrage
Sen.
Johnnie Crutchfield
Sen.
Mary Easley
Sen.
Tom Ivester
Sen.
Mike Johnson
Sen.
Richard Lerblance
Sen.
Jonathan Nichols
Sen.
David Myers
Sen.
Susan Paddack
Sen.
James A. Williamson |
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Staffed
by: |
Senate and House |
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Senate
Staff: |
Mary Jo Mitts*, Legislative
Analyst
Amy Dunaway, Fiscal Analyst
Judy King, Attorney
Merian McCuin, Admin. Asst. |
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Expiration
Date: |
December 1, 2009 |
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Electronic and Information
Technology Accessibility Advisory Council
Authority: |
62 O.S., Sec. 41.5t.2
HB 2197, Sec. 4 (2004) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Rep. Abe Deutschendorf
Sen. Gilmer Capps |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Sen. Jim Halligan, Co-Chair
Sen. Clark Jolley
Mr. Kent Brooks |
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Staffed
by: |
Oklahoma ABLE Tech |
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Senate
Staff: |
Lewis LeNaire, Legislative
Analyst |
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Expiration
Date: |
July 1, 2008 |
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Oklahoma Statewide Gang Intervention Steering
Committee
Authority: |
HB 1760 (2007) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Rep. Gus Blackwell
Sen. Todd Lamb |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Sen. Constance N. Johnson, Vice-Chair
Sen. Todd Lamb |
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Staffed
by: |
Oklahoma Criminal Justice
Resource Center
Office of Juvenile Affairs
House and Senate |
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Senate
Staff: |
Jennifer Mullens*, Legislative
Analyst
Nancy Pellow, Legislative Analyst
Sean Wallace, Fiscal Analyst
Lori Block, Attorney
Laurie Houser, Admin. Asst.
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Expiration
Date: |
February 1, 2012
Report due by February 1 of each year |
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Joint Legislative Task Force on the Grand
River Dam Authority
Authority: |
SB 407 (2007) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Sen. Mike Mazzei
Rep. Mike Jackson |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Sen. Mike Mazzei - Co-Chair
Sen. Tom Adelson
Sen. Patrick Anderson
Sen. Roger Ballenger
Sen. Brian Bingman
Sen. Randy Brogdon
Sen. Bill Brown
Sen. Sean Burrage
Sen. Harry Coates
Sen. Kenneth Corn
Sen. Brian Crain
Sen. Mary Easley
Sen. Judy Eason McIntyre
Sen. John Ford
Sen. Earl Garrison
Sen. Jim Halligan
Sen. Mike Johnson
Sen. Clark Jolley
Sen. Richard Lerblance
Sen. Dan Newberry
Sen. Gary Stanislawski
Sen. Joe Sweeden
Sen. Jim Wilson
Sen. Charlie Wyrick |
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Staffed
by: |
Senate and House |
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Senate
Staff: |
Mary Jo Mitts*, Legislative
Analyst
Amy Dunaway, Fiscal Analyst
Judy King, Attorney
Laurie Houser, Admin. Asst. |
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Expiration
Date: |
Not Specified |
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Health Care Indemnity Fund Task
Force
Authority: |
HB 1603 (2009) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Rep. Daniel Sullivan,
et. al.
Sen. Glenn Coffee, et. al. |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Senator Cliff Branan
Senator Bill Brown
Mr. Don Murray, M.D. |
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Staffed
by: |
House |
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Expiration
Date: |
May 1, 2011
Report due by May 1, 2011 |
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Task Force on the Review of Health
Insurance Mandates
Authority: |
SB
822 (2009) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Sen. Cliff Branan
Rep. Jeffrey Hickman, et. al. |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Senator Cliff Branan
Senator Bill Brown
Ms. Beverly Binkowski
W. Frank Phelps, M.D. |
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Staffed
by: |
Department of Insurance |
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Expiration
Date: |
December 31,
2010
Report due by December 1, 2010 |
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Task Force on Internet-Based
Instruction
Authority: |
SB
604 (2009) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Sen. Gary Stanislawski
Rep. Earl Sears
Rep. Eddie Fields |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Senator John Ford
Ms. Michelle M. Butler |
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Staffed
by: |
Senate and House |
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Expiration
Date: |
November 30,
2009
Report due by November 30,
2009
Final Report |
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Judicial and District Attorney
Redistricting Task Force
Authority: |
SB 990 (2007) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Sen. Kenneth
Corn
Rep. Trebor Worthen |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Sen. Owen Laughlin, Co-Chair
Sen. Kenneth Corn
Sen. Richard Lerblance
Sen. Anthony Sykes
Sen. James Williamson |
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Staffed
by: |
Senate and House |
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Senate
Staff: |
Tracy Kersey*,
Attorney/Legislative Analyst
Lexa Shafer, Legislative Analyst
Sean Wallace, Fiscal Analyst
Cheryl Purvis, Attorney
Laurie Houser, Admin. Asst.
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Expiration
Date: |
November
30, 2008
Report due by November
30, 2008 |
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Patient-Centered Medical Home Task
Force
Authority: |
SB 1656 (2008) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Sen. Constance Johnson
Rep.
Doug Cox |
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Appointees: |
Senate (4)
Sen. Constance Johnson
Kristy R. Baker MS, Arnp BC
Dr. Trudy Milner
Dr. Timothy R. Young
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Staffed
by: |
State Insurance
Department
Senate and House |
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Senate
Staff: |
Jennifer Mullens*, Legislative
Analyst
Anthony Sammons, Fiscal Analyst
Lori Block, Staff Attorney |
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Expiration
Date: |
November 30,
2009
Report due by December 1, 2009 |
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Strategic Planning Committee on the Olmstead
Decision
Authority: |
56 O.S., Sec. 1021
Amended by HB 1933 (2007) |
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Principal Authors: |
Sen. Bernest Cain
Rep. Al Lindley |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Sen. Patrick Anderson
Sen. Brian Crain
Ms. Helen Kutz
Dr. Laura Dempsey Polan
Mr. Earl Snow |
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Staffed by: |
Department of Human Services*
Office of Attorney General*
Oklahoma Health Care Authority
Department of Mental Health and
Sustance Abuse Services |
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Senate Staff: |
Jennifer Mullens*,
Legislative Analyst
Anthony Sammons, Fiscal Analyst |
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Expiration Date: |
January 1, 2010
Report due July 15, 2007 and each July 15 thereafter.
Final report due by January 1, 2010 |
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Quality Assessment and Accountability Task Force
Authority: |
SB
222 (2009) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Sen. Clark Jolley,
et al.
Rep. Ken Miller, et al. |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Sen. John Ford
Sen. Clark Jolley
Sen. Susan Paddack |
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Staffed
by: |
Senate and House
Office of State Finance |
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Expiration
Date: |
December 31,
2010
Final report due by December 31, 2010 |
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Oklahoma Roads Task Force
Authority: |
SB
832 (2009) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Sen. Brian Bingman
Sen. Cliff Branan
Rep. T.W. Shannon
Rep. Sue Tibbs |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Sen. Cliff Branan, Vice-Chair
Sen. Brian Bingman
Ms. Nancy Nichols
Mr. Bobby Stem |
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Staffed
by: |
Senate and House |
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Expiration
Date: |
January 1, 2010
Final report due by December 31, 2009 |
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Special Committee on Soldier Relief
Authority: |
SB
881 (2009) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Sen. Steve Russell,
et.al.
Rep. Gary W. Banz, et.al. |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Sen. Jim Reynolds - Chair
Sen. Don Barrington - Vice
Chair
Sen. Cliff Aldridge
Sen. Randy Bass
Sen.
Sean Burrage
Sen. Tom Ivester
Sen. Constance Johnson
Sen. Steve Russell
Sen. Mike Schulz
Sen. Patrick Anderson
Sen. Todd Lamb |
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Staffed
by: |
Senate and House
Oklahoma Tax Commission |
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Expiration
Date: |
December 1, 2014
Final report due by December 1, 2014 |
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State Employee Health Insurance Review
Working Group
Authority: |
HB
1055 (2009) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Rep. Doug Cox,
et. al.
Sen. Bill Brown |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Sen. Bill Brown, Co-Chair
Sen. Cliff Aldridge |
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Staffed
by: |
House and Senate |
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Expiration
Date: |
January 1, 2010
Final report due by December 31, 2009
Final Report |
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Task Force for the Study of Transferable
Tax Credits
Authority: |
HB
1097 (2009) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Rep. David Dank,
et.al.
Sen. Randy Brogdon
Sen. Tom Ivester
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Appointees: |
Senate
Sen. Mike Mazzei, Co-Chair
Sen. Mike Schulz
Sen. Anthony Sykes
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Staffed
by: |
House and Senate |
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Expiration
Date: |
January 1, 2010
Final report due by December 31, 2009 |
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Transformational Justice Interagency
Task Force
Authority: |
HB 2101 (2007) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Rep. Lance Cargill
Sen. Glenn Coffee |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Sen. Constance N. Johnson
Sen. Jonathan Nichols |
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Staffed
by: |
House and Senate |
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Senate
Staff: |
Sean Wallace*,
Fiscal Analyst
Nancy Pellow, Legislative Analyst
Anthony Sammons, Fiscal Analyst
Marty Hanifin, Fiscal Analyst
Cheryl Purvis, Attorney
Laurie Houser, Admin. Asst. |
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Expiration
Date: |
July 1, 2010 |
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Victims Rights To Protection Task
Force
Authority: |
SB
932 (2009) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Sen. Glenn Coffee
Rep.
Rex Duncan |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Sen. Clark Jolley, Chair
Mr. Paul Faulkner
Sheriff John Whetsel
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Staffed
by: |
Senate and House |
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Expiration
Date: |
January 1, 2010
Final report due by January 1, 2010 |
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War on Terror Memorial
Design Committee
Authority: |
74 O.S., Sec. 8401
HB 1482 (2005) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Rep. Gary Banz
Sen. Randy Bass |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Sen. Randy Bass |
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Staffed
by: |
Oklahoma Historical Society
House and Senate |
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Senate
Staff: |
Jeri Trope*, Legislative
Analyst
Jason Deal, Fiscal Analyst |
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Expiration
Date: |
None |
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Department of Wildlife Conservation Consolidation of Licenses, Permits, and Fees Task Force
Authority: |
SB
1034 (2009) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Sen. John Sparks
Rep. Colby Schwartz |
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Appointees: |
Senate
Sen. Mike Schulz, Chair
Sen.Jerry Ellis
Sen. Ron Justice
Sen.
Bryce Marlatt
Sen. John Sparks |
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Staffed
by: |
Department of Wildlife Conservation |
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Expiration
Date: |
October 31, 2009
Report due prior to November 1, 2009 |
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Task Force on Women who are
Mentally Ill and Incarcerated
Authority: |
SB 1725 (2008) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Sen. Constance N. Johnson
Rep. Sue Tibbs |
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Appointees: |
Senate (4)
Sen. Jonathan Nichols, Chair
Sen. Constance N. Johnson
Ms. Franny Holland
Ms. Debratunt Scott |
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Staffed
by: |
Senate and House |
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Senate
Staff: |
Nancy Pellow* - Legislative
Analyst
Jennifer Mullens - Legislative
Analyst
Sean Wallace - Fiscal Analyst
Anthony Sammons - Fiscal Analyst
Amanda Ewing - Fiscal Analyst
Cheryl Purvis, Attorney |
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Expiration
Date: |
November 30, 2009 |
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Oklahoma Youth and Gang
Violence Coordinating Council
Authority: |
HB 1895 (2007) |
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Principal
Authors: |
Rep. Richard Morrissette,
et. al.
Sen. Roger Ballenger
Sen. Debbe Leftwich
Sen. Andrew Rice
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Appointees: |
Senate
Ms. Kathy Taylor |
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Staffed
by: |
Oklahoma Criminal Justice
Resource Center
House and Senate |
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Senate
Staff: |
Nancy Pellow*, Legislative
Analyst
Jennifer Mullens, Legislative
Analyst
Sean Wallace, Fiscal Analyst
Cheryl Purvis, Attorney
Mary Savuto, Admin. Asst. |
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Expiration
Date: |
February 1, 2010
Report due annually by February 1 |
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