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LEGISLATIVE STUDIES AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
CREATED BY LEGISLATION

Revised: June 11, 2009

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Adoption Review Task Force

Authority:
HB 2749 (2008)
 
Principal Authors:

Rep. Susan Winchester et al.
Sen. Mike Mazzei

 
Appointees:
Senate (4)
Sen. Steve Russell - Co-Chair
Ms. Rebecca L. Hackworth
Ms. Mary Lee Ingram
Mr. Bob Ravitz
 
Staffed by:
Department of Human Services
House and Senate
 
Senate Staff:
Tracy Kersey*, Attorney/Legislative Analyst
Cheryl Purvis, Attorney
 
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)
 
Principal Authors:
Rep. Jeannie McDaniel
Sen. Nancy Riley
 
Appointees:

Senate
Ms. Shannon Chatham
Ms. Pia D. McBride
Ms. Kendra Robinson

 
Staffed by:
Department of Human Services
 
Senate Staff:

Amanda Ewing*, Fiscal Analyst
Jennifer Mullens, Legislative Analyst
Lori Block, Attorney
Laurie Houser, Admin. Asst.

 
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)
 
Principal Authors:
Sen. Constance E. Johnson
Rep. Jabar Shumate
 
Appointees:
Senate
Sen. Constance E. Johnson
 
Staffed by:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Senate and House
 
Senate Staff:

Jeri Trope*, Legislative Analyst
Amy Dunaway, Fiscal Analyst
Sara Kyte, Attorney
Liz Park-Capron, Admin. Asst.

 
Expiration Date:
July 1, 2008

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Task Force on the Effect of Alzheimer's Disease in Oklahoma

Authority:
SB 2186 (2008)
 
Principal Authors:

Sen. Tom Ivester
Sen. John Sparks
Rep. Paul Wesselhoft et al.

 
Appointees:
Senate (4)
Sen. Tom Ivester
Ms. Vicki Escajeda
Ms. Lisa Pever
Dr. Chandini Sharma
 
Staffed by:
State Department of Health
House and Senate
 
Senate Staff:
Jennifer Mullens*, Legislative Analyst
Anthony Sammons, Fiscal Analyst
Lori Block, Attorney
 
Expiration Date:
June 1, 2010
Report due by September 1, 2009

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Task Force on Creative Artist Guilds

Authority:
HB 3198 (2008)
 
Principal Authors:

Rep. Lee Denney
Sen. Clark Jolley

 
Appointees:
Senate (3)
Sen. Clark Jolley
 
Staffed by:
House and Senate
 
Senate Staff:
Jeri Trope*, Legislative Analyst
Scott Emerson, Attorney
 
Expiration Date:
July 1, 2009
Report due by February 1, 2009

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Oklahoma Capitol Complex and Centennial Commemoration Commission

Authority:
73 O.S., Sec. 98.2
 
Principal Authors:
Sen. Charles Ford
Rep. John W. Bryant, Jr.
 
Appointees:
Senate
Sen. Jeff Rabon
Sen. Jim Wilson
Mrs. Judy Benson
Mr. Leroy Bridges
Mr. Don Coffin
Mr. Bob Craig (ex officio designee)
Ms. Julie Daniels
Mr. Charles Ford
Mayor Jerry Tomlinson
 
Staffed by:
Oklahoma Historical Society
 
Senate Staff:
Jeri Trope, Legislative Analyst
 
Expiration Date:
July 1, 2008

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Oklahoma Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Task Force

Authority:
SB 1765 (2008)
 
Principal Authors:
Sen. David Myers et al.
Rep. Dennis Adkins et al.
 
Appointees:
Senate (4)
Senator David Myers
Mr. Patrick Cowan
Mr. Chris Meyers
Mr. Keith Tracy
 
Staffed by:
Department of Environmental Quality
Corporation Commission
 
Senate Staff:

Mary Jo Mitts*, Legislative Analyst
Amanda Ewing, Fiscal Analyst
Judy King, Attorney

 
Expiration Date:
December 1, 2008
Report due December 1, 2008

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Compassionate Care Task Force

Authority:
HB 3143 (2008)
 
Principal Authors:

Rep. Lance Cargill
Rep. Marian Cooksey
Sen. Tom Adelson

 
Appointees:
Senate (2)
Sen. Tom AdeIson, Vice Chair
Sen. Todd Lamb
 
Staffed by:
State Department of Health
House and Senate
 
Senate Staff:
Jennifer Mullens*, Legislative Analyst
Anthony Sammons, Fiscal Analyst
Lori Block, Attorney
 
Expiration Date:
July 1, 2010
Report due on or before March 1 of each year.

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Task Force on Digitizing the County Records of Oklahoma

Authority:
HB 1453 (2008)
 
Principal Authors:

Rep. Rob Johnson
Sen. Earl Garrison

 
Appointees:
Senate (3)
 
Staffed by:
House and Senate
 
Senate Staff:
Jeri Trope*, Legislative Analyst
Amy Dunaway, Fiscal Analyst
Matt Duehning, Attorney
 
Expiration Date:
October 31, 2009

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Joint Electric Utility Restructuring Task Force

Authority:
SB 734 (2007)
 
Principal Authors:
Sen. Mike Morgan
Rep. Dennis Adkins
 
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
 
Staffed by:
Senate and House
 
Senate Staff:

Mary Jo Mitts*, Legislative Analyst
Amy Dunaway, Fiscal Analyst
Judy King, Attorney
Merian McCuin, Admin. Asst.

 
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)
 
Principal Authors:
Rep. Abe Deutschendorf
Sen. Gilmer Capps
 
Appointees:
Senate
Sen. Jim Halligan
Mr. Steve Cade
 
Staffed by:
Oklahoma ABLE Tech
 
Senate Staff:
Lewis LeNaire, Legislative Analyst
 
Expiration Date:
July 1, 2008

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Oklahoma Statewide Gang Intervention Steering Committee

Authority:
HB 1760 (2007)
 
Principal Authors:
Rep. Gus Blackwell
Sen. Todd Lamb
 
Appointees:
Senate
Sen. Constance N. Johnson, Vice-Chair
Sen. Todd Lamb
 
Staffed by:
Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center
Office of Juvenile Affairs
House and Senate
 
Senate Staff:
Jennifer Mullens*, Legislative Analyst
Nancy Pellow, Legislative Analyst
Sean Wallace, Fiscal Analyst
Lori Block, Attorney
Laurie Houser, Admin. Asst.
 
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)
 
Principal Authors:
Sen. Mike Mazzei
Rep. Mike Jackson
 
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
 
Staffed by:
Senate and House
 
Senate Staff:

Mary Jo Mitts*, Legislative Analyst
Amy Dunaway, Fiscal Analyst
Judy King, Attorney
Laurie Houser, Admin. Asst.

 
Expiration Date:
Not Specified

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Oklahoma Health Information and Privacy Collaboration Advisory Board

Authority:
SB 1719 (2008)
 
Principal Authors:
Sen. Brian Crain
Rep. Mark McCullough
 
Appointees:
Senate
 
Staffed by:
Senate and House
 
Senate Staff:
Jennifer Mullens*, Legislative Analyst
Anthony Sammons, Fiscal Analyst
Lori Block, Attorney
 
Expiration Date:
Not Specified

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Healthcare Consumer Transparency Task Force

Authority:
HB 1884 (2007)
 
Principal Authors:
Rep. Lance Cargill
Sen. Todd Lamb
 
Appointees:
Senate
Sen. Todd Lamb, Co-Chair
Mr. Christopher D. Howard
 
Staffed by:
State Department of Health
Oklahoma Health Care Authority
State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board
House and Senate
 
Senate Staff:
Jennifer Mullens*, Legislative Analyst
Anthony Sammons, Fiscal Analyst
Lori Block, Attorney
 
Expiration Date:
December 31, 2008
Initial report due by December 31, 2007
Final report due by December 31, 2008

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Oklahoma Health Information and Privacy Collaboration Advisory Board

Authority:
SB 1719 (2008)
 
Principal Authors:
Sen. Brian Crain
Rep. Mark McCullough
 
Appointees:
Senate
 
Staffed by:
Senate and House
 
Senate Staff:
Jennifer Mullens*, Legislative Analyst
Anthony Sammons, Fiscal Analyst
Lori Block, Attorney
 
Expiration Date:
Not Specified

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Advancement of Hispanic Students in Higher Education Task Force

Authority:
70 O.S., Sec. 3242.1
HB 2145 (2004)
 
Principal Authors:
Rep. Al Lindley
Sen. Debbe Leftwich
 
Appointees:
Senate
Sen. Debbe Leftwich, Vice Chair
Mr. Salvador G. Gonzalez
Ms. J. P. Johnson
Ms. Sara Martinez
Ms. Kathy McKean, Ph.D.
 
Staffed by:
State Regents for Higher Education
State Department of Education
Commission for Teacher Preparation
 
Senate Staff:
Kim Montgomery*, Legislative Analyst
Jeremy Geren, Fiscal Analyst
 
Expiration Date:
July 1, 2009
Reports to be submitted annually

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Incident Command Site Task Force

Authority:
HB 1520 (2007)
 
Principal Authors:
Rep. Joe Dorman
Sen. Mike Schulz
 
Appointees:
Senate
Sen. Don Barrington, Co-Chair
Chief Jerome McCalvin
 
Staffed by:
Office of the State Fire Marshal
 
Senate Staff:
Jeri Trope*, Legislative Analyst
Lewis LeNaire, Legislative Analyst
Amy Dunaway, Fiscal Analyst
Matt Duehning, Attorney
Liz Park-Capron, Admin. Asst.
 
Expiration Date:
September 1, 2008
Report due by September 1, 2008

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Judicial and District Attorney Redistricting Task Force

Authority:
SB 990 (2007)
 
Principal Authors:
Sen. Kenneth Corn
Rep. Trebor Worthen
 
Appointees:
Senate
Sen. Owen Laughlin, Co-Chair
Sen. Kenneth Corn
Sen. Richard Lerblance
Sen. Anthony Sykes
Sen. James Williamson
 
Staffed by:
Senate and House
 
Senate Staff:
Tracy Kersey*, Attorney/Legislative Analyst
Lexa Shafer, Legislative Analyst
Sean Wallace, Fiscal Analyst
Cheryl Purvis, Attorney
Laurie Houser, Admin. Asst.
 
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)
 
Principal Authors:
Sen. Constance Johnson
Rep. Doug Cox
 
Appointees:
Senate (4)
Sen. Constance Johnson
Kristy R. Baker MS, Arnp BC
Dr. Trudy Milner
Dr. Timothy R. Young
 
Staffed by:
State Insurance Department
Senate and House
 
Senate Staff:
Jennifer Mullens*, Legislative Analyst
Anthony Sammons, Fiscal Analyst
Lori Block, Staff Attorney
 
Expiration Date:
November 30, 2009
Report due by December 1, 2009

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Oklahoma State Council for Educational Opportunity for Military Children

Authority:
SB 1951 (2008)
 
Principal Authors:
Sen. Kathleen Wilcoxson
Sen. Don Barrington
Rep. Tad Jones et al.
 
Appointees:
Senate (2)
Sen. Clark Jolley
Ms. Kate Nelson
 
Staffed by:
State Department of Education
 
Senate Staff:
Jeremy Geren*, Fiscal Analyst
Kim Montgomery, Legislative Analyst
Lori Block, Attorney
 
Expiration Date:
Not Specified

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Task Force on Oklahoma’s Promise – the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program

Authority:
SB 1038 (2008)
 
Principal Authors:
Sen. Jonathan Nichols
Sen. Anthony Sykes
Rep. Randy Terrill
 
Appointees:
Senate (2)
Sen. Sean Burrage
Sen. John Ford
 
Staffed by:
State Regents for Higher Education
 
Senate Staff:
Jeremy Geren*, Fiscal Analyst
Kim Montgomery, Legislative Analyst
Lori Block, Staff Attorney
Expiration Date:
December 31, 2008
Report due by December 31, 2008

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Strategic Planning Committee on the Olmstead Decision

Authority:
56 O.S., Sec. 1021
Amended by HB 1933 (2007)
 
Principal Authors:
Sen. Bernest Cain
Rep. Al Lindley
 
Appointees:
Senate
Sen. Tom Adelson
Sen. Patrick Anderson
Ms. Helen Kutz
Dr. Laura Dempsey Polan
Mr. Earl Snow
 
Staffed by:
Department of Human Services*
Office of Attorney General*
Oklahoma Health Care Authority
Department of Mental Health and
Sustance Abuse Services
 
Senate Staff:
Jennifer Mullens*, Legislative Analyst
Anthony Sammons, Fiscal Analyst
 
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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Reentry Policy Council

Authority:
HB 2101 (2007)
 
Principal Authors:
Rep. Lance Cargill
Sen. Glenn Coffee
 
Appointees:
Senate
Sen. Todd Lamb
Mr. Dennis Baker
Rev. Dr. Stan L. Basler
Mr. Eric Gray
Ms. Cheryl A. Huffmaster
Mr. Justin Jones
Mr. Greg Mashburn
 
Staffed by:
House and Senate
 
Senate Staff:
Sean Wallace*, Fiscal Analyst
Nancy Pellow, Legislative Analyst
Cheryl Purvis, Attorney
Laurie Houser, Admin. Asst.
 
Expiration Date:
Not Specified

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Road Construction and Utility Relocation Task Force

Authority:
SCR 80 (2008)
 
Principal Authors:
Sen. Cliff Branan
Rep. Mike Thompson
 
Appointees:
Senate (6)
Sen. Brian Bingman
Sen. Jay Paul Gumm
Mr. Rich Horrocks
Mr. Jay Lemon
Mr. Steve Penrose
Mr. Charlie Pickle
 
Staffed by:
Department of Transportation
 
Senate Staff:

Mary Jo Mitts* - Legislative Analyst
Jason Deal - Fiscal Analyst
Amy Dunaway - Fiscal Analyst
Matt Duehning - Staff Attorney

 
Expiration Date:
December 1, 2008
Report due by December 1, 2008

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School Funding Formula Task Force

Authority:
SB 925 (2007)
 
Principal Authors:
Sen. Clark Jolley
Rep. Ken Miller
 
Appointees:
Senate
Dr. Janet Barresi
Dr. Larry Burdick
Mr. Steven Crawford
Dr. David Goin
 
Staffed by:
Senate and House
 
Senate Staff:

Jeremy Geren*, Fiscal Analyst
Kim Montgomery, Legislative Analyst
Lori Block, Attorney
Laurie Houser, Admin. Asst.

 
Expiration Date:
December 31, 2007.
Extended until November 30, 2008 (SB 1881).
Report due by November 30, 2008

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Task Force on Student Remediation

Authority:
HCR 1057 (2008)
 
Principal Authors:
Rep. Tad Jones
Sen. Clark Jolley
 
Appointees:
Senate (4)
Sen. Clark Jolley
Dr. Anne Cain
 
Staffed by:
Senate and House
 
Senate Staff:

Kim Montgomery*, Legislative Analyst
Jeremy Geren, Fiscal Analyst
Lori Block, Attorney

 
Expiration Date:
January 31, 2009
Report due by December 31, 2008

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Transformational Justice Interagency Task Force

Authority:
HB 2101 (2007)
 
Principal Authors:
Rep. Lance Cargill
Sen. Glenn Coffee
 
Appointees:
Senate
Sen. Constance N. Johnson
Sen. Jonathan Nichols
 
Staffed by:
House and Senate
 
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.
 
Expiration Date:
July 1, 2010

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War on Terror Memorial Design Committee

Authority:
74 O.S., Sec. 8401
HB 1482 (2005)
 
Principal Authors:
Rep. Gary Banz
Sen. Randy Bass
 
Appointees:
Senate
Sen. Randy Bass
 
Staffed by:
Oklahoma Historical Society
House and Senate
 
Senate Staff:
Jeri Trope*, Legislative Analyst
Jason Deal, Fiscal Analyst
 
Expiration Date:
None

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Oklahoma Wind Power Assessment Committee

Authority:
SB 1212 (2004)
 
Principal Authors:
Sen. Jim Maddox
Rep. Jeri Askins
 
Appointees:
Senate
Sen. Don Barrington
Sen. Brian Bingman
Sen. Tom Ivester
Sen. Ron Justice
Sen. Charlie Laster
Sen. Richard Lerblance
 
Staffed by:
Corporation Commission
 
Senate Staff:
Mary Jo Mitts* - Legislative Analyst
Judy King - Attorney
 
Expiration Date:
July 1, 2009

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Task Force on Women who are Mentally Ill and Incarcerated

Authority:
SB 1725 (2008)
 
Principal Authors:
Sen. Constance N. Johnson
Rep. Sue Tibbs
 
Appointees:
Senate (4)
Sen. Jonathan Nichols, Chair
Sen. Constance N. Johnson
Ms. Franny Holland
Ms. Debratunt Scott
 
Staffed by:
Senate and House
 
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
 
Expiration Date:
November 30, 2009

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Oklahoma Youth and Gang Violence Coordinating Council

Authority:
HB 1895 (2007)
 
Principal Authors:
Rep. Richard Morrissette, et. al.
Sen. Roger Ballenger
Sen. Debbe Leftwich
Sen. Andrew Rice
 
Appointees:
Senate
Ms. Kathy Taylor
 
Staffed by:
Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center
House and Senate
 
Senate Staff:
Nancy Pellow*, Legislative Analyst
Jennifer Mullens, Legislative Analyst
Sean Wallace, Fiscal Analyst
Cheryl Purvis, Attorney
Mary Savuto, Admin. Asst.
 
Expiration Date:
February 1, 2010
Report due annually by February 1

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