A. There is hereby created within the Department of Corrections the "Community Sentencing Division". The purpose of the Division shall be to implement and administer the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act and any provisions of law relating to the operation and management of a statewide community sentencing system.
B. The Community Sentencing Division shall employ an executive management staff consisting of a deputy director and such other employees as authorized by the Legislature and subject to appropriations, who shall be unclassified state employees. In addition to the executive management staff, there shall be an appropriate number of local community sentencing system administrators as authorized by the Legislature and subject to appropriations, who shall be unclassified state employees of the Division. The deputy director of the Division shall report directly to the Director of the Department of Corrections or designee. The Legislature shall provide the Department of Corrections sufficient funds for administrative support to the Division, and the Division shall have a separate legislative appropriation for the implementation and operation of the statewide community sentencing system pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act. The Director of the Department of Corrections or designee shall hire and set the salary of the executive management staff. The deputy director of the Division shall hire the local administrators.
Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 4, § 14, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 134, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
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