A. A detailed plan for each local community sentencing system seeking state funds shall be submitted each fiscal year to the Community Sentencing Division within the Department of Corrections pursuant to the rules promulgated for such purpose. The designated judge of the planning council shall review the range of services proposed in the plan and declare in writing whether the proposed services meet the needs of the court for purposes of sentencing pursuant to the authority of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act. The judge shall forward the plan to the Division for state review and appropriate funding. A plan that conforms with the purposes and goals of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act shall not be modified or disapproved except when the plan requires more funding than is available to the local system. Each local community sentencing system plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following goals:
1. Identification of existing resources, including cash, professional services, in-kind resources, property, or other sources of resources;
2. Identification of additional resources needed, identified by type and amount;
3. Projected number of offenders to be served by each provider and the projected total number of offenders to be served by the local system;
4. Types and priority groups of offenders to be served for purposes of budgeting and targeting specific use of selected service providers;
5. Identification of sentencing practices used for disciplinary sanctions for noncriminal conduct against participating offenders and applicable costs;
6. Identification of local policy statements;
7. Methods for allocating resources to support the services included in the plan;
8. Identification and evaluation of local record keeping and needs for audits or reviews;
9. Identification of any special administrative structure of the local system and list of specific service providers participating in the system, including detailed qualifications of staff and program administrators; and
10. Description and evaluation of the extent of community participation and support for the local system.
B. A community sentencing system shall be operational when the plan is accepted by the Community Sentencing Division or is receiving funding. The Division, upon receipt of a proposed local system plan for conformance with the purpose and goals of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act, shall have not more than forty-five (45) days to evaluate the plan and to notify the planning council of any recommended modification. The Division shall notify the chair of each local community sentencing system of its allocated budget by June 15. Based on the funding allocation, the local community sentencing system shall submit its budget to the Division prior to finalizing provider service agreements for the fiscal year. The Division shall not restrict by rule or practice the plan of any local system or determine what constitutes treatment or necessary services if the treatment or services comply with the purposes and goals of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act, unless there is a demonstrated deficiency or poor program evaluation.
C. A local administrator as provided in Section 988.13 of this title shall assist the local planning council in gathering and keeping accurate information about the jurisdiction to support the planning process. For the previous two (2) years, the information pertaining to the jurisdiction may include, but not be limited to:
1. The number and rate of arrests, number of felony convictions, admissions to probation, number of offenders sentenced to post-imprisonment supervision, number of offenders sentenced to county jail, average length of sentence served in county jail, number of offenders sentenced to the custody of the Department of Corrections, and average length of sentence served in the custody of the Department of Corrections;
2. Current jail capacity, and jail population data by offender-type including, but not limited to, misdemeanor, felony, trusty, post-trial detainee, pretrial detainee, disciplinary sanction or juvenile;
3. A listing of services and programs available in the community, including costs, space availability, the number of offenders participating, the average length of participation and performance-based data;
4. Range of community punishments previously used by the courts for offenders within the jurisdiction, including methods and use of disciplinary sanctions for noncriminal behavior of offenders sentenced to community punishment and use of incentives;
5. A listing of educational, vocational-technical, health, mental health, substance abuse treatment, medical, and social services available to offenders or to be made available within a twelve-month period;
6. Restrictive residential facilities or other restrictive housing options available or to be made available within a twelve-month period; and
7. Approved local system plans and budgets.
Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 4, § 7, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 165, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002.