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Revised:August 29, 2011
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
Expiration Date

Not Specified
Business and Professional License Facilitation Task Force
Authority
SB 772 (2011)
Principal Authors

Sen. Clark Jolley
Rep. Jason Murphey
Appointees

Senate  
Sen. David Holt
Sen. Charles Laster 
Sen. Dan Newberry
Staffed By

Office of State Finance
Expiration Date

Report due December 1, 2011
Children of Incarcerated Parents Task Force
Authority
HB 1197 (2011)
Principal Authors

Rep. Jeannie McDaniel
Sen. Patrick Anderson
Appointees

Senate
Ms. Alice Blue
Dr. Susan Sharp
Judge Richard Woolery
Staffed by

Commission on Children and Youth
Expiration Date

February 1, 2012
Report due January 1, 2012
Children's Services Oversight Committee
Authority
HB 1734 (2009)
Principal Authors

Rep. Ron Peters, et. al.
Sen. Brian Crain
Appointees

Senate 
Sen. Patrick Anderson
Sen. Sean Burrage 
Sen. Brian Crain
Staffed by

House
Expiration Date

January 1, 2011
Report due December 1, 2011
Task Force on the Collection, Distribution and Enforcement of Municipal Sales Tax
SB 216 (2011)
SB 216 (2011)
Principal Authors

Sen. Susan Paddack
Rep. Ron Peters
Appointees

Senate
Sen. Cliff Aldridge
Sen. Randy Bass
Ms. Laura Johnson
Mr. Ross A. VanderHamm
Staffed by

Senate and House
Expiration Date

Report due January 31, 2012
Task Force on Comprehensive Tax Reform
Authority
SJR 61 (2010)
Principal Authors

Sen. Glenn Coffee
Rep. Chris Benge
Appointees

Senate Sen. Mike Mazzei Sen. Rick Brinkley
Mr. Glenn Coffee
Mr. Kirby Lehman
Mr. Russell Phillips
Mr. Dan Ramsey
Staffed by

Senate, House and Tax Commission
Expiration Date

Recommendations due January 1, 2012
Task Force on Creating Administrative Efficiencies
Authority
SB 536 (2011)
Principal Authors

Sen. Gary Stanislawski
Rep. Jeff Hickman
Appointees

Senate
Sen. John Ford
Dr. Keith Ballard
Mr. Jonathan Small
Staffed by

State Department of Education, Senate and House
Eastern Flyer Passenger Rail Development Task Force
Authority
HB 1686 (2011)
Principal Authors

Rep. Richard Morrissette
Sen. Brian Crain
Appointees

Senate (pending)
Staffed by

Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Expiration Date

February 1, 2013; report due December 31, 2012
Endangered Species and Economic Development Task Force
Authority
SB 603 (2011)
Principal Authors:

Sen. Mike Schulz
Rep. Gus Blackwell
Appointees

Senate
Sen. Mike Schulz
Staffed by

Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Expiration Date

Report due December 1, 2011
Foster Care System Improvement Task Force
Authority
HB 1359 (2011)
Principal Authors

Rep. Ron Peters
Sen. Rick Brinkley
Appointees

Senate
Sen. Rick Brinkley
Ms. Lora Adams
Mr. Shawn Black
Dr. Laura Boyd
Mr. Jason Charles
Mr. Steven Hager
Mr. Don Henderson
Ms. Kami Robinson
Staffed by

Commission on Children and Youth, House and Senate
Expiration Date

Report due March 15, 2012
Oklahoma Statewide Gang Intervention Steering Committee
Authority
HB 1760 (2007)
Principal Authors

Rep. Gus Blackwell
Sen. Todd Lamb
Appointees

Senate
Sen. Constance N. Johnson
Staffed by

Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center
Office of Juvenile Affairs
House and Senate
Expiration Date

February 1, 2012
Report due by February 1 of each year
Joint Legislative Task Force on the Grand River Dam Authority
Authority
SB 407 (2007)
SB 60 (2011)
Principal Authors

Sen. Kim David
Rep. Wade Rousselot
Appointees

Senate
Sen. Kim David
Sen. Sean Burrage
Sen. Eddie Fields
Sen. John Ford
Sen. Earl Garrison
Staffed by

Senate and House
Expiration Date

Not Specified
Additional Documents
Performance Audit
Oklahoma Healthy Communities Advisory Committee
Authority
HB 2774 (2010)
Principal Authors

Sen. Clark Jolley
Rep. Kris Steele
Appointees

Senate
Ms. Julie Knutson
Staffed by

Health Department
Expiration Date

October 31, 2015
Oklahoma Healthy Schools Advisory Committee
Authority
HB 2774 (2010)
Principal Authors

Sen. Clark Jolley
Rep. Kris Steele
Appointees

Senate
Ms. Shannon Bailey
Staffed by

Health Department
Expiration Date

October 31, 2015
Innovative Funding for Oklahoma Roads Task Force
Authority
SB 1941 (2010)
Principal Authors

Sen. Bryce Marlatt
Rep. Jason Nelson
Appointees

Senate
Sen. Bryce Marlatt
Sen. Cliff Branan
Mayor Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr.
Mr. Zak Hawkins
Mr. Richard D. Horrocks
Staffed by

Department of Transportation, House and Senate
Expiration Date

Report due December 1, 2011
Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Reform Committee
Authority
HJR 1065 (2010)
Principal Authors

Sen. Patrick Anderson
Rep. Ron Peters
Appointees

Senate
Sen. Patrick Anderson
Sen. Anthony Sykes
Mr. Shawn Black
Mr. Eddie Foreman
Staffed by

House and Senate
Expiration date

December 31, 2012
Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Emergency Dispatch Task Force
Authority
SB 492 (2011)
Principal Authors

Sen. Sean Burrage
Rep. Randy Grau
Appointees

Senate (pending)
Staffed by

Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Expiration Date

July 1, 2012
P-20 Council Task Force
Authority
SB 206 (2011)
Principal Authors

Sen. John Ford
Rep. Ann Coody
Appointees

Senate
Sen. John Ford
Sen. Jim Halligan
Staffed by

Senate and House
Expiration Date

November 1, 2011
Report due December 31, 2011
Joint Legislative Task Force on the Sale of Wine and Beer in Grocery Stores
Authority
SB 658 (2011)
Principal Authors

Sen. Clark Jolley
Rep. Ron Peters
Appointees

Senate
Sen. Sean Burrage
Sen. Clark Jolley
Sen. Jonathan Nichols
Mr. Brad Naifeh
Mr. J.P. Richard
Mr. Danny Shadid
Mr. George Trikilis
Mr. Roy Williams
Mr. John Woods
Staffed by

Senate and House
Expiration Date

Report due February 1, 2012
Shaken Baby Prevention Education Initiative Task Force
Authority
HB 2920 (2010)
Principal Authors

Sen. Clark Jolley
Rep. John Trebilcock
Appointees

Senate
Dr. Krishnamurthy C. Sekar
Dr. Chad Smith
Staffed by

Health Department
Expiration Date

Report due December 31, 2011, and annually thereafter
Special Committee on Soldier Relief
Authority
SB 881 (2009)
Principal Authors

Sen. Steve Russell, et.al.
Rep. Gary W. Banz, et.al.
Appointees

Senate
Sen. Cliff Aldridge
Sen. Patrick Anderson
Sen. Don Barrington
Sen. Randy Bass
Sen. Sean Burrage
Sen. Tom Ivester
Sen. Constance Johnson
Sen. Steve Russell
Sen. Mike Schulz
Staffed by

Senate and House
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Expiration date

December 1, 2014
Special Education Statewide Cooperative Task Force
Authority
HB 1744 (2011)
Principal Authors

Rep. Jason Nelson
Sen. Patrick Anderson
Appointees

Senate (pending)
Staffed by

House and Senate
Expiration Date

Preliminary report due December 31, 2011; final report due May 31, 2012
Task Force for the Study of State Tax Credits and Economic Incentives
Authority
HB 1285 (2011)
Principal Authors

Rep. David Dank
Sen. Mike Mazzei
Appointees

Senate
Sen. Mike Mazzei
Sen. David Myers
Sen. Andrew Rice
Staffed by

House and Senate
Expiration date

January 1, 2012; report due December 31, 2011
Task Force to Study the War Veterans Commission of Oklahoma
Authority
SB 56 (2011)
Principal Authors

Sen. Sean Burrage
Rep. Gary Sherrer
Appointees

Senate
Sen. Sean Burrage
Sen. Steve Russell
Gen. Rita Aragon
Mr. Robert Jones
Ms. Martha Spear
Staffed by

Department of Veterans Affairs
Expiration Date

Report due November 11, 2011