SECTION 135:10-26-4. Juvenile Competency Evaluation Professional Committee

(a)   Membership. The Director shall appoint up to twelve (12) members each serving a term of three (3) years. Members may be reappointed at the discretion of the Director. The members shall be persons who have training and experience in matters related to juvenile competency and shall include as a minimum:

(1)   Four persons licensed to practice either psychology or psychiatry in the State of Oklahoma;

(2)   One judge with responsibility for juvenile cases;

(3)   One defense attorney who primarily represents juvenile defendants;

(4)   One prosecuting attorney with responsibility for juvenile cases; and

(5)   A legal or other professional with expertise in areas relevant to competency such as developmental disabilities, special education or competency restoration services.

(b)   Duties. The Professional Committee shall advise the Commission on development and implementation of Juvenile Competency Evaluator credentialing including but not limited to:

(1)   Developing and administering the Oklahoma Juvenile Forensic Evaluator Training:

(2)   Reviewing evaluator applications and determining whether an applicant meets minimum criteria for provisional approval;

(3)   Reviewing in a timely fashion reports submitted by provisionally approved evaluators, and recommending evaluators to the Commission for final approval; and

(4)   Performing any other duties as directed by the Commission.

[Source: Added at 33 Ok Reg 351, eff 1-4-16 through 9-14-16 (emergency); Added at 34 Ok Reg 851, eff 9-11-17]

Note

EDITOR’S NOTE: This emergency action expired before being superseded by a permanent action. Upon the expiration of an emergency action enacting a new section, the section is no longer effective. Therefore, on 9-15-16 (after the 9-14-16 expiration of the emergency action), the text of section 135:10-26-4 was no longer effective, and remained as such until added again by permanent action on 9-11-17. For official text of the emergency rule that was effective from 1-4-16 through 9-14-16, see 33 Ok Reg 351.