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| Under New Bill, Corrections Interim Head Is Qualified For Permanent Job |
| By kgou.org- Kate Carlton Greer |
| Published: 05/27/2016 |
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The Oklahoma House of Representatives reversed itself Wednesday on a bill it defeated 48-44 on Monday. The new vote approves modifications of the requirements to become the head of the state Department of Corrections. Under the bill’s language, the agency director no longer needs a master’s degree or five years experience in corrections. The changes make the Department of Corrections’ current Interim Director Joe Allbaugh eligible. The bill’s House author state Rep. Pat Ownbey, R-Ardmore, said on the House floor Monday he feels the current law has not attracted capable leaders for the agency in the past. “It looks to me like maybe we don’t have the right qualifications set in on current law because we’ve had problems with directors that fit the current law but did a lousy job running the Department of Corrections,” Ownbey said. Read More. |
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