ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 528 	By:	Sykes of the Senate

			and

		Billy of the House

[ corrections - meals for jail personnel - effective date - 		emergency ]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     57 O.S. 2001, Section 69, is amended to read as follows:
Section 69.  In order to protect the health and safety of certain law enforcement personnel and the citizens of this state, and to provide the state with the benefit of proper security within the county jails and correctional facilities of this state, all jailers, jail directors, keepers of the jail, sheriffs, deputies, correctional employees, or any other law enforcement personnel working within the county jail facility or correctional facility may~~, upon the approval of the sheriff,~~ be served the same meals served to the prisoners within such county jail or correctional facility, upon the approval of the sheriff or warden of the correctional facility.  There shall be no cost to the law enforcement personnel for such meals.  The county sheriff or warden of the correctional facility shall pay for these meals out of the funds appropriated to the county sheriffs or Department of Corrections.  The county and all of its officers and agents are hereby prohibited from recouping the cost of such meals either directly or indirectly or otherwise considering such costs or their impact when establishing the charges to municipalities for housing municipal prisoners in the county jail; provided, a municipality may negotiate the manner of establishing such charges.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2009.
SECTION 3.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
Passed the Senate the 2nd day of March, 2009.

	
Presiding Officer 	of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 2009.

	
Presiding Officer	of the House
	of Representatives