OK HB2437

Authorizes the Oklahoma Correctional Industries program to sell products, wares, and merchandise manufactured by inmates to the general public, removing previous restrictions that limited sales primarily to government agencies and nonprofits

Creates the Oklahoma Correctional Industries Oversight Board, a 5-member body including legislators, corrections board members, and career technology education representatives, with terms beginning January 1, 2017 and continuing until January 1, 2023

Requires the Oversight Board to ensure inmate work and on-the-job training programs are cost-effective and designed to reduce recidivism, with annual reports due to legislative leadership by March 1

Renames "prison industries" to "Oklahoma Correctional Industries program" throughout Oklahoma statutes

Effective date of November 1, 2016