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 OKLAHOMA SHEEP AND WOOL COMMISSION
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<b>MISSION STATEMENT</b>
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The mission of the Sheep and Wool Commission is to promote greater use of Oklahoma's sheep and wool products.
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<b>THE COMMISSION</b>
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The Commission consists of ten members, seven of whom are elected by sheep and wool producers of the State.
The remaining three members are the president of the State Board of Agriculture, the Director of the State
Cooperative Extension Service and the President of the Oklahoma Sheep and Wool Producers Incorporated.
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<b>DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES</b>
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It is the responsibility of the Commission to devise a program of education and publicity for the utilization, research,
and market development of sheep and wool produced in Oklahoma.  Funding for the agency is provided by an
assessment of fifteen cents per head of sheep produced in the State and a fee of one cent per pound of wool
produced in the State.
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<b> STATUTORY REFERENCES</b>
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 Statutory Reference: Title 2, Sections 1501 et seq, of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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<b> EXPENDITURES BY FUND</b>
<p><pre>                                   FY-93     FY-94     FY-95
 Type of Fund:                     Actual    Actual   Budgeted
 State Appropriated Funds               $0        $0        $0
 State Continuing / Revolving Funds:
  200Sheep & Wool                   10,544    12,356    19,500
 Federal Funds                           0         0         0
 Total Expenditures by Fund        $10,544   $12,356   $19,500
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<b> EXPENDITURES BY OBJECT</b>
 <p><pre>                                  FY-93     FY-94     FY-95
 Object of Expenditure             Actual    Actual   Budgeted
 Salaries and Benefits                  $0        $0        $0
 Professional Services                   0         0         0
 Travel                              1,809     4,310     4,000
 Lease-Purchase Expenditures             0         0         0
 Equipment                               0         0         0
 Payments to Local Sub-divisions     8,600     6,900    11,000
 Other - Promotion                             1,000     2,500
 Other Operating Expenses              135       146     2,000
 Total Expenditures by Object      $10,544   $12,356   $19,500
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<b> EXPENDITURES BY BUDGET ACTIVITY / SUB-ACTIVITY</b>
 <p><pre>                                  FY-93     FY-94     FY-95
 Activity No. and Name             Actual    Actual   Budgeted
  10 Administration                 $5,609    $4,398    $4,000
  20 Research                        2,510     6,900    11,000
  30 Promotion                       2,000     1,000     2,500
  40 Education and Information         425        58     2,000
 Total Expenditures by Activity    $10,544   $12,356   $19,500
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<b> FULL-TIME-EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES (FTE) and VEHICLES</b>
 <p><pre>                                  FY-93     FY-94     FY-95
 Activity No. and Name             Actual    Actual   Budgeted

 This agency has no FTE nor does it have any vehicles.
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<b> HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE / REVIEW</b>
The Sheep and Wool Commission has, since FY-90, spent the bulk of its resources for product research through 
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