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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL 1992 By: Caldwell (Trey) and Talley
of the House
and
Kidd of the Senate
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Juvenile Code;
amending Section 3, Chapter 337, O.S.L. 2017 (10A
O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 2 -7-620), which relates to
juvenile centers; requiring the Office of Juvenile
Affairs to provide certa in report; authorizing the
Office of Juvenile A ffairs to enter into certain
contracts; updating statutory reference; providing an
effective date; and declaring an emer gency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 3, Chapter 337, O.S.L .
2017 (10A O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 2-7-620), is amended to read as
follows:
Section 2-7-620. A. Concurrent with the Office of Juvenile
Affairs (OJA) campus consolidation process as contemplated by this
act Section 2-7-618 et seq. of this title , OJA is directed to
develop, in collaboration with other executive branch ag encies and
such other entities as OJA deems necessary in furtherance of the
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requirements of this act Section 2-7-618 of this title, plans for
the repurposing of the Southwest Oklahoma Juve nile Center and the
Oklahoma Juvenile Center for Girls campuses. Th e agency shall
provide a report to the Governor, the Sp eaker of the Oklahoma House
of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma
State Senate on recommendations for futu re use of those facilities
not later than March 31, 2018, or one hun dred eighty (180) days from
such date if the provisions of this act Section 2-7-618 et seq. of
this title become effective as law later than July 1, 2017.
B. No later than October 1, 2021, the OJA shall provide a
report to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and
the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the fea sibility of
entering into a contract for or operating group homes of any level
at the Southwest Oklahoma Juv enile Center campus located in Manitou,
Oklahoma.
C. OJA may enter into a contract with any other state agenc y to
allow for the placement of children or young adults in the custody
of a state agency to reside and pa rticipate in any identified OJA -
contracted or -operated program or fac ility.
D. OJA may enter into a contract with any tribal nation or
agency or department of the federal government, in consultation with
and approval by the Governor and the Attorney General of this state,
to allow for the plac ement of children and young ad ults in the
custody of the tribal nati on or an agency or dep artment of the
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federal government to reside and participate in any identified OJA -
contracted or -operated program or facility.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2021.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passa ge and approval.
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