Req. No. 1672 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021) SENATE BILL 969 By: Dossett (J.A.) AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to children; authorizing breastfeeding of child in foster care under certain conditions; directing promulg ation of rules; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-7-117 of Title 10A, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. A person with whom a child under two (2) years of age has been placed pursuant to a court order for the purpose of providing foster care, if such person is a lactat ing female, may breastfeed the child if the person receives authorization from the Department of Human Services and obtains prior written informed consent from a biological parent of the child, if obtaining such consent is practicable as determined by the Department. B. The Director of the Department shall promul gate rules to implement the provisions of this section. Req. No. 1672 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SECTION 2. This act shall become eff ective November 1, 2021. 58-1-1672 DC 1/21/2021 7:45:28 PM