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29		-	BILL NO. 1386 By: Hasenbeck of the House
	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33		-	Hicks of the Senate
	33	+	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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	35	+	HOUSE BILL 1386 By: Hasenbeck
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42	43		An Act relating to children; amending 10A O.S. 2021,
43	44		Section 1-1-105, which relates to defin itions;
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50	51		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
51	52		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 10A O.S. 2021, Section 1 -1-105, is
52	53		amended to read as follows:
53	54		Section 1-1-105. When used in the Oklahoma Children 's Code,
54	55		unless the context otherwise requires:
55	56		1. "Abandonment" means:
56	57		a. the willful intent by words, actions, or omissions not
57	58		to return for a child, or
58	59		b. the failure to maintain a signifi cant parental
59	60		relationship with a child through visitation or
60	61		communication in which incidental or token visits or
61	62		communication are not considered significant, or
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88	90		c. the failure to respond to noti ce of deprived
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90	92		2. "Abuse" means harm or threatened harm to the health, safety,
91	93		or welfare of a child by a person respo nsible for the child 's
92	94		health, safety, or welfare, including but not limited to
93	95		nonaccidental physical o r mental injury, sex ual abuse, or sexual
94	96		exploitation. Provided, however, that nothing contained in the
95	97		Oklahoma Children's Code shall prohibit any par ent from using
96	98		ordinary force as a means of discipline including, but not limited
97	99		to, spanking, switchin g, or paddling.
98	100		a. "Harm or threatened harm to the health or safety of a
99	101		child" means any real or threa tened physical, mental,
100	102		or emotional injury or da mage to the body or mind that
101	103		is not accidental including but not limited to sexual
102	104		abuse, sexual exploi tation, neglect, or dependency.
103	105		b. "Sexual abuse" includes but is not limited t o rape,
104	106		incest, and lewd or indecent acts or proposals made to
105	107		a child, as defined by law, by a person responsible
106	108		for the health, safety, or welfare of the child.
107	109		c. "Sexual exploitation" includes but is not limited to
108	110		allowing, permitting, encouraging, o r forcing a child
109	111		to engage in prostitution, as defined by law, by any
110	112		person eighteen (18) years of age or older or by a
111	113		person responsible for the health, safety, or welfare
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138	141		of a child, or allowi ng, permitting, encouraging, or
139	142		engaging in the lewd, obsce ne, or pornographic, a s
140	143		defined by law, photographing, filming, or depict ing
141	144		of a child in those acts by a person responsible for
142	145		the health, safety, and welfare of the child;
143	146		3. "Adjudication" means a finding by the court that the
144	147		allegations in a petiti on alleging that a ch ild is deprived are
145	148		supported by a preponderance of the evidence;
146	149		4. "Adjudicatory hearing " means a hearing by the court as
147	150		provided by Section 1 -4-601 of this title;
148	151		5. "Age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate " means:
149	152		a. activities or items that are generally accepted as
150	153		suitable for children of t he same age or level of
151	154		maturity or that are determined to be developmentally
152	155		appropriate for a child, b ased on the developm ent of
153	156		cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral
154	157		capacities that are typical for an age or age group,
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156	159		b. in the case of a specific child, activities or items
157	160		that are suitable for that child based on the
158	161		developmental stages at tained by the child with
159	162		respect to the cognitive, emotional, physical, and
160	163		behavioral capacities of the specific child.
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187	191		In the event that any age -related activities have implications
188	192		relative to the academic curriculum of a child, nothing in this
189	193		paragraph shall be construed to authorize an officer or employee of
190	194		the federal government to mandate, direct, or control a state or
191	195		local educational agency, o r the specific instructional content,
192	196		academic achievement standards and assessments, curriculum, or
193	197		program of instruction of a school;
194	198		6. "Assessment" means a comprehensive review of child safety
195	199		and evaluation of family functioning and protective capac ities that
196	200		is conducted in response to a child abuse or neglect referral that
197	201		does not allege a serious and immediate safety threat to a child;
198	202		7. "Behavioral health" means mental health, substance abuse, or
199	203		co-occurring mental health and substance abuse diagnoses, and the
200	204		continuum of mental health, substance abuse, or co -occurring mental
201	205		health and substance abuse treatment;
202	206		8. "Child" means any unmarried person under eighteen (18) years
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204	208		9. "Child advocacy center" means a center and the
205	209		multidisciplinary child abuse team of which it is a member that is
206	210		accredited by the National Children 's Alliance or that is comple ting
207	211		a sixth year of reaccreditation . Child advocacy cente rs shall be
208	212		classified, based on the child population of a district attor ney's
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236	241		a. nonurban centers in districts with child populations
237	242		that are less than s ixty thousand (60,00 0), and
238	243		b. midlevel nonurban centers in districts with chil d
239	244		populations equal to or greater than sixty thousand
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241	246		Counties;
242	247		10. "Child with a disability " means any child who has a
243	248		physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more
244	249		of the major life activities of the child, or who is regarded as
245	250		having such an impairment b y a competent medical professional;
246	251		11. "Child-placing agency" means an agency that arranges for or
247	252		places a child in a fos ter family home, family -style living program,
248	253		group home, adoptive home, or a successful adu lthood program;
249	254		12. "Children's emergency resource center" means a community-
250	255		based program that may provide emergency care and a safe and
251	256		structured homelike envir onment or a host home for children
252	257		providing food, clothing , shelter and hygiene products to each child
253	258		served; after-school tutoring; counseling services; life -skills
254	259		training; transition services; assessments; family reunification;
255	260		respite care; transpor tation to or from school, doctors '
256	261		appointments, visitation s and other social, school, court or other
257	262		activities when necessary; and a stable environment for children in
258	263		crisis who are in custody of the Department of Human Services if
259	264		permitted under the D epartment's policies and regulations, or who
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286	292		have been voluntarily placed by a parent or cus todian during a
287	293		temporary crisis;
288	294		13. "Community-based services" or "community-based programs"
289	295		means services or programs which maintain commun ity participation or
290	296		supervision in their planning, operation, and evaluation .
291	297		Community-based services and pro grams may include, but are not
292	298		limited to, emergency shelter, crisis intervention, group work, case
293	299		supervision, job placement, recruitment and training of voluntee rs,
294	300		consultation, medical, educational, home -based services, vocational,
295	301		social, preventive and psychological guidance, training, co unseling,
296	302		early intervention and diversionary substance abuse treatment,
297	303		sexual abuse treatment, transit ional living, indepe ndent living, and
298	304		other related services and programs;
299	305		14. "Concurrent permanency planning " means, when indicated, the
300	306		implementation of two plans for a child entering foster care . One
301	307		plan focuses on reuniting the parent and child; t he other seeks to
302	308		find a permanent out-of-home placement for the child with bot h plans
303	309		being pursued simultaneou sly;
304	310		15. "Court-appointed special advoc ate" or "CASA" means a
305	311		responsible adult volunteer who has been trained and is supervised
306	312		by a court-appointed special advoc ate program recognized by the
307	313		court, and when appointed by the court, serves as an officer o f the
308	314		court in the capacity as a guardia n ad litem;
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335	342		16. "Court-appointed special advocate program " means an
336	343		organized program that meets both national and state court-appointed
337	344		special advocate program standards , administered by either an
338	345		independent, not-for-profit corporation, a dependent pro ject of an
339	346		independent, not-for-profit corporation or a unit of local
340	347		government, which recruits, screen s, trains, assigns, supervises and
341	348		supports volunteers to be available for appointment by the court as
342	349		guardians ad litem;
343	350		17. "Custodian" means an individual other than a parent, legal
344	351		guardian or Indian custodian, to whom legal custody of the child has
345	352		been awarded by the court. As used in this title, the term
346	353		"custodian" shall not mean the Department of Human S ervices;
347	354		18. "Day treatment" means a nonresidential program which
348	355		provides intensive services to a child who resides in the child 's
349	356		own home, the home of a relativ e, group home, a foster home or
350	357		residential child care facility . Day treatment programs inc lude,
351	358		but are not limited to, educationa l services;
352	359		19. "Department" means the Department of Human Services;
353	360		20. "Dependency" means a child who is homeless or wit hout
354	361		proper care or guardianship through no fault of his or her parent,
355	362		legal guardian, or c ustodian;
356	363		21. "Deprived child" means a child:
357	364		a. who is for any reason destitute, homeless, or
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387	395		c. who has been abused, neglected, or is dependent,
388	396		d. whose home is an unfit place fo r the child by reason
389	397		of depravity on the part of the parent or legal
390	398		guardian of the child, or other person responsible for
391	399		the health or welfare of the child,
392	400		e. who is a child in need of special care and treatment
393	401		because of the child 's physical or mental condition,
394	402		and the child's parents, legal guardian, or other
395	403		custodian is unable or willfully fails to provide such
396	404		special care and treatmen t. As used in this
397	405		paragraph, a child in need of special care and
398	406		treatment includes, but is not limited to, a child who
399	407		at birth tests positive for al cohol or a controlled
400	408		dangerous substance and who, pursuant to a drug or
401	409		alcohol screen of the child and an assessment of the
402	410		parent, is determined to be at risk of harm or
403	411		threatened harm to the health or safety of a child,
404	412		f. who is a child with a disabi lity deprived of the
405	413		nutrition necessary to sustain life or of the medical
406	414		treatment necessary to remedy or relieve a life-
407	415		threatening medical condition in order to cause or
408	416		allow the death of the child if such nutri tion or
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435	444		medical treatment is generally p rovided to similarly
436	445		situated children without a disability or children
437	446		with disabilities; provided that no medical treatment
438	447		shall be necessary if, in the reasonable medical
439	448		judgment of the attending physician, such treatment
440	449		would be futile in saving the life of the child,
441	450		g. who, due to improper parental care and guardianship,
442	451		is absent from school as spe cified in Section 10 -106
443	452		of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, if the child is
444	453		subject to compulsory school atte ndance,
445	454		h. whose parent, legal guardian or custodian for good
446	455		cause desires to be relieved of custody,
447	456		i. who has been born to a parent whose pa rental rights to
448	457		another child have been involuntarily terminated by
449	458		the court and the conditions which led to t he making
450	459		of the finding, which resulted in the termination of
451	460		the parental rights of the parent to the other child,
452	461		have not been corrected, or
453	462		j. whose parent, legal guardian, or custodian has
454	463		subjected another child to abuse or neglect or has
455	464		allowed another child to be subjected to abuse or
456	465		neglect and is currently a respondent in a deprived
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484	494		Nothing in the Oklahoma Children 's Code shall be construed t o
485	495		mean a child is deprived for the sole reason the parent, legal
486	496		guardian, or person having custody or control of a child, in good
487	497		faith, selects and depends upon spiritual means alone through
488	498		prayer, in accordance with the tenets and p ractice of a recogni zed
489	499		church or religious denomination, for the treatment or cure of
490	500		disease or remedial care of such child.
491	501		Evidence of material, ed ucational or cultural disadvantage as
492	502		compared to other children shall not be sufficient to prove that a
493	503		child is deprived; t he state shall prove that the child is deprived
494	504		as defined pursuant to this title.
495	505		Nothing contained in this paragraph shall preve nt a court from
496	506		immediately assuming custody of a child and ordering whatever action
497	507		may be necessary, inc luding medical treat ment, to protect the
498	508		child's health or welfare;
499	509		22. "Dispositional hearing " means a hearing by the court as
500	510		provided by Section 1-4-706 of this title;
501	511		23. "Drug-endangered child" means a child who is at risk of
502	512		suffering physical, psy chological or sexual harm as a result of the
503	513		use, possession, distribution, manufacture or cultivation of
504	514		controlled substances, or the attempt of a ny of these acts, by a
505	515		person responsible for the health, safety or welfare of the child,
506	516		as defined in this section. This term includes circumstances
507	517		wherein the substance abuse of the person responsible for the
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534	545		health, safety or welfare of the child int erferes with that person's
535	546		ability to parent and provide a safe and nurturing environment for
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537	548		24. "Emergency custody" means the custody of a child prior to
538	549		adjudication of the child following issuance of an o rder of the
539	550		district court pursuant to Section 1-4-201 of this title or
540	551		following issuance of an order of the district court pursuant to an
541	552		emergency custody hearin g, as specified by Section 1 -4-203 of this
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543	554		25. "Facility" means a place, an institut ion, a building or
544	555		part thereof, a set of buildings, or an area whether or not
545	556		enclosing a building or set of buildings used for the lawful cust ody
546	557		and treatment of children;
547	558		26. "Failure to protect" means failure to take reasonable
548	559		action to remedy or pr event child abuse or neglect, and includes the
549	560		conduct of a nonabusing parent or guardian who knows the identity of
550	561		the abuser or the person neg lecting the child, b ut lies, conceals or
551	562		fails to report the child abuse or neglect or otherwise take
552	563		reasonable action to end the abuse or negle ct;
553	564		27. "Family-style living program" means a residential program
554	565		providing sustained care and supervision to residents in a homelike
555	566		environment not located in a building used for commercial activity;
556	567		28. "Foster care" or "foster care services " means continuous
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584	596		in foster placement including, but not limited to, the care,
585	597		supervision, guidance, and rearing of a foster child by the foster
586	598		parent;
587	599		29. "Foster family home" means the private residence of a
588	600		foster parent who provides foster care services to a child . Such
589	601		term shall include a nonkinshi p foster family home , a therapeutic
590	602		foster family home, or the home of a relative or other kinship care
591	603		home;
592	604		30. "Foster parent eligibility assessment" includes a criminal
593	605		background investigation including, but not limited to, a national
594	606		criminal history records search bas ed upon the submission of
595	607		fingerprints, home assessments, and any other assessment required by
596	608		the Department of Human Se rvices, the Office of Juvenile Affairs, or
597	609		any child-placing agency pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
598	610		Child Care Facilities Li censing Act;
599	611		31. "Guardian ad litem" means a person appointed by the court
600	612		pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 -4-306 of this title having
601	613		those duties and responsibilities as set forth in that section . The
602	614		term "guardian ad litem" shall refer to a court-appointed special
603	615		advocate as well as to any other person appointed pursuant to the
604	616		provisions of Section 1-4-306 of this title to serve as a guardian
605	617		ad litem;
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632	645		32. "Guardian ad litem of the estate of the child " means a
633	646		person appointed by the court t o protect the property interests of a
634	647		child pursuant to Section 1 -8-108 of this title;
635	648		33. "Group home" means a residential facility licensed by the
636	649		Department to provide full -time care and community -based services
637	650		for more than five b ut fewer than thirte en children;
638	651		34. "Harm or threatened harm to the health or safety of a
639	652		child" means any real or threatened physical, mental, or emotional
640	653		injury or damage to the body or mind that is not accidental
641	654		including, but not limited to, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation,
642	655		neglect, or dependency;
643	656		35. "Heinous and shocking abuse " includes, but is not limi ted
644	657		to, aggravated physi cal abuse that results in serious bodily,
645	658		mental, or emotional injury . "Serious bodily injury " means injury
646	659		that involves:
647	660		a. a substantial risk of death,
648	661		b. extreme physical pain,
649	662		c. protracted disfigurement,
650	663		d. a loss or impairment of the function o f a body member,
651	664		organ, or mental faculty,
652	665		e. an injury to an internal or external organ or the
653	666		body,
654	667		f. a bone fracture,
655	668		g. sexual abuse or sexual exploitation,
656	669
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682	696		h. chronic abuse including, but not limited to, physical,
683	697		emotional, or sexual abuse, or sexual exploitation
684	698		which is repeated or continuing,
685	699		i. torture that includes, but is not limited to,
686	700		inflicting, participating i n or assisting in
687	701		inflicting intense physical or emotional pain upon a
688	702		child repeatedly over a period of time fo r the purpose
689	703		of coercing or terrorizing a child or for the purpose
690	704		of satisfying the craven, cruel, or prurient desires
691	705		of the perpetrator or a nother person, or
692	706		j. any other similar aggravated circumstance;
693	707		36. "Heinous and shocking neglect " includes, but is not limited
694	708		to:
695	709		a. chronic neglect that includes, but is not limited to,
696	710		a persistent pattern of family functioning in which
697	711		the caregiver has not met or susta ined the basic needs
698	712		of a child which results in harm to the child,
699	713		b. neglect that has resu lted in a diagnosis of the child
700	714		as a failure to thrive,
701	715		c. an act or failure to act by a parent that results in
702	716		the death or near death of a ch ild or sibling, seri ous
703	717		physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, sexual
704	718		exploitation, or presents an imminent r isk of serious
705	719		harm to a child, or
706	720
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732	747		d. any other similar aggravating circumstance;
733	748		37. "Individualized service plan " means a document written
734	749		pursuant to Section 1-4-704 of this title that has the same meaning
735	750		as "service plan" or "treatment plan" where those terms are used in
736	751		the Oklahoma Children's Code;
737	752		38. "Infant" means a child who is twelve (12) months of age or
738	753		younger;
739	754		39. "Institution" means a residential facility offering care
740	755		and treatment for more than twenty residents;
741	756		40. a. "Investigation" means a response to an allegation of
742	757		abuse or neglect that involves a serious and immediate
743	758		threat to the safety of the child, making it necessa ry
744	759		to determine:
745	760		(1) the current safety of a child and the risk of
746	761		subsequent abuse or neglect, and
747	762		(2) whether child abuse or neglect occurred and
748	763		whether the family needs prevention- and
749	764		intervention-related services.
750	765		b. "Investigation" results in a written response stating
751	766		one of the following findings:
752	767		(1) "substantiated" means the Department has
753	768		determined, after an investigation of a report of
754	769		child abuse or neglect and based upon some
755	770		credible evidence, that child abuse or neglect
756	771
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782	798		has occurred. When child abuse or neglect is
783	799		substantiated, the Department may recommend:
784	800		(a) court intervention if the Department finds
785	801		the health, safety, or welfare of the child
786	802		is threatened, or
787	803		(b) child abuse and neglect prevention - and
788	804		intervention-related services for the child,
789	805		parents or persons responsible for the care
790	806		of the child if court intervention is not
791	807		determined to be necessary,
792	808		(2) "unsubstantiated" means the Department has
793	809		determined, after an investigation of a report of
794	810		child abuse or neglect, that in sufficient
795	811		evidence exists to fully determine whether child
796	812		abuse or neglect has occurred . If child abuse or
797	813		neglect is unsubstantiated, the Department may
798	814		recommend, when determined to be necessary, that
799	815		the parents or persons responsible for the care
800	816		of the child obtain child abuse and neglect
801	817		prevention- and intervention-related services, or
802	818		(3) "ruled out" means a report in which a child
803	819		protective services specialist has determined,
804	820		after an investigation of a report of child abuse
805	821
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831	848		or neglect, that no child abuse or neglect has
832	849		occurred;
833	850		41. "Kinship care" means full-time care of a child by a kinship
834	851		relation;
835	852		42. "Kinship guardianship " means a permanent guardianship as
836	853		defined in this section;
837	854		43. "Kinship relation" or "kinship relationship " means
838	855		relatives, stepparen ts, or other responsible adults who have a bond
839	856		or tie with a child and/or to whom has been ascribed a family
840	857		relationship role with the child's parents or the child; provided,
841	858		however, in cases where the Indian Child Welfare Act applie s, the
842	859		definitions contained in 25 U.S.C., Section 1903 shall control;
843	860		44. "Mental health facility " means a mental health or substance
844	861		abuse treatment facility as defined by the Inpatient Mental Health
845	862		and Substance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act;
846	863		45. "Minor" means the same as the term "child" as defined in
847	864		this section;
848	865		46. "Minor in need of treatment " means a child in need of
849	866		mental health or substanc e abuse treatment as defined by the
850	867		Inpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act;
851	868		47. "Multidisciplinary child abuse team " means any team
852	869		established pursuant to Section 1 -9-102 of this title of three or
853	870		more persons who are trained in the prevention, identification,
854	871		investigation, prosecution, and treatment of physical and sexual
855	872
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881	899		child abuse and who are qualified to facilitate a broad range of
882	900		prevention- and intervention-related services and services related
883	901		to child abuse. For purposes of this definition, "freestanding"
884	902		means a team not used by a child advocacy center for its
885	903		accreditation;
886	904		48. "Near death" means a child is in serious or critical
887	905		condition, as certified by a phys ician, as a result of abuse or
888	906		neglect;
889	907		49. a. "Neglect" means:
890	908		(1) the failure or omission to provide any of the
891	909		following:
892	910		(a) adequate nurturance and af fection, food,
893	911		clothing, shelter, sanitation, hygiene, or
894	912		appropriate education,
895	913		(b) medical, dental, or behavioral health care,
896	914		(c) supervision or appropriate caretakers to
897	915		protect the child from harm or threatened
898	916		harm of which any reasonable and prudent
899	917		person responsible for the child's health,
900	918		safety or welfare would be aware , or
901	919		(d) special care made necessary for the child's
902	920		health and safety by the physical or mental
903	921		condition of the child,
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930	949		(2) the failure or omission to protect a child from
931	950		exposure to any of the foll owing:
932	951		(a) the use, possession, sale, or manufacture of
933	952		illegal drugs,
934	953		(b) illegal activities, or
935	954		(c) sexual acts or materials that are not age-
936	955		appropriate, or
937	956		(3) abandonment.
938	957		b. "Neglect" shall not mean a child who engages in
939	958		independent activities, exc ept if the person
940	959		responsible for the child 's health, safety or welfa re
941	960		willfully disregards any harm or threatened harm to
942	961		the child, given the child's level of maturity,
943	962		physical condition or mental abilities . Such
944	963		independent activities include but are not limited to:
945	964		(1) traveling to and from school including by
946	965		walking, running or bicycling ,
947	966		(2) traveling to and from nearby comme rcial or
948	967		recreational facilities,
949	968		(3) engaging in outdoor play,
950	969		(4) remaining at home unattended for a r easonable
951	970		amount of time,
952	971		(5) remaining in a vehicle if the temperature inside
953	972		the vehicle is not or will not be come dangerously
954	973
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980	1000		hot or cold, except und er the conditions
981	1001		described in Section 11 -1119 of Title 47 of the
982	1002		Oklahoma Statutes, or
983	1003		(6) engaging in similar activities a lone or with
984	1004		other children.
985	1005		Nothing in this paragraph shall b e construed to mean a child is
986	1006		abused or neglected for the sole reason the parent, legal guardian
987	1007		or person having custody or control of a child, in good faith,
988	1008		selects and depends upon spiritua l means alone through prayer, in
989	1009		accordance with the tenets an d practice of a recognized chu rch or
990	1010		religious denomination, for the t reatment or cure of disease or
991	1011		remedial care of such child . Nothing contained in this paragraph
992	1012		shall prevent a court from immediately assuming custody of a child,
993	1013		pursuant to the Oklah oma Children's Code, and ordering whatever
994	1014		action may be necessary, in cluding medical treatment, to protect the
995	1015		child's health or welfare;
996	1016		50. "Permanency hearing" means a hearing by the court pursuant
997	1017		to Section 1-4-811 of this title;
998	1018		51. "Permanent custody" means the court-ordered custody of an
999	1019		adjudicated deprived child when a parent-child relationship no
1000	1020		longer exists due to termination of parental rights or due to the
1001	1021		death of a parent or parents;
1002	1022		52. "Permanent guardianship " means a judicially c reated
1003	1023		relationship between a chi ld, a kinship relation of the child, or
1004	1024
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1030	1051		other adult established pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 -4-
1031	1052		709 of this title;
1032	1053		53. "Person responsible for a child's health, safety, or
1033	1054		welfare" includes a parent; a legal gua rdian; custodian; a foster
1034	1055		parent; a person eighteen (18) years of age or older with whom the
1035	1056		child's parent cohabitates or any other adult residing in the home
1036	1057		of the child; an agent or employee of a public or private
1037	1058		residential home, institution, facili ty or day treatment program as
1038	1059		defined in Section 175.20 of Title 10 of th e Oklahoma Statutes; or
1039	1060		an owner, operator, or employee of a child care facility as defined
1040	1061		by Section 402 of Title 10 of th e Oklahoma Statutes;
1041	1062		54. "Plan of safe care" means a plan developed for an infant
1042	1063		with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome or a Fetal Alco hol Spectrum
1043	1064		Disorder upon release from the care of a health care provider that
1044	1065		addresses the health and substance use treatment needs of the infant
1045	1066		and mother or caregiver;
1046	1067		55. "Protective custody" means custody of a child taken by a
1047	1068		law enforcement offi cer or designated employee of the court without
1048	1069		a court order;
1049	1070		56. "Putative father" means an alleged father as that term i s
1050	1071		defined in Section 7700 -102 of Title 10 of the Oklaho ma Statutes;
1051	1072		57. "Qualified residential treatment program " means a program
1052	1073		that:
1053	1074
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1079	1101		a. has a trauma-informed treatment model that is designed
1080	1102		to address the needs including clinical n eeds as
1081	1103		appropriate, of children with serious emotional or
1082	1104		behavioral disorders or disturbances and, with respec t
1083	1105		to a child, is able to implement the t reatment
1084	1106		identified for the child from a required assessment,
1085	1107		b. has registered or licensed nursing staf f and other
1086	1108		licensed clinical staff who:
1087	1109		(1) provide care within the sc ope of their practice
1088	1110		as defined by the laws of this state,
1089	1111		(2) are on-site according to the treatment model
1090	1112		referred to in subparagraph a of this paragraph,
1091	1113		and
1092	1114		(3) are available twenty-four (24) hours a day and
1093	1115		seven (7) days a week,
1094	1116		c. to the extent appropriate, and in accordance with the
1095	1117		child's best interest, facilitates participa tion of
1096	1118		family members in the child 's treatment program,
1097	1119		d. facilitates outreach to the family members o f the
1098	1120		child including siblings, documents how the outreach
1099	1121		is made including contact information, and maintains
1100	1122		contact information for any known biolog ical family of
1101	1123		the child,
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1128	1151		e. documents how family members are integrated into the
1129	1152		treatment process for the child including post-
1130	1153		discharge, and how sibling connections ar e maintained,
1131	1154		f. provides discharge planning a nd family-based aftercare
1132	1155		support for at least six (6) months post-discharge,
1133	1156		and
1134	1157		g. is licensed and accredited by any of the following
1135	1158		independent, not-for-profit organizations:
1136	1159		(1) The Commission on Accred itation of Rehabilitation
1137	1160		Facilities (CARF),
1138	1161		(2) The Joint Commission on Accreditation of
1139	1162		Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO),
1140	1163		(3) The Council on Accreditation (COA), or
1141	1164		(4) any other federally ap proved independent, not-
1142	1165		for-profit accrediting organization;
1143	1166		58. "Reasonable and prudent parent standard " means the standard
1144	1167		characterized by careful a nd sensible parental decisions that
1145	1168		maintain the health, safety, and best interests of a child while at
1146	1169		the same time encour aging the emotional and developmental g rowth of
1147	1170		the child. This standard shall be used by t he child's caregiver
1148	1171		when determining whether to allow a child to participate in
1149	1172		extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities . For
1150	1173		purposes of this definition, the term "caregiver" means a foster
1151	1174		parent with whom a child in foster care has been placed, a
1152	1175
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1178	1202		representative of a grou p home where a child has been placed or a
1179	1203		designated official for a residential child care facility wher e a
1180	1204		child in foster care has been placed;
1181	1205		59. "Relative" means a grandparent, great -grandparent, brother
1182	1206		or sister of whole or half blood, aunt, uncle or any other person
1183	1207		related to the child;
1184	1208		60. "Residential child care facility " means a twenty-four-hour
1185	1209		residential facility where children live together with or are
1186	1210		supervised by adults who are not their parents o r relatives;
1187	1211		61. "Review hearing" means a hearing by the court pursuant to
1188	1212		Section 1-4-807 of this title;
1189	1213		62. "Risk" means the likelihood that an incident of child abuse
1190	1214		or neglect will occur in th e future;
1191	1215		63. "Safety threat" means the threat of seriou s harm due to
1192	1216		child abuse or neglect occ urring in the present or in the very near
1193	1217		future and without the intervention of another person, a child would
1194	1218		likely or in all probability sustain severe or permanent disability
1195	1219		or injury, illness, or death;
1196	1220		64. "Safety analysis" means action taken by th e Department in
1197	1221		response to a report of alleged child abuse or neglect that may
1198	1222		include an assessment or investigation based upon an analysis of the
1199	1223		information received according to priority guidelines and other
1200	1224		criteria adopted by the Department;
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1227	1252		65. "Safety evaluation" means evaluation of a child 's situation
1228	1253		by the Department using a structured, evidence -based tool to
1229	1254		determine if the child is subject to a safety threat;
1230	1255		66. "Secure facility" means a facility whi ch is designed and
1231	1256		operated to ensure th at all entrances and exits from the facility
1232	1257		are subject to the exclusive control of the staff of the fa cility,
1233	1258		whether or not the juvenile being detained has freedom of movement
1234	1259		within the perimeter of the facility, or a facility which relies on
1235	1260		locked rooms and buildings, fences, or physical restraint in order
1236	1261		to control behavior of its residents;
1237	1262		67. "Sibling" means a biologically or legally related bro ther
1238	1263		or sister of a child . This includes an individual who sa tisfies at
1239	1264		least one of the following co nditions with respect to a child:
1240	1265		a. the individual is considered by state law to be a
1241	1266		sibling of the child, or
1242	1267		b. the individual would have been consid ered a sibling
1243	1268		under state law but for a termination or other
1244	1269		disruption of parental rights, such as the death of a
1245	1270		parent;
1246	1271		68. "Specialized foster care " means foster care provided to a
1247	1272		child in a foster hom e or agency-contracted home which:
1248	1273		a. has been certified by the Developmental Disabilities
1249	1274		Services Division of the Department of Human Services,
1250	1275		b. is monitored by the Division, and
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1277	1303		c. is funded through the Home - and Community-Based Waiver
1278	1304		Services Program administered by th e Division;
1279	1305		69. "Successful adulthood program " means a program specifically
1280	1306		designed to assist a child to enhance those skills and abilities
1281	1307		necessary for successful adult living . A successful adulthood
1282	1308		program may include, but shall not be limited to, s uch features as
1283	1309		minimal direct staff supervision, and the provision of supportive
1284	1310		services to assist children with activities necess ary for finding an
1285	1311		appropriate place of residence, completing an education or
1286	1312		vocational training, obtai ning employment, or obtaining other
1287	1313		similar services;
1288	1314		70. "Temporary custody" means court-ordered custody of an
1289	1315		adjudicated deprived child;
1290	1316		71. "Therapeutic foster family home" means a foster family home
1291	1317		which provides specific treatment services, pursua nt to a
1292	1318		therapeutic foster care contract, which are designed to remedy
1293	1319		social and behavioral problems of a foste r child residing in the
1294	1320		home;
1295	1321		72. "Trafficking in persons" means sex trafficking or severe
1296	1322		forms of trafficking in persons as described in Sect ion 7102 of
1297	1323		Title 22 of the United States Code:
1298	1324		a. "sex trafficking" means the recruitment, harboring,
1299	1325		transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing or
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1326	1353		soliciting of a person for the purpose of a commercial
1327	1354		sex act, and
1328	1355		b. "severe forms of trafficking in persons" means:
1329	1356		(1) sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is
1330	1357		induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which
1331	1358		the person induced to perform such act has not
1332	1359		attained eighteen (18) years of age, or
1333	1360		(2) the recruitment, harboring, transportation,
1334	1361		provision, obtaining, patronizing or soliciting
1335	1362		of a person for labor or services, through the
1336	1363		use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose
1337	1364		of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage,
1338	1365		debt bondage, or slavery;
1339	1366		73. "Transitional living program " means a residential p rogram
1340	1367		that may be attached to an existing facility or operated solely for
1341	1368		the purpose of assisting children to develop the skills a nd
1342	1369		abilities necessary for successful adult living . The program may
1343	1370		include, but shall not be limited t o, reduced staff sup ervision,
1344	1371		vocational training, educational services, employment and employment
1345	1372		training, and other appropriate independent living sk ills training
1346	1373		as a part of the transitional living program; and
1347	1374		74. "Voluntary foster care placement " means the temporary
1348	1375		placement of a child by the parent, legal guardian or custodian of
1349	1376		the child in foster care p ursuant to a signed placement agreement
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1376	1404		between the Department or a child -placing agency and the child 's
1377	1405		parent, legal guardian or custodian.
1378	1406		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
1379		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 22nd day of March, 2023.
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1384		-	Presiding Officer of t he House
1385		-	of Representatives
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1388		-	Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2023.
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	1408	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON C HILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILY
	1409	+	SERVICES, dated 02/14/2023 - DO PASS.