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33	28		ENGROSSED HOUSE
34		-	BILL NO. 1574 By: Lawson, Provenzano,
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36		-	Waldron of the House
	29	+	BILL NO. 1574 By: Lawson and Provenzano of
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45	40		An Act relating to children; amending 10 O.S. 2021,
46	41		Section 601.6, which relates to the Office of
47	42		Juvenile System Oversight; providing reference for
48	43		definition; directing the Office to inspect
49	44		misfeasance and malfeasance; directing the Office to
50	45		conduct inspections annually; authorizing the Office
51	46		to inspect certain privately operated facilities;
52	47		directing the Office to investigate complaints;
53	48		authorizing the Office to examine and copy records
54	49		and budgets; authorizing the Office to interview
55	50		certain individuals; authorizing the Office to
56	51		subpoena witnesses and hold hearings; and declaring
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63	58		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF O KLAHOMA:
64	59		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 10 O.S. 2021, Section 601.6, is
65	60		amended to read as follows:
66	61		Section 601.6. A. For purposes of this section, the term
67	62		"children and youth service system " shall have the same meaning as
68	63		it is defined in Section 600 of this title.
	64	+	B. The Office of Juvenile System Oversight shall have the
	65	+	responsibility of inspecting and investigating and reporting
	66	+	misfeasance and malfeasance within the children and yo uth service
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96		-	B. The Office of Juvenile System Oversight shall have the
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98		-	misfeasance and malfeasance within the c hildren and youth service
99	93		system, inquiring into areas of concern , investigating complaints
100	94		filed with the Office of Juvenile System Oversight, and performing
101	95		issue-specific systemic monitoring as directed by the Oklahoma
102	96		Commission on Children and Youth of the children and youth service
103	97		system to ascertain compliance w ith established responsibilities.
104	98		It shall be the duty of the
105	99		C. The Office of Juvenile System Oversight to shall conduct not
106	100		less than one but not more than two regular, periodic, unannounced
107	101		inspections of state-operated children's institutions and faci lities
108	102		and to review the reports of the inspections of the State Fire
109	103		Marshal and the Department of Health and any agencies which accredit
110	104		such institutions and facilities annually. The Office is further
111	105		authorized to inspect privately operated children's institutions and
112	106		facilities that receive state or federal funding on a periodic basis
113	107		or as needed.
114	108		D. The Office shall investigate complaints filed with the
115	109		Office regarding the children and youth serv ice system.
116	110		B. E. The Office of Juvenile System Ov ersight shall have the
117	111		authority to:
118	112		1. Have the authority to examine and copy all records and
119	113		budgets pertaining to the children and youth service system and to
	114	+	interview the residents of such facilities and shall have access to
	115	+	Access all facilities within the children and youth service system
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147		-	interview the residents of s uch facilities and shall have access to
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149	142		for the purpose of conducting systemic oversight inspections and
150	143		complaint investigations;
151	144		2. Have the authority to subpoena witnesses and hold public
152	145		hearings Examine and copy all records and budgets pertaining t o the
153	146		children and youth service system and to review inspection reports
154	147		of the State Fire Marshal, State Department of Health, and any other
155	148		agency that accredits such institutions and facilities ;
156	149		3. Interview the residents of institutions and facilities
157	150		within the children and youth service system;
158	151		4. Subpoena witnesses and hold public hearings;
159	152		5. Establish, in accordance with the Dispute Resolution Act,
160	153		Sections 1801 through 1813 of Title 12 of the O klahoma Statutes, a
161	154		voluntary program for foster pa rents to mediate complaints
162	155		concerning the rights of foster parents, as provided for in Section
163	156		1-9-119 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes, that relate to
164	157		certain actions, inactions or decisions of the Department of Human
165	158		Services, the Department of Juv enile Justice, or child -placing
166	159		agencies that may adversely affect the safety and well -being of
167	160		children in the custody of the state;
168	161		4. 6. Receive any complaint alleging that an employee of the
169	162		Department of Human Services or a child -placing agency has
170	163		threatened a foster parent with removal of a child from the foster
	164	+	parent, harassed a foster parent, or refused to place a child in a
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198		-	parent, harassed a foster parent, or refused to place a child in a
199	191		licensed or certified foster home, or disrupted a child placement as
200	192		retaliation or discrimination towards a foster parent who has:
201	193		a. filed a grievance pursuant to Section 1 -9-120 of Title
202	194		10A of the Oklahoma Statutes,
203	195		b. provided information to any state official or
204	196		Department employee, or
205	197		c. testified, assisted, or otherwis e participated in an
206	198		investigation, proceeding, or hearing against the
207	199		Department or child-placing agency.
208	200		The Office of Juvenile System Oversight shall forward the
209	201		complaints to the Office of Client Advocacy for investigation
210	202		pursuant to subsection D of Section 1 -9-112 of Title 10A of the
211	203		Oklahoma Statutes. The Office of Juvenile System Oversight shall
212	204		work with the Office of Client Advocacy to ensure the complaints are
213	205		investigated and resolved in accordance with the grievance
214	206		procedures provided in Sect ion 1-9-120 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma
215	207		Statutes. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any
216	208		complaint by a foster parent regarding the result of a criminal,
217	209		administrative, or civil proceeding for a violation of any law,
218	210		rule, or contract provision by that foster parent, or the action
219	211		taken by the Department or a child -placing agency in conformity with
220	212		the result of any such proceeding;
	213	+	5. 7. Issue reports to the Governor, Speaker of the House of
	214	+	Representatives, President Pro Tempore of th e Senate, Chief Justice
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248		-	5. 7. Issue reports to the Governor, Speaker of the House of
249		-	Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Chief Justice
250	241		of the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma, any appropriate
251	242		prosecutorial agency, the director of the agency under
252	243		consideration, and other persons as necessary and appropriate; and
253	244		6. 8. Provide recommendations to the Oklahoma Commission on
254	245		Children and Youth on or before May 1 of each year.
255	246		C. F. The Office of Juvenile System Oversight shall not release
256	247		information that would identify a person who makes a complaint to
257	248		the Office, unless a court of competent jurisdiction orders release
258	249		of the information for good cause shown.
259	250		SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
260	251		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
261	252		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
262	253		be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
263		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
264		-	April 7, 2025 - DO PASS
	254	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 11th day of March, 2025.
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	264	+	Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2025.
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