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34	29		BILL NO. 2207 By: Lay and Deck of the House
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43	40		An Act relating to children; amending 10A O.S. 2021,
44	41		Section 1-1-105, which relates to definitions;
45	42		defining term; providing that certain facilities may
46	43		file petition for protective order; requiring
47	44		presentment of evidence; directing court to expedite
48	45		review of certain petition; providing for
49	46		codification; providing an effective date; and
50	47		declaring an emergency.
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55	52		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
56	53		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 10A O.S. 2021, Section 1 -1-105, is
57	54		amended to read as follows:
58	55		Section 1-1-105. When used in the Oklahoma Children 's Code,
59	56		unless the context otherwise requires:
60	57		1. "Abandonment" means:
61	58		a. the willful intent by words, actions, or omissions not
62	59		to return for a child, or
63	60		b. the failure to maintain a significant parental
64	61		relationship with a child through visitation or
	62	+	communication in which incidental o r token visits or
	63	+	communication are not consid ered significant, or
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92		-	communication in which incidental o r token visits or
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94	90		c. the failure to respond to notice of deprived
95	91		proceedings;
96	92		2. "Abuse" means harm or threatened harm to the health, safety,
97	93		or welfare of a child by a person responsible for the child 's
98	94		health, safety, or welfare, including but not l imited to
99	95		nonaccidental physical or mental injury, sexual abuse, or sexual
100	96		exploitation. Provided, however, that nothing contained in the
101	97		Oklahoma Children's Code shall prohibit any parent from using
102	98		ordinary force as a means of discipline including, but not limited
103	99		to, spanking, switching, or paddling.
104	100		a. "Harm or threatened harm to the health or safety of a
105	101		child" means any real or threatened physical, mental,
106	102		or emotional injury or damage to the body or mind that
107	103		is not accidental including but not limi ted to sexual
108	104		abuse, sexual exploitation, neglect, or dependency.
109	105		b. "Sexual abuse" includes but is not limited to rape,
110	106		incest, and lewd or indecent acts or proposals made to
111	107		a child, as defined by law, by a p erson responsible
112	108		for the health, safety, or w elfare of the child.
113	109		c. "Sexual exploitation" includes but is not limited to
114	110		allowing, permitting, encouraging, or forcing a child
115	111		to engage in prostitution, as defined by law, by any
	112	+	person eighteen (18) years of age or older or by a
	113	+	person responsible fo r the health, safety, or welfare
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144		-	person responsible for the health, safety, or welfare
145	140		of a child, or allowing, permitting, encouraging, or
146	141		engaging in the lewd, obscene, or pornographic, as
147	142		defined by law, photographing, filming, or depicting
148	143		of a child in those acts by a person responsible for
149	144		the health, safety, and welfare of the child;
150	145		3. "Adjudication" means a finding by the court that the
151	146		allegations in a petition alleging that a child is deprived are
152	147		supported by a preponderance of the evidence;
153	148		4. "Adjudicatory hearing " means a hearing by the court as
154	149		provided by Section 1 -4-601 of this title;
155	150		5. "Age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate " means:
156	151		a. activities or items that are generally accepted as
157	152		suitable for children of the same age or level of
158	153		maturity or that are determined to be developm entally
159	154		appropriate for a child, based on the development of
160	155		cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral
161	156		capacities that are typical for an age or age group,
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163	158		b. in the case of a specific child, activities or items
164	159		that are suitable for that child ba sed on the
165	160		developmental stages attained by the child with
	161	+	respect to the cognitive, emotional, physical, and
	162	+	behavioral capacities of the specific child.
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194		-	behavioral capacities of the specific child.
195	189		In the event that any age -related activities have impli cations
196	190		relative to the academic curriculum of a child, nothing in this
197	191		paragraph shall be construed to authorize an officer or employee of
198	192		the federal government to mandate, direct, or control a state or
199	193		local educational agency, or the specific instructional content,
200	194		academic achievement standards a nd assessments, curriculum, or
201	195		program of instruction of a school;
202	196		6. "Assessment" means a comprehensive review of child safety
203	197		and evaluation of family functioning and protective capacities that
204	198		is conducted in response to a child abuse or neglect referr al that
205	199		does not allege a serious and immediate safety threat to a child;
206	200		7. "Behavioral health" means mental health, substance abuse, or
207	201		co-occurring mental health and substance abuse diagnoses, and the
208	202		continuum of mental health, substance abuse, or co -occurring mental
209	203		health and substance abuse treatment;
210	204		8. "Child" means any unmarried person under eighteen (18) years
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212	206		9. "Child advocacy center " means a center and the
213	207		multidisciplinary child abuse t eam of which it is a member that is
214	208		accredited by the National Children 's Alliance or that is completing
215	209		a sixth year of reaccreditation. Child advocacy centers shall be
	210	+	classified, based on the child population of a district attorney 's
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243		-	classified, based on the child population of a district attorney 's
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245	238		a. nonurban centers in districts with chil d populations
246	239		that are less than sixty thousand (60,000), and
247	240		b. midlevel nonurban centers in districts with child
248	241		populations equal to or greater than sixty thousand
249	242		(60,000), but not including Oklahoma and Tu lsa
250	243		Counties;
251	244		10. "Child with a disability " means any child who has a
252	245		physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more
253	246		of the major life activities of the child, or who is regarded as
254	247		having such an impairment by a competent medical professional;
255	248		11. "Child-placing agency" means an agency that arranges for or
256	249		places a child in a foster family home, family -style living program,
257	250		group home, adoptive home, or a successful adulthood program;
258	251		12. "Children's emergency resource center " means a community-
259	252		based program that may provide e mergency care and a safe and
260	253		structured homelike environment or a host home for children
261	254		providing food, clothing, shelter and hygiene products to each child
262	255		served; after-school tutoring; counseling services; life -skills
263	256		training; transition services; ass essments; family reunification;
264	257		respite care; transportation to or from school, doctors '
265	258		appointments, visitations and other social, school, court or other
266	259		activities when necessary; and a stable environment fo r children in
	260	+	crisis who are in custody of the Department of Human Services if
	261	+	permitted under the Department 's policies and regulations, or who
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294		-	crisis who are in custody of the Department of Human Services if
295		-	permitted under the Department 's policies and regulations, or who
296	288		have been voluntarily placed by a parent or custodian during a
297	289		temporary crisis;
298	290		13. "Community-based services" or "community-based programs"
299	291		means services or programs which maintain community participation or
300	292		supervision in their planning, operation, and evaluation.
301	293		Community-based services and programs may include, but are not
302	294		limited to, emergency shelter, cr isis intervention, group work, case
303	295		supervision, job placement, recruitment and training of volunteers,
304	296		consultation, medical, educational, home -based services, vocational,
305	297		social, preventive and psychological guidance, training, counseling,
306	298		early intervention and diversionary substance abuse treatmen t,
307	299		sexual abuse treatment, transitional living, independent living, and
308	300		other related services and programs;
309	301		14. "Concurrent permanency planning " means, when indicated, the
310	302		implementation of two plans for a ch ild entering foster care. One
311	303		plan focuses on reuniting the parent and child; the other seeks to
312	304		find a permanent out -of-home placement for the child with both plans
313	305		being pursued simultaneously;
314	306		15. "Court-appointed special advocate " or "CASA" means a
315	307		responsible adult volunteer who has been traine d and is supervised
316	308		by a court-appointed special advocate program recognized by the
	309	+	court, and when appointed by the court, serves as an officer of the
	310	+	court in the capacity as a guardian ad litem;
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344		-	court, and when appointed by the court, serves as an officer of the
345		-	court in the capacity as a guardian ad litem;
346	337		16. "Court-appointed special advocate program " means an
347	338		organized program, administered by either an independent, not -for-
348	339		profit corporation, a dependent project of an independent, not -for-
349	340		profit corporation or a unit of local government, which recruits,
350	341		screens, trains, assigns, supervises and supports voluntee rs to be
351	342		available for appointment by the court as guardians ad litem;
352	343		17. "Custodian" means an individual other than a parent, legal
353	344		guardian or Indian custodian, to whom legal custody of the child has
354	345		been awarded by the court. As used in this title, t he term
355	346		"custodian" shall not mean the Department of Human Services;
356	347		18. "Day treatment" means a nonresidential program which
357	348		provides intensive services to a child who resides in the child 's
358	349		own home, the home of a relative, group home, a foster home or
359	350		residential child care facility. Day treatment programs include,
360	351		but are not limited to, educational services;
361	352		19. "Department" means the Department of Human Services;
362	353		20. "Dependency" means a child who is h omeless or without
363	354		proper care or guardianship through no fault of his or her parent,
364	355		legal guardian, or custodian;
365	356		21. "Deprived child" means a child:
366	357		a. who is for any reason destitute, homeless, or
367	358		abandoned,
	359	+	b. who does not have the proper parental care or
	360	+	guardianship,
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397	387		c. who has been abused, ne glected, or is dependent,
398	388		d. whose home is an unfit place for the child by reason
399	389		of depravity on the part of the parent or legal
400	390		guardian of the child, or other person responsible for
401	391		the health or welfare of the child,
402	392		e. who is a child in need of specia l care and treatment
403	393		because of the child 's physical or mental condition,
404	394		and the child's parents, legal guardian, or other
405	395		custodian is unable or willfully fails to provide such
406	396		special care and treatment. As used in this
407	397		paragraph, a child in need of sp ecial care and
408	398		treatment includes, but is not limited to, a child who
409	399		at birth tests positive for alcohol or a controlled
410	400		dangerous substance and who, pursuant to a drug or
411	401		alcohol screen of the child and an as sessment of the
412	402		parent, is determined to be at risk of harm or
413	403		threatened harm to the health or safety of a child,
414	404		f. who is a child with a disability deprived of the
415	405		nutrition necessary to sustain life or of the medical
416	406		treatment necessary to remedy or relieve a life -
417	407		threatening medical condition in order to cause or
418	408		allow the death of the child if such nutrition or
	409	+	medical treatment is generally provided to similarly
	410	+	situated children without a disability or children
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446		-	medical treatment is generally provided to similarly
447		-	situated children without a disability or children
448	437		with disabilities; provided that no me dical treatment
449	438		shall be necessary if, in the reasonable medical
450	439		judgment of the attending physician, such treatment
451	440		would be futile in saving the life of the child,
452	441		g. who, due to improper parental care and guardianship,
453	442		is absent from school as specified in Section 10 -106
454	443		of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, if the child is
455	444		subject to compulsory school attendance,
456	445		h. whose parent, legal guardian or custodian for good
457	446		cause desires to be relieved of custody,
458	447		i. who has been born to a parent whose parental rights to
459	448		another child have been involuntari ly terminated by
460	449		the court and the conditions which led to the making
461	450		of the finding, which resulted in the termination of
462	451		the parental rights of the parent to the other child,
463	452		have not been corrected, or
464	453		j. whose parent, legal guardian, or custodian has
465	454		subjected another child to abuse or neglect or has
466	455		allowed another child to be subjected to abuse or
467	456		neglect and is currently a respondent in a deprived
468	457		proceeding.
	458	+	Nothing in the Oklahoma Children 's Code shall be construed to
	459	+	mean a child is deprived for t he sole reason the parent, legal
	460	+	guardian, or person having custody or control of a child, in good
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496		-	Nothing in the Oklahoma Children 's Code shall be construed to
497		-	mean a child is deprived for the sole reason the parent, legal
498		-	guardian, or person having custody or control of a child, in good
499	487		faith, selects and depends upon spiritual means alone through
500	488		prayer, in accordance with the tenets and practice of a recognized
501	489		church or religious denomina tion, for the treatment or cure of
502	490		disease or remedial care of such child.
503	491		Evidence of material, educational or cultural disadvantage as
504	492		compared to other children shall not be sufficient to prove that a
505	493		child is deprived; the state shall prove that the ch ild is deprived
506	494		as defined pursuant to this title.
507	495		Nothing contained in this paragraph shall prevent a court from
508	496		immediately assuming custody of a child and ordering whatever action
509	497		may be necessary, including medical treatment, to protect the
510	498		child's health or welfare;
511	499		22. "Dispositional hearing " means a hearing by the court as
512	500		provided by Section 1 -4-706 of this title;
513	501		23. "Drug-endangered child" means a child who is at risk of
514	502		suffering physical, psycholog ical or sexual harm as a result of the
515	503		use, possession, distribution, manufacture or cultivation of
516	504		controlled substances, or the attempt of any of these acts, by a
517	505		person responsible for the health, safety or welfare of the child,
518	506		as defined in this section. This term includes circumstances
519	507		wherein the substance abuse of the person responsible for the
	508	+	health, safety or welfare of the child interferes with that person 's
	509	+	ability to parent and provide a safe and nurturing environment for
	510	+	the child;
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547		-	health, safety or welfare of the child interferes with that person 's
548		-	ability to parent and provide a safe and nurturing environment for
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550	537		24. "Emergency custody" means the custody of a child p rior to
551	538		adjudication of the child following issuance of an order of the
552	539		district court pursuant to Section 1 -4-201 of this title or
553	540		following issuance of an order of the district court pursuant to an
554	541		emergency custody hearing, as specified by Section 1 -4-203 of this
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556	543		25. "Facility" means a place, an institution, a building or
557	544		part thereof, a set of buildings, or an area whether or not
558	545		enclosing a building or set of buildings used for the lawful custody
559	546		and treatment of children;
560	547		26. "Failure to protect" means failure to take reasonable
561	548		action to remedy or prevent child abuse or neglect, and includes the
562	549		conduct of a nonabusing parent or guardian who knows the identity of
563	550		the abuser or the person neglecting the child, but lies, conceals or
564	551		fails to report the child abuse or neglect or otherwise take
565	552		reasonable action to end the abuse or neglect;
566	553		27. "Family-style living program " means a residential program
567	554		providing sustained care and supervision to reside nts in a homelike
568	555		environment not located in a building used for commercial activity;
569	556		28. "Foster care" or "foster care services " means continuous
570	557		twenty-four-hour care and supportive services provided for a child
	558	+	in foster placement including, but not limited to, the care,
	559	+	supervision, guidance, and rearing of a foster child by the foster
	560	+	parent;
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598		-	in foster placement including, but not limited to, t he care,
599		-	supervision, guidance, and rearing of a foster child by the foster
600		-	parent;
601	587		29. "Foster family home" means the private residence of a
602	588		foster parent who provides foster care services to a child. Such
603	589		term shall include a nonkinship fost er family home, a therapeutic
604	590		foster family home, or the home of a relative or other kinship care
605	591		home;
606	592		30. "Foster parent eligibility assessment " includes a criminal
607	593		background investigation including, but not limited to, a national
608	594		criminal history records search based upon the submission of
609	595		fingerprints, home assessments, and any other assessment required by
610	596		the Department of Human Services, the Office of Juvenile Affairs, or
611	597		any child-placing agency pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
612	598		Child Care Facilities Licensing Act;
613	599		31. "Guardian ad litem" means a person appointed by the court
614	600		pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 -4-306 of this title having
615	601		those duties and responsibilities as set forth in that section. The
616	602		term "guardian ad litem" shall refer to a court -appointed special
617	603		advocate as well as to any other person appointed pursuant to the
618	604		provisions of Section 1 -4-306 of this title to serve as a guardian
619	605		ad litem;
	606	+	32. "Guardian ad litem of the estate of the child " means a
	607	+	person appointed by the court to protect the property interests of a
	608	+	child pursuant to Section 1 -8-108 of this title;
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647		-	32. "Guardian ad litem of the estate of the child " means a
648		-	person appointed by the court to protect the property interests of a
649		-	child pursuant to Section 1 -8-108 of this title;
650	635		33. "Group home" means a residential facility licensed by the
651	636		Department to provide full -time care and community -based services
652	637		for more than five but fewer than thirteen children;
653	638		34. "Harm or threatened harm to the health or safety of a
654	639		child" means any real or threatened physical, mental, or emotional
655	640		injury or damage to the body or mind that is not accidental
656	641		including, but not limited to, sexual abuse , sexual exploitation,
657	642		neglect, or dependency;
658	643		35. "Heinous and shocking abuse " includes, but is not limited
659	644		to, aggravated physical abuse that results in serious bodily,
660	645		mental, or emotional injury. "Serious bodily injury " means injury
661	646		that involves:
662	647		a. a substantial risk of death,
663	648		b. extreme physical pain,
664	649		c. protracted disfigurement,
665	650		d. a loss or impairment of the function of a body member,
666	651		organ, or mental faculty,
667	652		e. an injury to an internal or external organ or the
668	653		body,
669	654		f. a bone fracture,
670	655		g. sexual abuse or sexual exploitation,
	656	+	h. chronic abuse including, but not limited to, physical,
	657	+	emotional, or sexual abuse, or sexual exploitation
	658	+	which is repeated or continuing,
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698		-	h. chronic abuse including, but not limited to, physical,
699		-	emotional, or sexual abuse, or sexual exploitation
700		-	which is repeated or continuing,
701	685		i. torture that includes, but is not limited to,
702	686		inflicting, participating in or assisting in
703	687		inflicting intense physical or emo tional pain upon a
704	688		child repeatedly over a period of time for the purpose
705	689		of coercing or terrorizing a child or for the purpose
706	690		of satisfying the craven, cruel, or prurient desires
707	691		of the perpetrator or another person, or
708	692		j. any other similar aggravated ci rcumstance;
709	693		36. "Heinous and shocking neglect " includes, but is not limited
710	694		to:
711	695		a. chronic neglect that includes, but is not limited to,
712	696		a persistent pattern of family functioning in which
713	697		the caregiver has not met or sustained the basic needs
714	698		of a child which results in harm to the child,
715	699		b. neglect that has resulted in a diagnosis of the child
716	700		as a failure to thrive,
717	701		c. an act or failure to act by a parent that results in
718	702		the death or near death of a child or sibling, serious
719	703		physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, sexual
720	704		exploitation, or presents an imminent risk of serious
721	705		harm to a child, or
	706	+	d. any other similar aggravating circumstance;
	707	+	37. "Individualized service plan " means a document written
	708	+	pursuant to Section 1 -4-704 of this title that has the same meaning
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749		-	d. any other similar aggravating circumstance;
750		-	37. "Individualized service plan " means a document written
751		-	pursuant to Section 1-4-704 of this title that has the same meaning
752	735		as "service plan" or "treatment plan" where those terms are used in
753	736		the Oklahoma Children 's Code;
754	737		38. "Infant" means a child who is twelve (12) months of age or
755	738		younger;
756	739		39. "Institution" means a residential facility offering care
757	740		and treatment for more than twenty residents;
758	741		40. a. "Investigation" means a response to an allegation of
759	742		abuse or neglect that involves a serious and immediate
760	743		threat to the safety of the child, making it necessary
761	744		to determine:
762	745		(1) the current safety of a child a nd the risk of
763	746		subsequent abuse or neglect, and
764	747		(2) whether child abuse or neglect occurred and
765	748		whether the family needs prevention - and
766	749		intervention-related services.
767	750		b. "Investigation" results in a written re sponse stating
768	751		one of the following findings:
769	752		(1) "substantiated" means the Department has
770	753		determined, after an investigation of a report of
771	754		child abuse or neglect and based upon some
772	755		credible evidence, that child abuse or neglect
	756	+	has occurred. When child abuse or neglect is
	757	+	substantiated, the Depart ment may recommend:
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800		-	has occurred. When child abuse or n eglect is
801		-	substantiated, the Department may recommend:
802	784		(a) court intervention if the Department finds
803	785		the health, safety, or welfare of the child
804	786		is threatened, or
805	787		(b) child abuse and neglect prevention - and
806	788		intervention-related services for the child,
807	789		parents or persons responsible for the care
808	790		of the child if court intervention is not
809	791		determined to be necessary,
810	792		(2) "unsubstantiated" means the Department has
811	793		determined, after an investigation of a report of
812	794		child abuse or neglect, that insufficient
813	795		evidence exists to fully determine whethe r child
814	796		abuse or neglect has occurred. If child abuse or
815	797		neglect is unsubstantiated, the Department may
816	798		recommend, when determined to be necessary, that
817	799		the parents or persons responsible for the care
818	800		of the child obtain child abuse and neglect
819	801		prevention- and intervention-related services, or
820	802		(3) "ruled out" means a report in which a child
821	803		protective services specialist has determined,
822	804		after an investigation of a report of child abuse
	805	+	or neglect, that no child abuse or neglect has
	806	+	occurred;
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850		-	or neglect, that no child abuse or n eglect has
851		-	occurred;
852	833		41. "Kinship care" means full-time care of a child by a kinship
853	834		relation;
854	835		42. "Kinship guardianship " means a permanent guardianship as
855	836		defined in this section;
856	837		43. "Kinship relation" or "kinship relationship " means
857	838		relatives, stepparents, or other responsible adults who have a bond
858	839		or tie with a child and/or to whom has been ascribed a family
859	840		relationship role with the child 's parents or the child; provided,
860	841		however, in cases where the Indian Child Welfare Act applies, the
861	842		definitions contained in 25 U.S.C., Section 1 903 shall control;
862	843		44. "Mental health facility " means a mental health or substance
863	844		abuse treatment facility as defined by the Inpatient Mental Health
864	845		and Substance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act;
865	846		45. "Minor" means the same as the term "child" as defined in
866	847		this section;
867	848		46. "Minor in need of treatment " means a child in need of
868	849		mental health or substance abuse treatment as defined by the
869	850		Inpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act;
870	851		47. "Multidisciplinary child abuse team " means any team
871	852		established pursuant to Section 1 -9-102 of this title of three or
872	853		more persons who are trained in the prevention, identification,
873	854		investigation, prosecution, and treatment of physical and sexual
	855	+	child abuse and who are qualified to facilitate a broad range of
	856	+	prevention- and intervention-related services and services related
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901		-	child abuse and who are qualified to facilitate a broad range of
902		-	prevention- and intervention-related services and services related
903	883		to child abuse. For purposes of this definition, "freestanding"
904	884		means a team not used by a child advocacy center for its
905	885		accreditation;
906	886		48. "Near death" means a child is in seri ous or critical
907	887		condition, as certified by a physician, as a result of abuse or
908	888		neglect;
909	889		49. a. "Neglect" means:
910	890		(1) the failure or omission to provide any of the
911	891		following:
912	892		(a) adequate nurturance and affectio n, food,
913	893		clothing, shelter, sanitation, hygien e, or
914	894		appropriate education,
915	895		(b) medical, dental, or behavioral health care,
916	896		(c) supervision or appropriate caretakers to
917	897		protect the child from harm or threatened
918	898		harm of which any reasonable and prudent
919	899		person responsible for the child 's health,
920	900		safety or welfare would be aware, or
921	901		(d) special care made necessary for the child 's
922	902		health and safety by the physical or mental
923	903		condition of the child,
	904	+	(2) the failure or omission to protect a child from
	905	+	exposure to any of the following:
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951		-	(2) the failure or omission to protect a child from
952		-	exposure to any of the following:
953	932		(a) the use, possession, sale, or manufacture of
954	933		illegal drugs,
955	934		(b) illegal activities, or
956	935		(c) sexual acts or materials that are not age -
957	936		appropriate, or
958	937		(3) abandonment.
959	938		b. "Neglect" shall not mean a child who engages in
960	939		independent activities, except if the person
961	940		responsible for the child's health, safety or welfare
962	941		willfully disregards any harm or threatened harm to
963	942		the child, given the child 's level of maturity,
964	943		physical condition or mental abilities. Such
965	944		independent activities i nclude but are not limited to:
966	945		(1) traveling to and from school including by
967	946		walking, running or bicycling,
968	947		(2) traveling to and from nearby commercial or
969	948		recreational facilities,
970	949		(3) engaging in outdoor play,
971	950		(4) remaining at home unattended for a reasonable
972	951		amount of time,
973	952		(5) remaining in a vehicle if the temperature inside
974	953		the vehicle is not or will not become dangerously
	954	+	hot or cold, except under the conditions
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1002		-	hot or cold, except under the conditions
1003	981		described in Section 11 -1119 of Title 47 of the
1004	982		Oklahoma Statutes, or
1005	983		(6) engaging in similar activities alone or with
1006	984		other children.
1007	985		Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to mean a child is
1008	986		abused or neglected for the sole reason the parent, legal guardian
1009	987		or person having custody or control of a child, in good faith,
1010	988		selects and depends upon spiritual means alone through prayer, in
1011	989		accordance with the tenets and practice of a recognized church or
1012	990		religious denomination, for the treatment or cure of disease or
1013	991		remedial care of such child. Nothing contained in this paragraph
1014	992		shall prevent a court from immediately assuming custody of a child,
1015	993		pursuant to the Oklahoma Children 's Code, and ordering whatever
1016	994		action may be necessary, including medical treatment, to protect the
1017	995		child's health or welfare;
1018	996		50. "Permanency hearing" means a hearing by the court pursuant
1019	997		to Section 1-4-811 of this title;
1020	998		51. "Permanent custody" means the court-ordered custody of an
1021	999		adjudicated deprived child when a parent -child relationship no
1022	1000		longer exists due to termination of parental rights or due to the
1023	1001		death of a parent or parents;
1024	1002		52. "Permanent guardianship" means a judicially created
1025	1003		relationship between a child, a kinship relation of the child, or
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1053	1030		other adult established pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 -4-
1054	1031		709 of this title;
1055	1032		53. "Person responsible for a child 's health, safety, or
1056	1033		welfare" includes a parent; a legal guardian; custodian; a foster
1057	1034		parent; a person eighteen (18) years of age or older with whom the
1058	1035		child's parent cohabitates or any other adult residing in the home
1059	1036		of the child; an agent or employee of a public or private
1060	1037		residential home, institution, facility or day treatment program as
1061	1038		defined in Section 175.20 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
1062	1039		an owner, operator, or employee of a child care facility as defined
1063	1040		by Section 402 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
1064	1041		54. "Plan of safe care" means a plan developed for an infant
1065	1042		with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome or a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
1066	1043		Disorder upon release from the care of a health care provider that
1067	1044		addresses the health and subst ance use treatment needs of the infant
1068	1045		and mother or caregiver;
1069	1046		55. "Protective custody" means custody of a child taken by a
1070	1047		law enforcement officer or designated employee of the court without
1071	1048		a court order;
1072	1049		56. "Putative father" means an alleged father as that term is
1073	1050		defined in Section 7700 -102 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
1074	1051		57. "Qualified residential treatment program " means a program
1075	1052		that:
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1103	1079		a. has a trauma-informed treatment model that is designed
1104	1080		to address the needs including clinical needs a s
1105	1081		appropriate, of children with serious emotio nal or
1106	1082		behavioral disorders or disturbances and, with respect
1107	1083		to a child, is able to implement the treatment
1108	1084		identified for the child from a required assessment,
1109	1085		b. has registered or licensed nursing staff and other
1110	1086		licensed clinical staff who:
1111	1087		(1) provide care within the scope of their practice
1112	1088		as defined by the laws of this state,
1113	1089		(2) are on-site according to the treatment model
1114	1090		referred to in subparagraph a of this paragraph,
1115	1091		and
1116	1092		(3) are available twenty -four (24) hours a day and
1117	1093		seven (7) days a week,
1118	1094		c. to the extent appropriate, and in accordance with the
1119	1095		child's best interest, facilitates participation of
1120	1096		family members in the child 's treatment program,
1121	1097		d. facilitates outreach to the family members of the
1122	1098		child including siblings, documents how the ou treach
1123	1099		is made including contact information, and maintains
1124	1100		contact information for any known biological family of
1125	1101		the child,
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1153	1128		e. documents how family members are integrated into the
1154	1129		treatment process for the ch ild including post-
1155	1130		discharge, and how sibling connections are maintained,
1156	1131		f. provides discharge planning and family -based aftercare
1157	1132		support for at least six (6) months post -discharge,
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1159	1134		g. is licensed and accredited by any of the following
1160	1135		independent, not-for-profit organizations:
1161	1136		(1) The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
1162	1137		Facilities (CARF),
1163	1138		(2) The Joint Commission on Accreditation of
1164	1139		Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO),
1165	1140		(3) The Council on Accreditation (COA), or
1166	1141		(4) any other federally approved independent, not-
1167	1142		for-profit accrediting organ ization;
1168	1143		58. "Reasonable and prudent parent standard " means the standard
1169	1144		characterized by careful and sensible parental decisions that
1170	1145		maintain the health, safety, and best interests of a child while at
1171	1146		the same time encouraging the emotional and developm ental growth of
1172	1147		the child. This standard shall be used by the child 's caregiver
1173	1148		when determining whether to allow a child to participate in
1174	1149		extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities. For
1175	1150		purposes of this definition, the term "caregiver" means a foster
1176	1151		parent with whom a child in foster care has been placed, a
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1204	1178		representative of a group home where a child has been placed or a
1205	1179		designated official for a residential child care facility where a
1206	1180		child in foster care has been placed;
1207	1181		59. "Relative" means a grandparent, great -grandparent, brother
1208	1182		or sister of whole or half blood, aunt, uncle or any other person
1209	1183		related to the child;
1210	1184		60. "Residential child care facility " means a twenty-four-hour
1211	1185		residential facility where children live together with or are
1212	1186		supervised by adults who are not their parents or relatives;
1213	1187		61. "Review hearing" means a hearing by the court pursuant to
1214	1188		Section 1-4-807 of this title;
1215	1189		62. "Risk" means the likelihood that an incident of child abuse
1216	1190		or neglect will occur in the future;
1217	1191		63. "Safety threat" means the threat of serious harm due to
1218	1192		child abuse or neglect occurring in the present or in the very near
1219	1193		future and without the intervention of another person, a child would
1220	1194		likely or in all probability sustain severe o r permanent disability
1221	1195		or injury, illness, or death;
1222	1196		64. "Safety analysis" means action taken by the Department in
1223	1197		response to a report of alleged child abuse or neglect that may
1224	1198		include an assessment or investigation based upon an analysis of the
1225	1199		information received according to priority guidelines and other
1226	1200		criteria adopted by the Department;
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1254	1227		65. "Safety evaluation" means evaluation of a child 's situation
1255	1228		by the Department using a structured, evidence -based tool to
1256	1229		determine if the child is subject to a safety threat;
1257	1230		66. "Secure facility" means a facility which is designed and
1258	1231		operated to ensure that all entrances and exits from the facility
1259	1232		are subject to the exclusive control of the staff of the facility,
1260	1233		whether or not the juvenile being detained h as freedom of movement
1261	1234		within the perimeter of the facility, or a facility which relies on
1262	1235		locked rooms and buildings, fences, or physical restraint in order
1263	1236		to control behavior of its residents;
1264	1237		67. "Sibling" means a biologically or legally related broth er
1265	1238		or sister of a child. This includes an individual who satisfies at
1266	1239		least one of the following conditions with respect to a child:
1267	1240		a. the individual is considered by state law to be a
1268	1241		sibling of the child, or
1269	1242		b. the individual would have been considered a sibling
1270	1243		under state law but for a termination or other
1271	1244		disruption of parental rights, such as the death of a
1272	1245		parent;
1273	1246		68. "Specialized foster care " means foster care provided to a
1274	1247		child in a foster home or a gency-contracted home which:
1275	1248		a. has been certified by the Developmental Disabilities
1276	1249		Services Division of the Department of Human Services,
1277	1250		b. is monitored by the Division, and
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1305	1277		c. is funded through the Home - and Community-Based Waiver
1306	1278		Services Program administered by the Division;
1307	1279		69. "Successful adulthood program" means a program specifically
1308	1280		designed to assist a child to enhance those skills and abilities
1309	1281		necessary for successful adult living. A successful adulthood
1310	1282		program may include, but shall not be limited to, such features as
1311	1283		minimal direct staff supervision, and the provision of supportive
1312	1284		services to assist children with activities necessary for finding an
1313	1285		appropriate place of residence, completing an education or
1314	1286		vocational training, obtaining employment, or obtaining other
1315	1287		similar services;
1316	1288		70. "Temporary custody" means court-ordered custody of an
1317	1289		adjudicated deprived child;
1318	1290		71. "Therapeutic foster family home " means a foster family home
1319	1291		which provides specific treatment services, pursuant to a
1320	1292		therapeutic foster care contract, which are designed to remedy
1321	1293		social and behavioral problems of a foster child residing in the
1322	1294		home;
1323	1295		72. "Third party" means any nonkin individual who is not
1324	1296		related to the child by blood, marriage, or legal adoption;
1325	1297		73. "Trafficking in persons " means sex trafficking or severe
1326	1298		forms of trafficking in persons as described in Section 7102 of
1327	1299		Title 22 of the United States Code:
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1356	1327		transportation, provision, obtaining, pat ronizing or
1357	1328		soliciting of a person for the pur pose of a commercial
1358	1329		sex act, and
1359	1330		b. "severe forms of trafficking in persons " means:
1360	1331		(1) sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is
1361	1332		induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which
1362	1333		the person induced to perform such act has not
1363	1334		attained eighteen (18 ) years of age, or
1364	1335		(2) the recruitment, harboring, transportation,
1365	1336		provision, obtaining, patronizing or soliciting
1366	1337		of a person for labor or services, through the
1367	1338		use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose
1368	1339		of subjection to involuntary servitude, peona ge,
1369	1340		debt bondage, or slavery;
1370	1341		73. 74. "Transitional living program " means a residential
1371	1342		program that may be attached to an existing facility or operated
1372	1343		solely for the purpose of assisting children to develop the skills
1373	1344		and abilities necessary for success ful adult living. The program
1374	1345		may include, but shall not be limited to, reduced staff supervision,
1375	1346		vocational training, educational services, employment and employment
1376	1347		training, and other appropriate independe nt living skills training
1377	1348		as a part of the tra nsitional living program; and
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1405	1375		74. 75. "Voluntary foster care placement " means the temporary
1406	1376		placement of a child by the parent, legal guardian or custodian of
1407	1377		the child in foster care pursuant to a signed placement agreement
1408	1378		between the Department or a ch ild-placing agency and the child 's
1409	1379		parent, legal guardian or custodian.
1410	1380		SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
1411	1381		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1 -8-113 of Title 10A, unless
1412	1382		there is created a duplication in number ing, reads as follows:
1413	1383		A. A qualified residential treatment program may file a
1414	1384		petition for a protective order on behalf of a child in its care
1415	1385		against a third party who poses a threat to the child 's physical or
1416	1386		emotional well-being. The qualified residential treatment program
1417	1387		shall present evidence of harassment, abuse, neglect, exploitation,
1418	1388		or other behaviors that endanger the welfare of the child in its
1419	1389		care.
1420	1390		SECTION 3. This act shall beco me effective July 1, 2025.
1421	1391		SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
1422	1392		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
1423	1393		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
1424	1394		be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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	1421	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 24th day of March, 2025.
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	1431	+	Passed the Senate the _____ day of __________, 2025.
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