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34		-	BILL NO. 2361 By: Hill, Gise, ~~Pae,~~ and ~~Munson~~
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	29	+	BILL NO. 2361 By: Hill, Gise, and Pae of the
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45	40		An Act relating to children; amending 10A O.S. 2021,
46	41		Section 1-9-107, which relates to the Successful
47	42		Adulthood Act; providing documents certain child ren
48	43		leaving foster care shall be provided; providing that
49	44		certain documents be given to individuals being
50	45		released from the custody of the Office of Juvenile
51	46		Affairs; providing for codification; and providing an
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57	54		BE IT ENACTED BY THE P EOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
58	55		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 10A O.S. 2021, Section 1 -9-107, is
59	56		amended to read as follows:
60	57		Section 1-9-107. A. This section shall be known and may be
61	58		cited as the "Successful Adulthood Act".
62	59		B. The purpose of the Successful Adulthood Act shall be:
63	60		1. To ensure that eligible individuals, who have been or are in
64	61		the foster care program of the Department of Human Services or a
65	62		federally recognized Indian tribe with whom the De partment has a
66	63		contract, due to abuse or neglect, receive the protection and
	64	+	support necessary to allow those individuals to become self -reliant
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94		-	support necessary to allow those individuals to become self -reliant
95	91		and productive citizens through the provision of requisite services
96	92		that include, but are not limited to, transitional planning,
97	93		housing, medical coverage, and education; provided, that eligibility
98	94		for tuition waivers shall be as set forth in Section 3230 of Title
99	95		70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
100	96		2. To break the cycle of abuse and neglect that obligates the
101	97		state to assume custody of children; an d
102	98		3. To help children who have experienced foster care at age
103	99		fourteen (14) or older achieve meaningful permanent connections with
104	100		a caring adult.
105	101		C. An individual is eligible to receive services for the
106	102		transition of the child to a successful adulthood from the age of
107	103		fourteen (14) until the age of eighteen (18), during the time the
108	104		individual is in the custody of the Department or a federally
109	105		recognized Indian tribe and in an out -of-home placement.
110	106		D. The permanency plan fo r the child in transition to a
111	107		successful adulthood shall be developed in consultation with the
112	108		child and, at the option of the child, with up to two members of the
113	109		permanency planning team to be chosen by the child, excluding the
114	110		foster parent and caseworker for the child, subject to the following
115	111		provisions:
116	112		1. One individual selected by the child may be designated to be
117	113		the advisor and, as necessary, advocate of the child, with respect
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145	140		to the application of the reasonable and prudent parent standard to
146	141		the child; and
147	142		2. The Department may reject an individual selected by the
148	143		child to be a member of the permanency planning team at any time if
149	144		the Department has good cause to believe that the selected
150	145		individual would not act in the best interests of the child.
151	146		E. 1. Each child in foster care under the responsibility of
152	147		the Department or a federally recognized Indian tribe and in an out -
153	148		of-home placement, who has attained fourteen (14) years of age shall
154	149		be given a written Notice of Rights that describes the following
155	150		specific rights of the child:
156	151		a. the rights of the child with respect to education,
157	152		health, visitation, and court participation,
158	153		b. the right to be provided with the documents specified
159	154		in subsection F of this section, and
160	155		c. the right to stay safe and avoid exploitatio n.
161	156		2. The child shall sign an acknowledgment stating that the
162	157		child has been provided with a copy of the Notice of Rights and that
163	158		the rights described in the notice have been explained to the child
164	159		in an age-appropriate way.
165	160		F. A child about to leave fo ster care by reason of having
166	161		attained eighteen (18) years of age and who has been in foster care
167	162		for at least six (6) months shall be given the following documents
168	163		pertaining to the child:
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196	190		1. An official or certified copy of the United States birth
197	191		certificate;
198	192		2. A Social Security card issued by the Commissioner of Social
199	193		Security;
200	194		3. Health insurance information Information about how to obtain
201	195		health insurance;
202	196		4. A copy of the medical records of the child;
203	197		5. A state-issued driver license or identi fication card; and
204	198		6. Official documentation necessary to show that the child was
205	199		previously in foster care ; and
206	200		7. Any educational transcripts, diplomas, or professional
207	201		certificates earned while in the custody of the Department of Human
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209	203		G. Successful adulthood services may continue to the age of
210	204		twenty-one (21), provided the individual is in the custody of the
211	205		Department or a federally recognized Indian tribe due to abuse or
212	206		neglect and is in an out -of-home placement at the time of the
213	207		individual's sixteenth birthday.
214	208		H. Individuals who are sixteen (16) years of age or older, who
215	209		have been released from the custody of the Department or federally
216	210		recognized Indian tribe due to the entry of an adoption decree or
217	211		guardianship order are eligible to receive successful adulthood
218	212		services until the age of twenty -one (21).
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246	239		I. Individuals who are eligible for services pursuant to the
247	240		Successful Adulthood Act and who are between eighteen (18) and
248	241		twenty-one (21) years of ag e shall be eligible for Medic aid
249	242		coverage, provided such individuals were also in the custody of the
250	243		Department or a federally recognized Indian tribe on the date they
251	244		reached eighteen (18) years of age and meet Medicaid financial
252	245		eligibility guidelines.
253	246		J. The Department, in conjunc tion with the Oklahoma State
254	247		Regents for Higher Education, shall provide parents and legal
255	248		guardians of foster youth with information on the Oklahoma Higher
256	249		Learning Access Program (OHLAP) including, but not limited to,
257	250		eligibility, application guidelines, academic requirements, and any
258	251		other information required by the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access
259	252		Act for participation in the Program.
260	253		SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
261	254		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2 -7-621 of Title 10A, unless
262	255		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
263	256		A person who has been placed in the custody of the Office of
264	257		Juvenile Affairs, who has attained eighteen (18) years of age, and
265	258		who is being released from the custody of the Office of Juvenile
266	259		Affairs with a plan to re -enter the community as a resident of the
267	260		state shall be given the following documents pertaining to the
268	261		person upon release:
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297	289		certificate;
298	290		2. A Social Security card issued by the Commissioner of Social
299	291		Security;
300	292		3. Information about how to obtain health insurance and
301	293		personal medical records;
302	294		4. A state-issued driver license or identification card; and
303	295		5. Any educational transcripts, diplomas, o r professional
304	296		certificates earned while in the custody of the Office of Juvenile
305	297		Affairs.
306	298		SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
307		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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	309	+	Passed the Senate the _____ day of __________, 2025.
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