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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-557.12. Notice of birth to be filed with court – Court order.

A. Upon the birth of a child to a gestational carrier under a validated gestational agreement, the intended parents shall file a notice of the birth with the court not later than twenty-one (21) days after the birth occurs.
B. Upon receiving notice of the birth, the court shall render an order that:
1. Confirms that the intended parents are the child's parents;
2. If necessary, requires the gestational carrier and any spouse of the gestational carrier if she is married to surrender the child to the intended parents; and
3. If necessary, requires the state registrar of vital statistics to issue a birth certificate naming the intended parents as the child's sole parents.
C. If the intended parents fail to file the notice required by subsection A of this section, the gestational carrier or an appropriate state agency may file the notice required by that subsection. On a showing that an order validating the gestational agreement was rendered in accordance with the Oklahoma Gestational Agreement Act, the court shall order that the intended parents are the child's parents and are financially responsible for the child.
D. If a person alleges that a child born to a gestational carrier:
1. Did not result from assisted reproduction; or
2. Is a genetic child of the gestational carrier or the gestational spouse, such that either the gestational carrier or the gestational spouse made a genetic contribution to any gamete from which the child was conceived or the embryo from which the child was grown,
the court shall order that scientifically accepted parentage testing in compliance with Oklahoma law be conducted to determine the child's parentage. If the court determines that any of the allegations in paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection are true, the Oklahoma Gestational Agreement Act shall not apply and the parentage, rights and obligations of the parties and the child shall be determined as otherwise provided by Oklahoma law. Any action related to such allegations may only be brought within one hundred eighty (180) days after the birth of the child and not afterward. The preceding sentence shall be interpreted as a statute of repose and not as a statute of limitations.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 433, § 13, emerg. eff. May 23, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-557.13. Amendments to agreement must be validated.

A. If the parties to a validated gestational agreement desire to amend it, the amended gestational agreement must be validated to be enforceable.
B. To validate amendments to a previously validated gestational agreement, an amended petition must be filed in the same cause as the petition under which the gestational agreement was originally validated. The amended petition must identify the amendments the parties seek to make to the gestational agreement, and said parties must attach a copy of the amended gestational agreement.
C. The court shall apply the same requirements and utilize the same procedures in determining whether to validate the amended gestational agreement as are used in determining whether to validate any other gestational agreement.
D. Upon validation of the amended gestational agreement, the amended gestational agreement shall supersede any earlier versions of the gestational agreement, and the earlier versions of the gestational agreement shall be of no further force or effect.
E. A validated gestational agreement may not be amended to change the identity of the gestational carrier, the gestational spouse, if applicable, or any intended parent. In such instances, the validated gestational agreement must be terminated in compliance with the Oklahoma Gestational Agreement Act, and the gestational agreement with the new parties must be validated in a separate action.
F. Nothing in this section shall prevent a gestational agreement that has not been previously validated from being amended as to any matter or term by agreement of the parties. Any such amended gestational agreement must still be validated in compliance with this act in order for it be enforceable.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 433, § 14, emerg. eff. May 23, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-557.15. Proceedings governed by Code of Civil Procedure - Confidentiality.

Unless otherwise provided by the Oklahoma Gestational Agreement Act, any proceedings conducted pursuant to this act will be governed by the Code of Civil Procedure of the State of Oklahoma. All such proceedings, any pleadings, motions, documents or records associated therewith and the identities of the parties to a gestational agreement are all to be kept confidential, and any such proceedings shall be held in closed court without the admittance of any person other than interested parties and their counsel. It is the intent of this section that the same standards of confidentiality, inspection and disclosure applied to cases of adoption in this state shall apply to the proceedings and papers related to gestational agreements under this act.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 433, § 16, emerg. eff. May 23, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-557.16. Venue and jurisdiction.

Venue and jurisdiction for all matters arising out of or related to a gestational agreement shall lie only in the district court of the county where the gestational carrier resided at the time the gestational agreement was entered into or in the district courts of Tulsa County or Oklahoma County. Upon the filing of a petition to validate gestational agreement, and regardless of any change in residency of the gestational carrier, the court in which such petition was properly filed shall have continuing and exclusive jurisdiction over all matters arising out of or related to the gestational agreement until the date a child born to the gestational carrier during the period covered by the gestational agreement reaches one hundred eighty (180) days of age.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 433, § 17, emerg. eff. May 23, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-557.17. Compensation to gestational carrier.

A. A gestational carrier may receive reimbursement for expenses and economic losses resulting from participation in the gestational carrier arrangement contemplated by a gestational agreement.
B. A gestational carrier may be paid a reasonable compensation for carrying a child pursuant to a gestational agreement. The compensation, if any, paid to a gestational carrier must be negotiated in good faith between the parties; the amount of such compensation must be set forth in the gestational agreement; and the compensation may in no manner be conditioned upon the purported quality or any genome-related traits of the sperm, eggs, gametes, embryos or resulting child; provided, that nothing in this section prohibits compensation that is conditioned on the number of embryos implanted, the number of assisted reproduction procedures undertaken for the gestational carrier to become pregnant, the number of children with which the gestational carrier becomes pregnant or the duration of the pregnancy.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 433, § 18, emerg. eff. May 23, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-557.18. Donors may be parties to the agreement.

A. Any one or more donors that will be supplying any gametes or embryos in connection with a gestational carrier arrangement may be, but are not required to be, a party to the gestational agreement, and any consents required of such donor or such donor's physician by Oklahoma law may be incorporated into the gestational agreement.
B. If one or more donors will be supplying any gametes or embryos in connection with a gestational carrier arrangement, any consents otherwise required by Oklahoma law to be filed with a court in connection with such donation may be filed with the court as part of the petition to validate gestational agreement, regardless of whether or not such consents are part of the gestational agreement. Filing such consents with the petition to validate shall be deemed to be compliance with any filing requirements for such consents otherwise required by Oklahoma law, including the provisions of Sections 552 through 556, inclusive, of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If such consents are filed with the court as part of the petition to validate, then validation of the gestational agreement by the court shall satisfy any requirements otherwise set forth in Oklahoma law for a judge's approval, execution or acknowledgment of such consents.
C. This act shall not affect any other law regarding the allowance or prohibition of compensation paid to any donor for that donor's contribution of gametes or embryos.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 433, § 19, emerg. eff. May 23, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-557.19. Gametes or embryos of the gestational carrier or gestational spouse.

No gamete or embryo to which the gestational carrier or the gestational spouse has contributed any genetic material may be used in the assisted reproduction procedure set forth in a gestational agreement covered by the Oklahoma Gestational Agreement Act. Any agreement which calls for the use of a gamete or embryo to which the gestational carrier or gestational spouse has contributed genetic material falls outside the applicability of this act.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 433, § 20, emerg. eff. May 23, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-557.20. Parents to be listed on certificate of birth.

Upon the birth of a child contemplated by a validated gestational agreement, the intended parents under such validated gestational agreement shall be listed as the parents on the child's certificate of birth that is to be filed with the state registrar of vital statistics as provided by Oklahoma law, and neither the gestational carrier nor any spouse of the gestational carrier if she is married shall be listed on said certificate of birth.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 433, § 21, emerg. eff. May 23, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-557.21. Death of intended parent prior to birth of child – Testamentary and inheritance rights.

A. In the event that an intended parent predeceases the birth of a child contemplated by a validated gestational agreement, the terms and conditions of the gestational agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and upon birth the resulting child shall be delivered into the sole care and custody of the surviving intended parent, if an intended parent so survives. If there are no surviving intended parents, the child shall be delivered into the sole care and custody of the guardian nominated in the estate planning documents of the intended parents. If no such guardian will accept or is fit to accept the sole care and custody of the child, or if no valid estate planning documents of the intended parents are then in effect, the child shall be delivered into the sole care and custody of a guardian designated by the court as provided by Oklahoma law, and in such instances nothing in the Oklahoma Gestational Agreement Act shall prohibit a gestational carrier or gestational spouse from being designated by the court as the child's guardian.
B. Any child conceived by assisted reproduction and pursuant to the terms of a validated gestational agreement shall have all testamentary and inheritance rights from the intended parents and shall have no testamentary or inheritance rights from the gestational carrier or any spouse of the gestational carrier if she is married. The intended parents shall have testamentary and inheritance rights from the resulting child as parents, and the gestational carrier and any spouse of the gestational carrier if she is married shall have no testamentary or inheritance rights from the resulting child as parents.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 433, § 22, emerg. eff. May 23, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-557.22. Marriage or divorce of a gestational carrier.

A. The marriage of a gestational carrier after she enters into a gestational agreement does not affect the gestational agreement. In such instances, the consent of the person who became the spouse of the gestational carrier after the gestational carrier entered into the gestational agreement is not required in order for the court to validate the gestational agreement, and such person need not be party to the validation proceedings. The spouse of the gestational carrier in such instances shall not be presumed to be the parent of any resulting child.
B. The divorce or separation of the gestational carrier and any spouse of the gestational carrier shall not affect the validation or enforceability of such gestational agreement or the ability of the court to validate such gestational agreement that otherwise complies with this act.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 433, § 23, emerg. eff. May 23, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-557.23. Laboratory or clinical error.

A. If a gestational agreement has been validated and if, because of a laboratory error or clinical error, the resulting child under such gestational agreement is not genetically related to one or more of the intended parents or one or more of the donors who donated to the intended parent or parents and if, in the absence of such error, the child should have been so genetically related, then the intended parents under the gestational agreement shall nonetheless be considered the parents of the child, unless a determination to the contrary is made by a court of competent jurisdiction in an action which may only be brought by one or more genetic parents of the resulting child within one hundred eighty (180) days after the birth of the child.
B. Nothing in the Oklahoma Gestational Agreement Act shall create, affect or diminish any cause of action that a person may have under Oklahoma law for a laboratory error or clinical error occurring as part of an assisted reproduction procedure.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 433, § 24, emerg. eff. May 23, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-557.24. Breach of agreement.

A. This section shall govern the breach of validated gestational agreements and any gestational agreements that have not been validated, but only to the extent those nonvalidated gestational agreements are otherwise enforceable under the Oklahoma Gestational Agreement Act.
B. In the event of a breach of a gestational agreement or noncompliance with the requirements of this act, the court shall determine the respective rights and obligations of the parties to the gestational agreement based solely on the evidence of the original intent of the parties and the provisions of this act.
C. Except as otherwise provided by this act or an express term of the gestational agreement, the gestational carrier, the gestational spouse and any intended parent shall be entitled to any remedy available at law or equity for breach of the gestational agreement or noncompliance with any requirement of this act.
D. Notwithstanding any breach of the gestational agreement, the remedy of specific performance shall not be available to the extent the ordering of such remedy would require the gestational carrier or any other party to be impregnated or undergo an assisted reproduction procedure.
E. The breach of the gestational agreement by any intended parent does not relieve the intended parents of the obligation to support a child born pursuant to the gestational agreement.
F. Unless otherwise provided by the gestational agreement, the court in any action for the alleged breach or the enforcement of a gestational agreement shall award costs, attorney fees and expert fees to the prevailing party.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 433, § 25, emerg. eff. May 23, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-600. Definitions

As used in Sections 601.1 through 601.12 of this title:
1. "Children and youth service system" means health, mental health, social, rehabilitative assistance and educational services provided to children and youth by and through the courts and public and private agencies;
2. "Client" means a child or a family member of a child who is receiving services through the children and youth service system;
3. "Commission" means the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth;
4. "Community partnership board" means the local district planning and coordinating body for services to children and youth established pursuant to Section 601.11 of this title;
5. "Community partnership district" means the local planning and coordinating areas within the state established pursuant to Section 601.11 of this title;
6. "Homeless children and youth" means a person twenty-one (21) years of age or younger who is:
a.
unaccompanied by a parent or guardian, and
b.
without shelter where appropriate care and supervision are available, or
c.
without a parent or guardian who is willing and able to provide shelter and care, or
d.
without a fixed, regular, or adequate nighttime residence. For the purposes of this paragraph, "fixed, regular, or adequate nighttime residence" shall not include a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter or institution designed to provide temporary living accommodations, transitional housing arrangements, living in hotels, temporary living arrangements with other people but without an opportunity for permanent residence or a residential lease, or a public or private place not designed for, nor ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;
7. "Runaway" means an unmarried child less than eighteen (18) years of age who is absent from the home of a parent, guardian or other lawful placement without the consent of the parent, guardian or lawful custodian;
8. "State and state-supported services to children and youth" means services to children and youth, offered or provided by a public or private agency or organization, that are supported in whole or in part through state funds or federal funds administered by the state;
9. "State Plan for Services to Children and Youth" means the planning document required by Section 601.9 of this title; and
10. "Youth at risk of homelessness" means a person twenty-one (21) years of age or younger whose status or circumstances indicate a significant danger of experiencing homelessness in the near future, including but not limited to youth exiting out-of-home placements, youth who previously were homeless, youth whose parents or guardians are or were previously homeless, youth who are exposed to abuse and neglect in their homes, youth who experience excessive conflict with their parents and runaways.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 288, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 302, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2016, c. 227, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-601.1. Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth - Creation - Membership.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth which shall be composed of nineteen (19) members. The membership shall include:
1. The Director of the Department of Human Services, the State Commissioner of Health, the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, the Director of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, and the Chair of the SJR 13 Oversight Committee;
2. The Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs;
3. Five members who shall be appointed by the Governor from a list submitted by the governing board of each of the following organizations:
a.
the Oklahoma Children's Agencies and Residential Enterprises,
b.
one statewide association of youth services,
c.
the Oklahoma Bar Association,
d.
the Oklahoma District Attorneys Association, and
e.
a statewide court-appointed Special Advocate Association;
4. One member appointed by the Governor who shall represent one of the metropolitan juvenile bureaus;
5. One member representing business or industry, appointed by the Governor;
6. One member who is the parent of a child with special needs, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
7. One member with a demonstrated interest in improving children's services who is not employed by a state agency or a private organization that receives state funds, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
8. One member who represents a community partnership board to be elected pursuant to the guidelines established by the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth; and
9. One member who shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of three names submitted by the Post Adjudication Review Board.
B. The appointed members shall have had active experience in services to children and youth and may serve four terms of two (2) years each. Any appointed member serving on the Commission on the effective date of this act shall be entitled to complete his or her term and shall be eligible to serve one additional term of two (2) years. Any person who served on the Commission prior to the effective date of this act shall be eligible to serve one additional term of two (2) years.
C. The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall provide a monthly report on commission member attendance to the appointing authorities.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 312, § 1, operative July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 51, § 2, emerg. eff. April 9, 1990; Laws 1990, c. 288, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 299, § 5, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1995, c. 352, § 185, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1998, c. 416, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2000, c. 385, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 5, § 1, emerg. eff. March 21, 2001; Laws 2006, c. 87, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 2006; Laws 2010, c. 242, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
NOTE: Laws 2000, c. 302, § 2 repealed by Laws 2001, c. 5, § 2, emerg. eff. March 21, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-601.2. Chairman - Meetings - Travel expenses - Application of Administrative Procedures Act - Legal counsel.

A. The members of the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, shall be appointed on or before July 1, 1982, and within thirty (30) days after their appointment, shall organize and elect a chairman. The chairman shall be elected annually by the Commission members. The Commission shall hold at least four (4) regular quarterly meetings each year and such other special meetings as may be necessary at the call of the Chairman or by a majority of the members of the Commission. Special meetings may be called on notice given at least five (5) days in advance of the date of such meetings. At any regular or special meeting of the Commission, eight members shall constitute a quorum, and a concurring vote of a majority of the members of the Commission present shall be necessary to conduct official business of the Commission.
B. Members of the Commission shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
C. The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act.
D. The Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma shall serve as legal counsel for the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth and shall assist the Commission in the performance of its designated duties.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 312, § 2, operative July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 288, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-601.3. Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth - Duties.

The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth is hereby authorized and directed to:
1. Establish and maintain the Office of Planning and Coordination for Services to Children and Youth;
2. Establish and maintain the Office of Juvenile System Oversight;
3. Designate community partnership districts for services to children and youth and, within the limitations of available funds, whether appropriated or otherwise available, provide staff, technical assistance and other assistance as necessary and appropriate to the district boards;
4. Establish services for the children of incarcerated parents. Duties designed to improve the lives of children of incarcerated parents shall include:
a.
coordinating research,
b.
collecting data,
c.
creating a resource clearinghouse,
d.
developing an educational toolkit describing services available to children of incarcerated parents, and
e.
coordinating an advisory committee to work collaboratively with agencies and service providers to better meet the needs and improve the quality of life for children of incarcerated parents; and
5. Conduct or otherwise provide continuing professional education and training for the purposes of improving services to children.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 312, § 3, operative July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 288, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 2000, c. 302, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2009, c. 338, § 2, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2012, c. 340, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Laws 2013, c. 15, § 3, emerg. eff. April 8, 2013; Laws 2014, c. 257, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
NOTE: Laws 2012, c. 353, § 2 repealed by Laws 2013, c. 15, § 4, emerg. eff. April 8, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-601.4. Additional duties and responsibilities of Commission.

The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth is further authorized to:
1. Facilitate joint planning and service coordination among public and private agencies that provide services to children and youth and maintain as confidential information provided to the Commission regarding persons using such services;
2. Prepare and publish reports;
3. Review the programs, policies, and services for children and youth provided by public and private agencies for compliance with established state policies and progress towards goals identified in planning documents relating to children and youth services and to make reports regarding such compliance and progress;
4. Accept appropriations, gifts, loans, and grants from the state and federal government and from other sources, public or private;
5. Enter into agreements or contracts for the development of test models or demonstration programs and projects and for programs of practical research for effective services to children and youth; provided that the administration of contract for such model programs and projects shall, within five (5) years of their inception, be transferred to an appropriate agency or the program or project shall be discontinued;
6. Secure necessary statistical, technical, administrative, operational, and staff services by interagency agreement or contract;
7. Examine all records, plans, budgets, and budget documents pertaining to the children and youth service system;
8. Exercise all incidental powers as necessary and proper for the performance of the duties and responsibilities of the Commission;
9. Promulgate rules as necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities assigned to the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth;
10. Recommend that a facility providing services to children and youth be closed or that its contract with the state be terminated; and
11. Request that cases involving children within its jurisdiction be transferred to the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 312, § 4, operative July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 288, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 2004, c. 421, § 1, emerg. eff. June 4, 2004; Laws 2015, c. 330, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-601.5. Director - Powers and duties.

A. The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall appoint a Director who shall be a person having experience in the operation and administration of services to children and youth. Such Director shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, and may be reappointed. Such Director may be dismissed only for cause. The Director shall:
1. Employ such staff as may be necessary to perform the duties of the Commission, with the advice and approval of the Commission;
2. Prepare the State Plan for Services to Children and Youth, the Annual Report required by Section 601.9 of this title, other reports as necessary and appropriate and an annual budget for the approval of the Commission;
3. Formulate and recommend rules and regulations for approval or rejection by the Commission;
4. Serve as chief executive officer of the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth; and
5. Act as agent as authorized for the Commission in the performance of its duties.
B. The Director may periodically convene issue-specific task groups for the purpose of improving services for children and youth. A copy of any report or recommendations which result from meetings of a task group shall be provided to the Commission, Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the director of each state agency affected by the report or recommendations.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 312, § 5, operative July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 288, § 6, Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 2000, c. 302, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-601.6a. Office of Planning and Coordination for Services to Children and Youth - Duties.

The Office of Planning and Coordination for Services to Children and Youth shall:
1. Convene meetings of public and private agencies that provide services to children and youth for the purpose of facilitating and implementing joint planning and service coordination among said agencies;
2. Provide the community partnership boards with fiscal and other information related to the children and youth service system necessary to assist the partnership boards with the performance of their duties and responsibilities;
3. Annually prepare, with the advice and assistance of the community partnership boards and affected public and private agencies, the State Plan for Services to Children and Youth for the approval of the Commission;
4. Examine all plans, budgets and related documents pertaining to the planning, coordination and development of the children and youth service system;
5. Review, monitor and evaluate the children and youth service system regarding the development of services, progress towards effective joint planning and service coordination, and compliance with established state policies and goals; and
6. Issue reports to the Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma, public and private agencies, and such other persons as necessary and appropriate.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 288, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 8, § 1, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-601.6b. State Plan for Services to Children and Youth – Expenditure report – Topic-specific reports.

A. On or before July 1 of each year, the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall transmit to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and to the director of each affected agency a copy of the State Plan for Services to Children and Youth for the next fiscal year.
B. The Office of Planning and Coordination shall on or before January 1 of each year provide a written report to the Legislature on its expenditures to community partnership boards.
C. The Office of Planning and Coordination, with the assistance of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and affected agencies, may assemble topic-specific reports regarding services to children, youth, and families to include program descriptions, past and current expenditures, future budget requests, and a description of program outcomes as directed by the Legislature or the Commission.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 288, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 421, § 2, emerg. eff. June 4, 2004; Laws 2007, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 2007; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 34.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-601.6c. Office of Planning and Coordination for Services to Children and Youth – Report on child homelessness.

A. The Office of Planning and Coordination for Services to Children and Youth Steering Committee shall:
1. Review data and propose policy solutions relating to the issue of child homelessness; and
2. Update the Oklahoma State Legislature on existing programs to reduce child homelessness including, but not limited to, programs administered or financed in whole or in part by any agency of this state, nonprofit organizations or private-sector entities.
B. The Steering Committee shall include an examination of the following in its assessment and recommendations:
1. State trends in the number of children who are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless;
2. The state's role in providing services to children and youth who are homeless or at risk for becoming homeless;
3. State policy regarding homeless children and youth; and
4. Existing services, resources, and capacity including, but not limited to, the availability of publicly or privately provided resources to children and youth who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
C. The Steering Committee shall submit a report to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives by December 31, 2015, and annually thereafter, describing assessment and recommendations provided for by this act.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 90, § 2, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-601.9. Duties of the Office of Planning and Coordination - Evaluation and review of services to children and youth - Annual report - State Plan for Services to Children and Youth - Contents and publication

A. The Office of Planning and Coordination shall:
1. Make recommendations to the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth regarding the development and improvement of services provided to children and youth based upon community partnership input no later than May 1 of each year; and
2. Forward a report of its recommendations to each agency affected by the recommendations.
B. The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall evaluate and review the development and quality of services to children and youth and shall:
1. Publish and distribute an annual report of its findings on or before July 1 of each year to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma, and to the chief administrative officer of each agency affected by the report. Such report shall include activities of the Commission, recommendations for the further development and improvement of services to children and youth, services for homeless children and youth including youth at risk of homelessness and runaways, and budget and program needs; and
2. Include in its annual report the State Plan for Services to Children and Youth for the next succeeding fiscal year. The State Plan for Services to Children and Youth shall:
a.
identify and establish outcomes, goals and priorities for services for children and youth, including homeless children and youth, and the estimated costs of implementing such goals and priorities,
b.
show previous and current expenditures for state and state-supported services to children and youth, including homeless children and youth, which relate to the outcomes identified in the State Plan,
c.
include information concerning the availability and accessibility of various human services, health, mental health and education programs that serve children and their families at the community level, and, when applicable, establish a plan for developing programs in areas of the state where the need for such services exists,
d.
include such other information or recommendations as may be necessary and appropriate for the improvement and coordinated development of the children, youth, and family service system, and
e.
be distributed as provided by paragraph 1 of this section and shall be made available to the general public.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 312, § 9, operative July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 288, § 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1998, c. 416, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 1, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 24, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 302, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2015, c. 90, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015; Laws 2016, c. 227, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
NOTE: Laws 1998, c. 364, § 3 repealed by Laws 1999, c. 1, § 45, emerg. eff. Feb. 24, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-601.10. Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, to be designated the "Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, from contracts with other state agencies or institutions, and not excluding any other source of revenue. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Director of the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth for the purpose of paying for operating expenses of the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 223, § 6, operative July 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 35.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-601.11. Community partnership boards for services to children and youth - Membership - Election of coordinators and representatives.

A. There are hereby created community partnership boards for services to children and youth. Each board shall be composed of representatives of public and private organizations and private individuals in accordance with the guidelines established by the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth. Each community partnership board shall include, but not be limited to, representatives of the Department of Human Services, the Office of Juvenile Affairs, the State Department of Health, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, local school districts, representatives of private child and family services and programs within the district, local business leaders, and parents of children with special needs.
B. The Commission may designate community partnership board catchment areas.
C. Selection of a coordinator and membership of community partnership boards shall be determined as follows:
1. Each community partnership board shall elect a coordinator from among its membership. The elected coordinators shall serve two-year terms and may be reelected; and
2. Membership shall be in accordance with the bylaws of the community partnership board and guidelines of the Commission. Board members shall serve a two-year term and may be reappointed.
D. The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall:
1. Establish guidelines for the election of coordinators of the community partnership boards;
2. Establish guidelines for the membership of the community partnership boards for services to children and youth which will assure an opportunity for broad community participation and the representation of both urban and rural concerns in the planning process;
3. Establish guidelines for the coordination, preparation and implementation of community plans for children and youth services; and
4. Provide administrative support and technical assistance to the community partnership boards as otherwise provided by this act.
E. Nothing in this act shall prohibit local municipalities or counties from establishing planning and coordinating bodies for services to children and youth and providing information and recommendations to the community partnership boards established by this section.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 288, § 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 188, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 2000, c. 302, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2007, c. 8, § 3, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-601.12. Community partnership plan for children and youth services.

A. Each community partnership board shall, with the assistance of the Office of Planning and Coordination for Services to Children and Youth, prepare and implement a community plan for children and youth services and for the development and coordination of such services within the community. The community plans shall be transmitted to the Office of Planning and Coordination. Systemic issues shall be collected annually and submitted to the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth for use in the preparation of the State Plan for Services to Children and Youth.
B. Each community partnership board shall develop a written statement clearly identifying its operating procedures, purpose, overall responsibilities and method of meeting those responsibilities.
C. The community plan shall address the needs of children, youth and families as they relate to education, health, mental health, economic security, safety and human services issues, and shall contain:
1. Identified goals, intended outcomes, and priorities for serving children and families;
2. A description of specific needs to be addressed by the plan, as well as services and other support available through public, private, and community-based organizations;
3. A description of the resources needed to implement the local plan;
4. Recommendations for proposed policy or program changes and alternative funding strategies for meeting identified needs;
5. An implementation strategy and time line; and
6. A description of the resources, types of assistance or training needed to implement the plan.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 288, § 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 302, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2004, c. 421, § 3, emerg. eff. June 4, 2004; Laws 2007, c. 8, § 4, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-601.14. Children's Endowment Fund of Oklahoma.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund for the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth to be designated the "Children's Endowment Fund of Oklahoma". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received through donations or interest earned by investment of monies in the fund. The fund shall be invested by the State Treasurer in accordance with Section 89.2 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. Funds deposited into the Children's Endowment Fund of Oklahoma and any earnings therefrom, including any interest, dividends or realized capital gains from investment of monies in the fund, shall be administered by the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth for the purpose of awarding grants in order to stimulate a broad range of innovative programs, activities or research or evaluation that will improve the well-being and reduce the adverse childhood experiences of Oklahoma's children. The funds shall not be used to expand existing services or to support ongoing core services. The Commission may also direct the State Treasurer to reinvest any earnings into the corpus of the fund.
C. The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall promulgate rules to:
1. Establish a Parent Partnership Board for the purpose of informing the work of Oklahoma's child-serving systems including the development and evaluation of the grants; and
2. Establish criteria and procedures for awarding grants.
D. The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall use up to ten percent (10%) of the funds deposited in the Children's Endowment Fund of Oklahoma to be available to the Commission in any given fiscal year to provide administration, oversight, training or evaluation of the grantees.
E. Monies from the fund may be expended by the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth in accordance with the provisions of this section upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2018, c. 231, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-601.30. Board of Child Abuse Examination - Membership - Officers - Meetings - Quorum.

A. For the purpose of establishing a statewide system to provide expert medical evaluation for children suspected to be the victims of child abuse or neglect, there is hereby created the Board of Child Abuse Examination within the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth.
B. The Board shall consist of ten (10) members as follows:
1. The Director of the State Bureau of Investigation, or a designee;
2. The Commissioner of the State Department of Health, or a designee;
3. The Director of the Department of Human Services, or a designee;
4. The Director of the Oklahoma State District Attorneys Association, or a designee;
5. The president of a statewide association of osteopathic physicians, or a designee;
6. The president of a statewide association of allopathic physicians, or a designee;
7. The Chief Executive Officer of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, or a designee;
8. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Board of Nursing, or a designee;
9. A representative of a statewide association of child advocacy centers; and
10. The Chief Child Abuse Examiner provided for by Section 601.31 of this title. The Chief Child Abuse Examiner shall be a nonvoting member of the Board.
C. 1. The Board shall annually elect one member to serve as chair and one member to serve as vice-chair.
2. The members of the Board shall receive no compensation for their services on the Board, but may be reimbursed pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
3. The Board shall meet not less than quarterly and may meet more frequently as necessary, as determined by the chair. Six members shall constitute a quorum.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 254, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 421, § 4, emerg. eff. June 4, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10. Children › §10-601.42. Definitions.

As used in the Act for Coordination of Special Services to Children and Youth, Section 601.41 et seq. of this title:
1. "Committee" means the Joint Legislative Committee for Review of Special Services to Children and Youth;
2. "Commission" means the Commission on Children and Youth;
3. "Coordinating Council" means the Interagency Coordinating Council for Special Services to Children and Youth appointed pursuant to Section 601.45 of this title;
4. "Eligible population" means children and youth three (3) to twenty-one (21) years of age who are identified as eligible for related services pursuant to an IEP;
5. "IEP" means an Individualized Education Program developed in accordance with the Education of All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, P.L. No. 94-142, as amended;
6. "Local education agency" means a dependent, independent, or area school district or other entity so defined by the Code of Federal Regulations, 34 C.F.R. Section 300.8;
7. "Related services" means services so defined by 34 C.F.R. Section 300.13;
8. "Special services population" means children and youth who are not part of the eligible population as defined herein but who are being served by or are eligible to be served by a school district pursuant to subsection B, C, D, E, F, or G of Section 1-113 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes or subsection D, E, or F of Section 18-110 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
9. "State Plan" means the State Plan for Special Education and Special Student Service Coordination and Assistance developed pursuant to Section 601.46 of this title.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 317, § 3, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 339, § 1, emerg. eff. June 15, 1991.