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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-308. Management information system - Integration with other management information systems - Access to confidential records and reports.

A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall implement an agency-wide management information system for all programs and services of the Office of Juvenile Affairs related to children, youth and families.
B. The management information system shall:
1. To the maximum extent possible, be based upon the integration, utilization and modification, as necessary, of existing information systems within the Office of Juvenile Affairs;
2. Provide for the security of and limited access to the information;
3. Include case-specific information, including outcomes, and have the ability to monitor the status of children and youth receiving services through the Office of Juvenile Affairs;
4. Be capable of providing management reports and information regarding the various children and youth programs of the Office of Juvenile Affairs, and of providing aggregate information necessary for planning, monitoring and evaluation of said programs and services; and
5. Be designed so that management and analytical reports can be readily generated for those who require them.
C. 1. The management information system implemented by the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall be integrated with the child welfare management information system implemented by the Department of Human Services and to the extent possible with the Juvenile Justice Information System.
2. The management information system shall be available to persons authorized to obtain confidential records and reports of the Office of Juvenile Affairs pursuant to Chapter 6 of the Oklahoma Juvenile Code.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 84, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 320, § 11, emerg. eff. June 9, 2006; Laws 2009, c. 234, § 11, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7302-3.8 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 171, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-309. Department planning process for services to children and youth.

A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall establish a planning process that provides for collaborative ongoing planning for the development of divisional and agency goals and priorities for services to children and youth. Said planning process shall be developed with the assistance of the Policy Analysis Division or equivalent division within the Office of Juvenile Affairs and the department and division directors, other state agencies and agencies with whom the departments contract to provide services to children and youth, including designated Youth Services Agencies, and shall provide for identification and assessment of needs, establishment of goals and priorities, and program implementation and monitoring, in a manner that actively involves all divisions and units within divisions.
1. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall develop a three- to five-year plan for children and youth services provided by the agency. The plan should be regularly reviewed and modified as necessary.
2. The Executive Director shall hold each department and division director accountable for the performance of the department or division in engaging collaboratively in the agency and in interagency planning with other state agencies and agencies with whom the Office of Juvenile Affairs contracts to provide services to children and youth, including Youth Services Agencies, for programs and services for children and youth.
3. The director of each division and administrator of each office shall actively participate and require the collaborative participation of department and division workers in interagency planning and coordination for children and youth services.
4. The director of each division and administrator for each office shall hold the administrator of each unit within the department or division responsible for the collaborative development and implementation of agency and division goals and priorities related to children and youth.
B. The unit, division, office and agency budget recommendations of the Office of Juvenile Affairs for services to children and youth shall be based upon documented needs, and the development of budget recommendations and priorities shall be closely integrated with agency and interagency program planning and management.
C. As a part of the program planning and monitoring processes of the Office of Juvenile Affairs, the Office shall examine its programs and services to children and youth to ensure that the practices within them do not operate to the detriment of minority children and youth.
Added by Laws 1991, p. 3200, H.J.R. No. 1038, § 2, emerg. eff. May 28, 1991. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 85, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 603.2 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 320, § 12, emerg. eff. June 9, 2006. Renumbered from § 7302-3.9 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 171, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-310. Defining services and programs.

The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall carefully define its services and programs as to their purpose, the population served, the needs of the community if the facility, program or service is community-based, and performance expectations. Planning for new programs and services and major modifications to existing ones shall be made only after evaluation of their effect on other existing programs and services and communication and coordination with other existing public and private children and youth service providers in order to assure successful and cost-effective implementation of the program. An evaluation component that includes monitoring and evaluation of client outcomes shall be incorporated into all of the programs and services of the Office of Juvenile Affairs to children and youth, whether provided directly by the agency or through a contract.
1. All programs and services shall be designed to ensure the accessibility of the program to the persons served. Provision for transportation, child care and similar services necessary in order to assist persons to access the services shall be made. If the service is provided in an office setting, the service shall be available during the evening, if necessary. Services may be provided in a school setting at the request of or with permission of the school.
2. Programs and services shall be targeted to the areas of the state having the greatest need for them. The programs and services shall be designed to meet the needs of the area in which they are located. Programs and services intended for statewide implementation shall be implemented first in those areas that have the greatest need for them.
3. Requests for proposals developed by the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall be based upon documented service needs and identified priorities. The request for proposals shall clearly identify the program or service requirements, the population to be served, and performance expectations. The agency shall adopt clear, written guidelines to ensure uniformity in the management, monitoring and enforcement of contracts for services. If in-state private providers are unable or unwilling to respond to the proposal, then out-of-state providers should be encouraged to respond.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 86, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 320, § 13, emerg. eff. June 9, 2006. Renumbered from § 7302-3.10 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 171, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-311. Annual review of programs and services and implementation of Youthful Offender Act - Reports.

A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall from time to time, but not less often than annually, review its programs and services and submit a report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma, the Board of Juvenile Affairs, and the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of its programs and services. The report shall include, but not be limited to:
1. An analysis and evaluation of programs and services continued, established and discontinued during the period covered by the report;
2. A description of programs and services which should be implemented;
3. Relevant information concerning the number of children comprising the population of any facility operated by the Office of Juvenile Affairs during the period covered by the report;
4. An analysis and evaluation, by age, of the number of children assessed for literacy skills, the number who failed to demonstrate age-appropriate reading skills, and the number who were required to participate in a literacy skills improvement program; and
5. Such other information as will enable a user of the report to ascertain the effectiveness of the programs, services and facilities.
B. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall annually analyze and evaluate the implementation of the Youthful Offender Act, the effectiveness of the Youthful Offender Act and any problems which have occurred which have limited the effectiveness of the Youthful Offender Act. The annual analysis and evaluation shall be incorporated in the report required by subsection A of this section.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 299, § 4, eff. July 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 87, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 610 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 247, § 15, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1998, c. 364, § 8, emerg. eff. June 8, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 1, § 5, emerg. eff. Feb. 24, 1999; Laws 2006, c. 320, § 14, emerg. eff. June 9, 2006; Laws 2009, c. 234, § 12, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7302-3.11 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 171, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 268, § 3 repealed by Laws 1999, c. 1, § 45, emerg. eff. Feb. 24, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-402. Court and hearing costs of Office of Juvenile Affairs - Special agency account.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special agency account for court and hearing costs of the Office of Juvenile Affairs. The money in the account shall be used only for court costs, court filing fees, witness fees, fees for court transcripts, audio tape duplication charges for Merit Protection hearings, service of process, costs for mailing legal documents, and expenses related to any case or proceeding within the official responsibility of the Office of General Counsel of the Office of Juvenile Affairs.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 293, § 6, eff. July 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 7302-4.2 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 172, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-502. Child adjudicated in need of supervision - Placement - Rehabilitative facilities – Mental health treatment.

A. Whenever a child who has been adjudicated by the court as a child in need of supervision has been committed to the Office of Juvenile Affairs, the Office may place the child in the home of the child, the home of a relative of the child, foster home, group home, transitional living program, independent living program, community-based setting, rehabilitative facility or child care facility under the operation of or licensure of the state, or in a state school for individuals with intellectual disabilities if eligible for admission thereto. No child in need of supervision shall be placed in an Office-operated institution, other than a rehabilitative facility.
B. The Office of Juvenile Affairs may establish and maintain one or more rehabilitative facilities to be used exclusively for the custody of children in need of supervision. Each such facility shall be, primarily, a nonsecure facility having as its primary purpose the rehabilitation of children adjudicated to be in need of supervision. Such facility shall have a bed capacity for no more than twenty children, and shall minimize the institutional atmosphere and prepare the child for reintegration into the community. Provided however, that such facility may be designed and operated as a secure facility used exclusively for children in need of supervision whom the court has specifically found to be so unmanageable, ungovernable and antisocial that no other reasonable alternative exists for treatment or restraint other than placement in such a secure facility. Such facility shall not rely on locked rooms, fences, or physical restraints.
C. A child in need of supervision who has been found by a court to be a minor in need of treatment shall be placed as provided by Section 2-2-804 of this title and the Inpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 282, § 137, eff. Jan. 13, 1969. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 187, § 1, emerg. eff. May 23, 1975; Laws 1977, c. 79, § 5; Laws 1978, c. 307, § 2, emerg. eff. May 10, 1978; Laws 1982, c. 312, § 28, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1985, c. 253, § 1, emerg. eff. July 15, 1985; Laws 1990, c. 238, § 9, emerg. eff. May 21, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 298, § 35; Laws 1995, c. 352, § 90, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1137 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 327, § 21, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2009, c. 234, § 15, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7302-5.2 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 173, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009; Laws 2019, c. 475, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-602. Methods of administration - Merit system - Employment of superintendent and other personnel - Criminal history records searches - Superintendent as guardian

A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall establish and maintain such methods of administration, including those necessary to establish and maintain a merit system of personnel administration, and shall promulgate such rules as it deems necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the juvenile institutions and facilities operated by the Office.
B. The Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall employ and fix the duties and compensation of a superintendent, and such other personnel as the Executive Director deems necessary, for each of the juvenile institutions and facilities operated by the Office of Juvenile Affairs. The Office shall promulgate, and in its hiring and employment practices, the Office shall adhere to, written minimum qualifications by position for personnel working with or around juveniles in said institutions and facilities. Such minimum qualifications shall be designed to assure that such personnel possess sufficient education, training, experience and background to provide adequate and safe professional care and services to said juveniles; and that the juveniles will not be exposed to abuse, deprivation, criminal conduct, or other unwholesome conditions attributable to employee incompetence or misconduct.
C. 1. The Office of Juvenile Affairs may directly request national criminal history records searches as defined by Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of investigating the criminal history of any employee or applicant of the Office of Juvenile Affairs. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation may charge a search fee as provided in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The fee shall be deposited in the OSBI Revolving Fund.
2. The Board of Juvenile Affairs shall promulgate rules for the Office of Juvenile Affairs to obtain national criminal history records for personnel described in subsection B of this section, except that such rules may permit employment of applicants pending receipt of the results of national criminal history record searches.
D. The superintendent of a juvenile institution or facility shall be the guardian of the person of each juvenile in the institution or facility for the limited purpose of providing care and protection for any life-threatening situation that may arise.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 94, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 213, § 3, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2009, c. 234, § 19, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7302-6.2 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 174, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 307, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-604. Physical force, when authorized - Mechanical restraints – Chemical agents.

A. Use of physical force in institutions and other facilities operated by or through contract with the Office of Juvenile Affairs wherein children are housed shall be permitted only under the following circumstances:
1. For self-protection;
2. To separate juveniles who are fighting; or
3. To restrain juveniles in danger of inflicting harm to themselves or others; or
4. To restrain juveniles who have escaped or who are in the process of escaping.
B. When use of physical force is authorized, the least force necessary under the circumstances shall be employed.
C. Staff members of residential and nonresidential programs who are assigned to work with juveniles shall receive written guidelines on the use of physical force, and that, in accordance with staff disciplinary procedures, loss of employment may result if unauthorized use of physical force is proven.
D. Use of mechanical restraints in institutions and other facilities operated by or through contract with the Office of Juvenile Affairs or the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services wherein children are housed shall be minimal and shall be prohibited except as specifically provided for in the rules of the Office of Juvenile Affairs and Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
E. Use of chemical agents and electroshock weapons in secure facilities operated by or through contract with the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall be minimal and shall be prohibited except as specifically provided for in the rules of the Office of Juvenile Affairs.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 96, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 21, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7302-6.4 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 174, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 115, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-605. Run away or AWOL from a staff secure or nonsecure placement.

A. Upon discovery that a juvenile or youthful offender has run away or is absent without leave (AWOL) from a staff-secure or nonsecure placement, the Office of Juvenile Affairs may notify any law enforcement officer or agency in this state who shall use any reasonable method to notify law enforcement agencies and personnel. All law enforcement agencies and personnel shall be authorized to apprehend and detain such juvenile or youthful offender.
B. 1. Running away or being absent without leave (AWOL) by a juvenile from a staff-secure or nonsecure placement shall be considered by the court of juvenile jurisdiction as a delinquent act.
2. Running away or being absent without leave (AWOL) by a youthful offender from a staff-secure or nonsecure placement may be considered by the court of juvenile jurisdiction as grounds for bridging the youthful offender to the adult system.
Added by Laws 1979, c. 257, § 7, eff. Oct. 1, 1979. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 99, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1995, c. 352, § 97, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1146 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 22, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7302-6.5 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 174, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 397, § 2, emerg. eff. June 8, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-607. Lloyd E. Rader Children's Center - Administration and control.

The official name and designation of the center for children situated at Sand Springs, Oklahoma, shall be Lloyd E. Rader Children's Center. The supervision, management, operation and control of the Center and all property, records, equipment and supplies related thereto shall be the responsibility of the Office of Juvenile Affairs.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 38, § 1, emerg. eff. March 7, 1972. Renumbered from § 301.1 of Title 56 by Laws 1982, c. 312, § 48, emerg. eff. May 28, 1982. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 299, § 19, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1995, c. 352, § 99, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1407 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 24, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7302-6.7 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 174, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-608. Expansion of preadjudicatory secure detention beds - Responsibility for regional juvenile facility in southwestern part of state.

A. Beginning July 1, 1995, the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall oversee the expansion of the number of preadjudicatory secure detention beds available in this state. It is the intent of the Legislature to establish detention beds on a geographic basis throughout the state in order to provide more accessibility to services for all regions of the state. The beds established by this subsection shall be established and operated in accordance with Section 2-3-103 of this title.
B. Effective July 1, 1995, the responsibilities for establishing and operating a regional juvenile facility in the southwestern part of the state shall be transferred to the Office of Juvenile Affairs. The facility shall include six transitional beds and seventy medium secure beds for such programs as the Office of Juvenile Affairs determines will most appropriately and effectively provide required services; provided, no more than thirty-two beds shall be used for any one type of program. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Juvenile Affairs locates an existing facility that can be remodeled and used for this purpose.
C. Beginning July 1, 1998, detention beds constructed and operated by a county solely through revenues from county sources shall be exempt from the provisions of the State Plan for the Establishment of Juvenile Detention Services adopted pursuant to subsection D of Section 2-3-103 of this title.
D. The Board of Juvenile Affairs shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this act.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 290, § 11, eff. July 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 100, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1507.8 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 293, § 10, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 34, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 365, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2009, c. 234, § 25, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7302-6.8 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 174, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 67, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-609. Facilities and residential programs – Legislative intent.

It is the intent of the Legislature that the facilities and residential programs established or contracted by the Office of Juvenile Affairs affirm the dignity of self and respect for others; promote the value of education, work, and self-discipline; and develop useful skills and abilities that can be applied when the juvenile is reintegrated into the community.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 290, § 12, eff. July 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 101, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1507.9 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 293, § 11, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1999, c. 365, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 357, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2006, c. 124, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2009, c. 234, § 26, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7302-6.9 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 174, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-610. Phil Smalley Children's Unit of Oklahoma Youth Center - Designation as Phil Smalley Center.

The official name and designation of the facility located at Norman, Oklahoma, formerly known and designated as the Phil Smalley Children's Unit of the Oklahoma Youth Center, shall be the Phil Smalley Center. The supervision, management, operation and control of the Center and all property, equipment and supplies related thereto shall be the responsibility of the Office of Juvenile Affairs, except as provided for in interagency agreements between the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the Office of Juvenile Affairs.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 268, § 14, eff. July 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 27, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7302-6.10 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 174, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-611. Secure facilities - Certification - Violations.

A. For purposes of this section, “electronic communication” means any transfer of signs, signals, writings, images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photo-electronic, or photo-optical system, and includes, but is not limited to, the transfer of that communication through the Internet.
B. 1. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall certify all secure facilities, including secure facilities collocated with adult facilities or juvenile detention facilities. Such collocated facilities shall meet applicable criteria of the federal Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act for collocation. To be certified, a secure facility shall be required to meet standards for certification promulgated by the Board of Juvenile Affairs.
2. Any person, including a resident of the facility, who knowingly, willfully and without authority brings into or has in his or her possession in any certified secure facility or certified juvenile detention facility any gun, knife, bomb or other dangerous instrument, any controlled dangerous substance as defined by Section 2-101 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any intoxicating beverage or low-point beer as defined by Sections 163.1 and 163.2 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any cellular phone or electronic device capable of sending or receiving any electronic communication, money, or financial documents for a person other than the juvenile or youthful offender or relative of the juvenile or youthful offender, shall be guilty of a felony and is subject to imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than one (1) year or more than five (5) years, or a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both such fine and imprisonment.
C. Any person, including a resident of the facility, who knowingly, willfully and without authority brings into or has in his or her possession in any certified secure facility or certified juvenile detention facility any cigarettes, cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, or any other form of tobacco product shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 167, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 365, § 2, emerg. eff. May 26, 2011.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from Title 10, §7302-6.11, to provide consistency in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-612. Office of Juvenile Affairs - Sale of surplus real estate.

A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs may sell real estate owned by the State of Oklahoma or the Office of Juvenile Affairs that is surplus to its use under the jurisdiction of the Office of Juvenile Affairs located within LeFlore County and situated within Talihina.
B. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 129.4 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes for the sale. All monies received from the sale of the property, except those monies necessary to pay the expenses incurred pursuant to the sale, shall be deposited in the Office of Juvenile Affairs Revolving Fund 200 (“200 Fund”). Revenue derived from such real estate sale deposited to the fund shall be utilized for the benefit of the Office of Juvenile Affairs as necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the Office of Juvenile Affairs by law. Such real estate sale shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 456.7 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 402, § 1, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-613. Office of Juvenile Affairs - Foster care.

A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall establish a program of foster care for children in the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs, and in implementing the program of foster care, shall:
1. Recruit foster families for children in the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs;
2. Contract with foster parents and child-placing agencies to provide foster care services to children within the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs;
3. Exercise supervision over all foster placements with whom the Office of Juvenile Affairs has a contract for foster care services;
4. Establish rules and standards for providing foster care services in addition to those required by the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act;
5. Require initial and ongoing foster parent training and education programs; and
6. Establish a grievance procedure in accordance with rules promulgated by the Board of Juvenile Affairs, including a statement of foster parent rights, for foster parents with whom the Office of Juvenile Affairs contracts.
B. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall not be liable for any costs or expenses expended voluntarily by a foster parent for a foster child which are in excess of the funds authorized for providing foster care services to the foster child.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 129, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-614. Foster care - Requirement of licensing standards.

A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, no child in the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall be placed with any foster placement unless the foster placement meets licensing standards as required by rules promulgated by the Board of Juvenile Affairs and the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act and is otherwise approved for foster care by the Office of Juvenile Affairs for children within its custody.
B. Except as otherwise provided by this section, no person shall receive a child for foster care or provide foster care services to a child unless such person meets licensing standards as required by the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act and rules promulgated by the Board of Juvenile Affairs, and is otherwise approved by the Office of Juvenile Affairs for children within its custody.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 129, § 2, eff. July 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 67, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-615. Foster care - Contract requirements.

A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall enter into a written contract with the foster care placement provider. The contract shall provide, at a minimum:
1. That the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall have access at all times to the child and to the foster placement;
2. A listing of any specific requirements, specific duties or restrictions in providing foster care services;
3. That any foster child shall have access to and be accessible by any court-appointed special advocate for the foster child and the foster child's attorney;
4. That any foster care placement provider shall comply with performance standards required pursuant to the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act and rules promulgated by the Board of Juvenile Affairs;
5. Information regarding the amount of payment to be made for foster care services, including but not limited to a description of the process involved in receiving payment, including projected time frames, information related to reimbursements for eligible costs and expenses for which the foster parent may be reimbursed and any information concerning the accessibility and availability of funds for foster parents;
6. Except as provided in this section, the Office of Juvenile Affairs may remove a child in its custody from a foster placement whenever the agency determines that removal is in the best interests of the child or consistent with the state's interest in the protection of the public; and
7. Such other information required by the Office of Juvenile Affairs.
B. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall provide the following information to the foster parent at the time of placement, along with a copy of the written contract required pursuant to subsection A of this section:
1. The names and telephone numbers of the child's caseworkers;
2. A copy of applicable policy and procedures of the Office of Juvenile Affairs as pertaining to placement operations as established by the Office of Juvenile Affairs;
3. The name and telephone number of any foster parent association in the county of residence of the foster parent; and
4. A copy of the statement of foster parent rights.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 129, § 3, eff. July 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 67, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-616. Board of Juvenile Affairs - Charter school

A. For the purposes of establishing and operating a charter school, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3-130 et seq. of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Board of Juvenile Affairs may serve as the governing body of the charter school and may take any action necessary to serve in such capacity and in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education. The Board of Juvenile Affairs may promulgate rules as necessary for the establishment and operation of such charter school and shall establish policies and provide oversight for any such charter school.
B. The Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall provide for the administration and operation of any charter school established and operated by the Office of Juvenile Affairs.
C. The Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs may employ instructional and administrative personnel necessary for the operation of a charter school and may contract with such personnel for the terms and conditions of their employment or for the services provided. Instructional and administrative personnel employed by the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall be in the unclassified service. Such personnel shall be eligible for membership or participation in the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma.
D. To implement the provisions of this section, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall have the authority to exempt the Office of Juvenile Affairs from specific statutes that are in conflict with requirements of operating a charter school. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall take any action necessary to assist the Office of Juvenile Affairs in operating a charter school, including but not limited to:
1. Establishing a special agency account; and
2. Authorizing a surety bond as required by Section 5-116a of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 201, § 1, emerg. eff. April 29, 2014. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 232, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-617. Certification for secure detention center - Criminal history records search

A. Prior to the issuing by the Office of Juvenile Affairs a certification to any person or entity for a secure detention center, municipal juvenile facility, community intervention center or secure facility, such persons or entities shall have a national criminal history records search conducted pursuant to paragraph 12 of subsection A of Section 404.1 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Such persons or entities shall include any:
1. Operators and responsible entities;
2. Individual employee or applicant; or
3. Employee or individual allowed unsupervised access to children, including contract employees and volunteers.
B. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation may charge a search fee as provided in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The fee shall be deposited in the OSBI Revolving Fund. The fee shall be paid for by the persons or entities identified in subsection A of this section.
C. The Office of Juvenile Affairs and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation are authorized to enter into an agreement pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, Section 1001 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to implement the provisions of this section, including the transfer of funds to offset the cost associated with national criminal history records searches.
D. The Board of Juvenile Affairs may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this act.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 307, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-618. Construction strategy for campus modifications - Best-value option.

A. It is the intent of the State of Oklahoma for the Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) to plan, develop, redevelop and occupy campus modifications to serve Oklahoma youth in need of secure care and specialty residential services. In furtherance of this intent, OJA shall plan and execute a construction strategy through a best-value analysis of two financing sources. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) and the Commissioners of the Land Office (CLO) are authorized to assist OJA in assessing the best option and proceeding with necessary steps. OJA is authorized to pursue one of these two options based upon the input from the OJA governing board, OMES and the CLO.
B. The option that is determined to be best value for the State of Oklahoma pursuant to subsection C of this section will be selected and the authorization for the other financing strategy shall not be operative.
C. Not later than March 31, 2018, or one hundred eighty (180) days from such date if the provisions of this act become effective as law later than July 1, 2017, pursuant to recommendations for the best-value option agreed upon by a majority vote of the governing board of OJA, a majority vote of the Commissioners of the Land Office and the agreement of the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, a memorandum reflecting the decision of the participating agencies shall be transmitted to the Governor, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate. If the best-value option selected is for the issuance of obligations by the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of this act, a copy of the signed and executed memorandum shall be transmitted to the members of the governing board of the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority. If the best-value option selected does not require the issuance of obligations by the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority, the provisions of Section 4 of this act shall not be operative and the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority shall not have the power or legal authority to issue any obligations pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of this act.
Added by Laws 2017, c. 337, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-619. Public/private partnership - Authority to sell OJA campus property.

If the best-value option for the state is to enter into an agreement with the Commissioners of the Land Office (CLO) and a public/private partnership for the development of the designated campus then the Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) is authorized to sell a to-be-determined amount of property on the OJA campus of the Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center to the CLO. The amount of property to be transferred will be determined by the footprint of the proposed construction/refurbishment. In exchange for the property, OJA will receive from the CLO fair market value for the land. The CLO, on behalf of OJA, will negotiate a public/private partnership for the construction of juvenile justice assets. The CLO will develop a Request For Proposal (RFP) to select a private development company to construct the necessary facilities for the operation of a juvenile justice secure care facility. OMES will negotiate on behalf of OJA the necessary lease and sublease terms for the continued operation of the facility for up to twenty-five (25) years. It is the intent of the Legislature to make appropriations as required in order for the Office of Juvenile Affairs to make required lease and sublease payments related to real property or improvements or both, as provided by this act.
Added by Laws 2017, c. 337, § 2, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-620. Plans for repurposing the campuses of the Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile Center and the Oklahoma Juvenile Center for Girls.

A. Concurrent with the Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) campus consolidation process as contemplated by Section 2-7-618 et seq. of this title, OJA is directed to develop, in collaboration with other executive branch agencies and such other entities as OJA deems necessary in furtherance of the requirements of Section 2-7-618 of this title, plans for the repurposing of the Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile Center and the Oklahoma Juvenile Center for Girls campuses. The agency shall provide a report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate on recommendations for future use of those facilities not later than March 31, 2018, or one hundred eighty (180) days from such date if the provisions of Section 2-7-618 et seq. of this title become effective as law later than July 1, 2017.
B. No later than October 1, 2021, the OJA shall provide a report to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the feasibility of entering into a contract for or operating group homes of any level at the Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile Center campus located in Manitou, Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 2017, c. 337, § 3, eff. July 1, 2017. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 428, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-701. Short title - Purpose - Intent.

A. Sections 2-7-701 through 2-7-705 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the “Delinquency and Youth Gang Intervention and Prevention Act”.
B. The Legislature recognizes that the economic cost of crime to the state and communities continues to drain existing resources, and the cost to victims, both economic and psychological, is traumatic and tragic. The Legislature further recognizes that many adults in the criminal justice system were once delinquents in the juvenile justice system. The Legislature also recognizes that the most effective juvenile delinquency programs are programs that prevent children from entering the juvenile justice system, meet local community needs, and have substantial community involvement and support. Therefore, it is the belief of the Legislature that one of the best investments of scarce resources available to combat crime is to counteract the negative social and economic factors that contribute to criminal and delinquent behavior by engaging youth who are determined to have the highest risk of involvement with gangs or delinquent behaviors or live in at-risk neighborhoods and communities in positive programs and opportunities at the local, neighborhood and community level.
C. For the purpose of reducing the likelihood of later or continued involvement in criminal or delinquent activities, the intent of the Legislature in enacting the Delinquency and Youth Gang Intervention and Prevention Act is to provide programs for adjudicated delinquents and highest risk children and their families who live in at-risk neighborhoods and communities, as defined in Section 2-7-702 of this title, and to aid all communities in developing delinquency and gang intervention and prevention programs and activities.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 290, § 13, eff. July 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 102, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1507.10 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 421, § 8, emerg. eff. June 4, 2004; Laws 2009, c. 234, § 28, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7302-7.1 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 175, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-2-7-702. Definitions.

For the purposes of the Delinquency and Youth Gang Intervention and Prevention Act:
1. “At-risk neighborhoods and communities” means residential and business areas within a specific political subdivision with a history of assault or battery offenses, shootings or firearm-related offenses, substance abuse-related offenses, property and theft-related offenses, and known gang activity that are documented by local law enforcement agencies, and an incidence of reported juvenile crime or referrals for juvenile court intakes, or some combination of both such incidence and referrals as approved by the Office of Juvenile Affairs and substantiated by local law enforcement agencies, that is significantly higher than the statewide statistical mean for such offenses, incidence, referrals or combination;
2. “Children at highest risk of involvement with gangs or delinquent behaviors” means:
a.
children and their family members living in at-risk neighborhoods and communities as defined in this section,
b.
children living with family members who are gang members or associate with gang members,
c.
children living with family members who have been adjudicated or convicted of a criminal offense,
d.
children adjudicated delinquent and their family members, or
e.
children who use alcohol or controlled substances or who have behavioral problems in school, with peers, family members or authority figures, or some combination thereof;
3. “Delinquency and gang intervention and prevention programs and activities” includes but is not limited to the following for participating youth: Intensive school and school-related programs, such as tutoring and other educational services, vocational training and counseling, employment services, recreational opportunities, and counseling services, such as family counseling, mental health counseling, substance abuse outpatient treatment, education programs, and programs and services involving the family members of participating youth; and
4. “Family members” means children, siblings, parents and other persons living in the immediate household.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 290, § 14, eff. July 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 103, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1507.11 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 421, § 9, emerg. eff. June 4, 2004; Laws 2009, c. 234, § 29, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7302-7.2 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 175, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.