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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
3 HOUSE BILL 3849 By: Roberts
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Juvenile Code;
amending 10A O.S. 2021, Sections 2-10-101 and 2-10-
8 102, as amended by Section 11, Chapter 347, O.S.L.
2024 (10A O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 2-10-102), which
9 relate to the Oklahoma Mentoring Children of
Incarcerated Parents Program; modifying purpose;
10 modifying who may receive mentoring services;
modifying applicant requirements; modifying time
11 period in which the Commission shall award grants for
specific purpose; and providing an effective date.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 10A O.S. 2021, Section 2-10-101,
16 is amended to read as follows:
17 Section 2-10-101. A. The Oklahoma Commission on Children and
18 Youth shall establish the Oklahoma Mentoring Children of
19 Incarcerated Parents Program.
20 B. The purpose of the Oklahoma Mentoring Children of
21 Incarcerated Parents Program is to provide effective intervention
22 services through one-to-one mentoring relationships to children of
23 incarcerated parents who either:
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1 1. Are in the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs and
2 currently placed outside the home; or
3 2. Have been identified by the Office of Juvenile Affairs as
4 and to children at risk of becoming involved in the juvenile justice
5 system.
6 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 10A O.S. 2021, Section 2-10-102,
7 as amended by Section 11, Chapter 347, O.S.L. 2024 (10A O.S. Supp.
8 2025, Section 2-10-102), is amended to read as follows:
9 Section 2-10-102. 1. A. The Oklahoma Commission on Children
10 and Youth shall issue a request for proposals on or before July 1,
11 2024, and July 1 of every third year thereafter for which the
12 Oklahoma Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents Program is
13 funded, seeking applications to administer the Oklahoma Mentoring
14 Children of Incarcerated Parents Program.
15 2. B. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall
16 work in conjunction with the Commission to coordinate a competitive
17 bid process.
18 3. C. The Commission, in coordination with the Office of
19 Management and Enterprise Services, shall review the applications
20 for compliance with the established requirements.
21 4. D. Entities eligible to submit applications to administer
22 the Oklahoma Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents Program
23 shall be limited to nonprofit organizations or programs which are
24 exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of Section 501
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1 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501 (c)(3)
2 and which otherwise meet the requirements set forth in paragraph 5
3 subsection E of this section.
4 5. E. The Commission may approve an application that meets the
5 requirements set forth in this subsection and as established by the
6 Commission. The approved applicant or applicants shall provide one-
7 to-one mentoring services to children of incarcerated parents who
8 are in the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs and currently
9 placed outside the home, or have been identified by the Office of
10 Juvenile Affairs as and to children at risk of becoming involved in
11 the juvenile justice system. The selected applicant or applicants
12 shall:
13 a. currently serve
14 1. Serve youth ages 6-18,
15 b. have six (6) through eighteen (18);
16 2. Have a statewide or regional presence,
17 c. currently provide one-to-one;
18 3. Provide mentoring services to children of incarcerated
19 parents,
20 d. have;
21 4. Have served children of incarcerated parents for five (5)
22 three (3) years or more,
23 e. have;
24 5. Have rigorous volunteer application and screening processes,
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1 f. have;
2 6. Have established child safety policies and procedures,
3 g. measure;
4 7. Measure performance outcomes via multiple tools,
5 h. have five (5);
6 8. Have three (3) years or more of performance outcome data,
7 i. provide;
8 9. Provide ongoing safety training and diversity training for
9 program staff,
10 j. have an established working relationship with the
11 Office of Juvenile Affairs,
12 k. set;
13 10. Set match-retention-rate goals,
14 l. have; and
15 11. Have experience working with high-risk populations, and
16 m. deliver contracted services at a cost no greater than
17 One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per
18 mentor-mentee match.
19 6. On or before July 1, 2012, and each July 1 thereafter for
20 which the Oklahoma Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents
21 Program is funded, the Office of Juvenile Affairs may forward
22 applications that the Office of Juvenile Affairs has determined meet
23 the requirements of this section to the Commission.
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1 F. On or before November 1, 2012 2024, and each November every
2 third year thereafter for which the Oklahoma Mentoring Children of
3 Incarcerated Parents Program is funded, the Commission shall award,
4 through a competitive bid process, one a grant to one applicant to
5 provide one-to-one or grants for the purpose of providing mentoring
6 services to children of incarcerated parents who either are in the
7 custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs and currently placed
8 outside the home or have been identified by the Office of Juvenile
9 Affairs as and to children at risk of becoming involved in the
10 juvenile justice system.
11 7. In addition to the grant funding, the Commission shall be
12 authorized to provide other appropriate assistance to the selected
13 applicant.
14 8. G. The Commission shall be authorized to promulgate rules
15 and establish procedures necessary to implement the provisions of
16 this act.
17 9. H. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall
18 work with the Commission to implement the provisions of this act.
19 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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