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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 1053 By: Goodwin
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Children's Code;
7 amending 10A O.S. 2021, Section 1-9-122, which
8 relates to Department of Human Services guardianship
8 programs; requiring certain information be provided
9 to individuals upon contact with the Department;
9 requiring that a signature be obtained; providing
10 that information sheet is not a binding agreement;
10 and providing an effective date.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 10A O.S. 2021, Section 1-9-122, is
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15 amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 1-9-122. A. The Department of Human Services shall
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17 establish and administer an ongoing program of supported
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18 guardianship to assist families wishing to make a long-term
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19 commitment to a child by accepting guardianship of the child. The
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20 supported guardianship program shall enable the family to assume the
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21 parental role without ongoing Department oversight but allow the
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22 family to return to the Department for services as needed.
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23 B. When the Department initially contacts or is contacted by a
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24 family member or other individual regarding taking a potential
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1 guardianship of a child who was the subject of a referral to the
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2 Department regarding allegations of abuse or neglect, the Department
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3 shall provide the family member or other individual with information
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4 regarding foster care, safety plans, kinship foster placements,
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5 foster placements, and guardianships. This information shall
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6 include, but not be limited to:
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7 1. Potential options for taking custody of a child such as
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8 foster placement or kinship foster placement, including information
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9 that relatives can be foster placements if able to meet requisite
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10 qualifications under the law;
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11 2. Potential resources and assistance, whether monetary or in
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12 services, that would be available to the child and family member or
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13 other individual as either a kinship foster placement, foster
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14 placement, safety plan monitor, or guardian, including disclosures
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15 that guardianship placements receive less financial assistance than
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16 foster placements; and
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17 3. The family member or other individual's duties and
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18 responsibilities to the parents of the child as either a guardian,
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19 kinship foster placement, foster placement, or safety plan monitor.
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20 C. The Department shall obtain a signed and dated information
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21 sheet from the relative or individual stating that the information
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22 required by subsection B of this section was provided in writing,
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23 was explained verbally, and that he or she understood the
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24 information. The information sheet shall also be signed and dated
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1 by personnel from the Department stating that the information sheet
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2 was provided to the relative or other individual and that the
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3 information was explained verbally. A copy of the information sheet
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4 may be kept by the family member or other individual. In the event
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5 that the individual declines to be provided the information sheet,
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6 Department personnel shall have the individual sign and date the
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7 information sheet and indicate that he or she does not wish to be
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8 provided the information sheet. The Department shall make the
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9 information sheet available online and the information sheet may be
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10 signed electronically. The signed information sheet shall be filed
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11 along with any guardianship petition that is subsequently filed
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12 regarding the child or children.
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13 D. The information sheet shall be for informational purposes
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14 only. The signed information sheet shall not constitute a binding
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15 agreement between the individual and the Department. The
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16 information sheet does not confer any additional duties or
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17 obligations to the Department other than those already prescribed by
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18 law, nor does it guarantee placement. Further, the information
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19 sheet does not constitute legal advice.
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20 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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22 60-1-788 DC 1/16/2025 2:52:00 PM
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