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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 1113 By: Prieto
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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 1-4-401, which
8 relates to discovery and court rules concerning
8 juvenile proceedings; defining terms; creating
9 rebuttable presumption; authorizing court to order
9 disclosure of certain information; specifying records
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10 take certain actions during deprived proceedings;
11 providing for confidentiality of certain information;
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 10A O.S. 2021, Section 1-4-401, is
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16 amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 1-4-401. A. The provisions of the Oklahoma Discovery
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18 Code and the Rules for District Courts of Oklahoma do not apply to
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19 juvenile proceedings except as provided by this section.
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20 B. The court may order the parties to exchange information that
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21 is not work product and not privileged, including:
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22 1. The assessment and investigation records of the Department
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23 of Human Services; provided, all information that identifies the
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24 reporter of alleged child abuse or neglect shall be redacted;
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1 2. Law enforcement reports;
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2 3. Any video or audio recording of an interview with the child
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3 alleged to be deprived;
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4 4. Any exhibit any party intends to introduce at trial; and
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5 5. The names of any witnesses any party may call and a synopsis
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6 of the expected testimony.
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7 C. The court may in its discretion enter a scheduling order,
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8 order mediation, and conduct status and settlement conferences as
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9 needed during deprived proceedings.
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10 D. All information produced, exchanged, or used during the
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11 pendency of the deprived action is confidential and shall be subject
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12 to a protective order. The disclosure or use of the information for
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13 any other purpose is prohibited except as permitted by law For
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14 purposes of this section:
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15 1. "Confidential record" includes, but is not limited to, any
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16 study, plan, recommendation, assessment, report, or other
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17 information describing the history, diagnosis, condition, care,
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18 treatment, or custody regarding a child, or safety analysis records
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19 that have been prepared and obtained in response to a report of
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20 alleged child abuse or neglect and include assessment reports and
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21 any other reports to the district attorney with all supporting
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22 documentation attached and any addendums;
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23 2. "Party" means:
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24 a. a parent or legal guardian,
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1 b. the child, and
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2 c. the guardian ad litem, if any; and
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3 3. "Record" means any written or printed document, paper, form,
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4 log, report, file, or note and any film, photograph, audio tape
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5 recording, visual tape recording, or computer tape or disk, or
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6 information entered into and maintained in an automated or
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7 computerized information system.
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8 C. 1. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that full
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9 disclosure of information to the parties in juvenile proceedings is
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10 in the best interests of the child. Such presumption may only be
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11 rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence.
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12 2. Unless the court, by a preponderance of the evidence, finds
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13 such disclosure is not in the best interests of the child, the court
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14 shall enter an order which discloses to all parties in the case all
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15 records that are necessary and relevant to the court's determination
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16 of the best interests of the child, including any records and
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17 documents from the Department of Human Services, law enforcement,
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18 any state agency, or any private organization with information
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19 relevant to the juvenile proceedings. The court order shall be of
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20 the nature of a protective order, prohibiting the parties in the
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21 juvenile proceedings from disclosing the records to third parties,
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22 and any information that identifies the reporter of alleged child
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23 abuse or neglect shall be redacted.
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1 D. The disclosure shall include all records as defined by
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2 Section 1-6-102 of this title including, but not limited to:
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3 1. Written or printed documents;
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4 2. Papers, logs, and reports, including safety analysis
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5 reports;
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6 3. Files and case notes;
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7 4. Medical records, including any psychological evaluations or
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8 assessments;
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9 5. Forensic interviews, including any transcripts or notes
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10 related to these interviews;
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11 6. Films, photographs, and audio or visual tape recordings;
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12 7. Handwritten or handprinted notes;
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13 8. Any and all evidence provided by collateral references or
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14 individuals responsible for the child's welfare;
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15 9. Information entered into and maintained in automated or
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16 computerized information systems, specifically Kids Integrated Data
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17 System (KIDS) and OnBase;
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18 10. All communication within the Department of Human Services
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19 regarding the case, including, but not limited to, Microsoft Teams
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20 communications, e-KIDS system entries, and OnBase documentation;
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21 11. Any and all correspondence related to investigations of
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22 child abuse or neglect allegations;
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1 12. Records of any assessments, safety plans, or case
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2 management documents prepared in response to child abuse and neglect
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3 allegations;
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4 13. All communication between the Department of Human Services
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5 and the parties, law enforcement, medical professionals, and any
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6 other third party relevant to the juvenile proceeding;
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7 14. Documentation of any services provided or referrals made to
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8 the family or child involved;
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9 15. Records of any home visits, observations, or interactions
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10 with the child or his or her family;
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11 16. Documentation of any case reviews or meetings held
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12 regarding the child's case;
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13 17. All KIDS contact entries and any and all OnBase records
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14 related to the case, or the equivalent information systems' entries
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15 and records;
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16 18. Text messages and emails exchanged between Department of
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17 Human Services personnel concerning the case;
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18 19. Phone records and call logs pertaining to communications
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19 related to the case;
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20 20. Any exhibit any party intends to introduce at trial; and
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21 21. The names of any witnesses any party may call and a
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22 synopsis of the expected testimony.
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23 E. In addition to the court's order from paragraph 2 of
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24 subsection C of this section, the court may also, in its discretion,
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1 enter a scheduling order, order mediation, and conduct status and
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2 settlement conferences as needed during deprived proceedings.
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3 F. All information produced, exchanged, or used during the
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4 pendency of the deprived action shall be confidential and shall be
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5 subject to a protective order. The disclosure or use of the
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6 information for any other purpose is prohibited except as permitted
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7 by law.
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8 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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