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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1322 By: Prieto
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7 AS INTRODUCED
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8 An Act relating to child abuse or neglect; amending
8 10A O.S. 2021, Section 1-2-101, as amended by Section
9 344, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (10A O.S. Supp. 2025,
9 Section 1-2-101), which relates to statewide
10 centralized hotline for reporting child abuse or
10 neglect; prohibiting anonymous reports of suspected
11 child abuse or neglect; requiring retention of
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12 redaction of information under certain circumstances;
12 requiring request and storage of certain information;
13 requiring certain information be provided to certain
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18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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19 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 10A O.S. 2021, Section 1-2-101, as
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20 amended by Section 344, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (10A O.S. Supp.
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21 2025, Section 1-2-101), is amended to read as follows:
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22 Section 1-2-101. A. 1. The Department of Human Services shall
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23 establish a statewide centralized hotline for the reporting of
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1 suspected child abuse or neglect to the Department. Anonymous
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2 reports of suspected child abuse shall not be accepted.
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3 2. The Department shall provide hotline-specific training
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4 including, but not limited to, interviewing skills, customer service
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5 skills, narrative writing, necessary computer systems, making case
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6 determinations, and identifying priority situations.
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7 3. The Department is authorized to contract with third parties
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8 in order to train hotline workers.
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9 4. The Department shall develop a system to track the number of
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10 calls received, and of that number:
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11 a. the number of calls screened out,
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12 b. the number of referrals assigned,
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13 c. the number of calls received by persons unwilling to
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14 disclose basic personal information including, but not
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15 limited to, first and last name, and
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16 d. the number of calls in which the allegations were
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17 later found to be unsubstantiated or ruled out.
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18 5. The Department shall electronically record each referral
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19 received by the hotline and establish a secure means of retaining
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20 the recordings for twelve (12) months, unless the referral results
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21 in an investigation by the Department, in which case the recording
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22 shall be retained as part of the case file. The recordings shall be
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23 confidential and subject to disclosure only if a court orders the
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24 disclosure of the referral. The When making a disclosure, the
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1 Department shall redact any information identifying the reporting
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2 party unless otherwise ordered by the court.
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3 6. Any person receiving reports of suspected child abuse or
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4 neglect pursuant to this section shall request and store, at a
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5 minimum:
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6 a. the specific facts that led to the reasonable
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7 suspicion of child abuse or neglect and the source or
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8 sources of such information, and
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9 b. the person's name, telephone number, and home address.
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10 If the person making the referral refuses to provide
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11 such information, the person receiving the report
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12 shall inform the caller that an anonymous report
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13 cannot be filed, but that a report of possible child
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14 abuse or neglect where a child is at serious risk of
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15 imminent harm may be made by calling an emergency
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16 telephone number such as 9-1-1.
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17 B. 1. Every person having reason to believe that a child under
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18 the age of eighteen (18) years is a victim of abuse or neglect shall
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19 report the matter immediately to the Department of Human Services.
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20 Reports shall be made to the hotline provided for in subsection A of
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21 this section. Any allegation of abuse or neglect reported in any
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22 manner to a county office shall immediately be referred to the
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23 hotline by the Department. Provided, however, that in actions for
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1 custody by abandonment, provided for in Section 2-117 of Title 30 of
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2 the Oklahoma Statutes, there shall be no reporting requirement.
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3 2. a. Every school employee having reason to believe that a
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4 student under the age of eighteen (18) years is a
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5 victim of abuse or neglect shall report the matter
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6 immediately to the Department of Human Services and
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7 local law enforcement. Reports to the Department
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8 shall be made to the hotline provided for in
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9 subsection A of this section. Any allegation of abuse
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10 or neglect reported in any manner to a county office
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11 shall immediately be referred to the hotline by the
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12 Department. Provided, however, that in actions for
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13 custody by abandonment, provided for in Section 2-117
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14 of Title 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes, there shall be
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15 no reporting requirement.
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16 b. Every school employee having reason to believe that a
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17 student age eighteen (18) years or older is a victim
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18 of abuse or neglect shall report the matter
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19 immediately to local law enforcement.
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20 c. In reports required by subparagraph a or b of this
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21 paragraph, local law enforcement shall keep
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22 confidential and, when making a disclosure, shall
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23 redact any information identifying the reporting
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24 school employee unless otherwise ordered by the court.
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1 A school employee with knowledge of a report required
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2 by subparagraph a or b of this paragraph shall not
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3 disclose information identifying the reporting school
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4 employee unless otherwise ordered by the court or as
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5 part of an investigation by local law enforcement or
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6 the Department.
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7 3. Every physician, surgeon, or other health care professional
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8 including doctors of medicine, licensed osteopathic physicians,
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9 residents and interns, or any other health care professional or
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10 midwife involved in the prenatal care of expectant mothers or the
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11 delivery or care of infants shall promptly report to the Department
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12 instances in which an infant tests positive for alcohol or a
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13 controlled dangerous substance. This shall include infants who are
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14 diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome or Fetal Alcohol
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15 Spectrum Disorder.
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16 4. No privilege or contract shall relieve any person from the
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17 requirement of reporting pursuant to this section.
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18 5. The reporting obligations under this section are individual,
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19 and no employer, supervisor, administrator, governing body or entity
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20 shall interfere with the reporting obligations of any employee or
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21 other person or in any manner discriminate or retaliate against the
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22 employee or other person who in good faith reports suspected child
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23 abuse or neglect, or who provides testimony in any proceeding
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24 involving child abuse or neglect. Any employer, supervisor,
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1 administrator, governing body or entity who discharges,
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2 discriminates or retaliates against the employee or other person
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3 shall be liable for damages, costs and attorney fees. If a child
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4 who is the subject of the report or other child is harmed by the
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5 discharge, discrimination or retaliation described in this
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6 paragraph, the party harmed may file an action to recover damages,
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7 costs and attorney fees.
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8 6. Every physician, surgeon, other health care professional or
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9 midwife making a report of abuse or neglect as required by this
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10 subsection or examining a child to determine the likelihood of abuse
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11 or neglect and every hospital or related institution in which the
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12 child was examined or treated shall provide, upon request, copies of
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13 the results of the examination or copies of the examination on which
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14 the report was based and any other clinical notes, x-rays,
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15 photographs, and other previous or current records relevant to the
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16 case to law enforcement officers conducting a criminal investigation
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17 into the case and to employees of the Department of Human Services
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18 conducting an investigation of alleged abuse or neglect in the case.
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19 C. Any person who knowingly and willfully fails to promptly
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20 report suspected child abuse or neglect or who interferes with the
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21 prompt reporting of suspected child abuse or neglect may be reported
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22 to local law enforcement for criminal investigation and, upon
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23 conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person
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24 with prolonged knowledge of ongoing child abuse or neglect who
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1 knowingly and willfully fails to promptly report such knowledge may
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2 be reported to local law enforcement for criminal investigation and,
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3 upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony
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4 offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in
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5 subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
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6 Statutes. For the purposes of this paragraph, "prolonged knowledge"
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7 shall mean knowledge of at least six (6) months of child abuse or
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9 D. 1. Any person who knowingly and willfully makes a false
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10 report pursuant to the provisions of this section or a report that
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11 the person knows lacks factual foundation may be reported to local
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12 law enforcement for criminal investigation and, upon conviction
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13 thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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14 2. If a court determines that an accusation of child abuse or
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15 neglect made during a child custody proceeding is false and the
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16 person making the accusation knew it to be false at the time the
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17 accusation was made, the court may impose a fine, not to exceed Five
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18 Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and reasonable attorney fees incurred
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19 in recovering the sanctions, against the person making the
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20 accusation. The remedy provided by this paragraph is in addition to
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21 paragraph 1 of this subsection or to any other remedy provided by
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1 E. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to
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3 abuse or neglect pursuant to subsection B of this section.
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4 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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