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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 1379 By: Reinhardt
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Attorney General; defining
7 terms; establishing certain pilot program under the
8 Office of the Attorney General; providing purpose;
8 listing qualifying expenses; stating eligibility
9 requirements; requiring certain application process
9 and review criteria; requiring certain reports and
10 compliance; authorizing the Office of the Attorney
10 General to take certain actions; requiring electronic
11 submission of certain report; authorizing
11 promulgation of rules; amending Section 1, Chapter
12 376, O.S.L. 2023 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 748.3),
12 which relates to the Victims of Human Trafficking and
13 Prevention Revolving Fund; expanding scope of
13 allowable expenditures; making an appropriation;
14 providing for codification; providing an effective
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17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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18 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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19 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 18r-1 of Title 74, unless there
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20 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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21 A. For the purposes of this act:
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22 1. "Labor trafficking" means human trafficking for labor as
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23 defined in Section 748 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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1 2. "Private organization" means a nonprofit corporation
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2 certified by the Office of the Attorney General that provides
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3 support services to adult victims of human trafficking;
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4 3. "Sexual trafficking" means human trafficking for commercial
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5 sex as defined in Section 748 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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6 and
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7 4. "Victim" means a person against whom an act of labor
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8 trafficking or sexual trafficking has been committed.
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9 B. 1. The Office of the Attorney General shall establish a
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10 two-year pilot program to support victims of sexual and labor
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11 trafficking. The Office of the Attorney General shall make grants
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12 available from funds in the Victims of Human Trafficking and
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13 Prevention Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 748.3 of Title 21 of
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14 the Oklahoma Statutes for the purposes of this act. The grants
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15 shall be made directly to no more than ten private organizations in
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16 this state.
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17 2. The purpose of such grants shall be to reimburse private
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18 organizations for the qualifying expenses of programs providing
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19 services to victims of sexual and labor trafficking. Qualifying
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20 expenses include, but are not limited to:
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21 a. emergency shelter and transitional housing services,
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22 b. mental health counseling and trauma-informed therapy,
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23 c. medical and dental care services,
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24 d. substance abuse treatment and recovery support,
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1 e. legal assistance and advocacy services,
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2 f. job training and employment assistance,
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3 g. educational services and General Educational
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4 Development (GED) completion assistance,
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5 h. case management and coordination of services,
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6 i. transportation assistance,
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7 j. basic needs assistance including food, clothing, and
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8 personal care items,
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9 k. life skills training and financial literacy education,
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10 l. child care services for victims with minor children,
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12 m. other services deemed necessary by the Office of the
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13 Attorney General for the recovery and restoration of
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14 victims.
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15 3. In order for a private organization to be considered
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16 eligible to receive grants pursuant to the provisions of this
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17 subsection, a private organization shall:
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18 a. be in good standing and compliant with nonprofit
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19 requirements of this state and federal law,
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20 b. have demonstrated experience providing services to
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21 victims of sexual or labor trafficking,
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22 c. agree to provide services without regard to the
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23 immigration status of the victim,
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1 d. maintain confidentiality of victim information in
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2 accordance with applicable state and federal law, and
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3 e. maintain adequate liability insurance coverage as
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4 determined by the Office of the Attorney General.
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5 4. The Office of the Attorney General shall establish an
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6 application process and review criteria for private organizations
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7 seeking grants pursuant to the provisions of this subsection. The
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8 Office of the Attorney General shall prioritize organizations that:
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9 a. demonstrate a track record of successful service
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10 delivery to victims,
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11 b. employ trauma-informed care practices,
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12 c. provide culturally competent services,
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13 d. collaborate with law enforcement and other service
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14 providers, and
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15 e. serve geographic areas or populations with
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16 demonstrated need.
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17 5. Grants provided to private organizations pursuant to this
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18 act shall be used solely for the provision of direct services to
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19 victims and shall not be used for administrative overhead that
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20 exceeds fifteen percent (15%) of the total grant amount.
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21 C. Any private organization that receives a grant pursuant to
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22 the provisions of this act shall submit quarterly reports to the
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23 Office of the Attorney General that include the following
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24 information:
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1 1. Number of victims served;
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2 2. Types of services provided to victims;
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3 3. Expenditure of grant funds; and
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4 4. Outcomes achieved to the extent measurable.
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5 D. The Office of the Attorney General shall monitor compliance
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6 of private organizations that receive grants pursuant to this act.
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7 The Office of the Attorney General may:
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8 1. Require periodic reports on services provided and outcomes
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9 achieved;
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10 2. Conduct site visits and review of grant recipients;
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11 3. Review financial records and documentation of expenditures;
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12 4. Require corrective action plans for organizations that do
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13 not meet grant eligibility requirements; and
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14 5. Suspend or terminate grants to private organizations that
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15 fail to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant or the
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16 requirements established pursuant to this act.
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17 E. The Office of the Attorney General shall compile an annual
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18 report regarding the implementation of the pilot program established
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19 in this act. The report shall be submitted electronically to the
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20 Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker
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21 of the House of Representatives by December 1 of each year. The
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23 1. The number of organizations that receive grants;
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24 2. The total amount of grant funds distributed;
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1 3. An aggregate summary of services provided and victims
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2 served;
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3 4. An evaluation of the effectiveness of the pilot program; and
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4 5. Recommendations for improvement of the pilot program.
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5 F. The Office of the Attorney General shall promulgate rules to
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6 effectuate the provisions of this act.
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7 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 376, O.S.L.
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8 2023 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 748.3), is amended to read as
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10 Section 748.3. A. There is hereby created in the State
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11 Treasury a revolving fund for the Office of the Attorney General to
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12 be designated the "Victims of Human Trafficking and Prevention
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13 Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject
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14 to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received
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15 from penalties imposed by the courts on convictions of human
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16 trafficking violations and funds received from any other source,
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17 including legislative appropriations. All monies accruing to the
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18 credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and
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19 expended by the Office of the Attorney General for the purposes
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20 provided in subsection B of this section. Expenditures from the
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21 fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer
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22 against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the
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23 Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and
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24 payment.
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1 B. The purposes of the fund include, but are not limited to:
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2 1. Educating the public about the recruitment, trafficking, and
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3 exploitation of persons through human trafficking;
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4 2. Assisting in the prevention of recruitment in schools of
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5 minors for exploitation;
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6 3. Establishing a survivors' resource center to make
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7 information available to survivors of human trafficking about
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8 services and resources, including legal services, social services,
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9 safe harbors, safe houses, and language services;
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10 4. Assisting in the coordination between law enforcement
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11 agencies and service providers; and
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12 5. Providing information concerning a petition for expungement
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13 of a criminal history record resulting from the arrest or filing of
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14 charges for an offense committed or reported to have been committed
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15 while the person was a victim of human trafficking; and
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16 6. Providing grants to nonprofit organizations pursuant to
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17 Section 1 of this act.
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18 SECTION 3. There is hereby appropriated to the Victims of Human
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19 Trafficking and Prevention Revolving Fund from any monies not
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20 otherwise appropriated from the General Revenue Fund of the State
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21 Treasury for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the sum of Ten
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22 Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00) or so much thereof as may be
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23 necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the Office of the
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24 Attorney General by law.
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1 SECTION 4. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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2 SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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3 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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4 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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5 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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