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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 1570 By: Rosino
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to child welfare; creating the Child
7 Welfare Task Force; specifying duties; requiring
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8 providing for selection of chair and creation of
9 committees; specifying requirements for meetings and
9 quorum; prohibiting certain compensation; providing
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10 codification; 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. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-10-104 of Title 10A, unless
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16 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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17 A. There is hereby created, until November 1, 2027, the Child
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18 Welfare Task Force. The task force shall study, evaluate, and make
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19 recommendations regarding policies, programs, and proposed
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20 legislation that will:
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21 1. Further reduce the time to permanency in the foster care
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22 system;
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23 2. Further reduce the amount of reentries to foster care after
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1 3. Identify risk factors that lead to the removal of children
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2 from their biological parents' home; and
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3 4. Identify and propose areas of support for biological
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4 parents.
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5 B. The task force shall electronically submit to the Governor,
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6 the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
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7 House of Representatives, a report on or before November 1, 2027,
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8 detailing its findings and recommendations.
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9 C. The task force shall be composed of nine (9) members as
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11 1. The Speaker of the House of Representatives or designee;
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12 2. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate or designee;
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13 3. Two designees of the Director of Human Services; and
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14 4. Five members appointed by the Governor as follows:
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15 a. two members of the state court system,
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16 b. one representative of an organization involved in the
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17 foster care system,
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18 c. one representative of a nonprofit or faith-based
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19 organization, and
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20 d. one person with experience advocating for biological
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21 families.
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22 D. The Governor shall select, from the appointed members, a
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23 chair of the task force who shall have the authority to create
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24 committees and name committee chairs to facilitate the work of the
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1 task force and shall have the authority to appoint task force
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2 members and non-members to serve on committees.
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3 E. The task force shall meet as often as deemed necessary by
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4 the chair allowing for timely completion of its work. A majority of
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5 the members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting
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6 the business of the task force.
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7 F. Members, including those appointed to committees who are not
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8 members of the task force, shall serve without compensation.
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9 G. The Department of Human Services shall provide staff and
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10 administrative support for the task force. All officers, agencies,
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14 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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