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OK HB1074

OK HB1074
Children; requiring Department of Human Services to verify applicability and conduct nationwide search for placement purposes; effective date.


summary

Introduced
02/04/2019
In Committee
04/02/2019
Crossed Over
03/07/2019
Passed
04/09/2019
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/15/2019

Introduced Session

2019 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Children; requiring Department of Human Services to verify applicability and conduct nationwide search for placement purposes; effective date.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) to verify the applicability of the Indian Child Welfare Act within three months of a child being taken into custody, and to conduct a nationwide search for relatives within that same three-month period for the purpose of placing the child. The bill also provides guidance on the factors DHS and the court should consider when determining the appropriate placement for a child, with a preference given to relatives and persons with a kinship relationship to the child. The bill becomes effective on November 1, 2019.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services, Justice

Sponsors (15)

Last Action

Approved by Governor 04/15/2019 (on 04/15/2019)

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