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OK HB2361

OK HB2361
Children; Successful Adulthood Act; documents; foster care; age; services; custody; Office of Juvenile Affairs; codification; effective date.


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Introduced
02/03/2025
In Committee
04/07/2025
Crossed Over
03/12/2025
Passed
04/20/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/20/2026

Introduced Session

2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act relating to children; amending 10A O.S. 2021, Section 1-9-107, which relates to the Successful Adulthood Act; providing documents certain children leaving foster care shall be provided; providing that certain documents be given to individuals being released from the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs; and providing for codification. SUBJECT: Children

AI Summary

This bill, known as the Children; Successful Adulthood Act, amends existing law to ensure that young people leaving foster care or the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA), a state agency responsible for delinquent and deprived youth, receive crucial documents to aid their transition to adulthood. Specifically, individuals exiting foster care at age eighteen (18) who have been in care for at least six (6) months will be provided with their birth certificate, Social Security card, information on obtaining health insurance, medical records, a state-issued ID, and any educational achievements earned while in care; additionally, this bill adds educational transcripts, diplomas, or professional certificates to the list of documents provided. Furthermore, individuals aged sixteen (16) or older released from OJA custody due to adoption or guardianship are eligible for continued support services until age twenty-one (21), and those aged eighteen (18) to twenty-one (21) who were in OJA custody on their eighteenth birthday may be eligible for Medicaid. The bill also mandates that individuals being released from OJA custody at age eighteen (18) and planning to re-enter the community will receive their birth certificate, Social Security card, health insurance information and medical records, a state-issued ID, and any educational credentials earned while in OJA's care.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

Approved by Governor 04/17/2026 (on 04/20/2026)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb2361&Session=2600
State Bill Page http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb2361&Session=2500
BillText https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20ENR/hB/HB2361%20ENR.PDF
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Committee Substitute https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/BILLSUM/House/HB2361%20CS%20BILLSUM.PDF
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/BILLSUM/House/HB2361%20POLREC%20BILLSUM.PDF
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/BILLSUM/House/HB2361%20POLPCS1%20BILLSUM.PDF
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Introduced https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/BILLSUM/House/HB2361%20INT%20BILLSUM.PDF
Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20COMMITTEE%20AMENDMENTS/House/HB2361%20POLPCS1%20BRIAN%20HILL-CMA.PDF
BillText https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20FLR/SFLR/HB2361%20SFLR.PDF
BillText https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20ENGR/hB/HB2361%20ENGR.PDF
BillText https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20FLR/HFLR/HB2361%20HFLR.PDF
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Committee Substitute https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/BILLSUM/House/HB2361%20CS%20BILLSUM.PDF
BillText https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20COMMITTEE%20SUBS/HCS/HB2361%20CS.PDF
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/BILLSUM/House/HB2361%20POLREC%20BILLSUM.PDF
Policy Committee Recommendation https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20COMMITTEE%20SUBS/HCS/HB2361%20POLREC.PDF
BillText https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20INT/hB/HB2361%20INT.PDF
HB2361 POLPCS1 BRIAN HILL-CMA https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20COMMITTEE%20AMENDMENTS/House/HB2361%20POLPCS1%20BRIAN%20HILL-CMA.PDF
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: HB2361 POLPCS1 BILLSUM https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/BILLSUM/House/HB2361%20POLPCS1%20BILLSUM.PDF
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Introduced https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/BILLSUM/House/HB2361%20INT%20BILLSUM.PDF
HB2361 POLPCS1 BRIAN HILL-CMA https://www3.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20COMMITTEE%20AMENDMENTS/House/HB2361%20POLPCS1%20BRIAN%20HILL-CMA.PDF
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: HB2361 POLPCS1 BILLSUM https://www3.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/BILLSUM/House/HB2361%20POLPCS1%20BILLSUM.PDF
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Introduced https://www3.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/BILLSUM/House/HB2361%20INT%20BILLSUM.PDF
BillText https://www3.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20INT/hB/HB2361%20INT.PDF
BillText http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2025-26%20INT/hB/HB2361%20INT.PDF
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