Children; Oklahoma Children's Code; procedures; jury trial; waived; permanency hearing procedures; court; reunification; effective date.

HB 1966 amends Oklahoma's Children's Code to change procedures for parental rights termination cases and individualized service plans for deprived children. It expands jury trial rights for parents in termination cases when the initial petition requests termination or after a child is declared deprived, requiring written demands within 15 days and trials within 6 months. The bill also mandates detailed, plain-language individualized service plans for each child, developed with parents, attorneys, tribes, and child welfare agencies, including specific health/education records and measurable goals for reunification. These changes directly affect parents facing termination proceedings, courts handling child welfare cases, and child welfare agencies like the Department of Human Services.