SB 949: Office of Client Advocacy; modifying and clarifying provisions related to investigations; transferring certain duties; authorizing inspection of certain records. Emergency. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was transitioned from the House version to the Senate floor version, with minor formatting adjustments to the header and page numbering. The substantive legislative content regarding the Office of Client Advocacy and amendments to child welfare statutes remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Header text changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date and committee designation.

Page footers updated to reflect Senate floor version instead of House floor version.

Minor formatting adjustments to line breaks and indentation throughout the document.

Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a Committee Substitute version to a Floor (House) version, with page numbers and headers updated to reflect the House's final version. The substantive text of the bill remains unchanged, as the diff shows only formatting and layout modifications rather than policy alterations.

TECHNICAL

Page headers and footers were updated to reflect the House floor version instead of the Committee Substitute version.

Line numbering and formatting were adjusted to comply with House printing standards.

The bill title and enactment language were reorganized for clarity but retain the same legal content.

Enrolled (final version) → Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from an enrolled version to a committee substitute version, which primarily involved structural changes to the header and page numbering rather than substantive policy modifications. The core legislative content regarding the Office of Client Advocacy and record access provisions remains substantively unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are primarily formatting and structural

TECHNICAL

Header information was reorganized to reflect committee substitute formatting with page numbers and requirement numbers added

Page breaks and line numbering were adjusted to match committee substitute markup standards

SCOPE

The substantive provisions regarding record access for the Office of Client Advocacy remain identical to the enrolled version

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 4 edits · May 6, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was finalized from its engrossed version to the enrolled version, which is the final version ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive content of the legislation remains largely the same, with the primary changes being formatting and structural adjustments to align with final legislative requirements. The bill authorizes the Office of Client Advocacy to inspect and access certain juvenile court and Department of Human Services records without a court order, expands who can access these records, and updates various statutes related to child welfare, protective services for vulnerable adults, and health department functions.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains unchanged; the enrolled version contains the same substantive provisions as the engrossed version, though with improved formatting and organization.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and structural changes were made to convert the bill from an engrossed draft to the final enrolled version, including reorganization of the title page and section headers.

Minor text adjustments were made to align statutory references and ensure consistency in the final legislative text.

Page numbering and section headers were standardized to match the final enrolled format required for legislative submission.

REQUIREMENT

The final enrolled version clarifies that the Office of Client Advocacy is explicitly authorized to access juvenile and child welfare records as part of its official duties, though this was already present in the engrossed version.

Introduced → Engrossed · 7 edits · Mar 11, 2025

MODERATE

This bill significantly expands the scope of SB 949 by adding the Office of Client Advocacy as a primary focus, updating statutory references to reflect recent legislative changes, and broadening the categories of entities and individuals authorized to access juvenile and child welfare records. The changes ensure the bill incorporates amendments from 2024 and 2022, clarifies duties for the Advocate General, and adds new definitions related to protective services for vulnerable adults.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from primarily focusing on the Office of Client Advocacy and child welfare records to include additional statutory amendments covering guardian-ward relationships, health department information sharing, vulnerable adult protective services, and community services worker registry transfers.

REQUIREMENT

Updated the bill's purpose statement to include amending 10A O.S. 2021 Section 1-9-112 regarding the Office of Client Advocacy and 30 O.S. 2021 Section 1-122 regarding guardian and ward relationships.

Added new provisions requiring the Office of Client Advocacy to establish certain systems and report investigative findings to the Department of Human Services.

Transferred certain duties to the Office of Client Advocacy and broadened the power and duty of the State Commissioner of Health.

DEFINITION

Added and modified definitions in 43A O.S. 2021 Section 10-103 related to protective services for vulnerable adults.

ENFORCEMENT

Amended multiple sections (10-104, 10-105, 10-105.1, 10-106, 10-108, 10-110, 10-111) to clarify applicability of provisions relating to investigations and reporting requirements.

TECHNICAL

Updated statutory references to incorporate amendments from Section 4, Chapter 339, O.S.L. 2024 and Section 1, Chapter 85, O.S.L. 2022.

ELIGIBILITY

Added provisions for disclosure of certain information to the State Department of Health.

Office of Client Advocacy; modifying and clarifying provisions related to investigations; transferring certain duties; authorizing inspection of certain records. Emergency.

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