HB 2361: Children; Successful Adulthood Act; documents; foster care; age; services; custody; Office of Juvenile Affairs; codification; effective date. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was converted from the House version to the Senate floor version, which includes substantive policy amendments. The most significant change is the expansion of the 'Successful Adulthood Act' to ensure services continue until age 21 for youth in out-of-home placement due to abuse or neglect, rather than ending at age 18. Additionally, the bill now explicitly requires that individuals released from custody via adoption or guardianship orders receive support services until age 21, and it clarifies eligibility for Medicaid coverage for older youth transitioning out of the system.

Scope change

The scope of the bill was expanded to include individuals aged 16 and older who are released from custody due to adoption or guardianship orders, and to extend service eligibility to age 21 for youth in out-of-home placement due to abuse or neglect.

ELIGIBILITY

Extended eligibility for successful adulthood services to age 21 for individuals in out-of-home placement due to abuse or neglect, provided they are in custody at age 16.

Added eligibility for services until age 21 for individuals aged 16 or older who are released from custody due to an adoption decree or guardianship order.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified that the permanency planning team can include up to two members chosen by the child, excluding the foster parent and caseworker.

Updated the list of documents provided to youth leaving foster care to include specific educational transcripts, diplomas, and professional certificates earned while in custody.

Added a requirement for the Department to provide information on the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program (OHLAP) to parents and legal guardians of foster youth.

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was updated from the House Committee Substitute version to the Floor version, incorporating amendments made during the committee process. The substantive policy content regarding the 'Successful Adulthood Act' remains consistent, detailing services and documents for youth aging out of foster care.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to apply to children in the custody of the Department of Human Services or federally recognized Indian tribes due to abuse or neglect.

TECHNICAL

The header and title page were updated to reflect the 'Floor Version' and included the names of the Senate sponsors (Daniels) alongside the House sponsors.

Page numbering and formatting markers were adjusted to align with the official floor version of the bill.

The text was reorganized to include bold face markers indicating where committee amendments were applied, clarifying the legislative history of the text.

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → House Committee Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to expand protections for youth leaving foster care and those released from juvenile custody. The changes clarify eligibility for services, ensuring documents are provided to both children transitioning out of foster care and older youth being released from the Office of Juvenile Affairs. Specific requirements were added to provide birth certificates, Social Security cards, and medical records to these individuals upon release.

Scope change

The scope was expanded to include individuals released from the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs, in addition to children leaving the foster care system.

SCOPE

Added a new section requiring the Office of Juvenile Affairs to provide specific documents (birth certificate, Social Security card, health insurance info, medical records, ID, and educational records) to individuals aged 18+ being released from custody.

ELIGIBILITY

Clarified that successful adulthood services can continue until age 21 for youth in out-of-home placement due to abuse or neglect, and for those released via adoption or guardianship orders.

REQUIREMENT

Updated the list of documents provided to children leaving foster care to ensure clarity on medical records and health insurance information.

TECHNICAL

Corrected formatting errors and standardized the text structure throughout the bill.

Enrolled (final version) → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to replace the entire text with a new version that adds an effective date provision and slightly reorganizes the formatting of the existing content. The substantive policy regarding the Successful Adulthood Act, including eligibility criteria, required documents for youth leaving foster care, and service extensions, remains unchanged.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains the same, focusing on the Successful Adulthood Act for children in foster care.

TIMELINE

Added a provision requiring the statute to include an effective date.

TECHNICAL

Replaced the entire text of the bill with a new version that includes minor formatting adjustments and the addition of the effective date requirement.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 4 edits · Mar 12, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was finalized as an Enrolled version, adding a new section that requires the Office of Juvenile Affairs to provide specific documents to individuals being released from custody. Additionally, the age threshold for certain services was adjusted to ensure coverage continues until age 21 for youth in specific circumstances.

Scope change

The scope expanded to include the Office of Juvenile Affairs, requiring them to provide release documents similar to those given to foster care youth, and clarified the duration of service eligibility.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement for the Office of Juvenile Affairs to provide a birth certificate, Social Security card, health insurance information, driver's license, and educational records to individuals being released from custody.

Added a requirement for the Department to provide parents and legal guardians with information about the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program (OHLAP).

ELIGIBILITY

Modified the eligibility period for successful adulthood services to explicitly continue until age twenty-one for individuals in custody due to abuse or neglect who are in out-of-home placement at the time of their sixteenth birthday.

Modified the eligibility criteria for Medicaid coverage to apply to individuals between eighteen and twenty-one who were in custody on their eighteenth birthday and meet financial guidelines.

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Mar 11, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended to clarify that eligible individuals include those in foster care contracts with federally recognized Indian tribes, not just the Department of Human Services. It also updated the age threshold for receiving services from age 14 to 16 and extended the age limit for receiving services after release from 21 to 23. Additionally, a new requirement was added to provide a Social Security card to individuals upon release from custody.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include children in foster care contracts with federally recognized Indian tribes, and the age range for eligibility was adjusted.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded eligibility to include children in foster care contracts with federally recognized Indian tribes, in addition to those in the Department of Human Services program.

Changed the age threshold for receiving services from age 14 to age 16.

Extended the age limit for receiving services after release from custody from 21 to 23 years old.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement to provide a Social Security card to individuals upon release from custody.

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

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