HB 3907: Vulnerable juveniles and adults; terms; Office of Juvenile Affairs; county juvenile detention centers; Department of Human Services; temporary staff members; effective date. - Oklahoma

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was updated to reflect its transition from a House Committee draft to the official House Floor version. The substantive legal language regarding the hiring of temporary staff for vulnerable juveniles and adults remains unchanged, but the document now includes specific formatting headers, a revised title page, and a new footer indicating that bold face text denotes committee amendments.

Scope change

No change to the bill's scope, applicability, or legal requirements; the changes are strictly administrative and formatting-related.

TECHNICAL

The header was changed from 'STATE OF OKLAHOMA' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to indicate the document's current stage in the legislative process.

The title page was updated to include the sponsor's full affiliation ('By: Hefner of the House') and added a co-sponsor line ('Rader of the Senate').

The footer was changed from a request number to include the bill number, a note about bold face amendments, and a new committee report summary.

Page numbers and page footers were updated to reflect the new floor version layout.

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 → House Committee Substitute · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was completely replaced with a revised version that updates the committee substitute number and date. The substantive legal language regarding the hiring of temporary staff for vulnerable juveniles and adults remains unchanged from the previous version.

TECHNICAL

The document header and footer were updated to reflect a new committee request number (17047) and a new date (March 5, 2026).

Engrossed → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was completely rewritten from scratch by the committee, replacing the original text with new language. While the core purpose remains allowing agencies to hire temporary staff, the specific definitions, operational details, and statutory citations were altered. This matters because the new version changes exactly which organizations qualify for this hiring flexibility and how the temporary staffing arrangements must be structured.

Scope change

The bill's scope was technically narrowed and reorganized; the original text allowed multiple agencies (including the Department of Human Services) to use temporary staff for various facilities, while the new text specifically limits the primary authority to the Office of Juvenile Affairs and County Juvenile Detention Centers, with a separate section for Adult Companion Homes.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'Contracting organization' was updated to include the Oklahoma Health Care Authority as a potential signing partner, expanding the list of agencies that can contract for temporary staff.

SCOPE

The primary section allowing temporary staffing was reorganized to focus specifically on the Office of Juvenile Affairs and County Juvenile Detention Centers, removing the broader language that previously applied to the Department of Human Services in the same section.

REQUIREMENT

A new, separate section was added specifically for Adult Companion Homes certified by the Department of Human Services, granting them the same temporary staffing authority that was previously grouped with other facilities.

TECHNICAL

The specific Oklahoma Statute sections where the law is codified were changed (e.g., from Title 10A Section 2-7-301.1 to Title 19 Section 458.1), indicating a reorganization of the legal code structure.

Introduced → Engrossed · 6 edits · Mar 23, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was amended to authorize the use of temporary staffing agencies for vulnerable populations, reversing the original text which prohibited such hiring. The changes expand the scope of facilities allowed to hire temporary staff (adding county juvenile detention centers and adult companion homes) and clarify the definitions of 'contracting organization' and 'temporary agency' to include recruiting agencies. The core policy remains allowing short-term temporary staffing (up to two months) to fill permanent positions while actively seeking permanent hires.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include county juvenile detention centers and adult companion homes as eligible entities to hire temporary staff, whereas the original version only included specific residential care facilities and post-adjudication treatment facilities.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the prohibition on hiring temporary staff members for vulnerable juveniles and adults in residential care facilities.

SCOPE

Added county juvenile detention centers and adult companion homes to the list of facilities authorized to hire temporary staff.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'contracting organization' to specify agreements with the Office of Juvenile Affairs instead of the Oklahoma Juvenile Authority, and added 'recruiting agencies' to the definition of 'temporary agency'.

Changed the definition of 'vulnerable person' to include 'a person having an intellectual disability' instead of the original phrasing 'person having an intellectual disability'.

TECHNICAL

Corrected minor grammatical errors and standardized terminology (e.g., changing 'Intermediate Care Facilities' to 'intermediate care facilities' and 'Daily Living Supports' to 'daily living supports').

Adjusted the codification section to reference Title 10A instead of Title 19 for the new section regarding vulnerable persons.

Vulnerable juveniles and adults; terms; Office of Juvenile Affairs; county juvenile detention centers; Department of Human Services; temporary staff members; effective date.

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