SB1983

Foster care; requiring the Department of Human Services to provide certain data to resource family partners. Effective date.

Complete·5/13/26

Oklahoma SB1983 mandates the Department of Human Services to provide specific data to resource family partners to improve foster care outcomes.

Oklahoma SB1983 requires the Department of Human Services to furnish resource family partners with demographic and geographic data of foster parents and children. This includes data on high-need, low-availability placement areas, high placement disruption areas, sibling group separations, long-distance placements, and foster care system evaluation data. The act aims to aid resource family partners in enhancing outcomes for foster children and parents and identifying areas of need within the foster care system. The act becomes effective November 1, 2026.

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Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

88 Yea

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0 Nay

11 Absent

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Calendar

Apr 15

3:00 PM

House Health and Human Services Oversight Hearing

Apr 8

3:00 PM

House Children, Youth and Family Services Hearing

History

May 13

Senate

Approved by Governor 05/12/2026

May 6

House

General Order

May 6

House

Coauthored by Representative(s) Ranson