OklahomaOklahoma DHS will share monthly foster care data with partners
Starting November 1, 2026, Oklahoma’s Department of Human Services will send contracted foster care partners monthly reports on placement needs and other foster care measures.
What it does
Starting November 1, 2026, the Department of Human Services provides contracted foster care partner agencies with monthly data about placement needs and outcomes. The reports must protect people’s identities.
Argument forMonthly reports could help partner agencies spot areas with too few foster homes, frequent placement changes, or separated siblings.
Argument againstBecause reports combine data and remove identifying details, they could make it harder for partner agencies to see an individual child’s specific placement needs.
More detail
The Department of Human Services provides foster care data to resource family partners every month. Resource family partners are private child-placing agencies under contract with the Department to recruit, retain, and support foster homes in coordination with the Department. The data must be up-to-date, combined across people, and stripped of details that identify individuals. The law takes effect November 1, 2026. The Department provides the data at regular monthly intervals after that date.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 13Approved by Governor Kevin Stitt 05/12/2026Became Law
- May 6Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6Signed, returned to Senate
- May 6Enrolled, to House
- May 6Referred for enrollment
- May 6Signed, returned to Senate
- May 6Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 0Major
- May 6Coauthored by Representative(s) Ranson
- May 6General Order
- Apr 16Coauthored by Representative(s) Hill
- Apr 16CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight CommitteeMinor
- Apr 15
- Vote recorded Health And Human Services Oversight Committee: Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 8Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Children, Youth and Family ServicesMinor
- Vote recorded Children, Youth And Family Services Committee: Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 30Referred to Children, Youth and Family ServicesMinor
- Mar 30Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services OversightMinor
- Feb 17First ReadingMinor
- Feb 17Engrossed to HousePassed House
- Feb 16Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 16Measure passed: Ayes: 48 Nays: 0Passed Senate
- Feb 16General Order, Considered
- Feb 11Coauthored by Representative Kane (principal House author)
- Feb 11Placed on General Order
- Feb 9Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filedMinor
- Vote recorded Health & Human Services. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Second Reading referred to Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Feb 2Authored by Senator Hall
- Feb 2First ReadingIntroduced