As used in Sections 601.1 through 601.14 of this title:

1. “Children and youth service system” means health, mental health, social, rehabilitative assistance and educational services provided to children and youth by and through the courts and public and private agencies;

2. “Client” means a child or a family member of a child who is receiving services through the children and youth service system;

3. “Commission” means the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth;

4.“Homeless children and youth” means a person twenty-one (21) years of age or younger who is:

a. unaccompanied by a parent or guardian, and

b. without shelter where appropriate care and supervision are available, or

c. without a parent or guardian who is willing and able to provide shelter and care, or

d. without a fixed, regular, or adequate nighttime residence. For the purposes of this paragraph, “fixed, regular, or adequate nighttime residence” shall not include a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter or institution designed to provide temporary living accommodations, transitional housing arrangements, living in hotels, temporary living arrangements with other people but without an opportunity for permanent residence or a residential lease, or a public or private place not designed for, nor ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;

5. “State Plan for Services to Children and Youth” means the planning document required by Section 601.6a of this title; and

6. “Youth at risk of homelessness” means a person twenty-one (21) years of age or younger whose status or circumstances indicate a significant danger of experiencing homelessness in the near future, including but not limited to youth exiting out-of-home placements, youth who previously were homeless, youth whose parents or guardians are or were previously homeless, youth who are exposed to abuse and neglect in their homes, and youth who experience excessive conflict with their parents.

Historical Data

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Laws 1990, HB 1729, c. 288, § 1, eff. September 1, 1990; Amended by Laws 2000, HB 2533, c. 302, § 1, eff. November 1, 2000 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2016, SB 1369, c. 227, § 1, eff. November 1, 2016 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2024, SB 696, c. 347, § 1, emerg. eff. May 28, 2024 (superseded document available).

Citationizer^® Summary of Documents Citing This Document

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Cite	Name	Level
Oklahoma Attorney General's Opinions
	Cite	Name	Level
	2007 OK AG 20,	Question Submitted by: Director Janice Hendryx, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth	Discussed
Title 10. Children
	Cite	Name	Level
	10 O.S. 601.6d,	Improving Employment and Education Outcomes for Homeless Youth Act	Cited
	10 O.S. 601.6,	Office of Juvenile System Oversight - Powers, Duties, Authority, and Complaints	Discussed
	10 O.S. 601.64,	Duties	Cited
	10 O.S. 7302-9.2,	Renumbered as 10A O.S. § 2-7-902 by Laws 2009, HB 2029, c. 234, § 177, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009	Cited
Title 47. Motor Vehicles
	Cite	Name	Level
	47 O.S. 6-105.3,	Identification Cards for Oklahoma Residents	Discussed

Citationizer: Table of Authority

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Cite	Name	Level
Title 10. Children
	Cite	Name	Level
	10 O.S. 600,	Definitions	Cited
	10 O.S. 601.14,	Children's Endowment Fund of Oklahoma	Cited
	10 O.S. 600,	Definitions	Cited
	10 O.S. 601.1,	Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth - Creation - Membership - Member Terms - Report	Cited
	10 O.S. 601.6a,	Duties of Office of Planning and Coordination for Services to Children and Youth	Cited