Office of Juvenile Affairs; facilities; Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile Center; Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile Center Reestablishment Revolving Fund; repealer; codification; effective date.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 3973 By: Caldwell (Trey) of the
House

and

Kern of the Senate

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

[ Office of Juvenile Affairs – services –
reestablishment – facility – Office of Management
and Enterprise Services – facilities – properties –
purposes – Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile Center
Reestablishment Revolving Fund – nature –
characteristics – purpose – expenditure procedures
– strategy – codification – effective date ]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-7-618A of Title 10A, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

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A. It is the intent of the State of Oklahoma for the Office of
Juvenile Affairs (OJA) to plan, develop, redevelop and occupy campus
modifications to serve Oklahoma youth in need of secure care and
specialty residential services.
B. In furtherance of this intent announced in subsection A of
this act, OJA shall plan and execute a reestablishment strategy for
the facility previously operated as the Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile
Center, located in Manitou. The Office of Management and Enterprise
Services (OMES) is authorized to assist OJA in assessing the best
option and proceeding with necessary steps. The Office of
Management and Enterprise Services is authorized to accept, on
behalf of the state, such facilities, associated properties, and
connecting properties if offered to the State as a gift or by
immaterial charge. OJA is authorized to make improvements to the
facility as needed to achieve the goal of reestablishing the
facility's ability to provide residential services. OJA may utilize
funds available in the revolving fund created pursuant to subsection
C of this act, along with any other funds available to OJA to
achieve the purpose described in this act.
C. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving
fund for the Office of Juvenile Affairs to be designated the
"Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile Center Reestablishment Revolving Fund".
The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year
limitations, and shall consist of all monies legally designated for

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deposit to the fund. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund
are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the
Office of Juvenile Affairs to fulfill the provisions of this act.
Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by
the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with
the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for
approval and payment.
SECTION 2. REPEALER 10A O.S. 2021, Section 2-7-618, is
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET, dated
03/05/2026 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.