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Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs requests $6.5 million for wage parity, specialty placements and group-home rates
Summary
The Office of Juvenile Affairs told the Appropriations and Budget committee it seeks recurring funds to raise frontline staff pay, equalize group-home rates and secure placements for youth with developmental or intellectual disabilities to avoid out-of-state placements.
The Director, Office of Juvenile Affairs, told the Appropriations and Budget committee the agency seeks additional recurring funding to address staffing and placement problems across Oklahoma's juvenile justice continuum.
The request includes $5,000,000 to establish wage parity for frontline residential care specialists across OJA group homes and the Tecumseh secure care facility, and roughly $1,500,000 to help place young people with developmental and intellectual disabilities in appropriate in-state settings, according to the director’s presentation.
Why it matters: OJA oversees secure care, group homes, detention centers and community-based youth service agencies that serve youth adjudicated delinquent; its ability to recruit and retain direct-care staff affects…
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