Commission creates oversight committee to review Office of Juvenile Systems Oversight quality and procedures

The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth voted to create a commissioners’ committee to focus on quality improvement of the Office of Juvenile Systems Oversight.

Chair and staff described the committee’s intended role: provide focused input on forms, complaint processes, public reporting, information flows and other quality-improvement topics specific to juvenile-systems oversight. Commissioners discussed potential conflicts of interest for members who oversee related agencies and agreed to select commissioners who could participate without creating conflicts.

Several commissioners volunteered general support and one commissioner moved to create the committee. The motion passed on a roll-call vote. Commissioners indicated the committee would include additional stakeholders from the field and that the committee would operate over the coming year to develop recommendations for full-commission review.

Director Frunt and staff said they would solicit volunteers and suggested that stakeholders outside the commission be invited to participate as appropriate. The commission did not adopt specific policy changes at the meeting and directed staff to return with a committee roster and work plan.