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Proposal to give OCCY limited legal standing draws mixed reaction from commissioners
Summary
Attorney Chris Howard urged the commission to pursue statutory language allowing OCCY to intervene in deprived‑child cases for narrow, specified purposes; commissioners raised concerns about statutory authority, workload and legislative support and asked staff to consider options.
Attorney Chris Howard presented a proposal proposing a narrowly tailored statute to allow the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth to intervene in deprived‑child cases for specified purposes when a child’s legal representation or the court process fails to protect the child’s best interest. Howard framed the change as a form of insurance for children who otherwise have no effective recourse in rare, high‑risk cases.
Howard told the commission he has…
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