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Commission debates bill to transfer freestanding child-abuse teams from OCCY to child advocacy network
Summary
Commissioners discussed House Bill 3637, which would move administrative oversight and funding for freestanding multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) from the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth (OCCY) to the nonprofit Child Advocacy Centers of Oklahoma (COCA). The commission agreed to delay taking an official position pending more information and staff outreach to legislators.
The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth extensively debated House Bill 3637, a proposal to transfer funding and administrative oversight of freestanding multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) from OCCY to the nonprofit Child Advocacy Centers of Oklahoma (COCA).
Marsha Johnson, the commission’s legislative liaison, summarized the bill and the commission’s history of administering the child abuse multidisciplinary team account since 2015. She said the teams received $1,442,859 in 2025—about $34,267 per team—and that statute authorizes OCCY to…
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