A. The State Department of Education Office of Federal Programs shall, in conjunction with the Office of Planning and Coordination for Services to Children and Youth Steering Committee established in Section 601.6c of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, adopt a standard form to be used by all school districts to identify students who are homeless children and youth as defined in Section 600 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, the form shall be completed annually at enrollment by the parent or guardian of a student or by the student if he or she is not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian. Districts shall report the results to the Department, in a manner prescribed by the Department, no later than June 1 of each year. B. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Department shall compile a report of the number of students identified as being homeless, by district and grade level. The report shall be distributed annually to the Governor, Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, Chair of the House Common Education Committee, President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, Chair of the Senate Education Committee, and the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth.Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 1210.210
Added by Laws 2023 , c. 155, s. 1, eff. 11/1/2023.