Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 573
Appropriate Public Authorities
Effective Nov 1, 1997Laws 1974, HB 1813, c. 87, § 3, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1245, c. 11, § 1, eff. November 1, 1997 (superseded document available). Laws 2008, SB 906, c. 156, § 1 enacts the new Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children as 10 O.S. § 577. Section 2 of the act repeals 10 O.S. §§ 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, and 576. Section 3 provides that the enactment shall become effective upon the enactment by thrity-five states, as defined by Article II of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children or July 1, 2008, whichever is later.
- A. The Term "appropriate public authorities" as used in Article III of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, with reference to this state, means the Department of Human Services. The Department shall receive and act with reference to notices required by Article III of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.
- B. The Department may contract, as necessary, with any public or private entity to administer or otherwise perform such functions as may be required for the proper administration of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.
Laws 1974, HB 1813, c. 87, § 3, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1245, c. 11, § 1, eff. November 1, 1997 (superseded document available).
Laws 2008, SB 906, c. 156, § 1 enacts the new Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children as 10 O.S. § 577. Section 2 of the act repeals 10 O.S. §§ 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, and 576. Section 3 provides that the enactment shall become effective upon the enactment by thrity-five states, as defined by Article II of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children or July 1, 2008, whichever is later.