OK HB3849

Expands the Oklahoma Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents Program to serve all children of incarcerated parents and children at risk of juvenile justice involvement, removing the previous restriction to only those in Office of Juvenile Affairs custody or identified by that office

Reduces experience requirements for applicant organizations from 5 years to 3 years of serving children of incarcerated parents and from 5 years to 3 years of performance outcome data

Removes the $1,500 per mentor-mentee match cost cap and eliminates the requirement that applicants have an established working relationship with the Office of Juvenile Affairs

Changes grant award timeline from annually to every third year, with requests for proposals due July 1 and grants awarded by November 1

Effective date: November 1, 2026