Oklahoma HB4095: 2-1-1 Collaborative; modifying powers and duties; modifying membership; specifying procedures for appointment, reappointment and removal of members; effective date.

What the bill says

An Act relating to 2-1-1 services; amending 56 O.S. 2021, Section 3021, which relates to the Oklahoma 21-1 Collaborative; removing obsolete language; specifying certain services of 2-1-1 call centers; placing the Collaborative under the administrative oversight of the Department of Human Services; modifying and removing certain powers and duties; modifying membership of the Collaborative; specifying procedures for appointment, reappointment, removal, and vacancy of members; creating certain exclusion for specified contracts; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: 2-1-1 services.

From the enrolled text, May 6, 2026:

An Act relating to 2-1-1 services; amending 56 O.S. 2021, Section 3021, which relates to the Oklahoma 21-1 Collaborative; removing obsolete language; specifying certain services of 2-1-1 call centers; placing the Collaborative under the administrative oversight of the Department of Human Services; modifying and removing certain powers and duties; modifying membership of the Collaborative; specifying procedures for appointment, reappointment, removal, and vacancy of members; creating certain exclusion for specified contracts; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: 2-1-1 services SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 56 O.S. 2021, Section 3021, is amended to read as follows: Section 3021. A. Beginning on January 1, 2011, the Oklahoma 21-1 Advisory Collaborative shall be renamed the 2-1-1 Oklahoma Coordinating Council. Beginning on July 1, 2021, the 2-1-1 Oklahoma Coordinating Council shall be renamed the Oklahoma 2-1-1 Collaborative. The Oklahoma 2-1-1 Collaborative is hereby designated as the state lead entity of all 2-1-1 call centers in this state that provide hotline services including, but not limited to, support for food, housing, clothing, transportation, and medical needs. B. The Oklahoma 2-1-1 Collaborative, under the administrative oversight of the Department of Human Services, shall have the following duties and responsibilities: 1. Develop and maintain Provide recommendations for a statewide coordinated approach for the promotion of a 2-1-1 system; 2. Develop and maintain Provide recommendations for an integrated statewide 2-1-1 service …