{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-1-9-114","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-9-114","heading":"Recruitment of foster parents from child's relatives","body":"or from families of same minority racial or ethnic heritage.\n\nA. The Department of Human Services and each child-placing\n\nagency shall make special efforts to recruit foster parents for\n\nchildren in their custody from suitable relatives and kin of the\n\nchild, and shall make diligent efforts to recruit foster and\n\nadoptive families that reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of\n\nchildren for whom foster and adoptive homes are needed. Provided,\n\nhowever, no person shall be denied the opportunity to become a\n\nfoster or adoptive parent on the basis of the race, color, or\n\nnational origin of the person, or of the child involved. No child\n\nshall be delayed or denied placement into foster care or adoption on\n\nthe basis of the race, color, or national origin of the adoptive or\n\nfoster parent, or of the child involved.\n\nB. Diligent efforts to recruit shall include, but shall not be\n\nlimited to, contracting and working with community organizations and\n\nreligious organizations, utilizing local media and other local\n\nresources, conducting outreach activities, and increasing the number\n\nof minority recruitment staff employed by the Department and the\n\nchild-placing agency.","path":["OK Code","Title 10A"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os10A.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"eb24931ae029627cbdd31d319a44d87bc811df2bbf17f0f1359d8ac47173ac3e","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-1-9-113","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-1-9-115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}