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Presentation: District Attorney Councils Legislative proposals Impacting children Discussion and possible action

Director's Report on Agency Activities • Personnel• Agency Activities

Discussion

Chairman Remarks

Commissioner Announcements (Report only - no discussion)

XVIII. Adjournment

Kathryn Boyle Brewer,

Assistant Executive Coordinator, Oklahoma Distric

Attorneys Council

Director Annette Wisk Jacobi

Chairman Jason Charles

All Commissioners

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OKLAHOMA COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH 1111 N. Lee Ave., Suite 500

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73103

Regular Meeting

September 20, 2019 MINUTES

Call to Order and Roll Call Chairman Jason Charles called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m. Members present were: Justin Brown, Steven Buck, Kevin Corbett, Angela Donley, Melinda Fruendt (arrived 9:12am), Kalie Kerth, Lindsay Laird, Sheryl Marseilles, Javier Ramirez (arrived 9:10am), Lee Roland, John Schneider, and Mike Warren. Guests Present: Sherry Fair, Beth Martin, David Bard, Kassie McClung, Jay Scott Brown, Brenda Loggins, Sheanellah Williams, Sid Brown, Latisha Edwards, Ayanna Najuma, Greg Parks, and Betty Hawkins.

Welcome and Introductions – Chairman Jay Scott Brown Jason Charles welcomed everyone to the meeting and introduced the new Commissioners present: Kevin Corbett, Dr. Kalie Kerth, and John Schneider.

Review and Approval of the Minutes from the July 19, 2019 Commission Meeting and May 17, 2019 Commission Meeting - All Commissioner Lindsay Laird moved to approve the minutes as written. Commissioner Angela Donley seconded. Judge Mike Warren abstained. All others present voted in the affirmative. Minutes accepted.

Public Comment Chairman Jason Charles recognized Brenda Loggins, to address the room. Ms. Loggins is a grandparent that is requesting the commission’s help in bringing change to the way the current system operates. Ms. Loggins stated that strides have been made since the last meeting. Finance Report – Ms. Latisha Edwards Ms. Edwards provided an overview of the financials through August 2019. Secretary Steven Buck moved to approve the financial report. Judge Mike Warren. All members voted in the affirmative. Approval of the State Fiscal Year 2020 OCCY Budget – Director Annette Wisk Jacobi Director Jacobi provided a breakdown of the 2020 budget by major activity areas or program areas. Director Jacobi presented a list of items and uses for the carryover money from fiscal year 2019. The first item is a database to capture OCCY’s original work. OCCY is in the process of hiring an epidemiologist or biostatistician that can

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walk OCCY through what they need. In addition, some carryover money will be used for training both for OCCY’s staff as well as multidisciplinary teams and PARB. OCCY is also setting aside carryover money for office equipment. OCCY is also looking to spend a portion of the funds on redesigning the conference room to make it comfortable for meetings. OCCY has used a portion of the funds to pay for ad hoc services and consultants. Director Jacobi would also like to use a portion of the funds to assist with the Trauma Informed Care Task Force as well as the Parent Partnership Board. Commissioner Laird asked what the process was for selecting the professional service contractors. Director Jacobi stated there is a list of people you are able to direct services with based on their skill set, otherwise you must go out to bid or do a sole source contract. Commissioner Brown stated that many agencies are facing the same situation in regard to IT needs. He stated it might be wise for everyone to talk about the efforts being taken so agencies are not duplicating those efforts. Judge Warren asked what the primary goal of the Parent Partnership Board was and will they interact with the Commission on a regular basis. Director Jacobi stated that the board would, in fact, be interacting. She stated their primary purpose is to inform the Commission of the gaps around the state as a consumer voice. In addition, as an agency, they could be asked to be involved in preparing proposals or gathering materials. Commissioner Schneider asked how the parents are selected. Director Jacobi stated that the National Alliance has been helping to pick the parents for the board that provides geographical diversity, racial diversity, and generational diversity. Commissioner Sheryl Marseilles moved to approve the Fiscal Year 2020 budget. Judge Mike Warren seconded. Secretary Buck abstained. All other members present voted in the affirmative. Approval of the State Fiscal Year 2021 OCCY Budget – Director Annette Wisk Jacobi Director Jacobi provided a handout for the fiscal year 2021 budget. The largest request for this budget is additional staff to fill vacancies. All positions being requested are for existing positions. In addition, OCCY is wanting to hire a person whose sole job is to work with the Parent Partnership Board and to work on the endowment trust. Commissioner Laird asked to discuss the role and duties of the new position at a future meeting. Commissioner Brown suggested that the position be tied to some success metric. Director Jacobi stated that although it is not represented on the handout, that a success metric is in the formal budget request. Assistant Director Mark James added that in Child Death Review Board the commission was directed in HB 2016 to establish a network of child abuse examiners so that when there is a real time review of that child death. He states that the statute says that when funds are available, OCCY is to pay for these medical exams. Because of this, an amount has been budgeted so that we are able to perform this task.

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Commissioner Lindsay Laird moved to approve the Fiscal Year 2021 budget. Commissioner Melinda Fruendt seconded. Secretary Buck abstained. All other members present voted in the affirmative. Director’s Report on Agency Activities – Director Annette Wisk Jacobi Director Jacobi provided a report on agency activities. Director Jacobi thanked the various agencies that have been providing support to the Trauma Informed Task Force. Director Jacobi stated that she has been working on connecting the idea of a Parent Partnership Board with the work of the Front Porch Initiative of Tom Bates. She stated he would be coming in November to discuss more about his design and concepts around Front Porch to give consumers more of a formal voice. Secretary of Human Services and Early Childhood Initiatives Report – Secretary Steven Buck Secretary Buck presented the five key priorities that will play out in the Human Services Cabinet. The Front Porch Delivery is the first priority. This will redesign and rethink how the state delivers services. The second priority is to reduce the number of children in state custody by twenty-five percent by improving practices without changing the standards. The third area is the developmentally delayed waiting list. Currently there are about 5,500 Oklahomans who could live successfully in the community if they had the right support. The goal is to reduce this by seventy-five percent over four years. The fourth area of focus is the academic engagement for ‘at risk’ youth. The final relates to early childhood. Oklahoma has a widely respected STARS rating system for child care providers. Now it’s time to take that to the next level of accountability. Commissioner Laird asked if the reduction was in total number. Secretary Buck answered that it was a percentage reduction.

Presentation: Detaining Youth Task Force – Dr. Ellen Harwell Dr. Harwell presented a presentation on the Detaining Youth Task Force. She provided an overview of concerns the Task Force found and documented from their tour and review of the policies and procedures regarding youth detained in the Oklahoma County Detention Center (Jail). Dr. Harwell also identified areas the Task Force would like to see improvement.

Presentation: Free-Standing Multidisciplinary Teams – Annual Review – Ms. Jennifer Hardin Ms. Hardin presented the Commission with a list of the teams that passed their annual review. She stated that all thirty-seven teams passed. There were no teams added this year. Twenty-six of the twenty-seven D.A. districts in Oklahoma have MDTs. Ms. Hardin stated she recently spoke to the newly elected D.A. in the unrepresented district and he is ready to proceed with getting an MDT in place for his counties.

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Judge Mike Warren moved to approve the MDT Annual Review. Commissioner Javier Ramirez seconded. All members present voted in the affirmative. Presentation: “Counters to ACEs: Positive Parenting Practices & Lemonade for Life Outcomes” – Dr. David Bard Dr. David Bard presented on the impacts of Positive Parenting Practices in relation to ACE test results. Dr. Bard stated that high ACE scores have serious negative impacts on health and development. It is believed that positive parenting is one of the strongest active ingredients of the services delivered across the nation to combat the negative effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences.

Presentation: I Have a Voice Now – Ms. Ayanna Najuma. Ms. Najuma presented to the Commission as a representative for children of all ethnical and geographical backgrounds from around the country. I Have a Voice Now is for children from kindergarten through seventh grade. Ms. Najuma was speaking to children at a middle school and students started asking questions and expressing a desire to make change and how they felt they had the courage to do something in society. Children have been expressing a desire to be heard and taken seriously. Ms. Najuma encouraged the Commission to get input from children to tackle the issues they are facing. Chairman’s Remarks – Chairman Jason Charles Chairman Jason Charles praised Director Jacobi for all her work in bringing information and research to the meetings so that the Commission could share ideas and have the right faces and people at the table to make decisions as issues arise. Commissioner Announcements – All There were no Commissioner announcements.

Adjournment – Chairman Jason Charles The Commission adjourned at 11:24 a.m.