Children; Improving Employment and Education Outcomes for Homeless Youth Act; homeless; procedural requirements; written verification; identification cards; exception; age; fee; codification; effective date.

This Oklahoma law, known as the Improving Employment and Education Outcomes for Homeless Youth Act, allows specific officials like shelter directors and school liaisons to officially verify that a child or youth is homeless. To confirm this status, these authorized individuals must check missing persons databases for minors and send a letter to the parents or guardians, who have fifteen business days to object before verification is finalized. Once verified, homeless youth under eighteen can apply for a state identification card without needing their parent or legal guardian to sign the application. The bill also clarifies that the Department of Public Safety may issue these non-compliant ID cards to homeless minors at no fee, removing the usual requirement for parental consent.