SECTION 377:3-1-23. Job duties

  The job duties of the Advocate General (AG) are provided in (1)- (11) of this Section.

(1)   The AG shall supervise staff assigned to secure juvenile facilities as advocate defenders.

(2)   The AG shall inquire into and make recommendations to the appropriate Division Director regarding juvenile-related grievances which are not resolved at the facility level.

(3)   The AG shall monitor the system to ensure that allegations of abuse or neglect of a child who is in OJA custody and placed in a facility operated by or under contract with OJA are reported as provided by law.

(4)   The AG shall coordinate any hearings or meetings of administrative review committees conducted as a result of investigations or unresolved grievances.

(5)   The AG shall make recommendations to the OJA Executive Director and appropriate Division Director pursuant to 377:3-1-25;

(6)   The AG shall provide reports on grievance procedures, hearings, and investigations to the Executive Director of OJA, the Board of Juvenile Affairs, and to other persons or entities as necessary to facilitate system responsiveness.

(7)   The AG shall forward an abstract of grievances which are not resolved in favor of the person filing the grievance, and which have exhausted all available levels of appeal, to the Office of Juvenile System Oversight, the Executive Director, and the OJA Board of Juvenile Affairs.

(8)   The AG shall:

(A)   monitor rules and practices of OJA and its contractors to ensure compliance with juveniles' rights;

(B)   report the number and types of investigations at juvenile facilities at least quarterly to the OJA Board of Juvenile Affairs in open meeting; and

(C)   make additional reports to the OJA Board of Juvenile Affairs as needed.

(9)   The AG shall perform other duties as required by the Executive Director.

(10)   In cooperation with the Executive Director, the Advocate General shall establish a system for review of allegations of caretaker misconduct by a person responsible for a child residing in an OJA secure facility not rising to the level of abuse or neglect. Such system shall be approved by the Board of Juvenile Affairs.

(11)   The AG shall ensure that an appropriate training program in child abuse and neglect reporting for facility staff is developed by the Office of Juvenile Affairs.

[Source: Added at 13 Ok Reg 3887, eff 8-21-96 (emergency); Added at 14 Ok Reg 1842, eff 6-2-97; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 465, eff 11-23-98 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2949, eff 7-12-99; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2614, eff 7-1-01; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2419, eff 7-1-04; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1392, eff 7-1-07; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2178, eff 7-15-10]