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In November 2012, Oklahoma voters amended the Oklahoma Constitution by passing State Question 756, which reorganized the agency. Prior to the amendment, the Department of Human Services was governed by a nine-member Commission on Human Services, whose members were appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma to serve fixed terms. The commission would ...
The Oklahoma Secretary of Health and Human Services is a member of the Oklahoma Governor's Cabinet. The Secretary is appointed by the Governor, with the consent of the Oklahoma Senate, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Secretary serves as the chief advisor to the Governor on public health and public assistance.
Deborah Shropshire is an American civil servant who served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Human Services in the cabinet of Governor Kevin Stitt from 2023 to 2024. From June 2024 to September 2024, she served under the title "Chief Adviser," but de facto continued to serve as the Oklahoma Secretary of Human Services.
Cartmell has served as executive director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs since his appointment in October 2023. Gov. Kevin Stitt names replacement for Deborah Shropshire as head of DHS Skip to ...
Rep. JJ Humphrey joined the Oklahoma State NAACP and Oklahomans for Children's Rights in calling for an investigation into DHS.
Former state Human Services Secretary Justin Brown in a 2022-23 said poverty is the single greatest contributor to the worst of Oklahoma’s outcomes.
Oklahoma state law always for Cabinet Secretaries to serve concurrently as the head of a State agency in addition to their duties as a Cabinet Secretary. Historically, the Secretary of Human Services has also served as either the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. As of 2010, all Human Services Secretaries have served in ...
Oklahoma Department of Human Services. Commission for Human Services (governing body of department) Developmental Disabilities Council; Governor’s Advisory Committee on Aging; Office of Faith-based and Community Initiatives; Office of Public Guardian; Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services