ADVOCACY RESOURCES

This PowerPoint presentation for download provides insight into how to be an effective advocate at the State Capitol.

Newly updated PDF to accompany the PowerPoint presentation by going more in-depth into the process of advocacy at the Oklahoma State Capitol.

A presentation on the sometimes complicated process of the Oklahoma Legislature.

A PDF document containing an in-depth examination of the Oklahoma legislative process. A must-have for advocates seeking to influence policy at the State Capitol

A presentation on how to read Oklahoma legislation.

A PDF document containing a guidebook on the components of bills as they are introduced into the Oklahoma Legislature. This document gives advocates and understanding of not only how to read a bill, but how to draft one for a lawmaker to request.

This presentation illustrates the three distinct branches of government as well as the several levels of government. Special attention is given to the state's Executive and Judicial branches, as the legislative process is covered in other advocacy presentations.

This is a version of the presentation on the branches and levels of government in PDF format for easy printing.

Click the button then enter your address and learn who your state representative and senator is, as well as your congressional representative.

Download the document developed by advocates from across the state and approved by the OICA Board of Directors to guide legislative activities of OICA during the 2024 session of the Oklahoma Legislature.

This link connects you with the recommendations made by Governor Kevin Stitt's Oklahoma Child Welfare Task Force.