Oklahoma § 10-601.3 - Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth - Duties

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§ 10-601.3. Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth - Duties

The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth is hereby

authorized and directed to:

1. Establish and maintain the Office of Planning and

Coordination for Services to Children and Youth;

2. Establish and maintain the Office of Juvenile System

Oversight;

3. Designate community partnership districts for services to

children and youth and, within the limitations of available funds,

whether appropriated or otherwise available, provide staff,

technical assistance and other assistance as necessary and

appropriate to the district boards;

4. Establish services for the children of incarcerated parents.

Duties designed to improve the lives of children of incarcerated

parents shall include:

a.

coordinating research,

b.

collecting data,

c.

creating a resource clearinghouse,

d.

developing an educational toolkit describing services

available to children of incarcerated parents, and

e.

coordinating an advisory committee to work

collaboratively with agencies and service providers to

better meet the needs and improve the quality of life

for children of incarcerated parents; and

5. Conduct or otherwise provide continuing professional

education and training for the purposes of improving services to

children.

Added by Laws 1982, c. 312, § 3, operative July 1, 1982. Amended by

Laws 1990, c. 288, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 2000, c. 302, § 3,

eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2009, c. 338, § 2, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws

2012, c. 340, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Laws 2013, c. 15, § 3, emerg.

eff. April 8, 2013; Laws 2014, c. 257, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.

NOTE: Laws 2012, c. 353, § 2 repealed by Laws 2013, c. 15, § 4,

emerg. eff. April 8, 2013.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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