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.
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