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§ 601.11. Community partnership boards for services to children and youth--Membership--Election...

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 10. Children

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 10. Children (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 26. Services to Children and Youth
in General
10 Okl.St.Ann. § 601.11
§ 601.11. Community partnership boards for services to children and youth--Membership--Election of coordinators and representatives
Currentness
A. There are hereby created community partnership boards for services to children and youth. Each board shall be composed of representatives of public and private organizations and private individuals in accordance with the guidelines established by the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth. Each community partnership board shall include, but not be limited to, representatives of the Department of Human Services, the Office of Juvenile Affairs, the State Department of Health, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, local school districts, representatives of private child and family services and programs within the district, local business leaders, and parents of children with special needs.
B. The Commission may designate community partnership board catchment areas.
C. Selection of a coordinator and membership of community partnership boards shall be determined as follows:
1. Each community partnership board shall elect a coordinator from among its membership. The elected coordinators shall serve two-year terms and may be reelected; and
2. Membership shall be in accordance with the bylaws of the community partnership board and guidelines of the Commission. Board members shall serve a two-year term and may be reappointed.
D. The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall:
1. Establish guidelines for the election of coordinators of the community partnership boards;
2. Establish guidelines for the membership of the community partnership boards for services to children and youth which will assure an opportunity for broad community participation and the representation of both urban and rural concerns in the planning process;
3. Establish guidelines for the coordination, preparation and implementation of community plans for children and youth services; and
4. Provide administrative support and technical assistance to the community partnership boards as otherwise provided by this act.1
E. Nothing in this act shall prohibit local municipalities or counties from establishing planning and coordinating bodies for services to children and youth and providing information and recommendations to the community partnership boards established by this section.

Credits

Laws 1990, c. 288, § 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1995, c. 352, § 188, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 2000, c. 302, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2007, c. 8, § 3, eff. July 1, 2007.

Footnotes

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Title 10, § 600 et seq.
10 Okl. St. Ann. § 601.11, OK ST T. 10 § 601.11
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 106 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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