Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-601.64: Duties of the Oklahoma Commission on Children and

Youth.

A. From funds appropriated or otherwise available for the

purpose of implementating the Community Youth Development Act, the

Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall:

1. Issue requests for proposals and contract with eligible

entities for community children and youth development programs and

delinquency prevention and early intervention programs; and

2. Provide information and technical assistance to school

districts, neighborhood and community organizations, and agencies

within the children and youth service system, as that term is

defined by Section 600 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for the

purpose of assisting them to make application for federal and

private grants for community children and youth development programs

and delinquency prevention and early intervention programs.

B. The Commission, with the assistance of and information

provided by the Department of Human Services, the Oklahoma State

Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Commerce, shall

establish eligibility criteria for identifying neighborhoods, school

districts, communities and specific areas within school districts

and communities having crime rate, economic or other demographic

characteristics recognized as indicators of distressed areas. The

Department of Human Services, the statutorily created juvenile

bureaus, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the

Department of Commerce shall provide the Commission with information

and assistance, as requested by the Commission, for the purpose of

establishing the criteria required by this subsection.