Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-125.1: Autism spectrum disorder persons — Program to train

law enforcement officers on communication.

The Department of Public Safety, in consultation with Service

Oklahoma, the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, the

Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services,

and other entities or individuals with expertise in autism, shall

develop a program to assist and train law enforcement officers to

effectively communicate with a person who has been diagnosed with an

autism spectrum disorder by a licensed primary care physician,

licensed psychologist, or licensed psychiatrist. In addition, the

program shall include training in de-escalation methods when

interacting with a person who has been diagnosed with an autism

spectrum disorder, proper utilization of the registry established

pursuant to Section 1 of this act, proper utilization of any

specific information regarding an individual listed in the registry,

and any other information that may be useful to law enforcement

officers when interacting with a person who has been diagnosed with

an autism spectrum disorder.

The program established pursuant to this section shall be

available annually to every state, tribal, county, and municipal law

enforcement agency in this state.