Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-227.9: Child Abuse Training and Coordination Council

A. There is hereby created the Child Abuse Training and

Coordination Council.

B. The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall appoint

a Child Abuse Training and Coordination Council which shall be

composed of twenty-two (22) members, as follows:

1. One member shall be a representative of child welfare

services within the Department of Human Services;

2. One member shall be a representative of juvenile services

within the Office of Juvenile Affairs;

3. One member shall be a representative of maternal and child

health services within the State Department of Health;

4. One member shall be a representative of the State Department

of Health;

5. One member shall be a representative of the State Department

of Education;

6. One member shall be a representative of the Department of

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services;

7. One member shall be a representative of a statewide medical

association and shall be a member of a state chapter of a national

academy of pediatrics;

8. One member shall be a representative of the judiciary;

9. One member shall be a representative of a statewide

association of osteopathic physicians and shall be a pediatric

osteopathic physician;

10. One member shall be a representative of a statewide

coalition on domestic violence and sexual assault;

11. One member shall be a representative of the District

Attorneys Council;

12. One member shall be a representative of the Council on Law

Enforcement Education and Training;

13. One member shall be a representative of the Department of

Corrections;

14. One member shall be a representative of Court Appointed

Special Advocates;

15. One member shall be a representative of the Oklahoma Bar

Association;

16. One member shall be a representative of a statewide

association of psychologists;

17. One member shall be a representative of a local chapter of

a national association of social workers;

18. One member shall be a representative of a statewide

association of youth services agencies;

19. One member shall be a representative of an Indian child

welfare association;

20. One member shall be a representative of an advisory task

force on child abuse and neglect;

21. One member shall be a representative of a postadjudication

review board program; and

22. One member shall be a representative of nationally

accredited child advocacy centers nominated to the Oklahoma

Commission for Children and Youth. Eligible nominees may be anyone

selected by a majority of the members of the nationally accredited

child advocacy centers located in Oklahoma.

C. Each member of the Child Abuse Training and Coordination

Council is authorized to have one designee.

D. The appointed members shall be persons having expertise in

the dynamics, identification and treatment of child abuse and

neglect and child sexual abuse.

E. The Child Abuse Training and Coordination Council shall:

1. Establish objective criteria and guidelines for

multidisciplinary and, as appropriate for each discipline,

discipline-specific training on child abuse and neglect for

professionals with responsibilities affecting children, youth and

families;

2. Review curricula and make recommendations to state agencies

and professional organizations and associations regarding available

curricula and curricula having high standards of professional merit;

3. Review curricula regarding child abuse and neglect used in

law enforcement officer training by the Oklahoma Council on Law

Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) and make recommendations

regarding the curricula to CLEET;

4. Cooperate with and assist professional organizations and

associations in the development and implementation of ongoing

training programs and strategies to encourage professionals to

participate in such training programs;

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law enforcement officer training by the Oklahoma Council on Law

Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) and make recommendations

regarding the curricula to CLEET;

4. Cooperate with and assist professional organizations and

associations in the development and implementation of ongoing

training programs and strategies to encourage professionals to

participate in such training programs;

5. Make reports and recommendations regarding the continued

development and improvement of such training programs to the State

Commissioner of Health, the Oklahoma Commission on Children and

Youth, and each affected agency, organization and association;

6. Prepare and issue a model protocol for multidisciplinary

teams regarding the investigation and prosecution of child sexual

abuse, child physical abuse and neglect cases;

7. Review and approve protocols prepared by the local

multidisciplinary teams;

8. Advise multidisciplinary teams on team development;

9. Collect data on the operation and cases reviewed by the

multidisciplinary teams;

10. Issue annual reports; and

11. Annually approve the list of functioning multidisciplinary

teams in the state.