Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-10-105.2: Outreach agreements - Promotion of parental visits - Employees may have time off

A. The State Department of Education shall develop and implement a program of parent education

which provides practical information and guidance to parents regarding the development of

language, cognition, social skills, and motor development of young children. The program shall be

phased in so that services will be available to parents of children under age three (3) in school

districts identified by the Department as having the greatest numbers of children whose education

is considered to be high challenge. As funds are available the Department shall expand the

program so that services will be available to the school sites identified by the Department as

having the greatest percentage of children qualifying for the free or reduced school lunch program.

The Department shall expand the program each year if funding is available to ensure that a parent

education program is available to all school districts. In evaluating new funding requests, priority

consideration shall be given to programs demonstrating the greatest need combined with the