Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-109: Personnel to carry out provisions of this article -

Training.

A. The State Board of Education shall appoint and employ and

fix the compensation and duties of necessary personnel and incur

other necessary expenses, including cost of consultants, to

administer and carry out the provisions of this article, and

compensation and other expenses shall be paid from any funds

appropriated to carry out the provisions of this article.

B. 1. The State Department of Education shall provide training

to special education due process hearing or appeal officials to

ensure that, at a minimum, the hearing or appeal officials possess:

a. knowledge of the provisions of the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), federal and state

regulations pertaining to the IDEA, and legal

interpretations of the IDEA by federal and state

courts,

b. knowledge to conduct administrative hearings, and

c. knowledge to render and write decisions.

2. Every person serving as a special education due process

hearing or appeal official shall be required to participate in, at a

minimum, continuing education courses in special education law and

administrative procedures annually to remain eligible for current

case assignment.