Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5034: Purpose of Sections 5035 through 5040

It is the purpose of Sections 5035 through 5040 of this title to

delineate a system of community action agencies to enhance and

stimulate economic opportunity and self-sufficiency for all

citizens. It is hereby found and determined that community action

agencies provide services which are basic and essential to the well-

being of low-income and economically disadvantaged persons of this

state. It is further determined that the delivery of such services

should be officially recognized in order to assure the effective and

efficient continuation of such services and to solve existing

problems of human service delivery systems. Community action

agencies shall be considered a public agency for the purposes of the

Prisoners Public Works Act, Section 215 et seq. of Title 57 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.