Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-601.65

A. The Commission on Children and Youth shall establish the

proposal submission procedures and criteria and shall promulgate

rules as necessary for the implementation of the Community Youth

Development Act.

B. In order to be eligible for a contract pursuant to the

Community Youth Development Act the proposal, at minimum, shall:

1. Meet the eligibility criteria established by the Commission;

2. Be a joint proposal made by a school district, neighborhood

organization, municipality or county and one or more agencies or

organizations within the children and youth service system. If a

school district is not a joint participant in the proposal, the

proposal shall document and describe the active participation in and

support of the local school district in the program and activities

for which the proposal is submitted;

3. Be for programs and activities for children not less than

six (6) years of age or more than nineteen (19) years of age, or in

grades one through twelve, whichever is applicable;

4. Describe the respective roles and responsibilities for the

administration and operation of the program and activities,

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including but not limited to the designation of the entity

responsible for the receipt and expenditure of any funds awarded

pursuant to the Community Youth Development Act;

5. Include a match for the costs of the proposed program from

the local school or other entity submitting the proposal. The match

may be monetary or may be an in-kind match;

6. Specifically identify the area within a school district or

community or the neighborhood where the programs and activities will

be implemented;

7. Describe how the program will coordinate and cooperate with

programs and services administered by the Department of Human

Services, the State Department of Education, and other state or

local agencies, agencies within the children and youth service

system and courts and law enforcement, as appropriate for the

proposed program;

8. Provide the program and activities on site in a school,

community center, or similar location within the identified area of

the school district or community; and

9. Include face-to-face contact with the parents, guardians or

custodians of youth participating in the program and visits to the

homes of such youth as an integral part of the programs and

activities for which the proposal is submitted.

C. The Commission on Children and Youth shall evaluate at least

annually each entity which receives a contract pursuant to the

Community Youth Development Act. The evaluation report shall

document the extent to which the program objectives have been met,

as well as other information deemed necessary or appropriate by the

Commission. Each entity receiving a contract pursuant to the

Community Youth Development Act shall submit information to the

Commission as required by the Commission.