Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-10-105.3

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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

greatest commitment of community, foundation, and

corporate support.

B. The program shall emphasize the importance of the parents of

children as a child's first and most influential teachers. The

parent education programs currently offered in other states should

be examined as possible models for the Oklahoma program.

C. The State Department of Education shall provide or contract

with an organization to provide for technical assistance for

training and implementation of the program of parent education

developed by the Department pursuant to subsection A of this

section. To be eligible for a technical assistance contract, an

applicant shall be an affiliate member of a national organization or

association providing parent education training, have at least two

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(2) years' experience in implementation of a program of parent

education which provides practical information and guidance to

parents, and have at least one staff member with a degree above the

baccalaureate level who has expertise in Child Development or Early

Childhood Education. Technical assistance shall include assistance

with training on program organization, management, implementation,

and fundraising techniques for groups seeking to implement a program

of parent education and existing parent education programs

throughout the state. The technical assistance provider shall

compile a report utilizing data collected from the State Department

of Education on the status of parent education programs operating

pursuant to this section in Oklahoma, including the locations and

descriptions of the programs, the sources of funding for the

programs, and pending applications for funding. The report shall be

filed on or before April 1 of each year with the Governor, the

Legislature, and the State Board of Education.