1. A.

   1. 1. The Supreme Court is required to establish by rule, education and training requirements for judges, associate judges, special judges, and referees who have juvenile or domestic docket responsibility. Rules shall include, but not be limited to, education and training relating to risk factors which may identify domestic abuse and potential violence and the relationship between alcohol or drug abuse and violence, establishing safe visitation and supervised arrangements and standards for a child and parties involved in a court-ordered visitation.
   2. 2. The Administrative Director of the Courts shall be responsible for developing and administering procedures and rules for such courses for judicial personnel.
2. B. All judges having juvenile or domestic docket responsibility shall attend at least twelve (12) hours of training per year pertinent to issues relating to juvenile law, child abuse and neglect, domestic abuse issues and other issues relating to children such as foster care and parental divorce, establishing safe visitation and supervised visitation arrangements and such other education and training specified by rule pursuant to this section. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall monitor the attendance of judges having juvenile docket responsibility at such training.
3. C. District attorneys and assistant district attorneys whose duties include responsibility for the juvenile court docket shall complete education and training courses in juvenile law, child abuse and neglect and other issues relating to children such as foster care and parental divorce. The District Attorneys Council shall be responsible for developing and administering procedures and rules for such courses for district attorneys and assistant district attorneys.
4. D. Any public defender, or assistant public defender, whose duties include responsibility for a juvenile court docket shall complete education and training courses in juvenile law, child abuse and neglect and other issues relating to children such as foster care and parental divorce. The public defender shall be responsible for developing and administering procedures and rules for such courses.
5. E. Any attorney employed by or under contract with the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System whose duties include responsibility for a juvenile court docket shall complete education and training courses in juvenile law, child abuse and neglect and other issues relating to children such as foster care and parental divorce. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System shall be responsible for developing and administering procedures and rules for such courses.
6. F. Any court-appointed attorney or retained attorney whose duties routinely include responsibility for a juvenile court docket shall complete education and training courses in juvenile law, child abuse and neglect and other issues relating to children such as foster care and parental divorce. The chief judge of the judicial district for which a court-appointed attorney serves shall be responsible for developing and administering procedures and rules for such courses.
7. G. Any court-appointed special advocate (CASA) available for appointment pursuant to the Oklahoma Children's Code or the Oklahoma Juvenile Code shall complete education and training courses in juvenile law, child abuse and neglect and other issues relating to children such as foster care and parental divorce, including, but not limited to, risk factors which may identify domestic abuse and potential violence and the relationship between alcohol or drug abuse and violence, safe visitation and supervised visitation arrangements and standards for a child and parties. The chief judge of the judicial district for which a court-appointed special advocate serves shall be responsible for developing and administering procedures and rules for such courses.
8. H. The training and education programs required by this section shall be developed and provided by or in cooperation with the Child Abuse Training and Coordinating Council.

Laws 1989, HB 1414, c. 269, § 2, eff. November 1, 1989; Amended by Laws 1994, HB 2640, c. 290, § 47, emerg. eff. July 1, 1994; Amended by Laws 1995, HB 1993, c. 353, § 19, eff. November 1, 1995; Amended by Laws 1996, HB 2053, c. 200, § 2, eff. November 1, 1996; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1927, c. 386, § 15, emerg. eff. June 10, 1997 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, HB 1734, c. 415, § 3, emerg. eff. June 4, 2004 (superseded document available).