The duties of the Commission shall be:

1. 1. To oversee a professional development program for training Oklahoma county commissioners, county clerks, county treasurers, county assessors, court clerks, their deputies and employees, and county sheriffs through the Center for Local Government Technology and Cooperative Extension Service at Oklahoma State University;
2. 2. To provide guidance to the Center for Local Government Technology and Cooperative Extension Service in designing curricula to be used in educational programs and materials;
3. 3. To identify needs and set priorities for research to be conducted in cooperation with the Center for Local Government Technology and Cooperative Extension Service in areas relevant to the study and improvement of Oklahoma county government and its functions and to accept gifts and grants for such purposes;
4. 4. To cooperate with the advisory boards authorized in Section 130.4 [19-130.4] of this title in determining the educational needs of county officials and their employees so that they can perform their duties and responsibilities efficiently and professionally;
5. 5. To contract with the Center for Local Government Technology and Cooperative Extension Service at Oklahoma State University to administer county personnel education and training.

Laws 1982, HB 1606, c. 250, § 2, emerg. eff. May 11, 1982; Amended by Laws 1992, HB 2360, c. 181, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1992.