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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
3 HOUSE BILL 4122 By: West (Tammy)
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to schools; requiring the State
Department of Education to develop and make available
8 curriculum regarding domestic violence and human
trafficking for students in certain grades prior to
9 the 2027-2028 school year; providing curricular
requirements; allowing curriculum to be taught as a
10 stand-alone unit or integrated into existing courses;
directing the Department of Education to post the
11 curriculum on its website and identify certain
resources; allowing school districts to begin
12 instruction in certain school year; requiring opt out
option for parents; providing for codification;
13 providing an effective date; and declaring an
emergency.
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17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
18 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
19 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11-103.6q of Title 70, unless
20 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
21 A. Prior to the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year, the
22 State Department of Education shall develop and make available to
23 public high schools in this state a curriculum for students in ninth
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1 through twelfth grades to address awareness and prevention of
2 domestic violence and human trafficking. The curriculum shall:
3 1. Teach students how to recognize, prevent, and seek help for
4 domestic violence and human trafficking;
5 2. Teach students the warning signs of dating violence and
6 abusive behavior including both physical and emotional abuse;
7 3. Promote safe and healthy relationships and student well-
8 being including healthy relationship communication skills; and
9 4. Be medically accurate and appropriate for the age of the
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11 B. The curriculum required by subsection A of this section may
12 be taught as a stand-alone unit of instruction or may be integrated
13 into one or more existing courses of study.
14 C. The State Department of Education shall post the curriculum
15 on its website and shall identify resources that school districts
16 can use to implement the provisions of this section.
17 D. School districts in this state may begin teaching the
18 concepts provided for in subsection A of this section during the
19 2027-2028 school year.
20 E. A school district that teaches the concepts provided for in
21 subsection A of this section shall provide an option for the parent
22 or legal guardian of a student to opt the student out of the
23 curriculum provided for in this section.
24 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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1 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
2 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
3 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
4 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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