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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1737 By: Jett
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to schools; amending 25 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 2003, which relates to the Parents' Bill of
8 Rights; removing language directing school district
8 boards of education to adopt procedures relating to
9 sex education curricula; updating statutory language;
9 amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-105.1, which
10 relates to sex education curriculum and materials;
10 removing language regarding inspection of curriculum
11 and materials for sex education; removing language
11 regarding approval of curriculum and materials for
12 sex education; prohibiting public school districts
12 from offering a sex education class or program;
13 providing an effective date; and declaring an
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16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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17 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 2003, is
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18 amended to read as follows:
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19 Section 2003. A. The board of education of a school district,
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20 in consultation with parents, teachers, and administrators, shall
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21 develop and adopt a policy to promote the involvement of parents and
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22 guardians of children enrolled in the schools within the school
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23 district, including:
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1 1. A plan for parent participation in the schools which is
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2 designed to improve parent and teacher cooperation in such areas as
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3 homework, attendance, and discipline;
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4 2. Procedures by which parents may learn about the course of
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5 study for their children and review learning materials, including
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6 the source of any supplemental educational materials;
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7 3. Procedures by which parents who object to any learning
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8 material or activity on the basis that it is harmful may withdraw
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9 their children from the activity or from the class or program in
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10 which the material is used. Objection to a learning material or
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11 activity on the basis that it is harmful includes objection to a
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12 material or activity because it questions beliefs or practices in
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13 sex, morality, or religion;
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14 4. If a school district offers any sex education curricula
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15 pursuant to Section 11-105.1 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes or
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16 pursuant to any rules adopted by the State Board of Education,
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17 procedures to opt out of a school district from providing sex
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18 education instruction to a child if the child's parent provides
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19 written objection to the child's participation in the sex education
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20 curricula;
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21 5. Procedures by which parents will be notified in advance of
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22 and given the opportunity to withdraw their children from any
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23 instruction or presentations regarding sexuality in courses other
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1 than formal sex education curricula pursuant to Section 11-105.1 of
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2 Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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3 6. Procedures by which parents may learn about the nature and
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4 purpose of clubs and activities that are part of the school
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5 curriculum, as well as extracurricular clubs and activities that
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6 have been approved by the school; and
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7 7. 5. Procedures by which parents may learn about parental
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8 rights and responsibilities under the laws of this state, including
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9 the following:
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10 a. the right to opt out of a sex education curriculum if
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11 one is provided by the school district,
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12 b. open enrollment rights,
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13 c. b. the right to opt out of assignments pursuant to this
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14 section,
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15 d. c. the right to be exempt from the immunization laws of
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16 the state pursuant to Section 1210.192 of Title 70 of
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17 the Oklahoma Statutes,
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18 e. d. the promotion requirements prescribed in Section
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19 1210.508E of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes
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20 provisions of the Strong Readers Act,
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21 f. e. the minimum course of study and competency
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22 requirements for graduation from high school
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23 prescribed in Section 11-103.6 of Title 70 of the
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1 g. f. the right to opt out of instruction on the acquired
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2 immune deficiency syndrome pursuant to Section 11-
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3 103.3 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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4 h. g. the right to review test results,
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5 i. h. the right to participate in gifted programs pursuant
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6 to Sections 1210.301 through 1210.308 of Title 70 of
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7 the Oklahoma Statutes,
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8 j. i. the right to inspect instructional materials used in
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9 connection with any research or experimentation
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10 program or project pursuant to Section 11-106 of Title
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11 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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12 k. j. the right to receive a school report card,
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13 l. k. the attendance requirements prescribed in Section 10-
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14 106 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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15 m. l. the right to public review of courses of study and
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16 textbooks,
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17 n. m. the right to be excused from school attendance for
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18 religious purposes,
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19 o. n. policies related to parental involvement pursuant to
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20 this section,
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21 p. o. the right to participate in parent-teacher
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22 associations and organizations that are sanctioned by
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23 the board of education of a school district, and
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1 q. p. the right to opt out of any data collection
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2 instrument at the district level that would capture
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3 data for inclusion in the state longitudinal student
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4 data system except what is necessary and essential for
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5 establishing a student's public school record.
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6 B. The board of education of a school district may adopt a
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7 policy to provide to parents the information required by this
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8 section in an electronic form.
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9 C. A parent shall submit a written request for information
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10 pursuant to this section during regular business hours to either the
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11 school principal at the school site or the superintendent of the
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12 school district at the office of the school district. Within ten
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13 (10) days of receiving the request for information, the school
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14 principal or the superintendent of the school district shall either
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15 deliver the requested information to the parent or submit to the
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16 parent a written explanation of the reasons for the denial of the
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17 requested information. If the request for information is denied or
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18 the parent does not receive the requested information within fifteen
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19 (15) days after submitting the request for information, the parent
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20 may submit a written request for the information to the board of
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21 education of a school district, which shall formally consider the
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22 request at the next scheduled public meeting of the board if the
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23 request can be properly noticed on the agenda. If the request
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1 a school district shall formally consider the request at the next
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2 subsequent public meeting of the board.
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3 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-105.1, is
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4 amended to read as follows:
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5 Section 11-105.1. A. All curriculum and materials including
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6 supplementary materials which will be used to teach or will be used
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7 for or in connection with a Public school districts in this state
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8 shall be prohibited from offering a sex education class or program
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9 which is designed for the exclusive purpose of discussing sexual
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10 behavior or attitudes, or any test, survey or questionnaire whose
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11 primary purpose is to elicit responses on sexual behavior or
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12 attitudes shall be available through the superintendent or a
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13 designee of the school district for inspection by parents and
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14 guardians of the student who will be involved with the class,
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15 program or test, survey or questionnaire. Such curriculum,
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16 materials, classes, programs, tests, surveys or questionnaires shall
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17 include information about consent and shall have as one of its
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18 primary purposes the teaching of or informing students about the
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19 practice of abstinence. For the purposes of this section, "consent"
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20 shall have the same meaning as that provided by Section 113 of Title
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21 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The superintendent or a designee of
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22 the school district shall provide prior written notification to the
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23 parents or guardians of the students involved of their right to
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1 notify the school in writing if they do not want their child to
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2 participate in the class, program, test, survey or questionnaire.
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3 Each local board of education shall determine the means of providing
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4 written notification to the parents and guardian which will ensure
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5 effective notice in an efficient and appropriate manner. No student
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6 shall be required to participate in a sex education class or program
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7 which discusses sexual behavior or attitudes if a parent or guardian
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8 of the student objects in writing to such participation. If the
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9 type of program referred to in this section is a part of or is
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10 taught during a credit course, a student may be required to enroll
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11 in the course but shall not be required to receive instruction in or
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12 participate in the program if a parent or guardian objects in
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13 writing.
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14 B. The superintendent or a designee of a school district in
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15 which sex education is taught or a program is offered which is
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16 designed for the exclusive purpose of discussing sexual behavior or
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17 attitudes shall approve all curriculum and materials which will be
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18 used for such education and any test, survey or questionnaire whose
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19 primary purpose is to elicit responses on sexual behavior or
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20 attitudes used in the school prior to their use in the classroom or
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21 school. The teacher involved in the class, program, testing or
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22 survey shall submit the curriculum, materials, tests or surveys to
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23 the superintendent or a designee for approval prior to their use in
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1 students enrolled in classes, programs, testings or surveys offered
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3 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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4 SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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5 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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6 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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7 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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