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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 1800 By: Jett
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to school employees; defining term;
7 requiring certain notification if an individual
8 employed by certain school is being investigated for,
8 has been arrested in relation to, or has been charged
9 with certain offenses; requiring certain board of
9 education to suspend the employee pending certain
10 outcome; prohibiting suspension from depriving
10 certain employee of certain compensation and
11 benefits; prohibiting employee from being on school
11 premises during suspension term; providing for
12 extension of suspension under certain circumstances;
12 prohibiting employee from submitting resignation
13 during suspension term; requiring certain
13 superintendent to provide certain notification;
14 requiring notification to include certain statement;
14 providing for promulgation of rules; providing for
15 codification; providing an effective date; and
15 declaring an emergency.
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18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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19 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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20 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5-144.1 of Title 70, unless
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21 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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22 A. As used in this section, "offenses against students" means
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23 crimes or attempts to commit crimes provided for in Section 843.5 of
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24 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes if the offense involved sexual
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1 abuse or sexual exploitation as those terms are defined in Section
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2 1-1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes, or Section 741,
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3 843.1, if the offense included sexual abuse or sexual exploitation,
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4 865 et seq., 885, 888, 891, 1021, 1021.2, 1021.3, 1040.13a, 1087,
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5 1088, 1111.1, 1114, or 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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6 B. If an individual employed by a public school district,
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7 public charter school, or public virtual charter school in this
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8 state:
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9 1. Is being investigated for or has been arrested in relation
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10 to offenses against students; or
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11 2. Has been charged with offenses against students,
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12 the law enforcement agency involved in the investigation, arrest, or
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13 charging shall notify the superintendent of the employing school
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14 district, public charter school, or public virtual charter school
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15 and the members of the board of education of the employing school
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16 district or the members of the governing board of the employing
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17 public charter school or public virtual charter school.
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18 C. 1. Upon receiving a notification as provided for in
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19 subsection B of this section, the board of education of the
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20 employing school district or the governing board of the employing
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21 public charter school or public virtual charter school shall suspend
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22 the school employee without notice or hearing pending the outcome of
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23 the law enforcement investigation. The suspension shall not deprive
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24 the employee of any compensation or other benefits to which he or
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1 she is otherwise entitled. The employee shall not be allowed on
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2 school premises during the term of suspension.
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3 2. In a case involving a criminal charge or indictment, the
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4 suspension may extend until the case for the employee is adjudicated
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5 at trial. The extension shall not include any appeal process.
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6 3. During the term of suspension, the employee shall be
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7 prohibited from submitting his or her resignation.
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8 D. Upon receiving a notification as provided for in subsection
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9 B of this section, the superintendent of the employing school
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10 district, public charter school, or public virtual charter school
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11 shall notify the parents and legal guardians of students enrolled in
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12 the school district, public charter school, or public virtual
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13 charter school. The notification shall include a statement
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14 explaining that the school employee is presumed innocent until and
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15 unless proven guilty.
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16 E. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to
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17 implement the provisions of this section.
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18 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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19 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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20 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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21 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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22 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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24 60-2-3532 BRC 1/14/2026 8:51:30 PM
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