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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 1866 By: Bullard
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5 AS INTRODUCED
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6 An Act relating to schools; creating the Oklahoma
6 Sexual Education Reform and Parental Rights
7 Protection Act; providing short title; defining
7 terms; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 2003, which
8 relates to the Parents' Bill of Rights; requiring
8 written consent to provide certain sexual education
9 instruction to a student; requiring a school district
9 board of education to adopt procedures to provide
10 notification and require written consent prior to
10 providing certain instruction; updating statutory
11 language; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-105.1,
11 which relates to sex education curriculum and
12 materials; requiring written consent from a parent or
12 legal guardian for a student to participate in
13 certain instruction; requiring certain information to
13 be available on a school district's website;
14 requiring written notification to include certain
14 information; requiring certain classes or programs to
15 only be taught by a certified teacher; prohibiting
15 certain organizations from leading certain class or
16 program; requiring only certain textbooks and
16 instructional materials to be used in certain class
17 or program; prohibiting the use of certain funds to
17 purchase textbooks or materials not included on
18 certain list; updating statutory language; providing
18 for codification; providing an effective date; and
19 declaring an emergency.
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21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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22 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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23 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11-105.2 of Title 70, unless
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24 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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1 A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma
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2 Sexual Education Reform and Parental Rights Protection Act".
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3 B. As used in this act:
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4 1. "Comprehensive sexual education" or "sexual risk reduction"
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5 means any educational program that includes, endorses, or promotes
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6 any of the following:
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7 a. the advocacy of sexual activity outside of marriage,
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8 b. the advocacy or promotion of any form of sexual
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9 activity that deviates from the understanding of
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10 sexual norms within a traditional family structure,
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11 c. the provision of information about contraceptive
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12 methods without emphasizing their potential risks and
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13 failure rates,
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14 d. the endorsement or promotion of non-heterosexual
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15 orientations as equally valid or preferable to
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16 heterosexual orientations,
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17 e. the teaching of explicit sexual techniques without a
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18 focus on abstinence as the preferred choice,
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19 f. the inclusion of materials that may be considered
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20 obscene or harmful to minors,
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21 g. the teaching of gender identity and gender expression
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22 outside the binary concept of male and female, without
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23 emphasizing the biological basis of sex,
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24 h. a rights-based, pleasure-based sexual response system,
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1 i. the teaching of consent and negotiation skills for
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2 sexual activity,
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3 j. sexually transmitted infections (STIs) presented as
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4 normal or common,
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5 k. instruction segmented for students of a different
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6 sexual orientation and gender identity,
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7 l. abortion presented as a safe, reproductive health care
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8 choice and a right, and
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9 m. the undermining of the parent relationship, knowledge,
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10 and relevancy with students encouraged to seek other
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11 help; and
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12 2. "Optimal sexual health education" or "sexual risk avoidance"
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13 means an educational program that emphasizes the following:
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14 a. the importance of monogamous, heterosexual
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15 relationships within the context of marriage,
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16 b. the benefits of abstaining from sexual activity,
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17 c. the physical, psychological, and emotional risks and
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18 consequences of engaging in premarital sexual
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19 activity,
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20 d. the importance of personal responsibility and self-
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21 discipline,
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22 e. the positive aspects of healthy relationships
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23 including communication skills, mutual respect, and
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24 emotional intimacy,
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1 f. the development of decision-making skills and setting
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2 personal boundaries,
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3 g. the understanding of the potential social, emotional,
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4 and physical consequences of early sexual activity,
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5 h. a science-based, health-based information about the
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6 reproductive system,
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7 i. refusal and resistance skills for sexual avoidance,
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8 j. that sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can cause
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9 serious health concerns and can and should be avoided,
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10 k. information provided and risk avoidance promoted for
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11 all students, regardless of sexual orientation or
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12 gender identity,
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13 l. that abortion, if discussed, is presented in the
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14 context of state law and physical and emotional risks,
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15 and
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16 m. that parental involvement, communication, and
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17 authority are upheld and family values are supported.
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18 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 2003, is
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19 amended to read as follows:
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20 Section 2003. A. The board of education of a school district,
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21 in consultation with parents, teachers, and administrators, shall
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22 develop and adopt a policy to promote the involvement of parents and
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23 guardians of children enrolled in the schools within the school
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24 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 require written consent from a parent for a child to
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19 participate in comprehensive sexual education or sexual risk
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20 reduction instruction to a child if the child's parent provides
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21 written objection to the child's participation in the sex education
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22 curricula or optimal sexual health education or sexual risk
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23 avoidance instruction, as defined in Section 1 of this act;
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1 5. Procedures by which parents will be notified in advance of
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2 and given the opportunity to withdraw their children from provide
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3 written consent for a child to participate in any instruction or
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4 presentations regarding sexuality in courses other than formal sex
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5 comprehensive sexual education or sexual risk reduction curricula or
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6 optimal sexual health education or sexual risk avoidance curricula
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7 pursuant to Section 11-105.1 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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8 6. Procedures by which parents may learn about the nature and
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9 purpose of clubs and activities that are part of the school
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10 curriculum, as well as extracurricular clubs and activities that
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11 have been approved by the school; and
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12 7. Procedures by which parents may learn about parental rights
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13 and responsibilities under the laws of this state, including the
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14 following:
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15 a. the right to opt out of in to a sex comprehensive
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16 sexual education or sexual risk reduction curriculum
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17 or an optimal sexual health education or sexual risk
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18 avoidance curriculum if one such a course or courses
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19 is provided by the school district,
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20 b. open enrollment rights,
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21 c. the right to opt out of assignments pursuant to this
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22 section,
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1 d. the right to be exempt from the immunization laws of
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2 the state pursuant to Section 1210.192 of Title 70 of
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3 the Oklahoma Statutes,
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4 e. the promotion requirements prescribed in Section
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5 1210.508E of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes
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6 provisions of the Strong Readers Act,
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7 f. the minimum course of study and competency
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8 requirements for graduation from high school
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9 prescribed in Section 11-103.6 of Title 70 of the
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10 Oklahoma Statutes,
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11 g. the right to opt out of instruction on the acquired
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12 immune deficiency syndrome pursuant to Section 11-
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13 103.3 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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14 h. the right to review test results,
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15 i. the right to participate in gifted programs pursuant
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16 to Sections 1210.301 through 1210.308 of Title 70 of
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17 the Oklahoma Statutes,
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18 j. the right to inspect instructional materials used in
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19 connection with any research or experimentation
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20 program or project pursuant to Section 11-106 of Title
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21 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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22 k. the right to receive a school report card,
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23 l. the attendance requirements prescribed in Section 10-
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24 106 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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1 m. the right to public review of courses of study and
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2 textbooks,
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3 n. the right to be excused from school attendance for
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4 religious purposes,
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5 o. policies related to parental involvement pursuant to
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6 this section,
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7 p. the right to participate in parent-teacher
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8 associations and organizations that are sanctioned by
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9 the board of education of a school district, and
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10 q. the right to opt out of any data collection instrument
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11 at the district level that would capture data for
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12 inclusion in the state longitudinal student data
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13 system except what is necessary and essential for
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14 establishing a student's public school record.
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15 B. The board of education of a school district may adopt a
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16 policy to provide to parents the information required by this
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17 section in an electronic form.
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18 C. A parent shall submit a written request for information
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19 pursuant to this section during regular business hours to either the
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20 school principal at the school site or the superintendent of the
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21 school district at the office of the school district. Within ten
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22 (10) days of receiving the request for information, the school
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23 principal or the superintendent of the school district shall either
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24 deliver the requested information to the parent or submit to the
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1 parent a written explanation of the reasons for the denial of the
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2 requested information. If the request for information is denied or
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3 the parent does not receive the requested information within fifteen
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4 (15) days after submitting the request for information, the parent
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5 may submit a written request for the information to the board of
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6 education of a school district, which shall formally consider the
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7 request at the next scheduled public meeting of the board if the
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8 request can be properly noticed on the agenda. If the request
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9 cannot be properly noticed on the agenda, the board of education of
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10 a school district shall formally consider the request at the next
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11 subsequent public meeting of the board.
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12 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-105.1, is
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13 amended to read as follows:
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14 Section 11-105.1. A. All curriculum and materials including
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15 supplementary materials which will be used to teach or will be used
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16 for or in connection with a sex comprehensive sexual education or
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17 sexual risk reduction class or program which is designed for the
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18 exclusive purpose of discussing sexual behavior or attitudes or an
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19 optimal sexual health education or sexual risk avoidance class or
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20 program, as defined in Section 1 of this act, or any test, survey or
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21 questionnaire whose primary purpose is to elicit responses on sexual
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22 behavior or attitudes shall be available on the school district's
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23 website and through the superintendent or a designee of the school
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24 district for inspection by parents and legal guardians of the
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1 student who will be involved with the class, program or, test,
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2 survey, or questionnaire. Such curriculum, materials, classes,
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3 programs, tests, surveys, or questionnaires shall include
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4 information about consent and shall have as one of its primary
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5 purposes the teaching of or informing students about the practice of
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6 abstinence. For the purposes of this section, "consent" shall have
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7 the same meaning as that provided by Section 113 of Title 21 of the
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8 Oklahoma Statutes. The superintendent or a designee of the school
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9 district shall provide prior written notification to the parents or
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10 legal guardians of the students involved of their right to inspect
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11 the curriculum and material, the right to inspect a detailed outline
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12 of the curriculum, and of their obligation to notify the right of
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13 parents or legal guardians to provide the school in writing written
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14 consent if they do not want their child to participate in the class,
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15 program, test, survey, or questionnaire. Each local board of
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16 education shall determine the means of providing written
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17 notification to the parents and guardian legal guardians which will
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18 ensure effective notice in an efficient and appropriate manner
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19 including a reasonable time period for the parent or legal guardian
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20 to review the curriculum. No student shall be required to
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21 participate in a sex comprehensive sexual education or sexual risk
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22 reduction class or program or an optimal sexual health education or
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23 sexual risk avoidance class or program which discusses sexual
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24 behavior or attitudes if a parent or legal guardian of the student
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1 objects in writing to does not provide written consent for such
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2 participation. If the type of program referred to in this section
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3 is a part of or is taught during a credit course, a student may be
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4 required to enroll in the course but shall not be required to
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5 receive instruction in or participate in the program if a parent or
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6 legal guardian objects in writing does not provide written consent.
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7 B. The superintendent or a designee of a school district in
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8 which sex a comprehensive sexual education or sexual risk reduction
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9 class or program or an optimal sexual health education or sexual
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10 risk avoidance class or program is taught or a program is offered
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11 which is designed for the exclusive purpose of discussing sexual
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12 behavior or attitudes shall approve all curriculum and materials
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13 which will be used for such education and any test, survey, or
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14 questionnaire whose primary purpose is to elicit responses on sexual
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15 behavior or attitudes used in the school prior to their use in the
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16 classroom or school. The teacher involved in the class, program,
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17 testing, or survey shall submit the curriculum, materials, tests, or
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18 surveys to the superintendent or a designee for approval prior to
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19 their use in the classroom or school. This section shall not apply
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20 to those students enrolled in classes, programs, testings, or
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21 surveys offered through an alternative education program.
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22 C. A comprehensive sexual education or sexual risk reduction
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23 class or program or an optimal sexual health education or sexual
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1 pursuant to this section shall only be taught by a certified teacher
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2 who is employed by the school district. Outside organizations
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3 including, but not limited to, county health departments and city-
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4 county health departments shall be prohibited from leading such a
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5 class or program.
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6 D. Only textbooks and other instructional materials included in
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7 the list of textbooks selected by the State Textbook Committee
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8 pursuant to Section 16-110 of this title shall be used in a
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9 comprehensive sexual education or sexual risk reduction class or
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10 program or an optimal sexual health education or sexual risk
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11 avoidance class or program offered pursuant to this section. A
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12 school district shall be prohibited from using state funds to
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13 purchase textbooks or other instructional materials not included in
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14 the list of textbooks selected by the State Textbook Committee.
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15 SECTION 4. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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16 SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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17 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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18 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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19 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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