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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 1868 By: Bullard
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to school curriculum; requiring
7 certain teachers who present instruction on
8 biological evolution to also provide instruction on
8 creationism or intelligent design; directing the
9 State Board of Education, school district boards of
9 education, charter school governing bodies, and
10 certain administrators not to prohibit teachers from
10 helping students to analyze certain scientific
11 strengths and weaknesses; providing certain
11 construction; providing for codification; providing
12 an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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17 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11-103.17 of Title 70, unless
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18 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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19 A. A teacher employed by a school district or a charter school
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20 in this state who presents instruction to students on the concept of
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21 biological evolution shall also provide instruction to students on
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22 the concepts of creationism and/or intelligent design.
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23 B. Neither the State Board of Education nor any school district
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1 district or charter school administrator in this state shall
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2 prohibit a teacher in a school district or charter school from
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3 helping students understand, analyze, critique, and review in an
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4 objective manner the scientific strengths and weaknesses of
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5 biological evolution, creationism, or intelligent design.
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6 C. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to
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7 promote any religious or nonreligious doctrine, promote
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8 discrimination for or against a particular set of religious beliefs
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9 or non-beliefs, or promote discrimination for or against religion or
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10 non-religion.
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11 D. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to
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12 implement the provisions of this section.
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13 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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14 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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15 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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16 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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17 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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