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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 1892 By: Standridge
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to schools; amending Section 1,
7 Chapter 281, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section
8 24-159), which relates to adoption of mental health
8 crisis protocols; removing language directing certain
9 survey to be included in certain review process;
9 updating statutory language; updating statutory
10 references; repealing 70 O.S. 2021, Section 24-158,
10 as amended by Section 2, Chapter 281, O.S.L. 2022 (70
11 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 24-158), which relates to
11 the Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment Survey;
12 providing an effective date; and declaring an
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 281, O.S.L.
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17 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 24-159), is amended to read as
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18 follows:
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19 Section 24-159. A. Each public school district shall maintain
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20 a protocol for responding to students in mental health crisis with
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21 the goal of preventing student suicide, self-harm, and harm to
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22 others.
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23 1. The protocol shall be developed, maintained, and implemented
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24 in partnership with one or more local mental health treatment
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1 providers certified by the Department of Mental Health and Substance
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2 Abuse Services. At least one provider partner shall have:
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3 a. the ability to serve all school-aged children
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4 regardless of insurance status, and
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5 b. the ability and certification to provide mental health
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6 crisis services in the region where students attend
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7 school.
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8 2. Any organization certified by the state as a community
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9 mental health center as defined in Section 3-302 of Title 43A of the
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10 Oklahoma Statutes or a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic
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11 shall serve as a school partner if requested by a school district
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12 located in its state-designated service area.
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13 B. The protocol for responding to mental health crises shall,
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14 at a minimum:
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15 1. Provide a definition of mental health crisis involving
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16 potential for harm to self or others;
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17 2. Document how mental health crises may be identified by
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18 school administrators, teachers, support employees, and school-based
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19 mental health professionals;
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20 3. Outline nonpunitive steps to safeguard student health and
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21 safety in response to an immediate or potential mental health
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22 crisis;
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1 4. Identify local treatment providers and resources available
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2 to support students and families in mental health crisis and ensure
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3 appropriate referrals to treatment;
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4 5. Outline a process for ensuring parent and caregiver
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5 notification and involvement during an actual or potential mental
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6 health crisis; and
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7 6. Document how student privacy will be protected in compliance
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8 with applicable state and federal laws.
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9 C. If a student who is under eighteen (18) years of age is
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10 identified as being in or at risk of a mental health crisis, the
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11 school district shall inform the parent or legal guardian of the
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12 student and offer the treatment referral information contained in
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13 the protocol. Parent or legal guardian consent shall be required
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14 for any subsequent action taken by the school as part of the
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15 protocol except in cases of immediate and life-threatening danger to
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16 self or others.
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17 D. All protocols developed by school districts and partner
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18 organizations shall comply with the Health Insurance Portability and
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19 Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 (HIPAA) and Family Educational
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20 Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) privacy requirements.
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21 E. School administrators, teachers, support employees, and
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22 school-based mental health providers shall be provided ready access
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23 to and regular training on the protocol.
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1 F. A working agreement shall be signed by the school district
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2 board of education and each identified mental health provider
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3 partner outlining all obligations of the parties under the
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4 established protocol and a strategy for regularly reviewing its
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5 effectiveness using anonymous, nonidentifiable data.
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6 G. Not less than every two (2) years, the school district and
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7 its mental health provider partners shall jointly review the
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8 protocol and working agreements and consider any updates necessary
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9 to better meet the needs of students. School districts and mental
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10 health provider partners shall include in their review process
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11 information gathered from the Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment
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12 Survey or an alternative survey, as provided for in Section 24-158
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13 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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14 H. Each school district shall submit the latest protocol and
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15 working agreements to the State Department of Education, which shall
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16 share the protocols and agreements with the Department of Mental
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17 Health and Substance Abuse Services. These The agencies may require
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18 revisions to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations,
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19 and established evidence-based practices.
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20 I. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
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21 and the State Department of Education shall provide technical
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22 assistance to school districts and their provider partners by:
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23 1. Making available an optional template protocol which
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24 satisfies the provisions of this section;
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1 2. Making available an optional template working agreement
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2 which can be adopted by schools and provider partners;
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3 3. Providing school districts with lists of local public and
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4 private treatment providers eligible to serve as partners in the
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5 development and maintenance of a protocol;
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6 4. Providing information on any available mental health crisis
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7 phone line;
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8 5. Making available information on evidence-based practices for
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9 meeting the mental health needs of students; and
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10 6. Providing ongoing assistance and consultation as requested
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12 J. The Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and
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13 the State Board of Education may promulgate rules as necessary to
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14 ensure compliance with this section.
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15 K. Nothing in this section shall be construed to create,
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16 establish, expand, reduce, contract, or eliminate any civil
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17 liability on the part of any school or school employee.
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18 SECTION 2. REPEALER 70 O.S. 2021, Section 24-158, as
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19 amended by Section 2, Chapter 281, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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20 Section 24-158), is hereby repealed.
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21 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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22 SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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1 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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