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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 421 By: Bergstrom
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Parents' Bill of Rights;
7 amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 2002, which relates to
8 parental rights; modifying applicability of certain
8 right; requiring certain notice of right by health
9 care provider or facility; and providing an effective
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1 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 2002, is
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1 4 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 2002. A. All parental rights are reserved to a parent
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1 6 of a minor child without obstruction or interference from this
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1 7 state, any political subdivision of this state, any other
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1 8 governmental entity, or any other institution, including, but not
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1 9 limited to, the following rights:
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20 1. The right to direct the education of the minor child;
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21 2. All rights of parents identified in Title 70 of the Oklahoma
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2 2 Statutes, including the right to access and review all school
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2 3 records relating to the minor child;
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24 3. The right to direct the upbringing of the minor child;
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1 4. The right to direct the moral or religious training of the
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2 minor child;
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3 5. The right to make healthcare decisions for the minor child,
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4 unless otherwise prohibited by law;
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5 6. The Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the right to
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6 access and review all medical records of the minor child, unless
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7 otherwise prohibited by law or the parent is the subject of an
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8 investigation of a crime committed against the minor child and a law
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9 enforcement official requests that the information not be released.
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1 0 A health care provider or health care facility shall give notice of
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1 1 the right established by this paragraph in a clear and conspicuous
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1 2 manner;
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13 7. The right to consent in writing before a biometric scan of
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1 4 the minor child is made, shared, or stored;
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15 8. The right to consent in writing before any record of the
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1 6 minor child's blood or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is created,
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1 7 stored, or shared, except as required by Sections 1-516 and 1-524.1
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1 8 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or unless authorized pursuant
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1 9 to a court order;
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20 9. The right to consent in writing before the state or any of
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2 1 its political subdivisions makes a video or voice recording of the
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2 2 minor child, unless the video or voice recording is made during or
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2 3 as a part of a court proceeding, by law enforcement officers during
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2 4 or as part of a law enforcement investigation, during or as part of
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1 a forensic interview in a criminal or Department of Human Services
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2 investigation, or to be used solely for any of the following:
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3 a. safety demonstrations, including the maintenance of
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4 order and discipline in the common areas of a school
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5 or on student transportation vehicles,
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6 b. a purpose related to a legitimate academic or
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7 extracurricular activity,
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8 c. a purpose related to regular classroom instruction,
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9 d. security or surveillance of buildings or grounds, and
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10 e. a photo identification card; and
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11 10. The right to be notified promptly if an employee of this
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1 2 state, any political subdivision of this state, any other
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1 3 governmental entity, or any other institution suspects that a
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1 4 criminal offense has been committed against the minor child by
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1 5 someone other than a parent, unless the incident has first been
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1 6 reported to law enforcement and notification of the parent would
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1 7 impede a law enforcement or Department of Human Services
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1 8 investigation. This paragraph does not create any new obligation
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1 9 for school districts and charter schools to report misconduct
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2 0 between students at school, such as fighting or aggressive play,
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2 1 that is routinely addressed as a student disciplinary matter by the
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2 2 school.
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23 B. This section does not authorize or allow a parent to engage
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2 4 in conduct that is unlawful or to abuse or neglect a child in
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1 violation of the laws of this state. This section shall not be
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2 construed to apply to a parental action or decision that would end
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3 life. This section does not prohibit courts, law enforcement
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4 officers, or employees of a government agency responsible for child
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5 welfare from acting in their official capacity within the reasonable
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6 and prudent scope of their authority. This section does not
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7 prohibit a court from issuing an order that is otherwise permitted
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8 by law.
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9 C. Any attempt to encourage or coerce a minor child to withhold
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1 0 information from the child's parent shall be grounds for discipline
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1 1 of an employee of this state, any political subdivision of this
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1 2 state, or any other governmental entity, except for law enforcement
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1 3 personnel.
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14 D. Unless those rights have been legally waived or legally
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1 5 terminated, parents have inalienable rights that are more
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1 6 comprehensive than those listed in this section. The Parents' Bill
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1 7 of Rights does not prescribe all rights of parents. Unless
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1 8 otherwise required by law, the rights of parents of minor children
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1 9 shall not be limited or denied. The Parents' Bill of Rights shall
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2 0 not be construed to apply to a parental action or decision that
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2 1 would end life.
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22 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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24 60-1-371 DC 1/14/2025 3:51:15 PM
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