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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 658 By: Daniels
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Children's Code;
7 prohibiting certain actions by the Department of
8 Human Services in relation to adoptive and foster
8 parents; providing certain construction; providing
9 for codification; and providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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14 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-8-113 of Title 10A, unless
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15 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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16 A. The Department of Human Services shall not:
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17 1. Require any current or prospective adoptive or foster parent
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18 to affirm, accept, or support any government policy regarding sexual
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19 orientation or gender identity that conflicts with the parent's
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20 sincerely held religious or moral beliefs as a condition for
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21 eligibility to adopt or foster;
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22 2. Deny a current or prospective adoptive or foster parent any
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23 authorization necessary to be eligible to adopt or foster based, in
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24 whole or in part, upon the parent's sincerely held religious or
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1 moral beliefs, or intent to guide, instruct, or raise a child
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2 consistent with those beliefs, regarding sexual orientation or
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3 gender identity; or
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4 3. Establish or enforce any standard, rule, or policy that
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5 precludes consideration of a current or prospective adoptive or
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6 foster parent for any particular placement based, in whole or in
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7 part, upon the parent's sincerely held religious or moral beliefs
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8 regarding sexual orientation or gender identity.
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9 B. Nothing in this section shall:
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10 1. Preclude the Department from taking into account the
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11 religious or moral beliefs of a particular adoptive or foster child,
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12 or his or her family of origin including, but not limited to, the
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13 child's or family's views regarding sexual orientation and gender
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14 identity, considered in relation to the religious or moral beliefs
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15 of a prospective adoptive or foster parent when determining which
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16 placement is in the best interest of the child; or
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17 2. Be construed to prohibit or relieve the Department of its
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18 duty to make each placement consistent with the best interests of
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19 the child as otherwise required by law.
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20 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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