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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 954 By: Daniels
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to education; defining terms;
7 prohibiting discrimination on certain basis against
8 students or employees in an institution of higher
8 education or public school; prohibiting persons from
9 being excluded, denied benefits, or discriminated
9 against on certain basis; prohibiting criteria for
10 admission to an institution of higher education
10 course or program from restricting access to certain
11 persons; providing certain exceptions; directing
11 certain services to be available to all students;
12 directing all education programs, activities, and
12 opportunities offered by institutions of higher
13 education and public schools to be made available
13 without certain discrimination; directing
14 institutions of higher education and public schools
14 to integrate certain definition into certain codes of
15 conduct; prohibiting certain conduct; directing
15 institutions of higher education and public schools
16 to treat certain harassment and discrimination in
16 certain manner; providing evidence of antisemitic
17 intent; encouraging institutions of higher education
17 and public schools to incorporate certain training
18 and integrate certain curriculum; providing certain
18 construction; providing for codification; providing
19 an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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1 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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2 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 24-162 of Title 70, unless there
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3 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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4 A. As used in this section:
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5 1. "Antisemitism" means a certain perception of Jews, which may
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6 be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical
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7 manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-
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8 Jewish individuals or their properties, Jewish community
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9 institutions, and Jewish religious facilities. Antisemitism does
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10 not mean criticism of Israel that is similar to criticism toward any
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11 other country. The provisions of this paragraph shall include any
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12 amendments adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance
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13 Alliance;
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14 2. "Institution of higher education" means an institution of
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15 higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher
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16 Education; and
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17 3. "Public school" shall have the same meaning as provided for
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18 in Section 1-106 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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19 B. Discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national
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20 origin, sex, disability, religion, or marital status against a
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21 student or an employee in an institution of higher education or a
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22 public school in this state shall be prohibited. No person in this
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23 state shall, on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex,
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24 disability, religion, or marital status, be excluded from
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1 participating in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
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2 discrimination under any institution of higher education or public
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3 school program or activity or in any employment conditions or
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4 practices conducted by an institution of higher education or a
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5 public school that receives or benefits from federal or state
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6 financial assistance.
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7 C. The criteria for admission to a program or course at an
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8 institution of higher education shall not have the effect of
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9 restricting access by persons of a particular race, ethnicity,
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10 national origin, sex, disability, religion, or marital status.
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11 D. All institution of higher education and public school
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12 classes shall be available to all students without regard to race,
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13 ethnicity, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or marital
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14 status. Provided, however, the provisions of this subsection shall
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15 not prohibit the provision of programs designed to meet the needs of
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16 students with limited proficiency in English, gifted students, or
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17 students with disabilities or programs tailored to students with
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18 specialized talents or skills.
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19 E. Guidance, counseling, and financial assistance services in
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20 institutions of higher education and public schools shall be
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21 available to all students equally and provided in the same manner
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22 regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, disability,
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23 religion, or marital status.
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1 F. All education programs, activities, and opportunities
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2 offered by institutions of higher education and public schools shall
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3 be made available without discrimination on the basis of race,
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4 ethnicity, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or marital
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5 status.
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6 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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7 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 24-163 of Title 70, unless there
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8 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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9 A. Institutions of higher education and public schools shall
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10 integrate the definition of antisemitism provided for in Section 1
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11 of this act into their student, faculty, and employee codes of
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12 conduct with penalties for violations identical to racism and
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13 prohibit such conduct at or by the institution and public school.
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14 Prohibited conduct as it specifically relates to antisemitism shall
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15 be incorporated and include harassing conduct and discrimination
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16 against Jews.
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17 B. Institutions of higher education and public schools shall
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18 treat harassment of or discrimination against students or employees
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19 or resulting from institutional policies or programs on their
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20 campuses motivated by or including antisemitic intent in an
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21 identical manner to discrimination motivated by race.
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22 C. Evidence of antisemitic intent shall include, but not be
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1 1. Encouraging, supporting, praising, participating in, or
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2 threatening violence or vandalism against Jews or Jewish property;
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3 2. Praising designated terrorist groups such as Hamas or any
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4 group or individual calling for the genocide or killing of Jews;
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5 3. Wearing masks to conceal one's identity with the intent to
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6 demonstrate in general including, but not limited to, harassing or
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7 discriminating against Jewish or other students, faculty, and
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8 employees on campus property;
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9 4. Participating in or supporting the boycott, divestment, or
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10 sanctions of Israeli companies, institutions, or individuals
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11 including by any institution of higher education endowment;
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12 5. Allowing or participating in antisemitic events, such as
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13 encampments, lock-ins, walk-outs, or similar demonstrations on
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14 campus property when such events intimidate, harass, or otherwise
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15 violate Title VI protections provided for Jewish students. Students
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16 who participate in such events and miss class as a result shall
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17 receive unexcused absences and failure grades for any assignments or
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18 examinations taking place on such dates of participation; or
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19 6. Incorporating or allowing funding of antisemitic curriculum
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20 or activity in any domestic or study abroad programs or classes.
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21 D. All institutions of higher education and public schools are
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22 encouraged to:
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23 1. Incorporate antisemitism awareness training for all
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24 students, faculty, administrators, and campus police; and
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1 2. Integrate Jewish American heritage curriculum for students
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2 that incorporates Jewish experiences in the United States of America
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3 pre- and post-revolution, pre- and post-World War II and the
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4 Holocaust, and in modern times.
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5 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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6 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 24-164 of Title 70, unless there
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8 A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the
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9 State Board of Education shall monitor, assess, and report on the
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10 performance of institutions of higher education, public school
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11 districts, and public schools with antisemitic activity. If the
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12 Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education or the State Board of
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13 Education, after reasonable investigation, determines that the
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14 institution of higher education, public school district, or
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15 individual public school has engaged in, allowed, or not
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16 sufficiently disciplined prohibited antisemitic activity, the
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17 Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education or the State Board of
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18 Education shall give written notice to the institution of higher
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19 education, public school district, or individual public school to
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20 address its concerns no later than thirty (30) days after receipt of
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21 the notice.
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22 B. If the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education or the
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23 State Board of Education determines the institution of higher
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1 not taken necessary actions by the expiration of the thirty-day
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2 period, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall
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3 immediately report same to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate
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4 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Legislature
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5 shall impose at least a one-percent reduction in funding against the
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6 institution of higher education or the public school district. The
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7 Legislature may impose additional punitive actions as it deems
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8 necessary.
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9 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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10 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 24-165 of Title 70, unless there
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11 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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12 A. Nothing in this act shall be construed to diminish or
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13 infringe upon any right protected under the First Amendment to the
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14 United States Constitution or Section 22 of Article II of the
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15 Oklahoma Constitution.
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16 B. Nothing in this act shall be construed to conflict with
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17 federal or state discrimination laws.
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18 SECTION 5. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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19 SECTION 6. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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20 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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21 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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22 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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