An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2396 By: Russ, Randleman, Conley and
Luttrell of the House
and
Stanley and Stephens of the
Senate
An Act relating to higher education; allowing certain
nonprofit organizations to present sex trafficking
and exploitation prevention and education programs at
institutions of higher education; directing
institutions of higher education to provide freshman
students certain opportunities to attend sex
trafficking and exploitation prevention and education
programs; providing top ics to be included in
programs; providing program materials to students,
parents and legal guardians at no cost; requiring
program provider to incur costs of implementing
prevention and education programs and program
materials; providing for codification; and providing
an effective date.
SUBJECT: Higher education
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3250 of Title 70, un less there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Upon the effective date of this act, the Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher Education shall allow, if offered by nonprofit
organizations that specialize in outreach and education progr ams on
sex trafficking and exploitation, a series of in -depth prevention
and education programs regarding sex trafficking and exploitation to ENR. H. B. NO. 2396 Page 2
all freshman students enrolled at institutions of higher education
within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Educ ation.
B. Institutions of higher education shall provide all freshman
students the opportunity to attend one of three on -campus, voluntary
sex trafficking and exploitation prevention and education programs
at any time, including during freshman orientati on activities, if
offered by nonprofit organizations that specialize in outreach and
education programs on sex trafficking and exploitation. The sex
trafficking and exploitation prevention and education programs shall
specifically provide students the fol lowing:
1. Definitions and nature of sex trafficking and exploitation;
2. Current laws of sex trafficking and exploitation in
Oklahoma;
3. Facts and statistics of sex trafficking and exploitation in
Oklahoma and throughout the United States;
4. How sex traffickers profile victims;
5. The role of online computer activity;
6. How demand is created and the industries that influence sex
trafficking and exploitation;
7. How to identify a potential victim and what to do when a
person identifies a vi ctim;
8. Understanding force, fraud and coercion;
9. Understanding how traffickers groom a victim;
10. The differences between prostitution, sex trafficking and
exploitation;
11. The role that pornography plays in sex trafficking and
exploitation;
12. Understanding the complexities of abuse, indoctrination and
manipulation;
13. Understanding the physiological makeup of a sex trafficking
victim; ENR. H. B. NO. 2396 Page 3
14. Rescuing victims of sex trafficking and exploitation; and
15. How to engage in the fight again st sex trafficking and
exploitation.
C. Program materials related to sex trafficking and
exploitation prevention and education programs shall be provided at
no cost to participating students and their parents and legal
guardians. The program provider sh all be solely responsible for
incurring all costs associated with implementing prevention and
education programs and related program materials.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021. ENR. H. B. NO. 2396 Page 4
Passed the House of Representati ves the 5th day of May, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 21st day of April, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________ ________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: __________________ _______________