Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB2988 Compare Versions

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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 2988 By: Olsen
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to education; prohibiting the use of
41	41	the 1619 Project in certain institutions; prohibiting
42	42	teaching certain concepts pertaining to America and
43	43	slavery; providing penalties for violation;
44	44	preempting field of study; nullifying subsequent
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52	52	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
53	53	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
54	54	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 24-159 of Title 70, unless there
55	55	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
56	56	A. No state agency, school district, charter school, online
57	57	instruction funded in any manner by the Oklahoma Legislature, or
58	58	personnel or agent of such state agency, school district, charter
59	59	school, or online instruction shall teach , use, or provide for use
60	60	by any pupil any curric ula, instructional mater ials, or assignments
61	61	designed to teach components of the 1619 Project as part of any
62	62	curricula, course syllabi, or instruction in any course or program
63	63	of study, including:
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90	90	1. Any teaching that America has more culpability, in gene ral,
91	91	than other nations for the institution of slavery ;
92	92	2. That one race is the unique oppr essor in the institution of
93	93	slavery;
94	94	3. That another race is the unique victim in the institution of
95	95	slavery;
96	96	4. That America, in gen eral, had slavery more extensive ly and
97	97	for a later period of time than other nations ; or
98	98	5. The primary and overarching pur pose for the founding of
99	99	America was the initiation and perpetu ation of slavery.
100	100	B. If the State Board of Education determines that a publicly
101	101	funded local education agency or online program of instruction has
102	102	violated this section, the Board shall notify the entity of its
103	103	violation.
104	104	C. If the entity fails to comply with this section within
105	105	thirty (30) days of notification of its failure to comply under this
106	106	section, the Board shall direct the State Department of Education to
107	107	withhold a maximum of five percent (5%) of the monthly distribution
108	108	of state formula funding to the education entity. Once the Board
109	109	determines that the education entity has complied with this section,
110	110	the Department shall restore the distribution of funding to its
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112	112	D. If the Attorney General determines that a sta te-supported
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140	140	this section, the Attorney General shall notify the institution of
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142	142	E. If a state-supported two-year or four-year institution of
143	143	higher education fails to comply with this sec tion within thirty
144	144	(30) days of notification of its failure to comply under this
145	145	section, the Attorney General may direct the Oklahoma State Regents
146	146	for Higher Education to withhold a maximum of ten percent (10%) of
147	147	the distribution of state funding to the institution.
148	148	F. Once the Attorney General determines that a state -supported
149	149	two-year or four-year institution of higher education has complied
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153	153	G. This section shall not be construed to inhibit or violate
154	154	the First Amendment rights of students or faculty, or undermine a
155	155	public institution of higher ed ucation's duty to protect to the
156	156	fullest degree intellectual freedom and free expression, and the
157	157	intellectual vitality of students and faculty shall not be
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159	159	H. The State Legislature hereby occupies and preempts the
160	160	entire field of legislation i n this state touching in any way the
161	161	teaching of the 1619 Project or the concepts listed in subsection A
162	162	of this section to the complete exclusion of any order, ordinance,
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189	189	or regulation by any municipality or other political subdivision of
190	190	this state.
191	191	I. Any federal statute, rule, or executive order, federal or
192	192	state judicial order or judicial findings that would have the effect
193	193	of forcing the teaching of the 1619 Project or the concepts listed
194	194	in subsection A of this section shall be null, void, unenforce able
195	195	and of no effect in the State of Oklahoma.
196	196	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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