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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (202 2)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 4318 By: Stearman
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to the Parents' Bill of Rights;
41	41	amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 2002 , which relates to
42	42	parental rights; including right to attend meetings
43	43	pertaining to education of a minor child ; and
44	44	providing an effective date .
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50	50	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
51	51	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 200 2, is
52	52	amended to read as follows:
53	53	Section 2002. A. All parental rights are reserved to a parent
54	54	of a minor child without obstruction or interference from this
55	55	state, any political subdivision of this state, any other
56	56	governmental entity or any other inst itution, including, but not
57	57	limited to, the following rights:
58	58	1. The right to direct the education of the minor child ,
59	59	including but not limited to the right to attend all meetings
60	60	pertaining to the education of the minor child including but not
61	61	limited to meetings of the State Board of Education, the local
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88	88	school district, or any other such meeting where education of t he
89	89	minor child is discussed or determined;
90	90	2. All rights of parents identified in Title 70 of the Oklahoma
91	91	Statutes, including the right t o access and review all school
92	92	records relating to the minor child;
93	93	3. The right to direct the upbringing of the minor child;
94	94	4. The right to direct the moral or religious training of the
95	95	minor child;
96	96	5. The right to make health care decisions for the m inor child,
97	97	unless otherwise prohibited by law;
98	98	6. The right to access and review all medical records of the
99	99	minor child unless otherwise prohibited by law or the parent is the
100	100	subject of an investigation of a crime committed against the minor
101	101	child and a law enforcement offici al requests that the information
102	102	not be released;
103	103	7. The right to consent in writing before a biometric scan of
104	104	the minor child is made, shared or stored;
105	105	8. The right to consent in writing before any record of the
106	106	minor child's blood or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is created,
107	107	stored or shared, except as required by Sections 1 -516 and 1-524.1
108	108	of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or unless authorized pursuant
109	109	to a court order;
110	110	9. The right to consent in writing before the state or any of
111	111	its political subdivisions makes a video or voice reco rding of the
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138	138	minor child, unless the video or voice recording is made during or
139	139	as a part of a court proceeding, by law enforcement officers during
140	140	or as part of a law enforcement investigation, during or as part of
141	141	a forensic interview in a criminal or De partment of Human Services
142	142	investigation or to be used solely for any of the following:
143	143	a. safety demonstrations, including the maintenance of
144	144	order and discipline in the common areas of a school
145	145	or on student transpor tation vehicles,
146	146	b. a purpose related to a legitimate academic or
147	147	extracurricular activity,
148	148	c. a purpose related to regular classroom instruction,
149	149	d. security or surveillance of buildings or grounds, and
150	150	e. a photo identification car d; and
151	151	10. The right to be notified promptly if an employee of this
152	152	state, any political subdivision of this state, any other
153	153	governmental entity or any other institution suspects that a
154	154	criminal offense has been committed against the minor child by
155	155	someone other than a parent, unless the incident has first been
156	156	reported to law enforcement and notification of the parent would
157	157	impede a law enforcement or Department of Human Services
158	158	investigation. This paragraph does not create any new obligation
159	159	for school districts and charter schools to report misconduct
160	160	between students at school, such as fighting or aggressive play,
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187	187	that is routinely addressed as a student disciplinary matter by the
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189	189	B. This section does not authorize or allow a parent to engag e
190	190	in conduct that is un lawful or to abuse or neglect a child in
191	191	violation of the laws of this state. This section shall not be
192	192	construed to apply to a parental action or decision that would end
193	193	life. This section does not prohibit courts, law enforcement
194	194	officers or employees of a government agency responsible for child
195	195	welfare from acting in their official capacity within the reasonable
196	196	and prudent scope of their authority. This section does not
197	197	prohibit a court from issuing an order that is otherwise p ermitted
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199	199	C. Any attempt to encourage or coerce a min or child to withhold
200	200	information from the child 's parent shall be grounds for discipline
201	201	of an employee of this state, any political subdivision of this
202	202	state or any other governmental entity, ex cept for law enforcemen t
203	203	personnel.
204	204	D. Unless those rights h ave been legally waived or legally
205	205	terminated, parents have inalienable rights that are more
206	206	comprehensive than those listed in this section. The Parents ' Bill
207	207	of Rights does not prescribe all r ights of parents. Unle ss
208	208	otherwise required by law, the righ ts of parents of minor children
209	209	shall not be limited or denied. The Parents ' Bill of Rights shall
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236	236	not be construed to apply to a parental action or decision that
237	237	would end life.
238	238	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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