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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 9, 2021
SENATE BILL NO. 121 By: Hicks, Garvin, Stanley and
David
An Act relating to school employees; directing each
school district board of education to adopt certain
policy for school district employees wh o are
lactating; requiring each school district to make a
reasonable effort to provide certain room o r other
location for an employee to express milk or
breastfeed a child; providing for codification;
providing an effective date; and declaring an
emergency.
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 5-149.3 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
A. Each school district board of education in this state shal l
adopt a policy allowing a school district employee who is lactating
reasonable paid break time each day to use a designated lactation
room for the purpose of maintaining mil k supply and comfort. The
break time may run concurrently with any break time, p aid or unpaid,
already provided to the employee.
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B. Each school district board of education shall make a
reasonable effort to provide a private, secure and san itary room or
other location, other than a toilet stall, where an employee can
express her milk or breastfeed her child.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2021.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservat ion
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
February 9, 2021 - DO PASS