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Oklahoma Senate Bill SB2

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30+ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 2 By: Bergstrom of the Senate
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5-An Act
6-ENROLLED SENATE
7-BILL NO. 2 By: Bergstrom, Murdock, Dahm,
8-Hamilton, Quinn, Stephens,
9-Rogers, Bullard, Jett,
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11-Daniels, Pederson,
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18- Hasenbeck, Dills, West
19-(Kevin), Crosswhite Hader,
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21-Conley, Stark, Russ, Boles,
22-Townley, Gann, Kendrix,
23-Lawson, McDugle, Roberts
24-(Sean), Manger, Lowe
25-(Dick), Steagall, Roe,
26-Hardin (David), Grego ,
27-Dempsey, Smith, West
28-(Rick), Sneed, Cornwell,
29-Wolfley, Bashore, Ols en,
30-Miller, Stearman, and Baker
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40+An Act relating to school finances; amending Section
41+4, Chapter 379, O.S.L. 2017 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020,
42+Section 3-117.3), which relates to the School Finance
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36-An Act relating to student athletics; creatin g the
50+AUTHORS: Add the following House Coauthor s: Dills, West (Kevin),
51+Crosswhite Hader, West (Josh), Humphrey, Conley, Stark,
52+Russ, Boles, Townley, Gann, Kendrix, Lawson, McDugle,
53+Roberts (Sean), Manger, Lowe (Dick), Steagall, Roe, Hardin
54+(David), Grego, Dempsey, Smith, West (Rick), Sneed,
55+Cornwell, Wolfley, Bashore, Olsen, Miller, Stearman a nd
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58+AUTHORS: Add the following Senate Coauthors: Murdock, Dahm,
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62+AMENDMENT NO. 1. Delete the title, enacting clause and entire bill
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66+"An Act relating to student athletics; creatin g the
3767 Save Women’s Sports Act; providing short title;
3868 providing definitions; requiring certain athletic
3969 teams to be designated based on biological sex;
4070 requiring execution of affidavit; requiring certain
4171 notification; prohibiting certain teams from being
4272 open to students of certain sex; creating causes of
4373 action for certain students; prohibiting certain
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45101 maintaining athletic teams or sports for students of
46102 the female sex; creating a cause of action for
47103 certain schools; requiring causes of action to be
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50104 initiated in certain time frame; providing for award
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57-SUBJECT: Creating the Save Women ’s Sports Act
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59111 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OK LAHOMA:
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61112 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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113+in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 27 -105 of Title 70, unless there
63114 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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65115 A. This act shall be known and may be cite d as the “Save
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70118 1. "School" means a public school district or public charter
71119 school in this state or an institution within The Oklahoma State
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74121 2. "School athletic association" shall have the same meaning as
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78124 3. "Intercollegiate association" shall mean a national
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80126 sports at the collegiate level and that provides the coordination,
81127 supervision and regulation of the intercollegiate competitions.
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83128 C. Athletic teams that are sponsored by a school or sponsored
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85156 shall be expressly desi gnated as one of the following based on
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96161 D. Prior to the beginning of each school year, the parent or
97162 legal guardian of a student who competes on a s chool athletic team
98163 shall sign an affidavit acknowledging the biological sex of the
99164 student at birth. If the student is eighteen (18) years of age or
100165 older, the student who competes on a school athletic team shall sign
101166 an affidavit acknowledging his or he r biological sex at birth. If
102167 there is any change in the status of the biological sex of the
103168 student, the affiant shall notify the school within thirty (30) days
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109172 2. Any student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity or
110173 suffers any direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of
111174 paragraph 1 of this subsection shall have a cause of action for
112175 injunctive relief, damages and any other relief available permitted
113176 by law against the school.
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116178 action by a school, school athletic association or intercollegiate
117179 association as a result of reporting a violation of parag raph 1 of
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118206 this subsection to an employee or representative of the school,
119207 school athletic association or intercollegiate association or to any
120208 state or federal agency with oversight of schools in this state
121209 shall have a cause of action for injunctive relie f, damages and any
122210 other relief available permitted by law against the school, school
123211 athletic association or intercollegiate association.
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125212 F. 1. The State Board of Education, the Oklahoma State Regents
126213 for Higher Education and any school athletic associa tion or
127214 intercollegiate association of which a school is a member shall be
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129216 or taking any other adverse action against a school for maintaining
130217 athletic teams or sports for students of the f emale sex as provided
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134220 result of a violation of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall have a
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138222 permitted by law against the State Board of Education, the Oklahoma
139223 State Regents for Higher Education, school athletic association or
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142225 G. Causes of action authorized by this section shall be
143226 initiated within two (2) years aft er the harm occurred. Persons or
144227 associations that prevail on a claim brought pursuant to this
145228 section shall be entitled to monetary damages including for any
146229 psychological, emotional and physical harm suffered, reasonable
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258+SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2021.
259+SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
151260 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is here by
152261 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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262+be in full force from and after its passage and approval. "
263+Passed the House of Representatives the 19th day of April, 2021.
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308+BILL NO. 2 By: Bergstrom of the Senate
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317+An Act relating to school finances; amending Section
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319+Section 3-117.3), which relates to the School Finance
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321+conduct a review of certain matters; providing an
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327+BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
328+SECTION 4. AMENDATORY Section 4, Chapter 379, O.S.L.
329+2017 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 3 -117.3), is amended to read as
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331+Section 3-117.3. A. The School Finance Review Commission shall
332+conduct a review of all matters related to school finance , including
333+but not limited to teacher:
334+1. Teacher compensation, and benefits and administration;
335+2. Administrative costs including administrative functions that
336+may be shared between school districts;
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367+outcomes on statewide assessments; and
368+5. Expenditures that are not directly or sufficiently related
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370+B. The Commission shall submit a report of its findings to the
371+Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of
372+the House of Representatives no later than December 31, 2023, and
373+every subsequent four (4) years by December 31.
374+SECTION 5. This act shall become effective July 1, 2021.
375+SECTION 6. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
376+of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
377+declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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171-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
172-Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
173-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
174-By: _______________________________ __
175-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
176-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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182-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
183-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
184-day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
185-By: _______________________________ __