Oklahoma 2023 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1425 Compare Versions

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28		-	ENGROSSED HOUSE
29		-	BILL NO. 1425 By: Vancuren of the House
	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	1st Session of the 59th Legisla ture (2023)
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	35	+	HOUSE BILL 1425 By: Vancuren of the House
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	43	+	AS INTRODUCED
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38	45		An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
39	46		Section 6-101.6b, which relates to whistleblower
40	47		protections; defining term; extending applicability
41	48		of protections to support employees; updating
42	49		statutory citation; providing an effective date; a nd
43	50		declaring an emergency .
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48	55		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
49	56		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 7 0 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -101.6b, is
50	57		amended to read as follows:
51		-	Section 6-101.6b A. For purposes of this section , "teacher":
	58	+	Section 6-101.6b A. For purposes of this section : "teacher"
52	59		1. "Teacher" means the term as defined in para graph 1 of
53	60		Section 1-116 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title; and
54	61		2. "Support employee" means the term as defined in paragr aph 8
55	62		of Section 1-116 of this title.
56	63		B. No school district shall prohibit or take disciplinary
57	64		action against teachers or support employees for:
58		-	1. Disclosing public information to correct what the teac her or
59		-	support employee reasonably believes evidences a violation of the
60		-	Oklahoma Constitution or law or a rule promulgated pursuant to law;
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	92	+	1. Disclosing public information to correct what the teac her or
	93	+	support employee reasonably believes evidences a violation of the
	94	+	Oklahoma Constitution or law or a rule promulgated pursuant to law;
87	95		2. Reporting a violation of t he Oklahoma Constitution or state
88	96		or federal law; or
89	97		3. Taking any of the above acti ons without giving prior notice
90	98		to the teacher's or support employee's supervisor or anyone else in
91	99		the teacher's relevant chain of command.
92	100		C. For the purposes of this s ection, "reporting" means
93	101		providing a spoken or written account to a supervising teac her,
94	102		administrator, school board member, representative from the State
95	103		Department of Education, law enforcement official, district
96	104		attorney, and/or parent or legal guardia n of a student directly
97	105		impacted by the actions.
98	106		D. Each school district shall promi nently post or publish a
99	107		copy of this section of law in locations where it can reasonably be
100	108		expected to come to the attention of all teachers and support
101	109		employees.
102	110		E. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow a
103	111		teacher or support employee to violate students' or parents' rights
104	112		to confidentiality and protection under the Family Educational
105	113		Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).
106	114		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
107		-	SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
108		-	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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137		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 6th day of March, 2023.
	142	+	SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
	143	+	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
	144	+	declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
	145	+	be in full force from and after it s passage and approval.
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	147	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON COMMON EDUCATION, dated 02/21/2023
	148	+	- DO PASS, As Coauthored.