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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
HOUSE BILL 1780 By: Williams
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to school curriculum; amending 70
O.S. 2021, Section 11 -105.1, which relates to sex
education curriculum and materials; prohibiting sex
education classes, programs, tests, surveys, or
questionnaires; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11 -105.1, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 11-105.1 A. All curriculum and materials including
supplementary materials which will be used to teach or will be used
for or in connection with Public schools shall not provide a sex
education class or, program which is designed for the exclusive
purpose of discussing sexual behavior or attitudes, or any , test,
survey, or questionnaire whose primary purpose is to elicit
responses on sexual behavior or attitudes shall be available through
the superintendent or a designee of the school district for
inspection by parents and guardians of the student who will be
involved with the class, program or test, survey or questionnaire.
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Such curriculum, materials, classes, programs, tests, surveys or
questionnaires shall inc lude information about consent and shall
have as one of its primary purposes the teaching of or informing
students about the practice of abstinence. For the purposes of this
section, "consent" shall have the same meaning as that provided by
Section 113 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The
superintendent or a designee of the school district shall provide
prior written notification to the parents or guardians of the
students involved of their right to inspect the curriculum and
material and of their ob ligation to notify the school in writing if
they do not want their child to participate in the class, program,
test, survey or questionnaire. Each local board of education shall
determine the means of providing written notification to the parents
and guardian which will ensure effective notice in an efficient and
appropriate manner. No student shall be required to participate in
a sex education class or program which discusses sexual behavior or
attitudes if a parent or guardian of the student objects in writing
to such participation. If the type of program referred to in this
section is a part of or is taught during a credit course, a student
may be required to enroll in the course but shall not be required to
receive instruction in or participate in the program if a parent or
guardian objects in writing.
B. The superintendent or a designee of a school district in
which sex education is taught or a program is offered which is
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designed for the exclusive purpose of discussing sexual behavior or
attitudes shall approve all curriculum and materials which will be
used for such education and any test, survey or questionnaire whose
primary purpose is to elicit responses on sexual behavior or
attitudes used in the school prior to their use in the classroom or
school. The teacher involved in the class, program, testing or
survey shall submit the curriculum, materials, tests or surveys to
the superintendent or a designee for approval prior to their use in
the classroom or school. This section shall not apply to th ose
students enrolled in classes, programs, testings or surveys offered
through an alternative education program .
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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