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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 7, 2023
AS AMENDED
SENATE BILL NO. 429 By: Montgomery of the Senate
and
Caldwell (Trey) of the
House
An Act relating to students; allowing a s tudent
enrolled in certain school to wear tribal regalia on
school property or at certain fu nctions; clarifying
authority of certain personnel to regulate student
behavior pursuant to certain act; allowing a student
enrolled in certain institution to wea r tribal
regalia on campus or at certain fu nctions; allowing
adoption of certain policy; defining term; 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 24-160 of Title 70, unless there
is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
A. 1. A student enrolled in a public school district, a public
charter school, or a technology center school may wear tribal
regalia on school property or at any school function , whether it is
held at a public or private location .
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2. Nothing in this subsection shall limit or alter the
authority of school personnel to regulate student behavior pursuant
to the School Safety and Bullying Prevention Act.
B. A student enrolled in an institution within The Oklahoma
State System of Higher Education may wear tribal regalia on the
institution’s campus or at any institution f unction, whether it is
held at a public or private lo cation.
C. A school district board of education, a governing board of a
charter school, a governing board of a technology center school , or
the board of regents of an institution within The Oklahoma State
System of Higher Education may adopt a policy pursuant to the
provisions of this section, which may specify the characteristics of
any garment, jewelry, other adorn ment, or object that the school or
institution finds will endanger the safety o f a student or others or
interfere with the learning environment if worn by a student during
a specified activity.
D. For the purposes of this section, “tribal regalia” means
traditional garments, jewelry, other adornments such as an eagle
feather, an eagle plume, a beaded cap , a stole, or similar objects
of cultural significance worn by members of a federally recognized
Indian tribe or the tribe of another country. Tribal regalia does
not include any firearm or other weapon. Tribal regalia does not
include any object that is otherwise prohibited by fed eral law,
except in compliance with an appropriate federal permit.
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SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health , or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by r eason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its pass age and approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
February 7, 2023 - DO PASS AS AMENDED