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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 2670 By: Steagall
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to parental rights; amending 25 O.S.
41	41	2021, Section 2003, which relates to parental
42	42	involvement; providing that parent may submit written
43	43	complaint to superintendent; providing that
44	44	superintendent respond within certain amount of time;
45	45	providing that parent may appeal actions; authorizing
46	46	Board of Education to appoint a n investigative
47	47	committee; providing t hat committee respond within
48	48	certain amount of time; providi ng that parent or
49	49	district attorney may file suit for violation ;
50	50	providing relief; and p roviding an effective date .
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58	58	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
59	59	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 2003, is
60	60	amended to read as follows:
61	61	Section 2003. A. The board of education of a school district,
62	62	in consultation with parents, teachers and administrators, shall
63	63	develop and adopt a policy to pr omote the involvement of parents and
64	64	guardians of children enrolled in the schools within the school
65	65	district, including:
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92	92	1. A plan for parent participation in the sch ools which is
93	93	designed to improve parent and teacher cooperation in such areas as
94	94	homework, attendance and discipline;
95	95	2. Procedures by which parents may learn about the course of
96	96	study for their children and review learning materials, including
97	97	the source of any supplemental educational materials;
98	98	3. Procedures by which parents who object to any learning
99	99	material or activity on the basis that it is harmful may withdraw
100	100	their children from the activity or from the class or program in
101	101	which the material is used. Objection to a learning material or
102	102	activity on the basis that it is harmful inc ludes objection to a
103	103	material or activity because it questions beliefs or practices in
104	104	sex, morality or religion;
105	105	4. If a school district offers any sex education curr icula
106	106	pursuant to Section 11 -105.1 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes or
107	107	pursuant to any rules adopted by the State Board of Education,
108	108	procedures to opt out of a school district from providing sex
109	109	education instruction to a child if the child 's parent provides
110	110	written objection to the child 's participation in the sex education
111	111	curricula;
112	112	5. Procedures by which parents will be notified in advance of
113	113	and given the opportunity to withdraw their children from any
114	114	instruction or presentations regarding sexua lity in courses other
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141	141	than formal sex education curricula pursuant to Section 11 -105.1 of
142	142	Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
143	143	6. Procedures by which parents may learn about the nature and
144	144	purpose of clubs and activities that are part of the school
145	145	curriculum, as well as extracurricular clubs and activities that
146	146	have been approved by the schoo l; and
147	147	7. Procedures by which parents may learn about parental rights
148	148	and responsibilities under the laws of this state, including the
149	149	following:
150	150	a. the right to opt out of a sex education curriculum if
151	151	one is provided by the school district,
152	152	b. open enrollment rights,
153	153	c. the right to opt out of assignments pursuant to this
154	154	section,
155	155	d. the right to be exempt from the immunization laws of
156	156	the state pursuant to Section 12 10.192 of Title 70 of
157	157	the Oklahoma Statutes,
158	158	e. the promotion requirements prescribed in Section
159	159	1210.508E of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
160	160	f. the minimum course of study and competency
161	161	requirements for graduation from high school
162	162	prescribed in Sectio n 11-103.6 of Title 70 of the
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190	190	g. the right to opt out of instruction on the acquired
191	191	immune deficiency syndrome pursuant to Section 11 -
192	192	103.3 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
193	193	h. the right to review test results,
194	194	i. the right to participate in gifted programs pursuant
195	195	to Sections 1210.301 through 1210.308 of Title 70 of
196	196	the Oklahoma Statutes,
197	197	j. the right to inspect instructional materials used in
198	198	connection with any research or experimentation
199	199	program or project pursuant to Section 11 -106 of Title
200	200	70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
201	201	k. the right to receive a school report card,
202	202	l. the attendance requirements prescribed in Section 10 -
203	203	106 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
204	204	m. the right to public review of courses of study and
205	205	textbooks,
206	206	n. the right to be excused from school attendance for
207	207	religious purposes,
208	208	o. policies related to parental involvement pursuant to
209	209	this section,
210	210	p. the right to participate in parent -teacher
211	211	associations and organizations that are sanctioned by
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239	239	q. the right to opt out of any data collection instrume nt
240	240	at the district level that would capture data for
241	241	inclusion in the state longitudinal student data
242	242	system except what is necessary and essential for
243	243	establishing a student's public school record.
244	244	B. The board of education of a school district may adopt a
245	245	policy to provide to parents the information required by this
246	246	section in an electronic form.
247	247	C. A parent shall submit a written request for information
248	248	pursuant to this section during regular business hours to either the
249	249	school principal at the school site or the superintendent of the
250	250	school district at the office of the school district. Within ten
251	251	(10) days of receiving the request for information, the school
252	252	principal or the superintendent of the school district shall either
253	253	deliver the requested inf ormation to the parent or submit to the
254	254	parent a written explanation of the reasons for the denial of the
255	255	requested information. If the request for information is deni ed or
256	256	the parent does not receive the requested information within fifteen
257	257	(15) days after submitting the request for information, the parent
258	258	may submit a written request for the information to the board of
259	259	education of a school district, which shall forma lly consider the
260	260	request at the next scheduled public meeting of the board if the
261	261	request can be properly noticed on the agenda. If the request
262	262	cannot be properly noticed on the agenda, the board of education of
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289	289	a school district shall formally consider t he request at the next
290	290	subsequent public meeting of the board.
291	291	D. A parent may submit a written complaint detailing any
292	292	violation of this section to the superintendent of th e school
293	293	district. The parent shall be entitled to a meeting with the
294	294	superintendent to discuss the complaint if desired by the parent.
295	295	The superintendent shall investi gate the complaint and respond to
296	296	the parent in writing within fourteen (14) days after receiving the
297	297	complaint describing the actions the superintendent shall take to
298	298	remedy the complaint.
299	299	E. A parent may appeal the actions of the superintendent to the
300	300	Board of Education by submitting a written complaint detailing the
301	301	violation and a description of why the superintendent's response
302	302	failed to remedy the complaint. The Board of Education shall
303	303	appoint a committee to investigate any such complaints. The
304	304	committee shall meet with the parent to discuss the complaint.
305	305	Within thirty (30) days of receiving the complaint, the committee
306	306	shall submit a recommended response and propos ed steps to remedy the
307	307	complaint to the Board for action by the Board at the next regularly
308	308	scheduled meeting.
309	309	F. If the Board's action does not remedy a complaint, a parent
310	310	or a district attorney with jurisdiction over the school district
311	311	may file suit and assert a violation of this section as a claim
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339	339	G. A parent or district attorney that successfully asserts a
340	340	claim may recover:
341	341	1. declaratory relief;
342	342	2. injunctive relief to prevent or remedy a violation of this
343	343	section or the effects of such a violation;
344	344	3. reasonable attorneys ' fees and costs; and
345	345	4. any other appropriate relief.
346	346	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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