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31	28		STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33	30		2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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35	32		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
36	33		FOR
37	34		HOUSE BILL NO. 3120 By: Williams
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45	42		An Act relating to sex education; amending 25 O.S.
46	43		2021, Section 2003, which relates to the Parents'
47	44		Bill of Rights; providing for parental opt in for
48	45		child to participate in sex education; providing for
49	46		parental notification of school choice options;
50	47		providing for parental opt in for ce rtain
51	48		instruction; permitting parental appeal of c ertain
52	49		information request denial; directing State Board of
53	50		Education to establish standard appeals process;
54	51		requiring accreditation deficiency if school is not
55	52		in compliance; definin g terms; establishing school
56	53		policy prohibiting certain pronouns; providing
57	54		exceptions for certain disorders; banning requirement
58	55		of using certain preferred personal title or
59	56		pronouns; requiring student school records to comply
60	57		with certain policy; prescribing punishment for
61	58		changing certain student records ; directing boards of
62	59		education to adopt certain parental notification
63	60		procedures; prohibiting adoption of certain
64	61		procedures to discourage parental notification;
65	62		banning instruction on sexual orientation or sexual
66	63		identity; providing exception; re quiring instruction
67	64		to be age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate;
68	65		prescribing student s upport services training to
69	66		adhere to certain guidelines; mandating annual
70	67		notification of health care services; providing for
71	68		parental option to consent or withhold consent;
72	69		requiring parental permission before administering
73	70		certain student questionnaire or form ; establishing
74	71		process to address parental concerns; authorizing
75	72		parent to file civil action; providing for award of
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103		-	damages and other costs and fees; directing school
104		-	district to publish certain policies on its website;
105	101		amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11 -103.3, which
106	102		relates to AIDS prevention education; prohibiting
107	103		student from participating in AIDS education without
108	104		parental permission; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section
109	105		11-105.1, which relates to sex education; striking
110	106		information to be included in curr iculum; deleting
111	107		definition for consent; barring student from
112	108		participating in sex education without parental
113	109		permission; directing certain curriculum and
114	110		materials to be approved annually by the board of
115	111		education; requiring certain concepts and ideas to be
116	112		taught in sex education; prohibiting inclusion of
117	113		certain concepts and ideas in sex education
118	114		instruction; directing certain concepts in sex
119	115		education to be emphasized; prescribing who can teach
120	116		sex education programs; disallowing other
121	117		organizations from providing sex education; directing
122	118		certain coordination between the De partment of
123	119		Education and State Text book Committee; requiring
124	120		State Textbook Committee to provide instructional
125	121		material guidelines; directing board of education to
126	122		review and revise certain policies and proce dures;
127	123		mandating State Board of Education to co nsider
128	124		certain compliance when reviewing school
129	125		accreditation; providing for codification; providing
130	126		an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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135	131		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
136	132		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 2003, is
137	133		amended to read as follows:
138	134		Section 2003. A. The board of education of a s chool district,
139	135		in consultation with parents and guardians, teachers and
140	136		administrators, shall develop and adopt a policy to promote the
141	137		involvement of parents and guardians of children enrolled in the
142	138		schools within the school district, including:
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170	165		1. A plan for parent or guardian participation in the schools
171	166		which is designed to improve parent or guardian and teacher
172	167		cooperation in such areas such as homework, attendance , and
173	168		discipline;
174	169		2. Procedures by which parents or guardians may learn about the
175	170		course of study for their children and review learning materials,
176	171		including the source of any supplemental educational materials;
177	172		3. Procedures by which parents or guardians who object to any
178	173		learning material or activity on the basis that it is harmful may
179	174		withdraw their children from the activity or from the class or
180	175		program in which the material is used. Objection to a learning
181	176		material or activity on the basis that it is harmful inclu des
182	177		objection to a material or activity because it questions beliefs or
183	178		practices in sex, morality or religion;
184	179		4. If a school district offers any sex education curricula
185	180		pursuant to Section 11 -105.1 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes or
186	181		pursuant to any rules adopted by the State Board of Education,
187	182		procedures to opt out of in to a school district from providing
188	183		district's sex education instruction to a child if the child's
189	184		parent or guardian provides written objection to permission for the
190	185		child's participation child to participate in the sex education
191	186		curricula;
192	187		5. Procedures by which parents or guardians will be notified in
193	188		advance of and given the opportunity to withdraw their children from
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221	215		any instruction or presentations regarding sexuality in cour ses
222	216		other than formal sex education curricula p ursuant to Section 11-
223	217		105.1 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
224	218		6. Procedures by which parents or guardians may learn about the
225	219		nature and purpose of clubs and activities that are part of the
226	220		school curriculum, as well as extracurricular clubs and activities
227	221		that have been approved by the school; and
228	222		7. Procedures by which parents or guardians may learn about
229	223		parental rights and responsibilities under the laws of this state,
230	224		including the following:
231	225		a. the right to opt out of in to a sex education
232	226		curriculum if one is provided by the school district,
233	227		b. open enrollment rights and school choice options,
234	228		c. the right to opt out of assignments pursuant to this
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236	230		d. the right to be exempt from the immuniz ation laws of
237	231		the state pursuant to Section 1210.192 of Title 70 of
238	232		the Oklahoma Statutes,
239	233		e. the promotion requirements prescribed in Section
240	234		1210.508E of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
241	235		f. the minimum course of study and competency
242	236		requirements for graduation from high school
243	237		prescribed in Section 11 -103.6 of Title 70 of the
244	238		Oklahoma Statutes,
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272	265		g. the right to opt out of in to instruction on the
273	266		acquired immune deficiency syndrome pursuant to
274	267		Section 11-103.3 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
275	268		h. the right to review test results,
276	269		i. the right to participate in gifted pr ograms pursuant
277	270		to Sections 1210.301 through 1210.308 of Title 70 of
278	271		the Oklahoma Statutes,
279	272		j. the right to inspect instructional materials used in
280	273		connection with any research or exper imentation
281	274		program or project pursuant to Section 11 -106 of Title
282	275		70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
283	276		k. the right to receive a school report card,
284	277		l. the attendance requirements prescribed in Section 10 -
285	278		106 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
286	279		m. the right to public review of courses of study and
287	280		textbooks,
288	281		n. the right to be excu sed from school attendance for
289	282		religious purposes,
290	283		o. policies related to parental involvement pursuant to
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292	285		p. the right to participate in parent -teacher
293	286		associations and organizations that are sanctioned by
294	287		the board of education of a school district, and
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322	314		q. the right to opt out of any data collection instrument
323	315		at the district level that would capture data for
324	316		inclusion in the state longitudinal student data
325	317		system except what is necessary and essential for
326	318		establishing a student 's public school record.
327	319		B. The board of education of a school district may adopt a
328	320		policy to provide to parents and guardians the information required
329	321		by this section in an electronic form.
330	322		C. A parent or guardian shall submit a written request for
331	323		information pursuant to this section during regular business hours
332	324		to either the school principal at the school site or the
333	325		superintendent of the school district at the office of the school
334	326		district. Within ten (10) days of receiving the request for
335	327		information, the schoo l principal or the superintendent of the
336	328		school district shall either deliver the requested information to
337	329		the parent or guardian or submit to the parent or guardian a written
338	330		explanation of the reasons for the denial of the requested
339	331		information. If the request for information is denied or the parent
340	332		or guardian does not receive the requested information within
341	333		fifteen (15) days after submitting the request for information, the
342	334		parent or guardian may submit a written request for the information
343	335		to the board of education of a school district, which shall formally
344	336		consider the request at the next scheduled public meeting of the
345	337		board if the request can be prope rly noticed on the agenda. If the
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373	364		request cannot be properly noticed on the agenda, the board of
374	365		education of a school district shall formally consider the request
375	366		at the next subsequent public meeting of the board. A parent or
376	367		guardian may appeal a denial of request for informatio n to the State
377	368		Board of Education through a standard appeals process es tablished by
378	369		the Board. If a school is determined to be out of compliance with
379	370		this section, the school shall be given a deficiency in its
380	371		accreditation.
381	372		SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
382	373		in the Oklahoma Statut es as Section 1-126 of Title 70, unless there
383	374		is created a duplication in numbering, rea ds as follows:
384	375		As used in Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes :
385	376		1. "Father" means the male parent o f a child or children;
386	377		2. "Female" means a natural person whose biolog ical
387	378		reproductive system is developed to produce ova;
388	379		3. "Male" means a natural person whose biological reproductive
389	380		system is developed to fertilize the ova of a female;
390	381		4. "Man" or "boy" means a natural person who is male;
391	382		5. "Mother" means the female parent of a child or children;
392	383		6. "Natural person" means a person as defined in paragraph 7 of
393	384		this section, except for bodies politic or corporate;
394	385		7. "Person", except when used by way of contrast, includes not
395	386		only human beings, but bodies politic or corporate;
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423	413		8. "Sex" means the classification of a person as either female
424	414		or male based on the organization of the body of the person for a
425	415		specific reproductive role, as indicated by the person's sex
426	416		chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, and int ernal and
427	417		external genitalia present at birth. The term "gender" shall be
428	418		synonymous with the term "sex" as defined in this paragraph; and
429	419		9. "Woman" or "girl" means a natural person who is female.
430	420		SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
431	421		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-127 of Title 70, unless there
432	422		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
433	423		A. It shall be the policy of every p ublic school or charter
434	424		school that is provided or authorized by the Oklahoma Constitution
435	425		and state laws that a person's sex is an immutable biological trait
436	426		and that it is false to ascribe to a person a pronoun that does not
437	427		correspond to the person's sex. This section shall not apply to
438	428		individuals born with a genetically or biochemically verifiable
439	429		disorder of sex development, including, but not limited to, 46, XX
440	430		disorder of sex development; 46, XY disorder of sex development; sex
441	431		chromosome disorder of sex development; XX or XY sex reversal; and
442	432		ovotesticular disorder.
443	433		B. An employee, contractor, or student of a pub lic school or
444	434		charter school shall not be required, as a condition of employment ,
445	435		enrollment, or participation in any program, to refer t o another
446	436		person using that person 's preferred personal title or pronou ns if
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474	463		the personal title or pronouns do not correspond to that person 's
475	464		sex.
476	465		C. An employee or contr actor of a public school or charter
477	466		school shall not provide to a student his or her preferred personal
478	467		title or pronouns if the preferred personal title o r pronouns do not
479	468		correspond to that person's sex.
480	469		D. A student shall not be asked by an employee or contractor of
481	470		a public school or charter school to provide his or her preferred
482	471		personal title or pronouns or be penalized or subjected to adverse
483	472		or discriminatory treatment for not providing his or her preferred
484	473		personal title or pronouns.
485	474		E. Public school and charter school records regarding a
486	475		student's sex shall always comply with subsection A of this section,
487	476		and the definition of the word sex defined in paragraph 8 of Section
488	477		2 of this act. Any person who changes a student's records described
489	478		under this subsection not in compliance with subsection A of this
490	479		section and Section 2 of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
491	480		pursuant to Section 587 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
492	481		SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
493	482		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-128 of Title 70, unless there
494	483		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
495	484		A. In accordance with the Parents' Bill of Rights enumerated in
496	485		Sections 2002 and 2003 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes, school
497	486		district boards of education shall adopt procedures for notifying a
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526	514		services or monitoring related to the student's mental, emotional,
527	515		or physical health or well-being and the school's ability to provide
528	516		a safe and supportive learning environment for the student. The
529	517		procedures shall reinforce the fundamental right of parents or
530	518		guardians to make decisions regarding the upbringing and control of
531	519		their children by requiring school personnel to encourage a student
532	520		to discuss issues related to his or her well-being with his or her
533	521		parent or guardian or to facilitate discussion of the issue with the
534	522		parent or guardian. The procedures shall not prohibit parents or
535	523		guardians from accessing any of their student's education and health
536	524		records created, maintained, or used by the school district, as
537	525		required by Section 2002 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
538	526		B. A school district shall not adopt procedures or student
539	527		support forms that prohibit school district personnel from notifying
540	528		a parent or guardian about his or her student's mental, emotional,
541	529		or physical health or well-being, or a change in related services or
542	530		monitoring, or that encourage or have the effect of encouraging a
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544	532		School district personnel shall not discourage or prohibit parental
545	533		or guardian notification of and involvement in critical decisions
546	534		affecting a student's mental, emotional, or physical health or well-
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575	562		C. Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties
576	563		in schools and charter schools on sexual orientation or sexual
577	564		identity shall not occur in prekindergarten through grade twelve,
578	565		except when required by Section 11-103.3 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma
579	566		Statutes. The instruction shall be age-appropriate or
580	567		developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state
581	568		standards and statutes.
582	569		D. Student support services training developed or provided by a
583	570		school district to school district personnel shall adhere to student
584	571		services guidelines, standards, and frameworks established by the
585	572		State Department of Education.
586	573		E. At the beginning of the school year, each school district
587	574		shall notify parents or guardians of each health care service
588	575		offered at their student's school and the option to withhold consent
589	576		or decline any specific service in accordance with Section 2002 of
590	577		Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Consent to a health care service
591	578		shall not waive the parent's or guardian's right to access his or
592	579		her student's educational or health records or to be notified about
593	580		a change in his or her student's services or monitoring as provided
594	581		by this section.
595	582		F. Before administering a student well-being questionnaire or
596	583		health screening form to a student in kindergarten through grade
597	584		three, the school district shall provide the questionnaire or health
598	585		screening form to the parent or guardian and obtain the permission
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626	612		of the parent or guardian. Each school district shall adopt
627	613		procedures for a parent or guardian to notify the principal, or his
628	614		or her designee, regarding concerns under this section at his or her
629	615		student's school and the process for resolving those concerns within
630	616		seven (7) calendar days after notification by the parent or
631	617		guardian.
632	618		1. At a minimum, the procedures shall require that within thirty
633	619		(30) days after notification by the parent or guardian that the
634	620		concern remains unresolved, the school district shall either resolve
635	621		the concern or provide a statement of the reasons for not resolving
636	622		the concern.
637	623		2. If a concern is not resolved by the school district, a parent
638	624		or guardian may file a civil action in court against the school
639	625		district to obtain a declaratory judgment that the school district
640	626		procedure or practice violates this section and seek injunctive
641	627		relief. A court may award damages and shall award reasonable
642	628		attorney fees and court costs to a parent who receives declaratory or
643	629		injunctive relief.
644	630		G. Each school district shall adopt and post on its website, in
645	631		an obvious place on the front page, policies to notify parents or
646	632		guardians of the procedures required by this section.
647	633		SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-103.3, is
648	634		amended to read as follows:
649	635
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676	661		Section 11-103.3 A. Acquired immune d eficiency syndrome (AIDS)
677	662		prevention education shall be taught in the public schools of this
678	663		state. AIDS prevention education shall be limited to the discussion
679	664		of the disease AIDS and its spread and prevention. Students shall
680	665		receive such the education:
681	666		1. at At the option of the local school district, a minimum of
682	667		once during the period from grade five through grade six;
683	668		2. a A minimum of once during the period from grade seven
684	669		through grade nine; and
685	670		3. a A minimum of once during the period from gra de ten through
686	671		grade twelve.
687	672		B. The State Department of Education sh all develop curriculum
688	673		and materials for AIDS prevention education in conjunction with the
689	674		State Department of Health. A school district may also develop its
690	675		own AIDS prevention educatio n curriculum and materials. Any
691	676		curriculum and materials developed f or use in the public schools
692	677		shall be approved for medical accurac y by the State Department of
693	678		Health and in compliance with Section 11 -105.1 of this title. A
694	679		school district may use any curriculum and materials which have been
695	680		developed and approved purs uant to this subsection.
696	681		C. School districts shall make the curri culum and materials
697	682		that will be used to teach AIDS preve ntion education available for
698	683		inspection by the parents and guar dians of the students that will be
699	684		involved with the curriculum and m aterials. Furthermore, the
700	685
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727	711		curriculum must shall be limited in time frame to deal only with
728	712		factual medical information for AIDS prevention. The school
729	713		districts, at least one (1) month prior to teaching AIDS prevention
730	714		education in any classroom, shall conduct for the parents and
731	715		guardians of the students involved dur ing weekend and evening hours
732	716		at least one presentation concern ing the curriculum and materials
733	717		that will be used for such the education. No student shall be
734	718		required to participate in AIDS prevention education if a parent or
735	719		guardian of the student objec ts in writing to such participation and
736	720		shall have written permission from a parent or guardian to
737	721		participate.
738	722		D. AIDS prevention education shall specifically teach students
739	723		that:
740	724		1. engaging Engaging in homosexual activity, promiscuous sexual
741	725		activity, intravenous drug use or contact with contaminated blood
742	726		products is now known to be primarily responsible for contact wi th
743	727		the AIDS virus;
744	728		2. avoiding Avoiding the activities specified in paragraph 1 of
745	729		this subsection is the only method of preventing th e spread of the
746	730		virus; and
747	731		3. sexual Sexual intercourse, with or without condoms, with any
748	732		person testing positive for h uman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
749	733		antibodies, or any other person inf ected with HIV, places that
750	734		individual in a high risk category for developing AIDS.
751	735
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778	761		E. The program of AIDS prevention education shall teach that
779	762		abstinence from sexual activity is the on ly certain means for the
780	763		prevention of the spread or contraction of the AIDS virus through
781	764		sexual contact. It shall also teach that ar tificial means of birth
782	765		control are not a certain means of preventing the spread of the AIDS
783	766		virus and reliance on such those methods puts a person at risk for
784	767		exposure to the disease.
785	768		F. The State Department of Health and the State Department of
786	769		Education shall update AIDS education curriculum material as newly
787	770		discovered medical facts make it necessary.
788	771		SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11 -105.1, is
789	772		amended to read as follows:
790	773		Section 11-105.1 A. All curriculum and m aterials including
791	774		supplementary materials which will be used to teach or will be used
792	775		for or in connection with a sex ed ucation class or program which is
793	776		designed for the exclusive purpose of discussing sexual behavior or
794	777		attitudes, or any test, survey , or questionnaire whose primary
795	778		purpose is to elicit responses on sexual behavior or attitudes shall
796	779		be available through t he superintendent or a designee of the school
797	780		district for inspection by parents and guardians of the student who
798	781		will be involved with the class, program or test, survey, or
799	782		questionnaire. Such curriculum, materials, classes, programs,
800	783		tests, surveys or questionnaires shall include information ab out
801	784		consent and shall have as one of its primary purposes the teaching
802	785
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829	811		of or informing stude nts about the practice of abstinence. For the
830	812		purposes of this section, "consent" shall have the same meaning as
831	813		that provided by Section 113 of Title 21 of the Ok lahoma Statutes.
832	814		The superintendent or a designee of the school district shall
833	815		provide prior written notification to the parents or guardians of
834	816		the students involved of their right to inspect the curriculum and
835	817		material and of their obligation to notify the school in writing if
836	818		they do not want their child to participate in the class, program,
837	819		test, survey, or questionnaire. Each local board of education shall
838	820		determine the means of providing written notificatio n to the parents
839	821		and guardian guardians which will ensure effective notice in an
840	822		efficient and appropriate manner. No student shall be required to
841	823		participate in a sex education class or program which discusses
842	824		sexual behavior or attitudes if unless a parent or guardian of the
843	825		student objects provides permission in writing to such the
844	826		participation. If the type of program referred to in this section
845	827		is a part of or is taught during a credit course, a student may be
846	828		required to enroll in the course but shall not be required to
847	829		receive instruction in or participate in the pr ogram if unless a
848	830		parent or guardian objects provides permission in writing.
849	831		B. The superintendent or a designee of a school district in
850	832		which sex education is taught or a program is offered which is
851	833		designed for the exclusive purpose of discussing sexual behavior or
852	834		attitudes shall approve all All curriculum and materials which will
853	835
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880	861		be used for such education and any test, survey or questionnaire
881	862		whose primary purpose is to elicit responses on sex ual behavior or
882	863		attitudes used in the school prior to their use in the classroom or
883	864		school. The teacher i nvolved in the class, pr ogram, testing or
884	865		survey shall submit the curriculum, materials, tests or surveys to
885	866		the superintendent or a designee for appr oval prior to their use in
886	867		the classroom or school. This s ection shall not apply to those
887	868		students enrolled in classes, programs, testings or surveys offered
888	869		through an alternative education program to teach sex education,
889	870		reproductive health, or any disease, including acquired immune
890	871		deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human immunodeficiency vir us (HIV),
891	872		its symptoms, development, and treatment as part of the course
892	873		referenced in this section and education referenced in Section 11-
893	874		103.3 of this title, shall be annually approved by a school district
894	875		board of education in a public meeting in compliance with the
895	876		Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
896	877		C. Throughout instruction in sex education, AIDS or HIV,
897	878		sexually transmitted diseases, or health education, when the
898	879		instruction and course material contain instruction in human
899	880		sexuality, a school shall:
900	881		1. Classify males and females as provided in Section 2 of this
901	882		act and teach that biological males impregnate biological females by
902	883		fertilizing the female egg with male sperm; that the female then
903	884
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930	910		gestates the offspring; and that these reproductive roles are
931	911		binary, stable, and unchangeable;
932	912		2. Teach abstinence from sexual activity outside of marriage as
933	913		the expected standard for all school-age students while teaching the
934	914		benefits of monogamous heterosexual marriage;
935	915		3. Emphasize that abstinence from sexual activity is the only
936	916		certain way to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy, sexually transmitted
937	917		diseases including AIDS, and other associated health problems;
938	918		4. Teach that each student has the power to control personal
939	919		behavior and encourage students to base actions on reasoning, self-
940	920		esteem, and respect for others;
941	921		5. Provide instruction and material that is appropriate for the
942	922		grade and age of the student ; and
943	923		6. Teach that sexual identity and sexual expression is within
944	924		the binary concept of male and female, and emphasize the biological
945	925		basis of sex.
946	926		D. Instruction concerning sex education, AIDS, sexually
947	927		transmitted diseases, or health education, when the instruction and
948	928		course material contain instruction in human sexuality, shall not
949	929		contain:
950	930		1. Advocacy of sexual activity outside of marriage;
951	931		2. Advocacy of any form of sexual activity that deviates from
952	932		the understanding of sexual norms within a traditional family
953	933		structure;
954	934
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981	960		3. Information about contraceptive methods without emphasizing
982	961		their potential risks and failure rates;
983	962		4. Endorsement or promotion of non-heterosexual orientations as
984	963		preferable to heterosexual orientations;
985	964		5. Teaching of explicit sexual techniques;
986	965		6. Inclusion of materials that may be considered obscene or
987	966		harmful to minors;
988	967		7. Teaching of gender identity and gender expression outside
989	968		the binary concept of male and female;
990	969		8. Instruction that advocates the pursuit of sexual pleasure
991	970		outside the context of marriage, the use of modern forms of risk
992	971		minimization, the main purpose of sex is pleasure, or the
993	972		exploration of which sexual techniques can be used for more
994	973		pleasure;
995	974		9. Teaching of consent and negotiation skills for sexual
996	975		activity;
997	976		10. Normalization or trivialization of sexually transmitted
998	977		diseases (STDs) with the effect of decreasing their perceived
999	978		seriousness or harm;
1000	979		11. Instruction segmented specifically for the purpose of
1001	980		exploring gender identity or sexual orientation;
1002	981		12. Abortion presented as a safe, reproductive health care
1003	982		choice and right;
1004	983
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1031	1009		13. Language or instruction that would undermine student-parent
1032	1010		relationships, degrade students' opinion of their parents, or
1033	1011		degrade the importance of parental advice or help; and
1034	1012		14. Encouragement for students to seek other help apart from
1035	1013		parents or guardians.
1036	1014		E. Instruction concerning sex education, AIDS, sexually
1037	1015		transmitted diseases, or health education, when the instruction and
1038	1016		course material contain instruction in human sexuality, shall
1039	1017		emphasize:
1040	1018		1. The importance of monogamous, heterosexual relationships
1041	1019		within the context of marriage;
1042	1020		2. The benefits of abstaining from premarital sexual activity;
1043	1021		3. The physical, psychological, and emotional risks and
1044	1022		consequences of engaging in premarital sexual activity;
1045	1023		4. The importance of personal responsibility and self-
1046	1024		discipline;
1047	1025		5. The positive aspects of healthy relationships, including
1048	1026		communication skills, mutual respect, and emotional intimacy;
1049	1027		6. The development of decision-making skills and setting
1050	1028		personal boundaries;
1051	1029		7. The understanding of the potential social, emotional, and
1052	1030		physical consequences of early sexual activity;
1053	1031		8. The biological reproductive function of sex and the healthy
1054	1032		practice of abstinence from the relation until marriage;
1055	1033
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1082	1059		9. Refusal and resistance skills for sexual avoidance;
1083	1060		10. That STDs can cause serious health concerns and can and
1084	1061		should be avoided;
1085	1062		11. Information provided and risk avoidance promoted for all
1086	1063		students, regardless of sexual orientation or sexual identity;
1087	1064		12. That abortion is only legal in the state in cases where the
1088	1065		life of the mother is at risk with reference to the language of the
1089	1066		law, and that it is a practice with physical and emotional risks
1090	1067		with alternatives, including parenting and adoption; and
1091	1068		13. That parental involvement, communication, and authority
1092	1069		shall be upheld or promoted and that family is important whether
1093	1070		biological or adoptive.
1094	1071		F. Sex education programs shall be taught by persons who are
1095	1072		employed by the school district where the sex education takes place
1096	1073		and who hold a standard teaching certification issued by the State
1097	1074		Department of Education.
1098	1075		G. Other organizations, including health departments, shall not
1099	1076		provide sex education instruction in public schools.
1100	1077		SECTION 7. NEW LAW A new sec tion of law to be codified
1101	1078		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sec tion 16-125 of Title 70, unless there
1102	1079		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
1103	1080		A. The State Department of Education shall coordinate with the
1104	1081		State Textbook Committee to ensure the proper review and approval of
1105	1082		sex education instructional materials in accordance with this act.
1106	1083
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1133	1109		B. The State Textbook Committee shall provide guidelines for the
1134	1110		submission of instructional materials to ensure transparency and
1135	1111		public input.
1136	1112		C. Each school district board of education shall review and
1137	1113		revise any current policies and procedures, its sex education
1138	1114		curriculum, parental consent process, and instructor qualifications
1139	1115		to ensure compliance with this act.
1140	1116		D. The State Board of Education shall take compliance with this
1141	1117		act into account when considering the accreditation status of a
1142	1118		public school.
1143	1119		E. The Statewide Charter School Board shall take compliance with
1144	1120		this act into account when implementing Section 3-132.2 of Title 70
1145	1121		of the Oklahoma Statutes.
1146	1122		SECTION 8. This act shall become eff ective July 1, 2024.
1147	1123		SECTION 9. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
1148	1124		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
1149	1125		declared to exist, by reason whereo f this act shall take effect and
1150	1126		be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
1151	1127
1152		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT, dated
1153		-	02/22/2024 - DO PASS, As Amended.
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