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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (202 4)
HOUSE BILL 3277 By: Baker
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to schools; creating the Student
Digital Safety and Awareness Act; directing boards of
education to adopt and i mplement digital safety
policies; listing components to address in digital
safety policy; requiring data privacy and protection
measures and transparency in data collection ;
mandating schools to report annually on the digital
safety policy effectiveness; directing the State
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services to oversee and ensure compliance with act;
providing for penalties for noncompliant schools;
directing Legislature to appropr iate funds to
implement act; 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 24-100.9 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Student
Digital Safety and A wareness Act".
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B. Public school boards of education shall adopt and implement
digital safety policies to enhance digital safety me asures at
school. The policies shall address the following key components:
1. Filtering and monitoring, which shall include implementation
of real-time filtering and monitoring of internet content accessed
by students to block harmful and inappropriate m aterial, as well as
to identify potential safety threats;
2. Cyberbullying detection, which shall utilize digital safety
solutions to detect and prevent cyberbullying incidents by
monitoring digital communications and onli ne interactions for signs
of bullying or harassment;
3. Self-harm and suicide prevention, which shall deploy
monitoring features that identify online content related to self -
harm or suicide, and enable timely intervention and support for at -
risk students;
4. Threat alerts, which shall identify potentially dangerous
activities or discussions online, and help to prevent school
violence and harm to students ; and
5. Monitoring student online behavior, which shall employ
digital safety solutions to monitor an d report online behavior of
students while safeguarding their privacy. The monitoring shall
focus on identifying potential risks, cyberbullying, self -harm
content, and dangerous activities. The monitoring shall be conducted
in English and Spanish.
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C. The digital safety policies adopted and implemented pursuant
to subsection B of this section shall:
1. Ensure there is strict data privacy and protection measures
in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Personally
identifiable information of students shall be safeguarded;
2. Incorporate transparent processes for collecting and using
data with informed consent from parents or guardians of students.
The school shall clearly communicate how data is collected and
utilized for digital safety pu rposes; and
3. Provide parents with the option to manage their student's
online activity while using school -issued devices at home.
D. Public schools shall annually report to the Department of
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services on the effectiveness of
digital safety solutions in enhancing digital safety, including data
on incidents prevented, interventions made, and the i mpact on
student well-being.
E. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
shall oversee and ensure compliance with the Student Digital Safety
and Awareness Act, including adherence to digital safety and privacy
standards. Non-compliant schools may face penalties and t he loss of
state funding.
F. The Legislature shall appropriate funds to support schools
and the Department in implementing the Student Digital Safety and
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Awareness Act, ensuring that adequate funding is available for the
adoption and effective use of digital sa fety policies.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its pas sage and approval.
59-2-9394 EK 01/10/24