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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 3277 By: Baker
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
[ schools – boards of education – policies – platform
– date collection - report – website – State
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services – compliance – codification – effective
date - 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".
B. Subject to the availability of funds , public school boards
of education shall adopt and implement di gital safety policies to
enhance digital safet y measures at school and utilize the vendor
selected pursuant to subsection E of this section to provide a
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digital monitoring platform to ensure complian ce. 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 stude nts; 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 protecti on 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 school districts shall annually report to the
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services on the
effectiveness of digital safety solutions in enha ncing digital
safety, including data on incidents prevented, interventions made,
and the impact on student well-being. Each school district's annual
report shall be published on the Departme nt's website for public
access.
E. Subject to the availability of funds, the Department shall
issue a request for proposal to select a vendor which will develop
and implement the digital platform to be used by all public schools
to adhere to the requirements of the Student Digital Safet y and
Awareness Act. The Department shall oversee the selected vendor to
ensure it is capable of meeting the requirements of th e Student
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Digital Safety and Awareness Act, the request for proposal
application, and any Department poli cies established to implement
the Act, including all data components, digital safety , and privacy
standards. The Department shall ensure all public schools comply
with the Student Digital Safety and Awareness Act, including
reviewing the schools' adopted policies and procedures and ensuring
adherence to digital safety and privacy standards and utilization of
the selected vendor.
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 i s 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.
59-2-10618 JM 02/29/24