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51 | 40 | | An Act relating to school employees; amending 70 O.S. |
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52 | 41 | | 2021, Section 509.11, which relates to equal access |
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53 | 42 | | to employees of a school district; and prohibiting a |
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54 | 43 | | school district from requiring or coercing school |
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55 | 44 | | district employees to take certain actions, |
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56 | 45 | | distributing certain communications or solicitations, |
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57 | 46 | | and permitting access to or use of certain activities |
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58 | 47 | | or equipment. |
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63 | 52 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOP LE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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64 | 53 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 509.11, is |
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65 | 54 | | amended to read as follows: |
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66 | 55 | | Section 509.11. A. No school district, employee of a school |
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67 | 56 | | district, or employee organization shall deny by any mea ns, |
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68 | 57 | | including a collective bargaining agreement, a statewide |
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69 | 58 | | professional educators ’ association equal access to employees of the |
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102 | 90 | | 2. Speaking at in-service or other similar teacher meetings; |
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103 | 91 | | 3. Distributing information in school mail boxes or through the |
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104 | 92 | | school e-mail system; |
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105 | 93 | | 4. Utilizing school district meeting rooms during nonworking |
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106 | 94 | | hours; |
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107 | 95 | | 5. Representing employees in employment matters, when requested |
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108 | 96 | | by the employee; |
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109 | 97 | | 6. Posting information on school district bulletin bo ards; and |
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110 | 98 | | 7. Utilizing school district printing services. |
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111 | 99 | | B. Any association which utilizes school district facilities or |
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112 | 100 | | services shall reimburse the district for any costs incurred by the |
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113 | 101 | | district. |
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114 | 102 | | C. A school district is prohibited from: |
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115 | | - | 1. Requiring or coercing public employees to meet, communicate, |
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116 | | - | listen to, or otherwise interact with an employee organization or |
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117 | | - | other membership association; |
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| 103 | + | 1. Requiring or coercing school district employees to meet, |
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| 104 | + | communicate, listen to, or otherwise interact with an employee |
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| 105 | + | organization or statewide professional educators ’ association; |
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119 | | - | behalf of any employee organization or other membership association; |
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120 | | - | and |
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| 107 | + | behalf of an employee organization or statewide professional |
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| 108 | + | educators’ association; and |
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| 109 | + | 3. Permitting an employee organization or statewide |
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| 110 | + | professional educators ’ association access to or use of the school |
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| 111 | + | district’s meetings, events, facilities, communications systems, |
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| 112 | + | computer systems, equipment, s upplies, or other resources on terms |
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| 113 | + | more favorable than extended to any other employee organization or |
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148 | | - | 3. Permitting an employee organization or other membership |
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149 | | - | association access to or use of the employer's meetings, events, |
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150 | | - | facilities, communica tions systems, computer systems, equipment, |
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151 | | - | supplies, or other resources on terms more favorable than exten ded |
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152 | | - | to any other employee organization or corporation or foreign |
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153 | | - | corporation seeking similar access or use. |
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154 | | - | 4. This section shall not apply to stude nt career events or |
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155 | | - | presentations. |
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| 140 | + | statewide professional educators ’ association seeking similar access |
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| 141 | + | or use. |
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| 142 | + | Passed the Senate the 7th day of March, 2024. |
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