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32		-	ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 1677 By: Daniels of the Senate
	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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	35	+	ENGROSSED SENATE
	36	+	BILL NO. 1677 By: Daniels, Pederson, and
	37	+	Bullard of the Senate
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50		-	AUTHOR: Add the following House Coauthor: Hill
	57	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
	58	+	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
	59	+	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-8-113 of Title 10A, unless
	60	+	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
	61	+	A. The Department of Human Se rvices shall not:
	62	+	1. Require, as a condition for eligibility to foster or adopt,
	63	+	any current or prospective adoptive or fost er parent to affirm,
	64	+	accept, or support any government policy regarding sexual
	65	+	orientation or gender identity that conflicts with t he parent’s
	66	+	sincerely held religious or moral beliefs;
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52		-	AUTHOR: Add the following Senate Coauthors: Pederson and Bullard
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56		-	Passed the House of Repr esentatives the 23rd day of April, 2024.
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64		-	Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2024.
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97		-	BILL NO. 1677 By: Daniels of the Senate
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114		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
115		-	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
116		-	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-8-113 of Title 10A, unless
117		-	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
118		-	A. The Department of Human Se rvices shall not:
119		-	1. Require, as a condition for eligibility to foster or adopt,
120		-	any current or prospective adoptive or fo ster parent to affirm,
121		-	accept, or support any government policy regarding sexual
122		-	orientation or gender identity that conflicts with t he parent’s
123		-	sincerely held religious or moral beliefs;
124	94		2. Deny a current or prospective adoptive or foster parent any
125	95		authorization necessary to be eligible to foster or adopt based, in
126	96		whole or in part, upon the parent ’s sincerely held religious or
127	97		moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender identity; or
	98	+	3. Establish or enforce any standard, rule, or policy that
	99	+	precludes consideration of a current or prospective adoptive or
	100	+	foster parent for any particular placement based, in whole or in
	101	+	part, upon the parent’s sincerely held religious or moral beliefs
	102	+	regarding sexual orientation or gender identity. Such beliefs sh all
	103	+	not create a presumption that any particular placement is contrary
	104	+	to the best interest of the child.
	105	+	B. Nothing in this secti on shall:
	106	+	1. Preclude the Department from taking into account the
	107	+	religious or moral beliefs of a particular adoptive or fos ter child,
	108	+	or his or her family of origin, when determining the most
	109	+	appropriate placement f or the child; or
	110	+	2. Be construed to pr ohibit the Department from making, or
	111	+	relieve the Department of its duty to make, individual placements
	112	+	consistent with the b est interests of the child as otherwise
	113	+	required by law.
	114	+	C. A current or prospective adoptive or foster parent aggrieved
	115	+	by a violation of this section may raise a claim in a judicial or
	116	+	administrative proceeding and seek injunctive relief, compensatory
	117	+	damages, reasonable attorney fees , or other appropriate relief .
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154		-	3. Establish or enforce any standard, rule, or policy that
155		-	precludes consideration of a current or prospective adoptive or
156		-	foster parent for any particular placement based, in whole or in
157		-	part, upon the parent’s sincerely held religious or moral beliefs
158		-	regarding sexual orientation or gender identity. Such beliefs shall
159		-	not create a presumption that any particular placement is contrary
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161		-	B. Nothing in this secti on shall:
162		-	1. Preclude the Department from taking into account the
163		-	religious or moral beliefs of a particular adoptive or f oster child,
164		-	or his or her family of origin, when determining the most
165		-	appropriate placement f or the child; or
166		-	2. Be construed to pr ohibit the Department from making, or
167		-	relieve the Department of its duty to make, individual placements
168		-	consistent with the best interests of the child as otherwise
169		-	required by law.
170		-	C. A current or prospective adoptive or foster parent aggrieved
171		-	by a violation of this section may raise a claim in a judicial or
172		-	administrative proceeding and seek injunctive relief, compensatory
173		-	damages, reasonable attorney fees , or other appropriate relief .
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201		-	Passed the Senate the 12th day of March, 2024.
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	147	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON STATE POWERS, dated 04/04/2024 -
	148	+	DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.