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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 1858 By: Bullard
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to public grounds; amending 25 O.S.
66	66	2021, Section 2101, which r elates to display of
67	67	replicas of historical documents on public grounds;
68	68	authorizing state to display certain items on public
69	69	grounds; requiring display of certain monument;
70	70	requiring certain determinations by specified
71	71	officials; authorizing consultation with t hird
72	72	parties; specifying requirements for certain funding;
73	73	requiring approval for certain rel ocation; creating
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79	79	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
80	80	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 2101, is
81	81	amended to read as follows:
82	82	Section 2101. A. Every The state and any county, municipality,
83	83	city, town, school or any other political subdivision is authorized
84	84	to display, in its public buildings and on its grou nds, replicas of
85	85	historical documents including, b ut not limited to, the Ten
86	86	Commandments, Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Declar ation of
87	87	Independence, United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, Oklahoma
88	88	Constitution and other historically significant documents in the
89	89	form of statues, monuments, memorial s, tablets or any other display
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141	141	that respects the dignity and sol emnity of such documents. Such
142	142	documents shall be displayed in a manner consistent with the context
143	143	of other documents contained in such dis play.
144	144	B. A monument of the Ten Commandments shall be prominently
145	145	displayed and protected on the inside and outside of the Oklaho ma
146	146	State Capitol as a symbol of its historic significance for Oklahoman
147	147	and American history . The Governor, the President Pro Tempore of
148	148	the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
149	149	meet within one (1) year after the effective date of this act to
150	150	determine the design, placement, security, construction, and funding
151	151	of the monuments. Such officials may consult with third-party
152	152	groups to assist in making such determinations and with the
153	153	implementation of such determinations . Only donated funds may be
154	154	used for the design, placement, security, and construction of the
155	155	monuments. Monuments shall not be relocated once they are in place
156	156	without approval by three-fourths (3/4) of both houses of the
157	157	Legislature and approval of the Governor. Any person who knowingly
158	158	causes damage or destruction to the monuments shall be , upon
159	159	conviction, guilty of a felony.
160	160	C. In the event that the legality or constitutionality of an y
161	161	such display is challenged in a court of law, the Oklahoma Attorney
162	162	General is authorized to prepare and present a legal defense of the
163	163	display.
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215	215	SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
216	216	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
217	217	declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
218	218	be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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