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29		-	BILL NO. 1603 By: Gise, Adams, and Woolley of
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	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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34		-	Gillespie of the Senate
	33	+	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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	35	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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	37	+	HOUSE BILL NO. 1603 By: Gise and Adams
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	43	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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41	45		[ schools - human growth and development curriculum -
42	46		instruction for graduation - guidelines and
43	47		resources – codification - effective date ]
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48	53		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
49	54		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
50	55		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11-203 of Title 70, unless there
51	56		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
52	57		A. Human growth and development curriculum shall be taught in
53	58		the public schools of this state. Human growth and development
54	59		education shall include, but is not lim ited to:
55	60		1. Human biology related to pregnancy;
56	61		2. Human development inside of a womb;
57		-	3. A high-definition ultrasound video, at least three (3)
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	89	+	3. A high-definition ultrasound video, at least three (3)
	90	+	minutes in duration, showing the development of the fetus in a
	91	+	biological woman; and
86	92		4. A high-quality, computer-generated rendering or animation
87	93		showing the process of fetal development, highlighting significant
88	94		markers in cell growth and organ development until birth.
89	95		B. School districts shall provide the curriculum described in
90	96		subsection A of this section to students if the student's parent or
91		-	legal guardian complete s an opt-in permission form. Schools may
	97	+	legal guardian complete an opt -in permission form. Schools may
92	98		incorporate the curriculum into an existing course or courses or
93	99		develop curriculum for a separate course. Schools shall provide
94	100		parents and legal guard ians an opt-in permission form to authorize
95	101		their child be taught the curriculum described in subsection A of
96	102		this section two (2) weeks prior to the date the curriculum is to be
97	103		taught. The opt-in permission shall be on a form prescribed by the
98	104		State Board of Education and retained by the school district.
99	105		C. In order to graduate from a public high school accredited by
100	106		the State Board of Education with a standard diploma, students in
101	107		grades nine through twelve shall receive human growth and
102	108		development instruction as described in subsection A of this section
103	109		unless the student's parent or legal guardian did not complete an
104	110		opt-in permission form as provided for in subsection B of this
105	111		section or the student has an Individualized Education Program (IEP)
106	112		for a significant cognitive disability. Such instruction shall be
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	140	+	integrated into health or science education and shall be
	141	+	incorporated into the state academic content standards adopted by
135	142		the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 11 -103.6 of Title
136	143		70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
137	144		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
138		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 24th day of March, 2025.
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	146	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON RULES, dated 03/05/2025 - DO PASS,
	147	+	As Amended and Coauthored.
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