Bill > HB1995

This bill modifies Oklahoma's legal definitions and penalties related to sex crimes, specifically expanding the definition of "employee of a school system" to explicitly include school resource officers and security guards. Under the revised statute, if a school resource officer or security guard engages in sexual intercourse with a student who is at least 16 but less than 20 years old, and the officer is 18 or older, this would now be considered rape. Similarly, the bill updates sexual battery provisions to include school resource officers and security guards within the definition of school system employees, making such actions a felony. This legislative change aims to broaden protections for students by clarifying and expanding the legal definitions of potential sexual misconduct by school-related personnel, ensuring that school resource officers and security guards are held to the same legal standards as other school employees. The bill declares an emergency, meaning it will take effect immediately upon passage and approval.

Education

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb1995&Session=2600