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OK SB1203

OK SB1203
Education employees; providing for paid adoption leave for certain education employees. Effective date. Emergency.

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Introduced
02/02/2026
In Committee
02/03/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act relating to education employees; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-104.1, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-104.1), which relates to leave without pay for teachers; providing for adoption leave; updating statutory references; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-104.5, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-104.5), which relates to pay deductions for certain leave; providing for adoption leave; updating statutory reference; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-104.6, as amended by Section 4, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-104.6), which relates to establishment of leave sharing program; providing for adoption leave; updating statutory references; amending Section 1, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2023, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 57, O.S.L. 2025 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-104.8), which relates to maternity leave for education employees; providing for adoption leave; modifying name of revolving fund; modifying purpose of fund; updating statutory language; amending Section 7, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-104.9), which relates to the Public School Paid Maternity Leave Revolving Fund; modifying name of revolving fund; modifying purpose; updating statutory reference; amending Section 8, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-104.10), which relates to the Education Employee Paid Maternity Leave Revolving Fund; modifying name of revolving fund; modifying purpose; updating statutory reference; amending 10A O.S. 2021, Section 2-7-202, as last amended by Section 5, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2023 (10A O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 2-7-202), which relates to duties of the Office of Juvenile Affairs; providing for adoption leave; updating statutory language; updating statutory reference; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 510.6a, as amended by Section 6, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2023 (57 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 510.6a), which relates to salaries for correctional teachers; providing for adoption leave; updating statutory references; updating statutory language; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

AI Summary

This bill expands paid leave provisions for education employees by adding adoption leave alongside existing maternity leave provisions. Specifically, the bill ensures that full-time employees in public school districts, technology center schools, the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, the Department of Corrections, and the Office of Juvenile Affairs who have worked at least 1,250 hours in the past year are entitled to six weeks of paid adoption leave when they adopt a child. The legislation updates multiple sections of Oklahoma law to include adoption leave alongside maternity leave, modifying references to leave-related provisions, sick leave sharing programs, and revolving funds. Employees can use additional accrued sick leave to extend their adoption leave up to a total of twelve weeks, consistent with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and they will not be deprived of compensation or other benefits. The bill also renames existing revolving funds to reflect the inclusion of adoption leave and ensures that the State Board of Education and other relevant agencies will have funding to reimburse school districts and agencies for these paid leave expenses. The act is set to become effective on July 1, 2026, with an emergency clause allowing immediate implementation upon passage.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Second Reading referred to Education Committee then to Appropriations Committee (on 02/03/2026)

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