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OK SB1865
OK SB1865Schools; requiring students to complete certain growth and development instruction in order to graduate. Effective date. Emergency.
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Introduced
02/02/2026
02/02/2026
In Committee
02/03/2026
02/03/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act relating to schools; requiring students beginning in certain school year to complete certain instruction in order to graduate; allowing instruction to be integrated into certain subjects; requiring certain notification within certain time period; requiring notification to include certain opt-out information; prohibiting certain student from being subjected to disciplinary procedures; providing for promulgation of rules; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
AI Summary
This bill requires that beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, public high school students in Oklahoma must complete instruction on the growth and development of an unborn person to graduate, which can be fulfilled by watching an ultrasound video, a computer-generated ultrasound, or an instructional video from a non-profit human rights organization showing the stages of fetal development, with the video being at least three minutes long. This instruction can be incorporated into existing subjects, and school districts must provide parents or legal guardians with one week's written notice before the instruction is administered, including information on how to opt their child out, and students who are opted out cannot face disciplinary action. The bill also states that the State Board of Education can create rules to implement these requirements, and the act will become effective on July 1, 2026, with an emergency clause to allow it to take effect immediately upon passage and approval.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Education (on 02/03/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb1865&Session=2600 |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - Senate: Introduced | https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/BILLSUM/Senate/SB1865%20INT%20BILLSUM.PDF |
| BillText | https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20INT/SB/SB1865%20INT.PDF |
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