SB 37 Summary

• Amends Oklahoma law to require all sex education curricula and materials to be medically accurate based on scientific evidence and recognized by mainstream medical organizations and government health agencies.

• Defines "medically accurate" to mean curricula that are relevant to informed decision-making, consistent with recognized scientific theory, peer-reviewed, and validated by organizations such as the American Medical Association, CDC, and National Institutes of Health.

• Requires school district superintendents to approve all sex education curricula and materials prior to classroom use, with continued parental inspection rights and ability to opt children out of instruction.

• Specifies that withholding information needed to protect life and health shall not be considered medically accurate information.

• Effective date: November 1, 2011.