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OK SB1619

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/19/2016

Primary Sponsor

Jeffrey Hickman

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Defines "sex" as the physical condition of being male or female as identified at birth by the individual's anatomy.

  • Allows students or their parents/guardians to request religious accommodations to use restrooms, athletic changing facilities, or showers designated for their biological sex if the school district allows cross-sex access to such facilities.

  • Prohibits single-occupancy restrooms, athletic changing facilities, or showers as an allowable accommodation for religious requests.

  • Creates a private right of action for violations and authorizes the Attorney General to represent school districts in legal challenges to federal regulations requiring cross-sex facility access.

  • Becomes effective July 1, 2016, with an emergency clause allowing immediate effect upon passage and approval.

Legislative Description

Schools; accommodation of facilities; codifcation; effective date. Emergency.

Last Action

remove as principal author Representative Hickman and substitute with Representative Fisher

5/23/2016

Committee Referrals

Appropriations and Budget5/20/2016

Full Bill Text

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