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OK SB1619
Bill
Status
5/19/2016
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrey Hickman
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AI Summary
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Defines "sex" as the physical condition of being male or female as identified at birth by the individual's anatomy.
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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.
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Prohibits single-occupancy restrooms, athletic changing facilities, or showers as an allowable accommodation for religious requests.
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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.
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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