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OK HB1995
Bill
Status
5/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tim Turner
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AI Summary
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Amends Oklahoma rape statutes (21 O.S. Section 1111) to explicitly include employed and contracted school resource officers and security guards within the definition of "employee of a school system" for purposes of sexual abuse prosecutions involving students aged 16-19.
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Expands lewd and lascivious conduct charges (21 O.S. Section 1123) to include acts by school resource officers and security guards; establishes penalties of 3-20 years imprisonment for violations, with enhanced sentences of 25+ years when victim is under 12 years old.
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Defines "employee of a school system" to include teachers, principals, school system employees, contractors, school resource officers, and security guards in sexual battery provisions involving students aged 16-19.
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Establishes enhanced penalties for repeat offenders: second or subsequent violations ineligible for probation or suspended sentence; third or subsequent violations punishable by life imprisonment or life without parole.
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Declares the act an emergency measure effective immediately upon passage and approval.
Legislative Description
Crimes and punishments; definitions of sex crimes; designating school resource officers as employees of a school system; emergency.
Last Action
Approved by Governor 05/06/2025
5/7/2025