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OK HB1995

Bill

Status

Passed

5/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tim Turner

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Education4/1/2025
Common Education2/4/2025
Education Oversight2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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