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OK SB1720

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Adam Pugh

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Oklahoma's Parents' Bill of Rights to add new parental rights including: bringing any individual to school meetings, receiving education records within 10 business days at no cost, reviewing documents at least 5 business days before IEP or disability-related meetings, and receiving same-day written incident reports for injuries or bullying

  • Prohibits state agencies, school districts, charter schools, and their employees from retaliating against parents or children for exercising parental rights, filing complaints, cooperating with investigations, or assisting other parents in exercising their rights

  • Defines retaliation to include barring parents from school property/meetings, limiting participation in decisions, initiating false reports to law enforcement or DHS, taking adverse action against students, or failing to provide proper notice of proceedings

  • Allows parents to file written complaints with school boards (requiring 15-day response) and escalate to the State Department of Education, which must investigate and may require corrective action or recommend accreditation penalties or withholding of State Aid for repeated violations

  • Creates a private cause of action allowing parents to sue for declaratory/injunctive relief, actual damages including costs of replacement educational services, and attorney fees; lawsuits are automatically sealed and must be filed within 2 years of discovering the violation

Legislative Description

Schools; providing additional rights under the Parents' Bill of Rights; providing process to submit certain complaint; providing cause of action. Effective date. Emergency.

Last Action

Coauthored by Representative Caldwell (Chad) (principal House author)

3/2/2026

Committee Referrals

Education2/3/2026

Full Bill Text

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