OK SB1725

Public higher education institutions in Oklahoma may charge security fees for permitted expressive activities, but fees must be based on content-neutral criteria (time, location, audience size, alcohol service) and cannot be based on the viewpoint or anticipated reaction to the speech

Institutions cannot sanction or discipline student expression as harassment unless it meets the statutory definition: unwelcome expression so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies equal access to educational opportunities

All first-year students, transfer students, and graduate students must complete mandatory free speech training developed by the Oklahoma Free Speech Committee covering protected expressive activities, time/place/manner restrictions, and complaint procedures

Institutions must ensure all individuals who teach students—including professors, adjunct professors, faculty, and teaching assistants—understand campus free expression policies and duties

Annual compliance reports must now be submitted electronically to the Oklahoma Free Speech Committee in addition to the Governor, Legislature, and Chancellor; effective date is July 1, 2026, with an emergency clause