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OK SB700

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Dave Rader

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • State Department of Education and State Department of Health must jointly develop and publish guidelines, policies, and safety standards for preventing and managing exertional heat-related illness in secondary school athletics

  • Guidelines must establish environmental conditions requiring practice/play limitations, including an 18-day acclimatization period for football teams to complete 14 practices before their first scrimmage

  • Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) readings must be taken at practice sites at least every hour, starting 30 minutes before practice begins, with all readings recorded and documented

  • School district governing bodies must develop venue-specific emergency action plans covering cooling zones, hydration guidelines, competition modifications, and evidence-based treatment practices

  • Effective date of July 1, 2025, with emergency clause for immediate effect upon passage and approval

Legislative Description

School athletics; directing the State Department of Education and the State Department of Health to develop certain guidelines regarding exertional heat-related illness. Effective date. Emergency.

Last Action

Second Reading referred to Education

2/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Education2/4/2025

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