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OK SB847

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

David Bullard

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • School districts and charter schools are prohibited from compelling employees or volunteers to use pronouns that do not correspond to a student's biological sex, defined as the sex identified on the student's original birth certificate

  • All print, nonprint, and multimedia materials in classrooms, libraries, or elsewhere on school premises are prohibited from referring to individuals by names or pronouns that do not correspond to their biological sex

  • The State Board of Education must promulgate rules to monitor compliance with these provisions

  • Noncompliant school districts or charter schools face a 5% reduction in state funding for the fiscal year following the violation

  • Parents or legal guardians may bring a cause of action against districts or charter schools for noncompliance; effective date is July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Schools; prohibiting a school district or charter school from compelling use of certain pronoun; providing for monitoring of compliance. Effective date. Emergency.

Last Action

Coauthored by Representative Woolley (principal House author)

2/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Education2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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