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OK SB850
Bill
Status
2/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Bullard
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AI Summary
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Amends Oklahoma's social studies curriculum to require U.S. history instruction include information about the "original intent of the founding fathers" regarding the Constitution's Christian heritage, including the influence of the Ten Commandments and Bible on founding documents
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Mandates teachers use primary sources from specified founders including John Adams, George Washington, Benjamin Rush, Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Jay, James Otis, Joseph Story, and Noah Webster
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Requires inclusion of 14 specific quotes from founders emphasizing Christianity's role in American government and morality, presented "objectively as part of a secular program of education"
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Directs the State Textbook Committee to incorporate these requirements into criteria for evaluating and adopting U.S. history and Oklahoma history textbooks
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Takes effect July 1, 2025, with an emergency clause for immediate implementation upon passage and approval
Legislative Description
School curriculum; directing certain history component to include certain information about the founding fathers. Effective date. Emergency.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Education
2/4/2025