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OK SB942

Bill

Status

Passed

5/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kristen Thompson

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits discrimination based on race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or marital status against students and employees in Oklahoma public schools and higher education institutions receiving state or federal funding

  • Adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism (May 26, 2016) and requires institutions to integrate it into student, faculty, and employee codes of conduct

  • Requires the State Department of Education and Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to each designate a Title VI coordinator to monitor antisemitic discrimination, investigate complaints, and report findings to federal agencies if institutions fail to address complaints within 30 days

  • Mandates annual reports on antisemitism in educational institutions to be submitted to the Legislature by June 30, beginning in 2026

  • Encourages institutions to implement antisemitism awareness training, Jewish American heritage curriculum, and reasonable time/place/manner restrictions on speech while preserving First Amendment protections

Legislative Description

Education; prohibiting certain discrimination on certain basis against students or employees.

Last Action

Approved by Governor 05/06/2025

5/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Postsecondary Education4/1/2025
Education Oversight4/1/2025
Education2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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