1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|HOUSE BILL 1406 By: Culver | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| An Act relating to nonprofit organizations; defining | | term; restricting certain nonprofit organizations | 8| from requiring members to become members of certain | | other organizations as a condition of membership; | 9| specifying applicability of provisions to current | | members of certain nonprofit organization; providing | 10| for codification; and declaring an emergency. | | | 11| | | | 12| | | | 13|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 14| SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | | | 15|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 869 of Title 18, unless there is | | | 16|created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 17| A. As used in this section "nonprofit organization" means an | | | 18|entity organized pursuant to the law of this state or which is | | | 19|authorized to conduct nonprofit activity in this state and a | | | 20|majority of its members are comprised of certified teachers or other | | | 21|music education service providers who, whether music education is | | | 22|their exclusive area of responsibility or the teacher or other | | | 23|education service providers provide or assist in providing | | | 24|instruction in other areas and subjects, and are primarily engaged | | | Req. No. 5121 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|in providing music instruction to students in grades one (1) through | | | 2|twelve (12), or who provide instruction in connection with a student | | | 3|band or orchestra supported in whole or in part by funds of the | | | 4|school district, or both such functions. | | | 5| B. It shall be unlawful for a nonprofit organization as defined | | | 6|by subsection A of this section to require its members to join, | | | 7|support, become a member of, or to pay dues or membership fees to | | | 8|any other nonprofit organization as a condition of joining or | | | 9|remaining a member in good standing of the nonprofit organization. | | | 10| C. The provisions of this section shall be applicable with | | | 11|respect to the persons who are members of a nonprofit organization | | | 12|as defined by subsection A of this section as of the effective date | | | 13|of this act. | | | 14| SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | | | 15|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby | | | 16|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | | | 17|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. | | | 18| | | | 19| 59-1-5121 MAH 01/14/23 | | | 20| | | | 21| | | | 22| | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 5121 Page 2