1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|HOUSE BILL 1934 By: McCall | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| An Act relating to parental rights; amending 25 O.S. | | 2021, Section 2003, which relates to parental | 8| involvement; providing that school provide plan for | | parent participation in certain areas; and providing | 9| an effective date. | | | 10| | | | 11| | | | 12| | | | 13|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 14| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 2003, is | | | 15|amended to read as follows: | | | 16| Section 2003. A. The board of education of a school district, | | | 17|in consultation with parents, teachers and administrators, shall | | | 18|develop and adopt a policy to promote the involvement of parents and | | | 19|guardians of children enrolled in the schools within the school | | | 20|district, including: | | | 21| 1. A plan for parent participation in the schools which is | | | 22|designed to improve parent and teacher cooperation in such areas as | | | 23|homework, attendance, curriculum transparency, content | | | 24|appropriateness, and discipline; | | | Req. No. 6233 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 2. Procedures by which parents may learn about the course of | | | 2|study for their children and review learning materials, including | | | 3|the source of any supplemental educational materials; | | | 4| 3. Procedures by which parents who object to any learning | | | 5|material or activity on the basis that it is harmful may withdraw | | | 6|their children from the activity or from the class or program in | | | 7|which the material is used. Objection to a learning material or | | | 8|activity on the basis that it is harmful includes objection to a | | | 9|material or activity because it questions beliefs or practices in | | | 10|sex, morality or religion; | | | 11| 4. If a school district offers any sex education curricula | | | 12|pursuant to Section 11-105.1 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes or | | | 13|pursuant to any rules adopted by the State Board of Education, | | | 14|procedures to opt out of a school district from providing sex | | | 15|education instruction to a child if the child's parent provides | | | 16|written objection to the child's participation in the sex education | | | 17|curricula; | | | 18| 5. Procedures by which parents will be notified in advance of | | | 19|and given the opportunity to withdraw their children from any | | | 20|instruction or presentations regarding sexuality in courses other | | | 21|than formal sex education curricula pursuant to Section 11-105.1 of | | | 22|Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes; | | | 23| 6. Procedures by which parents may learn about the nature and | | | 24|purpose of clubs and activities that are part of the school | | | Req. No. 6233 Page 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|curriculum, as well as extracurricular clubs and activities that | | | 2|have been approved by the school; and | | | 3| 7. Procedures by which parents may learn about parental rights | | | 4|and responsibilities under the laws of this state, including the | | | 5|following: | | | 6| a. the right to opt out of a sex education curriculum if | | | 7| one is provided by the school district, | | | 8| b. open enrollment rights, | | | 9| c. the right to opt out of assignments pursuant to this | | | 10| section, | | | 11| d. the right to be exempt from the immunization laws of | | | 12| the state pursuant to Section 1210.192 of Title 70 of | | | 13| the Oklahoma Statutes, | | | 14| e. the promotion requirements prescribed in Section | | | 15| 1210.508E of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, | | | 16| f. the minimum course of study and competency | | | 17| requirements for graduation from high school | | | 18| prescribed in Section 11-103.6 of Title 70 of the | | | 19| Oklahoma Statutes, | | | 20| g. the right to opt out of instruction on the acquired | | | 21| immune deficiency syndrome pursuant to Section | | | 22| 11-103.3 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, | | | 23| h. the right to review test results, | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 6233 Page 3 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| i. the right to participate in gifted programs pursuant | | | 2| to Sections 1210.301 through 1210.308 of Title 70 of | | | 3| the Oklahoma Statutes, | | | 4| j. the right to inspect instructional materials used in | | | 5| connection with any research or experimentation | | | 6| program or project pursuant to Section 11-106 of Title | | | 7| 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, | | | 8| k. the right to receive a school report card, | | | 9| l. the attendance requirements prescribed in Section | | | 10| 10-106 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, | | | 11| m. the right to public review of courses of study and | | | 12| textbooks, | | | 13| n. the right to be excused from school attendance for | | | 14| religious purposes, | | | 15| o. policies related to parental involvement pursuant to | | | 16| this section, | | | 17| p. the right to participate in parent-teacher | | | 18| associations and organizations that are sanctioned by | | | 19| the board of education of a school district, and | | | 20| q. the right to opt out of any data collection | | | 21| instrument at the district level that would capture | | | 22| data for inclusion in the state longitudinal student | | | 23| data system except what is necessary and essential for | | | 24| establishing a student's public school record. | | | Req. No. 6233 Page 4 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| B. The board of education of a school district may adopt a | | | 2|policy to provide to parents the information required by this | | | 3|section in an electronic form. | | | 4| C. A parent shall submit a written request for information | | | 5|pursuant to this section during regular business hours to either the | | | 6|school principal at the school site or the superintendent of the | | | 7|school district at the office of the school district. Within ten | | | 8|(10) days of receiving the request for information, the school | | | 9|principal or the superintendent of the school district shall either | | | 10|deliver the requested information to the parent or submit to the | | | 11|parent a written explanation of the reasons for the denial of the | | | 12|requested information. If the request for information is denied or | | | 13|the parent does not receive the requested information within fifteen | | | 14|(15) days after submitting the request for information, the parent | | | 15|may submit a written request for the information to the board of | | | 16|education of a school district, which shall formally consider the | | | 17|request at the next scheduled public meeting of the board if the | | | 18|request can be properly noticed on the agenda. If the request | | | 19|cannot be properly noticed on the agenda, the board of education of | | | 20|a school district shall formally consider the request at the next | | | 21|subsequent public meeting of the board. | | | 22| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. | | | 23| | | | 24| 59-1-6233 CMA 01/13/23 | | | Req. No. 6233 Page 5