Bill Text For SB0371 - Introduced

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 2|             1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)                |
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 3|SENATE BILL 371                      By: Bergstrom                     |
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 6|                            AS INTRODUCED                              |
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 7|       An Act relating to schools; defining term; directing            |
  |       school district boards of education to adopt policies           |
 8|       prohibiting students from accessing certain                     |
  |       platforms, websites, or applications while on school            |
 9|       premises; providing for promulgation of rules;                  |
  |       providing for codification; providing an effective              |
10|       date; and declaring an emergency.                               |
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13|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:                  |
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14|    SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified     |
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15|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-402 of Title 70, unless there    |
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16|is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:               |
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17|    A.  As used in this section, "social networking" or "social        |
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18|media" means interaction with external websites or services based      |
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19|upon participant contributions to the content.  Types of social        |
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20|media include social and professional networks, blogs, microblogs,     |
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21|video or photo sharing, and social bookmarking.                        |
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22|    B.  School district boards of education in this state shall        |
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23|adopt policies prohibiting students from using school computers or     |
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24|devices or school-issued computers or devices to access social         |
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 1|networking or social media platforms, websites, or applications        |
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 2|while on school premises.                                              |
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 3|    C.  The State Board of Education may adopt rules to monitor        |
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 4|compliance with the provisions of this section.                        |
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 5|    SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.          |
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 6|    SECTION 3.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation    |
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 7|of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby         |
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 8|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and    |
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 9|be in full force from and after its passage and approval.              |
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11|    60-1-838       EB        1/6/2025 11:46:58 AM                      |
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