1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|SENATE BILL 646 By: Newhouse | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| An Act relating to schools; requiring written | | notification to a parent or legal guardian prior to | 8| administration of any survey to students beginning in | | certain school year; providing for contents of | 9| notification; defining term; allowing for development | | of certain sample form; providing for codification; | 10| providing an effective date; 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 24-160 of Title 70, unless there | | | 16|is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 17| A. Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, prior to the | | | 18|administration of any survey, a school district, public charter | | | 19|school, or virtual charter school shall provide prior written | | | 20|notification to the parent or legal guardian of students to be | | | 21|administered the survey. The notification shall include the content | | | 22|of the survey and information on how a parent or legal guardian can | | | 23|opt a student out of the survey. For the purposes of this section, | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 861 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|"survey" means a list of questions to or information collected from | | | 2|a student, a group of students, or a class. | | | 3| B. The State Department of Education may develop a sample | | | 4|notification form that may be used by school districts. | | | 5| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. | | | 6| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | | | 7|of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby | | | 8|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | | | 9|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. | | | 10| | | | 11| 59-1-861 EB 1/18/2023 12:14:51 PM | | | 12| | | | 13| | | | 14| | | | 15| | | | 16| | | | 17| | | | 18| | | | 19| | | | 20| | | | 21| | | | 22| | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 861 Page 2