SB658

Oklahoma SB658 prohibits the Department of Human Services from requiring parents to affirm certain policies on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Oklahoma SB658 amends the Oklahoma Children's Code to prohibit the Department of Human Services from requiring adoptive or foster parents to affirm, accept, or support government policies on sexual orientation or gender identity that conflict with their sincerely held religious or moral beliefs. The bill also prevents the Department from denying eligibility to adopt or foster based on these beliefs. The act ensures that the Department can still consider the religious or moral beliefs of the child or their family of origin when making placement decisions.