SB847

Schools; prohibiting a school district or charter school from compelling use of certain pronoun; providing for monitoring of compliance. Effective date. Emergency.

Introduced·2/3/25
Int Text

Oklahoma SB847 prohibits school districts and charter schools from requiring employees or volunteers to use pronouns that do not match a student's.

Oklahoma SB847 prohibits school districts and charter schools from compelling employees or volunteers to use pronouns that do not match a student's biological sex. The bill also prohibits certain materials or resources from referring to an individual by a name or pronoun that does not correspond to their biological sex. The State Board of Education is directed to create rules for monitoring compliance. Noncompliant schools face a five percent reduction in state funding for the fiscal year following the noncompliance.

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History

Feb 5, 2025

Senate

Coauthored by Representative Woolley (principal House author)

Feb 4, 2025

Senate

Second Reading referred to Education

Feb 3, 2025

Senate

First Reading