Text of OK SB 1164 (2022)
Schools; directing certain restrooms and changing facilities to be designated in certain manner. Effective date. Emergency.
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
SENATE BILL 1164
By: Merrick
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to schools; providing definition;
directing certain restrooms and athletic changing
facilities located in certain schools to be
designated in certain manner; requiring a student in
a certain school to use the restroom or athletic
changing facility that corresponds with the student's
biological sex; prohibiting certain school governing
boards from adopting certain policy; providing for
codification; providing an effective date; and
declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-125 of Title 70, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section, "biological sex" means the physical
condition of being male or female, as identified at birth by that
individual's anatomy.
B. Student restrooms and athletic changing facilities located
in public schools and public charter schools that are intended to
accommodate multiple individuals shall be designated as follows:
1. For the exclusive use of the male sex; or
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2. For the exclusive use of the female sex.
C. A student in a public school or public charter school shall
use the restroom or athletic changing facility that corresponds to
the student's biological sex.
D. School district boards of education and governing boards of
charter schools shall not adopt a policy contrary to the provisions
of this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2022.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
58-2-2661
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