Text of OK SB 1250 (2026)

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No. 2532 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) SENATE BILL 1250 By: Hamilton AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to schools; defining terms; requiring each school district and charter school to submit to the State Department of Education certain listing annually by certain date; allowing submission of certain attestation; prohibiting certain materials and content from being accessible to certain students; requiring school districts and charter schools to have certain written policy; providing certain construction; providing process for reporting suspected violations; providing for contents of report; requiring certain notifications within certain time period; providing for investigation; allowing a school district or charter school to request certain hearing within certain time period; directing the State Board of Education to review certain information and vote on certain determination; authorizing certain designation of a school for certain noncompliance; providing certain penalty for noncompliance; providing for promulgation of rules; 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 11-203 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. As used in this section: Req. No. 2532 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 1. “Library” means a school library, media program, classroom library, or any other collection of books or other materials, print or digital, that are maintained by a school district or charter school or its employees for use by students and that do not qualify as textbooks approved by the State Textbook Committee pursuant to Sections 16-101 through 16-124 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 2. “School library” means the library maintained by a school district or charter school for use by students; 3. “Pornographic” means: a. depictions or descriptions of sexual conduct which are patently offensive as found by the average person applying contemporary community standards, considering the youngest age of students with access to the material, b. materials that, taken as a whole, have as the dominant theme an appeal to prurient interest in sex as found by the average person applying contemporary community standards, and c. a reasonable person would find the material, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, educational, political, or scientific purposes or values considering the youngest age of students with access to the material; and Req. No. 2532 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 4. “Sexualized content” means material that is not strictly pornographic but otherwise contains excessive sexual material in light of the educational value of the material and in light of the youngest age of students with access to the material. B. By October 1, 2026, and by every October 1 thereafter, each school district and charter school shall submit to the State Department of Education a complete listing of all books and other materials available in its school library. To fulfill the requirement of this subsection, a school district or charter school superintendent may submit an attestation that the public online school library catalog or catalogs contain a complete and accurate list of books and other materials accompanied by the website for accessing the relevant catalog or catalogs. C. A library in a school district or charter school shall be prohibited from having any pornographic materials or sexualized content accessible to students under the age of eighteen (18). D. Each school district and charter school shall have a written policy for reviewing the educational suitability and age-appropriate nature of any material in a library and for receiving and responding to complaints regarding books and other materials in libraries. E. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a student from reading, owning, possessing, or discussing any book obtained without the assistance or encouragement of a school district or charter school, its employees, or its libraries; provided, however, nothing Req. No. 2532 Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 in this section shall be construed to allow a student to bring pornographic material or sexualized content on the grounds of a school district or charter school. F. 1. The parent or legal guardian of a student enrolled in a school district or charter school may report suspected violations of the provisions of this section to the State Department of Education. The report shall include a written complaint summarizing the alleged violation including the time, date, and location of the alleged violation and the identity of any person involved. The report shall include a copy of any complaint submitted to the school district or charter school and any related response. 2. Within fourteen (14) business days of receiving a report pursuant to this subsection, the State Department of Education shall notify the school district or charter school of the alleged violation and provide an opportunity to respond. 3. The State Department of Education shall conduct an investigation to determine whether a violation occurred. The Department shall notify the parent or legal guardian who submitted the report and the school district or charter school of the results of the investigation. 4. If the Department determines a violation occurred, the school district or charter school shall have fourteen (14) business days to request a hearing before the State Board of Education. The Board shall review the alleged violation, the results of the Req. No. 2532 Page 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 Department’s investigation, and the response from the school district or charter school and vote on whether to uphold the Department’s determination. 5. If the State Board of Education votes to uphold the State Department of Education’s determination, the Board is authorized to report a school district or charter school as deficient on the accreditation report for noncompliance with the provisions of this section. Upon a finding of noncompliance with the provisions of subsections B and C of this section by the State Board of Education, the noncompliant school district or charter school shall receive a five percent (5%) reduction in state funding for the fiscal year following the fiscal year of noncompliance. G. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026. 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. 60-2-2532 EB 12/15/2025 4:12:19 PM