Compare OK SB 1305 (2024) and OK SB 846 (2025)
The introduced text of these two bills, side by side, with the wording they share.
- OK SB 1305 (2024) · Oklahoma · 2024 · Failed
- OK SB 846 (2025) · Oklahoma · 2025 · Pending
774 shared 8-word phrases found in the introduced text of these two bills.
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| OK SB 1305 (2024) | OK SB 846 (2025) |
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| Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) SENATE BILL 1305 By: Standridge AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to higher education | Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) SENATE BILL 846 By: Standridge AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to higher education |
| defining terms; requiring institution of higher education governing boards to establish certain curricula and designate courses in certain manner; prohibiting an institution and certain individuals from requiring, soliciting, or incentivizing participation in certain practices or content; providing certain exemption | defining terms; requiring institution of higher education governing boards to establish certain curricula and designate courses in certain manner; prohibiting an institution and certain individuals from requiring, soliciting, or incentivizing participation in certain practices or content; providing certain exemption |
| providing certain construction; 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 3260 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A | providing certain construction; 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 3260 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A |
| Constrain” means failure during any semester of an academic year to provide sufficient open seats in alternative courses for a Req. No. 2395 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 student to complete or progress toward completion of a degree or program requirements; 2. “DEI-CRT” means diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory; 3. “DEI-CRT related course” means any course with a description, course overview, course objectives, proposed student learning outcomes, written examinations, or written or oral assignments for which the student will receive a grade that includes DEI-CRT related… | Constrain” means failure during any semester of an academic year to provide sufficient open seats in alternative courses for a student to complete or progress toward completion of a degree or program requirements; 2. “DEI-CRT” means diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory; 3. “DEI-CRT related course” means any course with a description, course overview, course objectives, proposed student learning outcomes, written examinations, or written or oral assignments for which the student will receive a grade that includes DEI-CRT related content; 4. “DEI-CRT related content” means content that does one or more of the following: a. relates any of the following topics to contemporary… |
| injustice, race-based privilege including white supremacy or white privilege, or inequity by failing Req. No. 2395 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 to actively differentiate on the basis of race, sex, or gender, c. promotes the differential treatment of any individual or groups of individuals based on race or ethnicity in contemporary American society, d. promotes the idea that a student is biased on account of his or her race or sex, or e. does not include identifying and discussing historical movements, ideologies, or instances of racial hatred or discrimination including, but not limited t… | injustice, race-based privilege including white supremacy or white privilege, or inequity by failing to actively differentiate on the basis of race, sex, or gender, c. promotes the differential treatment of any individual or groups of individuals based on race or ethnicity in contemporary American society, d. promotes the idea that a student is biased on account of his or her race or sex, or e. does not include identifying and discussing historical movements, ideologies, or instances of racial hatred or discrimination including, but not limited to, slavery, Indian tribe removal, the Holocaust, or Japanese-American internment; 5. “DEI-CRT practices” means: a. any requirement or guidance that… |
| An institution of higher education or any employee, appointee, or committee acting on behalf thereof may not require, solicit, or incentivize faculty to apply or participate in DEI-CRT practices or include DEI-CRT related content in any course as a condition of approval, designation, or listing as part of any academic degree program including general education, major, minor, or certificate requirements or as a condition of consideration in any faculty member’s performance assessment, promotion, tenure, salary adjustment, or any other incentive, except as provided for in subsection | An institution of higher education or any employee, appointee, or committee acting on behalf thereof may not require, solicit, or incentivize faculty to apply or participate in DEI-CRT practices or include DEI-CRT related content in any course as a condition of approval, designation, or listing as part of any academic degree program including general education, major, minor, or certificate requirements or as a condition of consideration in any faculty member’s performance assessment, promotion, tenure, salary adjustment, or any other incentive, except as provided for in subsection |
| Academic degree program requirements of any major, minor, certificate, or department with a title that clearly establishes its course of study as primarily focused on racial, ethnic, or gender Req. No. 2395 Page 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 studies may be exempted in writing by the governing board of the institution of higher education from the prohibitions of subsections B and C of this section, subject to the following: 1. A student may not be required or constrained to enroll in any such program, department, or course to satisfy the requirements of any other academic degree program includin… | Academic degree program requirements of any major, minor, certificate, or department with a title that clearly establishes its course of study as primarily focused on racial, ethnic, or gender Req. No. 720 Page 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 studies may be exempted in writing by the governing board of the institution of higher education from the prohibitions of subsections C and D of this section, subject to the following: 1. A student may not be constrained or required to enroll in any such program, department, or course to satisfy the requirements of any other academic degree program including… |
| Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the academic freedom of any individual institution of higher education’s faculty to direct the instruction within his or her own class, nor limit the free discussion of ideas in a classroom setting. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024. SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby Req. No. 2395 Page 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and ap… | Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the academic freedom of any individual institution of higher education’s faculty to direct the instruction within his or her own class, nor limit the free discussion of ideas in a classroom setting. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025. 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. 60-1-720 EB 1/16/2025 9:19:43 AM |