SB 421

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                            STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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                1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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 SENATE BILL 421  By: Bergstrom
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6AS INTRODUCED
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7An Act relating to the Parents’ Bill of Rights;
7amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 2002, which relates to
8parental rights; modifying applicability of certain
8right; requiring certain notice of right by health
9care provider or facility; and providing an effective
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13     SECTION 1.      AMENDATORY      25 O.S. 2021, Section 2002, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15     Section 2002.   A.   All parental rights are reserved to a parent
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16 of a minor child without obstruction or interference from this
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17 state, any political subdivision of this state, any other
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18 governmental entity, or any other institution, including, but not
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19 limited to, the following rights:
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20     1.   The right to direct the education of the minor child;
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21     2.   All rights of parents identified in Title 70 of the Oklahoma
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22 Statutes, including the right to access and review all school
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23 records relating to the minor child;
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24     3.   The right to direct the upbringing of the minor child;
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     4.    The right to direct the moral or religious training of the
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 minor child;
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     5.    The right to make healthcare decisions for the minor child,
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 unless otherwise prohibited by law;
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     6.    The Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the right to
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 access and review all medical records of the minor child, unless
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 otherwise prohibited by law or the parent is the subject of an
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8 investigation of a crime committed against the minor child and a law
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9 enforcement official requests that the information not be released.
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10 A health care provider or health care facility shall give notice of
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11 the right established by this paragraph in a clear and conspicuous
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12 manner;
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13     7.    The right to consent in writing before a biometric scan of
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14 the minor child is made, shared, or stored;
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15     8.    The right to consent in writing before any record of the
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16 minor child’s blood or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is created,
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17 stored, or shared, except as required by Sections 1-516 and 1-524.1
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18 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or unless authorized pursuant
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19 to a court order;
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20     9.    The right to consent in writing before the state or any of
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21 its political subdivisions makes a video or voice recording of the
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22 minor child, unless the video or voice recording is made during or
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23 as a part of a court proceeding, by law enforcement officers during
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24 or as part of a law enforcement investigation, during or as part of
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 a forensic interview in a criminal or Department of Human Services
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 investigation, or to be used solely for any of the following:
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           a.   safety demonstrations, including the maintenance of
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                order and discipline in the common areas of a school
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                or on student transportation vehicles,
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           b.   a purpose related to a legitimate academic or
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                extracurricular activity,
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8c.   a purpose related to regular classroom instruction,
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9d.   security or surveillance of buildings or grounds, and
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10e.   a photo identification card; and
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11     10.    The right to be notified promptly if an employee of this
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12 state, any political subdivision of this state, any other
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13 governmental entity, or any other institution suspects that a
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14 criminal offense has been committed against the minor child by
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15 someone other than a parent, unless the incident has first been
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16 reported to law enforcement and notification of the parent would
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17 impede a law enforcement or Department of Human Services
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18 investigation.    This paragraph does not create any new obligation
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19 for school districts and charter schools to report misconduct
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20 between students at school, such as fighting or aggressive play,
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21 that is routinely addressed as a student disciplinary matter by the
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22 school.
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23     B.    This section does not authorize or allow a parent to engage
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24 in conduct that is unlawful or to abuse or neglect a child in
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 violation of the laws of this state.     This section shall not be
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 construed to apply to a parental action or decision that would end
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 life.     This section does not prohibit courts, law enforcement
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 officers, or employees of a government agency responsible for child
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 welfare from acting in their official capacity within the reasonable
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 and prudent scope of their authority.     This section does not
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 prohibit a court from issuing an order that is otherwise permitted
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8 by law.
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9     C.    Any attempt to encourage or coerce a minor child to withhold
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10 information from the child’s parent shall be grounds for discipline
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11 of an employee of this state, any political subdivision of this
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12 state, or any other governmental entity, except for law enforcement
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13 personnel.
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14     D.    Unless those rights have been legally waived or legally
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15 terminated, parents have inalienable rights that are more
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16 comprehensive than those listed in this section.      The Parents’ Bill
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17 of Rights does not prescribe all rights of parents.     Unless
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18 otherwise required by law, the rights of parents of minor children
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19 shall not be limited or denied.     The Parents’ Bill of Rights shall
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20 not be construed to apply to a parental action or decision that
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21 would end life.
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22     SECTION 2.    This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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