SB 942: Education; prohibiting certain discrimination on certain basis against students or employees. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended during its passage from the House to the Senate, primarily to streamline authorship credits and adjust formatting. The substantive policy content regarding anti-discrimination definitions, antisemitism protections, and institutional requirements appears to remain largely unchanged in this excerpt.

TECHNICAL

Authorship credits were modified to reflect Senate floor version with only Gise of the House listed as a co-sponsor, removing other House sponsors.

Page headers and formatting were updated to reflect Senate floor version with committee amendment notations.

Section numbering and spacing were adjusted to align with Senate floor formatting standards.

SB942 (2-24-25) (THOMPSON) FA1.PDF → Floor (House) · 7 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to transition from a Senate committee version to a House floor version, adding comprehensive anti-discrimination protections in Oklahoma schools and universities. The changes include explicit prohibitions against discrimination based on race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, disability, religion, and marital status, with specific provisions addressing antisemitism and Indian education programs. The House version also clarifies exceptions for faith-based organizations and ethnic solidarity groups while maintaining protections for students with limited English proficiency, gifted students, and those with disabilities.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a Senate committee draft to a House floor version with more detailed anti-discrimination provisions covering both public schools and institutions of higher education, including specific protections against antisemitism and explicit exceptions for certain student organizations.

DEFINITION

Added formal definition of antisemitism based on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition adopted on May 26, 2016.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for institutions of higher education and public schools to integrate antisemitism definitions into student, faculty, and employee codes of conduct.

Added explicit prohibition against discrimination based on race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or marital status in schools and universities receiving federal or state financial assistance.

Added requirement that all education programs, activities, and opportunities be made available without discrimination.

Added explicit protection ensuring nothing in the act limits Indian education programs or services established under federal or state law.

EXCEPTIONS

Added exception allowing faith-based organizations and ethnic solidarity groups to select leadership committed to their group's mission and principles.

Added exception allowing programs tailored for students with limited English proficiency, gifted students, or students with disabilities.

Committee Substitute → SB942 (2-24-25) (THOMPSON) FA1.PDF · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add a new subsection (G) that explicitly states the act does not limit or restrict Indian education programs or services under federal or state law, and to update the title to reflect this change. This addition ensures that protections against discrimination do not interfere with existing Indian education initiatives.

Scope change

The bill's scope was modified to include an explicit exemption for Indian education programs, clarifying that the anti-discrimination provisions do not apply to or restrict federally or state-established Indian education services.

SCOPE

Added new subsection G stating the act does not limit or restrict Indian education programs or services established under federal or state law.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill title to conform with the new subsection G addition.

Enrolled (final version) → Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from an enrolled Senate version to a Committee Substitute version, which primarily involves formatting and structural changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The core provisions regarding antisemitism definitions, discrimination prohibitions, and institutional requirements remain substantively the same, though some line breaks and spacing were adjusted for committee review purposes.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the Committee Substitute maintains the same coverage of institutions of higher education and public schools as the enrolled version.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and line breaks were restructured to comply with committee markup standards, including renumbering of sections and adjustment of page references.

Added 'providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency' to the bill's purpose statement, though no specific effective date or emergency declaration text was included in this excerpt.

Removed sponsor names (Gise, Pae, Schreiber, West, Hill, West, Osburn, Hefner) from the enrolled version, as committee substitutes typically list only the primary sponsor.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 3 edits · May 7, 2025

MINOR

The bill was finalized for signature with minor formatting updates to the title page and sponsor list. The substantive policy content of the anti-discrimination and antisemitism provisions remains unchanged from the engrossed version.

TECHNICAL

Added additional House sponsors (Pae, Schreiber, West (Kevin), Hill, West (Tammy), Osburn, and Hefner) to the enrolled version title page.

Updated the bill title formatting to reflect the enrolled status with different capitalization and layout.

Removed page numbering and formatting markers from the engrossed version to produce the final enrolled text.

Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · Mar 25, 2025

MODERATE

This bill was amended during its legislative process to clarify the definition of antisemitism by adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition, add a new provision protecting Indian education programs, and strengthen requirements for how institutions must treat antisemitic harassment compared to racial discrimination. The changes make the bill's protections more specific and comprehensive.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include explicit protection for Indian education programs and clarified the definition of antisemitism to align with an international standard.

DEFINITION

Changed the definition of antisemitism from a descriptive paragraph to explicitly reference the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism adopted on May 26, 2016.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new provision (Section 1.G) stating that nothing in the act limits or restricts the implementation, funding, or administration of Indian education programs or services.

Modified Section 2.B to require institutions to treat harassment or discrimination motivated by antisemitic intent in an identical manner to discrimination motivated by race.

Added Section 2.C.3 requiring institutions to place reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions on speech to ensure order and protect the rights of all students.

TECHNICAL

Removed formatting artifacts and page headers from the original introduced version and replaced with proper engrossed formatting.

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