Higher education; providing for membership of the Oklahoma Free Speech Committee; directing certain information to be provided to students. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 1631 creates the Oklahoma Free Speech Committee to address free speech concerns on public university campuses. It requires public universities to provide students with written notification about reporting free speech violations during first-year orientation and at least once each semester. The committee, composed of 10 members (5 appointed by the Senate President Pro Tempore and 5 by the House Speaker), will develop complaint procedures and advise students of their rights. This bill directly affects Oklahoma's public universities and their students, mandating specific transparency about free speech resources.