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Oklahoma SB796

EDUCATIONENGROSSED

Higher education; prohibiting certain activities related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Effective date. Emergency.

Legislative Session

active

2025 Regular Session

Selected quotes

No institution of higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall utilize state funds, property, or resources to: 1. Grant or support diversity, equity, and inclusion positions, departments, activities, procedures, or programs [...] 2. Mandate any person to participate in, listen to, or receive any education, training, activities, procedures, or programming [...] 5. Mandate any applicant for employment provide a diversity, equity, and inclusion statement or give any applicant for employment preferential consideration based on the provision of such a diversity, equity, and inclusion statement; or 6. Mandate any person to disclose his or her pronouns.

Links

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Calendar

datetimetypelocationdescription
2025-03-0410:00HearingRoom 535 Senate Education REVISED Hearing

History

DateAction
2025-04-01Second Reading referred to Education Oversight
2025-04-01Referred to Postsecondary Education
2025-03-31Engrossed to House
2025-03-31First Reading
2025-03-27General Order, Considered
2025-03-27Coauthored by Senator Bullard
2025-03-27Coauthored by Senator Hines
2025-03-27Coauthored by Senator Jett
2025-03-27Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 8
2025-03-27Referred for engrossment
2025-03-17Coauthored by Representative CrosswhiteHader (principal House author)
2025-03-06Placed on General Order
2025-03-04Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
2025-02-04Second Reading referred to Education
2025-02-03First Reading
2025-02-03Authored by Senator Pugh