Back to Oklahoma

SB1207 • 2026

Schools; directing the State Department of Education to develop curriculum to address awareness and prevention of domestic violence and human trafficking. Effective date. Emergency.

Schools; directing the State Department of Education to develop curriculum to address awareness and prevention of domestic violence and human trafficking. Effective date. Emergency.

Education
Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
Mann
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Coauthored by Representative West (Tammy) (principal House author)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Schools; directing the State Department of Education to develop curriculum to address awareness and prevention of domestic violence and human trafficking. Effective date. Emergency.

Schools; directing the State Department of Education to develop curriculum to address awareness and prevention of domestic violence and human trafficking.

What This Bill Does

  • Schools; directing the State Department of Education to develop curriculum to address awareness and prevention of domestic violence and human trafficking.
  • Effective date.
  • Emergency.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1207 (Senate): Introduced (12/1/2025) Fiscal Impact Statements For SB 1207 (Senate): SB1207 INT FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative West (Tammy) (principal House author)

  2. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Education

  3. 2026-02-02 Senate

    First Reading

  4. 2026-02-02 Senate

    Authored by Senator Mann

Official Summary Text

Schools; directing the State Department of Education to develop curriculum to address awareness and prevention of domestic violence and human trafficking. Effective date. Emergency.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1207 (Senate): Introduced (12/1/2025)
Fiscal Impact Statements For SB 1207 (Senate): SB1207 INT FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
Req. No. 2302 Page 1
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

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

SENATE BILL 1207 By: Mann

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to schools; requiring the State
Department of Education to develop and make available
certain curriculum for students in certain grades
prior to certain school year; providing curricular
concepts; allowing curriculum to be taught as a
stand-alone unit or integrated into existing courses;
directing the Department to post the curriculum on
its website and identify certain resources; allowing
school districts to teach certain concepts in certain
school year; providing opt out of curriculum;
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 11-103.6q of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Prior to the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year, the
State Department of Education shall develop and make available to
public high schools in this state a curriculum for students in ninth
through twelfth grades to address awareness and prevention of
domestic violence and human trafficking. The curriculum shall:

Req. No. 2302 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

1. Teach students how to recognize, prevent, and seek help for
domestic violence and human trafficking;
2. Teach students the warning signs of dating violence and
abusive behavior including both physical and emotional abuse;
3. Promote safe and healthy relationships and student well-
being including healthy relationship communication skills; and
4. Be medically accurate and appropriate for the age of the
students.
B. The curriculum required by subsection A of this section may
be taught as a stand-alone unit of instruction or may be integrated
into one or more existing courses of study.
C. The State Department of Education shall post the curriculum
on its website and shall identify resources that school districts
can use to implement the provisions of this section.
D. School districts in this state may begin teaching the
concepts provided for in subsection A of this section during the
2027-2028 school year.
E. A school district that teaches the concepts provided for in
subsection A of this section shall provide an option for the parent
or legal guardian of a student to opt the student out of the
curriculum.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby

Req. No. 2302 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

declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

60-2-2302 EB 12/1/2025 10:36:27 AM