Oklahoma SB1733: Schools; requiring public and private school employees to report certain disclosure, allegation, or information to law enforcement within certain time period; requiring school employees to annually sign certain attestation. Effective date. Emergency.

What the bill says

An Act relating to schools; amending Section 1, Chapter 297, O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-401), which relates to student communications; requiring immediate notification to law enforcement of certain violations; updating statutory language; requiring public and private school employees to report certain disclosure, allegation, or information to law enforcement within certain time period; clarifying term; requiring certain officer to submit certain report under certain circumstances; requiring certain report to law enforcement prior to certain formal investigation or questioning…

From the enrolled text, April 21, 2026:

An Act relating to schools; amending Section 1, Chapter 297, O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-401), which relates to student communications; requiring immediate notification to law enforcement of certain violations; updating statutory language; requiring public and private school employees to report certain disclosure, allegation, or information to law enforcement within certain time period; clarifying term; requiring certain officer to submit certain report under certain circumstances; requiring certain report to law enforcement prior to certain formal investigation or questioning; prohibiting school personnel from taking certain actions until law enforcement has been notified; providing exception; requiring certain information to be kept confidential or redacted; requiring public and private school employees to annually sign certain attestation; providing certain construction; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Schools SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 297, O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-401), is amended to read as follows: Section 6-401. A. As used in this section: 1. "Electronic or digital communication" includes, but is not limited to, emails, text messages, instant messages, direct messages, social media messages, messages sent through software applications, and any other electronic digital means of communication; and 2. "School personnel" means teachers, coaches, administrators, school bus drivers, or any other persons employed full-time or parttime by a public school or charter school. …