Crimes and punishments; increasing certain age limitation for rape; emergency.

HB 1994 amends Oklahoma's rape statutes to increase age limits for certain offenses. It raises the age threshold for victims under 16 from 16 to 18 years in Section 1111(A)(1), and expands the school-related rape provision (1111(A)(8)) to cover students under 22 years old (previously under 20) who engage in sexual acts with school employees. The bill also changes Section 1112 to require perpetrators to be over 18 and at least four years older than victims aged 15-17 for consent-based cases (previously 14-18). These changes directly affect minors in educational settings and those involved in age-gap relationships with school staff, taking immediate effect due to an emergency declaration.