Education; requiring certain display. Effective date. Emergency.
Oklahoma's SB 793 requires all public school classrooms (including higher education institutions) to display the Ten Commandments by January 1, 2026. The bill mandates a minimum 11x14 inch poster or framed document with the specific text approved by the Supreme Court in *Van Orden v. Perry*, centered in large font, accompanied by a required historical context statement about their role in American education. Schools must use free resources provided by the State Department of Education, and the display cannot create new costs for school districts. The bill cites Supreme Court rulings to justify the requirement as part of Oklahoma's educational heritage, not as a religious mandate.
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in committee
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Feb 3, 2025
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Shane Jett
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