Schools; prohibiting a school district or charter school from compelling use of certain pronoun; providing for monitoring of compliance. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 847 prohibits Oklahoma public school districts and charter schools from requiring staff or volunteers to use pronouns that do not match a student’s biological sex, as defined by the student’s original birth certificate. It also bans school materials from using names or pronouns inconsistent with this definition. The law requires the State Board of Education to monitor compliance, imposes a 5% state funding reduction for noncompliant schools, and allows parents to sue schools for violations. This bill directly affects all public schools, staff, students, and parents in Oklahoma.