School curriculum; directing certain history component to include certain information about the founding fathers. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 850 requires Oklahoma public school teachers to include specific historical quotes about the founding fathers' views on Christianity in U.S. history lessons. It mandates using primary sources from figures like John Adams and George Washington, including 14 exact quotes emphasizing the Bible's influence on America's founding documents. The bill affects all public school social studies curricula in Oklahoma, while maintaining existing requirements for teaching diverse historical perspectives including African American and Native American history.