From smauck at osrhe.edu Thu Feb 1 11:25:19 2007 From: smauck at osrhe.edu (Mauck, Sheri) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 11:25:19 -0600 Subject: [Cobo] FW: FY-07 Higher Education Bills Message-ID: ________________________________ From: Crown, Pat Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 11:23 AM To: Presidents; Chancellor's Council Subject: FY-07 Higher Education Bills Good day to all of you. Listed below are the bills I believe to be most critical to higher education. There are other introduced bills that fit these categories, some of these bills effect us directly, some indirectly, and some of them can become carriers or expansions of issues relative to higher education (I.e. retirement). After the next deadline, Thursday, March 15th, when the bills must be voted off the floor of the house of origin, will enable greater focus on those bills still alive. I hope this information is helpful to you. HOUSE BILLS HB1073 Accountability Requires agencies to publish an accounting of funds appropriated by Legislature on their web sites. McDaniel(H) HB1717 Advanced Placement Modifies Oklahoma Advanced Placement Incentive Program test fee reimbursement. Eliminates requirement of taking more than one test per year; limits payment of fee to four tests in one year and eight tests over two years for juniors and seniors. Miller(H) HB1095 Appropriations Constitutional Reserve Fund; shell appropriation bill. Benge (H) HB1099 Appropriations Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education; appropriations; authorizations; purposes; budgetary limitations; effective date; emergency. Shell bill. Benge (H) HB1115 Appropriations General appropriations to agencies; authorizing expenditure of certain funds; effective date. Benge (H) HB1116 Appropriations General appropriations to agencies; authorizing expenditure of certain funds; effective date. Benge (H) HB1118 Appropriations Shell bill relating to appropriation of 2006 carryover funding. Benge (H) HB1119 Appropriations Shell bill relating to appropriation of 2006 carryover funding. Benge (H) HB1120 Appropriations Shell bill relating to appropriation of 2006 carryover funding. Benge (H) HB1121 Appropriations Shell bill relating to appropriation of 2006 carryover funding. Benge (H) HB1137 Appropriations Appropriation bill for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Benge (H) HB1138 Appropriations Appropriation bill for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Benge (H) HB1153 Appropriations Appropriation bill for the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation. Benge (H) HB1154 Appropriations Appropriation bill for the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation. Benge (H) HB1253 Appropriations Appropriation bill for the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. Benge (H) HB1254 Appropriations Appropriation bill for the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. Benge (H) HB1269 Appropriations Appropriation bill for the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. Benge (H) HB1283 Appropriations Appropriation bill for the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. Turner(H) HB1270 Appropriations Appropriation bill for the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. Benge (H) HB1546 Capital Fund Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education; authorizing withdrawal from the Higher Education Capital Revolving Fund for certain purposes. Winchester(H) HB2147 Career Tech Shell bill relating to the State Board of Career and Technology Education as agency for the state. Morrissette(H) HB1058 Central Purchasing Requires the purchasing division of Central Purchasing to purchase at least 15% of its energy purchases from renewable sources of energy. Covey(H) HB1390 Certification Schools; requiring certain training for certain teachers to renew certification; providing for certain reading reform grants. Kern(H), Wilcoxson(S) HJR8100 Clarification Amendment to Section 1 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, providing ballot title Cargill(H) HB1469 Common Education Schools; adding an indicator to the Academic Performance Index; effective date; emergency. McDaniel(H) HB1476 Common Education Schools; requiring personal financial literacy education to be taught in public schools in the state; codification; effective date; emergency. Coody(H) HB1477 Common Education Schools; specifying certain competencies for school administrators; effective date; emergency. Coody(H) HB1856 Common Education Schools; directing the State Board of Education to adopt rules allowing certain exception to the Oklahoma history graduation requirement. BigHorse(H) HB2001 Common Education Shell bill relating to K-12 student remediation in mathematics. Pittman(H) HB1648 Competitive Bids Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974; amending definition and time limitation. Peterson(H) HB1667 Dropout Recovery Directs the State Board of Career and Technology Education to implement dropout recovery programs statewide; requires each technology center to offer a program; and, the state board must develop rules governing the program. Luttrell(H) HB1352 Economic Development Creates the Small Employer Expansion Incentive Act of 2007. Brown(H) HB1821 Economic Development Appropriates from the General Revenue Fund $22m to the Rural Economic Action Plan. McPeak(H) HB2006 Economic Development Economic development; short title; High School Graduate Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2007; shell bill. Pittman(H) HB2007 Economic Development Minority Entrepreneurship Opportunities Act of 2007; shell bill. Pittman(H) HB2105 Economic Development Creates the 2nd Century Entrepreneurship Center; under the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. Cargill(H) HB1744 Education Task Force Creating the New Vision for Oklahoma Education Task Force; shell bill. Thomsen(H) HB1087 Eminent Domain To determine fair market value, the minimum amount due to the owner shall be the assessed value of property from the prior year's tax assessment made by the county in which the property is situated. Wright(H) HB1482 Eminent Domain Eminent domain; limiting power of eminent domain; emergency. Hickman(H) HB1536 Eminent Domain Eminent domain; payment of fees; method of determining reimbursement; effective date. Lindley(H) HB1550 Eminent Domain Enacting Eminent Domain Procedural Protections Act; codification; effective date. Winchester(H) HB1832 Eminent Domain Modifying burden of proof for award of certain expenses; providing for just compensation. Kiesel(H) HB1952 Eminent Domain Enacting the Oklahoma Eminent Domain Act of 2007; shell bill. McMullen(H) HB2144 Eminent Domain Shell bill regarding reimbursement of expenses. Morrissette(H) HB1500 Eminent Domain Eminent domain; condemnation proceedings; directing payment of certain fees; providing method of determining reimbursement of certain fees; effective date. Sullivan(H) HB1688 Endowed Chairs Changing the maximum aggregate obligation amount for funding endowed chairs and positions. Shell bill. Nations(H) HB1077 Energy Education Creates the Renewable Energy Education and Resources Act; requires common Education to provide its schools and web site information about renewable energy provided by the Oklahoma Wind Power Initiative and become a clearinghouse for such material; requires Higher Education to determine the feasibility of creating a renewable energy degree or certification program; and requires the Department of Commerce to create and Implement a renewable energy public education program. Covey(H) HB1384 Foundations Exempts certain foundations and public higher education institutions from making certain donor information public Ingmire(H) HB2079 Funds Provides for the transfer of '07 carryover funds to the Career and Technology Education System Incubator and Training Facility Fund; and, creates the fund. Jackson(H) HB1349 Health Directs the State Board of Career and Technology Education to establish an amputation prevention training and certification program. Brown(H) HB1484 Health Nursing Home Act; modifying definitions and licensing requirement; effective date. Adkins(H) HB1642 Health Oklahoma Access to Affordable, Quality, Accountable Health Care Act. Shell bill. Inman(H) HB1847 Health Schools; directing school districts to make automated external defibrillators available at schools contingent upon certain funding. Collins(H) HB1657 Health Insurance Requiring health benefit plans offered by OSEEGIB to provide infertility diagnosis and treatment; codification; effective date. Harrison(H) HB1662 Health Insurance State and Education Employees Group Insurance Act. Shell bill. Harrison(H) HB1743 Health Insurance State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board; shell bill. Turner(H) HB1912 Health Insurance Increases the state paid flexible benefit allowance to 100% for spouses and dependents. Shumate(H) HB2090 Health Insurance Shell bill relating to the Larry Dickerson Education Flexible Benefits Allowance Act. Jackson(H) HB1076 Health Insurance Creates the Accident and Health Insurance Minimum Standards Act for certain people, with policy coverage to be determined by the Insurance Commissioner. Carey(H) HB1414 Health Insurance State government; State and Education Employees Group Insurance Act; clarifying language; effective date. McCullough(H) HB1756 Health Insurance Insurance Act of 2007; shell bill. Worthen(H) HB1015 Health Insurance Increases the maximum health insurance benefit payment made to retirees by the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma and requires a Legislative appropriation to cover that cost. Carey(H) HB1008 Health Insurance Allows members of the Legislature to opt out of the flexible health benefit and receive the monetary value as taxable compensation. Cooksey(H) HB1354 Hospitals Creates the Oklahoma Hospital Quality and Access Act; establishes a fee of .875% of gross hospital revenues, to be paid monthly; creates a revolving fund under authority of OK Health Care authority; states purposes for use of revenues; creates the OK Hospital Medicaid reform Advisory Committee. Auffet(H) HB1012 Housing Policy Requires all institutions of Higher education, within the State System, to adopt a student housing policy that gives ALL students the option to live in institution-owned on-campus housing or reside off campus while enrolled, and shall not require a waiver or exemption status. Reynolds(H) HB1803 Illegal Immigration Creating Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act; eliminates residency as a criterion by which an undocumented student is eligible for scholarships. Terrill(H) HB1804 Illegal Immigration Creating the Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007. Terrill(H) HB2129 Illegal Immigration Immigration; providing for law enforcement, professional regulation, withholding tax, and federal work authorization provisions related to immigration; creating Task Force; codification; noncodification; effective date; emergency. Morrissette(H) HB1078 Labor Labor; requiring employers to grant leave of absence to employees running for or appointed to elective office, without a loss of benefits. Luttrell(H) HB1111 Licensure and Certification Shell bill relating to teacher assessment, licensure and certification procedures established by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher preparation. Benge (H) HB2077 Loan Assistance Creates the Oklahoma State Employee Education Loan Assistance Act of 2007 enabling agencies to loan up to $5,000 to an employee for qualified educational expenses; and, provides for accelerated payback under certain circumstances. Jackson HB1311 Minimum Wage Modifies the Oklahoma Minimum Wage based on prior year's inflation rate or the federal rate, whichever is higher. Proctor(H) HB2148 Nursing Program Higher education; requesting the Regional University System of Oklahoma to establish an international school of nursing program. Jett HB2085 OCAST Shell bill clarifying language of Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. Jackson HB2141 OCAST Shell bill relating to the Oklahoma Center for Advancement of Science and Technology. Morrissette(H) HB2156 OCAST Aerospace; technology; authorizing OCAST to implement and fund tuition reimbursement; providing for tax credits. Jett HB1954 Oil and Gas Oil and gas; enacting the State of Oklahoma Oil and Gas Act of 2007; shell bill. McMullen(H) HB1955 Oil and Gas Clarifying language relating to court rulings; shell bill. McMullen(H) HB2045 OneNet Making the Director of the Information Services Division the Computer Information Officer for the state; creates the Computer Information Coordinating Board made up of 9 agencies heads (not HE); and, provides for the transfer of OneNet, including staff, remaining funding, equipment, buildings, etc. to the Office of State Finance. Sears(H) HB1009 Pay Increase Provides a 5% pay increase for all officers and employees of the State if employed by the State on June 30, 2007. Brannon(H) HB1528 Private Institutions Clarifying statutory language relating to private educational institutions coordinating with The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; effective date. Hyman(H) HB1758 Private Institutions Clarifying statutory language relating to private educational institutions coordinating with The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; shell bill. Worthen(H) HB1561 Professional Development Authorizing institutes in mathematics for certain elementary grade teachers. Denney(H) HB1687 Professional Development Modifying requirements of teacher residency program; directing Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to develop and offer professional development institutes for teacher induction and mentor training. Nations(H) HB1698 Professional Development Expands authorization for the reading professional development institutes to include middle school level. Morgan(H) HB2016 Professional Development Authorizes professional development institutes to use scientific, research-based instructional strategies for teachers of low income and minority status students. Shelton(H) HB1774 Public Buildings Provides that progress payments to contractors based on estimated quantities of materials, do not require certification. Thomsen(H) HB1105 Public Finance Shell bill directing Office of State Finance on budget procedure. Benge (H) HB1106 Public Finance Shell bill directing Office of State Finance on budget procedure. Benge (H) HJR1032 Regents Constitutional amendment; clarifying and updating language relating to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education; ballot title; filing. Dorman(H) HB1638 Retirement Oklahoma Public Pension Military Service Crediting Act of 2007. Banz(H) HB1909 Retirement Legislative intent that public retirement systems, financial institutions, and the State Treasurer not participate in any transactions with the government of Sudan. Shumate(H) HB2070 Retirement Creates the Oklahoma Public Pension Funding Reform Act of 2007; shell bill. Benge HB2075 Retirement Creates the Education Employees Service Incentive Plan; requires the first $100m gross production taxes currently distributed to the CE Technology Fund, HE Capital Fund; the OK Tuition Scholarship Fund and the Rural Economic Act Planned Water Projects to go to the TRS; and provides a new calculation for distribution of retirement benefit. Jackson HB2120 Retirement Provides a 4% COLA for persons receiving benefits from the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges, TRS and OPERS. Brannon HB1851 Retirement Appropriates $42 m to the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma; increases the health care funding benefit provided by TRS by approximately $100 for retirees. Walker(H) HB1880 Retirement - OPERS Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System changes the definition of how service credit years are calculated for retirement benefits. Reynolds(H) HB1091 Retirement - Police Public retirement systems; Police Pension Retirement System; Deferred Retirement Option Plan. Sherrer(H) HB1749 Retirement - Police Public retirement systems; Oklahoma Retired Police Officer Revolving Fund; insurance premium taxes. Worthen(H) HB1882 Retirement - TRS Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma; Education Employees Service Incentive Plan which provides a cost-of-living increase for retirees. Reynolds(H) HB1885 Retirement - TRS Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma may deduct from a retirees payment, the dues payment for a statewide organization which represents the interests of retired teachers, but the retiree can choose to opt out of such payment deduction. Coody(H) HB1921 Retirement - TRS Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma may deduct from a retirees payment, the dues payment for a statewide organization which represents the interests of retired teachers, but the retiree can choose to opt out of such payment deduction. Cannaday(H) HB1997 Retirement - TRS Allows for a designee for Supt. Garrett on the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma; board of trustees. Pittman(H) HB2022 Retirement - TRS Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma; shell bill relating to post-retirement earnings limitation. Shelton(H) HB2074 Retirement - TRS Certain teachers may continue to receive funding from the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma regardless of their post-retirement earnings in a school district. Sears HB2083 Retirement - TRS Transfers $25m from the Constitutional Reserve Fund to the Teachers' Retirement System Dedicated Revenue Revolving Fund. Jackson(H) HB2119 Retirement - TRS Teachers' Retirement System; Education Employees Service Incentive Plan; provides eligibility to higher education employees, excluding the research institutions. Shannon HB2121 Retirement - TRS Modifies the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma's portion of the HB 1017 funds to 6% beginning 2009. Brannon HB2122 Retirement - TRS Appropriates $50m to the Teachers' Retirement System Dedicated Revenue Revolving Fund from the Constitutional Reserve Fund. Hoskin(H) HB2123 Retirement - TRS Provides a COLA or 5% for certain retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma. Hoskin(H) HB2125 Retirement - TRS Provides a 2% COLA for retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma. McCarter(H) HJR1030 Retirement - TRS Oklahoma Constitution; Constitutional Reserve Fund; Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma; funded ratio; ballot title; filing. Dorman(H) HJR1038 Retirement - TRS Oklahoma Constitution; Constitutional Reserve Fund; apportionment; Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma; unfunded liabilities; ballot title; filing. Auffet(H) HJR1039 Retirement - TRS Oklahoma Constitution; Commissioners of the Land Office; oil and gas leases; Teachers' Retirement Fund; ballot title; filing. Jones(H) HB1887 Retirement - TRS Public retirement systems; Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma; cost-of-living adjustment; codification; effective date; emergency. Brown(H) HB1852 Retirement TRS Increases the health care funding benefit provided by TRS by approximately $100 for retirees. Walker(H) HJR1024 Revenue Oklahoma Constitution; balanced budget; tax expenditure limitations; Constitutional Reserve Fund; ballot title; filing. Miller(H) HJR1025 Revenue Oklahoma Constitution; Constitutional Reserve Fund; deposits; maximum; ballot title; filing. Walker(H) HJR1040 Revenue Joint Resolution; Oklahoma Constitution; ad valorem taxation; fair cash value; homesteads; limitation on increases; ballot title; filing. Tibbs(H) HJR1003 Revenue Constitutional amendment requiring the Board of Equalization meet in February five business days after the Feb. revenue apportionment. Benge(H), Crutchfield(S) HB1595 Revenue - Land Office Modifying the investment requirements for the permanent school fund and other educational funds in the Land Office. Jones(H) HJR1002 Revenue - Land Office Constitutional amendment; use of revenue from the Permanent School fund in the Land Office. Benge HB1001 Revenue and Tax Exempts from sales tax any tangible personal property or services to or by a 501 (c)(3) organization for events which provide funding for the preservation and conservation of wild turkeys. Carey(H) HB1040 Revenue and Tax Creates the Taxpayer Relief Act of 2007 which reduces the top marginal rates on the income tax schedule; and adjusts standard deduction amounts. Reynolds(H) HB1108 Revenue and Tax Shell bill relating to the Uniform Tax Procedure Code. Benge (H) HB1109 Revenue and Tax Shell bill relating to the Uniform Tax Procedure Code. Benge (H) HB1308 Revenue and Tax Modifies income tax rates; estate tax repeal. McDaniel(H) HB1316 Revenue and Tax Increases income tax apportionment going to the Ad Valorem Reimbursement Fund. Renegar(H) HB1324 Revenue and Tax Creates a tax credit of 75% of the value of food donated to a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to feeding needy individuals. Martin(H) HB1342 Revenue and Tax Eliminates sales tax on tangible personal property, sold by a 501(c)(3) organizations of parents of sons and daughters serving in or honorably discharged from the Armed forces, which then sends the personal property overseas to military personnel serving in a combat zone. Rousselot(H) HB1358 Revenue and Tax Eliminates the individual income tax. Key(H) HB1386 Revenue and Tax Modifies the corporate income tax rate using a graduated percentage dependent upon Oklahoma taxable income; modifies the foreign corporation income tax using a graduated percentage dependent upon Oklahoma taxable income. Terrill(H) HB1388 Revenue and Tax Reduces individual income tax rates. Terrill(H) HB1412 Revenue and Tax Revenue and taxation; modifying provisions relating to travel reimbursement; board of tax roll corrections; deadlines; method of payment; bidding process; fees; effective date. Joyner(H) HB1514 Revenue and Tax Gross production taxes; apportionment; revenue cap; effective date; emergency. DeWitt(H) HB1524 Revenue and Tax Adding exemption for health care insurance premiums; effective date. Shannon(H) HB1563 Revenue and Tax Providing sales tax exemptions for certain over-the-counter drugs and certain eligible food and beverages; modifying certain sales tax apportionments; creating Local Government Sales Tax Loss Reimbursement Revolving Fund; providing for reimbursement. Brown(H) HB1628 Revenue and Tax Clarifying applicability of sales tax to certain telecommunications transactions. Watson(H) HB1719 Revenue and Tax Enacting Oklahoma Tax Reform Act of 2007; shell bill. Miller(H) HB1724 Revenue and Tax Enacting Oklahoma Tax Modification Act of 2007; shell bill. Walker(H) HB1725 Revenue and Tax Eliminates OSU's sole proprietary right to train volunteer fire fighters and allows the training to be offered by an alternative equivalent program. Walker(H) HB1731 Revenue and Tax Enacts the State of Oklahoma Taxation Policy Act of 2007; shell bill. McCarter(H) HB1732 Revenue and Tax Eliminates oil pipeline companies subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, under the definition of "transmission companies' and "public service corporations" in the Ad Valorem Tax Code. Tibbs(H) HB1759 Revenue and Tax Motor vehicles; creating the Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Act of 2007; shell bill. Worthen(H) HB1791 Revenue and Tax Oklahoma Tax Codes Revision and Technical Amendments Act of 2007; shell bill. Sears(H) HB1792 Revenue and Tax Oklahoma Tax Codes Revision and Technical Amendments Act of 2007; shell bill. Sears(H) HB1793 Revenue and Tax Revenue and taxation; short title; Oklahoma Tax Codes Revision and Technical Amendments Act of 2007; shell bill. Sears(H) HB1813 Revenue and Tax Persons 65 years of age receiving retirement benefits, those benefits shall be exempt from income limits. Dank(H) HB1838 Revenue and Tax Legislative referendum defining terms and exemptions ; advertising; sales tax exemption; food and beverages; sales tax exemption; over-the-counter medications; reimbursement of state and local governments. Collins(H) HB1839 Revenue and Tax Exemptions to the sales tax; advertising; sales tax exemption; groceries; sales tax exemption; over-the-counter medications; reimbursement of state and local governments. Collins(H) HB1860 Revenue and Tax Enacting the Oklahoma Cigarette and Tobacco Products Excise Tax Modification Act of 2007; shell bill. Derby(H) HB1867 Revenue and Tax Sales tax exemption on certain eligible nonprescription, over the counter drugs and medicines. Shannon(H) HB1883 Revenue and Tax Provides a deduction for individuals over age sixty-five for certain capital gains; and, a deduction for individuals over age sixty-five for interest earned and investment income. Dank(H) HB1888 Revenue and Tax Providing deduction for non-reimbursable health care expenses; specifying health care expenses that qualify and limit of deduction; and, increasing amount of credit to 15% for taxpayers earning less than $35,000. Morrissette(H) HB1957 Revenue and Tax Renegotiating Tribal Compacts relating to the cigarette excise tax; tobacco products tax; shell bill. Peterson(H) HB1968 Revenue and Tax Enacting the Oklahoma Tax Analysis Act of 2007; shell bill. Peterson(H) HB2124 Revenue and Tax Redistributes a portion of the dedicated revenues currently going to the TRS, to go instead to the General Revenue fund. McCarter(H) HB2134 Revenue and Tax Suggests and increase in the homestead exemption of the Ad Valorem Tax Code. Morrissette(H) HB2164 Revenue and Tax Enacting the Oklahoma Revenue and Taxation Review Act of 2007. Jett HB8204 Revenue and Tax Relates to apportionment of motor vehicle revenues; shell bill. Cargill(H) HB8205 Revenue and Tax Revenue and taxation; Oklahoma Revenue and Taxation Technical Amendments Act of 2007. Terrill(H) HJR1002 Revenue Usage Constitutional amendment which clarifies that the interest and income earned on the permanent school fund shall be used for the public schools; shell bill. Benge(H), Crutchfield(S) HB8213 Revenues - Apportionment Adjusts the apportionment of Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act fees, over a three year period, the first $5m, $10m, and $15m respectively, to the Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund. Nations(H) HB1400 Revenues - Apportionment Public finance; deleting certain restrictions and apportionment of gross production tax revenues; changing name and purpose of the Community Water Infrastructure Development Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency. Liebmann(H) HB1679 Revenues - Apportionment Apportionment of Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act fees; eliminating percentages going to General Revenue Fund and redirecting fees to the State Highway Construction & Maintenance Fund and the State Transportation Fund. Hickman(H) HB1761 Revenues - Land Office Public lands; directing transfer of monies from Public Building Fund to State Land Reimbursement Fund; effective date. Blackwell(H) HB2150 Revenues - Land Office Public lands; permitting certain leases of public lands; codification; effective date. Jett HB1441 Revenues - Lottery Schools; changing distribution of proceeds from Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund; codification; effective date; emergency. Banz(H) HB1936 Revenues - Lottery Modifying apportionment of monies from the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund for certain purposes; modifying use of the State Public Common School Building Fund. McMullen(H) HB2000 Revenues - Lottery Modifies distribution of Common Education's 45% of the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund to pay for an increase of the minimum wage for school district support employees to $11.67. Pittman(H) HB2017 Revenues - Lottery Authorizes that any funds from the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Funds appropriated for capital expenditures and construction of Career Tech schools, that money shall be distributed equally between the technology centers by the Career Tech Department. Shelton(H) HB2133 Revenues - Lottery Modifying distribution of monies in Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund; directing payment of certain wages; requiring rest and lunch periods for certain employees. Morrissette(H) HB1635 Revenues - Lottery Modifies distribution of Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund by reducing higher education's 45% percentage to provide 15% for career tech and 2% for the School for the Blind and School for the Deaf. All other distributions remain the same. Hilliard(H) HB1573 Revenues - Motor Vehicles Increasing percentage of funds going to cities and towns, which currently go to the General Revenue fund. Martin(H) HB1411 Rules Statutes and reports; modifying Administrative Procedures Act; to require fiscal impact statement for legislative approval of rules; effective date. Joyner(H) HB1556 Safety Adds to the Campus Security Act K-12 schools and technology centers. Denney(H) HB1301 Scholarships Creates the Opportunity Scholarship Act. Reynolds(H) HB1805 Scholarships Creating the Building Equity and Expanding Access to College for Oklahoma Newborns (BEEACON) Act. Terrill(H) HB1299 Scholarships - OHLAP Provides for home schooled students to participate in OHLAP; must have 22 or higher on ACT; if coursework not offered the student can take remediation at higher education; financial eligibility to be determined between ages 13 and 15; higher education must provide information about program to private and home schooled students and determine the contact person for the student. Terrill(H) HB1395 Scholarships - OHLAP Schools; modifying Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program eligibility requirements for certain students; emergency. Braddock(H) HB1663 Scholarships - OHLAP Raises the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program financial income eligibility criteria from $50,000 to $75,000. Cannaday(H) HB1664 Scholarships - OHLAP Increases the requirements of the OHLAP agreement by adding that the student will remain in Ok for 4 years after college graduation and have a job earning enough money to need to file an income form. The penalty for non-compliance is return of the scholarship plus 12% interest from time of Scholarship disbursement of funds. Cannaday(H) HB1762 Scholarships - OHLAP Modifies OHLAP eligibility requirements to include students living in a district located in OK but which serves students in OK and another state; allows for enrollment in program in 11th and 12th grade. Blackwell(H) HB1822 Scholarships - OHLAP Allows students to sign up and participate in OHLAP during the 11th and 12th grade. All currently enrolled students, excluding these late signers must be paid for from the Fund first. McPeak(H) HJR1001 Special Sessions Provides requirements and restrictions for certain special sessions of the Legislature and reduces the salaries of leaders and legislators during the special session. Kern(H) HB1307 Student Information Requires student enrollment forms have a check off box to allow release of students' personal information for commercial purposes. Sherrer(H) HB1537 Tuition Providing for establishment of tuition and mandatory fee amounts by the Oklahoma Legislature; repealer. Lindley(H) HB1558 Tuition Providing a guaranteed tuition rate for certain students for certain period; effective date. Denney(H) HB1925 Tuition Higher education; providing for a waiver of tuition for students who are members of the Oklahoma National Guard. McDaniel(H) HB2103 Tuition Shell bill relating to resident and non-resident tuition and mandatory fees. Cargill(H) HB1767 Tuition and Budgeting Limits combined tuition and mandatory fees, resident and non-resident, to increases of no more than 8% beginning with the 08-09 academic year; eliminates the authority for the State Regents' office to set aside its budgetary needs before apportioning the funds to the institutions; the State Regents' office must use the appropriation level set aside by the Legislature. Blackwell(H) HB1020 Tuition Rate Setting Provides for the establishment of certain tuition and fee amounts by the Oklahoma Legislature; repealer. Reynolds(H) HB1063 Tuition Waiver Provides tuition waivers for dependents of deceased servicepersons. Proctor(H) HCR1004 Unemployment Benefits Creating a Task Force for the Study of Unemployment Benefits; stating purposes; establishing membership. Steele(H) SENATE BILLS SB671 Accountability Relating to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act; requires a card payment system be implemented; foreign travel on business will be exempt from $2,500 limit; etc. Corn(S) SB731 Accountability Providing students with opportunity to take approved alternative test after second unsuccessful attempt on end-of-instruction tests; providing funding method for remediation and alternative assessments, if funds are available. Paddack(S) SB1038 Accountability Requiring Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to make certain reports and audits available on the Internet website maintained by the State Regents. Nichols(S) SJR5 Accountability Constitutional amendment; creating the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Stabilization Act. Corn(S) SB514 Accountability Relating to the Academic Performance Index; modifying indicators comprising index; modifying reporting requirements. Wilcoxson(S) SJR6 Accountability Constitutional amendment; modifying maximum amount of surplus funds to be placed in Constitutional Reserve Fund. Ford(S) SJR10 Accountability Constitutional amendment; increasing cap on Constitutional Reserve Fund. Mazzei(S) SJR11 Accountability Constitutional amendment; requiring State Board of Equalization to certify tax expenditure limitation; providing for Constitutional Emergency Fund and Budget Stabilization Fund; modify use of and procedures relating to surplus funds. Brogdon(S) SB383 Accountability / Oversight - HE Requiring legislative approval expressed by a concurrent resolution prior to higher education issuing any bonds to finance acquisition of or improvements to real property. Anderson(S) SB52 Agency Reviews Creating the Oklahoma Agency Review Council to consist of seven members; advisory capacity to the Legislature. Anderson(S) SB708 Appropriations Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education; making an appropriation. Nichols(S) SB420 Appropriations State Constitutional Reserve Fund; making appropriations. Anderson(S) SB177 Appropriations State Board of Career and Technology Education; making an appropriation. Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB178 Appropriations State Board of Career and Technology Education; setting budgetary limits. Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB183 Appropriations Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education; making an appropriation. Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB184 Appropriations Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education; setting budgetary limits. Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB195 Appropriations OCAST appropriation. Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB196 Appropriations OCAST; setting budget limits. Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB197 Appropriations Teacher Preparation Commission; making appropriation. Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB198 Appropriations Teacher Preparation Commission; setting budget limits. Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB269 Appropriations Commerce Department; making appropriations. Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB270 Appropriations Commerce Department; setting budget limits. Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB333 Appropriations General Appropriations Bill Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB334 Appropriations General Appropriations Bill Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB335 Appropriations General Appropriations Bill Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB338 Appropriations Higher Education; making appropriations. Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB361 Appropriations An act relating to State Constitutional Reserve Fund; making appropriations; stating purpose. Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB362 Appropriations An act relating to State Constitutional Reserve Fund; making appropriations; stating purpose. Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB409 Arts Making higher education subject to federal art laws relating to the Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act. Gumm(S) SB18 Audits Creating a citizen advisory board; authorizing performance audits of state agencies. Corn(S) SB110 Bonds - Endowed Chairs Modifying maximum amount authorized for issuance of obligations to fund endowed chairs; shell bill. Nichols(S) SR1 Central Services Encouraging the Department of Central Services to investigate establishing a child care center at Capitol. Coates(S) SB854 College Savings Plan Limiting ability to take certain deductions under College Savings Plan Act. Emergency. Wilson(S) SB31 Competitive Bidding Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974; relating to contracts; stating requirements for contractor's employees. Brogdon(S) SB92 Concurrent Enrollment Stating legislative intent that high school students receiving tuition waivers for concurrent enrollment shall only be charged for supplementary and special services fees but not charged for student activities, students' services, health care, cultural or recreational services fees. Paddack(S) SB496 Confidentiality Career Technology and Higher education; prohibiting state schools from entering into agreements to provide student data or access to students to any creditor for purposes of marketing consumer credit to students. Reynolds(S) SB117 Economic Development Modifying limitation on income tax credit under Rural Venture Capital Formation Incentive Act; states requirements by which a small rural business venture can acquire another legal entity. Wilson(S) SB135 Economic Development Creating Oklahoma Business Development Park Loan Act; allowing Dept. of Commerce to make such loans; states requirements for accountability; creates a fund in the state treasury. Garrison(S) SB357 Economic Development An act relating to rural economic action plan; deleting obsolete language. Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB406 Economic Development Making an appropriation to the Rural Economic Action Plan Fund; stating purpose; Barrington(S) SB447 Economic Development Modifying apportionment of funds appropriated to Rural Economic Action Plan Fund; making bill contingent on appropriation. Bingman(S) SB586 Education Leadership Oklahoma Relating to the Education Leadership Oklahoma Act; directing the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to emphasize recruiting efforts and target scholarships to teachers at certain schools. Eason McIntyre(S) SB729 Eminent Domain Modifying definitions of eminent domain; must follow federal rules even if project is not a federal one; providing assistance. Schulz(S) SB445 Eminent Domain Eliminates estate and income taxes if property is taken for or damaged for public use. Coates(S) SB492 Employee Benefits Oklahoma State Employees Benefits Act; shell bill. Sparks(S) SB1075 Finance Relating to the master lease program; clarifying language; shell bill. Sparks(S) SB827 Finance Allowing expenditures from Oklahoma Opportunity Fund to repay certain indebtedness. Crutchfield(S) SB1073 Governance Relating to Board of Regents of University of Oklahoma; shell bill. Sparks(S) SB385 Governance Requiring unanimous consent of members of Legislature and Governor prior to moving the administrative offices of an institution of higher education. Wilson(S) SB777 Governance Modifying residency requirements for appointment of members to Board of Regents for Oklahoma City Community College; specifying boundaries. Leftwich(S) SB598 Health Insurance Provides one half the flexible health benefit to employees who opt out of coverage but can show proof of being covered on another plan; money will be treated as taxable income. Ivester(S) SB689 Health Insurance Increasing the flexible benefit amount for certain state employees' dependents coverage. Eason McIntyre(S) SB690 Health Insurance Creating the Task Force on Teachers' Health Insurance. Jolley(S) SB799 Health Insurance Provides an additional $100 in flexible benefit allowance for certain TriCare participants. Reynolds(S) SB491 Health Insurance State and Education Employees Group Insurance Act; shell bill. Sparks(S) SB56 Health Insurance Providing dependent flexible benefit allowance for education employees. Corn(S) SB417 Health Insurance Providing dependent flexible benefit allowance for education employees. Brown(S) SB983 Health Insurance - Retirees Modifying amount paid by the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System for health insurance premiums for retirees. Corn(S) SB454 Illegal Immigration Illegal immigration; creating the Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizens Protection Act. Effective dates. Emergency. Sykes SB58 Illegal Immigration Creating Oklahoma Security and Immigration Compliance Act and Registration of Immigration Assistance Act. Sparks(S) SB59 Illegal Immigration Creating Oklahoma Security and Immigration Compliance Act and Registration of Immigration Assistance Act; requires higher education develop policies in compliance with federal and state law. Leftwich(S) SB78 Licensure and Certification Directing State Board of Education to issue teaching license to persons certified by American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence after criminal history check. Wilcoxson(S) SB481 Licensure and Certification Adding requirement for certification renewal for kindergarten through third grade teachers; directing Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to award grants for professional development in reading. Wilcoxson(S), Kern(H) SB803 Miscellaneous Cherokee Nation Act of 2007; shell bill. Sparks(S) SB408 Pay Increase Providing a $2,500 pay increase for certain state employees; requiring certain compensation study. Gumm(S) SB439 Pay Increase Providing for a $2,400 state employee pay raise for certain employees. Bass(S) SB849 Pilot Program Establishing the School Social Work Pilot Program starting with 15 schools, contingent on funding. Riley(S) SB500 Professional Development Relating to the Oklahoma Educational Interpreter for the Deaf Act; authorizing State Department of Education to grant extension of certain deadline on individual basis to interpreters meeting certain requirements. Myers(S) SB660 Professional Development Modifying requirements of teacher residency program; directing Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to develop and offer professional development institutes for teacher induction and mentor training. Corn(S), Nations(H) SB50 Professional Development Authorizing professional development institutes in mathematics for teachers of kindergarten through grade nine. Anderson(S), Denney(H) SB468 Professional Development Authorizing institutes in reading for middle school teachers. Eason McIntyre(S), Morgan(H) SB482 Professional Development Relating to district professional development programs; changing requirement to authorization to include certain components in program. Wilcoxson(S) SB4 Public Finance Creating the State Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2007; requires all state agencies to display on its web site what state funding it has and how it is being spent; shall be under the direction of the Office of State Finance. Gumm(S) SB24 Public Finance Limiting yearly percentage increase to 5% for state agency appropriations. Anderson(S) SB351 Public Finance An Act relating to public finance; directing transfer of certain funds by certain entities and officers; specifying amount; and declaring an emergency. Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB352 Public Finance An Act relating to public finance; directing transfer of certain funds by certain entities and officers; specifying amount; and declaring an emergency. Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB376 Research Modifying provisions relating to Economic Development Generating Excellence Fund (EDGE) and Board of Investors. Wilson(S) SB377 Residency Requirements Modifies residency requirements for members of Regional University System of Oklahoma Board; specifies which counties members are to be chosen from; specifies nine years of service for members. Williamson(S) SB780 Retirement Amending various provisions relating to the Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act. Mazzei(S) SB374 Retirement Amending various provisions in the Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act. Mazzei(S) SB949 Revenue and Tax Modifying apportionment of gross production taxes by taking 5% off the top for the Revenue Replacement Endowment Fund; creates the endowment fund and the Revenue Replacement Revolving Fund; providing for expenditures. Sparks(S) SB948 Revenue and Tax State-Tribal Gaming Act; shell bill. Sparks(S) SB687 Revenue and Tax State-Tribal Gaming Act; shell bill. Sparks(S) SB801 Revenue and Tax Oklahoma Education Lottery Act; requiring certain information to be disclosed to the Oklahoma Lottery Commission; providing procedures relating to collection of outstanding debt of certain winners. Jolley(S) SB802 Revenue and Tax Oklahoma Education Lottery Act; requiring certain information to be provided to the Lottery Commission before certain prizes are claimed; providing procedures for payment of certain debt. Wilcoxson(S) SB992 Revenue and Tax Modifying apportionment of gross production taxes by redirecting funds from the General Revenue Fund to School Nutrition Program Fund; creates the fund. Anderson(S) SB513 Revenue and Tax Modifying authorized use of CE's portion of Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Funds to include providing a living wage to support employees. Johnson(S) SB548 Revenue and Tax Reduces the level of funding from the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund going to higher education; takes higher education's current 45% and reduces it by giving 40% of the 45% to CE; providing a cap on School consolidation Fund of $2.0m and the balance of this percentage goes to TRS. Ballenger(S) SB559 Revenue and Tax Modifying tax rate on cigarettes sold by certain retailers; levying tax. Brogdon(S) SB564 Revenue and Tax Modifying apportionment of gross production tax; making modifications relating to Community Water Infrastructure Development Revolving Fund. Laster(S) SB804 Revenue and Tax Revenue and taxation; modifying various provisions relating to the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products. Anderson(S) SB841 Revenue and Tax Authorizing governing body of political subdivision to use bond proceeds to pay principal and interest on outstanding general obligation bonds under certain conditions. Jolley(S) SB1014 Revenue and Tax Creating the Taxpayer Transparency Act; requires all state agencies to display on its web site what state funding it has and how it is being spent; shall be under the direction of the Office of State Finance. Brogdon(S) SB1058 Revenue and Tax Modifying apportionment of gross production taxes to eliminate Tourism, Conservation and Quality Water Funds; increased funding will go to higher educations funds. Justice(S) SB1 Revenue and Tax Modifying income tax exemption to include retirement benefits received from the Armed Forces. Ivester(S) SB87 Revenue and Tax Provides an income tax exemption for monies received from the Armed Forces, including National Guard. Reynolds(S) SB96 Revenue and Tax Modifying basis for certain estimates made by Oklahoma Tax Commission; authorizes the Tax Commission to outsource this task to an institution of higher education. Laughlin(S) SB366 Revenue and Tax Increasing homestead exemption to $2,500. Branan(S) SB368 Revenue and Tax Revenue and taxation; modifying various provisions relating to the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products. Anderson(S) SB477 Revenue and Tax/TRS Modifying apportionment of income tax; providing increases to the Teachers' Retirement System and the Ad Valorem Reimbursement fund; reducing the funding going to the General Revenue fund. Lerblance(S) SB1014 Revenue Apportionment Reduces revenues going to General Revenue Fund and redirects revenues to counties; eliminates motorcycle and moped fees going to OK Tax Commission Fund. Garrison(S) SB5 Revenue Apportionment Redirects $1.5m of driver license fees from the General Revenue Fund to the Public Safety Revolving Fund. Corn(S) SB79 Revenue Apportionment Modifying apportionment of motor vehicle and motor fuel revenues by redirecting funds from the General Revenue Fund to the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund; eliminates the first $100,000 from motorcycle and mopeds fees going to the Tax Commission. Laughlin(S) SB106 Revenue Apportionment Redistributes income tax revenues from the General Revenue Fund to the TRS and Ad Valorem Reimbursement Fund. Garrison(S) SB155 Revenues - Land Office Requiring Commissioners of the Land Office to utilize certain procedures for determining fair market value when acquiring state property. Aldridge(S) SB395 Revenues - Land Office Provides a new formula for calculating distribution of State Land Reimbursement Fund monies; eliminates using a percentage of school land in county and substitutes using the ad valorem revenue that would be generated if the school land was on the tax roles; requires funds in Public Building Fund be transferred to the State Land Reimbursement Fund. Laughlin(S) SB758 Rules Administrative Procedures Act; modifying procedures for legislative review of rules; new criteria for disapproval of rules. Laughlin(S), Blackwell(H) SB354 State Employees State employees; relating to full-time equivalent employees; modifying date. Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB355 State Employees State employees; unclassified service; clarifying language. Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB356 State Employees Deferred Compensation An act relating to state employees; amending deferred compensation plan; deleting obsolete language. Crutchfield(S), Benge(H) SB796 Telecommunications Repealing the agreement for development and construction of information technology and telecommunications facilities. Jolley(S) SB475 Travel State Travel Reimbursement Act. Wilson(S) SB649 Tuition - Scholarship Higher education; relating to Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant Act; adding as eligible institutions those that are accredited by a national accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. Sykes(S) SB480 Tuition - Scholarships Creating the Oklahoma College Degree Encouragement Act; allowing income tax credit for expenditures relating to higher education; creates fund; monies donated or appropriated to the fund shall be distributed 50% to OHLAP and 50% to OTEG. Jolley(S) SB497 Tuition - Scholarships Relating to the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program; modifying eligibility requirements; increasing family income to $75,000. Burrage(S) SB775 Tuition - Scholarships Redirects apportionment of income tax revenue from the Education Reform Revolving Fund to the OHLAP program. Morgan(S) SB530 Tuition - Scholarships Authorizing students educated by means other than public or private schools homeschoolers) to participate in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program. Wilcoxson(S) SB820 Tuition and Fees Requiring undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees for first-time freshmen enrolling in 2007-08 to remain at or below that level for four years. Reynolds(S) SB10 Tuition Rates Prohibiting increases of tuition and fees from the '06 level until June 30, 2009. Leftwich(S) SB384 Tuition Rates Requiring State Regents to submit written notification by April 1st to Governor and Legislature of tuition increase scenarios based on projected appropriation scenarios. Wilson(S) SB694 Workforce Development Creating the Existing Worker Training Fund; requires agency contributions; provides amounts to be contributed. 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