From JonF at ictctech.com  Wed Apr  4 15:59:49 2012
From: JonF at ictctech.com (Jon Ford)
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 20:59:49 +0000
Subject: [Oasfaa] OASFAA Digest, Vol 97, Issue 9
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Has there been an answer posted to this question?
I would be interested to know this as well.
Thanks

Jon Ford
Financial Aid Specialist Assistant
ICTC - Stilwell
Route 6 Box 3320
Stilwell, OK 74960
Ph. 918.696.3111
Fx. 918.696.3031



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   1. Head of Household (Gale Langston)


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Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:28:06 +0000
From: Gale Langston <Gale.Langston at redlandscc.edu>
Subject: [Oasfaa] Head of Household
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I have a student that filed a separate return from her husband and they both filed head of household.  I have the 2010 returns because she was selected for verification, and the 2011 returns because I was considering a special condition.  All four returns show head of household.  When looking at IRS Pub 17 (instructions for completing the 1040), it states that head of household can be claimed for both husband and wife if they were separated on the last day of the tax year.  She has told me that she was separated the last day of 2010, that they got back together, and then were separated again on the last day of 2011.  They filed their own taxes, but said they consulted with a tax specialist who told her she was doing everything legal, etc., etc.  The FAFSA was completed on June 8, 2011 as a married status.  When they filed their returns, April 15, 2011 for 2010 returns and March 1, 2012 for 2011 returns, they used the same address.

When looking through the handbook and the references associated with it including RESOLVING CONFLICTING DATA 2009-10 FSA Handbook, School Eligibility & Operations, Chapter 10, 2010-11 FSA Handbook, AVG, Chapter 5, pages 106-108<http://ifap.ed.gov/fsahandbook/attachments/1011AVGCh5.pdf>, 668.54(a)(3)<http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=34&PART=668&SECTION=54&TYPE=TEXT>, 668.16(b)(3)<http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=34&PART=668&SECTION=16&TYPE=TEXT>, 668.16(f)<http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=34&PART=668&SECTION=16&TYPE=TEXT> it basically says we can accept a statement from the student explaining their

circumstances as documentation to resolve the conflict. I asked her to provide some legal documentation, but she said they weren't "legally" separated and have no such documentation. Any insight you could give me would be greatly appreciated.  Although possible, I am finding it hard to believe that they were conveniently separated at just the right time, both years, so they could both file Head of Household and that they have no documentation to back up their story.



One more twist to this story is that she received Pell at another school last semester. They obviously did not catch the fact that both were filing Head of Household and she received Pell based on those tax returns and a special condition they processed. Because of this, she doesn't understand why I am giving her such a hard time. Do you know if I am obligated to contact the previous school about their error so they can return Pell money?




Gale M. Langston
Director, Financial Aid
Redlands Community College
(405) 422-1442
(405) 422-1463 - fax


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Redlands Community College provides a learner-centered environment committed to academic excellence strengthened through service and civic engagement.
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From nvollertsen at uco.edu  Thu Apr  5 14:19:17 2012
From: nvollertsen at uco.edu (Nancy Vollertsen)
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:19:17 -0500
Subject: [Oasfaa] "Up the Alley" Citizens Caring for Children OASFAA fund
	raiser
Message-ID: <18B8F2010B91E144BC6EB64508D710131A3D33E1D9@EXCHANGE.uco.local>

It doesn't seem possible but Spring Break is over, 2012/13 is upon us, and next week is the Spring 2012 OASFAA conference in Norman! "We're in the Game" promises to be one of our best conferences ever, and as you know Citizens Caring for Children will once again be the beneficiary of our charitable fund raiser. Since our entertainment Thursday night will be at a bowling alley, we've decided that "Up the Alley" is the perfect name for our exciting contest. The teams have been formed and you should be hearing from your team captains very soon. They all want to be the team that bowls a strike and not be one left with too many pins standing. The penalty for the losers hasn't been determined, but will certainly be entertaining!

As we've mentioned in previous e-mails this year we are collecting gift cards to be used by mentors to the children in foster care. The gift cards can be from anyplace the mentors and children can go together. It can be educational (museums), entertaining (zoo, movies, amusement parks) or restaurants. Use your imagination and dig deep!

Citizens Caring for Children serves hundreds for children in foster care each month. In their latest newsletter they gave the following statistics for the numbers for the last six months of 2011:

June                      286
July                        599
August                  319
September         301
October               251
November          206
December           405

As you can see the need is great and anything we can do is appreciated so much.

See you on April 11th!!



Nancy Vollertsen
Financial Aid Counselor
University of Central Oklahoma
100 N. University Drive
Box 162
Edmond, OK  73013
(405) 974-2379



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From Mendy-Schmerer at ouhsc.edu  Thu Apr  5 14:33:59 2012
From: Mendy-Schmerer at ouhsc.edu (Schmerer, Mendy M. (HSC))
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:33:59 -0500
Subject: [Oasfaa] OCAP Q & A
Message-ID: <B30DD99805FB504981E5411867CF4B9C3BC266B227@ENZO.hsc.net.ou.edu>

I am looking forward to seeing many of you at next week's OASFAA conference.  Our registration numbers are high this year and we have a great agenda lined up for you.

On that agenda is something a little different than what we have done in the past.  Always before, we get our State Regents update on Friday morning following the business meeting.  While we will still have that, this year, with so many pending changes to Oklahoma's Promise, we are adding a new feature.

On Wednesday, Bryce Fair, Irala Magee, and Carol Alexander will be on hand for the 4:45 general session to specifically address changes to Oklahoma's Promise.  Please be prepared to ask any questions you may have.  This is specifically meant as a Q&A kind of session, so your participation is greatly encouraged!

Thanks, and travel safely to Norman!

Mendy Schmerer
2011-2012 OASFAA President
Assistant Director
Office of Student Financial Aid
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
1106 N. Stonewall, Rm 301
Oklahoma City, OK  73117
(405) 271-2118, x 48817 (p)
(405) 271-5446 (f)
Mendy-Schmerer at ouhsc.edu<mailto:Mendy-Schmerer at ouhsc.edu>
http://www.ouhsc.edu/financialservices/SFA/

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From Mendy-Schmerer at ouhsc.edu  Thu Apr  5 14:42:44 2012
From: Mendy-Schmerer at ouhsc.edu (Schmerer, Mendy M. (HSC))
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:42:44 -0500
Subject: [Oasfaa] OCAP Q & A
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Sorry about that-we are having an Oklahoma's Promise Q&A, regardless of what my subject line said.  Sorry about the confusion.

Thanks!

Mendy Schmerer
2011-2012 OASFAA President
Assistant Director
Office of Student Financial Aid
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
1106 N. Stonewall, Rm 301
Oklahoma City, OK  73117
(405) 271-2118, x 48817 (p)
(405) 271-5446 (f)
Mendy-Schmerer at ouhsc.edu<mailto:Mendy-Schmerer at ouhsc.edu>
http://www.ouhsc.edu/financialservices/SFA/

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Subject: OCAP Q & A

I am looking forward to seeing many of you at next week's OASFAA conference.  Our registration numbers are high this year and we have a great agenda lined up for you.

On that agenda is something a little different than what we have done in the past.  Always before, we get our State Regents update on Friday morning following the business meeting.  While we will still have that, this year, with so many pending changes to Oklahoma's Promise, we are adding a new feature.

On Wednesday, Bryce Fair, Irala Magee, and Carol Alexander will be on hand for the 4:45 general session to specifically address changes to Oklahoma's Promise.  Please be prepared to ask any questions you may have.  This is specifically meant as a Q&A kind of session, so your participation is greatly encouraged!

Thanks, and travel safely to Norman!

Mendy Schmerer
2011-2012 OASFAA President
Assistant Director
Office of Student Financial Aid
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
1106 N. Stonewall, Rm 301
Oklahoma City, OK  73117
(405) 271-2118, x 48817 (p)
(405) 271-5446 (f)
Mendy-Schmerer at ouhsc.edu<mailto:Mendy-Schmerer at ouhsc.edu>
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From jonna.raney at okbu.edu  Mon Apr  9 09:19:00 2012
From: jonna.raney at okbu.edu (Jonna Raney)
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:19:00 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Oasfaa] Married?? or not??
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We have an issue that rears it's ugly head every now and then and I'd like to know how others handle it. 

Student's mom reported single with zero income. For these situations, we ask for a Resource and Expense form to show the families expenses and how they were paid. The mom was very forthcoming with information about the fact that she has lived with her boyfriend for 9 years and he pays the expenses. (She had called the FAFSA help line and was told not to include any of his income so she didn't.) At first glance, we thought we'd just add his income as untaxed income to mom, but not include him in the family, and proceed. However, when we started digging a little deeper, we found some interesting things. According to the Verif Guide, it states in summary, that money received for housing, food, clothing, etc should be reported as untaxed income for the student. However, under "In-kind support", it says that if someone is allowing the student to live with them rent-free, that support is not included as untaxed income. We can't find documentation to back-up simply adding it to Mom's untaxed income as we had originally thought. 

So, since they have filed taxes together we checked into Common Law marriage to see if they should be treated as married. According to the Verification Guide, "Common-law marriage - If a couple lives together and has not been formally married but meets the criteria in their state for a common-law marriage, they should be reported as married on the application. If the state doesn't consider their situation to be a common-law marriage, then they aren't married; a dependent student would follow the rules for divorce to determine which parent's information to report. Check w/ the appropriate state agency concerning the definition of a common-law marriage." So, since the student is from Oklahoma, we checked to see if OK would recognize them as married. (This is where it gets interesting) According to the common law marriage website, it states that, "Oklahoma: To establish a common-law marriage, a man and worman must (1) be competent; (2) agree to enter into a marriage relationship; and (3) cohabit. However, under the heading "States that recognize common law marriage," it states "Oklahoma (possibly only if created before 11/1/98. Oklahoma's laws and court decisions may be in conflict about whether common law marriages formed in taht state after 11/1/98 will be recognized." A search on the state of OK site had no results for "common law." Clear as mud, right? 

After all that, we are as confused as when we started. What would you do in this situation? If you don't answer me, I will hound you at the conference on Wednesday, so please make it easy on all of us and let me know. :-) 

Hope to see everyone at OASFAA! Thanks in advance for your help. 

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From bfair at osrhe.edu  Mon Apr  9 10:54:05 2012
From: bfair at osrhe.edu (Fair, Bryce)
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:54:05 -0500
Subject: [Oasfaa] State Legislative Update for April 2-6
Message-ID: <3B3640988539EC47A50B689936AF65C17D8645@postman2.osrhe.edu>

Below is the state legislative update for April 2-6.

Thursday, April 12, is the next deadline for bills still moving through
the process.  While the bills that would have made changes to state
scholarship and grant programs appear to have become dormant, there are
still a couple of bills that would affect eligibility for resident
tuition at state system institutions.  Those are:

 

*         HB 2689 - related to dependents of military personnel for whom
Oklahoma is their "home of record."  Text at
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENGR/hB/HB2689%20ENGR.DOC

 

*         SB 1624 - provides a "window" from July 1, 2012 to July 1,
2014 to provide resident tuition to any student that graduated from an
Oklahoma public high school and who was an Oklahoma resident at the time
they graduated high school (apparently regardless of how long ago they
graduated from high school, or how long they have since lived out of
state).  This bill appears to be headed toward a conference committee if
it passes the House Appropriations and Budget Committee this Wednesday.
Current text at
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20COMMITTEE%20SUBS/HCSS/SB1
624%
<http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20COMMITTEE%20SUBS/HCSS/SB
1624%25> . 

 

Bryce Fair

 

 

 

The update below reflects the current status of major legislation
concerning Higher Education during the week of April 2, 2012 -April 6,
2012.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Hollye Hunt at hhunt at osrhe.edu
or 405.225.9424.

 

Legislative Report

April 2, 2012- April 6, 2012  

 

Appropriations 

No pending legislation.  

 

 

Tuition/ Funding 

HB 2927// Representative Don Armes and Senator Bryce Marlatt// The
legislation creates a revolving fund for the Commissioners of the Land
Office to be designated the "Multiyear Education Distribution
Stabilization Revolving Fund".  The fund shall be a continuing fund, not
subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of bonus and delay
rental income received by the Commission, and if it is determined by the
Commission to be in the best interest of the trust it may make
distributions of the income upon a five-year rolling average.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of Senate Appropriations Committee on April
4, 2012.  
 
SB1649 // Senator Bryce Marlatt and Representative Don Armes// The
legislation creates a revolving fund for the Commissioners of the Land
Office to be designated the "Multiyear Education Distribution
Stabilization Revolving Fund".  The fund shall be a continuing fund, not
subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of bonus and delay
rental income received by the Commission, and if it is determined by the
Commission to be in the best interest of the trust it may make
distributions of the income upon a five-year rolling average.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on
April 4, 2012.
 
 
Joint Resolutions 
HJR 1091// Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Patrick Anderson//
The state question requires the Legislature to establish standards to
adequately fund the public retirement system.
UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Appropriations
Committee and the Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee.  The
legislation passed out of the Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee
on March 29, 2012.      
 
 
Concurrent Resolutions
SCR 30// Senator Patrick Anderson// The resolution disapproves the
Medical Examiner's Facility Project proposed by the University of
Central Oklahoma which appears on the Master Lease list submitted by the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
UPDATE:  The resolution has been referred to the Senate Rules Committee.

 
SCR 31// Senator Patrick Anderson// The resolution disapproves the
Medical Examiner's Facility Project proposed by the University of
Central Oklahoma which appears on the Master Lease list submitted by the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
UPATE:  The resolution was filed on March 13, 2012.  
 
 
CIO
No pending legislation.  
 
 
Consolidation/ Transparency/ Modernization  
HB 2197// Representative Jason Murphey and Senator Josh Brecheen// The
legislation directs the State Purchasing Director to form an advisory
committee consisting of representatives from entities exempted from the
provisions of The Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act.  The purpose of the
committee is to allow committee members to provide input into the
development of shared state purchasing contracts, collaboratively
participate in the integration of their purchasing platforms or
electronic purchasing catalogs, analyze solutions that may be used by
state government to meet the purchasing needs of the entities, explore
joint purchases of general use items that result in mutual procurement
of quality goods and services at the lowest reasonable cost and explore
flexibility, administrative relief, and transformation changes through
utilization of procurement technology.
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on
April 4, 2012.
 
HB 2520 // Representative Jason Murphey and David Holt// The legislation
creates the Government Reorganization Act.  The bill sets requirements
for removing full time equivalent (FTE) positions.  An FTE left vacant
for 6 months without posting the position would be eliminated.  The
state agency may receive an exception if authorized by the Director of
the Office of State Finance.   Additionally, the Director of the Office
of State Finance will develop metrics and standards for evaluating each
state agency and agency specific initiatives. The Director will be
required to publish a report identifying the lowest performing state
agencies and the agencies in the bottom 10% shall be considered eligible
for entering a shared services contract.  
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the Senate Appropriations
Subcommittee on General Government and Transportation on March 28, 2012
and passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 4, 2012.

 
 
 OKPromise 
SB 1380// Senator Tom Ivester and Representative Paul Roan// The
legislation allows a student to still be eligible for the OK Promise
scholarship if their parent dies while the student is in the their 11th
or 12th grade year of high school.
UPDATE:  The bill was laid over in the House Appropriations Committee on
April 4, 2012. 
 
 
 Governance 
HB 2443// Representative Dale DeWitt and Senator Eddie Fields// The
legislation creates a board of nine (9) trustees to be appointed by the
Governor and confirmed by the Senate to serve as the administrative
agency for the University Center at Ponca City.
UPDATE: The bill was signed by Governor Fallin on April 2, 2012.  
 
SB 1111// Senator Eddie Fields and Representative Lee Denney// The
legislation creates a board of nine (9) trustees to be appointed by the
Governor and confirmed by the Senate to serve as the administrative
agency for the University Center at Ponca City.

UPDATE:  The bill passed of the House Higher Education Committee on
March 27, 2012.  

 
SB 1797// Senator Clark Jolley and Representative Lee Denney// Creates
Commission for Education, Instruction Quality and Accountability.  The
Secretary of Education will oversee the commission.
UPDATE:  The bill has been referred to the House Appropriations
Committee.  The legislation will be heard in committee on April 11,
2012.  
 
 
 Faculty 
No pending legislation.  
 
 
 Reporting 
SB 1819// Senator Jim Halligan and Representative Lee Denney// The
legislation directs the State Regents to provide information to the
legislature regarding graduation rates, debt loads, student employed by
specific disciplines, and information provided to students on employment
possibilities and debt.  

UPDATE:  The bill has been referred to the House Higher Education
Committee.

 

 

Legal Reform 
No pending legislation.  
 
 
Academic 
HB2970// Representative Todd Thomsen// The legislation requires students
to take high school, college, and job skills readiness exams.  Beginning
with the 2013-2014 school year, each school district shall ensure that
each student enrolled in grade eight is administered the ACT Explore
high school readiness assessment, each student enrolled in grade ten is
administered, by no later than April 1 of each year, the ACT Plan
college readiness assessment, and each student enrolled in grade eleven
is administered the ACT WorkKeys job skills assessment.  The results of
the assessments administered shall be reported to the State Department
of Education and the individual school districts.
UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Education Committee on April
2, 2012.  
 
SB1565// Senator Susan Paddack and Representative Ann Coody// The
legislation directs the OSRHE to establish a dyslexia teacher training
pilot program.  The program should be designed to evaluate and
demonstrate the effectiveness of having trained teachers who can provide
assistance to children with risk factors for dyslexia.  

UPDATE: The bill was laid over House Appropriations Committee on April
4, 2012.  The bill is scheduled to be heard in the House Appropriations
Committee on April 11, 2012.   

 

SB1863// Senator Steve Russell and Representative Ann Coody// The
legislation authorizes institutions or career and technology centers to
award educational credits to a student enrolled in the institution or
career and technology center for courses that are part of the student's
military training or service and that meet the standards of the American
Council on Education (ACE) or equivalent standards for awarding academic
credit if the award of educational credit is based upon the
institution's or technical career center's admission standards and its
role, scope and mission.

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Veterans & Military Affairs
Committee on April 2, 2012.  

 

 

Tuition Waivers
HB 2689// Representative Charlie Joyner and Senator Jerry Ellis// The
legislation allows students who are dependents of certain military
personnel be eligible for in-state residency status.

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate Education Committee on March
26, 2012 and the bill passed out of Senate Appropriations Committee on
April 4, 2012. 

 

SB 1624// Senator John Sparks and Representative Emily Virgin// The
legislation directs the State Regents to adopt a policy which allows a
student to enroll in an institution within Oklahoma and be eligible for
resident tuition if the student was an Oklahoma resident at the time the
student received a high school diploma.

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on
Education on April 2, 2012.  Representative Virgin offered a committee
substitute that removed the language to not allow unlawful residents to
receive in-state tuition.  The bill is scheduled to be heard in House
Appropriations Committee on April 11, 2012.      

 

 

Bond Issues 
SB 1134// Senator Patrick Anderson and Representative Jason Murphey//
The legislation requires the State Regents to provide an itemized list
of master lease projects to all members of the Legislature within the
first seven days of the legislative session.

UPDATE:  The legislation has been referred to the House Appropriations
Committee.     

 

 

Other 
SB 1280// Senator Mike Schulz and Representative Kris Steele// The
legislation creates the OK Hospital Residency Training Program.  

UPDATE:  The bill has been referred to the House Appropriations
Committee.  The legislation will be heard in committee on April 11,
2012.       

 

SB 1218// Senator David Holt and Representative Randy McDaniel//  The
legislation authorizes beer and wine establishments that are licensed by
the  ABLE Commission to operate within 300 feet of a college or
university if the campus is located within an improvement district
created pursuant to Title 11, Section 39-103.1.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Public Safety Committee on
March 28, 2012.  
 
HB 2967// Representative Todd Thomsen and Senator Brian Bingman// The
legislation relates to the Uniform Athlete Agents Act and requires
submission of a surety bond if an athlete agent is charged with a
violation and sets the amount of the surety bond.
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on March
27, 2012.
 
 
Energy 
HB2833// Representative Scott Martin and Senator Brian Bingman// The
legislation directs state agencies and higher education to reduce energy
costs for all state buildings.   The Office of State Finance will
oversee the implementation of an organizational behavior-based energy
conservation program.  The program will target a cumulative energy
savings of at least twenty percent (20%) by the year 2020 when compared
to the 2012 fiscal year utility expenditures. 
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate General Government Committee
on March 26, 2012.  
 
SB 1096// Senator Brian Bingman and Representative Scott Martin// The
legislation directs state agencies and higher education to reduce energy
costs for all state buildings.   The Office of State Finance will
oversee the implementation of an organizational behavior-based energy
conservation program.  The program will target a cumulative energy
savings of at least twenty percent (20%) by the year 2020 when compared
to the 2012 fiscal year utility expenditures.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Energy & Utility Regulation
Committee on March 27, 2012.
 
 
Retirement/Health Insurance 
HB 2321// Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Patrick Anderson//
The legislation modifies the number of unused sick days that can be used
for creditable service in the Teachers' Retirement System and the OK
Public Employees Retirement System. For members who join the System on
or after November 1, 2012, unused sick leave shall be credited at the
same rate but not used to round up to another year.  Instead, any
additional months of unused sick leave credit shall be added to other
service credit without rounding.
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate Retirement and Insurance
Committee on March 29, 2012.   
 
HB 3053// Representative Kris Steele// The legislation creates the
"Office of Enterprise and Management Services and the Capital Assets,
Human Capital Management, and Employee Benefits divisions.  
UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on
April 4, 2012.
 
 
Carry Over Bills from Last Legislative Session 
 Concealed Weapons/Open Carry 

 

HB 2522// Representative Steve Martin and Senator Greg Treat// The
legislation allows for unconcealed weapons in certain areas.  

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee on
March 29, 2012.

 

SB 1785// Senator Steve Russell and Representative Leslie Osborn// The
legislation allows out-of-state persons in compliance with the Oklahoma
Self-Defense Act to carry a concealed firearm in the State.

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Public Safety Committee on
April 4, 2012.  

 

SB 1733// Senator Anthony Sykes and Representative Jeff Hickman// The
legislation allows justices and judges to carry weapons in any
courthouse in Oklahoma. The legislation also allows for unconcealed
weapons in certain areas.  

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Public Safety Committee on
April 4, 2012.  

 

 

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From dbarron at rsu.edu  Tue Apr 10 08:32:02 2012
From: dbarron at rsu.edu (David Barron)
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:32:02 -0500
Subject: [Oasfaa] Staffing for Financial Aid
Message-ID: <88DE241DCD563F4DA7DD9394187A17184AA7432564@RSUFSEXCH.rsu.edu>

If you have a quick second I would appreciate it if you would e-mail me the following:

Name of your institution:
# of all Financial Aid staff:
# of students at your institution:

Thank you for your help.

Thanks and have a great day,

David Barron
Executive Director of Enrollment Management
Rogers State University
1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd.
Claremore, OK 74107-3252
918.343.7852
Fax: 918.343.7598

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From jriley at carlalbert.edu  Tue Apr 10 15:38:22 2012
From: jriley at carlalbert.edu (Jaclyn Riley)
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:38:22 -0500
Subject: [Oasfaa] Conference Agenda and Handouts
Message-ID: <0d92c20cb170db546e23beb421b5eb28@mail.gmail.com>

We were wondering if there is an updated conference agenda that is
available and if there are handouts that we need to print out ahead of
time.  I have looked on the website but haven?t found anything.



Jaclyn Riley

Carl Albert State College

Ph. 918-647-1340

jriley at carlalbert.edu
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From tgarcia at tctc.org  Tue Apr 10 15:57:14 2012
From: tgarcia at tctc.org (Tami Garcia)
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:57:14 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [Oasfaa] Conference Agenda and Handouts
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I looked on the website too, but couldn't fine even a Draft agenda... 

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From: "Jaclyn Riley" <jriley at carlalbert.edu> 
To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net 
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:38:22 PM 
Subject: [Oasfaa] Conference Agenda and Handouts 



We were wondering if there is an updated conference agenda that is available and if there are handouts that we need to print out ahead of time. I have looked on the website but haven?t found anything. 

Jaclyn Riley 
Carl Albert State College 
Ph. 918-647-1340 
jriley at carlalbert.edu 
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From AHammontree at francistuttle.edu  Tue Apr 10 16:04:15 2012
From: AHammontree at francistuttle.edu (Andrew Hammontree)
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:04:15 -0500
Subject: [Oasfaa] Fwd: Re:  Conference Agenda and Handouts
Message-ID: <4F8459FF0200002000035BE0@ipa.francistuttle.com>

The agenda is on the website, but you may have trouble finding it. 
First, click on "Inside OASFAA" at the top of the website.  Then click
Archived Documents on the left hand menu.  You will find the agenda in
the OASFAA Conference Agendas section.  
 
I have attached the agenda to this email to make it easier for you. :)
 
Thanks,
Andrew
 
Andrew Hammontree
Director of Financial Aid & Scholarships
Francis Tuttle Technology Center
p (405) 717-4336
f (405) 717-4392

>>> On 4/10/2012 at 3:57 PM, in message
<722219535.385172.1334091434135.JavaMail.root at ms1.tctc.org>, Tami Garcia
<tgarcia at tctc.org> wrote:

I looked on the website too, but couldn't fine even a Draft agenda... 

From: "Jaclyn Riley" <jriley at carlalbert.edu>
To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:38:22 PM
Subject: [Oasfaa] Conference Agenda and Handouts


We were wondering if there is an updated conference agenda that is
available and if there are handouts that we need to print out ahead of
time.  I have looked on the website but haven?t found anything.
 
Jaclyn Riley
Carl Albert State College
Ph. 918-647-1340
jriley at carlalbert.edu

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From dbarron at rsu.edu  Tue Apr 10 18:22:50 2012
From: dbarron at rsu.edu (David Barron)
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:22:50 -0500
Subject: [Oasfaa] FA Staffing response
Message-ID: <88DE241DCD563F4DA7DD9394187A17184AA7432767@RSUFSEXCH.rsu.edu>

Thank you everyone for the information.
Here is what I have received so far.
Please note that if you listed more than one number for enrollment or staffing I adjusted it to one.

Institution

FA Staff

# of Students

Student/Staff Ratio

Brown Mackie College - Tulsa

3

455



151.67

Canadian Valley Technology Center - Chickasha Campus

1

175



175.00

Central Technology Center

1

798



798.00

Chisholm Trail Technology Center

1

175



175.00

Clary Sage College

2

238



119.00

Community Care College

5

497



99.40

Francis Tuttle Tech Center

4

700



175.00

Gordon Cooper Tech Center

1

350



350.00

Heritage College

6

627



104.50

High Plains Technology Center

1

198



198.00

Hillsdale FWB College

2

250



125.00

Indian Capital Technology Center

2

1083



541.50

Indian Capital Technology Center

2

600



300.00

Moore Norman Technology Center

2

600



300.00

Murray State College

6

3879



646.50

NEO A&M

5

2500



500.00

Northern Oklahoma College

9

7482



831.33

Northwestern Oklahoma State University

6

2271



378.50

OBU

5

1800



360.00

Oklahoma Christian University

10

2300



230.00

Oklahoma City Community College

14

22,481



1605.79

Oklahoma City University

9

3200



355.56

Oklahoma Technical College

1

111



111.00

Oklahoma Wesleyan

4

1100



275.00

OSU OKC

8

7721



965.13

OU

40

28000



700.00

OU Health Sciences Center

6

3500



583.33

Red River Technology Center

1

150



150.00

Redlands community college

4.5

2400



533.33

Rogers State University

7

4500



642.86

Southeastern Oklahoma State University

5

3800



760.00

Southern Oklahoma Technology Center

1

150



150.00

Southwestern Christian University

3

674



224.67

TCC

25

25000



1000.00

Tri County Technology Center

1

180



180.00

TU

9.5

4200



442.11

University of Central Oklahoma

21

17220



820.00

USAO

4

1218



304.50

Western Oklahoma State College

5.5

2067



375.82



539.92



Thanks and have a great day,

David Barron
Executive Director of Enrollment Management
Rogers State University
1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd.
Claremore, OK 74107-3252
918.343.7852
Fax: 918.343.7598

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From smauck at osrhe.edu  Wed Apr 11 09:00:51 2012
From: smauck at osrhe.edu (Mauck, Sheri)
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:00:51 -0500
Subject: [Oasfaa] FW: National Guard/Concurrent Enrollment Waiver submission
	request
In-Reply-To: <F889242D82CF2040932FC67371A55653C0E38E@postman2.osrhe.edu>
References: <F889242D82CF2040932FC67371A55653C0E38E@postman2.osrhe.edu>
Message-ID: <F889242D82CF2040932FC67371A55653D501E1@postman2.osrhe.edu>

 

	 

	FOR STATE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES ONLY.

	 

	 

	 

	Please find the attached memo and instructions including the URL
link for submitting the current year's waivers for the National Guard
and Concurrent Enrollment Waiver Programs.  The deadline for submission
is April 30, 2012.  The data that is collected will be used as the basis
for reimbursements in your FY13 allocations.

	 

	The electronic address for submitting the data is as follows:

	 

	http://survey.osrhe.edu/cgi-bin/guardwaivers.html

	 

	Please let me know if you have questions. Thank you.

	 

	Sheri Mauck

	smauck at osrhe.edu

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From acarver at atienterprises.edu  Wed Apr 11 12:58:18 2012
From: acarver at atienterprises.edu (Angela Carver)
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:58:18 -0500
Subject: [Oasfaa] Position of Financial Aid Officer
Message-ID: <5FD079BFDFEB954AB4959EE36A365368327661DC86@ATI-EXCH.atienterprises.local>

Position at ATI?s South Campus, located at 7124 S. I-35 Service Rd, Okc, OK 73149

Continued growth and expansion within the ATI Career Training Center network has increased the demand for qualified individuals serving in the personally rewarding field of financial aid processing and support.

ATI Career Training is accepting applications for an additional Financial Aid Officer. In this position you can help students realize their dreams by providing valuable guidance and support in preparing financial aid support.  Competitive pay salary and benefits are a plus.  The position will start immediately.

ATI financial aid officers advise students and parents of financial aid options by conducting interviews and answering questions regarding financial aid policies and procedures. Collect, verify, review, and package information needed to evaluate and determine student needs.

Success in this position requires a person to continually drive top performance through competitive disciplined execution of the following:
? Teamwork with Admission department to move students through the enrollment process
? Provide student with financing options, payment plans and estimates
? Process loan applications and other financial aid forms
? Prepare award letters
? Speak with enrolled students via telephone within 48 hours of initial visit to complete financial aid paperwork
? Monitor student financial aid plan throughout their schooling and assist with necessary changes and updates
? Assist students with financial aid questions and paperwork



Job Requirements :



? High school diploma or equivalent is required; some college is preferred
? Previous experience with or technical knowledge of student financial aid programs or commercial loans preferred
? Strong commitment to customer service and exceptional phone skills
? Good organizational, interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills are also required
? Attention to detail and mental concentration are necessary for accurately performing tasks and handling frequent interruptions
? Basic computer skills are required

** This position requires the right candidate to be flexible to work 1st or 2nd shift Monday thru Thursday and 8-5 on Friday, and occasional overtime





Please contact Angie Carver @acarver at atienterprises.edu or at (405)445-7610 if you are interested in this opportunity.

Or you can apply online at:
http://www.aticareertraining.edu/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=30



Angie Carver
Director of Financial Aid
ATI Career Training Center
Campus #37, Oklahoma City South
7124 S. I-35 Service Rd.
Oklahoma City, OK  73122
Office- 405-445-7619
Fax- 405-631-0090
acarver at atienterprises.edu<mailto:acarver at atienterprises.edu>


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From bfair at osrhe.edu  Fri Apr 13 16:35:17 2012
From: bfair at osrhe.edu (Fair, Bryce)
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:35:17 -0500
Subject: [Oasfaa] State Legislative Update for April 9-13
Message-ID: <3B3640988539EC47A50B689936AF65C17D8659@postman2.osrhe.edu>

Following is the state legislative update for April 9-13.  As you will
notice, we no longer have any bills alive that make changes to
Oklahoma's Promise.  There are a couple of bills related to authorizing
certain students to qualify for resident tuition at state system
colleges (HB 2689 and SB 1624 under the "Tuition Waiver" section).

 

Let me know if you have any questions.

Bryce Fair

 

 

 

The update below reflects the current status of major legislation
concerning Higher Education during the week of April 9, 2012 - April 13,
2012.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Hollye Hunt at hhunt at osrhe.edu
or 405.225.9424.

 

Legislative Report

April 9, 2012- April 13, 2012  

 

Appropriations 

No pending legislation.  

 

Tuition/ Funding 

HB 2927// Representative Don Armes and Senator Bryce Marlatt// The
legislation creates a revolving fund for the Commissioners of the Land
Office to be designated the "Multiyear Education Distribution
Stabilization Revolving Fund".  The fund shall be a continuing fund, not
subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of bonus and delay
rental income received by the Commission, and if it is determined by the
Commission to be in the best interest of the trust it may make
distributions of the income upon a five-year rolling average.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of Senate Appropriations Committee on April
4, 2012.  
 
SB1649 // Senator Bryce Marlatt and Representative Don Armes// The
legislation creates a revolving fund for the Commissioners of the Land
Office to be designated the "Multiyear Education Distribution
Stabilization Revolving Fund".  The fund shall be a continuing fund, not
subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of bonus and delay
rental income received by the Commission, and if it is determined by the
Commission to be in the best interest of the trust it may make
distributions of the income upon a five-year rolling average.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on
April 4, 2012.
 
 
Joint Resolutions 
HJR 1091// Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Patrick Anderson//
The state question requires the Legislature to establish standards to
adequately fund the public retirement system.
UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Appropriations
Committee and the Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee.  The
legislation passed out of the Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee
on March 29, 2012.      
 
 
Concurrent Resolutions
SCR 30// Senator Patrick Anderson// The resolution disapproves the
Medical Examiner's Facility Project proposed by the University of
Central Oklahoma which appears on the Master Lease list submitted by the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
UPDATE:  The resolution has been referred to the Senate Rules Committee.

 
SCR 31// Senator Patrick Anderson// The resolution disapproves the
Medical Examiner's Facility Project proposed by the University of
Central Oklahoma which appears on the Master Lease list submitted by the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
UPATE:  The resolution was filed on March 13, 2012.  
 
 
CIO
No pending legislation.  

 

 

Consolidation/ Transparency/ Modernization  

HB 2197// Representative Jason Murphey and Senator Josh Brecheen// The
legislation directs the State Purchasing Director to form an advisory
committee consisting of representatives from entities exempted from the
provisions of The Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act.  The purpose of the
committee is to allow committee members to provide input into the
development of shared state purchasing contracts, collaboratively
participate in the integration of their purchasing platforms or
electronic purchasing catalogs, analyze solutions that may be used by
state government to meet the purchasing needs of the entities, explore
joint purchases of general use items that result in mutual procurement
of quality goods and services at the lowest reasonable cost and explore
flexibility, administrative relief, and transformation changes through
utilization of procurement technology.
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on
April 4, 2012. 
 
HB 2520 // Representative Jason Murphey and David Holt// The legislation
creates the Government Reorganization Act.  It requires the Director of
the Office of State Finance will develop metrics and standards for
evaluating each state agency and agency specific initiatives. The
Director will be required to publish a report identifying the lowest
performing state agencies and the agencies in the bottom 10% shall be
considered eligible for entering a shared services contract.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on General Government and Transportation on March 28, 2012 and passed
out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 4, 2012.  
 
SB1890// Senator Randy Bass and Representative David Brumbaugh// The
legislation deletes higher education's exemption from the Department of
Central Services Fleet Management Division.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House on April 4, 2012 with a vote
of 89-1.   
 
HB 2647 // Representative David Brumbaugh and Senator Clark Jolley// The
legislation deletes higher education's exemption from the Department of
Central Services Fleet Management Division.    
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on
April 4, 2012.
 
 
OKPromise 
No pending legislation.  
 
 
 Governance 
HB 2443// Representative Dale DeWitt and Senator Eddie Fields// The
legislation creates a board of nine (9) trustees to be appointed by the
Governor and confirmed by the Senate to serve as the administrative
agency for the University Center at Ponca City.
UPDATE: The bill was signed by Governor Fallin on April 2, 2012.     
 
SB 1111// Senator Eddie Fields and Representative Lee Denney// The
legislation creates a board of nine (9) trustees to be appointed by the
Governor and confirmed by the Senate to serve as the administrative
agency for the University Center at Ponca City.

UPDATE:  The bill passed of the House Higher Education Committee on
March 27, 2012.  

 
SB 1797// Senator Clark Jolley and Representative Lee Denney// Creates
Commission for Education, Instruction Quality and Accountability.  The
Secretary of Education will oversee the commission.
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on
April 10, 2012.  
 
 
 Faculty 
No pending legislation.  
 
 
Reporting 
No pending legislation. 
 
 
Legal Reform 
No pending legislation.  
 
 
Academic 
HB2970// Representative Todd Thomsen and Senator Josh Brecheen// The
legislation requires the State Board of Education to adopt rules
establishing an appeal process for students who have been denied a
standard diploma by the school district in which the student is or was
enrolled for failing to meet the requirements for graduation.   
UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate on April 12, 2012 with a vote
of 40-0.  
 
SB1565// Senator Susan Paddack and Representative Ann Coody// The
legislation directs the OSRHE to establish a dyslexia teacher training
pilot program.  The program should be designed to evaluate and
demonstrate the effectiveness of having trained teachers who can provide
assistance to children with risk factors for dyslexia.  

UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on
April 10, 2012.   

 

SB1863// Senator Steve Russell and Representative Ann Coody// The
legislation authorizes institutions or career and technology centers to
award educational credits to a student enrolled in the institution or
career and technology center for courses that are part of the student's
military training or service and that meet the standards of the American
Council on Education (ACE) or equivalent standards for awarding academic
credit if the award of educational credit is based upon the
institution's or technical career center's admission standards and its
role, scope and mission.

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Veterans & Military Affairs
Committee on April 2, 2012.  

 
 
Tuition Waivers
HB 2689// Representative Charlie Joyner and Senator Jerry Ellis// The
legislation allows students who are dependents of certain military
personnel be eligible for in-state residency status.

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate Education Committee on March
26, 2012 and the bill passed out of Senate Appropriations Committee on
April 4, 2012. 

 

SB 1624// Senator John Sparks and Representative Emily Virgin// The
legislation directs the State Regents to adopt a policy which allows a
student to enroll in an institution within Oklahoma and be eligible for
resident tuition if the student was an Oklahoma resident at the time the
student received a high school diploma.

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on
Education on April 2, 2012.  Representative Virgin offered a committee
substitute that removed the language to not allow unlawful residents to
receive in-state tuition.  The bill passed out of the House
Appropriations Committee on April 10, 2012.      

 

 

Bond Issues 

No pending legislation.

 

 

Other 
 
SB 1280// Senator Mike Schulz and Representative Kris Steele// The
legislation creates the OK Hospital Residency Training Program.  

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on
April 11, 2012.       

 
SB 1218// Senator David Holt and Representative Randy McDaniel//  The
legislation authorizes beer and wine establishments that are licensed by
the  ABLE Commission to operate within 300 feet of a college or
university if the campus is located within an improvement district
created pursuant to Title 11, Section 39-103.1.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House on April 11, 2012 with a vote
of 63-29.  
 
HB 2967// Representative Todd Thomsen and Senator Brian Bingman// The
legislation relates to the Uniform Athlete Agents Act and requires
submission of a surety bond if an athlete agent is charged with a
violation and sets the amount of the surety bond.
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on March
27, 2012.
 
 
Energy 
HB2833// Representative Scott Martin and Senator Brian Bingman// The
legislation directs state agencies and higher education to reduce energy
costs for all state buildings.   The Office of State Finance will
oversee the implementation of an organizational behavior-based energy
conservation program.  The program will target a cumulative energy
savings of at least twenty percent (20%) by the year 2020 when compared
to the 2012 fiscal year utility expenditures. 
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate General Government Committee
on March 26, 2012.  
 
SB 1096// Senator Brian Bingman and Representative Scott Martin// The
legislation directs state agencies and higher education to reduce energy
costs for all state buildings.   The Office of State Finance will
oversee the implementation of an organizational behavior-based energy
conservation program.  The program will target a cumulative energy
savings of at least twenty percent (20%) by the year 2020 when compared
to the 2012 fiscal year utility expenditures.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Energy & Utility Regulation
Committee on March 27, 2012.
 
 
Retirement/Health Insurance 
HB 2321// Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Patrick Anderson//
The legislation modifies the number of unused sick days that can be used
for creditable service in the Teachers' Retirement System and the OK
Public Employees Retirement System. For members who join the System on
or after November 1, 2012, unused sick leave shall be credited at the
same rate but not used to round up to another year.  Instead, any
additional months of unused sick leave credit shall be added to other
service credit without rounding.
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate Retirement and Insurance
Committee on March 29, 2012.   
 
HB 3053// Representative Kris Steele// The legislation creates the
"Office of Enterprise and Management Services and the Capital Assets,
Human Capital Management, and Employee Benefits divisions.  
UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on
April 4, 2012.
 
 
Carry Over Bills from Last Legislative Session 
Concealed Weapons/Open Carry 

HB 2522// Representative Steve Martin and Senator Greg Treat// The
legislation allows for unconcealed weapons in certain areas.  

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee on
March 29, 2012.

 

SB 1785// Senator Steve Russell and Representative Leslie Osborn// The
legislation allows out-of-state persons in compliance with the Oklahoma
Self-Defense Act to carry a concealed firearm in the State.

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Public Safety Committee on
April 4, 2012.  

 

SB 1733// Senator Anthony Sykes and Representative Jeff Hickman// The
legislation allows justices and judges to carry weapons in any
courthouse in Oklahoma. The legislation also allows for unconcealed
weapons in certain areas.  

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Public Safety Committee on
April 4, 2012.  

 

 

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From srmcgill at langston.edu  Mon Apr 16 17:20:41 2012
From: srmcgill at langston.edu (Sheila R Mcgill)
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:20:41 -0500
Subject: [Oasfaa] Retirement Reception for Linda Morris, Langston University
Message-ID: <013f01cd1c1f$28d31b20$7a795160$@edu>

OASFAA Family, on behalf of the Office of Financial Aid and the Division of
Student Affairs at Langston University, you are cordially invited to share
in a reception for Ms. Linda Morris as we celebrate her retirement at the
end of April.  This special event is scheduled for Friday, April 27 in the
Langston University William H. Hale Student Success Center, Great Room at
3:00 P.M.  A money tree will be provided for your convenience.  

 

So come join us as we celebrate with her over on twenty five years of
service.  

 

Sheila McGill, Director

Financial Aid Office

William H. Hale Student Success Center

P.O. Box 668, Langston, Oklahoma 73050

(405) 466-3282     Fax (405) 466-2986

srmcgill at langston.edu

 

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From Loretta.Reagh at north-ok.edu  Tue Apr 17 09:11:30 2012
From: Loretta.Reagh at north-ok.edu (Loretta Reagh)
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:11:30 +0000
Subject: [Oasfaa] FW:
Message-ID: <F92F5D7CBC653E4888BDBFFFD0D605A21D37952B@Mailstore.north-ok.edu>




From: Loretta Reagh
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 2:03 PM
To: 'oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net'
Subject:

I am wondering how everyone is handling income reductions for 2012-13 year. If a parent and/or student have imported the taxes into the FAFSA form when filing, are you still asking for the transcripts since everything is already at hand? Are you just requesting w2-forms. Please give me some input.

Thanks,


Loretta



Loretta J. Reagh
Assistant Director Financial Aid
Northern Oklahoma College - Enid
Phone (580) 548-2263
Fax (580) 548-2397

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From Ron.Hancock at nelnet.net  Thu Apr 19 16:19:50 2012
From: Ron.Hancock at nelnet.net (Hancock, Ron)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:19:50 -0400
Subject: [Oasfaa] Cheryl Lyons
References: <167263750_278706620@aasfaa.net>
Message-ID: <F13C7EAA-43F7-490F-B476-80E4A61841E4@nelnet.net>

Please see the following regarding our friend Cheryl Lyons, former director at East Central. Please keep her close to your heart.

-Ron


Begin forwarded message:

> From: Julia Robison <JuliaR at uca.edu>
> Date: April 19, 2012 4:42:10 PM EDT
> To: <faark-l at aasfaa.net>
> Subject: FAARK-L Loss of Loved One
> Reply-To: <btv1==4560b76ff0b==juliar at uca.edu>
> 
> Most of you know Cheryl Lyons and have worked very close with her in the association.  Her husband, Vernon Lyons passed away last night.  The funeral will be Sunday at 3:00 at the Salem United Methodist Church in Conway.  The address of the church is 1018 Salem Road. There will be no visitation.
>  
> I know she'd appreciate your thoughts and prayers.
>  
> Cheryl's home address is 2517 Nahlen Dr, Conway 72034.
>  
>  
>  
> Julia Robison
> Associate Director
> Financial Aid Office
> University of Central Arkansas
> Conway, AR  72035
> 501-450-5153
> 501-450-5159 fax
> juliar at uca.edu
> 
> You have received this e-mail as a member of the Arkansas Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (AASFAA). It is a private forum developed and sponsored by AASFAA for associational members only. Participants agree that the forum will not be used for improper, objectionable, or illegal purposes or in a manner that violates AASFAA policies. If you wish to be removed from the listserv, please contact the Membership Committee at membership at aasfaa.net.


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From cpacheco at ou.edu  Fri Apr 20 15:44:39 2012
From: cpacheco at ou.edu (Pacheco, Caryn L.)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:44:39 +0000
Subject: [Oasfaa] 2011 Eligible for A or EZ
Message-ID: <1E1F49ABBD3E6B44B42C49D4FF7FDA6A70ABB37B@IT-AIRSTORM.sooner.net.ou.edu>

Several schools have asked me if Pam McConahay was going to put together the famous "Are You Eligible To File a 1040A or 1040EZ doc" for the 2011 tax year.



Well, one of my other talented employees found a chart on the USA Funds website at http://www.usafunds.org/Consumer/TaxReturn.pdf that is very similar to the one Pam used to make for us.    She took USA Funds document and combined it with the example 1040 Tax Transcript from NASFAA?s Using Federal Tax Returns in Need Analysis and an example of a 1040 Tax Transcript and made a new 2011 cheat sheet.



Wanted to share this tool with all!



Enjoy and have a great year with verification!



Caryn



Caryn Pacheco

Financial Aid Director

University of Oklahoma


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From bfair at osrhe.edu  Fri Apr 20 16:43:18 2012
From: bfair at osrhe.edu (Fair, Bryce)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:43:18 -0500
Subject: [Oasfaa] State Legislative Update for April 16-20
Message-ID: <3B3640988539EC47A50B689936AF65C17D866F@postman2.osrhe.edu>

Below is the state legislative update for April 16-20.  On Wednesday,
Governor Fallin signed HB 2970 which provides an appeal process for
students at public schools who are denied a high school diploma due to
failure to meet the end-of-instruction (EOI) testing requirements that
are part of the high school graduation requirements for 2012 seniors.
As discussed at the OASFAA conference last week, failure to receive a
high school diploma could cause the student to be ineligible for federal
financial aid, Oklahoma's Promise, OTAG and many other scholarships and
grants.

 

Next Thursday, April 26 is the next legislative deadline for bills to be
passed on the floor in the house opposite of their origin (house bills
passed on the Senate floor and vice versa).

 

Bryce Fair

 

 

 

The update below reflects the current status of major legislation
concerning Higher Education during the week of April 16, 2012 - April
20, 2012.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Hollye Hunt at hhunt at osrhe.edu
or 405.225.9424.

 

 

Legislative Report

April 16, 2012- April 20, 2012  

 

Appropriations 

No pending legislation.  

 

Tuition/ Funding 

HB 2927// Representative Don Armes and Senator Bryce Marlatt// The
legislation creates a revolving fund for the Commissioners of the Land
Office to be designated the "Multiyear Education Distribution
Stabilization Revolving Fund".  The fund shall be a continuing fund, not
subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of bonus and delay
rental income received by the Commission, and if it is determined by the
Commission to be in the best interest of the trust it may make
distributions of the income upon a five-year rolling average.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of Senate on April 16, 2012 with a vote of
45-0.  
 
SB1649 // Senator Bryce Marlatt and Representative Don Armes// The
legislation creates a revolving fund for the Commissioners of the Land
Office to be designated the "Multiyear Education Distribution
Stabilization Revolving Fund".  The fund shall be a continuing fund, not
subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of bonus and delay
rental income received by the Commission, and if it is determined by the
Commission to be in the best interest of the trust it may make
distributions of the income upon a five-year rolling average.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on
April 4, 2012.  
 
 
Joint Resolutions 
No pending legislation.  
 
 
Concurrent Resolutions
SCR 30// Senator Patrick Anderson// The resolution disapproves the
Medical Examiner's Facility Project proposed by the University of
Central Oklahoma which appears on the Master Lease list submitted by the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
UPDATE:  The resolution has been referred to the Senate Rules Committee.

 
SCR 31// Senator Patrick Anderson// The resolution disapproves the
Medical Examiner's Facility Project proposed by the University of
Central Oklahoma which appears on the Master Lease list submitted by the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
UPATE:  The resolution was filed on March 13, 2012.  
 
 
CIO
No pending legislation.  
 
 
Consolidation/ Transparency/ Modernization  
HB 2197// Representative Jason Murphey and Senator Josh Brecheen// The
legislation directs the State Purchasing Director to form an advisory
committee consisting of representatives from entities exempted from the
provisions of The Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act.  The purpose of the
committee is to allow committee members to provide input into the
development of shared state purchasing contracts, collaboratively
participate in the integration of their purchasing platforms or
electronic purchasing catalogs, analyze solutions that may be used by
state government to meet the purchasing needs of the entities, explore
joint purchases of general use items that result in mutual procurement
of quality goods and services at the lowest reasonable cost and explore
flexibility, administrative relief, and transformation changes through
utilization of procurement technology.
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate on April 16, 2012 with a vote
of 43-1.
 
HB 2520 // Representative Jason Murphey and David Holt// The legislation
creates the Government Reorganization Act.  The legislation states that
employees who share position identification numbers for a time period of
one hundred eighty (180) days or more shall count in the cumulative
total against the statutory limitation on full-time-equivalent employee
positions for any agency.  The legislation also requires the Director of
the Office of State Finance to develop metrics and standards for
evaluating each state agency and agency specific initiatives. The
Director will be required to publish a report identifying the lowest
performing state agencies and the agencies in the bottom 10% shall be
considered eligible for entering a shared services contract.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on General Government and Transportation on March 28, 2012 and passed
out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 4, 2012.  
 
SB1890// Senator Randy Bass and Representative David Brumbaugh// The
legislation deletes higher education's exemption from the Department of
Central Services Fleet Management Division.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House on April 4, 2012 with a vote
of 89-1.  
 
HB 2647 // Representative David Brumbaugh and Senator Clark Jolley// The
legislation deletes higher education's exemption from the Department of
Central Services Fleet Management Division.    
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on
April 4, 2012.  Senator Jolley has offered a proposed floor substitute
that restores Higher Education's exemption from Department of Central
Services Fleet Management Division.  
 
 
OKPromise 
No pending legislation. 
 
 
Governance 
HB 2443// Representative Dale DeWitt and Senator Eddie Fields// The
legislation creates a board of nine (9) trustees to be appointed by the
Governor and confirmed by the Senate to serve as the administrative
agency for the University Center at Ponca City.
UPDATE: The bill was signed by Governor Fallin on April 2, 2012.  
 
SB 1111// Senator Eddie Fields and Representative Lee Denney// The
legislation creates a board of nine (9) trustees to be appointed by the
Governor and confirmed by the Senate to serve as the administrative
agency for the University Center at Ponca City.

UPDATE:  The bill passed of the House Higher Education Committee on
March 27, 2012.  

 

SB 1797// Senator Clark Jolley and Representative Lee Denney// Creates
Commission for Education, Instruction Quality and Accountability.  The
Secretary of Education will oversee the commission.
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on
April 10, 2012.  
 
 
 Faculty 
No pending legislation.  
 
 
Reporting 
No pending legislation. 
 

 

Legal Reform 
No pending legislation.  
 
 
Academic 
HB2970// Representative Todd Thomsen and Senator Josh Brecheen// The
legislation requires the State Board of Education to adopt rules
establishing an appeal process for students who have been denied a
standard diploma by the school district in which the student is or was
enrolled for failing to meet the requirements for graduation.   
UPDATE: The bill was signed by Governor Fallin on April 18, 2012.  
 
SB1565// Senator Susan Paddack and Representative Ann Coody// The
legislation directs the OSRHE to establish a dyslexia teacher training
pilot program.  The program should be designed to evaluate and
demonstrate the effectiveness of having trained teachers who can provide
assistance to children with risk factors for dyslexia.  

UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on
April 10, 2012.   

 

SB1863// Senator Steve Russell and Representative Ann Coody// The
legislation authorizes institutions or career and technology centers to
award educational credits to a student enrolled in the institution or
career and technology center for courses that are part of the student's
military training or service and that meet the standards of the American
Council on Education (ACE) or equivalent standards for awarding academic
credit if the award of educational credit is based upon the
institution's or technical career center's admission standards and its
role, scope and mission.

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Veterans & Military Affairs
Committee on April 2, 2012.  

 

 

Tuition Waivers
HB 2689// Representative Charlie Joyner and Senator Jerry Ellis// The
legislation allows students who are dependents of certain military
personnel be eligible for in-state residency status.

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate Education Committee on March
26, 2012 and the bill passed out of Senate Appropriations Committee on
April 4, 2012. 

 

SB 1624// Senator John Sparks and Representative Emily Virgin// The
legislation directs the State Regents to adopt a policy which allows a
student to enroll in an institution within Oklahoma and be eligible for
resident tuition if the student was an Oklahoma resident at the time the
student received a high school diploma.

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on
Education on April 2, 2012.  Representative Virgin offered a committee
substitute that removed the language to not allow unlawful residents to
receive in-state tuition.  The bill passed out of the House
Appropriations Committee on April 10, 2012.      

 

 

Bond Issues 

No pending legislation.

 

 

Other 
SB 1280// Senator Mike Schulz and Representative Kris Steele// The
legislation creates the OK Hospital Residency Training Program. The
training program will establish new residency training programs
affiliated with the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic
Medicine and the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in eligible
hospitals.    Physician Manpower Training Commission will work with the
Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and the
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine to provide technical
assistance to ensure that residency training programs established
pursuant to the Oklahoma Hospital Residency Training Program Act and
become funded by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.  The
State Treasury will set up a revolving fund for the Physician Manpower
Training Commission to be designated the "Oklahoma Hospital Residency
Training Program Revolving Fund". 

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on
April 11, 2012.       

 
SB 1218// Senator David Holt and Representative Randy McDaniel//  The
legislation authorizes beer and wine establishments that are licensed by
the  ABLE Commission to operate within 300 feet of a college or
university if the campus is located within an improvement district
created pursuant to Title 11, Section 39-103.1.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House on April 11, 2012 with a vote
of 63-29.  
 
HB 2967// Representative Todd Thomsen and Senator Brian Bingman// The
legislation relates to the Uniform Athlete Agents Act and requires
submission of a surety bond if an athlete agent is charged with a
violation and sets the amount of the surety bond.
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on March
27, 2012.
 
 
Energy 
HB2833// Representative Scott Martin and Senator Brian Bingman// The
legislation directs state agencies and higher education to reduce energy
costs for all state buildings.   The Office of State Finance will
oversee the implementation of an organizational behavior-based energy
conservation program.  The program will target a cumulative energy
savings of at least twenty percent (20%) by the year 2020 when compared
to the 2012 fiscal year utility expenditures. 
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate General Government Committee
on March 26, 2012.  
 
SB 1096// Senator Brian Bingman and Representative Scott Martin// The
legislation directs state agencies and higher education to reduce energy
costs for all state buildings.   The Office of State Finance will
oversee the implementation of an organizational behavior-based energy
conservation program.  The program will target a cumulative energy
savings of at least twenty percent (20%) by the year 2020 when compared
to the 2012 fiscal year utility expenditures.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Energy & Utility Regulation
Committee on March 27, 2012.
 
 
Retirement/Health Insurance 
HB 2321// Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Patrick Anderson//
The legislation modifies the number of unused sick days that can be used
for creditable service in the Teachers' Retirement System and the OK
Public Employees Retirement System. For members who join the System on
or after November 1, 2012, unused sick leave shall be credited at the
same rate but not used to round up to another year.  Instead, any
additional months of unused sick leave credit shall be added to other
service credit without rounding.
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate on April 19, 2012 with a vote
of 40-0.   
 
HB 3053// Representative Kris Steele// The legislation creates the
"Office of Enterprise and Management Services and the Capital Assets,
Human Capital Management, and Employee Benefits divisions.  
UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate on April 18, 2012 with a vote
of 42-0.
 
 
Carry Over Bills from Last Legislative Session 
 
 Concealed Weapons/Open Carry 

 

HB 2522// Representative Steve Martin and Senator Greg Treat// The
legislation allows for unconcealed weapons in additional areas and times
without a handgun license issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Self Defense
Act.  The legislation allows individuals to carry an unconcealed weapon
if they are issued a document from an NRA instructor or if the firearm
is carried in a holster.   

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee on
March 29, 2012.

 

SB 1785// Senator Steve Russell and Representative Leslie Osborn// The
legislation allows out-of-state persons in compliance with the Oklahoma
Self-Defense Act to carry a concealed firearm in the State.

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Public Safety Committee on
April 4, 2012.  

 

SB 1733// Senator Anthony Sykes and Representative Jeff Hickman// The
legislation allows justices and judges to carry weapons in any
courthouse in Oklahoma. The legislation also allows for unconcealed
weapons in certain areas.  

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House Public Safety Committee on
April 4, 2012.  

 

 

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From sbourbeau at osrhe.edu  Tue Apr 24 14:27:17 2012
From: sbourbeau at osrhe.edu (Bourbeau, Sharon)
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:27:17 -0500
Subject: [Oasfaa] April 2012 Campus E-Clips Now Available!
Message-ID: <DA17F8DE6C800E408F2274F5A56B5B73CC7B47@postman1.osrhe.edu>

 

The April 2012 edition of Campus E-Clips newsletter is now available at
http://www.okhighered.org/newsletter.

 

 

April 2012 Top Stories Include:

*	OU, OSU Find Cost Savings in Shared Technology Services
*	"Rebellious" Teen Changes Her Mind, Enrolls at ECU After All
*	Southeastern Collaborates on Choctaw University
*	NSU Optometry Students to Make Mission Trip to Honduras
*	OSU-OKC Offers Free Tuition to Students Pursuing Science,
Engineering
*	Thousands of Oklahomans Receiving College Degrees This Spring
*	And more... visit www.okhighered.org/newsletter.

 

To receive future e-mail notices of new issues of the Campus E-Clips
online newsletter directly, subscribe to the Campus E-Clips listserve at
http://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/campus-news/.

 

 

 

Sharon Bourbeau

Communications Specialist II

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

655 Research Parkway, Suite 200

Oklahoma City, OK 73104-3603

405.225.9182

 

 

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From bfair at osrhe.edu  Mon Apr 30 12:34:20 2012
From: bfair at osrhe.edu (Fair, Bryce)
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:34:20 -0500
Subject: [Oasfaa] State Legislative Update for April 23-27
Message-ID: <3B3640988539EC47A50B689936AF65C17D867D@postman2.osrhe.edu>

A few more bills have been removed from the list because they did not
survive the floor action deadline of last Thursday, April 26.  One of
the bills removed was SB 1624 related to eligibility for resident
tuition at state system institutions (at one point this bill had also
included language related to the eligibility of certain undocumented
immigrant students for resident tuition).  There is one remaining bill,
HB 2689, related to the eligibility of dependents of military personnel
for resident tuition at state system institutions.  You can find the
current text of HB 2689 at
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20AMENDMENTS/Amendment%20&%
20Engr/HB2689%20SAHB%20&%20ENGR.DOC 

 

Bryce Fair

 

 

 

The update below reflects the current status of major legislation
concerning Higher Education during the week of April 23, 2012 - April
27, 2012.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Hollye Hunt at hhunt at osrhe.edu
or 405.225.9424.

 

Legislative Report

April 23, 2012- April 27, 2012  

 

 

Appropriations 

No pending legislation.  

 

 

Tuition/ Funding 

HB 2927// Representative Don Armes and Senator Bryce Marlatt// The
legislation creates a revolving fund for the Commissioners of the Land
Office to be designated the "Multiyear Education Distribution
Stabilization Revolving Fund".  The fund shall be a continuing fund, not
subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of bonus and delay
rental income received by the Commission, and if it is determined by the
Commission to be in the best interest of the trust it may make
distributions of the income upon a five-year rolling average.  
UPDATE:  The bill was signed by Governor Fallin on April 23, 2012.  
  
 
Joint Resolutions 
No pending legislation.  
 
 
Concurrent Resolutions
SCR 30// Senator Patrick Anderson// The resolution disapproves the
Medical Examiner's Facility Project proposed by the University of
Central Oklahoma which appears on the Master Lease list submitted by the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
UPDATE:  The resolution has been referred to the Senate Rules Committee.

 
SCR 31// Senator Patrick Anderson// The resolution disapproves the
Medical Examiner's Facility Project proposed by the University of
Central Oklahoma which appears on the Master Lease list submitted by the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
UPATE:  The resolution was filed on March 13, 2012.  
 
 
CIO
No pending legislation.  
 
 
Consolidation/ Transparency/ Modernization  
HB 2197// Representative Jason Murphey and Senator Josh Brecheen// The
legislation directs the State Purchasing Director to form an advisory
committee consisting of representatives from entities exempted from the
provisions of The Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act.  The purpose of the
committee is to allow committee members to provide input into the
development of shared state purchasing contracts, collaboratively
participate in the integration of their purchasing platforms or
electronic purchasing catalogs, analyze solutions that may be used by
state government to meet the purchasing needs of the entities, explore
joint purchases of general use items that result in mutual procurement
of quality goods and services at the lowest reasonable cost and explore
flexibility, administrative relief, and transformation changes through
utilization of procurement technology.
UPDATE:  The bill was signed by Governor Fallin on April 23, 2012.  
 
HB 2520 // Representative Jason Murphey and David Holt// The legislation
creates the Government Reorganization Act.  The legislation states that
employees who share position identification numbers for a time period of
one hundred eighty (180) days or more shall count in the cumulative
total against the statutory limitation on full-time-equivalent employee
positions for any agency.  The legislation also requires the Director of
the Office of State Finance to develop metrics and standards for
evaluating each state agency and agency specific initiatives. The
Director will be required to publish a report identifying the lowest
performing state agencies and the agencies in the bottom 10% shall be
considered eligible for entering a shared services contract.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate on April 24, 2012 with a vote
of 41-0.  The House appointed a conference committee: Conference
Committee on Government Modernization and Rules.   
 
SB1890// Senator Randy Bass and Representative David Brumbaugh// The
legislation deletes higher education's exemption from the Department of
Central Services Fleet Management Division.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House on April 4, 2012 with a vote
of 89-1.  
 
HB 2647 // Representative David Brumbaugh and Senator Clark Jolley// The
legislation deletes higher education's exemption from the Department of
Central Services Fleet Management Division.    
UPDATE:  Senator Jolley has offered a proposed floor substitute that
restores Higher Education's exemption from Department of Central
Services Fleet Management Division.  The bill passed out of the Senate
on April 17, 2012 with a vote of 44-0.  The House appointed a conference
committee: Conference Committee on Government Modernization and Rules.

 
 
OKPromise 
No pending legislation. 
 
 
Governance 
HB 2443// Representative Dale DeWitt and Senator Eddie Fields// The
legislation creates a board of nine (9) trustees to be appointed by the
Governor and confirmed by the Senate to serve as the administrative
agency for the University Center at Ponca City.
UPDATE: The bill was signed by Governor Fallin on April 2, 2012.  
 

SB 1111// Senator Eddie Fields and Representative Lee Denney// The
legislation creates a board of nine (9) trustees to be appointed by the
Governor and confirmed by the Senate to serve as the administrative
agency for the University Center at Ponca City.

UPDATE:  The bill passed of the House on April 26, 2012 with a vote of
73-10.  Representative Ownbey offered a floor amendment that eliminated
all the language creating a board of trustees and replaced it with
language that would rename the Ardmore Higher Education Center to the
University Center of Southern Oklahoma.   

 

SB 1797// Senator Clark Jolley and Representative Lee Denney// Creates
Commission for Education, Instruction Quality and Accountability.  The
Secretary of Education will oversee the commission.
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House on April 25, 2012 with a vote
of 61-22.  
 
 
 Faculty 
No pending legislation.  
 
 
Reporting 
No pending legislation. 
 
 
Legal Reform 
No pending legislation.  
 
 
Academic 
HB2970// Representative Todd Thomsen and Senator Josh Brecheen// The
legislation requires the State Board of Education to adopt rules
establishing an appeal process for students who have been denied a
standard diploma by the school district in which the student is or was
enrolled for failing to meet the requirements for graduation.   
UPDATE: The bill was signed by Governor Fallin on April 18, 2012.  
 
SB1565// Senator Susan Paddack and Representative Ann Coody// The
legislation directs the OSRHE to establish a dyslexia teacher training
pilot program.  The program should be designed to evaluate and
demonstrate the effectiveness of having trained teachers who can provide
assistance to children with risk factors for dyslexia.  

UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House on April 26, 2012 with a vote
of 89-1.   

 

SB1863// Senator Steve Russell and Representative Ann Coody// The
legislation authorizes institutions or career and technology centers to
award educational credits to a student enrolled in the institution or
career and technology center for courses that are part of the student's
military training or service and that meet the standards of the American
Council on Education (ACE) or equivalent standards for awarding academic
credit if the award of educational credit is based upon the
institution's or technical career center's admission standards and its
role, scope and mission.

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House on April 23, 2012 with a vote
of 92-1.  

 

 

Tuition Waivers 
HB 2689// Representative Charlie Joyner and Senator Jerry Ellis// The
legislation allows students who are dependents of certain military
personnel be eligible for in-state residency status.

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate on April 23, 2012 with a vote
of 46-0.  

  

 

Bond Issues 

No pending legislation.

 

 

Other 
SB 1280// Senator Mike Schulz and Representative Kris Steele// The
legislation creates the OK Hospital Residency Training Program. The
training program will establish new residency training programs
affiliated with the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic
Medicine and the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in eligible
hospitals.    Physician Manpower Training Commission will work with the
Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and the
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine to provide technical
assistance to ensure that residency training programs established
pursuant to the Oklahoma Hospital Residency Training Program Act and
become funded by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.  The
State Treasury will set up a revolving fund for the Physician Manpower
Training Commission to be designated the "Oklahoma Hospital Residency
Training Program Revolving Fund". 

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House April 24, 2012 with a vote of
88-0.       

 

SB 1218// Senator David Holt and Representative Randy McDaniel//  The
legislation authorizes beer and wine establishments that are licensed by
the  ABLE Commission to operate within 300 feet of a college or
university if the campus is located within an improvement district
created pursuant to Title 11, Section 39-103.1.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House on April 11, 2012 with a vote
of 63-29.  
 
HB 2967// Representative Todd Thomsen and Senator Brian Bingman// The
legislation relates to the Uniform Athlete Agents Act and requires
submission of a surety bond if an athlete agent is charged with a
violation and sets the amount of the surety bond.
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate on April 24, 2012 with a vote
of 38-0.
 
 
Energy 
SB 1096// Senator Brian Bingman and Representative Scott Martin// The
legislation directs state agencies and higher education to reduce energy
costs for all state buildings.   The Office of State Finance will
oversee the implementation of an organizational behavior-based energy
conservation program.  The program will target a cumulative energy
savings of at least twenty percent (20%) by the year 2020 when compared
to the 2012 fiscal year utility expenditures.  
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House on April 24, 2012 with a vote
of 57-35.
 
 
Retirement/Health Insurance 
HB 2321// Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Patrick Anderson//
The legislation modifies the number of unused sick days that can be used
for creditable service in the Teachers' Retirement System and the OK
Public Employees Retirement System. For members who join the System on
or after November 1, 2012, unused sick leave shall be credited at the
same rate but not used to round up to another year.  Instead, any
additional months of unused sick leave credit shall be added to other
service credit without rounding.
UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate on April 19, 2012 with a vote
of 40-0.   
 
HB 3053// Representative Kris Steele and Senator Kim David// The
legislation creates the "Office of Enterprise and Management Services
and the Capital Assets, Human Capital Management, and Employee Benefits
divisions.  
UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate on April 18, 2012 with a vote
of 42-0.  The House appointed a conference committee: Conference
Committee on Government Modernization and Rules.   
 
 
Carry Over Bills from Last Legislative Session 
 
Concealed Weapons/Open Carry 

HB 2522// Representative Steve Martin and Senator Greg Treat// The
legislation allows for unconcealed weapons in additional areas and times
without a handgun license issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Self Defense
Act.  The legislation allows individuals to carry an unconcealed weapon
if they are issued a document from an NRA instructor or if the firearm
is carried in a holster.   

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the Senate on April 24, 2012 with a vote
of 39-2.  Senator Treat offered a floor amendment that will allow an
individual to carry a concealed or unconcealed weapon without a permit
for the lawful self-defense and self-protection or any other legitimate
purpose in or on property that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise
legally controlled by the person.  The House appointed a conference
committee: Conference Committee on Public Safety, Judiciary and Military
Affairs.   

 

SB 1785// Senator Steve Russell and Representative Leslie Osborn// The
legislation allows out-of-state persons in compliance with the Oklahoma
Self-Defense Act to carry a concealed firearm in the State.

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House on April 26, 2012 with a vote
of 82-4.  

 

SB 1733// Senator Anthony Sykes and Representative Jeff Hickman// The
legislation allows justices and judges to carry weapons in any
courthouse in Oklahoma. The legislation also allows for unconcealed
weapons in certain areas.  

UPDATE:  The bill passed out of the House on April 26, 2012 with a vote
of 85-3.  

 

 

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