[Oasfaa] State Legislative Update for May 7-11

Fri May 11 16:56:28 CDT 2012

A few more of the bills on the tracking list were passed and signed by
the Governor this week.

Bryce Fair

The update below reflects the current status of major legislation
concerning Higher Education during the week of May 7, 2012 - May 11,
2012.

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

Legislative Report

May 7, 2012- May 11, 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 House appointed a conference committee: Conference
Committee on Government Modernization and Rules.  The Senate appointed a
conference committee:  General Conference Committee on Appropriations.

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 House appointed a conference committee: Conference
Committee on Government Modernization and Rules.  The Senate appointed a
conference committee:  General Conference Committee on Appropriations.

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.
The Senate appointed a conference committee:  General Conference
Committee on Appropriations.       

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:  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.  The bill has been sent to
Governor Fallin for her consideration.    

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 was signed by Governor Fallin on May 8, 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 was signed by Governor Fallin on May 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 was signed by Governor Fallin on May 8, 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 Senate appointed a conference committee:  General
Conference Committee on Appropriations.  The House appointed a
conference committee:  General Conference Committee on Education.  The
bill passed out of the House conference committee on May 9, 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 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 was signed by Governor Fallin on May 8, 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 was signed by Governor Fallin on May 1, 2012.  

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 was signed by Governor Fallin on May 8, 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 was signed by Governor Fallin on April 27, 2012.  

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 House appointed a conference committee: Conference
Committee on Government Modernization and Rules.     The Senate
appointed a conference committee:  General Conference Committee on
Appropriations.  

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.  The Senate appointed conferees:   Treat, Barrington, Sykes,
Russell, Burrage, Garrison.     

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 was signed by Governor Fallin on May 7, 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 Senate concurred with House amendments and the bill passed
out of the Senate on May 10, 2012 with a vote of 33-10.  

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