From bfair at osrhe.edu Mon May 7 10:53:23 2018 From: bfair at osrhe.edu (Fair, Bryce) Date: Mon, 7 May 2018 15:53:23 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] =?windows-1252?q?FW=3A_Legislative_Update_=96_May_4=2C_2?= =?windows-1252?q?018?= In-Reply-To: <391565bf037d40788e572b144e90d6d9@osrhe.edu> References: <391565bf037d40788e572b144e90d6d9@osrhe.edu> Message-ID: <934152ca40c24cb6976fc5c9167295c3@osrhe.edu> Following is the update for the last week of the legislative session. On Thursday, May 3, the House voted 68-22 to approve HB 3592, the bill related to the return of OKPromise award funds when an OKPromise student withdraws from a class. In the final version of the bill approved by the House, the requirement applies only to withdrawals prior to the end of the add/drop period. The text of the bill is shown below and can be found at http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18%20ENR/hB/HB3592%20ENR.PDF. The bills now goes to the Governor for consideration. The Governor will has 15 days from the last day of the session (that should be May 19 since the session ended on Friday, May 4) to act on the bill. On Monday, April 30, the Governor signed the state budget bill, SB 1600. The only additional funding for higher education was $7.5 million to increase the reimbursement for statutorily-mandated tuition waivers for high school seniors taking concurrent enrollment classes at state system colleges. The estimated costs of the tuition waivers for 2018-19 is $13.5 million and the current funding was only $2.7 million (20% funded; the colleges must absorb the remaining costs). The $7.5 million increase will raise the reimbursement to $10.2 million (projected to be about 75% funding of 2018-19 costs). Language in HB 3592: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2606 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. If a student withdraws from a class in which he or she has received an award from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall be returned to the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program. The provisions of this subsection shall only apply to awarded funds when a student withdraws prior to the end of the add/drop period for the session in which the student is enrolled. B. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2018. Bryce Fair OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Memo To: Legislative Network From: Chancellor Glen D. Johnson Date: Friday, May 04, 2018 Subject: Legislative Update – May 4, 2018 The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of April 30, 2018 – May 4, 2018. If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally at lmcnally at osrhe.edu or (405) 225-9424. Legislative Report May 4, 2018 Appropriations Senate Bill 1600 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) Appropriates $776,707,167 to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, which includes $7.5 million for concurrent enrollment. Total FY19 appropriations is $7,545,075,719, which represents a 10.92% increase from FY18 special session GA bill. UPDATE: Passed out of Senate JCAB 27-7. Passed out of House JCAB 18-6 Tuesday April, 24 Passed off the Senate Floor 36-8 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed off House Floor 63-31 on Friday, April 27. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 30. Senate Bill 1607 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) From the funds appropriated to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the sum of $140,742 shall be transferred to the Seminole State College Rural Business and Resources Center. UPDATE: Passed out of House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 20-0 on Friday, April 27. Passed House Floor 64-11 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Agency Administration House Bill 2911 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Representative Leslie Osborn and Adam Pugh) Creates the Work-based Learning Program coordinated by the Governor’s Council on Workforce and Economic Development to increase the number of registered apprenticeships and internship programs in the state to an aggregate of 20,000 by the end of 2020. Requires participating partners (State Department of Education, State Department of Career and Technology Education, and the State Regents for Higher Education) to provide time and expertise and to assist publishing an annual progress report showing each state agency's steps and accomplishments toward meeting statewide workforce goals. UPDATE: Referred to House Banking and Business Committee. Passed House Banking and Business Committee 19-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Representative Leslie Osborn added as co-author. Passed House Floor 79-12 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 18. Senate Bill 925 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Mike Osburn) Raises the requirement for an agency cost analysis report when privatizing a function from $100,000 to $1 million. Changes the privatization process. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Appropriations 37-0 Wednesday, February 28. Representative Mike Osburn added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Passed House Government Modernization Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Tuesday, April 17. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1581 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Leslie Osborn) Establishes paid parental leave. UPDATE: Passed Retirement and Insurance 6-1 Wednesday, February 28. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Thursday, March 1.Passed Senate Floor 35-0 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments adopted. Passed Senate Floor 38-0 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Travis Dunlap): Requires OSRHE to submit a list of all employees, courses, hours taught and tenure policy to the legislature. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Education Committee 11-3 on Monday, February 12. Representative Travis Dunlap added as House author. Adopted on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Benefits for State Employees – Health & Retirement House Bill 1340 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Greg Treat) Puts out a one-time distribution of $1,000 to retired Oklahoma firefighters, police, justices and judges, Law enforcement, Teachers and public employees; requires all further distributions other than those defined by the provisions of respective retirement plans to be authorized by the legislature; makes all further such distributions be made no more frequently than once every 6 years. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 17-0 on Tuesday, February 13.Senator Greg Treat added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 90-5 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 6-1 on Monday, April 9. Co-authored by Senator Stephanie Bice. Passed Senate Floor 33-3 on Tuesday, April 24. Senate amendments received. Passed House Floor 93-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. House Bill 2523 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Julie Daniels) Changes state unemployment benefits. Specifically mentions educational service contract employees and modifies when they can enroll in unemployment benefits. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, March 1. First reading in Senate on Monday, March 5, 2018. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0 on Thursday, March 29. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 4. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 11. House Bill 2553 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Adam Pugh) Allows OTRS to terminate the Tax Sheltered Annuity Program. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed House Floor 83-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Referred to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance 8-0. Passed off the Senate floor 43-0 on Thursday, March 5. Senate amendments received. Passed as amended off House Floor 81-4 on Tuesday, May 1. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 527 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Randy McDaniel) Changes maximum employer and employee pension contributions to 17% from July 2017 on. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Title restored. Passed House Floor 90-0 on Wednesday, March 7. House Amendments adopted. Passed Senate floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 17. Budget House Bill 1401 (Representative John Montgomery and Senator John Sparks) Creates the Oklahoma Legacy Fund and puts 20% of GPT collection into that fund. Also transfers money from Higher Education Capitol Revolving fund into the Higher Education Legacy fund. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 65-22 on Thursday, March 22. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments rejected. Title restored in General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Passed House Floor 55-0 Thursday, May 3. Passed Senate 41-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1059 (Senator Marty Quinn and Senator Stephanie Bice) Updates Ad Valorem tax code. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance. Passed the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance 11-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 40-0 on Wednesday, February 28. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 32-7 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 22-2 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off House Floor 69-15 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Joint Resolution 35 (Senator John Sparks and Speaker Charles McCall) Refers to a vote of the people for their approval or rejection the creation of the Revenue Replacement Endowment Fund to support the operation of state government. The fund would consist of annual deposits of at least five percent of the total collections of the gross production tax. The question would also create the Revenue Replacement Revolving Fund consisting of deposits from the endowment fund. UPDATE: Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed House Floor 81-0 on Thursday, May 3. Filed with Secretary of State. Career Tech House Bill 3220 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Jason Smalley) Authorizes the State Board of Career and Technology Education to develop certification system for teachers and instructors who teach in technology center school districts. UPDATE: Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, February 28. Senator Jason Smalley added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 86-3 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Enacting clause stricken. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons House Bill 2527 (Representative Bobby Cleveland and Senator Rob Standridge) Allows county employees in a courthouse to conceal carry. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 11-4 on Wednesday, February 14. Senator Rob Standridge added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 72-13 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 6-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 34-5 on Tuesday, April 24. Passed off House Floor 79-12 on Tuesday, May 1. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. House Bill 2632 (Representative Greg Babinec and Senator Micheal Bergstrom) Adds “places of worship” to places where citizens have a right to use defensive force. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Judiciary Committee 13-6 on Wednesday, February 14. Coauthored by Representative(s) Mike Ritze, John Michael Montgomery, Justin Humphrey, and Sean Roberts. Passed House Floor 62-21 on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 12-0. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-1 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 68-24 on Monday, April 30. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. House Bill 3353 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Nathan Dahm) allows a person in possession of a valid handgun license or who meets the criteria and presents a valid military identification card to carry a handgun while scouting UPDATE: Passed House General Oversight and Accountability Committee 6-1 on Thursday, March 1. Passed House Floor 56-11 on Thursday, March 15. Coauthored by Representative Kyle Hilbert. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, March 5. Passed off Senate Floor 38-0 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. Senate Bill 1212 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Sean Roberts) Amends statute to include wildlife refuges and management areas as place handgun permit holders can specifically carry their gun without restrictions. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee on Thursday, April 12. Passed House Floor 59-28 on Monday, April 23. House amendments read. Passed off Senate Floor 33-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Flagged As Possible Carryover Bills from Last Session House Bill 1608 (Representative John Enns and Senator Anthony Sykes) Changes to allow off-duty police officers to carry a concealed firearm. Places requirement on type of weapon. UPDATE: Passed House Rules Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Passed House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Thursday, April 26. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 64-1on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Common Education Senate Joint Resolution 70 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Elise Hall) Directs to a vote of the people a proposed amendment to the constitution. Expands uses allowed by school districts for ad valorem taxes. UPDATE: Passed Senate Rules Committee 4-3 on Wednesday, February 28.Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 34-8 on Thursday, March 8. Referred to House Rules committee. Passed House Rules Committee 7-2 on Thursday, April 12. Title restored. Passed House Floor 57-34 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments read. Passed Senate Floor 28-15 on Wednesday, April 2. Filed with Secretary of State. Senate Bill 1150 (Senator A.J. Griffin and Representative Todd Russ) Representative Todd Ross’s conference committee substitute makes this a bill that forces regular elections of unionized representation for teachers and removes union’s ability to deduct association dues. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 80-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1197 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Modifies performance level labels in the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 10-1 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and Title stricken. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 34-10 on Wednesday, March 7. Title and emergency restored. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-2 on Monday, March 26. Passed off House Floor 51-32 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Bill 1370 (Senator Jason Smalley and Representative Kyle Hilbert) Allows schools to teach career-ready courses in lieu of college preparatory work as identified in a student’s ICAP. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 26. Title and emergency stricken. Representative Kyle Hilbert added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 37-0 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, April 16. Title restored. Emergency added. Passed off House Floor 70-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Concurrent Enrollment Senate Bill 1196 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Allows students eligible for certain enrollment to participate in a program offered by any institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 11-0 on Monday, February 19. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Wednesday, March 14. Title stricken. Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Title restored and emergency added. Passed off House Floor 80-5 on Thursday, April 26. Passed off Senate Floor as amended 4401 on Monday, April 30. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Occupational Licensing Senate Bill 1074 (Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Josh West) Revises the process for becoming a licensed speech-language pathologist and audiologist. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 12. Emergency clause added. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Monday, March 5. Representative Josh West added as House author. First reading in the House on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House Public Health Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 3. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed of Senate Floor 39-0 on Tuesday, April 1. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1141 (Senator JJ Dossett and Representative Chris Kannady) Requires all licensing and certification authorities to implement rules to recognize appropriate military training. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 6-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Referred to Veterans and Military Affairs. Passed House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Passed House Floor 87-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 24. Oklahoma’s Promise House Bill 3592 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Jason Smalley) If a student withdraws from a class in which he or she has received an award from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall remain available for the student to use to enroll in classes for a five-year period. UPDATE: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 18-7 on Monday, February 26. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 58-25 on Tuesday, March 13. Referred to Senate Education Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Monday, April 2. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed of Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Teacher Education House Bill 3309 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Stephanie Bice) Changes name of resident teacher program and directs funds to “induction” program differently. UPDATE: Referred to House Common Education Committee. Passed House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Monday, February 26. Passed House Floor 80-2 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Education Committee 10-1 on Monday, April 9. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 28-4 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 40-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, May 2. University & Medical School Policy House Bill 2882 (Representative Josh West and Senator Jason Smalley) Allows CareerTech/Higher Ed institutions to create a CLEET program . UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 15-0 on Wednesday, February 14. Passed House Floor 72-14 on Tuesday February 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-8 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 39-1 on Thursday, April 26. Passed House Floor 88-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. House Bill 2913 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Senator Lonnie Paxton) Creates the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program, which allows universities or farmers contracting with universities to cultivate certified hemp seed for research and development for industrial uses, UPDATE: Passed off house floor 92-0 March 5, 2018. Referred to Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee. Passed Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 7-1 on Tuesday March, 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 34-1 on Wednesday, April 4. Title and emergency stricken. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-1 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. House Bill 2987 (Representative Marcus McEntire and Senator Ervin Yen) Allows physician assistants to be eligible for the Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program. UPDATE: Referred to House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee. Passed out of House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Passed House Floor 73-10 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed Senate Health and Human Services 10-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-9 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off Senate Floor 39-3 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Conference granted. Referred to General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 65-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 40-3 on Thursday, April 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Thank you. Glen Glen D. 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Name: Financial Aid Counselor Ad 05082018.doc Type: application/msword Size: 292864 bytes Desc: Financial Aid Counselor Ad 05082018.doc URL: From Jonna.Raney at okbu.edu Wed May 9 13:06:12 2018 From: Jonna.Raney at okbu.edu (Jonna Raney) Date: Wed, 9 May 2018 18:06:12 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] Election Bios are now available! Message-ID: Hello all! This OASFAA candidate bios are now up on the OASFAA website for your review. We recommend that each FAA review the bios and discuss your preferences with the voting member at your institution. The voting info will soon be sent to the voting members of each institution. The ballots will be open for two weeks. Have a great day! Jonna http://oasfaaok.org/slate-candidates Slate of Candidates | OASFAA oasfaaok.org Below is the slate of OASFAA officers for the 2018-2019 term. Voting members will be contacted shortly about voting guidelines. Paid membership is required to be included in the vote! [Oklahoma Baptist University] Jonna Raney Director of Student Financial Services 405.585.5020 Oklahoma Baptist University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From achen at osrhe.edu Thu May 10 09:04:04 2018 From: achen at osrhe.edu (Chen, Angela) Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 14:04:04 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] Executive Director - Oklahoma College Assistance Program Message-ID: <220aed5d379a4d88be22855a9bb0c0fa@osrhe.edu> Job Opportunity: Executive Director - Oklahoma College Assistance Program Submit application at: https://osrhe.peopleadmin.com/postings/223 Position Title Executive Director - Oklahoma College Assistance Program Position Number 100116 FTE 1.0 FLSA Exempt Pay Rate $120,000 - $125,000 annually, plus benefits Position Type Full-Time Essential Function Responsible for overall direction and administration of the Oklahoma College Assistance Program. Provides leadership for the establishment of policies and practices through which all operational activities are carried out, for the development of strategies designed to promote long term growth and vitality of the division, and for maintaining and enhancing integration of the division with all of OSRHE. Establishes and directs overall organizational, managerial and accountability structures. Responsibilities and Duties * Manages and directs the day-to-day operations of the Oklahoma College Assistance Program * Represents the division at national, regional and state conferences and in professional organizations; hearings before the Oklahoma State Legislature and presentations to institutions of higher education throughout the State system. * Serves as a member of the Chancellor for Higher Education's Executive Staff and as a member of Chancellor's Council. * Advises the Chancellor of industry, policy and procedural changes and assures ongoing compliance with federal, state and agency procedures, rules, regulations and statutes. * Participates in student advocacy programs throughout the state to assure Oklahoma students, parents, counselors and financial aid personnel are aware of program opportunities and academic and financial requirements for successfully accessing higher education in Oklahoma and globally. * Participates on state, regional and national ad hoc committees, workgroups and task forces as required, to assure appropriate representation from the Oklahoma student loan industry and college access community. * Responsible for recommending hiring, firing, advancement, promotion or other changes in assigned employee status. * Performs other related duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree required. Ten (10) or more years of executive operational and managerial experience. Working knowledge of the student financial aid industry and its administrative regulations, policies and procedures. Strong analytical and decision making skills. Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills. Some travel required. Preferred Qualifications Master's degree desired. Supervision The employee performs work under the supervision of the Vice Chancellor for Budget and Finance, Information Technology, Telecommunications and OneNet. Work Hours Agency offices are open to the public from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday. These are the normal office hours for Agency employees. Physical Demands Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time. Exhibit manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to operate a computer, keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator and other office equipment. Ability to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids. Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels, with or without aids. Ability to communicate clearly. Physical ability to lift up to 25 pounds, to bend, stoop, climb stairs, walk and reach. Must use the proper manual handling equipment including but not limited to dollies, carts and lift team members. Duties are normally performed in an office environment with a moderate noise level. Disclaimer The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Submit application at: https://osrhe.peopleadmin.com/postings/223 Angela Chen Human Resources Generalist Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104 P: 405.225.9221 F: 405.225.9348 achen at osrhe.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bfair at osrhe.edu Fri May 11 17:04:07 2018 From: bfair at osrhe.edu (Fair, Bryce) Date: Fri, 11 May 2018 22:04:07 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] =?windows-1252?q?FW=3A_Legislative_Update_=96_May_11=2C_?= =?windows-1252?q?2018?= In-Reply-To: <49b4304efc184989909a4b4f48572d0c@osrhe.edu> References: <49b4304efc184989909a4b4f48572d0c@osrhe.edu> Message-ID: <499ddf2d16fd4385995cba38d16869d7@osrhe.edu> Following is an update on the Governor’s actions this week on bills passed by the Legislature last week. The OKPromise bill, HB 3592, was signed by the Governor yesterday, May 10. There are still a few bills on the list that are pending action by the Governor. Bryce OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Memo To: Legislative Network From: Chancellor Glen D. Johnson Date: Friday, May 11, 2018 Subject: Legislative Update – May 11, 2018 The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of May 7, 2018 – May 11, 2018. If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally at lmcnally at osrhe.edu or (405) 225-9424. Legislative Report May 11, 2018 Appropriations Senate Bill 1600 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) Appropriates $776,707,167 to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, which includes $7.5 million for concurrent enrollment. Total FY19 appropriations is $7,545,075,719, which represents a 10.92% increase from FY18 special session GA bill. UPDATE: Passed out of Senate JCAB 27-7. Passed out of House JCAB 18-6 Tuesday April, 24 Passed off the Senate Floor 36-8 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed off House Floor 63-31 on Friday, April 27. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 30. Senate Bill 1607 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) From the funds appropriated to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the sum of $140,742 shall be transferred to the Seminole State College Rural Business and Resources Center. UPDATE: Passed out of House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 20-0 on Friday, April 27. Passed House Floor 64-11 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Agency Administration House Bill 2911 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Representative Leslie Osborn and Adam Pugh) Creates the Work-based Learning Program coordinated by the Governor’s Council on Workforce and Economic Development to increase the number of registered apprenticeships and internship programs in the state to an aggregate of 20,000 by the end of 2020. Requires participating partners (State Department of Education, State Department of Career and Technology Education, and the State Regents for Higher Education) to provide time and expertise and to assist publishing an annual progress report showing each state agency's steps and accomplishments toward meeting statewide workforce goals. UPDATE: Referred to House Banking and Business Committee. Passed House Banking and Business Committee 19-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Representative Leslie Osborn added as co-author. Passed House Floor 79-12 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 18. Senate Bill 925 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Mike Osburn) Raises the requirement for an agency cost analysis report when privatizing a function from $100,000 to $1 million. Changes the privatization process. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Appropriations 37-0 Wednesday, February 28. Representative Mike Osburn added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Passed House Government Modernization Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Tuesday, April 17. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1581 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Leslie Osborn) Establishes paid parental leave. UPDATE: Passed Retirement and Insurance 6-1 Wednesday, February 28. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Thursday, March 1.Passed Senate Floor 35-0 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments adopted. Passed Senate Floor 38-0 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Travis Dunlap): Requires OSRHE to submit a list of all employees, courses, hours taught and tenure policy to the legislature. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Education Committee 11-3 on Monday, February 12. Representative Travis Dunlap added as House author. Adopted on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Benefits for State Employees – Health & Retirement House Bill 1340 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Greg Treat) Puts out a one-time distribution of $1,000 to retired Oklahoma firefighters, police, justices and judges, Law enforcement, Teachers and public employees; requires all further distributions other than those defined by the provisions of respective retirement plans to be authorized by the legislature; makes all further such distributions be made no more frequently than once every 6 years. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 17-0 on Tuesday, February 13.Senator Greg Treat added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 90-5 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 6-1 on Monday, April 9. Co-authored by Senator Stephanie Bice. Passed Senate Floor 33-3 on Tuesday, April 24. Senate amendments received. Passed House Floor 93-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2523 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Julie Daniels) Changes state unemployment benefits. Specifically mentions educational service contract employees and modifies when they can enroll in unemployment benefits. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, March 1. First reading in Senate on Monday, March 5, 2018. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0 on Thursday, March 29. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 4. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 11. House Bill 2553 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Adam Pugh) Allows OTRS to terminate the Tax Sheltered Annuity Program. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed House Floor 83-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Referred to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance 8-0. Passed off the Senate floor 43-0 on Thursday, March 5. Senate amendments received. Passed as amended off House Floor 81-4 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Bill 527 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Randy McDaniel) Changes maximum employer and employee pension contributions to 17% from July 2017 on. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Title restored. Passed House Floor 90-0 on Wednesday, March 7. House Amendments adopted. Passed Senate floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 17. Budget House Bill 1401 (Representative John Montgomery and Senator John Sparks) Creates the Oklahoma Legacy Fund and puts 20% of GPT collection into that fund. Also transfers money from Higher Education Capitol Revolving fund into the Higher Education Legacy fund. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 65-22 on Thursday, March 22. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments rejected. Title restored in General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Passed House Floor 55-0 Thursday, May 3. Passed Senate 41-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1059 (Senator Marty Quinn and Senator Stephanie Bice) Updates Ad Valorem tax code. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance. Passed the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance 11-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 40-0 on Wednesday, February 28. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 32-7 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 22-2 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off House Floor 69-15 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Joint Resolution 35 (Senator John Sparks and Speaker Charles McCall) Refers to a vote of the people for their approval or rejection the creation of the Revenue Replacement Endowment Fund to support the operation of state government. The fund would consist of annual deposits of at least five percent of the total collections of the gross production tax. The question would also create the Revenue Replacement Revolving Fund consisting of deposits from the endowment fund. UPDATE: Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed House Floor 81-0 on Thursday, May 3. Filed with Secretary of State. Career Tech House Bill 3220 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Jason Smalley) Authorizes the State Board of Career and Technology Education to develop certification system for teachers and instructors who teach in technology center school districts. UPDATE: Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, February 28. Senator Jason Smalley added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 86-3 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Enacting clause stricken. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons House Bill 2527 (Representative Bobby Cleveland and Senator Rob Standridge) Allows county employees in a courthouse to conceal carry. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 11-4 on Wednesday, February 14. Senator Rob Standridge added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 72-13 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 6-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 34-5 on Tuesday, April 24. Passed off House Floor 79-12 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2632 (Representative Greg Babinec and Senator Micheal Bergstrom) Adds “places of worship” to places where citizens have a right to use defensive force. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Judiciary Committee 13-6 on Wednesday, February 14. Coauthored by Representative(s) Mike Ritze, John Michael Montgomery, Justin Humphrey, and Sean Roberts. Passed House Floor 62-21 on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 12-0. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-1 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 68-24 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. House Bill 3353 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Nathan Dahm) allows a person in possession of a valid handgun license or who meets the criteria and presents a valid military identification card to carry a handgun while scouting UPDATE: Passed House General Oversight and Accountability Committee 6-1 on Thursday, March 1. Passed House Floor 56-11 on Thursday, March 15. Coauthored by Representative Kyle Hilbert. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, March 5. Passed off Senate Floor 38-0 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. Senate Bill 1212 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Sean Roberts) Amends statute to include wildlife refuges and management areas as place handgun permit holders can specifically carry their gun without restrictions. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee on Thursday, April 12. Passed House Floor 59-28 on Monday, April 23. House amendments read. Passed off Senate Floor 33-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Flagged As Possible Carryover Bills from Last Session House Bill 1608 (Representative John Enns and Senator Anthony Sykes) Changes to allow off-duty police officers to carry a concealed firearm. Places requirement on type of weapon. UPDATE: Passed House Rules Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Passed House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Thursday, April 26. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 64-1on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Common Education Senate Joint Resolution 70 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Elise Hall) Directs to a vote of the people a proposed amendment to the constitution. Expands uses allowed by school districts for ad valorem taxes. UPDATE: Passed Senate Rules Committee 4-3 on Wednesday, February 28.Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 34-8 on Thursday, March 8. Referred to House Rules committee. Passed House Rules Committee 7-2 on Thursday, April 12. Title restored. Passed House Floor 57-34 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments read. Passed Senate Floor 28-15 on Wednesday, April 2. Filed with Secretary of State. Senate Bill 1150 (Senator A.J. Griffin and Representative Todd Russ) Representative Todd Ross’s conference committee substitute makes this a bill that forces regular elections of unionized representation for teachers and removes union’s ability to deduct association dues. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 80-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1197 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Modifies performance level labels in the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 10-1 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and Title stricken. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 34-10 on Wednesday, March 7. Title and emergency restored. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-2 on Monday, March 26. Passed off House Floor 51-32 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Bill 1370 (Senator Jason Smalley and Representative Kyle Hilbert) Allows schools to teach career-ready courses in lieu of college preparatory work as identified in a student’s ICAP. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 26. Title and emergency stricken. Representative Kyle Hilbert added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 37-0 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, April 16. Title restored. Emergency added. Passed off House Floor 70-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Concurrent Enrollment Senate Bill 1196 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Allows students eligible for certain enrollment to participate in a program offered by any institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 11-0 on Monday, February 19. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Wednesday, March 14. Title stricken. Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Title restored and emergency added. Passed off House Floor 80-5 on Thursday, April 26. Passed off Senate Floor as amended 4401 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Occupational Licensing Senate Bill 1074 (Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Josh West) Revises the process for becoming a licensed speech-language pathologist and audiologist. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 12. Emergency clause added. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Monday, March 5. Representative Josh West added as House author. First reading in the House on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House Public Health Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 3. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed of Senate Floor 39-0 on Tuesday, April 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1141 (Senator JJ Dossett and Representative Chris Kannady) Requires all licensing and certification authorities to implement rules to recognize appropriate military training. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 6-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Referred to Veterans and Military Affairs. Passed House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Passed House Floor 87-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 24. Oklahoma’s Promise House Bill 3592 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Jason Smalley) If a student withdraws from a class in which he or she has received an award from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall remain available for the student to use to enroll in classes for a five-year period. UPDATE: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 18-7 on Monday, February 26. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 58-25 on Tuesday, March 13. Referred to Senate Education Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Monday, April 2. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed of Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Teacher Education House Bill 3309 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Stephanie Bice) Changes name of resident teacher program and directs funds to “induction” program differently. UPDATE: Referred to House Common Education Committee. Passed House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Monday, February 26. Passed House Floor 80-2 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Education Committee 10-1 on Monday, April 9. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 28-4 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 40-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, May 2. University & Medical School Policy House Bill 2882 (Representative Josh West and Senator Jason Smalley) Allows CareerTech/Higher Ed institutions to create a CLEET program . UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 15-0 on Wednesday, February 14. Passed House Floor 72-14 on Tuesday February 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-8 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 39-1 on Thursday, April 26. Passed House Floor 88-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2913 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Senator Lonnie Paxton) Creates the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program, which allows universities or farmers contracting with universities to cultivate certified hemp seed for research and development for industrial uses, UPDATE: Passed off house floor 92-0 March 5, 2018. Referred to Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee. Passed Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 7-1 on Tuesday March, 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 34-1 on Wednesday, April 4. Title and emergency stricken. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-1 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. House Bill 2987 (Representative Marcus McEntire and Senator Ervin Yen) Allows physician assistants to be eligible for the Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program. UPDATE: Referred to House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee. Passed out of House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Passed House Floor 73-10 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed Senate Health and Human Services 10-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-9 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off Senate Floor 39-3 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Conference granted. Referred to General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 65-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 40-3 on Thursday, April 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Thank you. Glen Glen D. Johnson Chancellor Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104 405.225.9122 gjohnson at osrhe.edu [cid:image001.jpg at 01D3E948.565CDD40][cid:image002.png at 01D3E948.565CDD40] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2706 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 4250 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: From cpacheco at ou.edu Tue May 22 08:46:40 2018 From: cpacheco at ou.edu (Pacheco, Caryn L.) Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 13:46:40 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] NASFAA MVP Mendy Schmerer Message-ID: Congratulations to Mendy Schmerer! She was selected by NASFAA as a Most Valuable Professional. We are lucky to be able to call her our own in Oklahoma! Thank you Mendy for all you do for our OASFAA association! MVP Mendy Schmerer [MVP Header] MVP: Most Valuable Professional is an occasional series that features a brief Q&A with a different NASFAA member. Do you know a financial aid colleague with something interesting to say? Send the names of potential future MVPs and a short note about why you're nominating them to news at nasfaa.org. [Mendy Schmerer]Mendy Schmerer Director, Office of Student Financial Aid University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Meet Mendy Schmerer. She has worked in the financial aid profession for nearly 15 years. She started working at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) 18 years ago after accepting her first full-time job after graduation in the OneCard Office taking ID card pictures. "That got boring quickly, so when the loan coordinator position opened in financial aid, I jumped at the chance for the change," Mendy said. "Needless to say, I've not been bored since." As a first-generation college graduate, Mendy realized when she was working on her undergraduate degree that her educational path would have looked very different had she not received financial aid. "It made all the difference to help me succeed," Mendy said. "All those years ago, I never would have guessed that I would have a career in financial aid, but now I wouldn't change a thing," she added. When Mendy made the decision to pursue a master's degree, she chose Higher Education Administration as her focus because while working in financial aid wasn't initially her intended career path, she can now confidently say she's "in it to stay!" She has previously served on NASFAA's Grad/Professional Liaison Task Force, Graduate & Professional Loan Limits Task Force, Task Force Examining NASFAA U Certification, Examining the Lack of Graduate-Specific Data Task Force, Leadership Conference Invitees Task Force, and as both a member and the chair of NASFAA's Conference Mentor Task Force. She is currently a member of NASFAA's Advocacy Network. Something I wish I knew my first year working in financial aid: I wish I had gotten involved in state, regional, and national associational work earlier. Each and every volunteer opportunity I have had has made me better at my job. Sometimes it is difficult to schedule one more thing into the day, but they have been absolutely worth the time and energy, so every chance I get, I encourage others to get involved. What was the best thing that happened to you this past week? My oldest daughter, who is finishing up second grade, was selected by her teacher for the Epsilon Sigma Alpha Outstanding Youth Award for "outstanding leadership, personality, and courtesy at school." Knowing she is making good choices, even when I'm not there to remind her, makes me think we're doing something right! If you could learn any skill, what would it be? I'm terrible at learning a foreign language, so I would love to become fluent in another language. Any language. What's one thing you love about working at the University of Oklahoma? I am surrounded by the best team - my staff is invaluable and the working relationships I have with others across campus makes our ability to serve the students (almost) easy. What's the biggest financial aid change you've seen during your career? The amount of compliance is growing to an almost untenable level and if anything ever discourages me about this job, it's trying to keep up with compliance issues. If you had a time machine that would work only once, what point in the future or in history would you visit? Wait, if it only works once, does that mean I can't come back here? I would visit Abraham Lincoln, shake his hand, and plead with him to not go to the theater April 14, 1865. What book/movie have you read/seen recently that you would recommend and why? "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin (hence the Abraham Lincoln reference above.) Lincoln was a great man who held a tremendous amount of authority and power, but acted selflessly, diplomatically, extended grace to those who wronged him with their personal agendas, and surrounded himself with people who would be honest with him, and did a tremendous job of guiding our country through one of the worst crises we've ever endured as Americans. One thing working in financial aid has taught me: Mental flexibility and dexterity is a necessary ability to survive in this job. If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? Cake. Hands down. I can make it in so many different ways, surely I'd never get bored! My most motivating financial aid experience was: Every time I take advantage of or create an opportunity to advocate for our students and the aid programs they need, I'm motivated and reminded why this job is so very important. Education changes the paths of people's lives, but unfortunately, with our current model, that education is out of financial reach for many students - if not for aid programs. When those aid programs are in jeopardy or eligibility is narrowed, and students can no longer afford the training and education they are chasing after, the entire face of the nation is at risk to change. Caryn Pacheco | University of Oklahoma Financial Aid Services | Director Phone: 405-325-9627| 1000 Asp Ave, Buchanan Hall Room 312 | Norman, OK 73019|www.financialaid.ou.edu From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Fair, Bryce Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 5:04 PM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [Oasfaa] FW: Legislative Update - May 11, 2018 Following is an update on the Governor's actions this week on bills passed by the Legislature last week. The OKPromise bill, HB 3592, was signed by the Governor yesterday, May 10. There are still a few bills on the list that are pending action by the Governor. Bryce OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Memo To: Legislative Network From: Chancellor Glen D. Johnson Date: Friday, May 11, 2018 Subject: Legislative Update - May 11, 2018 The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of May 7, 2018 - May 11, 2018. If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally at lmcnally at osrhe.edu or (405) 225-9424. Legislative Report May 11, 2018 Appropriations Senate Bill 1600 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) Appropriates $776,707,167 to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, which includes $7.5 million for concurrent enrollment. Total FY19 appropriations is $7,545,075,719, which represents a 10.92% increase from FY18 special session GA bill. UPDATE: Passed out of Senate JCAB 27-7. Passed out of House JCAB 18-6 Tuesday April, 24 Passed off the Senate Floor 36-8 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed off House Floor 63-31 on Friday, April 27. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 30. Senate Bill 1607 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) From the funds appropriated to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the sum of $140,742 shall be transferred to the Seminole State College Rural Business and Resources Center. UPDATE: Passed out of House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 20-0 on Friday, April 27. Passed House Floor 64-11 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Agency Administration House Bill 2911 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Representative Leslie Osborn and Adam Pugh) Creates the Work-based Learning Program coordinated by the Governor's Council on Workforce and Economic Development to increase the number of registered apprenticeships and internship programs in the state to an aggregate of 20,000 by the end of 2020. Requires participating partners (State Department of Education, State Department of Career and Technology Education, and the State Regents for Higher Education) to provide time and expertise and to assist publishing an annual progress report showing each state agency's steps and accomplishments toward meeting statewide workforce goals. UPDATE: Referred to House Banking and Business Committee. Passed House Banking and Business Committee 19-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Representative Leslie Osborn added as co-author. Passed House Floor 79-12 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 18. Senate Bill 925 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Mike Osburn) Raises the requirement for an agency cost analysis report when privatizing a function from $100,000 to $1 million. Changes the privatization process. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Appropriations 37-0 Wednesday, February 28. Representative Mike Osburn added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Passed House Government Modernization Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Tuesday, April 17. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1581 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Leslie Osborn) Establishes paid parental leave. UPDATE: Passed Retirement and Insurance 6-1 Wednesday, February 28. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Thursday, March 1.Passed Senate Floor 35-0 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments adopted. Passed Senate Floor 38-0 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Travis Dunlap): Requires OSRHE to submit a list of all employees, courses, hours taught and tenure policy to the legislature. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Education Committee 11-3 on Monday, February 12. Representative Travis Dunlap added as House author. Adopted on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Benefits for State Employees - Health & Retirement House Bill 1340 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Greg Treat) Puts out a one-time distribution of $1,000 to retired Oklahoma firefighters, police, justices and judges, Law enforcement, Teachers and public employees; requires all further distributions other than those defined by the provisions of respective retirement plans to be authorized by the legislature; makes all further such distributions be made no more frequently than once every 6 years. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 17-0 on Tuesday, February 13.Senator Greg Treat added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 90-5 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 6-1 on Monday, April 9. Co-authored by Senator Stephanie Bice. Passed Senate Floor 33-3 on Tuesday, April 24. Senate amendments received. Passed House Floor 93-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2523 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Julie Daniels) Changes state unemployment benefits. Specifically mentions educational service contract employees and modifies when they can enroll in unemployment benefits. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, March 1. First reading in Senate on Monday, March 5, 2018. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0 on Thursday, March 29. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 4. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 11. House Bill 2553 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Adam Pugh) Allows OTRS to terminate the Tax Sheltered Annuity Program. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed House Floor 83-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Referred to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance 8-0. Passed off the Senate floor 43-0 on Thursday, March 5. Senate amendments received. Passed as amended off House Floor 81-4 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Bill 527 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Randy McDaniel) Changes maximum employer and employee pension contributions to 17% from July 2017 on. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Title restored. Passed House Floor 90-0 on Wednesday, March 7. House Amendments adopted. Passed Senate floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 17. Budget House Bill 1401 (Representative John Montgomery and Senator John Sparks) Creates the Oklahoma Legacy Fund and puts 20% of GPT collection into that fund. Also transfers money from Higher Education Capitol Revolving fund into the Higher Education Legacy fund. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 65-22 on Thursday, March 22. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments rejected. Title restored in General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Passed House Floor 55-0 Thursday, May 3. Passed Senate 41-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1059 (Senator Marty Quinn and Senator Stephanie Bice) Updates Ad Valorem tax code. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance. Passed the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance 11-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 40-0 on Wednesday, February 28. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 32-7 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 22-2 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off House Floor 69-15 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Joint Resolution 35 (Senator John Sparks and Speaker Charles McCall) Refers to a vote of the people for their approval or rejection the creation of the Revenue Replacement Endowment Fund to support the operation of state government. The fund would consist of annual deposits of at least five percent of the total collections of the gross production tax. The question would also create the Revenue Replacement Revolving Fund consisting of deposits from the endowment fund. UPDATE: Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed House Floor 81-0 on Thursday, May 3. Filed with Secretary of State. Career Tech House Bill 3220 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Jason Smalley) Authorizes the State Board of Career and Technology Education to develop certification system for teachers and instructors who teach in technology center school districts. UPDATE: Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, February 28. Senator Jason Smalley added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 86-3 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Enacting clause stricken. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons House Bill 2527 (Representative Bobby Cleveland and Senator Rob Standridge) Allows county employees in a courthouse to conceal carry. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 11-4 on Wednesday, February 14. Senator Rob Standridge added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 72-13 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 6-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 34-5 on Tuesday, April 24. Passed off House Floor 79-12 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2632 (Representative Greg Babinec and Senator Micheal Bergstrom) Adds "places of worship" to places where citizens have a right to use defensive force. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Judiciary Committee 13-6 on Wednesday, February 14. Coauthored by Representative(s) Mike Ritze, John Michael Montgomery, Justin Humphrey, and Sean Roberts. Passed House Floor 62-21 on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 12-0. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-1 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 68-24 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. House Bill 3353 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Nathan Dahm) allows a person in possession of a valid handgun license or who meets the criteria and presents a valid military identification card to carry a handgun while scouting UPDATE: Passed House General Oversight and Accountability Committee 6-1 on Thursday, March 1. Passed House Floor 56-11 on Thursday, March 15. Coauthored by Representative Kyle Hilbert. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, March 5. Passed off Senate Floor 38-0 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. Senate Bill 1212 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Sean Roberts) Amends statute to include wildlife refuges and management areas as place handgun permit holders can specifically carry their gun without restrictions. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee on Thursday, April 12. Passed House Floor 59-28 on Monday, April 23. House amendments read. Passed off Senate Floor 33-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Flagged As Possible Carryover Bills from Last Session House Bill 1608 (Representative John Enns and Senator Anthony Sykes) Changes to allow off-duty police officers to carry a concealed firearm. Places requirement on type of weapon. UPDATE: Passed House Rules Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Passed House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Thursday, April 26. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 64-1on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Common Education Senate Joint Resolution 70 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Elise Hall) Directs to a vote of the people a proposed amendment to the constitution. Expands uses allowed by school districts for ad valorem taxes. UPDATE: Passed Senate Rules Committee 4-3 on Wednesday, February 28.Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 34-8 on Thursday, March 8. Referred to House Rules committee. Passed House Rules Committee 7-2 on Thursday, April 12. Title restored. Passed House Floor 57-34 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments read. Passed Senate Floor 28-15 on Wednesday, April 2. Filed with Secretary of State. Senate Bill 1150 (Senator A.J. Griffin and Representative Todd Russ) Representative Todd Ross's conference committee substitute makes this a bill that forces regular elections of unionized representation for teachers and removes union's ability to deduct association dues. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 80-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1197 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Modifies performance level labels in the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 10-1 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and Title stricken. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 34-10 on Wednesday, March 7. Title and emergency restored. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-2 on Monday, March 26. Passed off House Floor 51-32 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Bill 1370 (Senator Jason Smalley and Representative Kyle Hilbert) Allows schools to teach career-ready courses in lieu of college preparatory work as identified in a student's ICAP. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 26. Title and emergency stricken. Representative Kyle Hilbert added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 37-0 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, April 16. Title restored. Emergency added. Passed off House Floor 70-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Concurrent Enrollment Senate Bill 1196 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Allows students eligible for certain enrollment to participate in a program offered by any institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 11-0 on Monday, February 19. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Wednesday, March 14. Title stricken. Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Title restored and emergency added. Passed off House Floor 80-5 on Thursday, April 26. Passed off Senate Floor as amended 4401 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Occupational Licensing Senate Bill 1074 (Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Josh West) Revises the process for becoming a licensed speech-language pathologist and audiologist. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 12. Emergency clause added. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Monday, March 5. Representative Josh West added as House author. First reading in the House on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House Public Health Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 3. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed of Senate Floor 39-0 on Tuesday, April 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1141 (Senator JJ Dossett and Representative Chris Kannady) Requires all licensing and certification authorities to implement rules to recognize appropriate military training. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 6-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Referred to Veterans and Military Affairs. Passed House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Passed House Floor 87-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 24. Oklahoma's Promise House Bill 3592 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Jason Smalley) If a student withdraws from a class in which he or she has received an award from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall remain available for the student to use to enroll in classes for a five-year period. UPDATE: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 18-7 on Monday, February 26. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 58-25 on Tuesday, March 13. Referred to Senate Education Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Monday, April 2. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed of Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Teacher Education House Bill 3309 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Stephanie Bice) Changes name of resident teacher program and directs funds to "induction" program differently. UPDATE: Referred to House Common Education Committee. Passed House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Monday, February 26. Passed House Floor 80-2 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Education Committee 10-1 on Monday, April 9. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 28-4 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 40-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, May 2. University & Medical School Policy House Bill 2882 (Representative Josh West and Senator Jason Smalley) Allows CareerTech/Higher Ed institutions to create a CLEET program . UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 15-0 on Wednesday, February 14. Passed House Floor 72-14 on Tuesday February 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-8 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 39-1 on Thursday, April 26. Passed House Floor 88-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2913 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Senator Lonnie Paxton) Creates the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program, which allows universities or farmers contracting with universities to cultivate certified hemp seed for research and development for industrial uses, UPDATE: Passed off house floor 92-0 March 5, 2018. Referred to Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee. Passed Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 7-1 on Tuesday March, 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 34-1 on Wednesday, April 4. Title and emergency stricken. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-1 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. House Bill 2987 (Representative Marcus McEntire and Senator Ervin Yen) Allows physician assistants to be eligible for the Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program. UPDATE: Referred to House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee. Passed out of House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Passed House Floor 73-10 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed Senate Health and Human Services 10-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-9 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off Senate Floor 39-3 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Conference granted. Referred to General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 65-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 40-3 on Thursday, April 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Thank you. Glen Glen D. 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Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 8:47 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [Oasfaa] NASFAA MVP Mendy Schmerer Congratulations to Mendy Schmerer! She was selected by NASFAA as a Most Valuable Professional. We are lucky to be able to call her our own in Oklahoma! Thank you Mendy for all you do for our OASFAA association! MVP Mendy Schmerer [MVP Header] MVP: Most Valuable Professional is an occasional series that features a brief Q&A with a different NASFAA member. Do you know a financial aid colleague with something interesting to say? Send the names of potential future MVPs and a short note about why you're nominating them to news at nasfaa.org. [Mendy Schmerer]Mendy Schmerer Director, Office of Student Financial Aid University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Meet Mendy Schmerer. She has worked in the financial aid profession for nearly 15 years. She started working at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) 18 years ago after accepting her first full-time job after graduation in the OneCard Office taking ID card pictures. "That got boring quickly, so when the loan coordinator position opened in financial aid, I jumped at the chance for the change," Mendy said. "Needless to say, I've not been bored since." As a first-generation college graduate, Mendy realized when she was working on her undergraduate degree that her educational path would have looked very different had she not received financial aid. "It made all the difference to help me succeed," Mendy said. "All those years ago, I never would have guessed that I would have a career in financial aid, but now I wouldn't change a thing," she added. When Mendy made the decision to pursue a master's degree, she chose Higher Education Administration as her focus because while working in financial aid wasn't initially her intended career path, she can now confidently say she's "in it to stay!" She has previously served on NASFAA's Grad/Professional Liaison Task Force, Graduate & Professional Loan Limits Task Force, Task Force Examining NASFAA U Certification, Examining the Lack of Graduate-Specific Data Task Force, Leadership Conference Invitees Task Force, and as both a member and the chair of NASFAA's Conference Mentor Task Force. She is currently a member of NASFAA's Advocacy Network. Something I wish I knew my first year working in financial aid: I wish I had gotten involved in state, regional, and national associational work earlier. Each and every volunteer opportunity I have had has made me better at my job. Sometimes it is difficult to schedule one more thing into the day, but they have been absolutely worth the time and energy, so every chance I get, I encourage others to get involved. What was the best thing that happened to you this past week? My oldest daughter, who is finishing up second grade, was selected by her teacher for the Epsilon Sigma Alpha Outstanding Youth Award for "outstanding leadership, personality, and courtesy at school." Knowing she is making good choices, even when I'm not there to remind her, makes me think we're doing something right! If you could learn any skill, what would it be? I'm terrible at learning a foreign language, so I would love to become fluent in another language. Any language. What's one thing you love about working at the University of Oklahoma? I am surrounded by the best team - my staff is invaluable and the working relationships I have with others across campus makes our ability to serve the students (almost) easy. What's the biggest financial aid change you've seen during your career? The amount of compliance is growing to an almost untenable level and if anything ever discourages me about this job, it's trying to keep up with compliance issues. If you had a time machine that would work only once, what point in the future or in history would you visit? Wait, if it only works once, does that mean I can't come back here? I would visit Abraham Lincoln, shake his hand, and plead with him to not go to the theater April 14, 1865. What book/movie have you read/seen recently that you would recommend and why? "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin (hence the Abraham Lincoln reference above.) Lincoln was a great man who held a tremendous amount of authority and power, but acted selflessly, diplomatically, extended grace to those who wronged him with their personal agendas, and surrounded himself with people who would be honest with him, and did a tremendous job of guiding our country through one of the worst crises we've ever endured as Americans. One thing working in financial aid has taught me: Mental flexibility and dexterity is a necessary ability to survive in this job. If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? Cake. Hands down. I can make it in so many different ways, surely I'd never get bored! My most motivating financial aid experience was: Every time I take advantage of or create an opportunity to advocate for our students and the aid programs they need, I'm motivated and reminded why this job is so very important. Education changes the paths of people's lives, but unfortunately, with our current model, that education is out of financial reach for many students - if not for aid programs. When those aid programs are in jeopardy or eligibility is narrowed, and students can no longer afford the training and education they are chasing after, the entire face of the nation is at risk to change. Caryn Pacheco | University of Oklahoma Financial Aid Services | Director Phone: 405-325-9627| 1000 Asp Ave, Buchanan Hall Room 312 | Norman, OK 73019|www.financialaid.ou.edu From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Fair, Bryce Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 5:04 PM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [Oasfaa] FW: Legislative Update - May 11, 2018 Following is an update on the Governor's actions this week on bills passed by the Legislature last week. The OKPromise bill, HB 3592, was signed by the Governor yesterday, May 10. There are still a few bills on the list that are pending action by the Governor. Bryce OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Memo To: Legislative Network From: Chancellor Glen D. Johnson Date: Friday, May 11, 2018 Subject: Legislative Update - May 11, 2018 The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of May 7, 2018 - May 11, 2018. If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally at lmcnally at osrhe.edu or (405) 225-9424. Legislative Report May 11, 2018 Appropriations Senate Bill 1600 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) Appropriates $776,707,167 to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, which includes $7.5 million for concurrent enrollment. Total FY19 appropriations is $7,545,075,719, which represents a 10.92% increase from FY18 special session GA bill. UPDATE: Passed out of Senate JCAB 27-7. Passed out of House JCAB 18-6 Tuesday April, 24 Passed off the Senate Floor 36-8 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed off House Floor 63-31 on Friday, April 27. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 30. Senate Bill 1607 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) From the funds appropriated to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the sum of $140,742 shall be transferred to the Seminole State College Rural Business and Resources Center. UPDATE: Passed out of House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 20-0 on Friday, April 27. Passed House Floor 64-11 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Agency Administration House Bill 2911 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Representative Leslie Osborn and Adam Pugh) Creates the Work-based Learning Program coordinated by the Governor's Council on Workforce and Economic Development to increase the number of registered apprenticeships and internship programs in the state to an aggregate of 20,000 by the end of 2020. Requires participating partners (State Department of Education, State Department of Career and Technology Education, and the State Regents for Higher Education) to provide time and expertise and to assist publishing an annual progress report showing each state agency's steps and accomplishments toward meeting statewide workforce goals. UPDATE: Referred to House Banking and Business Committee. Passed House Banking and Business Committee 19-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Representative Leslie Osborn added as co-author. Passed House Floor 79-12 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 18. Senate Bill 925 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Mike Osburn) Raises the requirement for an agency cost analysis report when privatizing a function from $100,000 to $1 million. Changes the privatization process. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Appropriations 37-0 Wednesday, February 28. Representative Mike Osburn added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Passed House Government Modernization Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Tuesday, April 17. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1581 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Leslie Osborn) Establishes paid parental leave. UPDATE: Passed Retirement and Insurance 6-1 Wednesday, February 28. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Thursday, March 1.Passed Senate Floor 35-0 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments adopted. Passed Senate Floor 38-0 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Travis Dunlap): Requires OSRHE to submit a list of all employees, courses, hours taught and tenure policy to the legislature. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Education Committee 11-3 on Monday, February 12. Representative Travis Dunlap added as House author. Adopted on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Benefits for State Employees - Health & Retirement House Bill 1340 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Greg Treat) Puts out a one-time distribution of $1,000 to retired Oklahoma firefighters, police, justices and judges, Law enforcement, Teachers and public employees; requires all further distributions other than those defined by the provisions of respective retirement plans to be authorized by the legislature; makes all further such distributions be made no more frequently than once every 6 years. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 17-0 on Tuesday, February 13.Senator Greg Treat added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 90-5 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 6-1 on Monday, April 9. Co-authored by Senator Stephanie Bice. Passed Senate Floor 33-3 on Tuesday, April 24. Senate amendments received. Passed House Floor 93-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2523 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Julie Daniels) Changes state unemployment benefits. Specifically mentions educational service contract employees and modifies when they can enroll in unemployment benefits. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, March 1. First reading in Senate on Monday, March 5, 2018. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0 on Thursday, March 29. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 4. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 11. House Bill 2553 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Adam Pugh) Allows OTRS to terminate the Tax Sheltered Annuity Program. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed House Floor 83-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Referred to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance 8-0. Passed off the Senate floor 43-0 on Thursday, March 5. Senate amendments received. Passed as amended off House Floor 81-4 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Bill 527 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Randy McDaniel) Changes maximum employer and employee pension contributions to 17% from July 2017 on. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Title restored. Passed House Floor 90-0 on Wednesday, March 7. House Amendments adopted. Passed Senate floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 17. Budget House Bill 1401 (Representative John Montgomery and Senator John Sparks) Creates the Oklahoma Legacy Fund and puts 20% of GPT collection into that fund. Also transfers money from Higher Education Capitol Revolving fund into the Higher Education Legacy fund. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 65-22 on Thursday, March 22. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments rejected. Title restored in General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Passed House Floor 55-0 Thursday, May 3. Passed Senate 41-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1059 (Senator Marty Quinn and Senator Stephanie Bice) Updates Ad Valorem tax code. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance. Passed the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance 11-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 40-0 on Wednesday, February 28. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 32-7 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 22-2 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off House Floor 69-15 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Joint Resolution 35 (Senator John Sparks and Speaker Charles McCall) Refers to a vote of the people for their approval or rejection the creation of the Revenue Replacement Endowment Fund to support the operation of state government. The fund would consist of annual deposits of at least five percent of the total collections of the gross production tax. The question would also create the Revenue Replacement Revolving Fund consisting of deposits from the endowment fund. UPDATE: Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed House Floor 81-0 on Thursday, May 3. Filed with Secretary of State. Career Tech House Bill 3220 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Jason Smalley) Authorizes the State Board of Career and Technology Education to develop certification system for teachers and instructors who teach in technology center school districts. UPDATE: Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, February 28. Senator Jason Smalley added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 86-3 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Enacting clause stricken. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons House Bill 2527 (Representative Bobby Cleveland and Senator Rob Standridge) Allows county employees in a courthouse to conceal carry. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 11-4 on Wednesday, February 14. Senator Rob Standridge added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 72-13 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 6-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 34-5 on Tuesday, April 24. Passed off House Floor 79-12 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2632 (Representative Greg Babinec and Senator Micheal Bergstrom) Adds "places of worship" to places where citizens have a right to use defensive force. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Judiciary Committee 13-6 on Wednesday, February 14. Coauthored by Representative(s) Mike Ritze, John Michael Montgomery, Justin Humphrey, and Sean Roberts. Passed House Floor 62-21 on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 12-0. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-1 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 68-24 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. House Bill 3353 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Nathan Dahm) allows a person in possession of a valid handgun license or who meets the criteria and presents a valid military identification card to carry a handgun while scouting UPDATE: Passed House General Oversight and Accountability Committee 6-1 on Thursday, March 1. Passed House Floor 56-11 on Thursday, March 15. Coauthored by Representative Kyle Hilbert. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, March 5. Passed off Senate Floor 38-0 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. Senate Bill 1212 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Sean Roberts) Amends statute to include wildlife refuges and management areas as place handgun permit holders can specifically carry their gun without restrictions. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee on Thursday, April 12. Passed House Floor 59-28 on Monday, April 23. House amendments read. Passed off Senate Floor 33-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Flagged As Possible Carryover Bills from Last Session House Bill 1608 (Representative John Enns and Senator Anthony Sykes) Changes to allow off-duty police officers to carry a concealed firearm. Places requirement on type of weapon. UPDATE: Passed House Rules Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Passed House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Thursday, April 26. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 64-1on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Common Education Senate Joint Resolution 70 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Elise Hall) Directs to a vote of the people a proposed amendment to the constitution. Expands uses allowed by school districts for ad valorem taxes. UPDATE: Passed Senate Rules Committee 4-3 on Wednesday, February 28.Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 34-8 on Thursday, March 8. Referred to House Rules committee. Passed House Rules Committee 7-2 on Thursday, April 12. Title restored. Passed House Floor 57-34 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments read. Passed Senate Floor 28-15 on Wednesday, April 2. Filed with Secretary of State. Senate Bill 1150 (Senator A.J. Griffin and Representative Todd Russ) Representative Todd Ross's conference committee substitute makes this a bill that forces regular elections of unionized representation for teachers and removes union's ability to deduct association dues. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 80-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1197 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Modifies performance level labels in the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 10-1 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and Title stricken. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 34-10 on Wednesday, March 7. Title and emergency restored. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-2 on Monday, March 26. Passed off House Floor 51-32 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Bill 1370 (Senator Jason Smalley and Representative Kyle Hilbert) Allows schools to teach career-ready courses in lieu of college preparatory work as identified in a student's ICAP. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 26. Title and emergency stricken. Representative Kyle Hilbert added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 37-0 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, April 16. Title restored. Emergency added. Passed off House Floor 70-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Concurrent Enrollment Senate Bill 1196 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Allows students eligible for certain enrollment to participate in a program offered by any institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 11-0 on Monday, February 19. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Wednesday, March 14. Title stricken. Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Title restored and emergency added. Passed off House Floor 80-5 on Thursday, April 26. Passed off Senate Floor as amended 4401 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Occupational Licensing Senate Bill 1074 (Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Josh West) Revises the process for becoming a licensed speech-language pathologist and audiologist. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 12. Emergency clause added. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Monday, March 5. Representative Josh West added as House author. First reading in the House on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House Public Health Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 3. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed of Senate Floor 39-0 on Tuesday, April 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1141 (Senator JJ Dossett and Representative Chris Kannady) Requires all licensing and certification authorities to implement rules to recognize appropriate military training. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 6-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Referred to Veterans and Military Affairs. Passed House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Passed House Floor 87-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 24. Oklahoma's Promise House Bill 3592 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Jason Smalley) If a student withdraws from a class in which he or she has received an award from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall remain available for the student to use to enroll in classes for a five-year period. UPDATE: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 18-7 on Monday, February 26. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 58-25 on Tuesday, March 13. Referred to Senate Education Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Monday, April 2. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed of Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Teacher Education House Bill 3309 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Stephanie Bice) Changes name of resident teacher program and directs funds to "induction" program differently. UPDATE: Referred to House Common Education Committee. Passed House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Monday, February 26. Passed House Floor 80-2 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Education Committee 10-1 on Monday, April 9. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 28-4 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 40-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, May 2. University & Medical School Policy House Bill 2882 (Representative Josh West and Senator Jason Smalley) Allows CareerTech/Higher Ed institutions to create a CLEET program . UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 15-0 on Wednesday, February 14. Passed House Floor 72-14 on Tuesday February 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-8 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 39-1 on Thursday, April 26. Passed House Floor 88-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2913 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Senator Lonnie Paxton) Creates the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program, which allows universities or farmers contracting with universities to cultivate certified hemp seed for research and development for industrial uses, UPDATE: Passed off house floor 92-0 March 5, 2018. Referred to Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee. Passed Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 7-1 on Tuesday March, 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 34-1 on Wednesday, April 4. Title and emergency stricken. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-1 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. House Bill 2987 (Representative Marcus McEntire and Senator Ervin Yen) Allows physician assistants to be eligible for the Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program. UPDATE: Referred to House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee. Passed out of House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Passed House Floor 73-10 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed Senate Health and Human Services 10-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-9 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off Senate Floor 39-3 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Conference granted. Referred to General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 65-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 40-3 on Thursday, April 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Thank you. Glen Glen D. 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Name: image004.png Type: image/png Size: 4250 bytes Desc: image004.png URL: From jmarrujo at communitycarecollege.edu Tue May 22 08:55:26 2018 From: jmarrujo at communitycarecollege.edu (Jason Marrujo) Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 08:55:26 -0500 Subject: [Oasfaa] NASFAA MVP Mendy Schmerer In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Congratulations Mendy!!! Very well deserved! On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 8:46 AM, Pacheco, Caryn L. wrote: > Congratulations to Mendy Schmerer! She was selected by NASFAA as a Most > Valuable Professional. We are lucky to be able to call her our own in > Oklahoma! Thank you Mendy for all you do for our OASFAA association! > > *MVP Mendy Schmerer* > > *[image: MVP Header]* > > *MVP: Most Valuable Professional is an occasional series that features a > brief Q&A with a different NASFAA member. Do you know a financial aid > colleague with something interesting to say? Send the names of potential > future MVPs and a short note about why you're nominating them to > news at nasfaa.org .* > > *[image: Mendy Schmerer]* > > *Mendy Schmerer Director, Office of Student Financial Aid University of > Oklahoma Health Sciences Center* > > Meet Mendy Schmerer. She has worked in the financial aid profession for > nearly 15 years. She started working at the University of Oklahoma Health > Sciences Center (OUHSC) 18 years ago after accepting her first full-time > job after graduation in the OneCard Office taking ID card pictures. "That > got boring quickly, so when the loan coordinator position opened in > financial aid, I jumped at the chance for the change," Mendy said. > "Needless to say, I’ve not been bored since." > > As a first-generation college graduate, Mendy realized when she was > working on her undergraduate degree that her educational path would have > looked very different had she not received financial aid. "It made all the > difference to help me succeed," Mendy said. "All those years ago, I never > would have guessed that I would have a career in financial aid, but now I > wouldn’t change a thing," she added. When Mendy made the decision to pursue > a master’s degree, she chose Higher Education Administration as her focus > because while working in financial aid wasn't initially her intended career > path, she can now confidently say she's "in it to stay!" > > She has previously served on NASFAA's Grad/Professional Liaison Task > Force, Graduate & Professional Loan Limits Task Force, Task Force Examining > NASFAA U Certification, Examining the Lack of Graduate-Specific Data Task > Force, Leadership Conference Invitees Task Force, and as both a member and > the chair of NASFAA's Conference Mentor Task Force. She is currently a > member of NASFAA's Advocacy Network. > > > *Something I wish I knew my first year working in financial aid: *I wish > I had gotten involved in state, regional, and national associational work > earlier. Each and every volunteer opportunity I have had has made me better > at my job. Sometimes it is difficult to schedule one more thing into the > day, but they have been absolutely worth the time and energy, so every > chance I get, I encourage others to get involved. > > *What was the best thing that happened to you this past week?* > My oldest daughter, who is finishing up second grade, was selected by her > teacher for the Epsilon Sigma Alpha Outstanding Youth Award for > “outstanding leadership, personality, and courtesy at school.” Knowing she > is making good choices, even when I’m not there to remind her, makes me > think we’re doing something right! > > *If you could learn any skill, what would it be?* > I’m terrible at learning a foreign language, so I would love to become > fluent in another language. Any language. > > *What’s one thing you love about working at the University of Oklahoma?* > I am surrounded by the best team – my staff is invaluable and the working > relationships I have with others across campus makes our ability to serve > the students (almost) easy. > > *What’s the biggest financial aid change you’ve seen during your career?* > The amount of compliance is growing to an almost untenable level and if > anything ever discourages me about this job, it’s trying to keep up with > compliance issues. > > *If you had a time machine that would work only once, what point in the > future or in history would you visit?* > Wait, if it only works once, does that mean I can’t come back here? I > would visit Abraham Lincoln, shake his hand, and plead with him to not go > to the theater April 14, 1865. > > *What book/movie have you read/seen recently that you would recommend and > why?* > "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin (hence the Abraham Lincoln > reference above.) Lincoln was a great man who held a tremendous amount of > authority and power, but acted selflessly, diplomatically, extended grace > to those who wronged him with their personal agendas, and surrounded > himself with people who would be honest with him, and did a tremendous job > of guiding our country through one of the worst crises we’ve ever endured > as Americans. > > > *One thing working in financial aid has taught me: *Mental flexibility > and dexterity is a necessary ability to survive in this job. > > > *If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it > be? *Cake. Hands down. I can make it in so many different ways, surely > I’d never get bored! > > *My most motivating financial aid experience was:* > Every time I take advantage of or create an opportunity to advocate for > our students and the aid programs they need, I’m motivated and reminded why > this job is so very important. Education changes the paths of people's > lives, but unfortunately, with our current model, that education is out of > financial reach for many students – if not for aid programs. When those aid > programs are in jeopardy or eligibility is narrowed, and students can no > longer afford the training and education they are chasing after, the entire > face of the nation is at risk to change. > > > > *Caryn Pacheco | University of Oklahoma* > > Financial Aid Services | Director > > > > *Phone: 405-325-9627| 1000 Asp Ave > , Buchanan > Hall Room 312 | Norman, OK 73019|www.financialaid.ou.edu > * > > > > *From:* OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] *On Behalf Of *Fair, > Bryce > *Sent:* Friday, May 11, 2018 5:04 PM > *To:* oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > *Subject:* [Oasfaa] FW: Legislative Update – May 11, 2018 > > > > Following is an update on the Governor’s actions this week on bills passed > by the Legislature last week. The OKPromise bill, HB 3592, was signed by > the Governor yesterday, May 10. There are still a few bills on the list > that are pending action by the Governor. > > Bryce > > > > > > > > OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION > > > > > > *Memo* > > > > > > *To: Legislative Network* > > *From: * Chancellor Glen D. Johnson > > *Date: * Friday, May 11, 2018 > > *Subject:* Legislative Update – May 11, 2018 > > > > > > The update below reflects the current status of major > legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of May 7, 2018 – > May 11, 2018. > > > > If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally at > lmcnally at osrhe.edu or (405) 225-9424. > > > > *Legislative Report * > > *May 11, 2018* > > > > > > *Appropriations* > > > > *Senate Bill 1600 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) *Appropriates > $776,707,167 to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, which > includes $7.5 million for concurrent enrollment. Total FY19 appropriations > is $7,545,075,719, which represents a 10.92% increase from FY18 special > session GA bill. > > *UPDATE: Passed out of Senate JCAB 27-7. Passed out of House JCAB 18-6 > Tuesday April, 24 Passed off the Senate Floor 36-8 on Wednesday, April 25. > Passed off House Floor 63-31 on Friday, April 27. Signed by Governor Fallin > on Monday, April 30.* > > > > *Senate Bill 1607 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) * From > the funds appropriated to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the sum of > $140,742 shall be transferred to the Seminole State College Rural Business > and Resources Center. > > *UPDATE: Passed out of House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget > 20-0 on Friday, April 27. Passed House Floor 64-11 on Thursday, May 3. > Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10.* > > > > > > > *Agency Administration* > > *House Bill 2911* *(Representative Mickey Dollens and Representative > Leslie Osborn and Adam Pugh) *Creates the Work-based Learning Program > coordinated by the Governor’s Council on Workforce and Economic Development > to increase the number of registered apprenticeships and internship > programs in the state to an aggregate of 20,000 by the end of 2020. > Requires participating partners (State Department of Education, State > Department of Career and Technology Education, and the State Regents for > Higher Education) to provide time and expertise and to assist publishing an > annual progress report showing each state agency's steps and > accomplishments toward meeting statewide workforce goals. > > *UPDATE: **Referred to House Banking and Business Committee. Passed House > Banking and Business Committee 19-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Representative > Leslie Osborn added as co-author. Passed House Floor 79-12 on Monday, March > 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed > Senate Floor 41-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Signed by Governor Fallin on > Wednesday, April 18. * > > > > *Senate Bill 925 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Mike Osburn) *Raises > the requirement for an agency cost analysis report when privatizing a > function from $100,000 to $1 million. Changes the privatization process. > > *UPDATE**: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate > Appropriations 37-0 Wednesday, February 28. Representative Mike Osburn > added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. > Passed House Government Modernization Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, April > 11. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Tuesday, April 17. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 > on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7.* > > > > *Senate Bill 1581* *(Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Leslie Osborn) *Establishes > paid parental leave. > > *UPDATE**: Passed Retirement and Insurance 6-1 Wednesday, February 28. > Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Thursday, March 1.Passed > Senate Floor 35-0 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations > and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0 > on Tuesday, April 17. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, > April 24. House amendments adopted. Passed Senate Floor 38-0 on Thursday, > April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3.* > > > > *Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative > Travis Dunlap)*: Requires OSRHE to submit a list of all employees, > courses, hours taught and tenure policy to the legislature. > > *UPDATE**: Passed out of the Senate Education Committee 11-3 on Monday, > February 12. Representative Travis Dunlap added as House author. Adopted on > Thursday, March 8, 2018.* > > > > > > *Benefits for State Employees – Health & Retirement * > > > > *House Bill 1340 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Greg Treat*) > Puts out a one-time distribution of $1,000 to retired Oklahoma > firefighters, police, justices and judges, Law enforcement, Teachers and > public employees; requires all further distributions other than those > defined by the provisions of respective retirement plans to be authorized > by the legislature; makes all further such distributions be made no more > frequently than once every 6 years. > > *UPDATE: **Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 17-0 on > Tuesday, February 13.Senator Greg Treat added as Senate author. Passed > House Floor 90-5 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Retirement and > Insurance Committee 6-1 on Monday, April 9. Co-authored by Senator > Stephanie Bice. Passed Senate Floor 33-3 on Tuesday, April 24. Senate > amendments received. Passed House Floor 93-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by > Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8.* > > > > *House Bill 2523 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Julie Daniels)* > Changes state unemployment benefits. Specifically mentions educational > service contract employees and modifies when they can enroll in > unemployment benefits. > > *UPDATE: **Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on > Tuesday, February 13. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, March 1. > First reading in Senate on Monday, March 5, 2018. Passed Senate Business, > Commerce and Tourism 11-0 on Thursday, March 29. Passed Senate Business, > Commerce and Tourism 11-0. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 4. > Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 11.* > > > > *House Bill 2553 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Adam Pugh) *Allows > OTRS to terminate the Tax Sheltered Annuity Program. > > *UPDATE: **Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on > Tuesday, February 13. Passed House Floor 83-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Referred > to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. Passed Senate Retirement and > Insurance 8-0. Passed off the Senate floor 43-0 on Thursday, March 5. > Senate amendments received. Passed as amended off House Floor 81-4 on > Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8.* > > > > *Senate Bill 527 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Randy > McDaniel)* Changes maximum employer and employee pension contributions to > 17% from July 2017 on. > > *UPDATE: **Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 14-0 on > Tuesday, February 13. Title restored. Passed House Floor 90-0 on Wednesday, > March 7. House Amendments adopted. Passed Senate floor 42-0 on Tuesday, > April 10. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 17.* > > > > > > *Budget* > > > > *House Bill 1401 (Representative John Montgomery and Senator John Sparks) *Creates > the Oklahoma Legacy Fund and puts 20% of GPT collection into that fund. > Also transfers money from Higher Education Capitol Revolving fund into the > Higher Education Legacy fund. > > *UPDATE: Passed House Floor 65-22 on Thursday, March 22. Passed Senate > Floor 43-0 Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments rejected. Title restored > in General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Passed House Floor 55-0 > Thursday, May 3. Passed Senate 41-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor > Fallin for consideration.* > > > > *Senate Bill 1059 (Senator Marty Quinn and Senator Stephanie* *Bice) *Updates > Ad Valorem tax code. > > *UPDATE**: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance. > Passed the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance 11-0 on Tuesday, > February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 40-0 on Wednesday, > February 28. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 32-7 on Thursday, March > 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House > Appropriations and Budget Committee 22-2 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off > House Floor 69-15 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on > Wednesday, May 2. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8.* > > > > *Senate Joint Resolution 35 (Senator John Sparks and Speaker Charles > McCall)* Refers to a vote of the people for their approval or rejection > the creation of the Revenue Replacement Endowment Fund to support the > operation of state government. The fund would consist of annual deposits of > at least five percent of the total collections of the gross production tax. > The question would also create the Revenue Replacement Revolving Fund > consisting of deposits from the endowment fund. > > *UPDATE: Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed House Floor > 81-0 on Thursday, May 3. Filed with Secretary of State.* > > > > > > *Career Tech* > > > > *House Bill 3220* *(Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Jason > Smalley)* Authorizes the State Board of Career and Technology Education > to develop certification system for teachers and instructors who teach in > technology center school districts. > > *UPDATE: **Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 9-1 on > Wednesday, February 28. Senator Jason Smalley added as Senate author. > Passed House Floor 86-3 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education > Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Enacting clause stricken. Passed off > Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments received. > Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin > on Thursday, May 10.* > > > > > > *Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons* > > > > *House Bill 2527 (Representative Bobby Cleveland and Senator Rob > Standridge)* Allows county employees in a courthouse to conceal carry. > > *UPDATE: **Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 11-4 on > Wednesday, February 14. Senator Rob Standridge added as Senate author. > Passed House Floor 72-13 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed Senate Public Safety > Committee 6-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 34-5 on Tuesday, > April 24. Passed off House Floor 79-12 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by > Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8.* > > > > *House Bill 2632 (Representative Greg Babinec and Senator Micheal > Bergstrom) *Adds “places of worship” to places where citizens have a > right to use defensive force. > > *UPDATE: **Passed out of the House Judiciary Committee 13-6 on Wednesday, > February 14. Coauthored by Representative(s) Mike Ritze, John Michael > Montgomery, Justin Humphrey, and Sean Roberts. Passed House Floor 62-21 on > Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 12-0. Passed > off the Senate Floor 42-1 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments > received. Passed off House Floor 68-24 on Monday, April 30. Signed by > Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7.* > > > > *House Bill 3353 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Nathan Dahm) *allows > a person in possession of a valid handgun license or who meets the criteria > and presents a valid military identification card to carry a handgun while > scouting > > *UPDATE**: Passed House General Oversight and Accountability Committee > 6-1 on Thursday, March 1. Passed House Floor 56-11 on Thursday, March 15. > Coauthored by Representative Kyle Hilbert. Passed Senate Public Safety > Committee 10-0 on Thursday, March 5. Passed off Senate Floor 38-0 on > Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by > Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23.* > > > > *Senate Bill 1212 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Sean Roberts) *Amends > statute to include wildlife refuges and management areas as place handgun > permit holders can specifically carry their gun without restrictions. > > *UPDATE**: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on > Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed > House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee on > Thursday, April 12. Passed House Floor 59-28 on Monday, April 23. House > amendments read. Passed off Senate Floor 33-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to > Governor Fallin for consideration.* > > > > *Flagged As Possible Carryover Bills from Last Session* > > > > *House Bill 1608 (Representative John Enns and Senator Anthony Sykes)** > Changes to allow off-duty police officers to carry a concealed firearm. > Places requirement on type of weapon.* > > *UPDATE: **Passed House Rules Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 28, > 2018. Passed House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 14.* *Passed Senate > Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor > 41-0 on Thursday, April 26. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House > Floor 64-1on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, May > 2. **Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration.* > > > > *Common Education* > > > > *Senate Joint Resolution 70 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative > Elise Hall) *Directs to a vote of the people a proposed amendment to the > constitution. Expands uses allowed by school districts for ad valorem > taxes. > > *UPDATE**: Passed Senate Rules Committee 4-3 on Wednesday, February > 28.Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 34-8 on Thursday, March 8. Referred > to House Rules committee. Passed House Rules Committee 7-2 on Thursday, > April 12. Title restored. Passed House Floor 57-34 on Tuesday, April 24. > House amendments read. Passed Senate Floor 28-15 on Wednesday, April 2. > Filed with Secretary of State.* > > > > *Senate Bill 1150 (Senator A.J. Griffin and Representative Todd Russ) *Representative > Todd Ross’s conference committee substitute makes this a bill that forces > regular elections of unionized representation for teachers and removes > union’s ability to deduct association dues. > > *UPDATE**: Passed House Floor 80-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed Senate > Floor 42-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration.* > > > > *Senate Bill 1197* *(Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine > Nollan) *Modifies performance level labels in the Oklahoma School Testing > Program Act. > > *UPDATE**: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate > Education 10-1 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and Title stricken. > Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor > 34-10 on Wednesday, March 7. Title and emergency restored. Passed House > Common Education Committee 12-2 on Monday, March 26. Passed off House Floor > 51-32 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3.* > > > > *Senate Bill 1370 (Senator Jason Smalley and Representative Kyle Hilbert) *Allows > schools to teach career-ready courses in lieu of college preparatory work > as identified in a student’s ICAP. > > *UPDATE**: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate > Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 26. Title and emergency > stricken. Representative Kyle Hilbert added as House author. Passed Senate > Floor 37-0 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed House Common Education Committee > 12-0 on Monday, April 16. Title restored. Emergency added. Passed off House > Floor 70-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, May > 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7.* > > > > > > *Concurrent Enrollment* > > > > *Senate Bill 1196 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine > Nollan) *Allows students eligible for certain enrollment to participate > in a program offered by any institution within The Oklahoma State System of > Higher Education. > > *UPDATE**: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate > Education 11-0 on Monday, February 19. Representative Jadine Nollan added > as House author. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Wednesday, March 14. Title > stricken. Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 8-0 on > Wednesday, April 11. Title restored and emergency added. Passed off House > Floor 80-5 on Thursday, April 26. Passed off Senate Floor as amended 4401 > on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7.* > > > > > > *Occupational Licensing* > > > > *Senate Bill 1074* *(Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Josh West)* > Revises the process for becoming a licensed speech-language pathologist and > audiologist. > > *UPDATE**: Passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee > 11-0 on Monday, February 12. Emergency clause added. Passed Senate Floor > 43-1 on Monday, March 5. Representative Josh West added as House author. > First reading in the House on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House Public Health > Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 3. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, > April 26. Passed of Senate Floor 39-0 on Tuesday, April 1. Signed by > Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7.* > > > > *Senate Bill 1141* *(Senator JJ Dossett and Representative Chris Kannady) > *Requires all licensing and certification authorities to implement rules > to recognize appropriate military training. > > *UPDATE**: Passed out of the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs > Committee 6-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on > Wednesday, March 7. Referred to Veterans and Military Affairs. Passed House > Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Passed > House Floor 87-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Sent to Governor Fallin for > consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 24.* > > > > > > *Oklahoma’s Promise* > > > > *House Bill 3592 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Jason Smalley)* If a > student withdraws from a class in which he or she has received an award > from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall > remain available for the student to use to enroll in classes for a > five-year period. > > *UPDATE: **Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed > House Appropriations and Budget Committee 18-7 on Monday, February 26. > Title stricken. Passed House Floor 58-25 on Tuesday, March 13. Referred to > Senate Education Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed > Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Monday, April 2. Passed Senate > Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed of Senate > Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Thursday, > May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10.* > > > > > > *Teacher Education* > > > > *House Bill 3309 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Stephanie Bice) *Changes > name of resident teacher program and directs funds to “induction” program > differently. > > *UPDATE: **Referred to House Common Education Committee. Passed House > Common Education Committee 15-0 on Monday, February 26. Passed House Floor > 80-2 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Education Committee 10-1 on > Monday, April 9. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 28-4 on Wednesday, > April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 40-0 on Wednesday, April 25. > Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, May 2. * > > > > > > *University & Medical School Policy* > > > > *House Bill 2882 (Representative Josh West and Senator Jason Smalley) *Allows > CareerTech/Higher Ed institutions to create a CLEET program . > > *UPDATE**: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 15-0 on > Wednesday, February 14. Passed House Floor 72-14 on Tuesday February 27. > Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-8 on Wednesday, April 11. Title > stricken. Passed Senate Floor 39-1 on Thursday, April 26. Passed House > Floor 88-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8.* > > > > *House Bill 2913 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Senator Lonnie Paxton) > *Creates the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program, which > allows universities or farmers contracting with universities to cultivate > certified hemp seed for research and development for industrial uses, > > *UPDATE: **Passed off house floor 92-0 March 5, 2018. Referred to Senate > Agriculture and Wildlife Committee. Passed Senate Agriculture and Wildlife > Committee 7-1 on Tuesday March, 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee > 34-1 on Wednesday, April 4. Title and emergency stricken. Passed off the > Senate Floor 39-1 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for > consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23.* > > > > *House Bill 2987 (Representative Marcus McEntire and Senator Ervin Yen)* > Allows physician assistants to be eligible for the Oklahoma Medical Loan > Repayment Program. > > *UPDATE**: Referred to House Health Services and Long-Term Care > Committee. Passed out of House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee > 8-0 on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Passed House Floor 73-10 on Tuesday, > March 6. Passed Senate Health and Human Services 10-0 on Monday, March 26. > Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-9 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed > off Senate Floor 39-3 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. > Conference granted. Referred to General Conference Committee on > Appropriations. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 65-9 > on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 40-3 on Thursday, April 3. Signed > by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10.* > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > Glen > > > > *Glen D. Johnson* > > Chancellor > > Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education > > 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 > > > Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104 > > > 405 > .225.9122 > > > gjohnson at osrhe.edu > > > > > > > -- [image: che_sig_logo.png] *We Are**:* Community Care College |Clary Sage College |Oklahoma Technical College *Jason Marrujo, MS* | Financial Aid Specialist 4242 S Sheridan Rd Tulsa, OK 74145 T: 918.610.0027 Ext. 2086 F: 918.622.9696 Donate to a Scholarship CommunityCareCollege.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image004.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 41335 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 5838 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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MVP Mendy Schmerer [MVP Header] MVP: Most Valuable Professional is an occasional series that features a brief Q&A with a different NASFAA member. Do you know a financial aid colleague with something interesting to say? Send the names of potential future MVPs and a short note about why you're nominating them to news at nasfaa.org. [Mendy Schmerer]Mendy Schmerer Director, Office of Student Financial Aid University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Meet Mendy Schmerer. She has worked in the financial aid profession for nearly 15 years. She started working at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) 18 years ago after accepting her first full-time job after graduation in the OneCard Office taking ID card pictures. "That got boring quickly, so when the loan coordinator position opened in financial aid, I jumped at the chance for the change," Mendy said. "Needless to say, I've not been bored since." As a first-generation college graduate, Mendy realized when she was working on her undergraduate degree that her educational path would have looked very different had she not received financial aid. "It made all the difference to help me succeed," Mendy said. "All those years ago, I never would have guessed that I would have a career in financial aid, but now I wouldn't change a thing," she added. When Mendy made the decision to pursue a master's degree, she chose Higher Education Administration as her focus because while working in financial aid wasn't initially her intended career path, she can now confidently say she's "in it to stay!" She has previously served on NASFAA's Grad/Professional Liaison Task Force, Graduate & Professional Loan Limits Task Force, Task Force Examining NASFAA U Certification, Examining the Lack of Graduate-Specific Data Task Force, Leadership Conference Invitees Task Force, and as both a member and the chair of NASFAA's Conference Mentor Task Force. She is currently a member of NASFAA's Advocacy Network. Something I wish I knew my first year working in financial aid: I wish I had gotten involved in state, regional, and national associational work earlier. Each and every volunteer opportunity I have had has made me better at my job. Sometimes it is difficult to schedule one more thing into the day, but they have been absolutely worth the time and energy, so every chance I get, I encourage others to get involved. What was the best thing that happened to you this past week? My oldest daughter, who is finishing up second grade, was selected by her teacher for the Epsilon Sigma Alpha Outstanding Youth Award for "outstanding leadership, personality, and courtesy at school." Knowing she is making good choices, even when I'm not there to remind her, makes me think we're doing something right! If you could learn any skill, what would it be? I'm terrible at learning a foreign language, so I would love to become fluent in another language. Any language. What's one thing you love about working at the University of Oklahoma? I am surrounded by the best team - my staff is invaluable and the working relationships I have with others across campus makes our ability to serve the students (almost) easy. What's the biggest financial aid change you've seen during your career? The amount of compliance is growing to an almost untenable level and if anything ever discourages me about this job, it's trying to keep up with compliance issues. If you had a time machine that would work only once, what point in the future or in history would you visit? Wait, if it only works once, does that mean I can't come back here? I would visit Abraham Lincoln, shake his hand, and plead with him to not go to the theater April 14, 1865. What book/movie have you read/seen recently that you would recommend and why? "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin (hence the Abraham Lincoln reference above.) Lincoln was a great man who held a tremendous amount of authority and power, but acted selflessly, diplomatically, extended grace to those who wronged him with their personal agendas, and surrounded himself with people who would be honest with him, and did a tremendous job of guiding our country through one of the worst crises we've ever endured as Americans. One thing working in financial aid has taught me: Mental flexibility and dexterity is a necessary ability to survive in this job. If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? Cake. Hands down. I can make it in so many different ways, surely I'd never get bored! My most motivating financial aid experience was: Every time I take advantage of or create an opportunity to advocate for our students and the aid programs they need, I'm motivated and reminded why this job is so very important. Education changes the paths of people's lives, but unfortunately, with our current model, that education is out of financial reach for many students - if not for aid programs. When those aid programs are in jeopardy or eligibility is narrowed, and students can no longer afford the training and education they are chasing after, the entire face of the nation is at risk to change. Caryn Pacheco | University of Oklahoma Financial Aid Services | Director Phone: 405-325-9627| 1000 Asp Ave, Buchanan Hall Room 312 | Norman, OK 73019|www.financialaid.ou.edu From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Fair, Bryce Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 5:04 PM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [Oasfaa] FW: Legislative Update - May 11, 2018 Following is an update on the Governor's actions this week on bills passed by the Legislature last week. The OKPromise bill, HB 3592, was signed by the Governor yesterday, May 10. There are still a few bills on the list that are pending action by the Governor. Bryce OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Memo To: Legislative Network From: Chancellor Glen D. Johnson Date: Friday, May 11, 2018 Subject: Legislative Update - May 11, 2018 The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of May 7, 2018 - May 11, 2018. If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally at lmcnally at osrhe.edu or (405) 225-9424. Legislative Report May 11, 2018 Appropriations Senate Bill 1600 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) Appropriates $776,707,167 to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, which includes $7.5 million for concurrent enrollment. Total FY19 appropriations is $7,545,075,719, which represents a 10.92% increase from FY18 special session GA bill. UPDATE: Passed out of Senate JCAB 27-7. Passed out of House JCAB 18-6 Tuesday April, 24 Passed off the Senate Floor 36-8 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed off House Floor 63-31 on Friday, April 27. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 30. Senate Bill 1607 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) From the funds appropriated to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the sum of $140,742 shall be transferred to the Seminole State College Rural Business and Resources Center. UPDATE: Passed out of House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 20-0 on Friday, April 27. Passed House Floor 64-11 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Agency Administration House Bill 2911 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Representative Leslie Osborn and Adam Pugh) Creates the Work-based Learning Program coordinated by the Governor's Council on Workforce and Economic Development to increase the number of registered apprenticeships and internship programs in the state to an aggregate of 20,000 by the end of 2020. Requires participating partners (State Department of Education, State Department of Career and Technology Education, and the State Regents for Higher Education) to provide time and expertise and to assist publishing an annual progress report showing each state agency's steps and accomplishments toward meeting statewide workforce goals. UPDATE: Referred to House Banking and Business Committee. Passed House Banking and Business Committee 19-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Representative Leslie Osborn added as co-author. Passed House Floor 79-12 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 18. Senate Bill 925 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Mike Osburn) Raises the requirement for an agency cost analysis report when privatizing a function from $100,000 to $1 million. Changes the privatization process. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Appropriations 37-0 Wednesday, February 28. Representative Mike Osburn added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Passed House Government Modernization Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Tuesday, April 17. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1581 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Leslie Osborn) Establishes paid parental leave. UPDATE: Passed Retirement and Insurance 6-1 Wednesday, February 28. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Thursday, March 1.Passed Senate Floor 35-0 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments adopted. Passed Senate Floor 38-0 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Travis Dunlap): Requires OSRHE to submit a list of all employees, courses, hours taught and tenure policy to the legislature. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Education Committee 11-3 on Monday, February 12. Representative Travis Dunlap added as House author. Adopted on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Benefits for State Employees - Health & Retirement House Bill 1340 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Greg Treat) Puts out a one-time distribution of $1,000 to retired Oklahoma firefighters, police, justices and judges, Law enforcement, Teachers and public employees; requires all further distributions other than those defined by the provisions of respective retirement plans to be authorized by the legislature; makes all further such distributions be made no more frequently than once every 6 years. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 17-0 on Tuesday, February 13.Senator Greg Treat added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 90-5 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 6-1 on Monday, April 9. Co-authored by Senator Stephanie Bice. Passed Senate Floor 33-3 on Tuesday, April 24. Senate amendments received. Passed House Floor 93-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2523 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Julie Daniels) Changes state unemployment benefits. Specifically mentions educational service contract employees and modifies when they can enroll in unemployment benefits. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, March 1. First reading in Senate on Monday, March 5, 2018. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0 on Thursday, March 29. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 4. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 11. House Bill 2553 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Adam Pugh) Allows OTRS to terminate the Tax Sheltered Annuity Program. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed House Floor 83-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Referred to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance 8-0. Passed off the Senate floor 43-0 on Thursday, March 5. Senate amendments received. Passed as amended off House Floor 81-4 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Bill 527 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Randy McDaniel) Changes maximum employer and employee pension contributions to 17% from July 2017 on. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Title restored. Passed House Floor 90-0 on Wednesday, March 7. House Amendments adopted. Passed Senate floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 17. Budget House Bill 1401 (Representative John Montgomery and Senator John Sparks) Creates the Oklahoma Legacy Fund and puts 20% of GPT collection into that fund. Also transfers money from Higher Education Capitol Revolving fund into the Higher Education Legacy fund. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 65-22 on Thursday, March 22. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments rejected. Title restored in General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Passed House Floor 55-0 Thursday, May 3. Passed Senate 41-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1059 (Senator Marty Quinn and Senator Stephanie Bice) Updates Ad Valorem tax code. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance. Passed the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance 11-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 40-0 on Wednesday, February 28. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 32-7 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 22-2 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off House Floor 69-15 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Joint Resolution 35 (Senator John Sparks and Speaker Charles McCall) Refers to a vote of the people for their approval or rejection the creation of the Revenue Replacement Endowment Fund to support the operation of state government. The fund would consist of annual deposits of at least five percent of the total collections of the gross production tax. The question would also create the Revenue Replacement Revolving Fund consisting of deposits from the endowment fund. UPDATE: Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed House Floor 81-0 on Thursday, May 3. Filed with Secretary of State. Career Tech House Bill 3220 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Jason Smalley) Authorizes the State Board of Career and Technology Education to develop certification system for teachers and instructors who teach in technology center school districts. UPDATE: Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, February 28. Senator Jason Smalley added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 86-3 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Enacting clause stricken. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons House Bill 2527 (Representative Bobby Cleveland and Senator Rob Standridge) Allows county employees in a courthouse to conceal carry. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 11-4 on Wednesday, February 14. Senator Rob Standridge added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 72-13 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 6-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 34-5 on Tuesday, April 24. Passed off House Floor 79-12 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2632 (Representative Greg Babinec and Senator Micheal Bergstrom) Adds "places of worship" to places where citizens have a right to use defensive force. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Judiciary Committee 13-6 on Wednesday, February 14. Coauthored by Representative(s) Mike Ritze, John Michael Montgomery, Justin Humphrey, and Sean Roberts. Passed House Floor 62-21 on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 12-0. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-1 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 68-24 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. House Bill 3353 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Nathan Dahm) allows a person in possession of a valid handgun license or who meets the criteria and presents a valid military identification card to carry a handgun while scouting UPDATE: Passed House General Oversight and Accountability Committee 6-1 on Thursday, March 1. Passed House Floor 56-11 on Thursday, March 15. Coauthored by Representative Kyle Hilbert. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, March 5. Passed off Senate Floor 38-0 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. Senate Bill 1212 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Sean Roberts) Amends statute to include wildlife refuges and management areas as place handgun permit holders can specifically carry their gun without restrictions. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee on Thursday, April 12. Passed House Floor 59-28 on Monday, April 23. House amendments read. Passed off Senate Floor 33-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Flagged As Possible Carryover Bills from Last Session House Bill 1608 (Representative John Enns and Senator Anthony Sykes) Changes to allow off-duty police officers to carry a concealed firearm. Places requirement on type of weapon. UPDATE: Passed House Rules Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Passed House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Thursday, April 26. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 64-1on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Common Education Senate Joint Resolution 70 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Elise Hall) Directs to a vote of the people a proposed amendment to the constitution. Expands uses allowed by school districts for ad valorem taxes. UPDATE: Passed Senate Rules Committee 4-3 on Wednesday, February 28.Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 34-8 on Thursday, March 8. Referred to House Rules committee. Passed House Rules Committee 7-2 on Thursday, April 12. Title restored. Passed House Floor 57-34 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments read. Passed Senate Floor 28-15 on Wednesday, April 2. Filed with Secretary of State. Senate Bill 1150 (Senator A.J. Griffin and Representative Todd Russ) Representative Todd Ross's conference committee substitute makes this a bill that forces regular elections of unionized representation for teachers and removes union's ability to deduct association dues. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 80-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1197 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Modifies performance level labels in the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 10-1 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and Title stricken. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 34-10 on Wednesday, March 7. Title and emergency restored. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-2 on Monday, March 26. Passed off House Floor 51-32 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Bill 1370 (Senator Jason Smalley and Representative Kyle Hilbert) Allows schools to teach career-ready courses in lieu of college preparatory work as identified in a student's ICAP. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 26. Title and emergency stricken. Representative Kyle Hilbert added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 37-0 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, April 16. Title restored. Emergency added. Passed off House Floor 70-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Concurrent Enrollment Senate Bill 1196 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Allows students eligible for certain enrollment to participate in a program offered by any institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 11-0 on Monday, February 19. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Wednesday, March 14. Title stricken. Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Title restored and emergency added. Passed off House Floor 80-5 on Thursday, April 26. Passed off Senate Floor as amended 4401 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Occupational Licensing Senate Bill 1074 (Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Josh West) Revises the process for becoming a licensed speech-language pathologist and audiologist. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 12. Emergency clause added. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Monday, March 5. Representative Josh West added as House author. First reading in the House on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House Public Health Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 3. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed of Senate Floor 39-0 on Tuesday, April 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1141 (Senator JJ Dossett and Representative Chris Kannady) Requires all licensing and certification authorities to implement rules to recognize appropriate military training. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 6-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Referred to Veterans and Military Affairs. Passed House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Passed House Floor 87-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 24. Oklahoma's Promise House Bill 3592 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Jason Smalley) If a student withdraws from a class in which he or she has received an award from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall remain available for the student to use to enroll in classes for a five-year period. UPDATE: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 18-7 on Monday, February 26. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 58-25 on Tuesday, March 13. Referred to Senate Education Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Monday, April 2. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed of Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Teacher Education House Bill 3309 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Stephanie Bice) Changes name of resident teacher program and directs funds to "induction" program differently. UPDATE: Referred to House Common Education Committee. Passed House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Monday, February 26. Passed House Floor 80-2 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Education Committee 10-1 on Monday, April 9. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 28-4 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 40-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, May 2. University & Medical School Policy House Bill 2882 (Representative Josh West and Senator Jason Smalley) Allows CareerTech/Higher Ed institutions to create a CLEET program . UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 15-0 on Wednesday, February 14. Passed House Floor 72-14 on Tuesday February 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-8 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 39-1 on Thursday, April 26. Passed House Floor 88-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2913 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Senator Lonnie Paxton) Creates the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program, which allows universities or farmers contracting with universities to cultivate certified hemp seed for research and development for industrial uses, UPDATE: Passed off house floor 92-0 March 5, 2018. Referred to Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee. Passed Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 7-1 on Tuesday March, 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 34-1 on Wednesday, April 4. Title and emergency stricken. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-1 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. House Bill 2987 (Representative Marcus McEntire and Senator Ervin Yen) Allows physician assistants to be eligible for the Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program. UPDATE: Referred to House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee. Passed out of House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Passed House Floor 73-10 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed Senate Health and Human Services 10-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-9 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off Senate Floor 39-3 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Conference granted. Referred to General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 65-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 40-3 on Thursday, April 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Thank you. Glen Glen D. 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Name: image004.png Type: image/png Size: 4250 bytes Desc: image004.png URL: From mlthornton at okcu.edu Tue May 22 08:58:35 2018 From: mlthornton at okcu.edu (Thornton, Melissa) Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 13:58:35 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] NASFAA MVP Mendy Schmerer In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Congratulations Mendy!!! Melissa Thornton Financial Aid Coordinator Student Financial Services P: 405.208.5994 From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Pacheco, Caryn L. Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 8:47 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [Oasfaa] NASFAA MVP Mendy Schmerer Congratulations to Mendy Schmerer! She was selected by NASFAA as a Most Valuable Professional. We are lucky to be able to call her our own in Oklahoma! Thank you Mendy for all you do for our OASFAA association! MVP Mendy Schmerer [MVP Header] MVP: Most Valuable Professional is an occasional series that features a brief Q&A with a different NASFAA member. Do you know a financial aid colleague with something interesting to say? Send the names of potential future MVPs and a short note about why you're nominating them to news at nasfaa.org. [Mendy Schmerer]Mendy Schmerer Director, Office of Student Financial Aid University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Meet Mendy Schmerer. She has worked in the financial aid profession for nearly 15 years. She started working at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) 18 years ago after accepting her first full-time job after graduation in the OneCard Office taking ID card pictures. "That got boring quickly, so when the loan coordinator position opened in financial aid, I jumped at the chance for the change," Mendy said. "Needless to say, I've not been bored since." As a first-generation college graduate, Mendy realized when she was working on her undergraduate degree that her educational path would have looked very different had she not received financial aid. "It made all the difference to help me succeed," Mendy said. "All those years ago, I never would have guessed that I would have a career in financial aid, but now I wouldn't change a thing," she added. When Mendy made the decision to pursue a master's degree, she chose Higher Education Administration as her focus because while working in financial aid wasn't initially her intended career path, she can now confidently say she's "in it to stay!" She has previously served on NASFAA's Grad/Professional Liaison Task Force, Graduate & Professional Loan Limits Task Force, Task Force Examining NASFAA U Certification, Examining the Lack of Graduate-Specific Data Task Force, Leadership Conference Invitees Task Force, and as both a member and the chair of NASFAA's Conference Mentor Task Force. She is currently a member of NASFAA's Advocacy Network. Something I wish I knew my first year working in financial aid: I wish I had gotten involved in state, regional, and national associational work earlier. Each and every volunteer opportunity I have had has made me better at my job. Sometimes it is difficult to schedule one more thing into the day, but they have been absolutely worth the time and energy, so every chance I get, I encourage others to get involved. What was the best thing that happened to you this past week? My oldest daughter, who is finishing up second grade, was selected by her teacher for the Epsilon Sigma Alpha Outstanding Youth Award for "outstanding leadership, personality, and courtesy at school." Knowing she is making good choices, even when I'm not there to remind her, makes me think we're doing something right! If you could learn any skill, what would it be? I'm terrible at learning a foreign language, so I would love to become fluent in another language. Any language. What's one thing you love about working at the University of Oklahoma? I am surrounded by the best team - my staff is invaluable and the working relationships I have with others across campus makes our ability to serve the students (almost) easy. What's the biggest financial aid change you've seen during your career? The amount of compliance is growing to an almost untenable level and if anything ever discourages me about this job, it's trying to keep up with compliance issues. If you had a time machine that would work only once, what point in the future or in history would you visit? Wait, if it only works once, does that mean I can't come back here? I would visit Abraham Lincoln, shake his hand, and plead with him to not go to the theater April 14, 1865. What book/movie have you read/seen recently that you would recommend and why? "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin (hence the Abraham Lincoln reference above.) Lincoln was a great man who held a tremendous amount of authority and power, but acted selflessly, diplomatically, extended grace to those who wronged him with their personal agendas, and surrounded himself with people who would be honest with him, and did a tremendous job of guiding our country through one of the worst crises we've ever endured as Americans. One thing working in financial aid has taught me: Mental flexibility and dexterity is a necessary ability to survive in this job. If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? Cake. Hands down. I can make it in so many different ways, surely I'd never get bored! My most motivating financial aid experience was: Every time I take advantage of or create an opportunity to advocate for our students and the aid programs they need, I'm motivated and reminded why this job is so very important. Education changes the paths of people's lives, but unfortunately, with our current model, that education is out of financial reach for many students - if not for aid programs. When those aid programs are in jeopardy or eligibility is narrowed, and students can no longer afford the training and education they are chasing after, the entire face of the nation is at risk to change. Caryn Pacheco | University of Oklahoma Financial Aid Services | Director Phone: 405-325-9627| 1000 Asp Ave, Buchanan Hall Room 312 | Norman, OK 73019|www.financialaid.ou.edu From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Fair, Bryce Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 5:04 PM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [Oasfaa] FW: Legislative Update - May 11, 2018 Following is an update on the Governor's actions this week on bills passed by the Legislature last week. The OKPromise bill, HB 3592, was signed by the Governor yesterday, May 10. There are still a few bills on the list that are pending action by the Governor. Bryce OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Memo To: Legislative Network From: Chancellor Glen D. Johnson Date: Friday, May 11, 2018 Subject: Legislative Update - May 11, 2018 The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of May 7, 2018 - May 11, 2018. If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally at lmcnally at osrhe.edu or (405) 225-9424. Legislative Report May 11, 2018 Appropriations Senate Bill 1600 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) Appropriates $776,707,167 to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, which includes $7.5 million for concurrent enrollment. Total FY19 appropriations is $7,545,075,719, which represents a 10.92% increase from FY18 special session GA bill. UPDATE: Passed out of Senate JCAB 27-7. Passed out of House JCAB 18-6 Tuesday April, 24 Passed off the Senate Floor 36-8 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed off House Floor 63-31 on Friday, April 27. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 30. Senate Bill 1607 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) From the funds appropriated to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the sum of $140,742 shall be transferred to the Seminole State College Rural Business and Resources Center. UPDATE: Passed out of House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 20-0 on Friday, April 27. Passed House Floor 64-11 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Agency Administration House Bill 2911 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Representative Leslie Osborn and Adam Pugh) Creates the Work-based Learning Program coordinated by the Governor's Council on Workforce and Economic Development to increase the number of registered apprenticeships and internship programs in the state to an aggregate of 20,000 by the end of 2020. Requires participating partners (State Department of Education, State Department of Career and Technology Education, and the State Regents for Higher Education) to provide time and expertise and to assist publishing an annual progress report showing each state agency's steps and accomplishments toward meeting statewide workforce goals. UPDATE: Referred to House Banking and Business Committee. Passed House Banking and Business Committee 19-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Representative Leslie Osborn added as co-author. Passed House Floor 79-12 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 18. Senate Bill 925 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Mike Osburn) Raises the requirement for an agency cost analysis report when privatizing a function from $100,000 to $1 million. Changes the privatization process. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Appropriations 37-0 Wednesday, February 28. Representative Mike Osburn added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Passed House Government Modernization Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Tuesday, April 17. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1581 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Leslie Osborn) Establishes paid parental leave. UPDATE: Passed Retirement and Insurance 6-1 Wednesday, February 28. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Thursday, March 1.Passed Senate Floor 35-0 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments adopted. Passed Senate Floor 38-0 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Travis Dunlap): Requires OSRHE to submit a list of all employees, courses, hours taught and tenure policy to the legislature. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Education Committee 11-3 on Monday, February 12. Representative Travis Dunlap added as House author. Adopted on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Benefits for State Employees - Health & Retirement House Bill 1340 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Greg Treat) Puts out a one-time distribution of $1,000 to retired Oklahoma firefighters, police, justices and judges, Law enforcement, Teachers and public employees; requires all further distributions other than those defined by the provisions of respective retirement plans to be authorized by the legislature; makes all further such distributions be made no more frequently than once every 6 years. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 17-0 on Tuesday, February 13.Senator Greg Treat added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 90-5 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 6-1 on Monday, April 9. Co-authored by Senator Stephanie Bice. Passed Senate Floor 33-3 on Tuesday, April 24. Senate amendments received. Passed House Floor 93-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2523 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Julie Daniels) Changes state unemployment benefits. Specifically mentions educational service contract employees and modifies when they can enroll in unemployment benefits. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, March 1. First reading in Senate on Monday, March 5, 2018. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0 on Thursday, March 29. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 4. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 11. House Bill 2553 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Adam Pugh) Allows OTRS to terminate the Tax Sheltered Annuity Program. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed House Floor 83-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Referred to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance 8-0. Passed off the Senate floor 43-0 on Thursday, March 5. Senate amendments received. Passed as amended off House Floor 81-4 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Bill 527 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Randy McDaniel) Changes maximum employer and employee pension contributions to 17% from July 2017 on. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Title restored. Passed House Floor 90-0 on Wednesday, March 7. House Amendments adopted. Passed Senate floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 17. Budget House Bill 1401 (Representative John Montgomery and Senator John Sparks) Creates the Oklahoma Legacy Fund and puts 20% of GPT collection into that fund. Also transfers money from Higher Education Capitol Revolving fund into the Higher Education Legacy fund. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 65-22 on Thursday, March 22. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments rejected. Title restored in General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Passed House Floor 55-0 Thursday, May 3. Passed Senate 41-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1059 (Senator Marty Quinn and Senator Stephanie Bice) Updates Ad Valorem tax code. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance. Passed the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance 11-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 40-0 on Wednesday, February 28. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 32-7 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 22-2 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off House Floor 69-15 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Joint Resolution 35 (Senator John Sparks and Speaker Charles McCall) Refers to a vote of the people for their approval or rejection the creation of the Revenue Replacement Endowment Fund to support the operation of state government. The fund would consist of annual deposits of at least five percent of the total collections of the gross production tax. The question would also create the Revenue Replacement Revolving Fund consisting of deposits from the endowment fund. UPDATE: Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed House Floor 81-0 on Thursday, May 3. Filed with Secretary of State. Career Tech House Bill 3220 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Jason Smalley) Authorizes the State Board of Career and Technology Education to develop certification system for teachers and instructors who teach in technology center school districts. UPDATE: Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, February 28. Senator Jason Smalley added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 86-3 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Enacting clause stricken. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons House Bill 2527 (Representative Bobby Cleveland and Senator Rob Standridge) Allows county employees in a courthouse to conceal carry. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 11-4 on Wednesday, February 14. Senator Rob Standridge added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 72-13 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 6-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 34-5 on Tuesday, April 24. Passed off House Floor 79-12 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2632 (Representative Greg Babinec and Senator Micheal Bergstrom) Adds "places of worship" to places where citizens have a right to use defensive force. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Judiciary Committee 13-6 on Wednesday, February 14. Coauthored by Representative(s) Mike Ritze, John Michael Montgomery, Justin Humphrey, and Sean Roberts. Passed House Floor 62-21 on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 12-0. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-1 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 68-24 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. House Bill 3353 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Nathan Dahm) allows a person in possession of a valid handgun license or who meets the criteria and presents a valid military identification card to carry a handgun while scouting UPDATE: Passed House General Oversight and Accountability Committee 6-1 on Thursday, March 1. Passed House Floor 56-11 on Thursday, March 15. Coauthored by Representative Kyle Hilbert. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, March 5. Passed off Senate Floor 38-0 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. Senate Bill 1212 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Sean Roberts) Amends statute to include wildlife refuges and management areas as place handgun permit holders can specifically carry their gun without restrictions. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee on Thursday, April 12. Passed House Floor 59-28 on Monday, April 23. House amendments read. Passed off Senate Floor 33-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Flagged As Possible Carryover Bills from Last Session House Bill 1608 (Representative John Enns and Senator Anthony Sykes) Changes to allow off-duty police officers to carry a concealed firearm. Places requirement on type of weapon. UPDATE: Passed House Rules Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Passed House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Thursday, April 26. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 64-1on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Common Education Senate Joint Resolution 70 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Elise Hall) Directs to a vote of the people a proposed amendment to the constitution. Expands uses allowed by school districts for ad valorem taxes. UPDATE: Passed Senate Rules Committee 4-3 on Wednesday, February 28.Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 34-8 on Thursday, March 8. Referred to House Rules committee. Passed House Rules Committee 7-2 on Thursday, April 12. Title restored. Passed House Floor 57-34 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments read. Passed Senate Floor 28-15 on Wednesday, April 2. Filed with Secretary of State. Senate Bill 1150 (Senator A.J. Griffin and Representative Todd Russ) Representative Todd Ross's conference committee substitute makes this a bill that forces regular elections of unionized representation for teachers and removes union's ability to deduct association dues. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 80-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1197 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Modifies performance level labels in the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 10-1 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and Title stricken. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 34-10 on Wednesday, March 7. Title and emergency restored. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-2 on Monday, March 26. Passed off House Floor 51-32 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Bill 1370 (Senator Jason Smalley and Representative Kyle Hilbert) Allows schools to teach career-ready courses in lieu of college preparatory work as identified in a student's ICAP. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 26. Title and emergency stricken. Representative Kyle Hilbert added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 37-0 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, April 16. Title restored. Emergency added. Passed off House Floor 70-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Concurrent Enrollment Senate Bill 1196 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Allows students eligible for certain enrollment to participate in a program offered by any institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 11-0 on Monday, February 19. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Wednesday, March 14. Title stricken. Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Title restored and emergency added. Passed off House Floor 80-5 on Thursday, April 26. Passed off Senate Floor as amended 4401 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Occupational Licensing Senate Bill 1074 (Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Josh West) Revises the process for becoming a licensed speech-language pathologist and audiologist. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 12. Emergency clause added. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Monday, March 5. Representative Josh West added as House author. First reading in the House on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House Public Health Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 3. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed of Senate Floor 39-0 on Tuesday, April 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1141 (Senator JJ Dossett and Representative Chris Kannady) Requires all licensing and certification authorities to implement rules to recognize appropriate military training. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 6-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Referred to Veterans and Military Affairs. Passed House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Passed House Floor 87-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 24. Oklahoma's Promise House Bill 3592 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Jason Smalley) If a student withdraws from a class in which he or she has received an award from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall remain available for the student to use to enroll in classes for a five-year period. UPDATE: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 18-7 on Monday, February 26. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 58-25 on Tuesday, March 13. Referred to Senate Education Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Monday, April 2. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed of Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Teacher Education House Bill 3309 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Stephanie Bice) Changes name of resident teacher program and directs funds to "induction" program differently. UPDATE: Referred to House Common Education Committee. Passed House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Monday, February 26. Passed House Floor 80-2 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Education Committee 10-1 on Monday, April 9. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 28-4 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 40-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, May 2. University & Medical School Policy House Bill 2882 (Representative Josh West and Senator Jason Smalley) Allows CareerTech/Higher Ed institutions to create a CLEET program . UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 15-0 on Wednesday, February 14. Passed House Floor 72-14 on Tuesday February 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-8 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 39-1 on Thursday, April 26. Passed House Floor 88-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2913 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Senator Lonnie Paxton) Creates the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program, which allows universities or farmers contracting with universities to cultivate certified hemp seed for research and development for industrial uses, UPDATE: Passed off house floor 92-0 March 5, 2018. Referred to Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee. Passed Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 7-1 on Tuesday March, 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 34-1 on Wednesday, April 4. Title and emergency stricken. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-1 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. House Bill 2987 (Representative Marcus McEntire and Senator Ervin Yen) Allows physician assistants to be eligible for the Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program. UPDATE: Referred to House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee. Passed out of House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Passed House Floor 73-10 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed Senate Health and Human Services 10-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-9 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off Senate Floor 39-3 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Conference granted. Referred to General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 65-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 40-3 on Thursday, April 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Thank you. Glen Glen D. 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Name: image004.png Type: image/png Size: 4250 bytes Desc: image004.png URL: From craigp at inceptia.org Tue May 22 08:57:30 2018 From: craigp at inceptia.org (Craig Poleman) Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 13:57:30 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] NASFAA MVP Mendy Schmerer In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1e1b4c59b892464fbce0de340c02de80@POBOX-02.fes.org> Very well deserved and honored to call you my friend! Keep up the great work! Craig From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Pacheco, Caryn L. Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 8:47 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [Oasfaa] NASFAA MVP Mendy Schmerer Congratulations to Mendy Schmerer! She was selected by NASFAA as a Most Valuable Professional. We are lucky to be able to call her our own in Oklahoma! Thank you Mendy for all you do for our OASFAA association! MVP Mendy Schmerer [MVP Header] MVP: Most Valuable Professional is an occasional series that features a brief Q&A with a different NASFAA member. Do you know a financial aid colleague with something interesting to say? Send the names of potential future MVPs and a short note about why you're nominating them to news at nasfaa.org. [Mendy Schmerer]Mendy Schmerer Director, Office of Student Financial Aid University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Meet Mendy Schmerer. She has worked in the financial aid profession for nearly 15 years. She started working at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) 18 years ago after accepting her first full-time job after graduation in the OneCard Office taking ID card pictures. "That got boring quickly, so when the loan coordinator position opened in financial aid, I jumped at the chance for the change," Mendy said. "Needless to say, I've not been bored since." As a first-generation college graduate, Mendy realized when she was working on her undergraduate degree that her educational path would have looked very different had she not received financial aid. "It made all the difference to help me succeed," Mendy said. "All those years ago, I never would have guessed that I would have a career in financial aid, but now I wouldn't change a thing," she added. When Mendy made the decision to pursue a master's degree, she chose Higher Education Administration as her focus because while working in financial aid wasn't initially her intended career path, she can now confidently say she's "in it to stay!" She has previously served on NASFAA's Grad/Professional Liaison Task Force, Graduate & Professional Loan Limits Task Force, Task Force Examining NASFAA U Certification, Examining the Lack of Graduate-Specific Data Task Force, Leadership Conference Invitees Task Force, and as both a member and the chair of NASFAA's Conference Mentor Task Force. She is currently a member of NASFAA's Advocacy Network. Something I wish I knew my first year working in financial aid: I wish I had gotten involved in state, regional, and national associational work earlier. Each and every volunteer opportunity I have had has made me better at my job. Sometimes it is difficult to schedule one more thing into the day, but they have been absolutely worth the time and energy, so every chance I get, I encourage others to get involved. What was the best thing that happened to you this past week? My oldest daughter, who is finishing up second grade, was selected by her teacher for the Epsilon Sigma Alpha Outstanding Youth Award for "outstanding leadership, personality, and courtesy at school." Knowing she is making good choices, even when I'm not there to remind her, makes me think we're doing something right! If you could learn any skill, what would it be? I'm terrible at learning a foreign language, so I would love to become fluent in another language. Any language. What's one thing you love about working at the University of Oklahoma? I am surrounded by the best team - my staff is invaluable and the working relationships I have with others across campus makes our ability to serve the students (almost) easy. What's the biggest financial aid change you've seen during your career? The amount of compliance is growing to an almost untenable level and if anything ever discourages me about this job, it's trying to keep up with compliance issues. If you had a time machine that would work only once, what point in the future or in history would you visit? Wait, if it only works once, does that mean I can't come back here? I would visit Abraham Lincoln, shake his hand, and plead with him to not go to the theater April 14, 1865. What book/movie have you read/seen recently that you would recommend and why? "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin (hence the Abraham Lincoln reference above.) Lincoln was a great man who held a tremendous amount of authority and power, but acted selflessly, diplomatically, extended grace to those who wronged him with their personal agendas, and surrounded himself with people who would be honest with him, and did a tremendous job of guiding our country through one of the worst crises we've ever endured as Americans. One thing working in financial aid has taught me: Mental flexibility and dexterity is a necessary ability to survive in this job. If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? Cake. Hands down. I can make it in so many different ways, surely I'd never get bored! My most motivating financial aid experience was: Every time I take advantage of or create an opportunity to advocate for our students and the aid programs they need, I'm motivated and reminded why this job is so very important. Education changes the paths of people's lives, but unfortunately, with our current model, that education is out of financial reach for many students - if not for aid programs. When those aid programs are in jeopardy or eligibility is narrowed, and students can no longer afford the training and education they are chasing after, the entire face of the nation is at risk to change. Caryn Pacheco | University of Oklahoma Financial Aid Services | Director Phone: 405-325-9627| 1000 Asp Ave, Buchanan Hall Room 312 | Norman, OK 73019|www.financialaid.ou.edu From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Fair, Bryce Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 5:04 PM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [Oasfaa] FW: Legislative Update - May 11, 2018 Following is an update on the Governor's actions this week on bills passed by the Legislature last week. The OKPromise bill, HB 3592, was signed by the Governor yesterday, May 10. There are still a few bills on the list that are pending action by the Governor. Bryce OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Memo To: Legislative Network From: Chancellor Glen D. Johnson Date: Friday, May 11, 2018 Subject: Legislative Update - May 11, 2018 The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of May 7, 2018 - May 11, 2018. If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally at lmcnally at osrhe.edu or (405) 225-9424. Legislative Report May 11, 2018 Appropriations Senate Bill 1600 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) Appropriates $776,707,167 to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, which includes $7.5 million for concurrent enrollment. Total FY19 appropriations is $7,545,075,719, which represents a 10.92% increase from FY18 special session GA bill. UPDATE: Passed out of Senate JCAB 27-7. Passed out of House JCAB 18-6 Tuesday April, 24 Passed off the Senate Floor 36-8 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed off House Floor 63-31 on Friday, April 27. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 30. Senate Bill 1607 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) From the funds appropriated to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the sum of $140,742 shall be transferred to the Seminole State College Rural Business and Resources Center. UPDATE: Passed out of House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 20-0 on Friday, April 27. Passed House Floor 64-11 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Agency Administration House Bill 2911 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Representative Leslie Osborn and Adam Pugh) Creates the Work-based Learning Program coordinated by the Governor's Council on Workforce and Economic Development to increase the number of registered apprenticeships and internship programs in the state to an aggregate of 20,000 by the end of 2020. Requires participating partners (State Department of Education, State Department of Career and Technology Education, and the State Regents for Higher Education) to provide time and expertise and to assist publishing an annual progress report showing each state agency's steps and accomplishments toward meeting statewide workforce goals. UPDATE: Referred to House Banking and Business Committee. Passed House Banking and Business Committee 19-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Representative Leslie Osborn added as co-author. Passed House Floor 79-12 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 18. Senate Bill 925 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Mike Osburn) Raises the requirement for an agency cost analysis report when privatizing a function from $100,000 to $1 million. Changes the privatization process. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Appropriations 37-0 Wednesday, February 28. Representative Mike Osburn added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Passed House Government Modernization Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Tuesday, April 17. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1581 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Leslie Osborn) Establishes paid parental leave. UPDATE: Passed Retirement and Insurance 6-1 Wednesday, February 28. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Thursday, March 1.Passed Senate Floor 35-0 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments adopted. Passed Senate Floor 38-0 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Travis Dunlap): Requires OSRHE to submit a list of all employees, courses, hours taught and tenure policy to the legislature. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Education Committee 11-3 on Monday, February 12. Representative Travis Dunlap added as House author. Adopted on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Benefits for State Employees - Health & Retirement House Bill 1340 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Greg Treat) Puts out a one-time distribution of $1,000 to retired Oklahoma firefighters, police, justices and judges, Law enforcement, Teachers and public employees; requires all further distributions other than those defined by the provisions of respective retirement plans to be authorized by the legislature; makes all further such distributions be made no more frequently than once every 6 years. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 17-0 on Tuesday, February 13.Senator Greg Treat added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 90-5 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 6-1 on Monday, April 9. Co-authored by Senator Stephanie Bice. Passed Senate Floor 33-3 on Tuesday, April 24. Senate amendments received. Passed House Floor 93-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2523 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Julie Daniels) Changes state unemployment benefits. Specifically mentions educational service contract employees and modifies when they can enroll in unemployment benefits. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, March 1. First reading in Senate on Monday, March 5, 2018. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0 on Thursday, March 29. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 4. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 11. House Bill 2553 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Adam Pugh) Allows OTRS to terminate the Tax Sheltered Annuity Program. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed House Floor 83-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Referred to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance 8-0. Passed off the Senate floor 43-0 on Thursday, March 5. Senate amendments received. Passed as amended off House Floor 81-4 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Bill 527 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Randy McDaniel) Changes maximum employer and employee pension contributions to 17% from July 2017 on. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Title restored. Passed House Floor 90-0 on Wednesday, March 7. House Amendments adopted. Passed Senate floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 17. Budget House Bill 1401 (Representative John Montgomery and Senator John Sparks) Creates the Oklahoma Legacy Fund and puts 20% of GPT collection into that fund. Also transfers money from Higher Education Capitol Revolving fund into the Higher Education Legacy fund. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 65-22 on Thursday, March 22. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments rejected. Title restored in General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Passed House Floor 55-0 Thursday, May 3. Passed Senate 41-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1059 (Senator Marty Quinn and Senator Stephanie Bice) Updates Ad Valorem tax code. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance. Passed the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance 11-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 40-0 on Wednesday, February 28. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 32-7 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 22-2 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off House Floor 69-15 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Joint Resolution 35 (Senator John Sparks and Speaker Charles McCall) Refers to a vote of the people for their approval or rejection the creation of the Revenue Replacement Endowment Fund to support the operation of state government. The fund would consist of annual deposits of at least five percent of the total collections of the gross production tax. The question would also create the Revenue Replacement Revolving Fund consisting of deposits from the endowment fund. UPDATE: Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed House Floor 81-0 on Thursday, May 3. Filed with Secretary of State. Career Tech House Bill 3220 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Jason Smalley) Authorizes the State Board of Career and Technology Education to develop certification system for teachers and instructors who teach in technology center school districts. UPDATE: Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, February 28. Senator Jason Smalley added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 86-3 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Enacting clause stricken. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons House Bill 2527 (Representative Bobby Cleveland and Senator Rob Standridge) Allows county employees in a courthouse to conceal carry. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 11-4 on Wednesday, February 14. Senator Rob Standridge added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 72-13 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 6-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 34-5 on Tuesday, April 24. Passed off House Floor 79-12 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2632 (Representative Greg Babinec and Senator Micheal Bergstrom) Adds "places of worship" to places where citizens have a right to use defensive force. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Judiciary Committee 13-6 on Wednesday, February 14. Coauthored by Representative(s) Mike Ritze, John Michael Montgomery, Justin Humphrey, and Sean Roberts. Passed House Floor 62-21 on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 12-0. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-1 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 68-24 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. House Bill 3353 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Nathan Dahm) allows a person in possession of a valid handgun license or who meets the criteria and presents a valid military identification card to carry a handgun while scouting UPDATE: Passed House General Oversight and Accountability Committee 6-1 on Thursday, March 1. Passed House Floor 56-11 on Thursday, March 15. Coauthored by Representative Kyle Hilbert. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, March 5. Passed off Senate Floor 38-0 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. Senate Bill 1212 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Sean Roberts) Amends statute to include wildlife refuges and management areas as place handgun permit holders can specifically carry their gun without restrictions. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee on Thursday, April 12. Passed House Floor 59-28 on Monday, April 23. House amendments read. Passed off Senate Floor 33-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Flagged As Possible Carryover Bills from Last Session House Bill 1608 (Representative John Enns and Senator Anthony Sykes) Changes to allow off-duty police officers to carry a concealed firearm. Places requirement on type of weapon. UPDATE: Passed House Rules Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Passed House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Thursday, April 26. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 64-1on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Common Education Senate Joint Resolution 70 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Elise Hall) Directs to a vote of the people a proposed amendment to the constitution. Expands uses allowed by school districts for ad valorem taxes. UPDATE: Passed Senate Rules Committee 4-3 on Wednesday, February 28.Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 34-8 on Thursday, March 8. Referred to House Rules committee. Passed House Rules Committee 7-2 on Thursday, April 12. Title restored. Passed House Floor 57-34 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments read. Passed Senate Floor 28-15 on Wednesday, April 2. Filed with Secretary of State. Senate Bill 1150 (Senator A.J. Griffin and Representative Todd Russ) Representative Todd Ross's conference committee substitute makes this a bill that forces regular elections of unionized representation for teachers and removes union's ability to deduct association dues. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 80-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1197 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Modifies performance level labels in the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 10-1 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and Title stricken. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 34-10 on Wednesday, March 7. Title and emergency restored. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-2 on Monday, March 26. Passed off House Floor 51-32 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Bill 1370 (Senator Jason Smalley and Representative Kyle Hilbert) Allows schools to teach career-ready courses in lieu of college preparatory work as identified in a student's ICAP. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 26. Title and emergency stricken. Representative Kyle Hilbert added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 37-0 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, April 16. Title restored. Emergency added. Passed off House Floor 70-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Concurrent Enrollment Senate Bill 1196 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Allows students eligible for certain enrollment to participate in a program offered by any institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 11-0 on Monday, February 19. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Wednesday, March 14. Title stricken. Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Title restored and emergency added. Passed off House Floor 80-5 on Thursday, April 26. Passed off Senate Floor as amended 4401 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Occupational Licensing Senate Bill 1074 (Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Josh West) Revises the process for becoming a licensed speech-language pathologist and audiologist. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 12. Emergency clause added. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Monday, March 5. Representative Josh West added as House author. First reading in the House on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House Public Health Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 3. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed of Senate Floor 39-0 on Tuesday, April 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1141 (Senator JJ Dossett and Representative Chris Kannady) Requires all licensing and certification authorities to implement rules to recognize appropriate military training. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 6-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Referred to Veterans and Military Affairs. Passed House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Passed House Floor 87-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 24. Oklahoma's Promise House Bill 3592 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Jason Smalley) If a student withdraws from a class in which he or she has received an award from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall remain available for the student to use to enroll in classes for a five-year period. UPDATE: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 18-7 on Monday, February 26. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 58-25 on Tuesday, March 13. Referred to Senate Education Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Monday, April 2. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed of Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Teacher Education House Bill 3309 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Stephanie Bice) Changes name of resident teacher program and directs funds to "induction" program differently. UPDATE: Referred to House Common Education Committee. Passed House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Monday, February 26. Passed House Floor 80-2 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Education Committee 10-1 on Monday, April 9. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 28-4 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 40-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, May 2. University & Medical School Policy House Bill 2882 (Representative Josh West and Senator Jason Smalley) Allows CareerTech/Higher Ed institutions to create a CLEET program . UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 15-0 on Wednesday, February 14. Passed House Floor 72-14 on Tuesday February 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-8 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 39-1 on Thursday, April 26. Passed House Floor 88-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2913 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Senator Lonnie Paxton) Creates the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program, which allows universities or farmers contracting with universities to cultivate certified hemp seed for research and development for industrial uses, UPDATE: Passed off house floor 92-0 March 5, 2018. Referred to Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee. Passed Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 7-1 on Tuesday March, 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 34-1 on Wednesday, April 4. Title and emergency stricken. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-1 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. House Bill 2987 (Representative Marcus McEntire and Senator Ervin Yen) Allows physician assistants to be eligible for the Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program. UPDATE: Referred to House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee. Passed out of House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Passed House Floor 73-10 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed Senate Health and Human Services 10-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-9 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off Senate Floor 39-3 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Conference granted. Referred to General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 65-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 40-3 on Thursday, April 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Thank you. Glen Glen D. 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SUPERSTAR in my eyes😇 Lori Deardorff Director of Financial Aid-Traditional Southern Nazarene University 6729 NW 39th Expressway Bethany, OK 73008 (405) 491-6382 ldeardorff at snu.edu On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 8:58 AM, Thornton, Melissa wrote: > Congratulations Mendy!!! > > > > *Melissa Thornton* > > *Financial Aid Coordinator* > > *Student Financial Services* > > P: 405.208.5994 > > > > *From:* OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] *On Behalf Of *Pacheco, > Caryn L. > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 22, 2018 8:47 AM > *To:* oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > *Subject:* [Oasfaa] NASFAA MVP Mendy Schmerer > > > > Congratulations to Mendy Schmerer! She was selected by NASFAA as a Most > Valuable Professional. We are lucky to be able to call her our own in > Oklahoma! Thank you Mendy for all you do for our OASFAA association! > > *MVP Mendy Schmerer* > > *[image: MVP Header]* > > *MVP: Most Valuable Professional is an occasional series that features a > brief Q&A with a different NASFAA member. Do you know a financial aid > colleague with something interesting to say? Send the names of potential > future MVPs and a short note about why you're nominating them to > news at nasfaa.org .* > > > > *[image: Mendy Schmerer]Mendy Schmerer Director, Office of Student > Financial Aid University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center* > > Meet Mendy Schmerer. She has worked in the financial aid profession for > nearly 15 years. She started working at the University of Oklahoma Health > Sciences Center (OUHSC) 18 years ago after accepting her first full-time > job after graduation in the OneCard Office taking ID card pictures. "That > got boring quickly, so when the loan coordinator position opened in > financial aid, I jumped at the chance for the change," Mendy said. > "Needless to say, I’ve not been bored since." > > As a first-generation college graduate, Mendy realized when she was > working on her undergraduate degree that her educational path would have > looked very different had she not received financial aid. "It made all the > difference to help me succeed," Mendy said. "All those years ago, I never > would have guessed that I would have a career in financial aid, but now I > wouldn’t change a thing," she added. When Mendy made the decision to pursue > a master’s degree, she chose Higher Education Administration as her focus > because while working in financial aid wasn't initially her intended career > path, she can now confidently say she's "in it to stay!" > > She has previously served on NASFAA's Grad/Professional Liaison Task > Force, Graduate & Professional Loan Limits Task Force, Task Force Examining > NASFAA U Certification, Examining the Lack of Graduate-Specific Data Task > Force, Leadership Conference Invitees Task Force, and as both a member and > the chair of NASFAA's Conference Mentor Task Force. She is currently a > member of NASFAA's Advocacy Network. > > > *Something I wish I knew my first year working in financial aid: *I wish > I had gotten involved in state, regional, and national associational work > earlier. Each and every volunteer opportunity I have had has made me better > at my job. Sometimes it is difficult to schedule one more thing into the > day, but they have been absolutely worth the time and energy, so every > chance I get, I encourage others to get involved. > > *What was the best thing that happened to you this past week?* > My oldest daughter, who is finishing up second grade, was selected by her > teacher for the Epsilon Sigma Alpha Outstanding Youth Award for > “outstanding leadership, personality, and courtesy at school.” Knowing she > is making good choices, even when I’m not there to remind her, makes me > think we’re doing something right! > > *If you could learn any skill, what would it be?* > I’m terrible at learning a foreign language, so I would love to become > fluent in another language. Any language. > > *What’s one thing you love about working at the University of Oklahoma?* > I am surrounded by the best team – my staff is invaluable and the working > relationships I have with others across campus makes our ability to serve > the students (almost) easy. > > *What’s the biggest financial aid change you’ve seen during your career?* > The amount of compliance is growing to an almost untenable level and if > anything ever discourages me about this job, it’s trying to keep up with > compliance issues. > > *If you had a time machine that would work only once, what point in the > future or in history would you visit?* > Wait, if it only works once, does that mean I can’t come back here? I > would visit Abraham Lincoln, shake his hand, and plead with him to not go > to the theater April 14, 1865. > > *What book/movie have you read/seen recently that you would recommend and > why?* > "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin (hence the Abraham Lincoln > reference above.) Lincoln was a great man who held a tremendous amount of > authority and power, but acted selflessly, diplomatically, extended grace > to those who wronged him with their personal agendas, and surrounded > himself with people who would be honest with him, and did a tremendous job > of guiding our country through one of the worst crises we’ve ever endured > as Americans. > > > *One thing working in financial aid has taught me: *Mental flexibility > and dexterity is a necessary ability to survive in this job. > > > *If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it > be? *Cake. Hands down. I can make it in so many different ways, surely > I’d never get bored! > > *My most motivating financial aid experience was:* > Every time I take advantage of or create an opportunity to advocate for > our students and the aid programs they need, I’m motivated and reminded why > this job is so very important. Education changes the paths of people's > lives, but unfortunately, with our current model, that education is out of > financial reach for many students – if not for aid programs. When those aid > programs are in jeopardy or eligibility is narrowed, and students can no > longer afford the training and education they are chasing after, the entire > face of the nation is at risk to change. > > > > *Caryn Pacheco | University of Oklahoma* > > Financial Aid Services | Director > > > > *Phone: 405-325-9627| 1000 Asp Ave > , Buchanan > Hall Room 312 | Norman, OK 73019|www.financialaid.ou.edu > * > > > > *From:* OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net > ] *On Behalf Of *Fair, Bryce > *Sent:* Friday, May 11, 2018 5:04 PM > *To:* oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > *Subject:* [Oasfaa] FW: Legislative Update – May 11, 2018 > > > > Following is an update on the Governor’s actions this week on bills passed > by the Legislature last week. The OKPromise bill, HB 3592, was signed by > the Governor yesterday, May 10. There are still a few bills on the list > that are pending action by the Governor. > > Bryce > > > > > > > > OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION > > > > > > *Memo* > > > > > > *To: Legislative Network* > > *From: * Chancellor Glen D. Johnson > > *Date: * Friday, May 11, 2018 > > *Subject:* Legislative Update – May 11, 2018 > > > > > > The update below reflects the current status of major > legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of May 7, 2018 – > May 11, 2018. > > > > If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally at > lmcnally at osrhe.edu or (405) 225-9424. > > > > *Legislative Report * > > *May 11, 2018* > > > > > > *Appropriations* > > > > *Senate Bill 1600 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) *Appropriates > $776,707,167 to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, which > includes $7.5 million for concurrent enrollment. Total FY19 appropriations > is $7,545,075,719, which represents a 10.92% increase from FY18 special > session GA bill. > > *UPDATE: Passed out of Senate JCAB 27-7. Passed out of House JCAB 18-6 > Tuesday April, 24 Passed off the Senate Floor 36-8 on Wednesday, April 25. > Passed off House Floor 63-31 on Friday, April 27. Signed by Governor Fallin > on Monday, April 30.* > > > > *Senate Bill 1607 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) * From > the funds appropriated to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the sum of > $140,742 shall be transferred to the Seminole State College Rural Business > and Resources Center. > > *UPDATE: Passed out of House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget > 20-0 on Friday, April 27. Passed House Floor 64-11 on Thursday, May 3. > Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10.* > > > > > > > *Agency Administration* > > *House Bill 2911* *(Representative Mickey Dollens and Representative > Leslie Osborn and Adam Pugh) *Creates the Work-based Learning Program > coordinated by the Governor’s Council on Workforce and Economic Development > to increase the number of registered apprenticeships and internship > programs in the state to an aggregate of 20,000 by the end of 2020. > Requires participating partners (State Department of Education, State > Department of Career and Technology Education, and the State Regents for > Higher Education) to provide time and expertise and to assist publishing an > annual progress report showing each state agency's steps and > accomplishments toward meeting statewide workforce goals. > > *UPDATE: **Referred to House Banking and Business Committee. Passed House > Banking and Business Committee 19-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Representative > Leslie Osborn added as co-author. Passed House Floor 79-12 on Monday, March > 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed > Senate Floor 41-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Signed by Governor Fallin on > Wednesday, April 18. * > > > > *Senate Bill 925 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Mike Osburn) *Raises > the requirement for an agency cost analysis report when privatizing a > function from $100,000 to $1 million. Changes the privatization process. > > *UPDATE**: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate > Appropriations 37-0 Wednesday, February 28. Representative Mike Osburn > added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. > Passed House Government Modernization Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, April > 11. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Tuesday, April 17. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 > on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7.* > > > > *Senate Bill 1581* *(Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Leslie Osborn) *Establishes > paid parental leave. > > *UPDATE**: Passed Retirement and Insurance 6-1 Wednesday, February 28. > Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Thursday, March 1.Passed > Senate Floor 35-0 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations > and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0 > on Tuesday, April 17. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, > April 24. House amendments adopted. Passed Senate Floor 38-0 on Thursday, > April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3.* > > > > *Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative > Travis Dunlap)*: Requires OSRHE to submit a list of all employees, > courses, hours taught and tenure policy to the legislature. > > *UPDATE**: Passed out of the Senate Education Committee 11-3 on Monday, > February 12. Representative Travis Dunlap added as House author. Adopted on > Thursday, March 8, 2018.* > > > > > > *Benefits for State Employees – Health & Retirement * > > > > *House Bill 1340 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Greg Treat*) > Puts out a one-time distribution of $1,000 to retired Oklahoma > firefighters, police, justices and judges, Law enforcement, Teachers and > public employees; requires all further distributions other than those > defined by the provisions of respective retirement plans to be authorized > by the legislature; makes all further such distributions be made no more > frequently than once every 6 years. > > *UPDATE: **Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 17-0 on > Tuesday, February 13.Senator Greg Treat added as Senate author. Passed > House Floor 90-5 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Retirement and > Insurance Committee 6-1 on Monday, April 9. Co-authored by Senator > Stephanie Bice. Passed Senate Floor 33-3 on Tuesday, April 24. Senate > amendments received. Passed House Floor 93-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by > Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8.* > > > > *House Bill 2523 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Julie Daniels)* > Changes state unemployment benefits. Specifically mentions educational > service contract employees and modifies when they can enroll in > unemployment benefits. > > *UPDATE: **Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on > Tuesday, February 13. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, March 1. > First reading in Senate on Monday, March 5, 2018. Passed Senate Business, > Commerce and Tourism 11-0 on Thursday, March 29. Passed Senate Business, > Commerce and Tourism 11-0. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 4. > Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 11.* > > > > *House Bill 2553 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Adam Pugh) *Allows > OTRS to terminate the Tax Sheltered Annuity Program. > > *UPDATE: **Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on > Tuesday, February 13. Passed House Floor 83-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Referred > to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. Passed Senate Retirement and > Insurance 8-0. Passed off the Senate floor 43-0 on Thursday, March 5. > Senate amendments received. Passed as amended off House Floor 81-4 on > Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8.* > > > > *Senate Bill 527 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Randy > McDaniel)* Changes maximum employer and employee pension contributions to > 17% from July 2017 on. > > *UPDATE: **Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 14-0 on > Tuesday, February 13. Title restored. Passed House Floor 90-0 on Wednesday, > March 7. House Amendments adopted. Passed Senate floor 42-0 on Tuesday, > April 10. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 17.* > > > > > > *Budget* > > > > *House Bill 1401 (Representative John Montgomery and Senator John Sparks) *Creates > the Oklahoma Legacy Fund and puts 20% of GPT collection into that fund. > Also transfers money from Higher Education Capitol Revolving fund into the > Higher Education Legacy fund. > > *UPDATE: Passed House Floor 65-22 on Thursday, March 22. Passed Senate > Floor 43-0 Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments rejected. Title restored > in General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Passed House Floor 55-0 > Thursday, May 3. Passed Senate 41-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor > Fallin for consideration.* > > > > *Senate Bill 1059 (Senator Marty Quinn and Senator Stephanie* *Bice) *Updates > Ad Valorem tax code. > > *UPDATE**: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance. > Passed the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance 11-0 on Tuesday, > February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 40-0 on Wednesday, > February 28. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 32-7 on Thursday, March > 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House > Appropriations and Budget Committee 22-2 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off > House Floor 69-15 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on > Wednesday, May 2. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8.* > > > > *Senate Joint Resolution 35 (Senator John Sparks and Speaker Charles > McCall)* Refers to a vote of the people for their approval or rejection > the creation of the Revenue Replacement Endowment Fund to support the > operation of state government. The fund would consist of annual deposits of > at least five percent of the total collections of the gross production tax. > The question would also create the Revenue Replacement Revolving Fund > consisting of deposits from the endowment fund. > > *UPDATE: Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed House Floor > 81-0 on Thursday, May 3. Filed with Secretary of State.* > > > > > > *Career Tech* > > > > *House Bill 3220* *(Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Jason > Smalley)* Authorizes the State Board of Career and Technology Education > to develop certification system for teachers and instructors who teach in > technology center school districts. > > *UPDATE: **Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 9-1 on > Wednesday, February 28. Senator Jason Smalley added as Senate author. > Passed House Floor 86-3 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education > Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Enacting clause stricken. Passed off > Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments received. > Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin > on Thursday, May 10.* > > > > > > *Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons* > > > > *House Bill 2527 (Representative Bobby Cleveland and Senator Rob > Standridge)* Allows county employees in a courthouse to conceal carry. > > *UPDATE: **Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 11-4 on > Wednesday, February 14. Senator Rob Standridge added as Senate author. > Passed House Floor 72-13 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed Senate Public Safety > Committee 6-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 34-5 on Tuesday, > April 24. Passed off House Floor 79-12 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by > Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8.* > > > > *House Bill 2632 (Representative Greg Babinec and Senator Micheal > Bergstrom) *Adds “places of worship” to places where citizens have a > right to use defensive force. > > *UPDATE: **Passed out of the House Judiciary Committee 13-6 on Wednesday, > February 14. Coauthored by Representative(s) Mike Ritze, John Michael > Montgomery, Justin Humphrey, and Sean Roberts. Passed House Floor 62-21 on > Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 12-0. Passed > off the Senate Floor 42-1 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments > received. Passed off House Floor 68-24 on Monday, April 30. Signed by > Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7.* > > > > *House Bill 3353 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Nathan Dahm) *allows > a person in possession of a valid handgun license or who meets the criteria > and presents a valid military identification card to carry a handgun while > scouting > > *UPDATE**: Passed House General Oversight and Accountability Committee > 6-1 on Thursday, March 1. Passed House Floor 56-11 on Thursday, March 15. > Coauthored by Representative Kyle Hilbert. Passed Senate Public Safety > Committee 10-0 on Thursday, March 5. Passed off Senate Floor 38-0 on > Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by > Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23.* > > > > *Senate Bill 1212 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Sean Roberts) *Amends > statute to include wildlife refuges and management areas as place handgun > permit holders can specifically carry their gun without restrictions. > > *UPDATE**: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on > Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed > House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee on > Thursday, April 12. Passed House Floor 59-28 on Monday, April 23. House > amendments read. Passed off Senate Floor 33-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to > Governor Fallin for consideration.* > > > > *Flagged As Possible Carryover Bills from Last Session* > > > > *House Bill 1608 (Representative John Enns and Senator Anthony Sykes)** > Changes to allow off-duty police officers to carry a concealed firearm. > Places requirement on type of weapon.* > > *UPDATE: **Passed House Rules Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 28, > 2018. Passed House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 14.* *Passed Senate > Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor > 41-0 on Thursday, April 26. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House > Floor 64-1on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, May > 2. **Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration.* > > > > *Common Education* > > > > *Senate Joint Resolution 70 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative > Elise Hall) *Directs to a vote of the people a proposed amendment to the > constitution. Expands uses allowed by school districts for ad valorem > taxes. > > *UPDATE**: Passed Senate Rules Committee 4-3 on Wednesday, February > 28.Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 34-8 on Thursday, March 8. Referred > to House Rules committee. Passed House Rules Committee 7-2 on Thursday, > April 12. Title restored. Passed House Floor 57-34 on Tuesday, April 24. > House amendments read. Passed Senate Floor 28-15 on Wednesday, April 2. > Filed with Secretary of State.* > > > > *Senate Bill 1150 (Senator A.J. Griffin and Representative Todd Russ) *Representative > Todd Ross’s conference committee substitute makes this a bill that forces > regular elections of unionized representation for teachers and removes > union’s ability to deduct association dues. > > *UPDATE**: Passed House Floor 80-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed Senate > Floor 42-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration.* > > > > *Senate Bill 1197* *(Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine > Nollan) *Modifies performance level labels in the Oklahoma School Testing > Program Act. > > *UPDATE**: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate > Education 10-1 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and Title stricken. > Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor > 34-10 on Wednesday, March 7. Title and emergency restored. Passed House > Common Education Committee 12-2 on Monday, March 26. Passed off House Floor > 51-32 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3.* > > > > *Senate Bill 1370 (Senator Jason Smalley and Representative Kyle Hilbert) *Allows > schools to teach career-ready courses in lieu of college preparatory work > as identified in a student’s ICAP. > > *UPDATE**: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate > Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 26. Title and emergency > stricken. Representative Kyle Hilbert added as House author. Passed Senate > Floor 37-0 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed House Common Education Committee > 12-0 on Monday, April 16. Title restored. Emergency added. Passed off House > Floor 70-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, May > 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7.* > > > > > > *Concurrent Enrollment* > > > > *Senate Bill 1196 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine > Nollan) *Allows students eligible for certain enrollment to participate > in a program offered by any institution within The Oklahoma State System of > Higher Education. > > *UPDATE**: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate > Education 11-0 on Monday, February 19. Representative Jadine Nollan added > as House author. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Wednesday, March 14. Title > stricken. Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 8-0 on > Wednesday, April 11. Title restored and emergency added. Passed off House > Floor 80-5 on Thursday, April 26. Passed off Senate Floor as amended 4401 > on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7.* > > > > > > *Occupational Licensing* > > > > *Senate Bill 1074* *(Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Josh West)* > Revises the process for becoming a licensed speech-language pathologist and > audiologist. > > *UPDATE**: Passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee > 11-0 on Monday, February 12. Emergency clause added. Passed Senate Floor > 43-1 on Monday, March 5. Representative Josh West added as House author. > First reading in the House on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House Public Health > Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 3. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, > April 26. Passed of Senate Floor 39-0 on Tuesday, April 1. Signed by > Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7.* > > > > *Senate Bill 1141* *(Senator JJ Dossett and Representative Chris Kannady) > *Requires all licensing and certification authorities to implement rules > to recognize appropriate military training. > > *UPDATE**: Passed out of the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs > Committee 6-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on > Wednesday, March 7. Referred to Veterans and Military Affairs. Passed House > Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Passed > House Floor 87-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Sent to Governor Fallin for > consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 24.* > > > > > > *Oklahoma’s Promise* > > > > *House Bill 3592 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Jason Smalley)* If a > student withdraws from a class in which he or she has received an award > from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall > remain available for the student to use to enroll in classes for a > five-year period. > > *UPDATE: **Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed > House Appropriations and Budget Committee 18-7 on Monday, February 26. > Title stricken. Passed House Floor 58-25 on Tuesday, March 13. Referred to > Senate Education Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed > Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Monday, April 2. Passed Senate > Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed of Senate > Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Thursday, > May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10.* > > > > > > *Teacher Education* > > > > *House Bill 3309 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Stephanie Bice) *Changes > name of resident teacher program and directs funds to “induction” program > differently. > > *UPDATE: **Referred to House Common Education Committee. Passed House > Common Education Committee 15-0 on Monday, February 26. Passed House Floor > 80-2 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Education Committee 10-1 on > Monday, April 9. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 28-4 on Wednesday, > April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 40-0 on Wednesday, April 25. > Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, May 2. * > > > > > > *University & Medical School Policy* > > > > *House Bill 2882 (Representative Josh West and Senator Jason Smalley) *Allows > CareerTech/Higher Ed institutions to create a CLEET program . > > *UPDATE**: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 15-0 on > Wednesday, February 14. Passed House Floor 72-14 on Tuesday February 27. > Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-8 on Wednesday, April 11. Title > stricken. Passed Senate Floor 39-1 on Thursday, April 26. Passed House > Floor 88-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8.* > > > > *House Bill 2913 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Senator Lonnie Paxton) > *Creates the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program, which > allows universities or farmers contracting with universities to cultivate > certified hemp seed for research and development for industrial uses, > > *UPDATE: **Passed off house floor 92-0 March 5, 2018. Referred to Senate > Agriculture and Wildlife Committee. Passed Senate Agriculture and Wildlife > Committee 7-1 on Tuesday March, 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee > 34-1 on Wednesday, April 4. Title and emergency stricken. Passed off the > Senate Floor 39-1 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for > consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23.* > > > > *House Bill 2987 (Representative Marcus McEntire and Senator Ervin Yen)* > Allows physician assistants to be eligible for the Oklahoma Medical Loan > Repayment Program. > > *UPDATE**: Referred to House Health Services and Long-Term Care > Committee. Passed out of House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee > 8-0 on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Passed House Floor 73-10 on Tuesday, > March 6. Passed Senate Health and Human Services 10-0 on Monday, March 26. > Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-9 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed > off Senate Floor 39-3 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. > Conference granted. Referred to General Conference Committee on > Appropriations. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 65-9 > on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 40-3 on Thursday, April 3. Signed > by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10.* > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > Glen > > > > *Glen D. Johnson* > > Chancellor > > Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education > > 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 > > > Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104 > > > 405 > .225.9122 > > > gjohnson at osrhe.edu > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 41335 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 5838 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image004.png Type: image/png Size: 4250 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2706 bytes Desc: not available URL: From Alicia.Smith at metrotech.edu Tue May 22 10:06:48 2018 From: Alicia.Smith at metrotech.edu (Alicia Smith) Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 15:06:48 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] NASFAA MVP Mendy Schmerer In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: <08FF6D17-892D-4990-A809-D42508C035C0@metrotech.edu> Wow congratulations Mendy that is awesome Sent from my iPhone On May 22, 2018, at 8:52 AM, Nancy Vollertsen > wrote: Wow! Congratulations Mendy and very well deserved!! From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Pacheco, Caryn L. Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 8:47 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [Oasfaa] NASFAA MVP Mendy Schmerer Congratulations to Mendy Schmerer! She was selected by NASFAA as a Most Valuable Professional. We are lucky to be able to call her our own in Oklahoma! Thank you Mendy for all you do for our OASFAA association! MVP Mendy Schmerer MVP: Most Valuable Professional is an occasional series that features a brief Q&A with a different NASFAA member. Do you know a financial aid colleague with something interesting to say? Send the names of potential future MVPs and a short note about why you're nominating them to news at nasfaa.org. Mendy Schmerer Director, Office of Student Financial Aid University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Meet Mendy Schmerer. She has worked in the financial aid profession for nearly 15 years. She started working at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) 18 years ago after accepting her first full-time job after graduation in the OneCard Office taking ID card pictures. "That got boring quickly, so when the loan coordinator position opened in financial aid, I jumped at the chance for the change," Mendy said. "Needless to say, I’ve not been bored since." As a first-generation college graduate, Mendy realized when she was working on her undergraduate degree that her educational path would have looked very different had she not received financial aid. "It made all the difference to help me succeed," Mendy said. "All those years ago, I never would have guessed that I would have a career in financial aid, but now I wouldn’t change a thing," she added. When Mendy made the decision to pursue a master’s degree, she chose Higher Education Administration as her focus because while working in financial aid wasn't initially her intended career path, she can now confidently say she's "in it to stay!" She has previously served on NASFAA's Grad/Professional Liaison Task Force, Graduate & Professional Loan Limits Task Force, Task Force Examining NASFAA U Certification, Examining the Lack of Graduate-Specific Data Task Force, Leadership Conference Invitees Task Force, and as both a member and the chair of NASFAA's Conference Mentor Task Force. She is currently a member of NASFAA's Advocacy Network. Something I wish I knew my first year working in financial aid: I wish I had gotten involved in state, regional, and national associational work earlier. Each and every volunteer opportunity I have had has made me better at my job. Sometimes it is difficult to schedule one more thing into the day, but they have been absolutely worth the time and energy, so every chance I get, I encourage others to get involved. What was the best thing that happened to you this past week? My oldest daughter, who is finishing up second grade, was selected by her teacher for the Epsilon Sigma Alpha Outstanding Youth Award for “outstanding leadership, personality, and courtesy at school.” Knowing she is making good choices, even when I’m not there to remind her, makes me think we’re doing something right! If you could learn any skill, what would it be? I’m terrible at learning a foreign language, so I would love to become fluent in another language. Any language. What’s one thing you love about working at the University of Oklahoma? I am surrounded by the best team – my staff is invaluable and the working relationships I have with others across campus makes our ability to serve the students (almost) easy. What’s the biggest financial aid change you’ve seen during your career? The amount of compliance is growing to an almost untenable level and if anything ever discourages me about this job, it’s trying to keep up with compliance issues. If you had a time machine that would work only once, what point in the future or in history would you visit? Wait, if it only works once, does that mean I can’t come back here? I would visit Abraham Lincoln, shake his hand, and plead with him to not go to the theater April 14, 1865. What book/movie have you read/seen recently that you would recommend and why? "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin (hence the Abraham Lincoln reference above.) Lincoln was a great man who held a tremendous amount of authority and power, but acted selflessly, diplomatically, extended grace to those who wronged him with their personal agendas, and surrounded himself with people who would be honest with him, and did a tremendous job of guiding our country through one of the worst crises we’ve ever endured as Americans. One thing working in financial aid has taught me: Mental flexibility and dexterity is a necessary ability to survive in this job. If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? Cake. Hands down. I can make it in so many different ways, surely I’d never get bored! My most motivating financial aid experience was: Every time I take advantage of or create an opportunity to advocate for our students and the aid programs they need, I’m motivated and reminded why this job is so very important. Education changes the paths of people's lives, but unfortunately, with our current model, that education is out of financial reach for many students – if not for aid programs. When those aid programs are in jeopardy or eligibility is narrowed, and students can no longer afford the training and education they are chasing after, the entire face of the nation is at risk to change. Caryn Pacheco | University of Oklahoma Financial Aid Services | Director Phone: 405-325-9627| 1000 Asp Ave, Buchanan Hall Room 312 | Norman, OK 73019|www.financialaid.ou.edu From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Fair, Bryce Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 5:04 PM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [Oasfaa] FW: Legislative Update – May 11, 2018 Following is an update on the Governor’s actions this week on bills passed by the Legislature last week. The OKPromise bill, HB 3592, was signed by the Governor yesterday, May 10. There are still a few bills on the list that are pending action by the Governor. Bryce OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Memo To: Legislative Network From: Chancellor Glen D. Johnson Date: Friday, May 11, 2018 Subject: Legislative Update – May 11, 2018 The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of May 7, 2018 – May 11, 2018. If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally at lmcnally at osrhe.edu or (405) 225-9424. Legislative Report May 11, 2018 Appropriations Senate Bill 1600 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) Appropriates $776,707,167 to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, which includes $7.5 million for concurrent enrollment. Total FY19 appropriations is $7,545,075,719, which represents a 10.92% increase from FY18 special session GA bill. UPDATE: Passed out of Senate JCAB 27-7. Passed out of House JCAB 18-6 Tuesday April, 24 Passed off the Senate Floor 36-8 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed off House Floor 63-31 on Friday, April 27. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 30. Senate Bill 1607 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) From the funds appropriated to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the sum of $140,742 shall be transferred to the Seminole State College Rural Business and Resources Center. UPDATE: Passed out of House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 20-0 on Friday, April 27. Passed House Floor 64-11 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Agency Administration House Bill 2911 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Representative Leslie Osborn and Adam Pugh) Creates the Work-based Learning Program coordinated by the Governor’s Council on Workforce and Economic Development to increase the number of registered apprenticeships and internship programs in the state to an aggregate of 20,000 by the end of 2020. Requires participating partners (State Department of Education, State Department of Career and Technology Education, and the State Regents for Higher Education) to provide time and expertise and to assist publishing an annual progress report showing each state agency's steps and accomplishments toward meeting statewide workforce goals. UPDATE: Referred to House Banking and Business Committee. Passed House Banking and Business Committee 19-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Representative Leslie Osborn added as co-author. Passed House Floor 79-12 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 18. Senate Bill 925 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Mike Osburn) Raises the requirement for an agency cost analysis report when privatizing a function from $100,000 to $1 million. Changes the privatization process. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Appropriations 37-0 Wednesday, February 28. Representative Mike Osburn added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Passed House Government Modernization Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Tuesday, April 17. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1581 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Leslie Osborn) Establishes paid parental leave. UPDATE: Passed Retirement and Insurance 6-1 Wednesday, February 28. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Thursday, March 1.Passed Senate Floor 35-0 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments adopted. Passed Senate Floor 38-0 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Travis Dunlap): Requires OSRHE to submit a list of all employees, courses, hours taught and tenure policy to the legislature. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Education Committee 11-3 on Monday, February 12. Representative Travis Dunlap added as House author. Adopted on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Benefits for State Employees – Health & Retirement House Bill 1340 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Greg Treat) Puts out a one-time distribution of $1,000 to retired Oklahoma firefighters, police, justices and judges, Law enforcement, Teachers and public employees; requires all further distributions other than those defined by the provisions of respective retirement plans to be authorized by the legislature; makes all further such distributions be made no more frequently than once every 6 years. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 17-0 on Tuesday, February 13.Senator Greg Treat added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 90-5 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 6-1 on Monday, April 9. Co-authored by Senator Stephanie Bice. Passed Senate Floor 33-3 on Tuesday, April 24. Senate amendments received. Passed House Floor 93-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2523 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Julie Daniels) Changes state unemployment benefits. Specifically mentions educational service contract employees and modifies when they can enroll in unemployment benefits. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, March 1. First reading in Senate on Monday, March 5, 2018. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0 on Thursday, March 29. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 4. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 11. House Bill 2553 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Adam Pugh) Allows OTRS to terminate the Tax Sheltered Annuity Program. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed House Floor 83-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Referred to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance 8-0. Passed off the Senate floor 43-0 on Thursday, March 5. Senate amendments received. Passed as amended off House Floor 81-4 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Bill 527 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Randy McDaniel) Changes maximum employer and employee pension contributions to 17% from July 2017 on. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Title restored. Passed House Floor 90-0 on Wednesday, March 7. House Amendments adopted. Passed Senate floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 17. Budget House Bill 1401 (Representative John Montgomery and Senator John Sparks) Creates the Oklahoma Legacy Fund and puts 20% of GPT collection into that fund. Also transfers money from Higher Education Capitol Revolving fund into the Higher Education Legacy fund. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 65-22 on Thursday, March 22. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments rejected. Title restored in General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Passed House Floor 55-0 Thursday, May 3. Passed Senate 41-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1059 (Senator Marty Quinn and Senator Stephanie Bice) Updates Ad Valorem tax code. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance. Passed the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance 11-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 40-0 on Wednesday, February 28. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 32-7 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 22-2 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off House Floor 69-15 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Joint Resolution 35 (Senator John Sparks and Speaker Charles McCall) Refers to a vote of the people for their approval or rejection the creation of the Revenue Replacement Endowment Fund to support the operation of state government. The fund would consist of annual deposits of at least five percent of the total collections of the gross production tax. The question would also create the Revenue Replacement Revolving Fund consisting of deposits from the endowment fund. UPDATE: Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed House Floor 81-0 on Thursday, May 3. Filed with Secretary of State. Career Tech House Bill 3220 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Jason Smalley) Authorizes the State Board of Career and Technology Education to develop certification system for teachers and instructors who teach in technology center school districts. UPDATE: Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, February 28. Senator Jason Smalley added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 86-3 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Enacting clause stricken. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons House Bill 2527 (Representative Bobby Cleveland and Senator Rob Standridge) Allows county employees in a courthouse to conceal carry. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 11-4 on Wednesday, February 14. Senator Rob Standridge added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 72-13 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 6-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 34-5 on Tuesday, April 24. Passed off House Floor 79-12 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2632 (Representative Greg Babinec and Senator Micheal Bergstrom) Adds “places of worship” to places where citizens have a right to use defensive force. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Judiciary Committee 13-6 on Wednesday, February 14. Coauthored by Representative(s) Mike Ritze, John Michael Montgomery, Justin Humphrey, and Sean Roberts. Passed House Floor 62-21 on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 12-0. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-1 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 68-24 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. House Bill 3353 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Nathan Dahm) allows a person in possession of a valid handgun license or who meets the criteria and presents a valid military identification card to carry a handgun while scouting UPDATE: Passed House General Oversight and Accountability Committee 6-1 on Thursday, March 1. Passed House Floor 56-11 on Thursday, March 15. Coauthored by Representative Kyle Hilbert. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, March 5. Passed off Senate Floor 38-0 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. Senate Bill 1212 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Sean Roberts) Amends statute to include wildlife refuges and management areas as place handgun permit holders can specifically carry their gun without restrictions. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee on Thursday, April 12. Passed House Floor 59-28 on Monday, April 23. House amendments read. Passed off Senate Floor 33-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Flagged As Possible Carryover Bills from Last Session House Bill 1608 (Representative John Enns and Senator Anthony Sykes) Changes to allow off-duty police officers to carry a concealed firearm. Places requirement on type of weapon. UPDATE: Passed House Rules Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Passed House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Thursday, April 26. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 64-1on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Common Education Senate Joint Resolution 70 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Elise Hall) Directs to a vote of the people a proposed amendment to the constitution. Expands uses allowed by school districts for ad valorem taxes. UPDATE: Passed Senate Rules Committee 4-3 on Wednesday, February 28.Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 34-8 on Thursday, March 8. Referred to House Rules committee. Passed House Rules Committee 7-2 on Thursday, April 12. Title restored. Passed House Floor 57-34 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments read. Passed Senate Floor 28-15 on Wednesday, April 2. Filed with Secretary of State. Senate Bill 1150 (Senator A.J. Griffin and Representative Todd Russ) Representative Todd Ross’s conference committee substitute makes this a bill that forces regular elections of unionized representation for teachers and removes union’s ability to deduct association dues. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 80-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1197 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Modifies performance level labels in the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 10-1 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and Title stricken. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 34-10 on Wednesday, March 7. Title and emergency restored. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-2 on Monday, March 26. Passed off House Floor 51-32 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Bill 1370 (Senator Jason Smalley and Representative Kyle Hilbert) Allows schools to teach career-ready courses in lieu of college preparatory work as identified in a student’s ICAP. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 26. Title and emergency stricken. Representative Kyle Hilbert added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 37-0 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, April 16. Title restored. Emergency added. Passed off House Floor 70-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Concurrent Enrollment Senate Bill 1196 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Allows students eligible for certain enrollment to participate in a program offered by any institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 11-0 on Monday, February 19. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Wednesday, March 14. Title stricken. Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Title restored and emergency added. Passed off House Floor 80-5 on Thursday, April 26. Passed off Senate Floor as amended 4401 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Occupational Licensing Senate Bill 1074 (Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Josh West) Revises the process for becoming a licensed speech-language pathologist and audiologist. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 12. Emergency clause added. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Monday, March 5. Representative Josh West added as House author. First reading in the House on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House Public Health Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 3. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed of Senate Floor 39-0 on Tuesday, April 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1141 (Senator JJ Dossett and Representative Chris Kannady) Requires all licensing and certification authorities to implement rules to recognize appropriate military training. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 6-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Referred to Veterans and Military Affairs. Passed House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Passed House Floor 87-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 24. Oklahoma’s Promise House Bill 3592 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Jason Smalley) If a student withdraws from a class in which he or she has received an award from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall remain available for the student to use to enroll in classes for a five-year period. UPDATE: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 18-7 on Monday, February 26. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 58-25 on Tuesday, March 13. Referred to Senate Education Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Monday, April 2. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed of Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Teacher Education House Bill 3309 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Stephanie Bice) Changes name of resident teacher program and directs funds to “induction” program differently. UPDATE: Referred to House Common Education Committee. Passed House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Monday, February 26. Passed House Floor 80-2 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Education Committee 10-1 on Monday, April 9. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 28-4 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 40-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, May 2. University & Medical School Policy House Bill 2882 (Representative Josh West and Senator Jason Smalley) Allows CareerTech/Higher Ed institutions to create a CLEET program . UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 15-0 on Wednesday, February 14. Passed House Floor 72-14 on Tuesday February 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-8 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 39-1 on Thursday, April 26. Passed House Floor 88-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2913 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Senator Lonnie Paxton) Creates the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program, which allows universities or farmers contracting with universities to cultivate certified hemp seed for research and development for industrial uses, UPDATE: Passed off house floor 92-0 March 5, 2018. Referred to Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee. Passed Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 7-1 on Tuesday March, 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 34-1 on Wednesday, April 4. Title and emergency stricken. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-1 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. House Bill 2987 (Representative Marcus McEntire and Senator Ervin Yen) Allows physician assistants to be eligible for the Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program. UPDATE: Referred to House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee. Passed out of House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Passed House Floor 73-10 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed Senate Health and Human Services 10-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-9 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off Senate Floor 39-3 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Conference granted. Referred to General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 65-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 40-3 on Thursday, April 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Thank you. Glen Glen D. 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Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 16:23:26 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] NASFAA MVP Mendy Schmerer In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Congratulations Mendy!! Becky Isaacs Becky Isaacs, M.S.A. Director of Financial Aid East Central University Financial Aid Office 1100 E. 14th Street Ada, OK 74820 580-559-5242 FAX - 580-559-5638 From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Pacheco, Caryn L. Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 8:47 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [Oasfaa] NASFAA MVP Mendy Schmerer Congratulations to Mendy Schmerer! She was selected by NASFAA as a Most Valuable Professional. We are lucky to be able to call her our own in Oklahoma! Thank you Mendy for all you do for our OASFAA association! MVP Mendy Schmerer [MVP Header] MVP: Most Valuable Professional is an occasional series that features a brief Q&A with a different NASFAA member. Do you know a financial aid colleague with something interesting to say? Send the names of potential future MVPs and a short note about why you're nominating them to news at nasfaa.org. [Mendy Schmerer]Mendy Schmerer Director, Office of Student Financial Aid University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Meet Mendy Schmerer. She has worked in the financial aid profession for nearly 15 years. She started working at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) 18 years ago after accepting her first full-time job after graduation in the OneCard Office taking ID card pictures. "That got boring quickly, so when the loan coordinator position opened in financial aid, I jumped at the chance for the change," Mendy said. "Needless to say, I've not been bored since." As a first-generation college graduate, Mendy realized when she was working on her undergraduate degree that her educational path would have looked very different had she not received financial aid. "It made all the difference to help me succeed," Mendy said. "All those years ago, I never would have guessed that I would have a career in financial aid, but now I wouldn't change a thing," she added. When Mendy made the decision to pursue a master's degree, she chose Higher Education Administration as her focus because while working in financial aid wasn't initially her intended career path, she can now confidently say she's "in it to stay!" She has previously served on NASFAA's Grad/Professional Liaison Task Force, Graduate & Professional Loan Limits Task Force, Task Force Examining NASFAA U Certification, Examining the Lack of Graduate-Specific Data Task Force, Leadership Conference Invitees Task Force, and as both a member and the chair of NASFAA's Conference Mentor Task Force. She is currently a member of NASFAA's Advocacy Network. Something I wish I knew my first year working in financial aid: I wish I had gotten involved in state, regional, and national associational work earlier. Each and every volunteer opportunity I have had has made me better at my job. Sometimes it is difficult to schedule one more thing into the day, but they have been absolutely worth the time and energy, so every chance I get, I encourage others to get involved. What was the best thing that happened to you this past week? My oldest daughter, who is finishing up second grade, was selected by her teacher for the Epsilon Sigma Alpha Outstanding Youth Award for "outstanding leadership, personality, and courtesy at school." Knowing she is making good choices, even when I'm not there to remind her, makes me think we're doing something right! If you could learn any skill, what would it be? I'm terrible at learning a foreign language, so I would love to become fluent in another language. Any language. What's one thing you love about working at the University of Oklahoma? I am surrounded by the best team - my staff is invaluable and the working relationships I have with others across campus makes our ability to serve the students (almost) easy. What's the biggest financial aid change you've seen during your career? The amount of compliance is growing to an almost untenable level and if anything ever discourages me about this job, it's trying to keep up with compliance issues. If you had a time machine that would work only once, what point in the future or in history would you visit? Wait, if it only works once, does that mean I can't come back here? I would visit Abraham Lincoln, shake his hand, and plead with him to not go to the theater April 14, 1865. What book/movie have you read/seen recently that you would recommend and why? "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin (hence the Abraham Lincoln reference above.) Lincoln was a great man who held a tremendous amount of authority and power, but acted selflessly, diplomatically, extended grace to those who wronged him with their personal agendas, and surrounded himself with people who would be honest with him, and did a tremendous job of guiding our country through one of the worst crises we've ever endured as Americans. One thing working in financial aid has taught me: Mental flexibility and dexterity is a necessary ability to survive in this job. If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? Cake. Hands down. I can make it in so many different ways, surely I'd never get bored! My most motivating financial aid experience was: Every time I take advantage of or create an opportunity to advocate for our students and the aid programs they need, I'm motivated and reminded why this job is so very important. Education changes the paths of people's lives, but unfortunately, with our current model, that education is out of financial reach for many students - if not for aid programs. When those aid programs are in jeopardy or eligibility is narrowed, and students can no longer afford the training and education they are chasing after, the entire face of the nation is at risk to change. Caryn Pacheco | University of Oklahoma Financial Aid Services | Director Phone: 405-325-9627| 1000 Asp Ave, Buchanan Hall Room 312 | Norman, OK 73019|www.financialaid.ou.edu From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Fair, Bryce Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 5:04 PM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [Oasfaa] FW: Legislative Update - May 11, 2018 Following is an update on the Governor's actions this week on bills passed by the Legislature last week. The OKPromise bill, HB 3592, was signed by the Governor yesterday, May 10. There are still a few bills on the list that are pending action by the Governor. Bryce OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Memo To: Legislative Network From: Chancellor Glen D. Johnson Date: Friday, May 11, 2018 Subject: Legislative Update - May 11, 2018 The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of May 7, 2018 - May 11, 2018. If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally at lmcnally at osrhe.edu or (405) 225-9424. Legislative Report May 11, 2018 Appropriations Senate Bill 1600 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) Appropriates $776,707,167 to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, which includes $7.5 million for concurrent enrollment. Total FY19 appropriations is $7,545,075,719, which represents a 10.92% increase from FY18 special session GA bill. UPDATE: Passed out of Senate JCAB 27-7. Passed out of House JCAB 18-6 Tuesday April, 24 Passed off the Senate Floor 36-8 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed off House Floor 63-31 on Friday, April 27. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 30. Senate Bill 1607 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) From the funds appropriated to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the sum of $140,742 shall be transferred to the Seminole State College Rural Business and Resources Center. UPDATE: Passed out of House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 20-0 on Friday, April 27. Passed House Floor 64-11 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Agency Administration House Bill 2911 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Representative Leslie Osborn and Adam Pugh) Creates the Work-based Learning Program coordinated by the Governor's Council on Workforce and Economic Development to increase the number of registered apprenticeships and internship programs in the state to an aggregate of 20,000 by the end of 2020. Requires participating partners (State Department of Education, State Department of Career and Technology Education, and the State Regents for Higher Education) to provide time and expertise and to assist publishing an annual progress report showing each state agency's steps and accomplishments toward meeting statewide workforce goals. UPDATE: Referred to House Banking and Business Committee. Passed House Banking and Business Committee 19-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Representative Leslie Osborn added as co-author. Passed House Floor 79-12 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 18. Senate Bill 925 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Mike Osburn) Raises the requirement for an agency cost analysis report when privatizing a function from $100,000 to $1 million. Changes the privatization process. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Appropriations 37-0 Wednesday, February 28. Representative Mike Osburn added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Passed House Government Modernization Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Tuesday, April 17. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1581 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Leslie Osborn) Establishes paid parental leave. UPDATE: Passed Retirement and Insurance 6-1 Wednesday, February 28. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Thursday, March 1.Passed Senate Floor 35-0 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments adopted. Passed Senate Floor 38-0 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Travis Dunlap): Requires OSRHE to submit a list of all employees, courses, hours taught and tenure policy to the legislature. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Education Committee 11-3 on Monday, February 12. Representative Travis Dunlap added as House author. Adopted on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Benefits for State Employees - Health & Retirement House Bill 1340 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Greg Treat) Puts out a one-time distribution of $1,000 to retired Oklahoma firefighters, police, justices and judges, Law enforcement, Teachers and public employees; requires all further distributions other than those defined by the provisions of respective retirement plans to be authorized by the legislature; makes all further such distributions be made no more frequently than once every 6 years. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 17-0 on Tuesday, February 13.Senator Greg Treat added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 90-5 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 6-1 on Monday, April 9. Co-authored by Senator Stephanie Bice. Passed Senate Floor 33-3 on Tuesday, April 24. Senate amendments received. Passed House Floor 93-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2523 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Julie Daniels) Changes state unemployment benefits. Specifically mentions educational service contract employees and modifies when they can enroll in unemployment benefits. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, March 1. First reading in Senate on Monday, March 5, 2018. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0 on Thursday, March 29. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 4. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 11. House Bill 2553 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Adam Pugh) Allows OTRS to terminate the Tax Sheltered Annuity Program. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed House Floor 83-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Referred to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance 8-0. Passed off the Senate floor 43-0 on Thursday, March 5. Senate amendments received. Passed as amended off House Floor 81-4 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Bill 527 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Randy McDaniel) Changes maximum employer and employee pension contributions to 17% from July 2017 on. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Title restored. Passed House Floor 90-0 on Wednesday, March 7. House Amendments adopted. Passed Senate floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 17. Budget House Bill 1401 (Representative John Montgomery and Senator John Sparks) Creates the Oklahoma Legacy Fund and puts 20% of GPT collection into that fund. Also transfers money from Higher Education Capitol Revolving fund into the Higher Education Legacy fund. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 65-22 on Thursday, March 22. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments rejected. Title restored in General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Passed House Floor 55-0 Thursday, May 3. Passed Senate 41-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1059 (Senator Marty Quinn and Senator Stephanie Bice) Updates Ad Valorem tax code. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance. Passed the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance 11-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 40-0 on Wednesday, February 28. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 32-7 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 22-2 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off House Floor 69-15 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Joint Resolution 35 (Senator John Sparks and Speaker Charles McCall) Refers to a vote of the people for their approval or rejection the creation of the Revenue Replacement Endowment Fund to support the operation of state government. The fund would consist of annual deposits of at least five percent of the total collections of the gross production tax. The question would also create the Revenue Replacement Revolving Fund consisting of deposits from the endowment fund. UPDATE: Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed House Floor 81-0 on Thursday, May 3. Filed with Secretary of State. Career Tech House Bill 3220 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Jason Smalley) Authorizes the State Board of Career and Technology Education to develop certification system for teachers and instructors who teach in technology center school districts. UPDATE: Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, February 28. Senator Jason Smalley added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 86-3 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Enacting clause stricken. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons House Bill 2527 (Representative Bobby Cleveland and Senator Rob Standridge) Allows county employees in a courthouse to conceal carry. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 11-4 on Wednesday, February 14. Senator Rob Standridge added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 72-13 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 6-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 34-5 on Tuesday, April 24. Passed off House Floor 79-12 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2632 (Representative Greg Babinec and Senator Micheal Bergstrom) Adds "places of worship" to places where citizens have a right to use defensive force. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Judiciary Committee 13-6 on Wednesday, February 14. Coauthored by Representative(s) Mike Ritze, John Michael Montgomery, Justin Humphrey, and Sean Roberts. Passed House Floor 62-21 on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 12-0. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-1 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 68-24 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. House Bill 3353 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Nathan Dahm) allows a person in possession of a valid handgun license or who meets the criteria and presents a valid military identification card to carry a handgun while scouting UPDATE: Passed House General Oversight and Accountability Committee 6-1 on Thursday, March 1. Passed House Floor 56-11 on Thursday, March 15. Coauthored by Representative Kyle Hilbert. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, March 5. Passed off Senate Floor 38-0 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. Senate Bill 1212 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Sean Roberts) Amends statute to include wildlife refuges and management areas as place handgun permit holders can specifically carry their gun without restrictions. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee on Thursday, April 12. Passed House Floor 59-28 on Monday, April 23. House amendments read. Passed off Senate Floor 33-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Flagged As Possible Carryover Bills from Last Session House Bill 1608 (Representative John Enns and Senator Anthony Sykes) Changes to allow off-duty police officers to carry a concealed firearm. Places requirement on type of weapon. UPDATE: Passed House Rules Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Passed House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Thursday, April 26. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 64-1on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Common Education Senate Joint Resolution 70 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Elise Hall) Directs to a vote of the people a proposed amendment to the constitution. Expands uses allowed by school districts for ad valorem taxes. UPDATE: Passed Senate Rules Committee 4-3 on Wednesday, February 28.Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 34-8 on Thursday, March 8. Referred to House Rules committee. Passed House Rules Committee 7-2 on Thursday, April 12. Title restored. Passed House Floor 57-34 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments read. Passed Senate Floor 28-15 on Wednesday, April 2. Filed with Secretary of State. Senate Bill 1150 (Senator A.J. Griffin and Representative Todd Russ) Representative Todd Ross's conference committee substitute makes this a bill that forces regular elections of unionized representation for teachers and removes union's ability to deduct association dues. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 80-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1197 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Modifies performance level labels in the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 10-1 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and Title stricken. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 34-10 on Wednesday, March 7. Title and emergency restored. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-2 on Monday, March 26. Passed off House Floor 51-32 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Bill 1370 (Senator Jason Smalley and Representative Kyle Hilbert) Allows schools to teach career-ready courses in lieu of college preparatory work as identified in a student's ICAP. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 26. Title and emergency stricken. Representative Kyle Hilbert added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 37-0 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, April 16. Title restored. Emergency added. Passed off House Floor 70-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Concurrent Enrollment Senate Bill 1196 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Allows students eligible for certain enrollment to participate in a program offered by any institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 11-0 on Monday, February 19. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Wednesday, March 14. Title stricken. Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Title restored and emergency added. Passed off House Floor 80-5 on Thursday, April 26. Passed off Senate Floor as amended 4401 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Occupational Licensing Senate Bill 1074 (Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Josh West) Revises the process for becoming a licensed speech-language pathologist and audiologist. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 12. Emergency clause added. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Monday, March 5. Representative Josh West added as House author. First reading in the House on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House Public Health Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 3. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed of Senate Floor 39-0 on Tuesday, April 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1141 (Senator JJ Dossett and Representative Chris Kannady) Requires all licensing and certification authorities to implement rules to recognize appropriate military training. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 6-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Referred to Veterans and Military Affairs. Passed House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Passed House Floor 87-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 24. Oklahoma's Promise House Bill 3592 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Jason Smalley) If a student withdraws from a class in which he or she has received an award from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall remain available for the student to use to enroll in classes for a five-year period. UPDATE: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 18-7 on Monday, February 26. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 58-25 on Tuesday, March 13. Referred to Senate Education Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Monday, April 2. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed of Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Teacher Education House Bill 3309 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Stephanie Bice) Changes name of resident teacher program and directs funds to "induction" program differently. UPDATE: Referred to House Common Education Committee. Passed House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Monday, February 26. Passed House Floor 80-2 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Education Committee 10-1 on Monday, April 9. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 28-4 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 40-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, May 2. University & Medical School Policy House Bill 2882 (Representative Josh West and Senator Jason Smalley) Allows CareerTech/Higher Ed institutions to create a CLEET program . UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 15-0 on Wednesday, February 14. Passed House Floor 72-14 on Tuesday February 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-8 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 39-1 on Thursday, April 26. Passed House Floor 88-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2913 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Senator Lonnie Paxton) Creates the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program, which allows universities or farmers contracting with universities to cultivate certified hemp seed for research and development for industrial uses, UPDATE: Passed off house floor 92-0 March 5, 2018. Referred to Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee. Passed Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 7-1 on Tuesday March, 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 34-1 on Wednesday, April 4. Title and emergency stricken. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-1 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. House Bill 2987 (Representative Marcus McEntire and Senator Ervin Yen) Allows physician assistants to be eligible for the Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program. UPDATE: Referred to House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee. Passed out of House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Passed House Floor 73-10 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed Senate Health and Human Services 10-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-9 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off Senate Floor 39-3 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Conference granted. Referred to General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 65-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 40-3 on Thursday, April 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Thank you. Glen Glen D. 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Name: image004.png Type: image/png Size: 4250 bytes Desc: image004.png URL: From linda.good at okstate.edu Tue May 22 11:59:06 2018 From: linda.good at okstate.edu (Good, Linda) Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 16:59:06 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] NASFAA MVP Mendy Schmerer In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: They couldn't have chosen a better individual, in my opinion. Congrats Mendy! And thanks for all you've done for our profession and our students. Linda Koehn Good Associate Director, Client Services Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid Oklahoma State University 119 Student Union | Stillwater, OK 74078 405-744-7568 financialaid.okstate.edu [cid:image001.png at 01CD3500.5B9D73D0] From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Pacheco, Caryn L. Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 8:47 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [Oasfaa] NASFAA MVP Mendy Schmerer Congratulations to Mendy Schmerer! She was selected by NASFAA as a Most Valuable Professional. We are lucky to be able to call her our own in Oklahoma! Thank you Mendy for all you do for our OASFAA association! MVP Mendy Schmerer [MVP Header] MVP: Most Valuable Professional is an occasional series that features a brief Q&A with a different NASFAA member. Do you know a financial aid colleague with something interesting to say? Send the names of potential future MVPs and a short note about why you're nominating them to news at nasfaa.org. [Mendy Schmerer]Mendy Schmerer Director, Office of Student Financial Aid University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Meet Mendy Schmerer. She has worked in the financial aid profession for nearly 15 years. She started working at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) 18 years ago after accepting her first full-time job after graduation in the OneCard Office taking ID card pictures. "That got boring quickly, so when the loan coordinator position opened in financial aid, I jumped at the chance for the change," Mendy said. "Needless to say, I've not been bored since." As a first-generation college graduate, Mendy realized when she was working on her undergraduate degree that her educational path would have looked very different had she not received financial aid. "It made all the difference to help me succeed," Mendy said. "All those years ago, I never would have guessed that I would have a career in financial aid, but now I wouldn't change a thing," she added. When Mendy made the decision to pursue a master's degree, she chose Higher Education Administration as her focus because while working in financial aid wasn't initially her intended career path, she can now confidently say she's "in it to stay!" She has previously served on NASFAA's Grad/Professional Liaison Task Force, Graduate & Professional Loan Limits Task Force, Task Force Examining NASFAA U Certification, Examining the Lack of Graduate-Specific Data Task Force, Leadership Conference Invitees Task Force, and as both a member and the chair of NASFAA's Conference Mentor Task Force. She is currently a member of NASFAA's Advocacy Network. Something I wish I knew my first year working in financial aid: I wish I had gotten involved in state, regional, and national associational work earlier. Each and every volunteer opportunity I have had has made me better at my job. Sometimes it is difficult to schedule one more thing into the day, but they have been absolutely worth the time and energy, so every chance I get, I encourage others to get involved. What was the best thing that happened to you this past week? My oldest daughter, who is finishing up second grade, was selected by her teacher for the Epsilon Sigma Alpha Outstanding Youth Award for "outstanding leadership, personality, and courtesy at school." Knowing she is making good choices, even when I'm not there to remind her, makes me think we're doing something right! If you could learn any skill, what would it be? I'm terrible at learning a foreign language, so I would love to become fluent in another language. Any language. What's one thing you love about working at the University of Oklahoma? I am surrounded by the best team - my staff is invaluable and the working relationships I have with others across campus makes our ability to serve the students (almost) easy. What's the biggest financial aid change you've seen during your career? The amount of compliance is growing to an almost untenable level and if anything ever discourages me about this job, it's trying to keep up with compliance issues. If you had a time machine that would work only once, what point in the future or in history would you visit? Wait, if it only works once, does that mean I can't come back here? I would visit Abraham Lincoln, shake his hand, and plead with him to not go to the theater April 14, 1865. What book/movie have you read/seen recently that you would recommend and why? "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin (hence the Abraham Lincoln reference above.) Lincoln was a great man who held a tremendous amount of authority and power, but acted selflessly, diplomatically, extended grace to those who wronged him with their personal agendas, and surrounded himself with people who would be honest with him, and did a tremendous job of guiding our country through one of the worst crises we've ever endured as Americans. One thing working in financial aid has taught me: Mental flexibility and dexterity is a necessary ability to survive in this job. If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? Cake. Hands down. I can make it in so many different ways, surely I'd never get bored! My most motivating financial aid experience was: Every time I take advantage of or create an opportunity to advocate for our students and the aid programs they need, I'm motivated and reminded why this job is so very important. Education changes the paths of people's lives, but unfortunately, with our current model, that education is out of financial reach for many students - if not for aid programs. When those aid programs are in jeopardy or eligibility is narrowed, and students can no longer afford the training and education they are chasing after, the entire face of the nation is at risk to change. Caryn Pacheco | University of Oklahoma Financial Aid Services | Director Phone: 405-325-9627| 1000 Asp Ave, Buchanan Hall Room 312 | Norman, OK 73019|www.financialaid.ou.edu From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Fair, Bryce Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 5:04 PM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [Oasfaa] FW: Legislative Update - May 11, 2018 Following is an update on the Governor's actions this week on bills passed by the Legislature last week. The OKPromise bill, HB 3592, was signed by the Governor yesterday, May 10. There are still a few bills on the list that are pending action by the Governor. Bryce OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Memo To: Legislative Network From: Chancellor Glen D. Johnson Date: Friday, May 11, 2018 Subject: Legislative Update - May 11, 2018 The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of May 7, 2018 - May 11, 2018. If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally at lmcnally at osrhe.edu or (405) 225-9424. Legislative Report May 11, 2018 Appropriations Senate Bill 1600 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) Appropriates $776,707,167 to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, which includes $7.5 million for concurrent enrollment. Total FY19 appropriations is $7,545,075,719, which represents a 10.92% increase from FY18 special session GA bill. UPDATE: Passed out of Senate JCAB 27-7. Passed out of House JCAB 18-6 Tuesday April, 24 Passed off the Senate Floor 36-8 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed off House Floor 63-31 on Friday, April 27. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 30. Senate Bill 1607 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) From the funds appropriated to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the sum of $140,742 shall be transferred to the Seminole State College Rural Business and Resources Center. UPDATE: Passed out of House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 20-0 on Friday, April 27. Passed House Floor 64-11 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Agency Administration House Bill 2911 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Representative Leslie Osborn and Adam Pugh) Creates the Work-based Learning Program coordinated by the Governor's Council on Workforce and Economic Development to increase the number of registered apprenticeships and internship programs in the state to an aggregate of 20,000 by the end of 2020. Requires participating partners (State Department of Education, State Department of Career and Technology Education, and the State Regents for Higher Education) to provide time and expertise and to assist publishing an annual progress report showing each state agency's steps and accomplishments toward meeting statewide workforce goals. UPDATE: Referred to House Banking and Business Committee. Passed House Banking and Business Committee 19-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Representative Leslie Osborn added as co-author. Passed House Floor 79-12 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 18. Senate Bill 925 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Mike Osburn) Raises the requirement for an agency cost analysis report when privatizing a function from $100,000 to $1 million. Changes the privatization process. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Appropriations 37-0 Wednesday, February 28. Representative Mike Osburn added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Passed House Government Modernization Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Tuesday, April 17. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1581 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Leslie Osborn) Establishes paid parental leave. UPDATE: Passed Retirement and Insurance 6-1 Wednesday, February 28. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Thursday, March 1.Passed Senate Floor 35-0 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments adopted. Passed Senate Floor 38-0 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Travis Dunlap): Requires OSRHE to submit a list of all employees, courses, hours taught and tenure policy to the legislature. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Education Committee 11-3 on Monday, February 12. Representative Travis Dunlap added as House author. Adopted on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Benefits for State Employees - Health & Retirement House Bill 1340 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Greg Treat) Puts out a one-time distribution of $1,000 to retired Oklahoma firefighters, police, justices and judges, Law enforcement, Teachers and public employees; requires all further distributions other than those defined by the provisions of respective retirement plans to be authorized by the legislature; makes all further such distributions be made no more frequently than once every 6 years. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 17-0 on Tuesday, February 13.Senator Greg Treat added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 90-5 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 6-1 on Monday, April 9. Co-authored by Senator Stephanie Bice. Passed Senate Floor 33-3 on Tuesday, April 24. Senate amendments received. Passed House Floor 93-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2523 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Julie Daniels) Changes state unemployment benefits. Specifically mentions educational service contract employees and modifies when they can enroll in unemployment benefits. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, March 1. First reading in Senate on Monday, March 5, 2018. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0 on Thursday, March 29. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 4. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 11. House Bill 2553 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Adam Pugh) Allows OTRS to terminate the Tax Sheltered Annuity Program. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed House Floor 83-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Referred to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance 8-0. Passed off the Senate floor 43-0 on Thursday, March 5. Senate amendments received. Passed as amended off House Floor 81-4 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Bill 527 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Randy McDaniel) Changes maximum employer and employee pension contributions to 17% from July 2017 on. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Title restored. Passed House Floor 90-0 on Wednesday, March 7. House Amendments adopted. Passed Senate floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 17. Budget House Bill 1401 (Representative John Montgomery and Senator John Sparks) Creates the Oklahoma Legacy Fund and puts 20% of GPT collection into that fund. Also transfers money from Higher Education Capitol Revolving fund into the Higher Education Legacy fund. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 65-22 on Thursday, March 22. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments rejected. Title restored in General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Passed House Floor 55-0 Thursday, May 3. Passed Senate 41-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1059 (Senator Marty Quinn and Senator Stephanie Bice) Updates Ad Valorem tax code. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance. Passed the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance 11-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 40-0 on Wednesday, February 28. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 32-7 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 22-2 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off House Floor 69-15 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Joint Resolution 35 (Senator John Sparks and Speaker Charles McCall) Refers to a vote of the people for their approval or rejection the creation of the Revenue Replacement Endowment Fund to support the operation of state government. The fund would consist of annual deposits of at least five percent of the total collections of the gross production tax. The question would also create the Revenue Replacement Revolving Fund consisting of deposits from the endowment fund. UPDATE: Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed House Floor 81-0 on Thursday, May 3. Filed with Secretary of State. Career Tech House Bill 3220 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Jason Smalley) Authorizes the State Board of Career and Technology Education to develop certification system for teachers and instructors who teach in technology center school districts. UPDATE: Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, February 28. Senator Jason Smalley added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 86-3 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Enacting clause stricken. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons House Bill 2527 (Representative Bobby Cleveland and Senator Rob Standridge) Allows county employees in a courthouse to conceal carry. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 11-4 on Wednesday, February 14. Senator Rob Standridge added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 72-13 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 6-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 34-5 on Tuesday, April 24. Passed off House Floor 79-12 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2632 (Representative Greg Babinec and Senator Micheal Bergstrom) Adds "places of worship" to places where citizens have a right to use defensive force. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Judiciary Committee 13-6 on Wednesday, February 14. Coauthored by Representative(s) Mike Ritze, John Michael Montgomery, Justin Humphrey, and Sean Roberts. Passed House Floor 62-21 on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 12-0. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-1 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 68-24 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. House Bill 3353 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Nathan Dahm) allows a person in possession of a valid handgun license or who meets the criteria and presents a valid military identification card to carry a handgun while scouting UPDATE: Passed House General Oversight and Accountability Committee 6-1 on Thursday, March 1. Passed House Floor 56-11 on Thursday, March 15. Coauthored by Representative Kyle Hilbert. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, March 5. Passed off Senate Floor 38-0 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. Senate Bill 1212 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Sean Roberts) Amends statute to include wildlife refuges and management areas as place handgun permit holders can specifically carry their gun without restrictions. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee on Thursday, April 12. Passed House Floor 59-28 on Monday, April 23. House amendments read. Passed off Senate Floor 33-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Flagged As Possible Carryover Bills from Last Session House Bill 1608 (Representative John Enns and Senator Anthony Sykes) Changes to allow off-duty police officers to carry a concealed firearm. Places requirement on type of weapon. UPDATE: Passed House Rules Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Passed House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Thursday, April 26. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 64-1on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Common Education Senate Joint Resolution 70 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Elise Hall) Directs to a vote of the people a proposed amendment to the constitution. Expands uses allowed by school districts for ad valorem taxes. UPDATE: Passed Senate Rules Committee 4-3 on Wednesday, February 28.Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 34-8 on Thursday, March 8. Referred to House Rules committee. Passed House Rules Committee 7-2 on Thursday, April 12. Title restored. Passed House Floor 57-34 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments read. Passed Senate Floor 28-15 on Wednesday, April 2. Filed with Secretary of State. Senate Bill 1150 (Senator A.J. Griffin and Representative Todd Russ) Representative Todd Ross's conference committee substitute makes this a bill that forces regular elections of unionized representation for teachers and removes union's ability to deduct association dues. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 80-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1197 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Modifies performance level labels in the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 10-1 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and Title stricken. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 34-10 on Wednesday, March 7. Title and emergency restored. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-2 on Monday, March 26. Passed off House Floor 51-32 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Bill 1370 (Senator Jason Smalley and Representative Kyle Hilbert) Allows schools to teach career-ready courses in lieu of college preparatory work as identified in a student's ICAP. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 26. Title and emergency stricken. Representative Kyle Hilbert added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 37-0 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, April 16. Title restored. Emergency added. Passed off House Floor 70-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Concurrent Enrollment Senate Bill 1196 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Allows students eligible for certain enrollment to participate in a program offered by any institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 11-0 on Monday, February 19. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Wednesday, March 14. Title stricken. Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Title restored and emergency added. Passed off House Floor 80-5 on Thursday, April 26. Passed off Senate Floor as amended 4401 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Occupational Licensing Senate Bill 1074 (Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Josh West) Revises the process for becoming a licensed speech-language pathologist and audiologist. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 12. Emergency clause added. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Monday, March 5. Representative Josh West added as House author. First reading in the House on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House Public Health Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 3. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed of Senate Floor 39-0 on Tuesday, April 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1141 (Senator JJ Dossett and Representative Chris Kannady) Requires all licensing and certification authorities to implement rules to recognize appropriate military training. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 6-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Referred to Veterans and Military Affairs. Passed House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Passed House Floor 87-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 24. Oklahoma's Promise House Bill 3592 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Jason Smalley) If a student withdraws from a class in which he or she has received an award from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall remain available for the student to use to enroll in classes for a five-year period. UPDATE: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 18-7 on Monday, February 26. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 58-25 on Tuesday, March 13. Referred to Senate Education Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Monday, April 2. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed of Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Teacher Education House Bill 3309 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Stephanie Bice) Changes name of resident teacher program and directs funds to "induction" program differently. UPDATE: Referred to House Common Education Committee. Passed House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Monday, February 26. Passed House Floor 80-2 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Education Committee 10-1 on Monday, April 9. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 28-4 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 40-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, May 2. University & Medical School Policy House Bill 2882 (Representative Josh West and Senator Jason Smalley) Allows CareerTech/Higher Ed institutions to create a CLEET program . UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 15-0 on Wednesday, February 14. Passed House Floor 72-14 on Tuesday February 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-8 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 39-1 on Thursday, April 26. Passed House Floor 88-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2913 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Senator Lonnie Paxton) Creates the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program, which allows universities or farmers contracting with universities to cultivate certified hemp seed for research and development for industrial uses, UPDATE: Passed off house floor 92-0 March 5, 2018. Referred to Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee. Passed Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 7-1 on Tuesday March, 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 34-1 on Wednesday, April 4. Title and emergency stricken. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-1 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. House Bill 2987 (Representative Marcus McEntire and Senator Ervin Yen) Allows physician assistants to be eligible for the Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program. UPDATE: Referred to House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee. Passed out of House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Passed House Floor 73-10 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed Senate Health and Human Services 10-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-9 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off Senate Floor 39-3 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Conference granted. Referred to General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 65-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 40-3 on Thursday, April 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Thank you. Glen Glen D. 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E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, or contain viruses. Anyone who communicates with us by e-mail is deemed to have accepted these risks. Langston University is not responsible for errors or omissions in this message and denies any responsibility for any damage arising from the use of e-mail. Any opinion and other statement contained in this message and any attachment are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the university. From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Pacheco, Caryn L. Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 8:47 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [Oasfaa] NASFAA MVP Mendy Schmerer Congratulations to Mendy Schmerer! She was selected by NASFAA as a Most Valuable Professional. We are lucky to be able to call her our own in Oklahoma! Thank you Mendy for all you do for our OASFAA association! MVP Mendy Schmerer [MVP Header] MVP: Most Valuable Professional is an occasional series that features a brief Q&A with a different NASFAA member. Do you know a financial aid colleague with something interesting to say? Send the names of potential future MVPs and a short note about why you're nominating them to news at nasfaa.org. [Mendy Schmerer]Mendy Schmerer Director, Office of Student Financial Aid University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Meet Mendy Schmerer. She has worked in the financial aid profession for nearly 15 years. She started working at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) 18 years ago after accepting her first full-time job after graduation in the OneCard Office taking ID card pictures. "That got boring quickly, so when the loan coordinator position opened in financial aid, I jumped at the chance for the change," Mendy said. "Needless to say, I've not been bored since." As a first-generation college graduate, Mendy realized when she was working on her undergraduate degree that her educational path would have looked very different had she not received financial aid. "It made all the difference to help me succeed," Mendy said. "All those years ago, I never would have guessed that I would have a career in financial aid, but now I wouldn't change a thing," she added. When Mendy made the decision to pursue a master's degree, she chose Higher Education Administration as her focus because while working in financial aid wasn't initially her intended career path, she can now confidently say she's "in it to stay!" She has previously served on NASFAA's Grad/Professional Liaison Task Force, Graduate & Professional Loan Limits Task Force, Task Force Examining NASFAA U Certification, Examining the Lack of Graduate-Specific Data Task Force, Leadership Conference Invitees Task Force, and as both a member and the chair of NASFAA's Conference Mentor Task Force. She is currently a member of NASFAA's Advocacy Network. Something I wish I knew my first year working in financial aid: I wish I had gotten involved in state, regional, and national associational work earlier. Each and every volunteer opportunity I have had has made me better at my job. Sometimes it is difficult to schedule one more thing into the day, but they have been absolutely worth the time and energy, so every chance I get, I encourage others to get involved. What was the best thing that happened to you this past week? My oldest daughter, who is finishing up second grade, was selected by her teacher for the Epsilon Sigma Alpha Outstanding Youth Award for "outstanding leadership, personality, and courtesy at school." Knowing she is making good choices, even when I'm not there to remind her, makes me think we're doing something right! If you could learn any skill, what would it be? I'm terrible at learning a foreign language, so I would love to become fluent in another language. Any language. What's one thing you love about working at the University of Oklahoma? I am surrounded by the best team - my staff is invaluable and the working relationships I have with others across campus makes our ability to serve the students (almost) easy. What's the biggest financial aid change you've seen during your career? The amount of compliance is growing to an almost untenable level and if anything ever discourages me about this job, it's trying to keep up with compliance issues. If you had a time machine that would work only once, what point in the future or in history would you visit? Wait, if it only works once, does that mean I can't come back here? I would visit Abraham Lincoln, shake his hand, and plead with him to not go to the theater April 14, 1865. What book/movie have you read/seen recently that you would recommend and why? "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin (hence the Abraham Lincoln reference above.) Lincoln was a great man who held a tremendous amount of authority and power, but acted selflessly, diplomatically, extended grace to those who wronged him with their personal agendas, and surrounded himself with people who would be honest with him, and did a tremendous job of guiding our country through one of the worst crises we've ever endured as Americans. One thing working in financial aid has taught me: Mental flexibility and dexterity is a necessary ability to survive in this job. If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? Cake. Hands down. I can make it in so many different ways, surely I'd never get bored! My most motivating financial aid experience was: Every time I take advantage of or create an opportunity to advocate for our students and the aid programs they need, I'm motivated and reminded why this job is so very important. Education changes the paths of people's lives, but unfortunately, with our current model, that education is out of financial reach for many students - if not for aid programs. When those aid programs are in jeopardy or eligibility is narrowed, and students can no longer afford the training and education they are chasing after, the entire face of the nation is at risk to change. Caryn Pacheco | University of Oklahoma Financial Aid Services | Director Phone: 405-325-9627| 1000 Asp Ave, Buchanan Hall Room 312 | Norman, OK 73019|www.financialaid.ou.edu From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Fair, Bryce Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 5:04 PM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [Oasfaa] FW: Legislative Update - May 11, 2018 Following is an update on the Governor's actions this week on bills passed by the Legislature last week. The OKPromise bill, HB 3592, was signed by the Governor yesterday, May 10. There are still a few bills on the list that are pending action by the Governor. Bryce OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Memo To: Legislative Network From: Chancellor Glen D. Johnson Date: Friday, May 11, 2018 Subject: Legislative Update - May 11, 2018 The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of May 7, 2018 - May 11, 2018. If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally at lmcnally at osrhe.edu or (405) 225-9424. Legislative Report May 11, 2018 Appropriations Senate Bill 1600 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) Appropriates $776,707,167 to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, which includes $7.5 million for concurrent enrollment. Total FY19 appropriations is $7,545,075,719, which represents a 10.92% increase from FY18 special session GA bill. UPDATE: Passed out of Senate JCAB 27-7. Passed out of House JCAB 18-6 Tuesday April, 24 Passed off the Senate Floor 36-8 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed off House Floor 63-31 on Friday, April 27. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 30. Senate Bill 1607 (Senator Kim David and Representative Kevin Wallace) From the funds appropriated to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the sum of $140,742 shall be transferred to the Seminole State College Rural Business and Resources Center. UPDATE: Passed out of House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 20-0 on Friday, April 27. Passed House Floor 64-11 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Agency Administration House Bill 2911 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Representative Leslie Osborn and Adam Pugh) Creates the Work-based Learning Program coordinated by the Governor's Council on Workforce and Economic Development to increase the number of registered apprenticeships and internship programs in the state to an aggregate of 20,000 by the end of 2020. Requires participating partners (State Department of Education, State Department of Career and Technology Education, and the State Regents for Higher Education) to provide time and expertise and to assist publishing an annual progress report showing each state agency's steps and accomplishments toward meeting statewide workforce goals. UPDATE: Referred to House Banking and Business Committee. Passed House Banking and Business Committee 19-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Representative Leslie Osborn added as co-author. Passed House Floor 79-12 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 18. Senate Bill 925 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Mike Osburn) Raises the requirement for an agency cost analysis report when privatizing a function from $100,000 to $1 million. Changes the privatization process. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Appropriations 37-0 Wednesday, February 28. Representative Mike Osburn added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Passed House Government Modernization Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Tuesday, April 17. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1581 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Leslie Osborn) Establishes paid parental leave. UPDATE: Passed Retirement and Insurance 6-1 Wednesday, February 28. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Thursday, March 1.Passed Senate Floor 35-0 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments adopted. Passed Senate Floor 38-0 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Travis Dunlap): Requires OSRHE to submit a list of all employees, courses, hours taught and tenure policy to the legislature. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Education Committee 11-3 on Monday, February 12. Representative Travis Dunlap added as House author. Adopted on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Benefits for State Employees - Health & Retirement House Bill 1340 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Greg Treat) Puts out a one-time distribution of $1,000 to retired Oklahoma firefighters, police, justices and judges, Law enforcement, Teachers and public employees; requires all further distributions other than those defined by the provisions of respective retirement plans to be authorized by the legislature; makes all further such distributions be made no more frequently than once every 6 years. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 17-0 on Tuesday, February 13.Senator Greg Treat added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 90-5 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 6-1 on Monday, April 9. Co-authored by Senator Stephanie Bice. Passed Senate Floor 33-3 on Tuesday, April 24. Senate amendments received. Passed House Floor 93-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2523 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Julie Daniels) Changes state unemployment benefits. Specifically mentions educational service contract employees and modifies when they can enroll in unemployment benefits. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, March 1. First reading in Senate on Monday, March 5, 2018. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0 on Thursday, March 29. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 11-0. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 4. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, April 11. House Bill 2553 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Adam Pugh) Allows OTRS to terminate the Tax Sheltered Annuity Program. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed House Floor 83-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Referred to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance 8-0. Passed off the Senate floor 43-0 on Thursday, March 5. Senate amendments received. Passed as amended off House Floor 81-4 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Bill 527 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Randy McDaniel) Changes maximum employer and employee pension contributions to 17% from July 2017 on. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Title restored. Passed House Floor 90-0 on Wednesday, March 7. House Amendments adopted. Passed Senate floor 42-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 17. Budget House Bill 1401 (Representative John Montgomery and Senator John Sparks) Creates the Oklahoma Legacy Fund and puts 20% of GPT collection into that fund. Also transfers money from Higher Education Capitol Revolving fund into the Higher Education Legacy fund. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 65-22 on Thursday, March 22. Passed Senate Floor 43-0 Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments rejected. Title restored in General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Passed House Floor 55-0 Thursday, May 3. Passed Senate 41-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1059 (Senator Marty Quinn and Senator Stephanie Bice) Updates Ad Valorem tax code. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance. Passed the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance 11-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 40-0 on Wednesday, February 28. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 32-7 on Thursday, March 15. Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 22-2 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off House Floor 69-15 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. Senate Joint Resolution 35 (Senator John Sparks and Speaker Charles McCall) Refers to a vote of the people for their approval or rejection the creation of the Revenue Replacement Endowment Fund to support the operation of state government. The fund would consist of annual deposits of at least five percent of the total collections of the gross production tax. The question would also create the Revenue Replacement Revolving Fund consisting of deposits from the endowment fund. UPDATE: Passed Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed House Floor 81-0 on Thursday, May 3. Filed with Secretary of State. Career Tech House Bill 3220 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Jason Smalley) Authorizes the State Board of Career and Technology Education to develop certification system for teachers and instructors who teach in technology center school districts. UPDATE: Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, February 28. Senator Jason Smalley added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 86-3 on Monday, March 12. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Enacting clause stricken. Passed off Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons House Bill 2527 (Representative Bobby Cleveland and Senator Rob Standridge) Allows county employees in a courthouse to conceal carry. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 11-4 on Wednesday, February 14. Senator Rob Standridge added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 72-13 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 6-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 34-5 on Tuesday, April 24. Passed off House Floor 79-12 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2632 (Representative Greg Babinec and Senator Micheal Bergstrom) Adds "places of worship" to places where citizens have a right to use defensive force. UPDATE: Passed out of the House Judiciary Committee 13-6 on Wednesday, February 14. Coauthored by Representative(s) Mike Ritze, John Michael Montgomery, Justin Humphrey, and Sean Roberts. Passed House Floor 62-21 on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 12-0. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-1 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Passed off House Floor 68-24 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. House Bill 3353 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Nathan Dahm) allows a person in possession of a valid handgun license or who meets the criteria and presents a valid military identification card to carry a handgun while scouting UPDATE: Passed House General Oversight and Accountability Committee 6-1 on Thursday, March 1. Passed House Floor 56-11 on Thursday, March 15. Coauthored by Representative Kyle Hilbert. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, March 5. Passed off Senate Floor 38-0 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. Senate Bill 1212 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Sean Roberts) Amends statute to include wildlife refuges and management areas as place handgun permit holders can specifically carry their gun without restrictions. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee on Thursday, April 12. Passed House Floor 59-28 on Monday, April 23. House amendments read. Passed off Senate Floor 33-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Flagged As Possible Carryover Bills from Last Session House Bill 1608 (Representative John Enns and Senator Anthony Sykes) Changes to allow off-duty police officers to carry a concealed firearm. Places requirement on type of weapon. UPDATE: Passed House Rules Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Passed House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, April 12. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Thursday, April 26. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 64-1on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, May 2. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Common Education Senate Joint Resolution 70 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Elise Hall) Directs to a vote of the people a proposed amendment to the constitution. Expands uses allowed by school districts for ad valorem taxes. UPDATE: Passed Senate Rules Committee 4-3 on Wednesday, February 28.Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 34-8 on Thursday, March 8. Referred to House Rules committee. Passed House Rules Committee 7-2 on Thursday, April 12. Title restored. Passed House Floor 57-34 on Tuesday, April 24. House amendments read. Passed Senate Floor 28-15 on Wednesday, April 2. Filed with Secretary of State. Senate Bill 1150 (Senator A.J. Griffin and Representative Todd Russ) Representative Todd Ross's conference committee substitute makes this a bill that forces regular elections of unionized representation for teachers and removes union's ability to deduct association dues. UPDATE: Passed House Floor 80-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Thursday, May 3. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Senate Bill 1197 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Modifies performance level labels in the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 10-1 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and Title stricken. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 34-10 on Wednesday, March 7. Title and emergency restored. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-2 on Monday, March 26. Passed off House Floor 51-32 on Thursday, April 26. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 3. Senate Bill 1370 (Senator Jason Smalley and Representative Kyle Hilbert) Allows schools to teach career-ready courses in lieu of college preparatory work as identified in a student's ICAP. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 26. Title and emergency stricken. Representative Kyle Hilbert added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 37-0 on Tuesday, March 13. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, April 16. Title restored. Emergency added. Passed off House Floor 70-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Concurrent Enrollment Senate Bill 1196 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Allows students eligible for certain enrollment to participate in a program offered by any institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. UPDATE: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 11-0 on Monday, February 19. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Wednesday, March 14. Title stricken. Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Title restored and emergency added. Passed off House Floor 80-5 on Thursday, April 26. Passed off Senate Floor as amended 4401 on Monday, April 30. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Occupational Licensing Senate Bill 1074 (Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Josh West) Revises the process for becoming a licensed speech-language pathologist and audiologist. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 12. Emergency clause added. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Monday, March 5. Representative Josh West added as House author. First reading in the House on Tuesday, March 6. Passed House Public Health Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 3. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, April 26. Passed of Senate Floor 39-0 on Tuesday, April 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, May 7. Senate Bill 1141 (Senator JJ Dossett and Representative Chris Kannady) Requires all licensing and certification authorities to implement rules to recognize appropriate military training. UPDATE: Passed out of the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 6-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7. Referred to Veterans and Military Affairs. Passed House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Passed House Floor 87-0 on Tuesday, April 17. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, April 24. Oklahoma's Promise House Bill 3592 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Jason Smalley) If a student withdraws from a class in which he or she has received an award from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall remain available for the student to use to enroll in classes for a five-year period. UPDATE: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 18-7 on Monday, February 26. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 58-25 on Tuesday, March 13. Referred to Senate Education Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Monday, April 2. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Wednesday, April 11. Passed of Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, April 18. Passed House Floor 68-22 on Thursday, May 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Teacher Education House Bill 3309 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Stephanie Bice) Changes name of resident teacher program and directs funds to "induction" program differently. UPDATE: Referred to House Common Education Committee. Passed House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Monday, February 26. Passed House Floor 80-2 on Wednesday, March 14. Passed Senate Education Committee 10-1 on Monday, April 9. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 28-4 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 40-0 on Wednesday, April 25. Signed by Governor Fallin on Wednesday, May 2. University & Medical School Policy House Bill 2882 (Representative Josh West and Senator Jason Smalley) Allows CareerTech/Higher Ed institutions to create a CLEET program . UPDATE: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 15-0 on Wednesday, February 14. Passed House Floor 72-14 on Tuesday February 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-8 on Wednesday, April 11. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 39-1 on Thursday, April 26. Passed House Floor 88-0 on Tuesday, May 1. Signed by Governor Fallin on Tuesday, May 8. House Bill 2913 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Senator Lonnie Paxton) Creates the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program, which allows universities or farmers contracting with universities to cultivate certified hemp seed for research and development for industrial uses, UPDATE: Passed off house floor 92-0 March 5, 2018. Referred to Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee. Passed Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 7-1 on Tuesday March, 27. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 34-1 on Wednesday, April 4. Title and emergency stricken. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-1 on Monday, April 16. Sent to Governor Fallin for consideration. Signed by Governor Fallin on Monday, April 23. House Bill 2987 (Representative Marcus McEntire and Senator Ervin Yen) Allows physician assistants to be eligible for the Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program. UPDATE: Referred to House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee. Passed out of House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Passed House Floor 73-10 on Tuesday, March 6. Passed Senate Health and Human Services 10-0 on Monday, March 26. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 26-9 on Wednesday, April 4. Passed off Senate Floor 39-3 on Thursday, April 12. Senate amendments received. Conference granted. Referred to General Conference Committee on Appropriations. Out of conference. Title restored. Passed House Floor 65-9 on Wednesday, May 2. Passed Senate Floor 40-3 on Thursday, April 3. Signed by Governor Fallin on Thursday, May 10. Thank you. Glen Glen D. 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Name: image004.png Type: image/png Size: 4250 bytes Desc: image004.png URL: From tami.workman at tricountytech.edu Tue May 22 09:55:09 2018 From: tami.workman at tricountytech.edu (Workman, Tami) Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 09:55:09 -0500 Subject: [Oasfaa] Mendy In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Congratulations Mendy!!! You are MOST deserving!!! On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 8:49 AM, myrna cross wrote: > Congratulations Mendy!!!! Thank you for all you do for us! > > *Myrna Cross* > *Director, Financial Aid/VA* > *Western Oklahoma State College* > *2801 N. Main* > *Altus, OK 73521* > *580-477-7712* > *580-477-7716 fax* > -- Tami Workman Business Development Support Specialist 918.331.3260 www.tricountytech.edu ENRICH YOUR LIFE. Tri County Tech 6101 SE Nowata RD Bartlesville, OK 74006 -- Confidentiality Notice: This message has originated from Tri County Technology Center. 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I'm finding them by running a report of those that show divorced/separated but filed married joint or married separate returns. I know this can happen, but when the divorce/separation date is 2005, I find that they answered the question based on the biological parents but the custodial is remarried. In most cases, I think it's an honest error but then the income questions only ask for one parent's income info so they usually qualify for more aid than they should. I have 78 students on the report that I ran today. My question is, are any of you researching, institutionally selecting, or otherwise trying to resolve what I consider to be conflicting info? It's time consuming and of course, makes you the "bad school" if other schools don't resolve it, but I feel like it should be looked at to protect tax dollars for which these students are not eligible. What do you think? no judgment...just asking. 😊 [Oklahoma Baptist University] Jonna Raney Director of Student Financial Services 405.585.5020 Oklahoma Baptist University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: