From diana.sanders at okstate.edu Mon Mar 2 09:32:58 2020 From: diana.sanders at okstate.edu (Sanders, Diana) Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 15:32:58 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] Event Announcement: Spring Training, Thursday, March 05, 2020 In-Reply-To: References: <1.7b84166db54a6515e382@live-mail-2> Message-ID: You are invited to the following event: Spring Training The moment you've all been waiting for - Spring Training registration is now open! The launch of the new website was delayed, so our sincere apologies for the delay and the tight turn around time on this, but we will need to receive your registration Monday, March 2nd, or Tuesday, March 3rd. Registration will close at 5:00 on Tuesday. When: Thursday, March 05, 2020 9:30 AM, UTC-06:00 Where: Tulsa Community College, Northeast Campus, Academic Building, Seminar Center Will you be attending? Register Not attending EVENT DETAILS: The Spring Training event will be held Thursday, March 5th at Tulsa Community College's Northeast Campus. The morning session is intended for all to attend: 9:30 - 12:00 NASFAA's Student Eligibility, presented by Mendy Schmerer, OUHSC, CFAA. Attendees will be given a voucher code to test for the NASFAA credential at no additional charge. 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch, provided with registration The afternoon sessions offer two choices for attendees: 1:00 - 3:30 Mental Health First Aid, presented by Jessica Johnson, OSUCHS Department of Psychiatry 1:00 - 3:30 Banner & Program of Study, presented by Matt Short, OSU Institute of Technology The training will be held in the Academic Building, and the room name is the Seminar Center. You can find a campus map here. *Please note that if you will be paying online, Internet Explorer is not a supported browser and will likely not work for you.* Best regards, Diana Sanders, OASFAA Training Chair diana.sanders at okstate.edu Oklahoma Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators If you no longer wish to receive these emails you can unsubscribe at any time. This email contains links that will automatically log you into the Oklahoma Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators site. These links will work for the next 7 days only. Please, don't forward this email to anyone! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From M.Rinehart at sscok.edu Mon Mar 2 14:14:15 2020 From: M.Rinehart at sscok.edu (Melanie Rinehart) Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 20:14:15 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] Feb. 28th OASFAA Board of Directors meeting Message-ID: HAPPY MONDAY OASFAA!! It's your 2019-2020 OASFAA Secretary here to give a quick update from last Friday's BOD meeting as promised... here's what was discussed! * Karen Jeffers regretfully resigned from her Conference Committee chair position. Conference Program Committee chairs, Audra Main and Melinda Simpson, will assume the responsibilities and continue Karen's great work. * Spring Training IS HERE!!! It is being held this Thursday, April 5th in Tulsa. You should have received the email about registration... be sure to take advantage of this VERY cost effective training. It's only $10 for members AND the morning session qualifies you for a NASFAA credential! * CONFERENCE, CONFERENCE AND MORE CONFERENCE! Hopefully everyone knows by now that the 2020 OASFAA Conference is at the Reed Conference Center in Midwest City, OK on April 1st - 3rd. Hotel reservations are already available and conference registration will be opening soon! DO NOT MISS OUT on this great opportunity for professional and personal development... with a little bit (or a whole lot) of fun on the side! If you have any questions or concerns, reach out to the Conference Chairs: Audra Main (audra.main at mntc.edu) and/or Melinda Simpson (msimpson at matech.edu). Lastly... keep your eyes on the listserv for more updates and info... I hear there is a contest brewing... * The new OASFAA website is up and running! You will start to see new and improved services from the OASFAA website. If you have any troubles or questions, let us know! * Don't forget that you can renew your institution's membership via the new website! And be sure to renew before you register for spring training or the conference to get the reduced member price! * The 2020 - 2021 Officer ballot has been filled and accepted by the board. More information will be coming soon! * More discussion was had about the possibility of joining with SWASFAA for the 2021 conference... there's more discussion to be had. That's the brief highlights of A LOT of work going on! Your OASFAA Board will meet next on Tuesday, March 31st at the Reed Conference Center. Let us know if there is anything we can do for you!! Respectfully and humbly submitted, Melanie Rinehart, MBA CFAA CFEI Director of Financial Assistance 2701 Boren Blvd P.O. Box 351 Seminole, OK 74868 Office: 405.382.9717 Fax: 405.382.9579 m.rinehart at sscok.edu [Description: Description: Description: ssc logo small][CFAA Small] [email Certified-Financial-Education-Instructor-Seal-JPEG] Electronic correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the Oklahoma Open Records Act and may be disclosed to third parties. This correspondence is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipient(s) in the message. 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So sorry for the typo! Melanie Rinehart, MBA CFAA CFEI Director of Financial Assistance Office: 405.382.9717 Fax: 405.382.9579 m.rinehart at sscok.edu Electronic correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the Oklahoma Open Records Act and may be disclosed to third parties. This correspondence is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipient(s) in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material. Thank you. From: Melanie Rinehart Sent: Monday, March 2, 2020 2:14 PM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: Feb. 28th OASFAA Board of Directors meeting HAPPY MONDAY OASFAA!! It's your 2019-2020 OASFAA Secretary here to give a quick update from last Friday's BOD meeting as promised... here's what was discussed! * Karen Jeffers regretfully resigned from her Conference Committee chair position. Conference Program Committee chairs, Audra Main and Melinda Simpson, will assume the responsibilities and continue Karen's great work. * Spring Training IS HERE!!! It is being held this Thursday, April 5th in Tulsa. You should have received the email about registration... be sure to take advantage of this VERY cost effective training. It's only $10 for members AND the morning session qualifies you for a NASFAA credential! * CONFERENCE, CONFERENCE AND MORE CONFERENCE! Hopefully everyone knows by now that the 2020 OASFAA Conference is at the Reed Conference Center in Midwest City, OK on April 1st - 3rd. Hotel reservations are already available and conference registration will be opening soon! DO NOT MISS OUT on this great opportunity for professional and personal development... with a little bit (or a whole lot) of fun on the side! If you have any questions or concerns, reach out to the Conference Chairs: Audra Main (audra.main at mntc.edu) and/or Melinda Simpson (msimpson at matech.edu). Lastly... keep your eyes on the listserv for more updates and info... I hear there is a contest brewing... * The new OASFAA website is up and running! You will start to see new and improved services from the OASFAA website. If you have any troubles or questions, let us know! * Don't forget that you can renew your institution's membership via the new website! And be sure to renew before you register for spring training or the conference to get the reduced member price! * The 2020 - 2021 Officer ballot has been filled and accepted by the board. More information will be coming soon! * More discussion was had about the possibility of joining with SWASFAA for the 2021 conference... there's more discussion to be had. That's the brief highlights of A LOT of work going on! Your OASFAA Board will meet next on Tuesday, March 31st at the Reed Conference Center. Let us know if there is anything we can do for you!! Respectfully and humbly submitted, Melanie Rinehart, MBA CFAA CFEI Director of Financial Assistance 2701 Boren Blvd P.O. Box 351 Seminole, OK 74868 Office: 405.382.9717 Fax: 405.382.9579 m.rinehart at sscok.edu [Description: Description: Description: ssc logo small][CFAA Small] [email Certified-Financial-Education-Instructor-Seal-JPEG] Electronic correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the Oklahoma Open Records Act and may be disclosed to third parties. This correspondence is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipient(s) in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The launch of the new website was delayed, so our sincere apologies for the delay and the tight turn around time on this, but we will need to receive your registration Monday, March 2nd, or Tuesday, March 3rd. Registration will close at 5:00 on Tuesday. When: Thursday, March 05, 2020 9:30 AM, UTC-06:00 Where: Tulsa Community College, Northeast Campus, Academic Building, Seminar Center Will you be attending? Register Not attending EVENT DETAILS: The Spring Training event will be held Thursday, March 5th at Tulsa Community College's Northeast Campus. The morning session is intended for all to attend: 9:30 - 12:00 NASFAA's Student Eligibility, presented by Mendy Schmerer, OUHSC, CFAA. Attendees will be given a voucher code to test for the NASFAA credential at no additional charge. 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch, provided with registration The afternoon sessions offer two choices for attendees: 1:00 - 3:30 Mental Health First Aid, presented by Jessica Johnson, OSUCHS Department of Psychiatry 1:00 - 3:30 Banner & Program of Study, presented by Matt Short, OSU Institute of Technology The training will be held in the Academic Building, and the room name is the Seminar Center. You can find a campus map here. *Please note that if you will be paying online, Internet Explorer is not a supported browser and will likely not work for you.* Best regards, Diana Sanders, OASFAA Training Chair diana.sanders at okstate.edu Oklahoma Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators If you no longer wish to receive these emails you can unsubscribe at any time. This email contains links that will automatically log you into the Oklahoma Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators site. 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Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 5083 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From bfair at osrhe.edu Fri Mar 6 16:16:09 2020 From: bfair at osrhe.edu (Fair, Bryce) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 22:16:09 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] =?windows-1252?q?FW=3A_Legislative_Update_=96_March_6=2C?= =?windows-1252?q?_2020?= In-Reply-To: <67993d6360214bc6b9c2179724c90e9e@osrhe.edu> References: <67993d6360214bc6b9c2179724c90e9e@osrhe.edu> Message-ID: <3153f4b2c0da4433ba90f013672c3628@osrhe.edu> Following is the legislative update for this week. The bills that did not meet last week’s committee action deadline have been removed. The next deadline is Thursday, March 12 for bills to be passed on the floor of their house of origin. Bryce OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Memo To: Higher Education Network From: Chancellor Glen D. Johnson Date: Friday, March 06, 2020 Subject: Legislative Update – March 6, 2020 The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of March 2, 2020 – March 6, 2020. If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally, Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations, at lmcnally at osrhe.edu or (405) 225-9424. Legislative Report March 6, 2020 Ad Valorem Taxes Senate Bill 1436 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Nicole Miller) Exempts from listing for ad valorem purposes personal property that had an acquisition cost of less than $10,000 or has fair cash or market value less than $5,000 for the tax year applicable to the listing. The bill defines the term “acquisition cost” to mean all costs required to put an item of tangible personal property into service. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed Senate Appropriations 16-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Senate Bill 1563 (Senator Chuck Hall and Representative Dustin Roberts) Clarifies that under the Ad Valorem Tax Code, “transmission company” and “public service corporation” will not be construed to include cable television companies or fixed wireless Internet service companies that operate over Federal Communications Commission unlicensed frequencies. Update: Passed Senate Finance Committee 8-0, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed the Senate Floor 44-2 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 3191 (Representative John Pfeiffer) Modifies the definition of the term “cost approach” in the Ad Valorem Tax Code. The bill modifies the duties of the Oklahoma Tax Commission's Ad Valorem Division to include providing, from year to year, schedules containing estimated replacement cost or reproduction cost, depreciation tables and instructions for the valuation of personal property in accordance with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) requirements to aid county assessors in the assessment of personal property. Update: Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Reassigned to House County and Municipal Government Committee. Passed House County and Municipal Government Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, February 26 Agency Administration Senate Bill 177 (Senator Ron Sharp and Representative Daniel Pae) Requires all state agencies to make available on their website, or on a general website if a state agency uses a general website, each fiscal year, a balance sheet and statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances pursuant to the standards of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, beginning Jan. 1, 2020. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed off the Senate Floor 39-5 on Wednesday, February 19. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 263 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Tom Gann) Requires state agencies to publish their exempt rules on their website. The bill modifies the deadline for agencies to respond to requests from the Governor, the Legislature and small businesses to review certain rules. It reduces the deadline to 30 days for requests from the Governor and the Legislature and implements a 90-day deadline for small business requests. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed the Senate Rules Committee 10-0 with title stricken on Thursday, February 20. Senate Bill 326 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Jon Echols) Permits any member of the Legislature during each regular session to request by proper passage of a resolution introduced by either the Senate or the House of Representatives a statement of legal authority for a specific facet of operations of an agency. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed the Senate Rules Committee 9-2 with title stricken on Thursday, February 27. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-9 with title restored on Thursday, March 5. Senate Bill 1163 (Senator Mark Allen and Representative Johnny Tadlock) Requires the Archeological Survey of the State of Oklahoma, also known as the Oklahoma Archeological Survey, to relocate artifacts found on private property after a flood for assessment and preservation within 30 days of the property owner providing notice to the survey, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. Update: Passed the Senate General Government Committee 10-0 on Thursday, February 20. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1167 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton and Representative Chris Sneed) Permits the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission to release certain information to the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education and the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education. Update: Passed Senate Business Commerce and Tourism Committee 8-0 on Thursday, February 26. Passed off Senate Floor 43-3 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1284 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Charles Ortega) Removes the requirement that the Division of Central Accounting and Reporting superintend the recovery of all debts due state government and that it certifies every requisition by a duly accredited disbursing officer for an advance of funds from the State Treasury to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval. Update: Passed the Senate Finance Committee with title stricken 8-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-0 on Monday, March 2. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1405 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Charles Ortega) Grants the Governor the authority to remove any officers appointed by him, notwithstanding any provision of law. It grants the Governor the authority to remove any gubernatorial appointments on any agency, board or commission at any time, subject to the provisions therein and notwithstanding any other provision of law or any appointments created by expiring terms or vacancies provided by law. Update: Passed Senate Rules Committee 8-2 on Wednesday, February 26. Senate Bill 1434 (Senator J.J. Dossett) Entitles a state employee hired on or after Nov. 1, 2020, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to additional credit without limit for sick leave with pay for the purpose of undergoing medical treatment, including mental health treatment, for his or her service-connected disability, in addition to any other sick leave with pay. Update: Assigned to the Senate General Government Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate General Government Committee 10-0 with title stricken on Thursday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations 16-0, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Senate Bill 1501 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Matt Miller) Requires an agency’s report to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services of all funds available to the agency for expenditure to include, but not be limited to, information on federal funds that are under the agency’s control and subject to certain disclosure requirements. Also requires all political subdivisions to report federal funding. Update: Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee as amended with title stricken 16- 4 on Wednesday, February 12. Senate Bill 1820 (Senator Kim David and Representative Terry O’Donnell) Modifies language related to state agencies and officials hiring legal representation. It requires the list of attorneys and firms desiring to furnish services and a schedule of fees for each attorney and firm be maintained and made available to the public. It establishes a schedule of fees for legal representation. It adds requirements to contracts between state agencies and officials and their legal representatives. Update: Laid over in the Senate General Government Committee on Thursday, February 20. Passed Senate General Government Committee 8-2 on Thursday, February 27. Senate Bill 1840 (Senator Greg Treat) Requires all state agencies, boards and commissions that desire to apply for a grant of more than $50,000, excluding those of the federal government, to obtain written approval of the appropriate cabinet secretary prior to beginning the grant application process. It requires the cabinet secretary to communicate the details of the grant application to the Secretary of Budget, if approved. Update: Laid over in the Senate Appropriations and Budget Committee on Wednesday, February 19, Passed Senate Appropriations 16-4, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. House Bill 2899 (Representative Justin Humphrey) Allows state agencies to adopt policies allowing full-time classified employees and regular unclassified employees who meet certain standards to have up to three hours a week of paid leave for the purpose of physical fitness and wellness. Update: Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee. Committee. Passed the House Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee 6-2 on Monday, February 10. House Bill 3040 (Representative Tammy West and Senator Brenda Stanley) Protects information about personal electronic communication devices of current and former public employees from public inspection without the permission of the current or former public employee or an order from a court of competent jurisdiction. Update: Passed the House Government Efficiency Committee 10-0 on Wednesday, February 12. Passed off the House Floor 92-0 on Monday, March 2. House Bill 3068 (Representative Lundy Kiger and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Changes the penalty for state employee’s punishment for being in violation of state income taxes to wage garnishment instead of termination of employment. Update: Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee. Passed the House Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee 8-0 on Monday, February 10. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 23-0, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3390 (Representative Terry O’Donnell) The bill requires the list of attorneys and firms desiring to furnish services and a schedule of fees for each attorney and firm be maintained and made available to the public. It permits an agency or official to agree to deviate from the schedule of fees only with the approval of the Attorney General if the new schedule of fees would not violate a fee schedule established by the bill. Update: Passed the House Judiciary Committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25. House Bill 3613 (Representative Terry O’Donnell and Senator Kim David) Creates the Personal Privacy Protection Act. It defines terms used therein. It prohibits a public agency from: requiring any individual to provide the public agency with personal affiliation information or otherwise compel the release of personal affiliation information and requiring any entity organized under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code to provide the state agency or political subdivision with personal affiliation information or otherwise compel the release of personal affiliation information. Makes personal affiliation information exempt from the Oklahoma Open Records Act. Update: Passed the House Government Efficiency Committee 10-0 on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off House Floor 77-13 on Thursday, March 5. House Bill 3819 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat) Requires any contract or agreement made by any state agency to be open for inspection to any member of the Legislature. It prohibits any state agency to prohibit any person or entity from communicating with any member of the Legislature. Update: Assigned to the House Government Efficiency Committee. Reassigned to House Rules Committee. Passed the House Rules Committee 8-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 94-1 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 4025 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat) Requires each agency or institution of the state to regularly transmit to the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency raw datasets as requested by the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency for the purpose of creating a data clearinghouse to aid in the work of the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency. It requires the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency to adopt policies and procedures pursuant to which a state agency must be required to comply with the provisions therein, including the format in which the data is transmitted, how the data is organized and such other matters as the Office prescribes. Update: Passed the House Rules Committee 8-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 93-0 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 4050 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat) Requires the director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to ensure state agencies are charged no more than the actual cost of the services provided by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The bill provides such charges not include costs related to administration, overhead, insurance or any other additional costs indirectly related to the services provided. Update: Passed the House Rules Committee 7-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 97-0 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 4058 (Speaker Charles McCall) Modifies the appointing authority for the five members of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. Three members would be appointed by the Governor, one by the Speaker of the House, and one by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. It requires each member to serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority. It gives the Governor appointing authority over the Executive Director of the Commission, with advice and consent of the Senate. It requires the Executive Director to serve at the pleasure of the Governor, but may be removed from office by a two-thirds vote of each chamber of the Legislature. Update: Passed the House Rules Committee 7-1 on Thursday, February 27. Budget and Taxation Senate Bill 1562 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Scott Fetgatter) Requires the Oklahoma Tax Commission to, upon written notification of expenditure approval from the Commission on County Government Personnel Education and Training, distribute from the agency special account the approved amount, if available, to the Oklahoma State University Center for Local Government Technology or the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service County Training Program, as applicable. Update: Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 17-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. House Bill 3968 (Representative Mark McBride and Senator Roger Thompson) Modifies the maximum amount of outstanding principal with respect to obligations of the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority to $250 million for the purpose of funding the backlog of the Endowed Chairs program. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 11-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. CareerTech House Bill 3378 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Senator James Leewright) Creates an income tax credit, for taxable years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2021, and ending not later than Dec. 31, 2025, for qualifying apprenticeship programs. The bill defines applicable terms. It caps the total annual amount of the credit at $3 million. It makes the credit non-refundable. It permits Governor's Council for Workforce and Economic Development, in coordination with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, to adopt rules necessary to establish standards for participation and eligibility and to implement and administer the tax credit program. It requires the Council to consult with the Oklahoma Tax Commission to coordinate implementation and administration of the program. The bill requires the Council to report annually to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee and Senate Finance Committee chairs the effectiveness of the apprenticeship program no later than January 31st each year. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Committee 27-1, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 19. Charter Schools Senate Bill 1098 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Carol Bush) Prohibits persons who are related within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity from serving simultaneously on the same board of education of any charter school. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, February 26. Engrossed to House. Senate Bill 1203 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Chad Caldwell) Clarifies that charter school attendance is separate from the sponsor membership and attendance. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed Senate Appropriations 16-1, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Senate Bill 1313 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton and Representative Toni Hasenbeck) Prohibits the State Board of Education from sponsoring a charter school unless the State Department of Education has made a determination and recommendation that the board has the capacity, both in financial and personnel resources, to sponsor a charter school and the capacity to adhere to the contractual requirements and follow the sponsor contract guidelines outlined therein. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 46-0 on Monday, March 2. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1365 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jay Steagall) Requires the State Board of Education to deduct 5 percent the State Aid Allocation for statewide virtual charter schools sponsored by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board that have an average daily membership (ADM) of more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) students. This funding would be deposited into the State Public Common School Building Equalization Fund. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 20-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 19. Senate Bill 1541 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Rhonda Baker) Changes the name of the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board to the Oklahoma Commission for Digital Learning. The bill increases the terms of office for commission members to five years. The bill adds the Chancellor of Higher Education and the Director of the Department of Career and Technology Education as members of the commission and makes them, as well as the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Secretary of Education, voting members, rather than non-voting ex officio members. The bill removes outdated language. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed Senate Appropriations 17-0, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. House Bill 3369 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Kim David) Prohibits a sponsor of a charter school from retaining any additional State Aid Allocation or charging the charter school any additional fee above the amounts allowed therein unless the additional fees are for additional services rendered. It requires the charter school sponsor to provide to the State Department of Education financial records documenting any state funds retained by the sponsor for administrative services rendered for the previous year. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Committee 22-3 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 19. House Bill 3640 (Representative Cyndi Munson) Requires the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training to offer instruction on how to alert a school district or a charter school about the presence of a minor child or a child who has reached 18 years of age and continues to be enrolled in high school if that child has been identified at the scene of a traumatic event or an event involving a response from an emergency 911 service. The bill only allows the peace officer to release the student’s name directly to the school district or charter school and state that the child was present at the scene of a traumatic event. Update: Passed the House Public Safety Committee 12-1 on Thursday, February 20. Common Education Senate Bill 1283 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Requires all persons appointed to fill board of education or technology center school districts serve only until the next succeeding election, at which time the office which they hold shall be placed on the ballot for the balance of the unexpired term. It removes the limitation that only those vacancies filled in the first half of the term be placed on the ballot for the balance of the unexpired term. Update: Passed Senate Rules Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, February 26. House Bill 3389 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Brenda Stanley) Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Regents for Higher Education and the State Board of Career and Technology Education, to conduct a study and make recommendations to the Legislature regarding possible changes to the units or sets of competencies required for students to graduate with a standard diploma. It states the purpose of the study. The bill establishes requirements for the study. The bill requires the board to submit any recommendations prior to the start of the 2021 Legislative Session and may continue the study and to make recommendations thereafter as needed. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee 15-2 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 94-2 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3398 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Requires any person employed by an Oklahoma school district prior to the effective date of this act who does not have an Oklahoma criminal history record check from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as well as a national criminal history record check on file with his or her employing district as required have until July 1, 2022, to complete the criminal history record checks. It exempts any person eligible to retire from the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the House Floor 91-0 on Wednesday, March 4. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3400 (Representative Rhonda Baker) Requires all public high schools, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, to make a minimum of four Advanced Placement courses available to students. It provides options for access. It requires the State Department of Education to provide information to all local boards of education, to be distributed to their students and parents, on available opportunities and the enrollment process for students to take Advanced Placement courses. It requires the Department to retain records of which options local boards of education selected for their students and make the information available on the Department's website. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee as amended by committee substitute 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25. House Bill 3908 (Representative Mark Vancuren) Modifies curriculum required for graduation with a standard diploma. Update: Laid over in the House Business and Commerce Committee on Wednesday, February 19. Passed House Business and Commerce Committee 13-2 on Wednesday, February 26. Concurrent Enrollment House Bill 3255 (Representative Jadine Nollan) Changes the waiver amounts that high school students concurrently enrolled in college courses are entitled to receive. Instead of receiving a tuition waiver for the actual amount of resident tuition, a high school student would receive the lesser of: 1) the actual amount of resident tuition for the credit hours enrolled, or 2) the average amount of resident tuition of all the community junior colleges in the state. Update: Passed the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee as amended by committee substitute 9-3 on Tuesday, February 18. FAFSA Senate Bill 1120 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton and Representative Jadine Nollan) Creates a task force to study a requirement for high school students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 11-1 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off Senate Floor 35-10 on Monday, February 24. Engrossed to House. Engrossed to the House. Healthcare Senate Bill 1201 (Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Marcus McEntire) Requires all health care entities to report data to the statewide health information exchange and to utilize the system. Update: Passed the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 10-0 on Monday, February 10. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-1 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1276 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Kevin Wallace) Increases from not less than 50 percent to not less than 75 percent of the subsidy for residency programs provided by the Physician Manpower Training Commission be used in the training of primary health care and family practice physicians for the rural and medically underserved areas of the state. Update: Passed the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 9-0 on Monday, February 10. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 20-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 12. Passed off Senate Floor 44-1, with title restored on Monday, March 2. Engrossed to House. Senate Bill 1290 (Senator Darrell Weaver and Representative Cynthia Roe) Modifies the definition of Medical Care Provider as it relates to assault and batters to include: laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists, physical therapists, physician assistants, chaplains, volunteers, pharmacists, nursing students, medical students and any other employees of a healthcare facility. Update: Passed the Senate Public Safety Committee 11-1 on Monday, February 10. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 20-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 12. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-4, with title restored on Thursday, March 5. House Bill 2870 (Representative Lundy Kiger and Senator Lonnie Paxton) Creates the Small Oklahoma Hospital Survival Act, which guarantees a minimum reimbursement rate between health care insurers and small Oklahoma hospitals of at least 150 percent of the published Medicare reimbursement rate of 100 percent of the prevailing market rate for test, procedures and similar services paid to urban hospitals, and if the prevailing market rate is disputed, then it will be defined as 165 percent of the published Medicare reimbursement rate. The bill states payment for services rendered by a small Oklahoma hospital pursuant to prior authorization cannot be denied by an insurance company for any reason. Update: Withdrawn from the House Insurance Committee. Re-assigned to the House Rules Committee. Passed House Rules Committee by unanimous consent on Thursday, February 27. Representative David Perryman removed as House author and substituted with Representative Lundy Kiger. Higher Education Senate Bill 1181 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Chad Caldwell) Adds exemptions to the definition of private vocational school which include: a school that “offers only a degree(s) and has and maintains proper approval by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education,” and “an entity that is based outside of Oklahoma, maintains regional or national accreditation by an accrediting organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education, does not offer degrees and provides all of its training through mechanism(s) of distance education.” Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-1 on Wednesday. February 25. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1182 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Chad Caldwell) Authorizes the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools to promulgate rules to maintain student records and professional license and occupational certifications. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1379 (Senator Frank Simpson and Representative Tommy Hardin) Modifies eligibility for in-state status for students who were discharged or released from a period of not fewer than 90 days of active duty uniformed services less than 15 years before the date of enrollment in the course concerned. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations. Committee. Passed the Senate Education Committee 13-0 with title stricken on Tuesday, February 18. Passed Senate Appropriations 18-0, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Senate Bill 1453 (Senator John Haste and Representative Jadine Nollan) Creates a task force to study and make recommendations regarding the current and future concurrent enrollment needs of the state and pathways for awarding degrees and certificates through concurrent enrollment. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 16-3 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-0 on Thursday, March 5. Senate Bill 1752 (Senator James Leewright and Representative Josh West) Modifies the purpose of the Oklahoma Viticulture and Enology Center Development Revolving Fund to include supporting viticulture programs and research at universities and colleges. Update: Passed the Senate Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources and Regulatory Services Subcommittee 7-0 on Wednesday, February 12. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 14-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the Senate Floor 40-6 on Wednesday, March 4. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1835 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Mike Osburn) Requires continued education credits for licensed behavioral practitioners earned from courses on empirically validated procedures be taught by instructors certified by the Chair of the Department of Psychology of the University of Central Oklahoma, rather than the North American Association of Masters in Psychology, its designees or successors. Update: Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 24. Emergency added. Passed off Senate Floor 46-0 on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to House. House Bill 1907 (Representative Nicole Miller) Requires all institutions within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education to grant priority enrollment and course registration to students who are active members of the military and to students who are eligible to receive educational financial assistance from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee as amended by committee substitute 13-0 on Tuesday, February 18. House Bill 2922 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator Michael Montgomery) Creates the Oklahoma Student Borrower’s Bill of Rights Act, directing the Attorney General to prepare a written statement for student loan borrowers listing their rights. Update: Passed House Banking, Financial Services, and Pensions Committee 7-3 on Wednesday, February 26. House Bill 2970 (Representative Josh West and Senator James Leewright) Removes the requirement that money accruing to the Oklahoma Viticulture and Enology Center Development Revolving Fund for the benefit of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry be used to establish a Viticulture and Enology Center on the campus of Redlands Community College. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources and Regulatory Services Subcommittee 7-0 on Monday, February 10. Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Committee 28-0 on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the House Floor 92-1 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3188 (Representative Tommy Hardin and Senator David Bullard) Creates the Cooperative Extension Revolving Fund for the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. It requires money in the fund to be expended by the Department for the purpose of supporting Cooperative Extension Service offices. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources and Regulatory Services Subcommittee 6-1 on Monday, February 10. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 17-8, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. House Bill 3223 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Darrell Weaver) Allows school, colleges and designated people to retain tissue from bodies distributed to them and to donate the tissue to a person or entity with the purpose of training a dog to search for human remains. Update: Passed the House Public Safety Committee 12-0 on Thursday, February 13. House Bill 3255 (Representative Jadine Nollan) Changes the waiver amounts that high school students concurrently enrolled in college courses are entitled to receive. Instead of receiving a tuition waiver for the amount of resident tuition, a high school student would receive the lesser of: The actual amount of resident tuition for the credit hours enrolled, or The average amount of resident tuition of all the community junior colleges in the state. Update: Passed the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee as amended by committee substitute 9-3 on Tuesday, February 18. House Bill 3347 (Representative Mickey Dollens) Prohibits an institution within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or a private educational institution from upholding any rule, requirement, standard or other limitation that prevents a student of that institution who is participating in intercollegiate athletics from earning compensation as a result of the use of the student’s name, image or likeness. It requires earning compensation from the use of a student’s name, image or likeness to not affect the student’s scholarship eligibility. Update: Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, February 25. House Bill 3454 (Representative Todd Russ and Senator Brenda Stanley) Creates the Oklahoma Sex Trafficking Prevention Act authorizes a school district board of education to adopt a policy regarding sex trafficking and exploitation prevention and education programs for students. The measure provides that the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are to allow nonprofit organizations that specialize in outreach and education programs on sex trafficking and exploitation to present a series of in-depth prevention and education programs regarding sex trafficking and exploitation to all freshmen students. Update: Passed House Children Youth and Family Services 14-1 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the House Floor 69-25 on Thursday, March 5. House Bill 3807 (Representative Toni Hasenbeck) Requires the Commission for Education Quality and Accountability to issue a report to the Speaker of the House, Senate President Pro Tempore and Governor detailing factors in Oklahoma's public education system that contribute to improvements in the common education system, higher education and CareerTech systems, as well as the state’s workforce. It requires the report to contain recommendations on ways to address information gaps between state educational entities. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 11-0 on Tuesday, February 11. House Bill 4026 (Speaker Charles McCall) Creates the Higher Education Institution Local Funding Act. It allows any eligible two-year institution within the state to establish a career technology district, with the purpose of allowing the two-year institution to generate additional sources of local revenue, and provides the procedure for doing so. Update: Passed the House Rules Committee 7-0 as amended by committee substitute on Tuesday, February 25. Industrial Hemp Senate Bill 1528 (Senator Lonnie Paxton and Representative Dell Kerbs) Amends the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program. It removes language that requires approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program to engage in the growth, cultivation, handling or processing of industrial hemp. Update: Passed the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 11-0 with title stricken on Monday, February 17. Senate Bill 1734 (Senator Rob Standridge and Representative Scott Fetgatter) Modifies the exemption from definition of the term "marijuana" for industrial hemp. Update: Passed the Senate Public Safety Committee 7-2 on Monday, February 17. Senate Bill 1783 (Senator Lonnie Paxton and Representative Dell Kerbs) Modifies the definition of industrial hemp as used in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act. It requires industrial hemp to be grown pursuant to the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program and allows it to be shipped intrastate and interstate. Update: Passed the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 17. House Bill 3786 (Representative Scott Fetgatter and Senator Roland Pederson) Amends the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program. It removes language that requires approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program to engage in the growth, cultivation, handling or processing of industrial hemp. Update: Passed House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee 18-0 on Monday, February 24. OneNet/Information Technology House Bill 4018 (Speaker Charles McCall) Creates the Rural Broadband Expansion Council, which is directed to conduct a study of rural broadband access in Oklahoma. The study will divide the state into separate geographic areas based on existing broadband capability, cost of service, estimated costs for improving access, likelihood of changes in access in the future, and other information as deemed relevant by the council. The council is further directed to use the geographic areas it establishes to develop policy recommendations conducive to establishing or improving rural broadband access. Update: Passed House Rules Committee 7-0 with emergency added on Tuesday, February 25. Senate Bill 1898 (Senator Stephanie Bice) Removes the requirement that the Chief Information Officer also serve as Secretary of Information Technology and Telecommunications. It also removes the salary requirement and the position’s employment qualifications. Update: Passed the Senate Finance Committee 6-1 with title stricken on Tuesday, February 18. Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 16-4 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons Senate Joint Resolution 16 (Senator David Bullard and Representative Kevin West) Puts to a vote of the people a Constitutional amendment that would prevent infringement of the right of citizens to keep and bear arms. The amendment would not prevent the Legislature from prohibiting possession of firearms by a convicted felon, a person adjudicated as mentally incompetent or an individual involuntarily committed in any mental institution. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed the Senate Rules Committee 7-2 on Wednesday, February 26. Senate Bill 1081 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Jon Echols) Creates an Anti-Red flag Act to preemptively void any federal Red Flag law that would seek to limit gun ownership. Update: Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 8-2 as amended by committee substitute on Tuesday, February 25. Senate Bill 1399 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Carl Newton) Authorizes individuals with a valid handgun license issued under the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act to enter the State Capitol building with a handgun. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Senate Bill 1610 (Senator Wayne Shaw and Representative Harold Wright) Modifies the completed application procedure specified therein under the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-1 with title stricken, on Monday, February 24. House Bill 2336 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator David Bullard) Allows a board of education of a school district to adopt a policy authorizing persons possessing a valid handgun license to carry a handgun onto school property. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed off the Senate Floor 37-7 on Wednesday, February 12. Referred for engrossment. Senate amendments received. House Bill 2546 (Representative Sean Roberts) Brings multiple gun laws under a single title, The Oklahoma Self Defense act of 2020. (Carryover) Update: Passed House Public Safety Committee as amended by committee substitute 10-0 on Thursday, February 27. House Bill 2547 (Representative Sean Roberts) Allows municipalities, by ordinance, to authorize all or certain municipal employees to carry concealed firearms. The employee must have been issued a valid handgun license pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. The measure provides immunity to civil and criminal liability to the employee. The measure prohibits carrying in firearm-prohibited locations and defines such location. (Carryover) Update: Passed House Public Safety Committee as amended by committee substitute 11-0 on Thursday, February 27. House Bill 2901 (Representative Justin Humphrey) Declares that certain federal acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, court orders, rules and regulations ordering the confiscation of firearms, firearm accessories or ammunition shall be considered infringements on the rights of citizens to keep and bear arms. The measure provides that it is the duty of the courts and law enforcement agencies to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms. The measure prohibits any reduction of funding to a county sheriff’s office or municipal police department for refusing to obey an order which violates the Second Amendment or for making a county or municipality a Second Amendment sanctuary county or municipality. Update: Assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. Reassigned to the House Public Safety Committee. Laid over in House Public Safety Committee on Thursday, February 20. Passed House Public Safety Committee as amended by committee substitute 11-1 on Thursday, February 27. House Bill 3010 (Representative Tom Gann) Removes references to a handgun license and brings consistency to the state’s firearm statues. The bill requires a person disclose they are in possession of a concealed or unconcealed firearm at the request of law enforcement. The bill describes how to safely carry a firearm in public. Update: Assigned to the House Rules Committee. Re-assigned to the House Public Safety Committee. Passed the House Public Safety Committee 12-0 on Thursday, February 20. House Bill 3036 (Representative Jim Olsen and Senator Chuck Hall) Allows any person who’s rights have been violated by any order, policy, ordinance or regulation promulgated or enforced by any person, municipality, agency or other political subdivision of this state which restricts the sale, purchase, purchase delay, transfer, ownership, use, keeping, possession, carrying, bearing, transportation, licensing, permit, registration, taxation other than sales and compensating use taxes, or other controls on firearms, knives, firearm and ammunition components, ammunition, and supplies may bring a civil action against the person, municipality, agency or political subdivision. A court may require the political subdivision to pay reasonable expenses to a person in an action under certain conditions. Update: Passed House Public Safety Committee as amended by committee substitute 11-0 on Thursday, February 27. Representative Robert Manger removed as House author and substitutes with Representative Jim Olsen. House Bill 3422 (Representative David Hardin and Senator Darrell Weaver) Allows the carrying or possession of a concealed handgun in the State Capitol Building or any structure, building or office space that is owned or leased by the State of Oklahoma by a member of the Oklahoma Legislature and a state county or municipal peace officer who is retired and is authorized to carry a firearm. The measure allows any person in possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, is authorized to proceed through the security checkpoint when entering the State Capitol Building upon presentation of the valid handgun license. A peace officer or security officer may not remove or inspect any weapon or restrain any person carrying a properly concealed loaded or unloaded handgun without probable cause that a crime has been committed. Update: Passed House Public Safety Committee as amended by committee substitute 11-1 on Thursday, February 27. Representative Danny Sterling removed as House author and substitutes with Representative David Hardin. Scholarships/ Oklahoma’s Promise House Bill 2927 (Representative Chelsey Branham and Senator Paul Rosino) Permits the Department of Human Services to issue administrative power of attorney to a qualified youth services agency for the care and custody of a child though the administrative power of attorney does not extend to the power to consent to marriage or adoption of the child, performance or inducement of an abortion on or for the child or termination of the parental rights of the child. Qualifies these children for Oklahoma’s Promise. Update: Assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. Passed the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, February 4 by a vote of 16-0. Passed off the House Floor 93-2 on Thursday, February 13. Referred for engrossment. Sent to Senate. Special Education Senate Bill 1436 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Nicole Miller) Creates a comprehensive special education subject area certification. The bill requires the State Board of Education to issue a two-year provisional certificate in the area of severe-profound disabilities to any individual who has obtained a standard certificate in the area of mild-moderate disabilities; been recommended for a certificate in the area of severe-profound disabilities by a school district board of education; and submitted an application and payment of the required certification fee. Update: Assigned to Senate Education Committee and then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Laid over in the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, February 18. Passed Senate Appropriations 16-0, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Teacher Certification/Education Senate Bill 1115 (Senator Ron Sharp and Representative Danny Sterling) Allows an employing board of education to renew an emergency or provisional certificate. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 11-3 with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Senate Bill 1125 (Senator Adam Pugh) Allows out-of-state teaching certificates to qualify a person for an Oklahoma teaching certificate. These certified teachers do not have to take competency exam. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Senate Bill 1127 (Senator Rob Standridge and Representative Toni Hasenbeck) Created the Teacher Retention Act of 2020, which would provide an annual bonus to a teacher who has National Board Certification and is teaching in the classroom full-time in an Oklahoma public school; received a district evaluation rating of "superior" under the Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System during the previous school year; has been appointed as a mentor teacher; and has been recommended for a bonus by the school principal. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Laid over in the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, February 11. Passed the Senate Education Committee 11-3 with title stricken on Tuesday, February 18. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 15-5 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-10 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1128 (Senator Frank Simpson and Speaker Charles McCall) Allows the State Board of Education to grant an exception to the requirements for all certification examinations for teacher candidates who are deaf. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 31-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1168 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Toni Hasenbeck) Establishes a microcredential program for STEM subjects for any teachers who have a teaching certificate or other teaching credentials. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, February 26. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1337 (Senator Brenda Stanley and Representative Rhonda Baker) Requires that a teacher whose certificate was suspended by the State Board of Education under circumstances specified therein to remain employed by the school district while proceedings for revocation or other action are pending before the State Board of Education. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 25. House Bill 2923 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator Carri Hicks) Gives teachers who graduate from accredited or approved teacher education programs after Nov. 1, 2020, a credit for one year of teaching experience in the minimum salary schedule. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 11-0 on Monday, February 17. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee, 26-0 with title stricken on Tuesday February 25 House Bill 3142 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Exempts those with a master’s degree in education from having to complete an education administration program as part of the requirements for a school principal position. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 97-0 on Monday, March 2. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3143 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator Carri Hicks) Creates the Teacher Mandatory Professional Development Reduction Act, which standardizes professional development and continuing education schedules for teachers. Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 25. House Bill 3210 (Representative Mark Lepak) Allows the State Board of Education to issue exceptions to the standard or traditional teaching certificate, which may include provisional, alternative or transitional certifications provided that prior to the issuance of the certificate the district documents substantial efforts to employ a teacher who holds a traditional or standard certificate. The bill requires the State Department of Education to document and annually report to the State Board of Education the different types of teacher certificates annually issued. Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 25. House Bill 3257 (Representative Jadine Nollan) Defines instructional expenditures as expenditures for instruction and instructional staff support services, including those that directly relate to providing instruction and for activities that assist with classroom instruction. The bill includes salaries and benefits for teachers, teaching assistants, librarians, library aids and in-service teacher trainers, curriculum development, student assessments, technology for students, supplies and purchased services as related to expenditures referenced elsewhere in the act as instructional expenditures. Update: Laid over in the House Common Education Committee on Tuesday, February 11. Passed the House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25. House Bill 3320 (Representative Sherrie Conley and Senator Chris Kidd) Requires teacher candidates in early childhood, elementary, and special education to study dyslexia characteristics in students and classroom instruction techniques. It requires the program to provide for training that includes, but is not limited to, methods to identify potential manifestations and issues associated with dyslexia in students in order to recognize, meet or both recognize and meet the needs of students with dyslexia. Update: Laid over in the House Common Education Committee on Tuesday, February 18. Re-assigned to the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee. Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25. House Bill 3326 (Representative Sherrie Conley) Requires teacher candidates for the preservice program approved by the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to study the cognitive science of reading and evidence-based instructional practices. Update: Passed the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 11-1 on Tuesday February, 18. House Bill 3379 (Representative Nicole Miller and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Modifies requirements for an alternative teaching certificate. It removes the clock hours component of professional development and requires that it come from an institution of higher education program whose accreditation is recognized by the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability. It requires the professional education coursework include at least one college credit course addressing pedagogical principles and at least one college credit course addressing classroom management. Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 92-3 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3382 (Representative John Waldron and Senator John Montgomery) Creates the Oklahoma Teacher Loan Repayment Program, which will be in effect from the 2020-2021 school year through the 2025-2026 school year. It requires the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to administer the program. It requires the program, dependent upon funding, to provide educational loan repayment awards to individuals that meet the specified requirements. It limits the amount of the award to no more than $4,000. It permits the State Regents to accept donations of public or private funds to assist in funding the program. It permits the State Regents to contract with other public entities and nonprofit corporations for the endowment, management and administration of such funds. It creates the Oklahoma Teacher Loan Repayment Revolving Fund. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 11-0 on Monday, February 17. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0 on Tuesday, February 25. House Bill 3434 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Brenda Stanley) Allows the State Board of Education to issue a one-year alternative teacher certificate, renewable for up to three years, to teach early childhood education or elementary education to any qualified candidate and establishes qualifications. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the House Floor 92-3 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3736 (Representative John Waldron) Requires each student participating in the teacher internship program be awarded a one-time stipend of $4,000. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 17. House Bill 3744 (Representative John Waldron) Requires any person acting as a teacher or educational consultant to hold a valid teaching certificate issued by and in accordance with the rules of the State Board of Education. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee 11-0 on Monday, February 17. House Bill 3769 (Representative John Waldron) Requires an individual conducting an evaluation of a teacher be an administrator employed at the same school as the teacher. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee 9-7 on Tuesday, February 18. House Bill 3805 (Representative Toni Hasenbeck and Senator Adam Pugh) Creates the Advanced Roles for Teachers and School Leaders Act, which establishes a three-year pilot program for advanced teaching roles and organization models in Oklahoma schools. The purpose of the program is to support advanced roles for teachers who wish to stay in the classroom, recognize teachers who demonstrate advanced roles in the classroom through increased compensation, provide personalized professional development, increase recruitment and retention of teachers, allow principals to expand leadership capabilities, and support improved student outcomes. The bill establishes the program’s standards and requirements. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee 10-0 on Monday, February 17. Passed House Appropriations and budget committee 26-0, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 90-1 on Wednesday, March 4. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3966 (Representative Mark McBride and Senator Brenda Stanley) Authorizes the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (OEQA) and the State Board of Education to establish the Education Leadership Oklahoma program. It requires the OEQA to select not more than 300 applicants to participate in the renewal program each fiscal year for which the OEQA will pay a portion of the fee for National Board certification renewal. It requires the total amount paid by the OEQA to not exceed $1,000 per applicant. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 11-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 29-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 97-1 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Retirement Systems Senate Bill 1445 (Senator Brenda Stanley and Representative Jadine Nollan) Requires, for a period of three years beginning July 1, 2020, Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System members who have retired as of July 1, 2019, who have been retired and receiving a benefit for at least one year, and who have not been employed by any public school during that one-year period, be eligible to be reemployed as an active classroom teacher in common or career tech school districts, with no limitations on earnings. Update: Passed the Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 8-0 title stricken, on Monday, February 24. House Bill 1307 (Representative Matt Meredith and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Allows college and university law enforcement officers to become members of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System (OLERS) under specified conditions on or after November 1, 2020. It requires that for university and college law enforcement officers, the employee contribution rate will be 8 percent of compensation, whereas the employer contribution rate will be 11.2 percent. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed the House Banking, Financial Services and Pensions Committee 10-0 on Wednesday, February 26. House Bill 3330 (Representative David Perryman and Senator Lonnie Paxton) Requires that if an injury to a member of a public retirement system results from a violent act as defined therein while in the performance of their duties as a police officer, the State Board will make a determination that the member has sustained a one-hundred-percent disability and shall make the benefit award in accordance with that standard. Update: Passed the House Banking, Financial Services, and Pensions Committee 10-1 on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the House Floor 94-0 on Thursday, March 5. House Bill 3599 (Representative Dustin Roberts) Requires no additional contribution by the member of the Teachers Retirement System or their employer will be required or allowed because of any other nonfederal source of funds. Update: Passed House Rules Committee 7-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Workforce Development Senate Bill 1891 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Kevin Wallace) Creates the Universal Occupational License Recognition Act. It requires an occupational license or certificate be issued, in the discipline applied for and at the same practice level as determined by the regulating entity, to a person who establishes residency in this state or is married to an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States and who is accompanying the member to an official permanent change of station to a military installation located in this state when certain criteria are met. Update: Assigned to the Senate Business Commerce and Tourism Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 7-1 on Thursday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations 14-4, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. House Bill 3096 (Representative Zack Taylor) Defines the state average unemployment rate as the average of the three months of the most recent third calendar year quarter or the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates as published by the state department or agency responsible for collecting and publishing unemployment rate data. Update: Laid over in the House Business and Commerce Committee on Wednesday, February 19. Passed House Business and Commerce on Wednesday, February 26. House Bill 3112 (Brian Hill) Awards a tax credit to employees with certain degrees from programs that have been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology engineering in the field of electronics, physics, solar energy, chemistry or related fields of study. Update: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Finance. Laid over in the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Finance on Monday, February 10. Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Finance 7-0 on Thursday, February 13. House Bill 3192 (Representative John Pfeiffer) Modifies the income tax credit with respect to certain software or cybersecurity employees. It removes engineering or software engineering from the definition of the term “accredited program” and replaces it with computer engineering. The bill removes language that permits qualified employers to participate in the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act, the Small Employer Quality Jobs Incentive Act, and the 21st Century Quality Jobs Incentive Act. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Finance 7-0 on Thursday, February 13. Passed House Appropriations and Budget 25-1, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 80-14 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3887 (Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator James Leewright) Creates the Oklahoma Remote Quality Jobs Incentive Act. It establishes Legislative intent that the State provide appropriate incentives to attract growth industries and sectors that employ remote workers to Oklahoma through a policy of rewarding businesses with a highly skilled, knowledge-based workforce. The bill allows a proxy establishment that facilitates the attraction of remote workers and allows for quarterly incentive payments for a ten-quarter period to be made to the establishment. It establishes the Oklahoma Remote Quality Jobs Incentive Payment Fund and allows the Oklahoma Tax Commission to withhold a portion of taxes levied and collected to be deposited into the fund. Update: Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 26-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 91-1 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. 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 01D5F3D0.BD6BE690] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Also, if you know of a colleague who may benefit from this training please forward this information to them. Watch for more detailed information in the coming months... Linette McMurtrey Scholarship Programs Coordinator Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 (405) 225-9131 Fax (405) 225-9392 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From srmcgill at langston.edu Mon Mar 9 12:17:55 2020 From: srmcgill at langston.edu (McGill, Sheila) Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2020 17:17:55 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] 2020 OSRHE Scholarships and Grants Meeting-July 9th In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Team I realize, you may not think there is any new information, but I would like for one or both of you to attend. Respectfully, [35A2D8E4] Sheila R. McGill Director Financial Aid & Executive Director, Office of Enrollment Management Office: 405-466-2957 srmcgill at langston.edu Langston University 1-877-466-2231 P.O Box 907 / Langston, OK 73050 www.langston.edu From: OASFAA On Behalf Of McMurtrey, Linette Sent: Monday, March 9, 2020 9:38 AM To: 'oasfaa at lists.onenet.net' Subject: [Oasfaa] 2020 OSRHE Scholarships and Grants Meeting-July 9th **External Email - Please verify sender email address before responding.** SAVE THE DATE!!! On July 09, 2020, OSRHE will host a training session that will review the latest information regarding Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant, Oklahoma's Promise, Academic Scholars, and other available State Regents' programs. The meeting will be held in the PHF Conference Center located on the first floor of the Regents' offices at 655 Research Parkway, OKC, OK 73104. Mark your calendars today and save the date for the 2020 OSRHE Scholarships and Grants Meeting. 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McGill Director Financial Aid & Executive Director, Office of Enrollment Management Office: 405-466-2957 srmcgill at langston.edu Langston University 1-877-466-2231 P.O Box 907 / Langston, OK 73050 www.langston.edu From: OASFAA > On Behalf Of McMurtrey, Linette Sent: Monday, March 9, 2020 9:38 AM To: 'oasfaa at lists.onenet.net' > Subject: [Oasfaa] 2020 OSRHE Scholarships and Grants Meeting-July 9th **External Email - Please verify sender email address before responding.** SAVE THE DATE!!! On July 09, 2020, OSRHE will host a training session that will review the latest information regarding Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant, Oklahoma's Promise, Academic Scholars, and other available State Regents' programs. The meeting will be held in the PHF Conference Center located on the first floor of the Regents' offices at 655 Research Parkway, OKC, OK 73104. Mark your calendars today and save the date for the 2020 OSRHE Scholarships and Grants Meeting. 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Mendy Schmerer, MEd, CFAA Director, Office of Student Financial Aid | SWASFAA President, 2020 University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 865 University Research Park, Suite 240 | Oklahoma City, OK 73104 O (405) 271-2118, x 48817 | F (405) 271-5446 Mendy-Schmerer at ouhsc.edu https://financialservices.ouhsc.edu/Departments/Student-Financial-Aid www.facebook.com/OUHSCFinancialAid CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This email, including any attachments, contains information from The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by a "reply to sender only" message and destroy all electronic and hard copies of the communication, including attachments. From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Fair, Bryce Sent: Monday, March 9, 2020 4:43 PM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Oasfaa] Ok House passes "Oklahoma Student Borrower's Bill of Rights Act" Today the Oklahoma House of Representatives passed HB 2922, the "Oklahoma Student Borrower's Bill of Rights Act" by a vote of 84-8 (the press release says 89-8). You can find a press release about the legislation at https://www.okhouse.gov/Media/News_Story.aspx?NewsID=5630 You can also find the current text of the bill at http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20%20FLR/HFLR/HB2922%20HFLR.PDF Bryce Fair Associate Vice Chancellor for Scholarships & Grants Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education P.O. 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According to the Dear Colleague letter released yesterday, "The new process will require student and parent borrowers to log into StudentAid.gov each year to view how much they currently owe in federal student loans, and to acknowledge that they have seen this amount before a school can make the first disbursement of the first Direct Loan the borrower receives for a particular award year. This process is mandatory starting with loans associated with the 2020–21 Award Year." I think I missed somewhere that parents had to do this step for PLUS borrowing and I'm sure there are many other tidbits of info that I need. You can view the letter at https://ifap.ed.gov/dear-colleague-letters/ANN2004 and register for the webinar at https://ifap.ed.gov/now-leaving Happy implementing! Jonna [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 Jonna.Raney at okbu.edu Tue Mar 10 10:43:50 2020 From: Jonna.Raney at okbu.edu (Jonna Raney) Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:43:50 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] New Compliance TO DO! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I should have tried to register before I sent it to you. I apologize. I'm getting a message that "webinar is closed." I've emailed them to see if it really is closed or if they need to fix something on their end. My guess is it's the latter. 🙂 I'll update when they respond. Jonna [Oklahoma Baptist University] Jonna Raney Director of Student Financial Services 405.585.5020 Oklahoma Baptist University ________________________________ From: OASFAA on behalf of Jonna Raney Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 10:41 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) Subject: [Oasfaa] New Compliance TO DO! I'm sure you've all heard about the pending requirement of the Annual Student Loan Acknowledgment that is coming for the 2020-21 year (late April 2020 implementation date). According to the Dear Colleague letter released yesterday, "The new process will require student and parent borrowers to log into StudentAid.gov each year to view how much they currently owe in federal student loans, and to acknowledge that they have seen this amount before a school can make the first disbursement of the first Direct Loan the borrower receives for a particular award year. This process is mandatory starting with loans associated with the 2020–21 Award Year." I think I missed somewhere that parents had to do this step for PLUS borrowing and I'm sure there are many other tidbits of info that I need. You can view the letter at https://ifap.ed.gov/dear-colleague-letters/ANN2004 and register for the webinar at https://ifap.ed.gov/now-leaving Happy implementing! 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Sincerely, Becky Isaacs Becky Isaacs, M.S.A. Director of Financial Aid | OASFAA President 2019-2020 East Central University Financial Aid Office 1100 E. 14th Street Ada, OK 74820 580-559-5242 FAX - 580-559-5638 We educate and empower students to understand and transform our world -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jonna.Raney at okbu.edu Wed Mar 11 08:31:50 2020 From: Jonna.Raney at okbu.edu (Jonna Raney) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 13:31:50 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] New Compliance TO DO! In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: I was able to register just now. They opened up more slots, so hurry! 🙂 Have a great Wednesday! [Oklahoma Baptist University] Jonna Raney Director of Student Financial Services 405.585.5020 Oklahoma Baptist University ________________________________ From: OASFAA on behalf of Jonna Raney Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 10:43 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] New Compliance TO DO! I should have tried to register before I sent it to you. I apologize. I'm getting a message that "webinar is closed." I've emailed them to see if it really is closed or if they need to fix something on their end. My guess is it's the latter. 🙂 I'll update when they respond. Jonna [Oklahoma Baptist University] Jonna Raney Director of Student Financial Services 405.585.5020 Oklahoma Baptist University ________________________________ From: OASFAA on behalf of Jonna Raney Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 10:41 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) Subject: [Oasfaa] New Compliance TO DO! I'm sure you've all heard about the pending requirement of the Annual Student Loan Acknowledgment that is coming for the 2020-21 year (late April 2020 implementation date). According to the Dear Colleague letter released yesterday, "The new process will require student and parent borrowers to log into StudentAid.gov each year to view how much they currently owe in federal student loans, and to acknowledge that they have seen this amount before a school can make the first disbursement of the first Direct Loan the borrower receives for a particular award year. This process is mandatory starting with loans associated with the 2020–21 Award Year." I think I missed somewhere that parents had to do this step for PLUS borrowing and I'm sure there are many other tidbits of info that I need. You can view the letter at https://ifap.ed.gov/dear-colleague-letters/ANN2004 and register for the webinar at https://ifap.ed.gov/now-leaving Happy implementing! 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Thanks, Mendy Schmerer, MEd, CFAA Director, Office of Student Financial Aid | SWASFAA President, 2020 University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 865 University Research Park, Suite 240 | Oklahoma City, OK 73104 O (405) 271-2118, x 48817 | F (405) 271-5446 Mendy-Schmerer at ouhsc.edu https://financialservices.ouhsc.edu/Departments/Student-Financial-Aid www.facebook.com/OUHSCFinancialAid CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This email, including any attachments, contains information from The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by a “reply to sender only” message and destroy all electronic and hard copies of the communication, including attachments. From: swasfaa-listserv at googlegroups.com [mailto:swasfaa-listserv at googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of SWASFAA Twitter Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 8:23 AM To: SWASFAA Listserv Subject: [EXTERNAL] NASFAA webinar SWASFAA friends, I'm sure you've already had a number of conversations on your campuses regarding responses to and policies on the COVID-19 pandemic. To add some clarification to the issue related to Title IV issues, NASFAA is having a webinar on Tuesday, March 17th at 2:00 ET. This webinar is available to NASFAA members and non-members, so take advantage and register for it. In the meantime, wash your hands, maintain social distancing, and stay healthy! 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You've prob read the info but here's a new article from NASFAA today and a link to the dear colleague referenced. https://www.nasfaa.org/news-item/21181/Trending_AskRegs_Q_A_Can_Students_Be_Paid_FWS_When_the_School_Does_Not_Close_Sends_All_Students_Home_and_Moves_All_Classes_Online_Due_to_Coronavirus?fbclid=IwAR0z68p-pMLKZq6dsKU7DR9SkEoOdA50jD7m7om39MWEcO3jfr-1TLFWpeY Here's the Dear Colleague letter referenced in the article. https://ifap.ed.gov/electronic-announcements/030520Guidance4interruptionsrelated2CoronavirusCOVID19 Thanks in advance! Jonna [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 bburnett at ou.edu Fri Mar 13 10:59:18 2020 From: bburnett at ou.edu (Burnett, Bradley T.) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 15:59:18 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] Question for schools going to online classes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I got this from another listerv. They asked the question of Ask Regs. Response from Ask Regs It is our understanding that "other employees" specifically includes all non-FWS employees. This includes non-FWS student employees, as well as faculty and staff (not just faculty and staff). If you don't pay non-FWS student employees during the closure or interruption in classes, then you cannot pay FWS students under the guidance provided in the March 5, 2020 Electronic Announcement. Brad Burnett Director of Financial Aid & Scholarships The University of Oklahoma This message, and attachments if any, from the University of Oklahoma may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient of this information, you are prohibited from reading, disclosing, reproducing, distributing, disseminating, or otherwise using this information. If you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately. Thank you. From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jonna Raney Sent: Friday, March 13, 2020 9:53 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) Subject: [Oasfaa] Question for schools going to online classes OBU has not make the decision to go to online but it is being considered and planned for if we decide to do that at some point. My question is, is your school planning to pay work study students and/or non-work study for time they "would have worked" "planned to work" whatever? You've prob read the info but here's a new article from NASFAA today and a link to the dear colleague referenced. https://www.nasfaa.org/news-item/21181/Trending_AskRegs_Q_A_Can_Students_Be_Paid_FWS_When_the_School_Does_Not_Close_Sends_All_Students_Home_and_Moves_All_Classes_Online_Due_to_Coronavirus?fbclid=IwAR0z68p-pMLKZq6dsKU7DR9SkEoOdA50jD7m7om39MWEcO3jfr-1TLFWpeY Here's the Dear Colleague letter referenced in the article. https://ifap.ed.gov/electronic-announcements/030520Guidance4interruptionsrelated2CoronavirusCOVID19 Thanks in advance! Jonna [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 bfair at osrhe.edu Fri Mar 13 15:37:20 2020 From: bfair at osrhe.edu (Fair, Bryce) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 20:37:20 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] =?windows-1252?q?FW=3A_Legislative_Update_=96_March_13?= =?windows-1252?q?=2C_2020?= In-Reply-To: <81cf693b2d504499b0ced40707259f94@osrhe.edu> References: <81cf693b2d504499b0ced40707259f94@osrhe.edu> Message-ID: A few bills in red text will be removed from the list for failing to be passed on the floor of their house of origin by yesterday. OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Memo To: Higher Education Network From: Chancellor Glen D. Johnson Date: Friday, March 13, 2020 Subject: Legislative Update – March 13, 2020 The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of March 9, 2020 – March 13, 2020. If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally, Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations, at lmcnally at osrhe.edu or (405) 225-9424. Legislative Report March 13, 2020 Ad Valorem Taxes Senate Bill 1563 (Senator Chuck Hall and Representative Dustin Roberts) Clarifies that under the Ad Valorem Tax Code, “transmission company” and “public service corporation” will not be construed to include cable television companies or fixed wireless Internet service companies that operate over Federal Communications Commission unlicensed frequencies. Update: Passed Senate Finance Committee 8-0, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed the Senate Floor 44-2 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 3191 (Representative John Pfeiffer and Senator John Michael Montgomery) Modifies the definition of the term “cost approach” in the Ad Valorem Tax Code. The bill modifies the duties of the Oklahoma Tax Commission's Ad Valorem Division to include providing, from year to year, schedules containing estimated replacement cost or reproduction cost, depreciation tables and instructions for the valuation of personal property in accordance with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) requirements to aid county assessors in the assessment of personal property. Update: Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Reassigned to House County and Municipal Government Committee. Passed House County and Municipal Government Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the House Floor 82-9 with title stricken on Tuesday, March 11. Agency Administration Senate Bill 177 (Senator Ron Sharp and Representative Daniel Pae) Requires all state agencies to make available on their website, or on a general website if a state agency uses a general website, each fiscal year, a balance sheet and statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances pursuant to the standards of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, beginning Jan. 1, 2020. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed off the Senate Floor 39-5 on Wednesday, February 19. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 263 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Tom Gann) Requires state agencies to publish their exempt rules on their website. The bill modifies the deadline for agencies to respond to requests from the Governor, the Legislature and small businesses to review certain rules. It reduces the deadline to 30 days for requests from the Governor and the Legislature and implements a 90-day deadline for small business requests. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed the Senate Rules Committee 10-0 with title stricken on Thursday, February 20. Failed to meet deadline. Senate Bill 326 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Jon Echols) Permits any member of the Legislature during each regular session to request by proper passage of a resolution introduced by either the Senate or the House of Representatives a statement of legal authority for a specific facet of operations of an agency. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed the Senate Rules Committee 9-2 with title stricken on Thursday, February 27. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-9 with title restored on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1163 (Senator Mark Allen and Representative Johnny Tadlock) Requires the Archeological Survey of the State of Oklahoma, also known as the Oklahoma Archeological Survey, to relocate artifacts found on private property after a flood for assessment and preservation within 30 days of the property owner providing notice to the survey, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. Update: Passed the Senate General Government Committee 10-0 on Thursday, February 20. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1167 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton and Representative Chris Sneed) Permits the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission to release certain information to the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education and the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education. Update: Passed Senate Business Commerce and Tourism Committee 8-0 on Thursday, February 26. Passed off Senate Floor 43-3 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1284 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Charles Ortega) Removes the requirement that the Division of Central Accounting and Reporting superintend the recovery of all debts due state government and that it certifies every requisition by a duly accredited disbursing officer for an advance of funds from the State Treasury to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval. Update: Passed the Senate Finance Committee with title stricken 8-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-0 on Monday, March 2. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1405 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Charles Ortega) Grants the Governor the authority to remove any officers appointed by him, notwithstanding any provision of law. It grants the Governor the authority to remove any gubernatorial appointments on any agency, board or commission at any time, subject to the provisions therein and notwithstanding any other provision of law or any appointments created by expiring terms or vacancies provided by law. Update: Passed Senate Rules Committee 8-2 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 35-9 with title stricken on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1434 (Senator J.J. Dossett and Representative Nicole Miller) Entitles a state employee hired on or after Nov. 1, 2020, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to additional credit without limit for sick leave with pay for the purpose of undergoing medical treatment, including mental health treatment, for his or her service-connected disability, in addition to any other sick leave with pay. Update: Assigned to the Senate General Government Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate General Government Committee 10-0 with title stricken on Thursday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations 16-0, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-1 with title restored on Monday, March 9. Senate Bill 1501 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Matt Miller) Requires an agency’s report to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services of all funds available to the agency for expenditure to include, but not be limited to, information on federal funds that are under the agency’s control and subject to certain disclosure requirements. Also requires all political subdivisions to report federal funding. Update: Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee as amended with title stricken 16- 4 on Wednesday, February 12. Passed off the Senate Floor 34-9 with title restored. on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1820 (Senator Kim David and Representative Terry O’Donnell) Modifies language related to state agencies and officials hiring legal representation. It requires the list of attorneys and firms desiring to furnish services and a schedule of fees for each attorney and firm be maintained and made available to the public. It establishes a schedule of fees for legal representation. It adds requirements to contracts between state agencies and officials and their legal representatives. Update: Laid over in the Senate General Government Committee on Thursday, February 20. Passed Senate General Government Committee 8-2 on Thursday, February 27. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-9 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1840 (Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat and Speaker Charles McCall) Requires all state agencies, boards and commissions that desire to apply for a grant of more than $50,000, excluding those of the federal government, to obtain written approval of the appropriate cabinet secretary prior to beginning the grant application process. It requires the cabinet secretary to communicate the details of the grant application to the Secretary of Budget, if approved. Update: Laid over in the Senate Appropriations and Budget Committee on Wednesday, February 19, Passed Senate Appropriations 16-4, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-9 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 2899 (Representative Justin Humphrey) Allows state agencies to adopt policies allowing full-time classified employees and regular unclassified employees who meet certain standards to have up to three hours a week of paid leave for the purpose of physical fitness and wellness. Update: Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee. Committee. Passed the House Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee 6-2 on Monday, February 10. Failed to meet deadline. House Bill 3040 (Representative Tammy West and Senator Brenda Stanley) Protects information about personal electronic communication devices of current and former public employees from public inspection without the permission of the current or former public employee or an order from a court of competent jurisdiction. Update: Passed the House Government Efficiency Committee 10-0 on Wednesday, February 12. Passed off the House Floor 92-0 on Monday, March 2. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3068 (Representative Lundy Kiger and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Changes the penalty for state employee’s punishment for being in violation of state income taxes to wage garnishment instead of termination of employment. Update: Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee. Passed the House Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee 8-0 on Monday, February 10. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 23-0, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3390 (Representative Terry O’Donnell and Senator Kim David) The bill requires the list of attorneys and firms desiring to furnish services and a schedule of fees for each attorney and firm be maintained and made available to the public. It permits an agency or official to agree to deviate from the schedule of fees only with the approval of the Attorney General if the new schedule of fees would not violate a fee schedule established by the bill. Update: Passed the House Judiciary Committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25 Passed off the House Floor 83-9 with title stricken on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3613 (Representative Terry O’Donnell and Senator Kim David) Creates the Personal Privacy Protection Act. It defines terms used therein. It prohibits a public agency from: requiring any individual to provide the public agency with personal affiliation information or otherwise compel the release of personal affiliation information and requiring any entity organized under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code to provide the state agency or political subdivision with personal affiliation information or otherwise compel the release of personal affiliation information. Makes personal affiliation information exempt from the Oklahoma Open Records Act. Update: Passed the House Government Efficiency Committee 10-0 on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the House Floor 77-13 on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3819 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat) Requires any contract or agreement made by any state agency to be open for inspection to any member of the Legislature. It prohibits any state agency to prohibit any person or entity from communicating with any member of the Legislature. Update: Assigned to the House Government Efficiency Committee. Reassigned to House Rules Committee. Passed the House Rules Committee 8-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 94-1 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 4025 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat) Requires each agency or institution of the state to regularly transmit to the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency raw datasets as requested by the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency for the purpose of creating a data clearinghouse to aid in the work of the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency. It requires the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency to adopt policies and procedures pursuant to which a state agency must be required to comply with the provisions therein, including the format in which the data is transmitted, how the data is organized and such other matters as the Office prescribes. Update: Passed the House Rules Committee 8-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 93-0 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 4050 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat) Requires the director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to ensure state agencies are charged no more than the actual cost of the services provided by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The bill provides such charges not include costs related to administration, overhead, insurance or any other additional costs indirectly related to the services provided. Update: Passed the House Rules Committee 7-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 97-0 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 4058 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Marty Quinn) Modifies the appointing authority for the five members of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. Three members would be appointed by the Governor, one by the Speaker of the House, and one by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. It requires each member to serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority. It gives the Governor appointing authority over the Executive Director of the Commission, with advice and consent of the Senate. It requires the Executive Director to serve at the pleasure of the Governor, but may be removed from office by a two-thirds vote of each chamber of the Legislature. Update: Passed the House Rules Committee 7-1 on Thursday, February 27. Passed off House Floor 72-25 with title stricken on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. Budget and Taxation Senate Bill 1562 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Scott Fetgatter) Requires the Oklahoma Tax Commission to, upon written notification of expenditure approval from the Commission on County Government Personnel Education and Training, distribute from the agency special account the approved amount, if available, to the Oklahoma State University Center for Local Government Technology or the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service County Training Program, as applicable. Update: Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 17-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 40-5 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 3968 (Representative Mark McBride and Senator Roger Thompson) Modifies the maximum amount of outstanding principal with respect to obligations of the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority to $250 million for the purpose of funding the backlog of the Endowed Chairs program. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 11-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 88-3 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. CareerTech House Bill 3378 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Senator James Leewright) Creates an income tax credit, for taxable years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2021, and ending not later than Dec. 31, 2025, for qualifying apprenticeship programs. The bill defines applicable terms. It caps the total annual amount of the credit at $3 million. It makes the credit non-refundable. It permits Governor's Council for Workforce and Economic Development, in coordination with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, to adopt rules necessary to establish standards for participation and eligibility and to implement and administer the tax credit program. It requires the Council to consult with the Oklahoma Tax Commission to coordinate implementation and administration of the program. The bill requires the Council to report annually to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee and Senate Finance Committee chairs the effectiveness of the apprenticeship program no later than January 31st each year. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Committee 27-1 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the House Floor 72-21 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. Charter Schools Senate Bill 1098 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Carol Bush) Prohibits persons who are related within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity from serving simultaneously on the same board of education of any charter school. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, February 26. Engrossed to House. Senate Bill 1203 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Chad Caldwell) Clarifies that charter school attendance is separate from the sponsor membership and attendance. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed Senate Appropriations 16-1, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-2 with title restored on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1313 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton and Representative Toni Hasenbeck) Prohibits the State Board of Education from sponsoring a charter school unless the State Department of Education has made a determination and recommendation that the board has the capacity, both in financial and personnel resources, to sponsor a charter school and the capacity to adhere to the contractual requirements and follow the sponsor contract guidelines outlined therein. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 46-0 on Monday, March 2. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1365 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jay Steagall) Requires the State Board of Education to deduct 5 percent the State Aid Allocation for statewide virtual charter schools sponsored by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board that have an average daily membership (ADM) of more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) students. This funding would be deposited into the State Public Common School Building Equalization Fund. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 20-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 19. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1541 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Rhonda Baker) Changes the name of the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board to the Oklahoma Commission for Digital Learning. The bill increases the terms of office for commission members to five years. The bill adds the Chancellor of Higher Education and the Director of the Department of Career and Technology Education as members of the commission and makes them, as well as the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Secretary of Education, voting members, rather than non-voting ex officio members. The bill removes outdated language. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed Senate Appropriations 17-0, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off Senate Floor 46-1 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to House. House Bill 3369 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Kim David) Prohibits a sponsor of a charter school from retaining any additional State Aid Allocation or charging the charter school any additional fee above the amounts allowed therein unless the additional fees are for additional services rendered. It requires the charter school sponsor to provide to the State Department of Education financial records documenting any state funds retained by the sponsor for administrative services rendered for the previous year. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Committee 22-3 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the House Floor 82-15 on Wednesday, March 11. House Bill 3640 (Representative Cyndi Munson and Senator Darrell Weaver) Requires the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training to offer instruction on how to alert a school district or a charter school about the presence of a minor child or a child who has reached 18 years of age and continues to be enrolled in high school if that child has been identified at the scene of a traumatic event or an event involving a response from an emergency 911 service. The bill only allows the peace officer to release the student’s name directly to the school district or charter school and state that the child was present at the scene of a traumatic event. Update: Passed the House Public Safety Committee 12-1 on Thursday, February 20. Passed off the House Floor 88-2 on Wednesday, March 11. Common Education Senate Bill 1283 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Requires all persons appointed to fill board of education or technology center school districts serve only until the next succeeding election, at which time the office which they hold shall be placed on the ballot for the balance of the unexpired term. It removes the limitation that only those vacancies filled in the first half of the term be placed on the ballot for the balance of the unexpired term. Update: Passed Senate Rules Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 47-0 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 3389 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Brenda Stanley) Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Regents for Higher Education and the State Board of Career and Technology Education, to conduct a study and make recommendations to the Legislature regarding possible changes to the units or sets of competencies required for students to graduate with a standard diploma. It states the purpose of the study. The bill establishes requirements for the study. The bill requires the board to submit any recommendations prior to the start of the 2021 Legislative Session and may continue the study and to make recommendations thereafter as needed. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee 15-2 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 94-2 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3398 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Requires any person employed by an Oklahoma school district prior to the effective date of this act who does not have an Oklahoma criminal history record check from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as well as a national criminal history record check on file with his or her employing district as required have until July 1, 2022, to complete the criminal history record checks. It exempts any person eligible to retire from the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the House Floor 91-0 on Wednesday, March 4. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3400 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Gary Stanislawski) Requires all public high schools, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, to make a minimum of four Advanced Placement courses available to students. It provides options for access. It requires the State Department of Education to provide information to all local boards of education, to be distributed to their students and parents, on available opportunities and the enrollment process for students to take Advanced Placement courses. It requires the Department to retain records of which options local boards of education selected for their students and make the information available on the Department's website. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee as amended by committee substitute 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed of the House Floor 81-7 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3908 (Representative Mark Vancuren) Modifies curriculum required for graduation with a standard diploma. Update: Laid over in the House Business and Commerce Committee on Wednesday, February 19. Passed House Business and Commerce Committee 13-2 on Wednesday, February 26. Failed to meet deadline. Concurrent Enrollment House Bill 3255 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Gary Stanislawski) Changes the waiver amounts that high school students concurrently enrolled in college courses are entitled to receive. Instead of receiving a tuition waiver for the actual amount of resident tuition, a high school student would receive the lesser of: 1) the actual amount of resident tuition for the credit hours enrolled, or 2) the average amount of resident tuition of all the community junior colleges in the state. Update: Passed the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee as amended by committee substitute 9-3 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the House Floor 69-30 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the Senate. FAFSA Senate Bill 1120 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton and Representative Jadine Nollan) Creates a task force to study a requirement for high school students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 11-1 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off Senate Floor 35-10 on Monday, February 24. Engrossed to the House. Healthcare Senate Bill 1201 (Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Marcus McEntire) Requires all health care entities to report data to the statewide health information exchange and to utilize the system. Update: Passed the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 10-0 on Monday, February 10. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-1 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1276 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Kevin Wallace) Increases from not less than 50 percent to not less than 75 percent of the subsidy for residency programs provided by the Physician Manpower Training Commission be used in the training of primary health care and family practice physicians for the rural and medically underserved areas of the state. Update: Passed the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 9-0 on Monday, February 10. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 20-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 12. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-1 with title restored on Monday, March 2. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1290 (Senator Darrell Weaver and Representative Cynthia Roe) Modifies the definition of Medical Care Provider as it relates to assault and batters to include: laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists, physical therapists, physician assistants, chaplains, volunteers, pharmacists, nursing students, medical students and any other employees of a healthcare facility. Update: Passed the Senate Public Safety Committee 11-1 on Monday, February 10. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 20-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 12. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-4 with title restored on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 2870 (Representative Lundy Kiger and Senator Lonnie Paxton) Creates the Small Oklahoma Hospital Survival Act, which guarantees a minimum reimbursement rate between health care insurers and small Oklahoma hospitals of at least 150 percent of the published Medicare reimbursement rate of 100 percent of the prevailing market rate for test, procedures and similar services paid to urban hospitals, and if the prevailing market rate is disputed, then it will be defined as 165 percent of the published Medicare reimbursement rate. The bill states payment for services rendered by a small Oklahoma hospital pursuant to prior authorization cannot be denied by an insurance company for any reason. Update: Withdrawn from the House Insurance Committee. Re-assigned to the House Rules Committee. Passed House Rules Committee by unanimous consent on Thursday, February 27. Representative David Perryman removed as House author and substituted with Representative Lundy Kiger. Passed off the House Floor 94-0 on Wednesday, March 11. Higher Education Senate Bill 1181 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Chad Caldwell) Adds exemptions to the definition of private vocational school which include: a school that “offers only a degree(s) and has and maintains proper approval by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education,” and “an entity that is based outside of Oklahoma, maintains regional or national accreditation by an accrediting organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education, does not offer degrees and provides all of its training through mechanism(s) of distance education.” Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-1 on Wednesday. February 25. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1182 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Chad Caldwell) Authorizes the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools to promulgate rules to maintain student records and professional license and occupational certifications. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1379 (Senator Frank Simpson and Representative Tommy Hardin) Modifies eligibility for in-state status for students who were discharged or released from a period of not fewer than 90 days of active duty uniformed services less than 15 years before the date of enrollment in the course concerned. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations. Committee. Passed the Senate Education Committee 13-0 with title stricken on Tuesday, February 18. Passed Senate Appropriations 18-0, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-0 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1453 (Senator John Haste and Representative Jadine Nollan) Creates a task force to study and make recommendations regarding the current and future concurrent enrollment needs of the state and pathways for awarding degrees and certificates through concurrent enrollment. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 16-3 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-0 on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to House. Senate Bill 1752 (Senator James Leewright and Representative Josh West) Modifies the purpose of the Oklahoma Viticulture and Enology Center Development Revolving Fund to include supporting viticulture programs and research at universities and colleges. Update: Passed the Senate Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources and Regulatory Services Subcommittee 7-0 on Wednesday, February 12. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 14-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the Senate Floor 40-6 on Wednesday, March 4. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1835 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Mike Osburn) Requires continued education credits for licensed behavioral practitioners earned from courses on empirically validated procedures be taught by instructors certified by the Chair of the Department of Psychology of the University of Central Oklahoma, rather than the North American Association of Masters in Psychology, its designees or successors. Update: Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 24. Emergency added. Passed off Senate Floor 46-0 on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 1907 (Representative Nicole Miller and Senator Stephanie Bice) Requires all institutions within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education to grant priority enrollment and course registration to students who are active members of the military and to students who are eligible to receive educational financial assistance from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee as amended by committee substitute 13-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the House Floor 83-0 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 2922 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator Michael Montgomery) Creates the Oklahoma Student Borrower’s Bill of Rights Act, directing the Attorney General to prepare a written statement for student loan borrowers listing their rights. Update: Passed House Banking, Financial Services, and Pensions Committee 7-3 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the House Floor 84-8 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 2970 (Representative Josh West and Senator James Leewright) Removes the requirement that money accruing to the Oklahoma Viticulture and Enology Center Development Revolving Fund for the benefit of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry be used to establish a Viticulture and Enology Center on the campus of Redlands Community College. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources and Regulatory Services Subcommittee 7-0 on Monday, February 10. Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Committee 28-0 on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the House Floor 92-1 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3188 (Representative Tommy Hardin and Senator David Bullard) Creates the Cooperative Extension Revolving Fund for the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. It requires money in the fund to be expended by the Department for the purpose of supporting Cooperative Extension Service offices. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources and Regulatory Services Subcommittee 6-1 on Monday, February 10. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 17-8, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 70-23 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3223 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Darrell Weaver) Allows school, colleges and designated people to retain tissue from bodies distributed to them and to donate the tissue to a person or entity with the purpose of training a dog to search for human remains. Update: Passed the House Public Safety Committee 12-0 on Thursday, February 13. Passed off the House Floor 96-1 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3255 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Gary Stanislawski) Changes the waiver amounts that high school students concurrently enrolled in college courses are entitled to receive. Instead of receiving a tuition waiver for the amount of resident tuition, a high school student would receive the lesser of: The actual amount of resident tuition for the credit hours enrolled, or the average amount of resident tuition of all the community junior colleges in the state. Update: Passed the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee as amended by committee substitute 9-3 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the House Floor 69-30 with title stricken on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3347 (Representative Mickey Dollens) Prohibits an institution within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or a private educational institution from upholding any rule, requirement, standard or other limitation that prevents a student of that institution who is participating in intercollegiate athletics from earning compensation as a result of the use of the student’s name, image or likeness. It requires earning compensation from the use of a student’s name, image or likeness to not affect the student’s scholarship eligibility. Update: Passed the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Failed to meet deadline. House Bill 3454 (Representative Todd Russ and Senator Brenda Stanley) Creates the Oklahoma Sex Trafficking Prevention Act authorizes a school district board of education to adopt a policy regarding sex trafficking and exploitation prevention and education programs for students. The measure provides that the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are to allow nonprofit organizations that specialize in outreach and education programs on sex trafficking and exploitation to present a series of in-depth prevention and education programs regarding sex trafficking and exploitation to all freshmen students. Update: Passed House Children Youth and Family Services 14-1 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the House Floor 69-25 on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 4026 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Frank Simpson) Creates the Higher Education Institution Local Funding Act. It allows any eligible two-year institution within the state to establish a career technology district, with the purpose of allowing the two-year institution to generate additional sources of local revenue, and provides the procedure for doing so. Update: Passed the House Rules Committee 7-0 as amended by committee substitute on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 80-15 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. Industrial Hemp Senate Bill 1528 (Senator Lonnie Paxton and Representative Dell Kerbs) Amends the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program. It removes language that requires approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program to engage in the growth, cultivation, handling or processing of industrial hemp. Update: Passed the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 11-0 with title stricken on Monday, February 17. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1734 (Senator Rob Standridge and Representative Scott Fetgatter) Modifies the exemption from definition of the term "marijuana" for industrial hemp. Update: Passed the Senate Public Safety Committee 7-2 on Monday, February 17. Failed to meet deadline. Senate Bill 1783 (Senator Lonnie Paxton and Representative Dell Kerbs) Modifies the definition of industrial hemp as used in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act. It requires industrial hemp to be grown pursuant to the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program and allows it to be shipped intrastate and interstate. Update: Passed the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 17. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 3786 (Representative Scott Fetgatter and Senator Roland Pederson) Amends the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program. It removes language that requires approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program to engage in the growth, cultivation, handling or processing of industrial hemp. Update: Passed House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee 18-0 on Monday, February 24. Passed off the House Floor 91-0 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. OneNet/Information Technology House Bill 4018 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator James Leewright) Creates the Rural Broadband Expansion Council, which is directed to conduct a study of rural broadband access in Oklahoma. The study will divide the state into separate geographic areas based on existing broadband capability, cost of service, estimated costs for improving access, likelihood of changes in access in the future, and other information as deemed relevant by the council. The council is further directed to use the geographic areas it establishes to develop policy recommendations conducive to establishing or improving rural broadband access. Update: Passed House Rules Committee 7-0 with emergency added on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 94-2 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. Senate Bill 1898 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Mike Osburn) Removes the requirement that the Chief Information Officer also serve as Secretary of Information Technology and Telecommunications. It also removes the salary requirement and the position’s employment qualifications. Update: Passed the Senate Finance Committee 6-1 with title stricken on Tuesday, February 18. Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 16-4 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 35-12 with title restored on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to House. Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons Senate Joint Resolution 16 (Senator David Bullard and Representative Kevin West) Puts to a vote of the people a Constitutional amendment that would prevent infringement of the right of citizens to keep and bear arms. The amendment would not prevent the Legislature from prohibiting possession of firearms by a convicted felon, a person adjudicated as mentally incompetent or an individual involuntarily committed in any mental institution. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed the Senate Rules Committee 7-2 on Wednesday, February 26. Senate Bill 781 (Senator Paul Scott and Senator Jay Steagall) Prohibits any person or business entity from establishing or enforcing and policy or rule that has the effect of prohibiting any person or employee, except a convicted felon, from carrying or storing firearms or ammunition in a motor vehicle owned, leased or rented by the person or employee while conducting business for the business entity. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed off the Senate Floor 36-7 on Thursday, March 12. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1081 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Jon Echols) Creates an Anti-Red flag Act to preemptively void any federal Red Flag law that would seek to limit gun ownership. Update: Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 8-2 as amended by committee substitute on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the Senate Floor 34-9 on Thursday, March 12. Senate Bill 1399 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Carl Newton) Authorizes individuals with a valid handgun license issued under the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act to enter the State Capitol building with a handgun. Update: Passed Senate Education Committ.ee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1610 (Senator Wayne Shaw and Representative Harold Wright) Modifies the completed application procedure specified therein under the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-1 with title stricken, on Monday, February 24. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 2336 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator David Bullard) Allows a board of education of a school district to adopt a policy authorizing persons possessing a valid handgun license to carry a handgun onto school property. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed off the Senate Floor 37-7 on Wednesday, February 12. Referred for engrossment. Senate amendments received. House Bill 2546 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Julie Daniels) Brings multiple gun laws under a single title, The Oklahoma Self Defense act of 2020. (Carryover) Update: Passed House Public Safety Committee as amended by committee substitute 10-0 on Thursday, February 27. Passed off the House Floor 77-20 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 2547 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Micheal Bergstrom) Allows municipalities, by ordinance, to authorize all or certain municipal employees to carry concealed firearms. The employee must have been issued a valid handgun license pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. The measure provides immunity to civil and criminal liability to the employee. The measure prohibits carrying in firearm-prohibited locations and defines such location. (Carryover) Update: Passed House Public Safety Committee as amended by committee substitute 11-0 on Thursday, February 27. Passed off the House Floor 77-21 on Wednesday, March 11. House Bill 2901 (Representative Justin Humphrey) Declares that certain federal acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, court orders, rules and regulations ordering the confiscation of firearms, firearm accessories or ammunition shall be considered infringements on the rights of citizens to keep and bear arms. The measure provides that it is the duty of the courts and law enforcement agencies to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms. The measure prohibits any reduction of funding to a county sheriff’s office or municipal police department for refusing to obey an order which violates the Second Amendment or for making a county or municipality a Second Amendment sanctuary county or municipality. Update: Assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. Reassigned to the House Public Safety Committee. Laid over in House Public Safety Committee on Thursday, February 20. Passed House Public Safety Committee as amended by committee substitute 11-1 on Thursday, February 27. Failed to meet deadline. House Bill 3010 (Representative Tom Gann) Removes references to a handgun license and brings consistency to the state’s firearm statues. The bill requires a person disclose they are in possession of a concealed or unconcealed firearm at the request of law enforcement. The bill describes how to safely carry a firearm in public. Update: Assigned to the House Rules Committee. Re-assigned to the House Public Safety Committee. Passed the House Public Safety Committee 12-0 on Thursday, February 20. Passed off the House Floor 76-16 on Wednesday, March 11. House Bill 3036 (Representative Jim Olsen and Senator Chuck Hall) Allows any person who’s rights have been violated by any order, policy, ordinance or regulation promulgated or enforced by any person, municipality, agency or other political subdivision of this state which restricts the sale, purchase, purchase delay, transfer, ownership, use, keeping, possession, carrying, bearing, transportation, licensing, permit, registration, taxation other than sales and compensating use taxes, or other controls on firearms, knives, firearm and ammunition components, ammunition, and supplies may bring a civil action against the person, municipality, agency or political subdivision. A court may require the political subdivision to pay reasonable expenses to a person in an action under certain conditions. Update: Passed House Public Safety Committee as amended by committee substitute 11-0 on Thursday, February 27. Representative Robert Manger removed as House author and substitutes with Representative Jim Olsen. Failed to meet deadline. House Bill 3422 (Representative David Hardin and Senator Darrell Weaver) Allows the carrying or possession of a concealed handgun in the State Capitol Building or any structure, building or office space that is owned or leased by the State of Oklahoma by a member of the Oklahoma Legislature and a state county or municipal peace officer who is retired and is authorized to carry a firearm. The measure allows any person in possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, is authorized to proceed through the security checkpoint when entering the State Capitol Building upon presentation of the valid handgun license. A peace officer or security officer may not remove or inspect any weapon or restrain any person carrying a properly concealed loaded or unloaded handgun without probable cause that a crime has been committed. Update: Passed House Public Safety Committee as amended by committee substitute 11-1 on Thursday, February 27. Representative Danny Sterling removed as House author and substitutes with Representative David Hardin. Failed to meet deadline. Scholarships/ Oklahoma’s Promise House Bill 2927 (Representative Chelsey Branham and Senator Paul Rosino) Permits the Department of Human Services to issue administrative power of attorney to a qualified youth services agency for the care and custody of a child though the administrative power of attorney does not extend to the power to consent to marriage or adoption of the child, performance or inducement of an abortion on or for the child or termination of the parental rights of the child. Qualifies these children for Oklahoma’s Promise. Update: Assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. Passed the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, February 4 by a vote of 16-0. Passed off the House Floor 93-2 on Thursday, February 13. Engrossed to the Senate. Special Education Senate Bill 1436 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Nicole Miller) Creates a comprehensive special education subject area certification. The bill requires the State Board of Education to issue a two-year provisional certificate in the area of severe-profound disabilities to any individual who has obtained a standard certificate in the area of mild-moderate disabilities; been recommended for a certificate in the area of severe-profound disabilities by a school district board of education; and submitted an application and payment of the required certification fee. Update: Assigned to Senate Education Committee and then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Laid over in the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, February 18. Passed Senate Appropriations 16-0, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-0 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the House. Teacher Certification/Education Senate Bill 1115 (Senator Ron Sharp and Representative Danny Sterling) Allows an employing board of education to renew an emergency or provisional certificate. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 11-3 with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-11 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1125 (Senator Adam Pugh and Speaker Charles McCall) Allows out-of-state teaching certificates to qualify a person for an Oklahoma teaching certificate. These certified teachers do not have to take competency exam. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1127 (Senator Rob Standridge and Representative Toni Hasenbeck) Created the Teacher Retention Act of 2020, which would provide an annual bonus to a teacher who has National Board Certification and is teaching in the classroom full-time in an Oklahoma public school; received a district evaluation rating of "superior" under the Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System during the previous school year; has been appointed as a mentor teacher; and has been recommended for a bonus by the school principal. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Laid over in the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, February 11. Passed the Senate Education Committee 11-3 with title stricken on Tuesday, February 18. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 15-5 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-10 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1128 (Senator Frank Simpson and Speaker Charles McCall) Allows the State Board of Education to grant an exception to the requirements for all certification examinations for teacher candidates who are deaf. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 31-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1168 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Toni Hasenbeck) Establishes a microcredential program for STEM subjects for any teachers who have a teaching certificate or other teaching credentials. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, February 26. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1337 (Senator Brenda Stanley and Representative Rhonda Baker) Requires that a teacher whose certificate was suspended by the State Board of Education under circumstances specified therein to remain employed by the school district while proceedings for revocation or other action are pending before the State Board of Education. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Thursday, March 12. House Bill 2923 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator Carri Hicks) Gives teachers who graduate from accredited or approved teacher education programs after Nov. 1, 2020, a credit for one year of teaching experience in the minimum salary schedule. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 11-0 on Monday, February 17. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee, 26-0 with title stricken on Tuesday February 25. Passed off the House Floor 92-0 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3142 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Exempts those with a master’s degree in education from having to complete an education administration program as part of the requirements for a school principal position. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 97-0 on Monday, March 2. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3143 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator John Haste) Creates the Teacher Mandatory Professional Development Reduction Act, which standardizes professional development and continuing education schedules for teachers. Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 75-9 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3210 (Representative Mark Lepak) Allows the State Board of Education to issue exceptions to the standard or traditional teaching certificate, which may include provisional, alternative or transitional certifications provided that prior to the issuance of the certificate the district documents substantial efforts to employ a teacher who holds a traditional or standard certificate. The bill requires the State Department of Education to document and annually report to the State Board of Education the different types of teacher certificates annually issued. Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Failed to meet deadline. House Bill 3257 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator J.J. Dossett) Defines instructional expenditures as expenditures for instruction and instructional staff support services, including those that directly relate to providing instruction and for activities that assist with classroom instruction. The bill includes salaries and benefits for teachers, teaching assistants, librarians, library aids and in-service teacher trainers, curriculum development, student assessments, technology for students, supplies and purchased services as related to expenditures referenced elsewhere in the act as instructional expenditures. Update: Laid over in the House Common Education Committee on Tuesday, February 11. Passed the House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 90-0 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3320 (Representative Sherrie Conley and Senator Chris Kidd) Requires teacher candidates in early childhood, elementary, and special education to study dyslexia characteristics in students and classroom instruction techniques. It requires the program to provide for training that includes, but is not limited to, methods to identify potential manifestations and issues associated with dyslexia in students in order to recognize, meet or both recognize and meet the needs of students with dyslexia. Update: Laid over in the House Common Education Committee on Tuesday, February 18. Re-assigned to the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee. Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 90-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3326 (Representative Sherrie Conley and Senator Chris Kidd) Requires teacher candidates for the preservice program approved by the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to study the cognitive science of reading and evidence-based instructional practices. Update: Passed the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 11-1 on Tuesday February, 18. Passed off the House Floor 88-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3379 (Representative Nicole Miller and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Modifies requirements for an alternative teaching certificate. It removes the clock hours component of professional development and requires that it come from an institution of higher education program whose accreditation is recognized by the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability. It requires the professional education coursework include at least one college credit course addressing pedagogical principles and at least one college credit course addressing classroom management. Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 92-3 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3382 (Representative John Waldron and Senator John Montgomery) Creates the Oklahoma Teacher Loan Repayment Program, which will be in effect from the 2020-2021 school year through the 2025-2026 school year. It requires the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to administer the program. It requires the program, dependent upon funding, to provide educational loan repayment awards to individuals that meet the specified requirements. It limits the amount of the award to no more than $4,000. It permits the State Regents to accept donations of public or private funds to assist in funding the program. It permits the State Regents to contract with other public entities and nonprofit corporations for the endowment, management and administration of such funds. It creates the Oklahoma Teacher Loan Repayment Revolving Fund. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 11-0 on Monday, February 17. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 83-9 with title stricken on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3434 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Brenda Stanley) Allows the State Board of Education to issue a one-year alternative teacher certificate, renewable for up to three years, to teach early childhood education or elementary education to any qualified candidate and establishes qualifications. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the House Floor 92-3 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3736 (Representative John Waldron) Requires each student participating in the teacher internship program be awarded a one-time stipend of $4,000. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 17. Failed to meet deadline. House Bill 3744 (Representative John Waldron) Requires any person acting as a teacher or educational consultant to hold a valid teaching certificate issued by and in accordance with the rules of the State Board of Education. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee 11-0 on Monday, February 17. Failed to meet deadline. House Bill 3769 (Representative John Waldron) Requires an individual conducting an evaluation of a teacher be an administrator employed at the same school as the teacher. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee 9-7 on Tuesday, February 18. Failed to meet deadline. House Bill 3805 (Representative Toni Hasenbeck and Senator Adam Pugh) Creates the Advanced Roles for Teachers and School Leaders Act, which establishes a three-year pilot program for advanced teaching roles and organization models in Oklahoma schools. The purpose of the program is to support advanced roles for teachers who wish to stay in the classroom, recognize teachers who demonstrate advanced roles in the classroom through increased compensation, provide personalized professional development, increase recruitment and retention of teachers, allow principals to expand leadership capabilities, and support improved student outcomes. The bill establishes the program’s standards and requirements. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee 10-0 on Monday, February 17. Passed House Appropriations and budget committee 26-0, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 90-1 on Wednesday, March 4. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3966 (Representative Mark McBride and Senator Brenda Stanley) Authorizes the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (OEQA) and the State Board of Education to establish the Education Leadership Oklahoma program. It requires the OEQA to select not more than 300 applicants to participate in the renewal program each fiscal year for which the OEQA will pay a portion of the fee for National Board certification renewal. It requires the total amount paid by the OEQA to not exceed $1,000 per applicant. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 11-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 29-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 97-1 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Retirement Systems Senate Bill 1445 (Senator Brenda Stanley and Representative Jadine Nollan) Requires, for a period of three years beginning July 1, 2020, Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System members who have retired as of July 1, 2019, who have been retired and receiving a benefit for at least one year, and who have not been employed by any public school during that one-year period, be eligible to be reemployed as an active classroom teacher in common or career tech school districts, with no limitations on earnings. Update: Passed the Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 8-0 title stricken, on Monday, February 24. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-8 on Thursday, March 12. House Bill 1307 (Representative Matt Meredith and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Allows college and university law enforcement officers to become members of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System (OLERS) under specified conditions on or after November 1, 2020. It requires that for university and college law enforcement officers, the employee contribution rate will be 8 percent of compensation, whereas the employer contribution rate will be 11.2 percent. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed the House Banking, Financial Services and Pensions Committee 10-0 on Wednesday, February 26. Failed to meet deadline. House Bill 3330 (Representative David Perryman and Senator Lonnie Paxton) Requires that if an injury to a member of a public retirement system results from a violent act as defined therein while in the performance of their duties as a police officer, the State Board will make a determination that the member has sustained a one-hundred-percent disability and shall make the benefit award in accordance with that standard. Update: Passed the House Banking, Financial Services, and Pensions Committee 10-1 on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the House Floor 94-0 on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3350 (Representative Avery Frix and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Authorizes a cost of living adjustment (COLA) between two and four percent for retirees of the following pension systems: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma; Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System; Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System; Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System; Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System; and Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges. Update: Passed House Rules Committee as amended by committee substitute 8-0 on Thursday, February 27. Rules suspended to direct to the calendar. Passed off the House Floor 99-0 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3599 (Representative Dustin Roberts and Senator David Bullard) Requires no additional contribution by the member of the Teachers Retirement System or their employer will be required or allowed because of any other nonfederal source of funds. Update: Passed House Rules Committee 7-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 79-1 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 4029 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Adam Pugh) Modifies post-retirement earnings limitations for members of the Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System. It provides that the statutory minimum salary schedule for teachers is not applicable to teachers who have retired the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma. It modifies the safe harbor clause therein, allowing amendments related to the minimum salary schedule to be treated as nonfiscal changes. Update: Passed the House Rules Committee 8-0 as amended by committee substitute on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 95-0 on Wednesday, March 11. Workforce Development Senate Bill 1891 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Kevin Wallace) Creates the Universal Occupational License Recognition Act. It requires an occupational license or certificate be issued, in the discipline applied for and at the same practice level as determined by the regulating entity, to a person who establishes residency in this state or is married to an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States and who is accompanying the member to an official permanent change of station to a military installation located in this state when certain criteria are met. Update: Assigned to the Senate Business Commerce and Tourism Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 7-1 on Thursday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations 14-4, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-9 as amended by Floor substitute on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 3096 (Representative Zack Taylor and Senator Adam Pugh) Defines the state average unemployment rate as the average of the three months of the most recent third calendar year quarter or the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates as published by the state department or agency responsible for collecting and publishing unemployment rate data. Update: Laid over in the House Business and Commerce Committee on Wednesday, February 19. Passed House Business and Commerce on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the House floor 63-34, with title stricken on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to Senate. House Bill 3112 (Representative Brian Hill) Awards a tax credit to employees with certain degrees from programs that have been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology engineering in the field of electronics, physics, solar energy, chemistry or related fields of study. Update: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Finance. Laid over in the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Finance on Monday, February 10. Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Finance 7-0 on Thursday, February 13. Failed to meet deadline. House Bill 3192 (Representative John Pfeiffer and Senator Chuck Hall) Modifies the income tax credit with respect to certain software or cybersecurity employees. It removes engineering or software engineering from the definition of the term “accredited program” and replaces it with computer engineering. The bill removes language that permits qualified employers to participate in the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act, the Small Employer Quality Jobs Incentive Act, and the 21st Century Quality Jobs Incentive Act. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Finance 7-0 on Thursday, February 13. Passed House Appropriations and Budget 25-1, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 80-14 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3887 (Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator James Leewright) Creates the Oklahoma Remote Quality Jobs Incentive Act. It establishes Legislative intent that the State provide appropriate incentives to attract growth industries and sectors that employ remote workers to Oklahoma through a policy of rewarding businesses with a highly skilled, knowledge-based workforce. The bill allows a proxy establishment that facilitates the attraction of remote workers and allows for quarterly incentive payments for a ten-quarter period to be made to the establishment. It establishes the Oklahoma Remote Quality Jobs Incentive Payment Fund and allows the Oklahoma Tax Commission to withhold a portion of taxes levied and collected to be deposited into the fund. Update: Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 26-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 91-1 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Engrossed to the Senate. 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 follow us on Twitter @okhighered [cid:image001.jpg at 01D5F94B.B00D9040] [cid:image002.png at 01D5F94B.B00D9040] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2452 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 7002 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: From bisaacs at ecok.edu Fri Mar 13 16:08:55 2020 From: bisaacs at ecok.edu (Isaacs, Becky A.) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:08:55 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] 2020 OASFAA Conference Message-ID: Dear OASFAA Members, It is with a heavy heart and an abundance of caution that the OASFAA Board has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 OASFAA Conference to be held April 1 - 3, 2020 at the Sheraton Midwest City Reed Conference Center. The current threat of the Coronavirus places all of us at great risk both to ourselves and our families. OASFAA does not wish the conference to be an added risk/threat for anyone. The Sheraton Midwest City is canceling the block of rooms and if you booked your room through the block, your reservation will be cancelled. If you booked your room by any other means, contact the hotel at 1-405-455-1800 to cancel the reservation. If you are unsure, please contact the hotel to verify. For everyone that paid their conference registrations online, your refunds will be processed in due course. I will miss the opportunity to interact with all of you during the conference, but hope to see you next year. Be safe and take care of yourselves. Respectfully, Becky Isaacs Becky Isaacs, M.S.A. Director of Financial Aid | OASFAA President 2019-2020 East Central University Financial Aid Office 1100 E. 14th Street Ada, OK 74820 580-559-5242 FAX - 580-559-5638 We educate and empower students to understand and transform our world -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bfair at osrhe.edu Thu Mar 19 14:09:42 2020 From: bfair at osrhe.edu (Fair, Bryce) Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 19:09:42 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] Cancelled - OKPromise Day at the State Capitol Message-ID: <0b6a7971388c49d8939c3e4f2e4b86b5@osrhe.edu> Today, Chancellor Glen Johnson issued the following notice officially cancelling OKPromise Day at the State Capitol which was scheduled for April 7. Let me know if you have any questions, Bryce Fair In an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and based on Governor Stitt's Executive Order 2020-07, guidance from the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) and restricted access to the State Capitol, Oklahoma's Promise Day at the State Capitol, which was scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, has been cancelled. Glen D. Johnson Chancellor Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Bryce Fair Associate Vice Chancellor for Scholarships & Grants Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education P.O. Box 108850 Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850 Phone: 405-225-9162 Email: bfair at osrhe.edu Fax: 405-225-9230 follow us on Twitter @okhighered -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bfair at osrhe.edu Fri Mar 20 16:50:06 2020 From: bfair at osrhe.edu (Fair, Bryce) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 21:50:06 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] =?windows-1252?q?FW=3A_Legislative_Update_=96_March_20?= =?windows-1252?q?=2C_2020?= In-Reply-To: <32e165cd5bc5448ca04071673d1871bb@osrhe.edu> References: <32e165cd5bc5448ca04071673d1871bb@osrhe.edu> Message-ID: Following is the legislative update this week. As you aware, the future legislative schedule is now very fluid. We’ll try to keep you apprised. Bryce OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Memo To: Higher Education Network From: Chancellor Glen D. Johnson Date: Friday, March 20, 2020 Subject: Legislative Update – March 20, 2020 The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of March 16, 2020 – March 20, 2020. If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally, Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations, at lmcnally at osrhe.edu or (405) 225-9424. Legislative Report March 20, 2020 COVID-19 Senate Bill 661 (Senator Brent Howard and Speaker Charles McCall) Allows teleconference meetings for all public body meetings until November 15, 2020 or until the Governor declares the state of emergency to be terminated, whichever occurs first (amended by Floor substitute). Update: Rules suspended to direct to calendar and amend through Floor substitute. Passed off the House Floor as amended 69-2 on Tuesday, March 17. Passed off the Senate Floor 40-0 on Tuesday, March 17. Signed by Governor Stitt on Wednesday, March 18. House Bill 3888 (Representative Chad Caldwell and Senator Brent Howard) Amends the Open Meeting Act. The bill modifies the definition of the term "videoconference." It defines the term "teleconference." It permits public bodies to hold meetings by teleconference or videoconference where each member is audible or visible to the public until March 1, 2021. Update: Direct to calendar as amended by Floor substitute. Passed off the Senate Floor as amended 40-0 on Tuesday, March 17. Engrossed to the House. Senate amendments received. Senate Concurrent Resolution 8 (Senator Kim David and Representative Jon Echols) The resolution removes the April 23rd deadline for bills and joint resolutions to be heard on the Floor of the opposite chamber. Update: Direct to calendar. Adopted by unanimous consent on Monday, March 16. Engrossed to the House. Passed off the House Floor 77-2 on Tuesday, March 17. Filed with Secretary of State. Ad Valorem Taxes Senate Bill 1563 (Senator Chuck Hall and Representative Dustin Roberts) Clarifies that under the Ad Valorem Tax Code, “transmission company” and “public service corporation” will not be construed to include cable television companies or fixed wireless Internet service companies that operate over Federal Communications Commission unlicensed frequencies. Update: Passed Senate Finance Committee 8-0, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed the Senate Floor 44-2 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee. House Bill 3191 (Representative John Pfeiffer and Senator John Michael Montgomery) Modifies the definition of the term “cost approach” in the Ad Valorem Tax Code. The bill modifies the duties of the Oklahoma Tax Commission's Ad Valorem Division to include providing, from year to year, schedules containing estimated replacement cost or reproduction cost, depreciation tables and instructions for the valuation of personal property in accordance with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) requirements to aid county assessors in the assessment of personal property. Update: Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Reassigned to House County and Municipal Government Committee. Passed House County and Municipal Government Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the House Floor 82-9 with title stricken on Tuesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. Agency Administration Senate Bill 177 (Senator Ron Sharp and Representative Daniel Pae) Requires all state agencies to make available on their website, or on a general website if a state agency uses a general website, each fiscal year, a balance sheet and statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances pursuant to the standards of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, beginning Jan. 1, 2020. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed off the Senate Floor 39-5 on Wednesday, February 19. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 326 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Jon Echols) Permits any member of the Legislature during each regular session to request by proper passage of a resolution introduced by either the Senate or the House of Representatives a statement of legal authority for a specific facet of operations of an agency. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed the Senate Rules Committee 9-2 with title stricken on Thursday, February 27. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-9 with title restored on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1163 (Senator Mark Allen and Representative Johnny Tadlock) Requires the Archeological Survey of the State of Oklahoma, also known as the Oklahoma Archeological Survey, to relocate artifacts found on private property after a flood for assessment and preservation within 30 days of the property owner providing notice to the survey, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. Update: Passed the Senate General Government Committee 10-0 on Thursday, February 20. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Government Efficiency Committee. Senate Bill 1167 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton and Representative Chris Sneed) Permits the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission to release certain information to the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education and the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education. Update: Passed Senate Business Commerce and Tourism Committee 8-0 on Thursday, February 26. Passed off Senate Floor 43-3 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Business and Commerce Committee. Senate Bill 1284 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Charles Ortega) Removes the requirement that the Division of Central Accounting and Reporting superintend the recovery of all debts due state government and that it certifies every requisition by a duly accredited disbursing officer for an advance of funds from the State Treasury to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval. Update: Passed the Senate Finance Committee with title stricken 8-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-0 on Monday, March 2. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Government Efficiency Committee. Senate Bill 1405 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Charles Ortega) Grants the Governor the authority to remove any officers appointed by him, notwithstanding any provision of law. It grants the Governor the authority to remove any gubernatorial appointments on any agency, board or commission at any time, subject to the provisions therein and notwithstanding any other provision of law or any appointments created by expiring terms or vacancies provided by law. Update: Passed Senate Rules Committee 8-2 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 35-9 with title stricken on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1434 (Senator J.J. Dossett and Representative Nicole Miller) Entitles a state employee hired on or after Nov. 1, 2020, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to additional credit without limit for sick leave with pay for the purpose of undergoing medical treatment, including mental health treatment, for his or her service-connected disability, in addition to any other sick leave with pay. Update: Assigned to the Senate General Government Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate General Government Committee 10-0 with title stricken on Thursday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations 16-0, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-1 with title restored on Monday, March 9. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee. Senate Bill 1501 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Matt Miller) Requires an agency’s report to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services of all funds available to the agency for expenditure to include, but not be limited to, information on federal funds that are under the agency’s control and subject to certain disclosure requirements. Also requires all political subdivisions to report federal funding. Update: Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee as amended with title stricken 16- 4 on Wednesday, February 12. Passed off the Senate Floor 34-9 with title restored. on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1820 (Senator Kim David and Representative Terry O’Donnell) Modifies language related to state agencies and officials hiring legal representation. It requires the list of attorneys and firms desiring to furnish services and a schedule of fees for each attorney and firm be maintained and made available to the public. It establishes a schedule of fees for legal representation. It adds requirements to contracts between state agencies and officials and their legal representatives. Update: Laid over in the Senate General Government Committee on Thursday, February 20. Passed Senate General Government Committee 8-2 on Thursday, February 27. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-9 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Rules Committee. Senate Bill 1840 (Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat and Speaker Charles McCall) Requires all state agencies, boards and commissions that desire to apply for a grant of more than $50,000, excluding those of the federal government, to obtain written approval of the appropriate cabinet secretary prior to beginning the grant application process. It requires the cabinet secretary to communicate the details of the grant application to the Secretary of Budget, if approved. Update: Laid over in the Senate Appropriations and Budget Committee on Wednesday, February 19, Passed Senate Appropriations 16-4, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-9 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 3040 (Representative Tammy West and Senator Brenda Stanley) Protects information about personal electronic communication devices of current and former public employees from public inspection without the permission of the current or former public employee or an order from a court of competent jurisdiction. Update: Passed the House Government Efficiency Committee 10-0 on Wednesday, February 12. Passed off the House Floor 92-0 on Monday, March 2. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee. House Bill 3068 (Representative Lundy Kiger and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Changes the penalty for state employee’s punishment for being in violation of state income taxes to wage garnishment instead of termination of employment. Update: Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee. Passed the House Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee 8-0 on Monday, February 10. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 23-0, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Finance Committee. House Bill 3390 (Representative Terry O’Donnell and Senator Kim David) The bill requires the list of attorneys and firms desiring to furnish services and a schedule of fees for each attorney and firm be maintained and made available to the public. It permits an agency or official to agree to deviate from the schedule of fees only with the approval of the Attorney General if the new schedule of fees would not violate a fee schedule established by the bill. Update: Passed the House Judiciary Committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25 Passed off the House Floor 83-9 with title stricken on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3613 (Representative Terry O’Donnell and Senator Kim David) Creates the Personal Privacy Protection Act. It defines terms used therein. It prohibits a public agency from: requiring any individual to provide the public agency with personal affiliation information or otherwise compel the release of personal affiliation information and requiring any entity organized under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code to provide the state agency or political subdivision with personal affiliation information or otherwise compel the release of personal affiliation information. Makes personal affiliation information exempt from the Oklahoma Open Records Act. Update: Passed the House Government Efficiency Committee 10-0 on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the House Floor 77-13 on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3819 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat) Requires any contract or agreement made by any state agency to be open for inspection to any member of the Legislature. It prohibits any state agency to prohibit any person or entity from communicating with any member of the Legislature. Update: Assigned to the House Government Efficiency Committee. Reassigned to House Rules Committee. Passed the House Rules Committee 8-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 94-1 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Rules Committee. House Bill 4025 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat) Requires each agency or institution of the state to regularly transmit to the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency raw datasets as requested by the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency for the purpose of creating a data clearinghouse to aid in the work of the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency. It requires the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency to adopt policies and procedures pursuant to which a state agency must be required to comply with the provisions therein, including the format in which the data is transmitted, how the data is organized and such other matters as the Office prescribes. Update: Passed the House Rules Committee 8-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 93-0 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Appropriations Committee. House Bill 4050 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat) Requires the director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to ensure state agencies are charged no more than the actual cost of the services provided by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The bill provides such charges not include costs related to administration, overhead, insurance or any other additional costs indirectly related to the services provided. Update: Passed the House Rules Committee 7-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 97-0 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Finance Committee. House Bill 4058 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Marty Quinn) Modifies the appointing authority for the five members of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. Three members would be appointed by the Governor, one by the Speaker of the House, and one by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. It requires each member to serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority. It gives the Governor appointing authority over the Executive Director of the Commission, with advice and consent of the Senate. It requires the Executive Director to serve at the pleasure of the Governor, but may be removed from office by a two-thirds vote of each chamber of the Legislature. Update: Passed the House Rules Committee 7-1 on Thursday, February 27. Passed off House Floor 72-25 with title stricken on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. Budget and Taxation Senate Bill 1562 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Scott Fetgatter) Requires the Oklahoma Tax Commission to, upon written notification of expenditure approval from the Commission on County Government Personnel Education and Training, distribute from the agency special account the approved amount, if available, to the Oklahoma State University Center for Local Government Technology or the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service County Training Program, as applicable. Update: Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 17-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 40-5 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 3968 (Representative Mark McBride and Senator Roger Thompson) Modifies the maximum amount of outstanding principal with respect to obligations of the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority to $250 million for the purpose of funding the backlog of the Endowed Chairs program. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 11-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 88-3 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. CareerTech House Bill 3378 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Senator James Leewright) Creates an income tax credit, for taxable years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2021, and ending not later than Dec. 31, 2025, for qualifying apprenticeship programs. The bill defines applicable terms. It caps the total annual amount of the credit at $3 million. It makes the credit non-refundable. It permits Governor's Council for Workforce and Economic Development, in coordination with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, to adopt rules necessary to establish standards for participation and eligibility and to implement and administer the tax credit program. It requires the Council to consult with the Oklahoma Tax Commission to coordinate implementation and administration of the program. The bill requires the Council to report annually to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee and Senate Finance Committee chairs the effectiveness of the apprenticeship program no later than January 31st each year. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Committee 27-1 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the House Floor 72-21 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. Charter Schools Senate Bill 1098 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Carol Bush) Prohibits persons who are related within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity from serving simultaneously on the same board of education of any charter school. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, February 26. Engrossed to House. Senate Bill 1203 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Chad Caldwell) Clarifies that charter school attendance is separate from the sponsor membership and attendance. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed Senate Appropriations 16-1, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-2 with title restored on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee. Senate Bill 1313 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton and Representative Toni Hasenbeck) Prohibits the State Board of Education from sponsoring a charter school unless the State Department of Education has made a determination and recommendation that the board has the capacity, both in financial and personnel resources, to sponsor a charter school and the capacity to adhere to the contractual requirements and follow the sponsor contract guidelines outlined therein. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 46-0 on Monday, March 2. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1365 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jay Steagall) Requires the State Board of Education to deduct 5 percent the State Aid Allocation for statewide virtual charter schools sponsored by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board that have an average daily membership (ADM) of more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) students. This funding would be deposited into the State Public Common School Building Equalization Fund. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 20-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 19. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1541 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Rhonda Baker) Changes the name of the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board to the Oklahoma Commission for Digital Learning. The bill increases the terms of office for commission members to five years. The bill adds the Chancellor of Higher Education and the Director of the Department of Career and Technology Education as members of the commission and makes them, as well as the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Secretary of Education, voting members, rather than non-voting ex officio members. The bill removes outdated language. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed Senate Appropriations 17-0, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off Senate Floor 46-1 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to House. House Bill 3369 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Kim David) Prohibits a sponsor of a charter school from retaining any additional State Aid Allocation or charging the charter school any additional fee above the amounts allowed therein unless the additional fees are for additional services rendered. It requires the charter school sponsor to provide to the State Department of Education financial records documenting any state funds retained by the sponsor for administrative services rendered for the previous year. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Committee 22-3 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the House Floor 82-15 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3640 (Representative Cyndi Munson and Senator Darrell Weaver) Requires the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training to offer instruction on how to alert a school district or a charter school about the presence of a minor child or a child who has reached 18 years of age and continues to be enrolled in high school if that child has been identified at the scene of a traumatic event or an event involving a response from an emergency 911 service. The bill only allows the peace officer to release the student’s name directly to the school district or charter school and state that the child was present at the scene of a traumatic event. Update: Passed the House Public Safety Committee 12-1 on Thursday, February 20. Passed off the House Floor 88-2 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. Common Education Senate Bill 1283 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Requires all persons appointed to fill board of education or technology center school districts serve only until the next succeeding election, at which time the office which they hold shall be placed on the ballot for the balance of the unexpired term. It removes the limitation that only those vacancies filled in the first half of the term be placed on the ballot for the balance of the unexpired term. Update: Passed Senate Rules Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 47-0 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Rules Committee. House Bill 3389 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Brenda Stanley) Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Regents for Higher Education and the State Board of Career and Technology Education, to conduct a study and make recommendations to the Legislature regarding possible changes to the units or sets of competencies required for students to graduate with a standard diploma. It states the purpose of the study. The bill establishes requirements for the study. The bill requires the board to submit any recommendations prior to the start of the 2021 Legislative Session and may continue the study and to make recommendations thereafter as needed. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee 15-2 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 94-2 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Education Committee. House Bill 3398 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Requires any person employed by an Oklahoma school district prior to the effective date of this act who does not have an Oklahoma criminal history record check from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as well as a national criminal history record check on file with his or her employing district as required have until July 1, 2022, to complete the criminal history record checks. It exempts any person eligible to retire from the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the House Floor 91-0 on Wednesday, March 4. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Education Committee. House Bill 3400 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Gary Stanislawski) Requires all public high schools, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, to make a minimum of four Advanced Placement courses available to students. It provides options for access. It requires the State Department of Education to provide information to all local boards of education, to be distributed to their students and parents, on available opportunities and the enrollment process for students to take Advanced Placement courses. It requires the Department to retain records of which options local boards of education selected for their students and make the information available on the Department's website. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee as amended by committee substitute 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed of the House Floor 81-7 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. Concurrent Enrollment House Bill 3255 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Gary Stanislawski) Changes the waiver amounts that high school students concurrently enrolled in college courses are entitled to receive. Instead of receiving a tuition waiver for the actual amount of resident tuition, a high school student would receive the lesser of: 1) the actual amount of resident tuition for the credit hours enrolled, or 2) the average amount of resident tuition of all the community junior colleges in the state. Update: Passed the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee as amended by committee substitute 9-3 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the House Floor 69-30 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the Senate. FAFSA Senate Bill 1120 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton and Representative Jadine Nollan) Creates a task force to study a requirement for high school students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 11-1 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off Senate Floor 35-10 on Monday, February 24. Engrossed to the House. Healthcare Senate Bill 1201 (Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Marcus McEntire) Requires all health care entities to report data to the statewide health information exchange and to utilize the system. Update: Passed the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 10-0 on Monday, February 10. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-1 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee. Senate Bill 1276 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Kevin Wallace) Increases from not less than 50 percent to not less than 75 percent of the subsidy for residency programs provided by the Physician Manpower Training Commission be used in the training of primary health care and family practice physicians for the rural and medically underserved areas of the state. Update: Passed the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 9-0 on Monday, February 10. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 20-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 12. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-1 with title restored on Monday, March 2. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Senate Bill 1290 (Senator Darrell Weaver and Representative Cynthia Roe) Modifies the definition of Medical Care Provider as it relates to assault and batters to include: laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists, physical therapists, physician assistants, chaplains, volunteers, pharmacists, nursing students, medical students and any other employees of a healthcare facility. Update: Passed the Senate Public Safety Committee 11-1 on Monday, February 10. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 20-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 12. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-4 with title restored on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee. House Bill 2870 (Representative Lundy Kiger and Senator Lonnie Paxton) Creates the Small Oklahoma Hospital Survival Act, which guarantees a minimum reimbursement rate between health care insurers and small Oklahoma hospitals of at least 150 percent of the published Medicare reimbursement rate of 100 percent of the prevailing market rate for test, procedures and similar services paid to urban hospitals, and if the prevailing market rate is disputed, then it will be defined as 165 percent of the published Medicare reimbursement rate. The bill states payment for services rendered by a small Oklahoma hospital pursuant to prior authorization cannot be denied by an insurance company for any reason. Update: Withdrawn from the House Insurance Committee. Re-assigned to the House Rules Committee. Passed House Rules Committee by unanimous consent on Thursday, February 27. Representative David Perryman removed as House author and substituted with Representative Lundy Kiger. Passed off the House Floor 94-0 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. Higher Education House Joint Resolution 1026 (Representative Tommy Hardin) Proposes a vote of the people on a constitutional amendment that would repeal the requirement that appropriations made by the Legislature for all State Regents of Higher Education institutions be made in consolidated form without reference to any particular institution. It would also eliminate the requirement that the Board of Regents allocate to each institution according to its needs and functions. Update. Assigned to House Rules Committee. Failed to meet deadline. Senate Bill 1181 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Chad Caldwell) Adds exemptions to the definition of private vocational school which include: a school that “offers only a degree(s) and has and maintains proper approval by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education,” and “an entity that is based outside of Oklahoma, maintains regional or national accreditation by an accrediting organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education, does not offer degrees and provides all of its training through mechanism(s) of distance education.” Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-1 on Wednesday. February 25. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1182 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Chad Caldwell) Authorizes the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools to promulgate rules to maintain student records and professional license and occupational certifications. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1379 (Senator Frank Simpson and Representative Tommy Hardin) Modifies eligibility for in-state status for students who were discharged or released from a period of not fewer than 90 days of active duty uniformed services less than 15 years before the date of enrollment in the course concerned. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations. Committee. Passed the Senate Education Committee 13-0 with title stricken on Tuesday, February 18. Passed Senate Appropriations 18-0, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-0 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1453 (Senator John Haste and Representative Jadine Nollan) Creates a task force to study and make recommendations regarding the current and future concurrent enrollment needs of the state and pathways for awarding degrees and certificates through concurrent enrollment. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 16-3 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-0 on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to House. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee. Senate Bill 1752 (Senator James Leewright and Representative Josh West) Modifies the purpose of the Oklahoma Viticulture and Enology Center Development Revolving Fund to include supporting viticulture programs and research at universities and colleges. Update: Passed the Senate Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources and Regulatory Services Subcommittee 7-0 on Wednesday, February 12. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 14-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the Senate Floor 40-6 on Wednesday, March 4. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources and Regulatory Services Subcommittee. Senate Bill 1835 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Mike Osburn) Requires continued education credits for licensed behavioral practitioners earned from courses on empirically validated procedures be taught by instructors certified by the Chair of the Department of Psychology of the University of Central Oklahoma, rather than the North American Association of Masters in Psychology, its designees or successors. Update: Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 24. Emergency added. Passed off Senate Floor 46-0 on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Non-Appropriated Agencies Subcommittee. House Bill 1907 (Representative Nicole Miller and Senator Stephanie Bice) Requires all institutions within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education to grant priority enrollment and course registration to students who are active members of the military and to students who are eligible to receive educational financial assistance from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee as amended by committee substitute 13-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the House Floor 83-0 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 2922 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator Michael Montgomery) Creates the Oklahoma Student Borrower’s Bill of Rights Act, directing the Attorney General to prepare a written statement for student loan borrowers listing their rights. Update: Passed House Banking, Financial Services, and Pensions Committee 7-3 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the House Floor 84-8 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 2970 (Representative Josh West and Senator James Leewright) Removes the requirement that money accruing to the Oklahoma Viticulture and Enology Center Development Revolving Fund for the benefit of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry be used to establish a Viticulture and Enology Center on the campus of Redlands Community College. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources and Regulatory Services Subcommittee 7-0 on Monday, February 10. Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Committee 28-0 on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the House Floor 92-1 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Appropriations Committee. House Bill 3188 (Representative Tommy Hardin and Senator David Bullard) Creates the Cooperative Extension Revolving Fund for the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. It requires money in the fund to be expended by the Department for the purpose of supporting Cooperative Extension Service offices. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources and Regulatory Services Subcommittee 6-1 on Monday, February 10. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 17-8, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 70-23 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3223 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Darrell Weaver) Allows school, colleges and designated people to retain tissue from bodies distributed to them and to donate the tissue to a person or entity with the purpose of training a dog to search for human remains. Update: Passed the House Public Safety Committee 12-0 on Thursday, February 13. Passed off the House Floor 96-1 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3255 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Gary Stanislawski) Changes the waiver amounts that high school students concurrently enrolled in college courses are entitled to receive. Instead of receiving a tuition waiver for the amount of resident tuition, a high school student would receive the lesser of: The actual amount of resident tuition for the credit hours enrolled, or the average amount of resident tuition of all the community junior colleges in the state. Update: Passed the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee as amended by committee substitute 9-3 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the House Floor 69-30 with title stricken on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3454 (Representative Todd Russ and Senator Brenda Stanley) Creates the Oklahoma Sex Trafficking Prevention Act authorizes a school district board of education to adopt a policy regarding sex trafficking and exploitation prevention and education programs for students. The measure provides that the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are to allow nonprofit organizations that specialize in outreach and education programs on sex trafficking and exploitation to present a series of in-depth prevention and education programs regarding sex trafficking and exploitation to all freshmen students. Update: Passed House Children Youth and Family Services 14-1 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the House Floor 69-25 on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 4026 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Frank Simpson) Creates the Higher Education Institution Local Funding Act. It allows any eligible two-year institution within the state to establish a career technology district, with the purpose of allowing the two-year institution to generate additional sources of local revenue, and provides the procedure for doing so. Update: Passed the House Rules Committee 7-0 as amended by committee substitute on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 80-15 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. Industrial Hemp Senate Bill 1528 (Senator Lonnie Paxton and Representative Dell Kerbs) Amends the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program. It removes language that requires approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program to engage in the growth, cultivation, handling or processing of industrial hemp. Update: Passed the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 11-0 with title stricken on Monday, February 17. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1783 (Senator Lonnie Paxton and Representative Dell Kerbs) Modifies the definition of industrial hemp as used in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act. It requires industrial hemp to be grown pursuant to the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program and allows it to be shipped intrastate and interstate. Update: Passed the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 17. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee. House Bill 3786 (Representative Scott Fetgatter and Senator Roland Pederson) Amends the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program. It removes language that requires approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program to engage in the growth, cultivation, handling or processing of industrial hemp. Update: Passed House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee 18-0 on Monday, February 24. Passed off the House Floor 91-0 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. OneNet/Information Technology House Bill 4018 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator James Leewright) Creates the Rural Broadband Expansion Council, which is directed to conduct a study of rural broadband access in Oklahoma. The study will divide the state into separate geographic areas based on existing broadband capability, cost of service, estimated costs for improving access, likelihood of changes in access in the future, and other information as deemed relevant by the council. The council is further directed to use the geographic areas it establishes to develop policy recommendations conducive to establishing or improving rural broadband access. Update: Passed House Rules Committee 7-0 with emergency added on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 94-2 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. Senate Bill 1898 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Mike Osburn) Removes the requirement that the Chief Information Officer also serve as Secretary of Information Technology and Telecommunications. It also removes the salary requirement and the position’s employment qualifications. Update: Passed the Senate Finance Committee 6-1 with title stricken on Tuesday, February 18. Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 16-4 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 35-12 with title restored on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to House. Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons Senate Bill 781 (Senator Paul Scott and Senator Jay Steagall) Prohibits any person or business entity from establishing or enforcing and policy or rule that has the effect of prohibiting any person or employee, except a convicted felon, from carrying or storing firearms or ammunition in a motor vehicle owned, leased or rented by the person or employee while conducting business for the business entity. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed off the Senate Floor 36-7 on Thursday, March 12. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1081 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Jon Echols) Creates an Anti-Red flag Act to preemptively void any federal Red Flag law that would seek to limit gun ownership. Update: Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 8-2 as amended by committee substitute on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the Senate Floor 34-9 on Thursday, March 12. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1399 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Carl Newton) Authorizes individuals with a valid handgun license issued under the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act to enter the State Capitol building with a handgun. Update: Passed Senate Education Committ.ee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1610 (Senator Wayne Shaw and Representative Harold Wright) Modifies the completed application procedure specified therein under the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-1 with title stricken, on Monday, February 24. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 2336 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator David Bullard) Allows a board of education of a school district to adopt a policy authorizing persons possessing a valid handgun license to carry a handgun onto school property. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed off the Senate Floor 37-7 on Wednesday, February 12. Referred for engrossment. Senate amendments received. House Bill 2546 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Julie Daniels) Brings multiple gun laws under a single title, The Oklahoma Self Defense act of 2020. (Carryover) Update: Passed House Public Safety Committee as amended by committee substitute 10-0 on Thursday, February 27. Passed off the House Floor 77-20 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 2547 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Micheal Bergstrom) Allows municipalities, by ordinance, to authorize all or certain municipal employees to carry concealed firearms. The employee must have been issued a valid handgun license pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. The measure provides immunity to civil and criminal liability to the employee. The measure prohibits carrying in firearm-prohibited locations and defines such location. (Carryover) Update: Passed House Public Safety Committee as amended by committee substitute 11-0 on Thursday, February 27. Passed off the House Floor 77-21 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3010 (Representative Tom Gann) Removes references to a handgun license and brings consistency to the state’s firearm statues. The bill requires a person disclose they are in possession of a concealed or unconcealed firearm at the request of law enforcement. The bill describes how to safely carry a firearm in public. Update: Assigned to the House Rules Committee. Re-assigned to the House Public Safety Committee. Passed the House Public Safety Committee 12-0 on Thursday, February 20. Passed off the House Floor 76-16 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. Scholarships/ Oklahoma’s Promise House Bill 2927 (Representative Chelsey Branham and Senator Paul Rosino) Permits the Department of Human Services to issue administrative power of attorney to a qualified youth services agency for the care and custody of a child though the administrative power of attorney does not extend to the power to consent to marriage or adoption of the child, performance or inducement of an abortion on or for the child or termination of the parental rights of the child. Qualifies these children for Oklahoma’s Promise. Update: Assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. Passed the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, February 4 by a vote of 16-0. Passed off the House Floor 93-2 on Thursday, February 13. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee. Special Education Senate Bill 1436 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Nicole Miller) Creates a comprehensive special education subject area certification. The bill requires the State Board of Education to issue a two-year provisional certificate in the area of severe-profound disabilities to any individual who has obtained a standard certificate in the area of mild-moderate disabilities; been recommended for a certificate in the area of severe-profound disabilities by a school district board of education; and submitted an application and payment of the required certification fee. Update: Assigned to Senate Education Committee and then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Laid over in the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, February 18. Passed Senate Appropriations 16-0, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-0 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the House. Teacher Certification/Education Senate Bill 1115 (Senator Ron Sharp and Representative Danny Sterling) Allows an employing board of education to renew an emergency or provisional certificate. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 11-3 with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-11 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1125 (Senator Adam Pugh and Speaker Charles McCall) Allows out-of-state teaching certificates to qualify a person for an Oklahoma teaching certificate. These certified teachers do not have to take competency exam. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1127 (Senator Rob Standridge and Representative Toni Hasenbeck) Created the Teacher Retention Act of 2020, which would provide an annual bonus to a teacher who has National Board Certification and is teaching in the classroom full-time in an Oklahoma public school; received a district evaluation rating of "superior" under the Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System during the previous school year; has been appointed as a mentor teacher; and has been recommended for a bonus by the school principal. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Laid over in the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, February 11. Passed the Senate Education Committee 11-3 with title stricken on Tuesday, February 18. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 15-5 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-10 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee. Senate Bill 1128 (Senator Frank Simpson and Speaker Charles McCall) Allows the State Board of Education to grant an exception to the requirements for all certification examinations for teacher candidates who are deaf. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 31-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to House Rules Committee. Senate Bill 1168 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Toni Hasenbeck) Establishes a microcredential program for STEM subjects for any teachers who have a teaching certificate or other teaching credentials. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, February 26. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1337 (Senator Brenda Stanley and Representative Rhonda Baker) Requires that a teacher whose certificate was suspended by the State Board of Education under circumstances specified therein to remain employed by the school district while proceedings for revocation or other action are pending before the State Board of Education. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Thursday, March 12. House Bill 2923 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator Carri Hicks) Gives teachers who graduate from accredited or approved teacher education programs after Nov. 1, 2020, a credit for one year of teaching experience in the minimum salary schedule. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 11-0 on Monday, February 17. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee, 26-0 with title stricken on Tuesday February 25. Passed off the House Floor 92-0 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3142 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Exempts those with a master’s degree in education from having to complete an education administration program as part of the requirements for a school principal position. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 97-0 on Monday, March 2. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Education Committee. House Bill 3143 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator John Haste) Creates the Teacher Mandatory Professional Development Reduction Act, which standardizes professional development and continuing education schedules for teachers. Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 75-9 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3257 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator J.J. Dossett) Defines instructional expenditures as expenditures for instruction and instructional staff support services, including those that directly relate to providing instruction and for activities that assist with classroom instruction. The bill includes salaries and benefits for teachers, teaching assistants, librarians, library aids and in-service teacher trainers, curriculum development, student assessments, technology for students, supplies and purchased services as related to expenditures referenced elsewhere in the act as instructional expenditures. Update: Laid over in the House Common Education Committee on Tuesday, February 11. Passed the House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 90-0 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3320 (Representative Sherrie Conley and Senator Chris Kidd) Requires teacher candidates in early childhood, elementary, and special education to study dyslexia characteristics in students and classroom instruction techniques. It requires the program to provide for training that includes, but is not limited to, methods to identify potential manifestations and issues associated with dyslexia in students in order to recognize, meet or both recognize and meet the needs of students with dyslexia. Update: Laid over in the House Common Education Committee on Tuesday, February 18. Re-assigned to the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee. Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 90-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3326 (Representative Sherrie Conley and Senator Chris Kidd) Requires teacher candidates for the preservice program approved by the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to study the cognitive science of reading and evidence-based instructional practices. Update: Passed the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 11-1 on Tuesday February, 18. Passed off the House Floor 88-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3379 (Representative Nicole Miller and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Modifies requirements for an alternative teaching certificate. It removes the clock hours component of professional development and requires that it come from an institution of higher education program whose accreditation is recognized by the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability. It requires the professional education coursework include at least one college credit course addressing pedagogical principles and at least one college credit course addressing classroom management. Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 92-3 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Education Committee. House Bill 3382 (Representative John Waldron and Senator John Montgomery) Creates the Oklahoma Teacher Loan Repayment Program, which will be in effect from the 2020-2021 school year through the 2025-2026 school year. It requires the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to administer the program. It requires the program, dependent upon funding, to provide educational loan repayment awards to individuals that meet the specified requirements. It limits the amount of the award to no more than $4,000. It permits the State Regents to accept donations of public or private funds to assist in funding the program. It permits the State Regents to contract with other public entities and nonprofit corporations for the endowment, management and administration of such funds. It creates the Oklahoma Teacher Loan Repayment Revolving Fund. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 11-0 on Monday, February 17. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 83-9 with title stricken on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3434 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Brenda Stanley) Allows the State Board of Education to issue a one-year alternative teacher certificate, renewable for up to three years, to teach early childhood education or elementary education to any qualified candidate and establishes qualifications. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the House Floor 92-3 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Education committee. House Bill 3805 (Representative Toni Hasenbeck and Senator Adam Pugh) Creates the Advanced Roles for Teachers and School Leaders Act, which establishes a three-year pilot program for advanced teaching roles and organization models in Oklahoma schools. The purpose of the program is to support advanced roles for teachers who wish to stay in the classroom, recognize teachers who demonstrate advanced roles in the classroom through increased compensation, provide personalized professional development, increase recruitment and retention of teachers, allow principals to expand leadership capabilities, and support improved student outcomes. The bill establishes the program’s standards and requirements. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee 10-0 on Monday, February 17. Passed House Appropriations and budget committee 26-0, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 90-1 on Wednesday, March 4. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Education Committee and then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. House Bill 3966 (Representative Mark McBride and Senator Brenda Stanley) Authorizes the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (OEQA) and the State Board of Education to establish the Education Leadership Oklahoma program. It requires the OEQA to select not more than 300 applicants to participate in the renewal program each fiscal year for which the OEQA will pay a portion of the fee for National Board certification renewal. It requires the total amount paid by the OEQA to not exceed $1,000 per applicant. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 11-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 29-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 97-1 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Education Committee and then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Retirement Systems Senate Bill 1445 (Senator Brenda Stanley and Representative Jadine Nollan) Requires, for a period of three years beginning July 1, 2020, Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System members who have retired as of July 1, 2019, who have been retired and receiving a benefit for at least one year, and who have not been employed by any public school during that one-year period, be eligible to be reemployed as an active classroom teacher in common or career tech school districts, with no limitations on earnings. Update: Passed the Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 8-0 title stricken, on Monday, February 24. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-8 on Thursday, March 12. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 3330 (Representative David Perryman and Senator Lonnie Paxton) Requires that if an injury to a member of a public retirement system results from a violent act as defined therein while in the performance of their duties as a police officer, the State Board will make a determination that the member has sustained a one-hundred-percent disability and shall make the benefit award in accordance with that standard. Update: Passed the House Banking, Financial Services, and Pensions Committee 10-1 on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the House Floor 94-0 on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3350 (Representative Avery Frix and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Authorizes a cost of living adjustment (COLA) between two and four percent for retirees of the following pension systems: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma; Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System; Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System; Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System; Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System; and Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges. Update: Passed House Rules Committee as amended by committee substitute 8-0 on Thursday, February 27. Rules suspended to direct to the calendar. Passed off the House Floor 99-0 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3599 (Representative Dustin Roberts and Senator David Bullard) Requires no additional contribution by the member of the Teachers Retirement System or their employer will be required or allowed because of any other nonfederal source of funds. Update: Passed House Rules Committee 7-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 79-1 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 4029 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Adam Pugh) Modifies post-retirement earnings limitations for members of the Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System. It provides that the statutory minimum salary schedule for teachers is not applicable to teachers who have retired the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma. It modifies the safe harbor clause therein, allowing amendments related to the minimum salary schedule to be treated as nonfiscal changes. Update: Passed the House Rules Committee 8-0 as amended by committee substitute on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 95-0 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. Workforce Development Senate Bill 1891 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Kevin Wallace) Creates the Universal Occupational License Recognition Act. It requires an occupational license or certificate be issued, in the discipline applied for and at the same practice level as determined by the regulating entity, to a person who establishes residency in this state or is married to an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States and who is accompanying the member to an official permanent change of station to a military installation located in this state when certain criteria are met. Update: Assigned to the Senate Business Commerce and Tourism Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 7-1 on Thursday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations 14-4, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-9 as amended by Floor substitute on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 3096 (Representative Zack Taylor and Senator Adam Pugh) Defines the state average unemployment rate as the average of the three months of the most recent third calendar year quarter or the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates as published by the state department or agency responsible for collecting and publishing unemployment rate data. Update: Laid over in the House Business and Commerce Committee on Wednesday, February 19. Passed House Business and Commerce on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the House floor 63-34, with title stricken on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to Senate. House Bill 3192 (Representative John Pfeiffer and Senator Chuck Hall) Modifies the income tax credit with respect to certain software or cybersecurity employees. It removes engineering or software engineering from the definition of the term “accredited program” and replaces it with computer engineering. The bill removes language that permits qualified employers to participate in the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act, the Small Employer Quality Jobs Incentive Act, and the 21st Century Quality Jobs Incentive Act. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Finance 7-0 on Thursday, February 13. Passed House Appropriations and Budget 25-1, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 80-14 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Finance Committee and then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. House Bill 3887 (Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator James Leewright) Creates the Oklahoma Remote Quality Jobs Incentive Act. It establishes Legislative intent that the State provide appropriate incentives to attract growth industries and sectors that employ remote workers to Oklahoma through a policy of rewarding businesses with a highly skilled, knowledge-based workforce. The bill allows a proxy establishment that facilitates the attraction of remote workers and allows for quarterly incentive payments for a ten-quarter period to be made to the establishment. It establishes the Oklahoma Remote Quality Jobs Incentive Payment Fund and allows the Oklahoma Tax Commission to withhold a portion of taxes levied and collected to be deposited into the fund. Update: Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 26-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 91-1 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Business Commerce and Tourism Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. 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 follow us on Twitter @okhighered [cid:image001.jpg at 01D5FECE.6F71BA60] [cid:image002.png at 01D5FECE.6F71BA60] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2453 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 7002 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: From Jonna.Raney at okbu.edu Tue Mar 24 11:08:32 2020 From: Jonna.Raney at okbu.edu (Jonna Raney) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:08:32 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? Message-ID: Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is the decision of OBU as well. My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for the following. Housing? Meals? Tuition? General Fees? Course specific fees? Thanks in advance for your responses! Jonna [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 linda.good at okstate.edu Tue Mar 24 11:23:45 2020 From: linda.good at okstate.edu (Good, Linda) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:23:45 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I can confirm OSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining meal plans. [cid:image001.png at 01D5373C.65A18FB0] LINDA KOEHN GOOD, M.S. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid 405.744.7568 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00] From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jonna Raney Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? **External Email - Please verify sender email address before responding.** Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is the decision of OBU as well. My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for the following. Housing? Meals? Tuition? General Fees? Course specific fees? Thanks in advance for your responses! 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Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8742 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From vicki-hendrickson at utulsa.edu Tue Mar 24 11:42:20 2020 From: vicki-hendrickson at utulsa.edu (Hendrickson, Vicki) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:42:20 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: TU is issuing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining meal plans as well. Vicki Hendrickson Director, Student Financial Services The University of Tulsa 800 South Tucker Drive Tulsa, OK 74104-9700 (918) 631-2670 Vicki-hendrickson at utulsa.edu http://admission.utulsa.edu/financial-aid/ Do not send sensitive information through email (i.e. combination of name, address, birthdate, social security number, etc.) To reduce the risk of COVID-19 (coronavirus) transmission, The University of Tulsa has implemented a Social Distancing Policy. As circumstances develop, events and gatherings are subject to cancellation, postponement, or special practices and protocols. For the latest information, visit utulsa.edu. [cid:image003.png at 01D601D1.4598E910] From: OASFAA On Behalf Of Good, Linda Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:24 AM To: Jonna Raney ; oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? I can confirm OSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining meal plans. [cid:image001.png at 01D5373C.65A18FB0] LINDA KOEHN GOOD, M.S. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid 405.744.7568 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00] From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jonna Raney Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? **External Email - Please verify sender email address before responding.** Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is the decision of OBU as well. My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for the following. Housing? Meals? Tuition? General Fees? Course specific fees? Thanks in advance for your responses! Jonna [Oklahoma Baptist University] Jonna Raney Director of Student Financial Services 405.585.5020 Oklahoma Baptist University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 27520 bytes Desc: image003.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 12:00 PM wrote: > Send OASFAA mailing list submissions to > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/oasfaa > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > oasfaa-request at lists.onenet.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > oasfaa-owner at lists.onenet.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of OASFAA digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Refunds?? (Jonna Raney) > 2. Re: Refunds?? (Good, Linda) > 3. Re: Refunds?? (Lori Deardorff) > 4. Re: Refunds?? (Hendrickson, Vicki) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:08:32 +0000 > From: Jonna Raney > To: "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > Message-ID: > < > SN6PR02MB5294FCBC73098689D361702898F10 at SN6PR02MB5294.namprd02.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is > the decision of OBU as well. > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > the following. > > Housing? > Meals? > Tuition? > General Fees? > Course specific fees? > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > Jonna > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > Jonna Raney > > Director of Student Financial Services > > 405.585.5020 > Oklahoma Baptist University > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/1c3c8e3b/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:23:45 +0000 > From: "Good, Linda" > To: Jonna Raney , "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > Message-ID: > < > SN6PR03MB3695FE4C6A49BE409B4F1ADA90F10 at SN6PR03MB3695.namprd03.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I can confirm OSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining > meal plans. > > [cid:image001.png at 01D5373C.65A18FB0]< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Clinda.good%40okstate.edu%7Ced4142ebcce24a53eb5f08d70fb4e96f%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C636995141994508543&sdata=1ipcyidtFvyIRTaZjTqH1jjUf7I8JwPgsufmJQIl6yw%3D&reserved=0 > > > LINDA KOEHN GOOD, M.S. > ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES > > Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid > 405.744.7568 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2Fscholarships-financial-aid%2Findex.html&data=02%7C01%7Clinda.good%40okstate.edu%7Ced4142ebcce24a53eb5f08d70fb4e96f%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C636995141994518538&sdata=pSiGkir3GZR4CIlcVh%2BSzLP6QAHTbdbUTx81bYXVzkY%3D&reserved=0 > > > [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00]< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Clinda.good%40okstate.edu%7Ced4142ebcce24a53eb5f08d70fb4e96f%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C636995141994518538&sdata=x4bC8mi9GdZaQkKm8WAXvn5Zc7vFAygMZzIYZND6TGM%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jonna > Raney > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) < > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > **External Email - Please verify sender email address before responding.** > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is > the decision of OBU as well. > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > the following. > > Housing? > Meals? > Tuition? > General Fees? > Course specific fees? > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > Jonna > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > Jonna Raney > > Director of Student Financial Services > > 405.585.5020 > Oklahoma Baptist University > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/946c9029/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image001.png > Type: image/png > Size: 11714 bytes > Desc: image001.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/946c9029/attachment-0002.png > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image002.png > Type: image/png > Size: 4958 bytes > Desc: image002.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/946c9029/attachment-0003.png > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:32:19 +0000 > From: Lori Deardorff > To: Jonna Raney , "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > Message-ID: > < > DM5PR08MB2794D8DCE04997DA112E1736D3F10 at DM5PR08MB2794.namprd08.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > RSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and probably meal plans. > > Lori Deardorff > Director of Financial Aid > 918-343-7573 > > [RSU Secondary logo] > > From: OASFAA On Behalf Of Jonna Raney > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) < > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is > the decision of OBU as well. > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > the following. > > Housing? > Meals? > Tuition? > General Fees? > Course specific fees? > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > Jonna > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > Jonna Raney > > Director of Student Financial Services > > 405.585.5020 > Oklahoma Baptist University > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/67ab6133/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image001.png > Type: image/png > Size: 8742 bytes > Desc: image001.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/67ab6133/attachment-0001.png > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:42:20 +0000 > From: "Hendrickson, Vicki" > To: "Good, Linda" , Jonna Raney > , "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > Message-ID: > < > SN6PR02MB4383C8FCF745E72B48BE360B9FF10 at SN6PR02MB4383.namprd02.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > TU is issuing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining meal plans as > well. > > > Vicki Hendrickson > Director, Student Financial Services > The University of Tulsa > 800 South Tucker Drive > Tulsa, OK 74104-9700 > (918) 631-2670 > Vicki-hendrickson at utulsa.edu > http://admission.utulsa.edu/financial-aid/ > > Do not send sensitive information through email > (i.e. combination of name, address, birthdate, social security number, > etc.) > > To reduce the risk of COVID-19 (coronavirus) transmission, The University > of Tulsa has implemented a Social Distancing Policy. As circumstances > develop, events and gatherings are subject to cancellation, postponement, > or special practices and protocols. For the latest information, visit > utulsa.edu. > > > [cid:image003.png at 01D601D1.4598E910] > > From: OASFAA On Behalf Of Good, Linda > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:24 AM > To: Jonna Raney ; oasfaa at lists.onenet.net ( > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > I can confirm OSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining > meal plans. > > [cid:image001.png at 01D5373C.65A18FB0]< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cvicki-hendrickson%40utulsa.edu%7Cee796a2ee922486107a408d7d00fd8e9%7Cd4ff013c62b74167924f5bd93e8202d3%7C0%7C0%7C637206638792424920&sdata=Re%2FA8IHmprlFyWaUIAqwMKKCNwiwfGL1oCGEQaGDPJ0%3D&reserved=0 > > > LINDA KOEHN GOOD, M.S. > ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES > > Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid > 405.744.7568 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2Fscholarships-financial-aid%2Findex.html&data=02%7C01%7Cvicki-hendrickson%40utulsa.edu%7Cee796a2ee922486107a408d7d00fd8e9%7Cd4ff013c62b74167924f5bd93e8202d3%7C0%7C0%7C637206638792424920&sdata=6ijkaCxlACKyCPw3UsHjfrGf6jm2c%2B2jCmr6HLBUKKo%3D&reserved=0 > > > [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00]< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cvicki-hendrickson%40utulsa.edu%7Cee796a2ee922486107a408d7d00fd8e9%7Cd4ff013c62b74167924f5bd93e8202d3%7C0%7C0%7C637206638792434875&sdata=AJc8anjyaS3UrF8xJeEz%2BW8etg6fOXYJIjNCPeuTOSI%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jonna > Raney > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net ( > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) < > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > **External Email - Please verify sender email address before responding.** > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is > the decision of OBU as well. > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > the following. > > Housing? > Meals? > Tuition? > General Fees? > Course specific fees? > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > Jonna > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > Jonna Raney > > Director of Student Financial Services > > 405.585.5020 > Oklahoma Baptist University > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image003.png > Type: image/png > Size: 27520 bytes > Desc: image003.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0003.png > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image004.png > Type: image/png > Size: 11714 bytes > Desc: image004.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0004.png > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image005.png > Type: image/png > Size: 4958 bytes > Desc: image005.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0005.png > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > OASFAA mailing list > OASFAA at lists.onenet.net > https://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/oasfaa > > ------------------------------ > > End of OASFAA Digest, Vol 190, Issue 15 > *************************************** > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From srmcgill at langston.edu Tue Mar 24 12:27:18 2020 From: srmcgill at langston.edu (McGill, Sheila) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 17:27:18 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: Langston University is prorating and doing refunds for housing and meals upon request. [cid:be596293-2fc6-4b89-b3f7-cdf06df0ea45] Sheila R. McGill Director Financial Aid & Executive Director, Office of Enrollment Management Office: 405-466-2957 srmcgill at langston.edu Langston University 1-877-466-2231 P.O Box 668 / Langston, OK 73050 www.langston.edu Langston University 1-877-466-2231 P.O Box 668 / Langston, OK 73050 www.langston.edu This e-mail message may contain confidential or legally privileged information and is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s). Any unauthorized disclosure, dissemination, distribution, copying or the taking of any action in reliance on the information herein is prohibited. 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 on behalf of Good, Linda Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:23 AM To: Jonna Raney ; oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? I can confirm OSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining meal plans. [cid:image001.png at 01D5373C.65A18FB0] LINDA KOEHN GOOD, M.S. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid 405.744.7568 • 119 Student Union • finaid.okstate.edu [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00] From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jonna Raney Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? **External Email - Please verify sender email address before responding.** Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is the decision of OBU as well. My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for the following. Housing? Meals? Tuition? General Fees? Course specific fees? Thanks in advance for your responses! 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In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Here is our Housing and Food plan: http://www.ou.edu/housingandfood/covid-19 Brad Burnett Director of Financial Aid & Scholarships The University of Oklahoma This message, and attachments if any, from the University of Oklahoma may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient of this information, you are prohibited from reading, disclosing, reproducing, distributing, disseminating, or otherwise using this information. If you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately. Thank you. From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Good, Linda Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:24 AM To: Jonna Raney ; oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? I can confirm OSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining meal plans. [cid:image001.png at 01D5373C.65A18FB0] LINDA KOEHN GOOD, M.S. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid 405.744.7568 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00] From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jonna Raney Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? **External Email - Please verify sender email address before responding.** Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is the decision of OBU as well. My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for the following. Housing? Meals? Tuition? General Fees? Course specific fees? Thanks in advance for your responses! 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[image: Western Oklahoma State College Logo] Sa'Vana Denton, B.B.A Director, Financial Aid/VA Western Oklahoma State College 2801 N. Main St. *|* Altus, OK 73521 (580) 477-7712 *|* Office: SSC-201C [image: wosc facebook] [image: wosc instagram] [image: wosc twitter] [image: wosc snapchat] The mission of Western Oklahoma State College is to provide high quality education, support student success, and empower individuals to become productive members of local, regional, and global communities. On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 12:00 PM wrote: > Send OASFAA mailing list submissions to > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/oasfaa > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > oasfaa-request at lists.onenet.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > oasfaa-owner at lists.onenet.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of OASFAA digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Refunds?? (Jonna Raney) > 2. Re: Refunds?? (Good, Linda) > 3. Re: Refunds?? (Lori Deardorff) > 4. Re: Refunds?? (Hendrickson, Vicki) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:08:32 +0000 > From: Jonna Raney > To: "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > Message-ID: > < > SN6PR02MB5294FCBC73098689D361702898F10 at SN6PR02MB5294.namprd02.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is > the decision of OBU as well. > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > the following. > > Housing? > Meals? > Tuition? > General Fees? > Course specific fees? > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > Jonna > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > Jonna Raney > > Director of Student Financial Services > > 405.585.5020 > Oklahoma Baptist University > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/1c3c8e3b/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:23:45 +0000 > From: "Good, Linda" > To: Jonna Raney , "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > Message-ID: > < > SN6PR03MB3695FE4C6A49BE409B4F1ADA90F10 at SN6PR03MB3695.namprd03.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I can confirm OSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining > meal plans. > > [cid:image001.png at 01D5373C.65A18FB0]< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Clinda.good%40okstate.edu%7Ced4142ebcce24a53eb5f08d70fb4e96f%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C636995141994508543&sdata=1ipcyidtFvyIRTaZjTqH1jjUf7I8JwPgsufmJQIl6yw%3D&reserved=0 > > > LINDA KOEHN GOOD, M.S. > ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES > > Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid > 405.744.7568 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2Fscholarships-financial-aid%2Findex.html&data=02%7C01%7Clinda.good%40okstate.edu%7Ced4142ebcce24a53eb5f08d70fb4e96f%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C636995141994518538&sdata=pSiGkir3GZR4CIlcVh%2BSzLP6QAHTbdbUTx81bYXVzkY%3D&reserved=0 > > > [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00]< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Clinda.good%40okstate.edu%7Ced4142ebcce24a53eb5f08d70fb4e96f%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C636995141994518538&sdata=x4bC8mi9GdZaQkKm8WAXvn5Zc7vFAygMZzIYZND6TGM%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jonna > Raney > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) < > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > **External Email - Please verify sender email address before responding.** > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is > the decision of OBU as well. > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > the following. > > Housing? > Meals? > Tuition? > General Fees? > Course specific fees? > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > Jonna > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > Jonna Raney > > Director of Student Financial Services > > 405.585.5020 > Oklahoma Baptist University > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/946c9029/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image001.png > Type: image/png > Size: 11714 bytes > Desc: image001.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/946c9029/attachment-0002.png > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image002.png > Type: image/png > Size: 4958 bytes > Desc: image002.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/946c9029/attachment-0003.png > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:32:19 +0000 > From: Lori Deardorff > To: Jonna Raney , "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > Message-ID: > < > DM5PR08MB2794D8DCE04997DA112E1736D3F10 at DM5PR08MB2794.namprd08.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > RSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and probably meal plans. > > Lori Deardorff > Director of Financial Aid > 918-343-7573 > > [RSU Secondary logo] > > From: OASFAA On Behalf Of Jonna Raney > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) < > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is > the decision of OBU as well. > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > the following. > > Housing? > Meals? > Tuition? > General Fees? > Course specific fees? > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > Jonna > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > Jonna Raney > > Director of Student Financial Services > > 405.585.5020 > Oklahoma Baptist University > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/67ab6133/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image001.png > Type: image/png > Size: 8742 bytes > Desc: image001.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/67ab6133/attachment-0001.png > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:42:20 +0000 > From: "Hendrickson, Vicki" > To: "Good, Linda" , Jonna Raney > , "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > Message-ID: > < > SN6PR02MB4383C8FCF745E72B48BE360B9FF10 at SN6PR02MB4383.namprd02.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > TU is issuing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining meal plans as > well. > > > Vicki Hendrickson > Director, Student Financial Services > The University of Tulsa > 800 South Tucker Drive > Tulsa, OK 74104-9700 > (918) 631-2670 > Vicki-hendrickson at utulsa.edu > http://admission.utulsa.edu/financial-aid/ > > Do not send sensitive information through email > (i.e. combination of name, address, birthdate, social security number, > etc.) > > To reduce the risk of COVID-19 (coronavirus) transmission, The University > of Tulsa has implemented a Social Distancing Policy. As circumstances > develop, events and gatherings are subject to cancellation, postponement, > or special practices and protocols. For the latest information, visit > utulsa.edu. > > > [cid:image003.png at 01D601D1.4598E910] > > From: OASFAA On Behalf Of Good, Linda > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:24 AM > To: Jonna Raney ; oasfaa at lists.onenet.net ( > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > I can confirm OSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining > meal plans. > > [cid:image001.png at 01D5373C.65A18FB0]< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cvicki-hendrickson%40utulsa.edu%7Cee796a2ee922486107a408d7d00fd8e9%7Cd4ff013c62b74167924f5bd93e8202d3%7C0%7C0%7C637206638792424920&sdata=Re%2FA8IHmprlFyWaUIAqwMKKCNwiwfGL1oCGEQaGDPJ0%3D&reserved=0 > > > LINDA KOEHN GOOD, M.S. > ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES > > Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid > 405.744.7568 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2Fscholarships-financial-aid%2Findex.html&data=02%7C01%7Cvicki-hendrickson%40utulsa.edu%7Cee796a2ee922486107a408d7d00fd8e9%7Cd4ff013c62b74167924f5bd93e8202d3%7C0%7C0%7C637206638792424920&sdata=6ijkaCxlACKyCPw3UsHjfrGf6jm2c%2B2jCmr6HLBUKKo%3D&reserved=0 > > > [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00]< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cvicki-hendrickson%40utulsa.edu%7Cee796a2ee922486107a408d7d00fd8e9%7Cd4ff013c62b74167924f5bd93e8202d3%7C0%7C0%7C637206638792434875&sdata=AJc8anjyaS3UrF8xJeEz%2BW8etg6fOXYJIjNCPeuTOSI%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jonna > Raney > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net ( > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) < > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > **External Email - Please verify sender email address before responding.** > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is > the decision of OBU as well. > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > the following. > > Housing? > Meals? > Tuition? > General Fees? > Course specific fees? > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > Jonna > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > Jonna Raney > > Director of Student Financial Services > > 405.585.5020 > Oklahoma Baptist University > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image003.png > Type: image/png > Size: 27520 bytes > Desc: image003.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0003.png > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image004.png > Type: image/png > Size: 11714 bytes > Desc: image004.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0004.png > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image005.png > Type: image/png > Size: 4958 bytes > Desc: image005.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0005.png > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > OASFAA mailing list > OASFAA at lists.onenet.net > https://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/oasfaa > > ------------------------------ > > End of OASFAA Digest, Vol 190, Issue 15 > *************************************** > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kmolder at okwu.edu Tue Mar 24 13:19:48 2020 From: kmolder at okwu.edu (Kandi Molder) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:19:48 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] [EXTERNAL] Refunds?? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: OKWU is paying students works-study funds. I didn’t respond to your earlier email. We will also do a prorated adjustment for room and board only. We are considering offering it as a credit or scholarship for next year. As I understand it, it will be counted as a reduced COA or in the EFA, depending on how we do it. I have asked them to hold off on any formal announcement and am hoping ED issues some additional guidance soon. Kandi Molder Executive Director of Registration and Financial Aid ________________________________ From: OASFAA on behalf of Jonna Raney Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:08:32 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Oasfaa] Refunds?? Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is the decision of OBU as well. My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for the following. Housing? Meals? Tuition? General Fees? Course specific fees? Thanks in advance for your responses! Jonna [Oklahoma Baptist University] Jonna Raney Director of Student Financial Services 405.585.5020 Oklahoma Baptist University ​​​​ ​​​​ ​​​​ [CAUTION: "This email originated from an external email source. Do not share your credentials or click on any suspicious links"] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lcoponiti at usao.edu Tue Mar 24 13:38:41 2020 From: lcoponiti at usao.edu (Laura Coponiti) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:38:41 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] OASFAA Digest, Vol 190, Issue 15 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: USAO is doing the same. Students must officially check out of housing in order to receive the prorated amount. Laura Coponiti Dean of Enrollment Management Troutt 112 University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 1727 West Alabama Chickasha, OK 73018 405-574-1350 (office) 405-574-1220 (fax) [cid:16D7802A-BD66-411D-B03E-8C59B4BF1350] From: OASFAA On Behalf Of savana denton Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 1:00 PM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] OASFAA Digest, Vol 190, Issue 15 Western Oklahoma State College is paying college work study and part time while the campus is temporarily closed. We are also doing prorated housing and food plan refunds. [Western Oklahoma State College Logo]Sa'Vana Denton, B.B.A Director, Financial Aid/VA Western Oklahoma State College 2801 N. Main St. | Altus, OK 73521 (580) 477-7712 | Office: SSC-201C [wosc facebook] [wosc instagram] [wosc twitter] [wosc snapchat] The mission of Western Oklahoma State College is to provide high quality education, support student success, and empower individuals to become productive members of local, regional, and global communities. On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 12:00 PM > wrote: Send OASFAA mailing list submissions to oasfaa at lists.onenet.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/oasfaa or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to oasfaa-request at lists.onenet.net You can reach the person managing the list at oasfaa-owner at lists.onenet.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of OASFAA digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Refunds?? (Jonna Raney) 2. Re: Refunds?? (Good, Linda) 3. Re: Refunds?? (Lori Deardorff) 4. Re: Refunds?? (Hendrickson, Vicki) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:08:32 +0000 From: Jonna Raney > To: "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is the decision of OBU as well. My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for the following. Housing? Meals? Tuition? General Fees? Course specific fees? Thanks in advance for your responses! 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ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid 405.744.7568 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00] From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jonna Raney Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? **External Email - Please verify sender email address before responding.** Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is the decision of OBU as well. My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for the following. Housing? Meals? Tuition? General Fees? Course specific fees? Thanks in advance for your responses! 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Lori Deardorff Director of Financial Aid 918-343-7573 [RSU Secondary logo] From: OASFAA > On Behalf Of Jonna Raney Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is the decision of OBU as well. My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for the following. Housing? Meals? Tuition? General Fees? Course specific fees? Thanks in advance for your responses! Jonna [Oklahoma Baptist University] Jonna Raney Director of Student Financial Services 405.585.5020 Oklahoma Baptist University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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As circumstances develop, events and gatherings are subject to cancellation, postponement, or special practices and protocols. For the latest information, visit utulsa.edu. [cid:image003.png at 01D601D1.4598E910] From: OASFAA > On Behalf Of Good, Linda Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:24 AM To: Jonna Raney >; oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? I can confirm OSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining meal plans. [cid:image001.png at 01D5373C.65A18FB0] LINDA KOEHN GOOD, M.S. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid 405.744.7568 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00] From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jonna Raney Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net>) >> Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? **External Email - Please verify sender email address before responding.** Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is the decision of OBU as well. My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for the following. Housing? Meals? Tuition? General Fees? Course specific fees? Thanks in advance for your responses! 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For example, say you have a scholarship that awards a higher dollar amount for on-campus students versus off-campus students....are you prorating the on-campus scholarship (say at 60%) and then applying the remaining 40% at the off-campus scholarship amount? *Cliff Bristow* Director of Financial Aid Randall University Email | *cbristow at ru.edu * Phone | 405-912-9037 On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 12:00 PM wrote: > Send OASFAA mailing list submissions to > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/oasfaa > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > oasfaa-request at lists.onenet.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > oasfaa-owner at lists.onenet.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of OASFAA digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: OASFAA Digest, Vol 190, Issue 15 (Judy Cuellar) > 2. Re: Refunds?? (McGill, Sheila) > 3. Re: Refunds?? (Burnett, Bradley T.) > 4. Re: OASFAA Digest, Vol 190, Issue 15 (savana denton) > 5. Re: [EXTERNAL] Refunds?? (Kandi Molder) > 6. Re: OASFAA Digest, Vol 190, Issue 15 (Laura Coponiti) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 12:05:11 -0500 > From: Judy Cuellar > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] OASFAA Digest, Vol 190, Issue 15 > Message-ID: > < > CAOfCSDLX7MnPHZEJiiP_frw7MFjpV1GbhQ-c73-wXRRHbdJpPA at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I didn't reply to the former poll on FWS. OC will be paying FWS to our > students. > > We are determining refunds for housing & meals. There will be something. I > don't think we will be refunding fees since the semester was 60% on campus > but it is being discussed. No refunds on tuition. > > * Judy Cuellar* > > Judy Cuellar, MBA > > Director of Student Financial Services > > > > 405.425.5190 Phone > 405.425.5197 Fax > financialservices at oc.edu Email > > www.oc.edu/financial Website > > > Look for Scholarships on Facebook > or Twitter > > > Need to send a document to Financial Services? You can use this secure > upload link . > > > > *(For your assistance in pronouncing my last name, the phonetic spelling > is KWAY-ar, to hear it pronounced, go > here http://inogolo.com/pronunciation/Cuellar > )* > > Note: Privileged/Confidential information may be contained in this message. > If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for > delivery of the message to such person), you may not copy or deliver this > message to anyone. In such case, you should destroy this message and kindly > notify the sender by a reply e-mail. Please advise immediately if you or > your employer does not consent to Internet messages of this kind. 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(Hendrickson, Vicki) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:08:32 +0000 > > From: Jonna Raney > > To: "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > > > > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > Message-ID: > > < > > > SN6PR02MB5294FCBC73098689D361702898F10 at SN6PR02MB5294.namprd02.prod.outlook.com > > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That > is > > the decision of OBU as well. > > > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > > the following. > > > > Housing? > > Meals? > > Tuition? > > General Fees? > > Course specific fees? > > > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > > Jonna > > > > > > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > > Jonna Raney > > > > Director of Student Financial Services > > > > 405.585.5020 > > Oklahoma Baptist University > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/1c3c8e3b/attachment-0001.html > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:23:45 +0000 > > From: "Good, Linda" > > To: Jonna Raney , "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > > (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > Message-ID: > > < > > > SN6PR03MB3695FE4C6A49BE409B4F1ADA90F10 at SN6PR03MB3695.namprd03.prod.outlook.com > > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > I can confirm OSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining > > meal plans. > > > > [cid:image001.png at 01D5373C.65A18FB0]< > > > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Clinda.good%40okstate.edu%7Ced4142ebcce24a53eb5f08d70fb4e96f%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C636995141994508543&sdata=1ipcyidtFvyIRTaZjTqH1jjUf7I8JwPgsufmJQIl6yw%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > LINDA KOEHN GOOD, M.S. > > ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES > > > > Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid > > 405.744.7568 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu< > > > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2Fscholarships-financial-aid%2Findex.html&data=02%7C01%7Clinda.good%40okstate.edu%7Ced4142ebcce24a53eb5f08d70fb4e96f%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C636995141994518538&sdata=pSiGkir3GZR4CIlcVh%2BSzLP6QAHTbdbUTx81bYXVzkY%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00]< > > > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Clinda.good%40okstate.edu%7Ced4142ebcce24a53eb5f08d70fb4e96f%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C636995141994518538&sdata=x4bC8mi9GdZaQkKm8WAXvn5Zc7vFAygMZzIYZND6TGM%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > > > > > From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jonna > > Raney > > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM > > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) < > > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > > > **External Email - Please verify sender email address before > responding.** > > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That > is > > the decision of OBU as well. > > > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > > the following. > > > > Housing? > > Meals? > > Tuition? > > General Fees? > > Course specific fees? > > > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > > Jonna > > > > > > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > > Jonna Raney > > > > Director of Student Financial Services > > > > 405.585.5020 > > Oklahoma Baptist University > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/946c9029/attachment-0001.html > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: image001.png > > Type: image/png > > Size: 11714 bytes > > Desc: image001.png > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/946c9029/attachment-0002.png > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: image002.png > > Type: image/png > > Size: 4958 bytes > > Desc: image002.png > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/946c9029/attachment-0003.png > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:32:19 +0000 > > From: Lori Deardorff > > To: Jonna Raney , "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > > (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > Message-ID: > > < > > > DM5PR08MB2794D8DCE04997DA112E1736D3F10 at DM5PR08MB2794.namprd08.prod.outlook.com > > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > RSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and probably meal plans. > > > > Lori Deardorff > > Director of Financial Aid > > 918-343-7573 > > > > [RSU Secondary logo] > > > > From: OASFAA On Behalf Of Jonna Raney > > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM > > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) < > > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > > > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That > is > > the decision of OBU as well. > > > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > > the following. > > > > Housing? > > Meals? > > Tuition? > > General Fees? > > Course specific fees? > > > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > > Jonna > > > > > > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > > Jonna Raney > > > > Director of Student Financial Services > > > > 405.585.5020 > > Oklahoma Baptist University > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/67ab6133/attachment-0001.html > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: image001.png > > Type: image/png > > Size: 8742 bytes > > Desc: image001.png > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/67ab6133/attachment-0001.png > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:42:20 +0000 > > From: "Hendrickson, Vicki" > > To: "Good, Linda" , Jonna Raney > > , "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > > (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > Message-ID: > > < > > > SN6PR02MB4383C8FCF745E72B48BE360B9FF10 at SN6PR02MB4383.namprd02.prod.outlook.com > > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > TU is issuing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining meal plans as > > well. > > > > > > Vicki Hendrickson > > Director, Student Financial Services > > The University of Tulsa > > 800 South Tucker Drive > > Tulsa, OK 74104-9700 > > (918) 631-2670 > > Vicki-hendrickson at utulsa.edu > > http://admission.utulsa.edu/financial-aid/ > > > > Do not send sensitive information through email > > (i.e. combination of name, address, birthdate, social security number, > > etc.) > > > > To reduce the risk of COVID-19 (coronavirus) transmission, The University > > of Tulsa has implemented a Social Distancing Policy. As circumstances > > develop, events and gatherings are subject to cancellation, postponement, > > or special practices and protocols. For the latest information, visit > > utulsa.edu. > > > > > > [cid:image003.png at 01D601D1.4598E910] > > > > From: OASFAA On Behalf Of Good, Linda > > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:24 AM > > To: Jonna Raney ; oasfaa at lists.onenet.net ( > > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) > > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > > > I can confirm OSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining > > meal plans. > > > > [cid:image001.png at 01D5373C.65A18FB0]< > > > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cvicki-hendrickson%40utulsa.edu%7Cee796a2ee922486107a408d7d00fd8e9%7Cd4ff013c62b74167924f5bd93e8202d3%7C0%7C0%7C637206638792424920&sdata=Re%2FA8IHmprlFyWaUIAqwMKKCNwiwfGL1oCGEQaGDPJ0%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > LINDA KOEHN GOOD, M.S. > > ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES > > > > Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid > > 405.744.7568 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu< > > > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2Fscholarships-financial-aid%2Findex.html&data=02%7C01%7Cvicki-hendrickson%40utulsa.edu%7Cee796a2ee922486107a408d7d00fd8e9%7Cd4ff013c62b74167924f5bd93e8202d3%7C0%7C0%7C637206638792424920&sdata=6ijkaCxlACKyCPw3UsHjfrGf6jm2c%2B2jCmr6HLBUKKo%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00]< > > > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cvicki-hendrickson%40utulsa.edu%7Cee796a2ee922486107a408d7d00fd8e9%7Cd4ff013c62b74167924f5bd93e8202d3%7C0%7C0%7C637206638792434875&sdata=AJc8anjyaS3UrF8xJeEz%2BW8etg6fOXYJIjNCPeuTOSI%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > > > > > From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jonna > > Raney > > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM > > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net ( > > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) < > > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > > > **External Email - Please verify sender email address before > responding.** > > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That > is > > the decision of OBU as well. > > > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > > the following. > > > > Housing? > > Meals? > > Tuition? > > General Fees? > > Course specific fees? > > > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > > Jonna > > > > > > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > > Jonna Raney > > > > Director of Student Financial Services > > > > 405.585.5020 > > Oklahoma Baptist University > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0001.html > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: image003.png > > Type: image/png > > Size: 27520 bytes > > Desc: image003.png > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0003.png > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: image004.png > > Type: image/png > > Size: 11714 bytes > > Desc: image004.png > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0004.png > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: image005.png > > Type: image/png > > Size: 4958 bytes > > Desc: image005.png > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0005.png > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Digest Footer > > > > _______________________________________________ > > OASFAA mailing list > > OASFAA at lists.onenet.net > > https://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/oasfaa > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of OASFAA Digest, Vol 190, Issue 15 > > *************************************** > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/2d475be7/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 17:27:18 +0000 > From: "McGill, Sheila" > To: "Good, Linda" , Jonna Raney > , "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > Message-ID: > < > SN2PR03MB23507084F11D0187CFA27644A3F10 at SN2PR03MB2350.namprd03.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Langston University is prorating and doing refunds for housing and meals > upon request. > > [cid:be596293-2fc6-4b89-b3f7-cdf06df0ea45] > > Sheila R. McGill > > Director Financial Aid & > > Executive Director, Office of Enrollment Management > > Office: 405-466-2957 > srmcgill at langston.edu > > Langston University 1-877-466-2231 > P.O Box 668 / Langston, OK 73050 > www.langston.edu< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.langston.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cnacasaw%40langston.edu%7C83958c00118944273ed108d703a37dbd%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C636981873025657078&sdata=lYndvGcT6CIoYiHChwkSCgW77QfW4EvZiFfVVb1czyU%3D&reserved=0 > > > > Langston University 1-877-466-2231 > P.O Box 668 / Langston, OK 73050 > www.langston.edu< > https://www.facebook.com/langstonuniversity> > > > > > > > > This e-mail message may contain confidential or legally privileged > information and is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s). > Any unauthorized disclosure, dissemination, distribution, copying or the > taking of any action in reliance on the information herein is prohibited. > 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 on behalf of Good, Linda < > linda.good at okstate.edu> > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:23 AM > To: Jonna Raney ; oasfaa at lists.onenet.net ( > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > > I can confirm OSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining > meal plans. > > > > [cid:image001.png at 01D5373C.65A18FB0]< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Csrmcgill%40langston.edu%7C57b37ea4f63148c456bc08d7d00fe083%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C637206638919869215&sdata=iUZtPvqNwH2U%2BDZ%2F0ewyFAXO12HFL5Vwoph95AAKQX8%3D&reserved=0 > > > > LINDA KOEHN GOOD, M.S. > > ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES > > > > Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid > > 405.744.7568 • 119 Student Union • finaid.okstate.edu< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2Fscholarships-financial-aid%2Findex.html&data=02%7C01%7Csrmcgill%40langston.edu%7C57b37ea4f63148c456bc08d7d00fe083%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C637206638919869215&sdata=Zpi6UXq5OhKD3O7vL6Ea7Mpd87fIomXQY29e3EWlCP8%3D&reserved=0 > > > > [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00]< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Csrmcgill%40langston.edu%7C57b37ea4f63148c456bc08d7d00fe083%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C637206638919869215&sdata=iUZtPvqNwH2U%2BDZ%2F0ewyFAXO12HFL5Vwoph95AAKQX8%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > > > > From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jonna > Raney > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) < > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > > > **External Email - Please verify sender email address before responding.** > > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is > the decision of OBU as well. > > > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > the following. > > > > Housing? > > Meals? > > Tuition? > > General Fees? > > Course specific fees? > > > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > > Jonna > > > > > > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > > Jonna Raney > > Director of Student Financial Services > > 405.585.5020 > Oklahoma Baptist University > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/bcc02742/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image001.png > Type: image/png > Size: 11714 bytes > Desc: image001.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/bcc02742/attachment-0003.png > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image002.png > Type: image/png > Size: 4958 bytes > Desc: image002.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/bcc02742/attachment-0004.png > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: Outlook-h5jwjwku.png > Type: image/png > Size: 17499 bytes > Desc: Outlook-h5jwjwku.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/bcc02742/attachment-0005.png > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 17:48:23 +0000 > From: "Burnett, Bradley T." > To: "Good, Linda" , Jonna Raney > , "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > Message-ID: > < > CY1PR03MB2185D7B95F700745AB1189BBB6F10 at CY1PR03MB2185.namprd03.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Here is our Housing and Food plan: > > http://www.ou.edu/housingandfood/covid-19 > > Brad Burnett > Director of Financial Aid & Scholarships > The University of Oklahoma > This message, and attachments if any, from the University of Oklahoma may > contain confidential or privileged information. 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Thank you. > > From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Good, > Linda > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:24 AM > To: Jonna Raney ; oasfaa at lists.onenet.net ( > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > I can confirm OSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining > meal plans. > > [cid:image001.png at 01D5373C.65A18FB0]< > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Fgo.okstate.edu-252F-26data-3D02-257C01-257Clinda.good-2540okstate.edu-257Ced4142ebcce24a53eb5f08d70fb4e96f-257C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964-257C0-257C0-257C636995141994508543-26sdata-3D1ipcyidtFvyIRTaZjTqH1jjUf7I8JwPgsufmJQIl6yw-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMFAg&c=qKdtBuuu6dQK9MsRUVJ2DPXW6oayO8fu4TfEHS8sGNk&r=xAbw3xi2HQk4420eLzajfA&m=vVWHTdVlJx29wJV9SsWGEphdIcCqXVVopimg_LUSgQQ&s=Vuxh0fWDTVoeJMNWpI-oaT0J8a_W9hElJNbBM0LFU7E&e= > > > LINDA KOEHN GOOD, M.S. > ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES > > Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid > 405.744.7568 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu< > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Fgo.okstate.edu-252Fscholarships-2Dfinancial-2Daid-252Findex.html-26data-3D02-257C01-257Clinda.good-2540okstate.edu-257Ced4142ebcce24a53eb5f08d70fb4e96f-257C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964-257C0-257C0-257C636995141994518538-26sdata-3DpSiGkir3GZR4CIlcVh-252BSzLP6QAHTbdbUTx81bYXVzkY-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMFAg&c=qKdtBuuu6dQK9MsRUVJ2DPXW6oayO8fu4TfEHS8sGNk&r=xAbw3xi2HQk4420eLzajfA&m=vVWHTdVlJx29wJV9SsWGEphdIcCqXVVopimg_LUSgQQ&s=iLkxK-NDGOrr_uM-isHj9_JDkM5BHOYuTj1PFOjBr64&e= > > > [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00]< > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Fgo.okstate.edu-252F-26data-3D02-257C01-257Clinda.good-2540okstate.edu-257Ced4142ebcce24a53eb5f08d70fb4e96f-257C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964-257C0-257C0-257C636995141994518538-26sdata-3Dx4bC8mi9GdZaQkKm8WAXvn5Zc7vFAygMZzIYZND6TGM-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMFAg&c=qKdtBuuu6dQK9MsRUVJ2DPXW6oayO8fu4TfEHS8sGNk&r=xAbw3xi2HQk4420eLzajfA&m=vVWHTdVlJx29wJV9SsWGEphdIcCqXVVopimg_LUSgQQ&s=3GU9T57sZZexa8CNY6pw_NZ9o7abgXp_7_r3oQfjcDU&e= > > > > > From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jonna > Raney > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net ( > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) < > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > **External Email - Please verify sender email address before responding.** > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is > the decision of OBU as well. > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > the following. > > Housing? > Meals? > Tuition? > General Fees? > Course specific fees? > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > Jonna > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > Jonna Raney > > Director of Student Financial Services > > 405.585.5020 > Oklahoma Baptist University > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/8c030ae2/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image001.png > Type: image/png > Size: 11714 bytes > Desc: image001.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/8c030ae2/attachment-0002.png > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image002.png > Type: image/png > Size: 4958 bytes > Desc: image002.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/8c030ae2/attachment-0003.png > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 13:00:01 -0500 > From: savana denton > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] OASFAA Digest, Vol 190, Issue 15 > Message-ID: > < > CAMbdGGpzZwVdQ7SqjWR8qGvYPUTZ8hJ_poNDYOX7R6iXH_qgoA at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Western Oklahoma State College is paying college work study and part time > while the campus is temporarily closed. We are also doing prorated housing > and food plan refunds. > > > > [image: Western Oklahoma State College Logo] >Sa'Vana > Denton, B.B.A > Director, Financial Aid/VA > Western Oklahoma State College > 2801 N. Main St. *|* Altus, OK 73521 > < > https://www.google.com/maps/place/Western+Oklahoma+State+College+Main+Building,+Altus,+OK+73521/@34.6694147,-99.3372287,18.87z/data=!3m1!5s0x87ab653a7bb9cc6f:0xd1063be3c99517db!4m5!3m4!1s0x87ab653a7bbd0569:0xc65b112658cc9ef!8m2!3d34.6689441!4d-99.336963 > > > (580) 477-7712 *|* Office: SSC-201C > [image: wosc facebook] [image: wosc > instagram] [image: wosc twitter] > [image: wosc snapchat] > > > The mission of Western Oklahoma State College is to provide high quality > education, support student success, and empower individuals to become > productive members of local, regional, and global communities. > > > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 12:00 PM wrote: > > > Send OASFAA mailing list submissions to > > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/oasfaa > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > oasfaa-request at lists.onenet.net > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > oasfaa-owner at lists.onenet.net > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of OASFAA digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Refunds?? (Jonna Raney) > > 2. Re: Refunds?? (Good, Linda) > > 3. Re: Refunds?? (Lori Deardorff) > > 4. Re: Refunds?? (Hendrickson, Vicki) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:08:32 +0000 > > From: Jonna Raney > > To: "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > > > > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > Message-ID: > > < > > > SN6PR02MB5294FCBC73098689D361702898F10 at SN6PR02MB5294.namprd02.prod.outlook.com > > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That > is > > the decision of OBU as well. > > > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > > the following. > > > > Housing? > > Meals? > > Tuition? > > General Fees? > > Course specific fees? > > > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > > Jonna > > > > > > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > > Jonna Raney > > > > Director of Student Financial Services > > > > 405.585.5020 > > Oklahoma Baptist University > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/1c3c8e3b/attachment-0001.html > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:23:45 +0000 > > From: "Good, Linda" > > To: Jonna Raney , "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > > (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > Message-ID: > > < > > > SN6PR03MB3695FE4C6A49BE409B4F1ADA90F10 at SN6PR03MB3695.namprd03.prod.outlook.com > > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > I can confirm OSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining > > meal plans. > > > > [cid:image001.png at 01D5373C.65A18FB0]< > > > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Clinda.good%40okstate.edu%7Ced4142ebcce24a53eb5f08d70fb4e96f%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C636995141994508543&sdata=1ipcyidtFvyIRTaZjTqH1jjUf7I8JwPgsufmJQIl6yw%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > LINDA KOEHN GOOD, M.S. > > ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES > > > > Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid > > 405.744.7568 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu< > > > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2Fscholarships-financial-aid%2Findex.html&data=02%7C01%7Clinda.good%40okstate.edu%7Ced4142ebcce24a53eb5f08d70fb4e96f%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C636995141994518538&sdata=pSiGkir3GZR4CIlcVh%2BSzLP6QAHTbdbUTx81bYXVzkY%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00]< > > > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Clinda.good%40okstate.edu%7Ced4142ebcce24a53eb5f08d70fb4e96f%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C636995141994518538&sdata=x4bC8mi9GdZaQkKm8WAXvn5Zc7vFAygMZzIYZND6TGM%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > > > > > From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jonna > > Raney > > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM > > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) < > > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > > > **External Email - Please verify sender email address before > responding.** > > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That > is > > the decision of OBU as well. > > > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > > the following. > > > > Housing? > > Meals? > > Tuition? > > General Fees? > > Course specific fees? > > > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > > Jonna > > > > > > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > > Jonna Raney > > > > Director of Student Financial Services > > > > 405.585.5020 > > Oklahoma Baptist University > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/946c9029/attachment-0001.html > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: image001.png > > Type: image/png > > Size: 11714 bytes > > Desc: image001.png > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/946c9029/attachment-0002.png > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: image002.png > > Type: image/png > > Size: 4958 bytes > > Desc: image002.png > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/946c9029/attachment-0003.png > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:32:19 +0000 > > From: Lori Deardorff > > To: Jonna Raney , "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > > (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > Message-ID: > > < > > > DM5PR08MB2794D8DCE04997DA112E1736D3F10 at DM5PR08MB2794.namprd08.prod.outlook.com > > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > RSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and probably meal plans. > > > > Lori Deardorff > > Director of Financial Aid > > 918-343-7573 > > > > [RSU Secondary logo] > > > > From: OASFAA On Behalf Of Jonna Raney > > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM > > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) < > > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > > > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That > is > > the decision of OBU as well. > > > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > > the following. > > > > Housing? > > Meals? > > Tuition? > > General Fees? > > Course specific fees? > > > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > > Jonna > > > > > > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > > Jonna Raney > > > > Director of Student Financial Services > > > > 405.585.5020 > > Oklahoma Baptist University > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/67ab6133/attachment-0001.html > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: image001.png > > Type: image/png > > Size: 8742 bytes > > Desc: image001.png > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/67ab6133/attachment-0001.png > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:42:20 +0000 > > From: "Hendrickson, Vicki" > > To: "Good, Linda" , Jonna Raney > > , "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > > (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > Message-ID: > > < > > > SN6PR02MB4383C8FCF745E72B48BE360B9FF10 at SN6PR02MB4383.namprd02.prod.outlook.com > > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > TU is issuing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining meal plans as > > well. > > > > > > Vicki Hendrickson > > Director, Student Financial Services > > The University of Tulsa > > 800 South Tucker Drive > > Tulsa, OK 74104-9700 > > (918) 631-2670 > > Vicki-hendrickson at utulsa.edu > > http://admission.utulsa.edu/financial-aid/ > > > > Do not send sensitive information through email > > (i.e. combination of name, address, birthdate, social security number, > > etc.) > > > > To reduce the risk of COVID-19 (coronavirus) transmission, The University > > of Tulsa has implemented a Social Distancing Policy. As circumstances > > develop, events and gatherings are subject to cancellation, postponement, > > or special practices and protocols. For the latest information, visit > > utulsa.edu. > > > > > > [cid:image003.png at 01D601D1.4598E910] > > > > From: OASFAA On Behalf Of Good, Linda > > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:24 AM > > To: Jonna Raney ; oasfaa at lists.onenet.net ( > > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) > > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > > > I can confirm OSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining > > meal plans. > > > > [cid:image001.png at 01D5373C.65A18FB0]< > > > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cvicki-hendrickson%40utulsa.edu%7Cee796a2ee922486107a408d7d00fd8e9%7Cd4ff013c62b74167924f5bd93e8202d3%7C0%7C0%7C637206638792424920&sdata=Re%2FA8IHmprlFyWaUIAqwMKKCNwiwfGL1oCGEQaGDPJ0%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > LINDA KOEHN GOOD, M.S. > > ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES > > > > Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid > > 405.744.7568 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu< > > > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2Fscholarships-financial-aid%2Findex.html&data=02%7C01%7Cvicki-hendrickson%40utulsa.edu%7Cee796a2ee922486107a408d7d00fd8e9%7Cd4ff013c62b74167924f5bd93e8202d3%7C0%7C0%7C637206638792424920&sdata=6ijkaCxlACKyCPw3UsHjfrGf6jm2c%2B2jCmr6HLBUKKo%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00]< > > > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cvicki-hendrickson%40utulsa.edu%7Cee796a2ee922486107a408d7d00fd8e9%7Cd4ff013c62b74167924f5bd93e8202d3%7C0%7C0%7C637206638792434875&sdata=AJc8anjyaS3UrF8xJeEz%2BW8etg6fOXYJIjNCPeuTOSI%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > > > > > From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jonna > > Raney > > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM > > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net ( > > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) < > > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > > > **External Email - Please verify sender email address before > responding.** > > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That > is > > the decision of OBU as well. > > > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > > the following. > > > > Housing? > > Meals? > > Tuition? > > General Fees? > > Course specific fees? > > > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > > Jonna > > > > > > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > > Jonna Raney > > > > Director of Student Financial Services > > > > 405.585.5020 > > Oklahoma Baptist University > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0001.html > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: image003.png > > Type: image/png > > Size: 27520 bytes > > Desc: image003.png > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0003.png > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: image004.png > > Type: image/png > > Size: 11714 bytes > > Desc: image004.png > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0004.png > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: image005.png > > Type: image/png > > Size: 4958 bytes > > Desc: image005.png > > URL: < > > > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0005.png > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Digest Footer > > > > _______________________________________________ > > OASFAA mailing list > > OASFAA at lists.onenet.net > > https://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/oasfaa > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of OASFAA Digest, Vol 190, Issue 15 > > *************************************** > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/6788f565/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:19:48 +0000 > From: Kandi Molder > To: Jonna Raney , "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] [EXTERNAL] Refunds?? > Message-ID: > < > SN6PR03MB4383926B002DF454EA1B6DA8D0F10 at SN6PR03MB4383.namprd03.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > OKWU is paying students works-study funds. I didn’t respond to your > earlier email. > > We will also do a prorated adjustment for room and board only. We are > considering offering it as a credit or scholarship for next year. As I > understand it, it will be counted as a reduced COA or in the EFA, depending > on how we do it. I have asked them to hold off on any formal announcement > and am hoping ED issues some additional guidance soon. > > Kandi Molder > Executive Director of Registration and Financial Aid > ________________________________ > From: OASFAA on behalf of Jonna Raney < > Jonna.Raney at okbu.edu> > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:08:32 AM > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) < > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is > the decision of OBU as well. > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > the following. > > Housing? > Meals? > Tuition? > General Fees? > Course specific fees? > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > Jonna > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > Jonna Raney > > Director of Student Financial Services > > 405.585.5020 > Oklahoma Baptist University > > > > > ​​​​ > > ​​​​ ​​​​ [CAUTION: "This email originated from an external email source. > Do not share your credentials or click on any suspicious links"] > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/ad5a0966/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:38:41 +0000 > From: Laura Coponiti > To: savana denton , "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net" > > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] OASFAA Digest, Vol 190, Issue 15 > Message-ID: > < > SN6PR11MB3328471961F8B58159897CF3CDF10 at SN6PR11MB3328.namprd11.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > USAO is doing the same. Students must officially check out of housing in > order to receive the prorated amount. > > Laura Coponiti > Dean of Enrollment Management > Troutt 112 > University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma > > 1727 West Alabama > Chickasha, OK 73018 > 405-574-1350 (office) > 405-574-1220 (fax) > [cid:16D7802A-BD66-411D-B03E-8C59B4BF1350] > > From: OASFAA On Behalf Of savana denton > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 1:00 PM > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] OASFAA Digest, Vol 190, Issue 15 > > > Western Oklahoma State College is paying college work study and part time > while the campus is temporarily closed. We are also doing prorated housing > and food plan refunds. > > > > > [Western Oklahoma State College Logo]Sa'Vana > Denton, B.B.A > Director, Financial Aid/VA > Western Oklahoma State College > 2801 N. Main St. | Altus, OK 73521< > https://www.google.com/maps/place/Western+Oklahoma+State+College+Main+Building,+Altus,+OK+73521/@34.6694147,-99.3372287,18.87z/data=!3m1!5s0x87ab653a7bb9cc6f:0xd1063be3c99517db!4m5!3m4!1s0x87ab653a7bbd0569:0xc65b112658cc9ef!8m2!3d34.6689441!4d-99.336963 > > > (580) 477-7712 | Office: SSC-201C > [wosc facebook] [wosc instagram] < > https://www.wosc.edu/instagram> [wosc twitter] < > https://www.wosc.edu/twitter> [wosc snapchat] < > https://snapchat.com/add/woscevents> > > The mission of Western Oklahoma State College is to provide high quality > education, support student success, and empower individuals to become > productive members of local, regional, and global communities. > > > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 12:00 PM oasfaa-request at lists.onenet.net>> wrote: > Send OASFAA mailing list submissions to > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/oasfaa > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > oasfaa-request at lists.onenet.net oasfaa-request at lists.onenet.net> > > You can reach the person managing the list at > oasfaa-owner at lists.onenet.net > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of OASFAA digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Refunds?? (Jonna Raney) > 2. Re: Refunds?? (Good, Linda) > 3. Re: Refunds?? (Lori Deardorff) > 4. Re: Refunds?? (Hendrickson, Vicki) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:08:32 +0000 > From: Jonna Raney > > To: "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net ( > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > > > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > Message-ID: > < > SN6PR02MB5294FCBC73098689D361702898F10 at SN6PR02MB5294.namprd02.prod.outlook.com > SN6PR02MB5294FCBC73098689D361702898F10 at SN6PR02MB5294.namprd02.prod.outlook.com > >> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is > the decision of OBU as well. > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > the following. > > Housing? > Meals? > Tuition? > General Fees? > Course specific fees? > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > Jonna > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > Jonna Raney > > Director of Student Financial Services > > 405.585.5020 > Oklahoma Baptist University > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/1c3c8e3b/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:23:45 +0000 > From: "Good, Linda" >> > To: Jonna Raney >, " > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" < > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > Message-ID: > < > SN6PR03MB3695FE4C6A49BE409B4F1ADA90F10 at SN6PR03MB3695.namprd03.prod.outlook.com > SN6PR03MB3695FE4C6A49BE409B4F1ADA90F10 at SN6PR03MB3695.namprd03.prod.outlook.com > >> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I can confirm OSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining > meal plans. > > [cid:image001.png at 01D5373C.65A18FB0]< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Clinda.good%40okstate.edu%7Ced4142ebcce24a53eb5f08d70fb4e96f%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C636995141994508543&sdata=1ipcyidtFvyIRTaZjTqH1jjUf7I8JwPgsufmJQIl6yw%3D&reserved=0 > > > LINDA KOEHN GOOD, M.S. > ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES > > Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid > 405.744.7568 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu< > http://finaid.okstate.edu>< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2Fscholarships-financial-aid%2Findex.html&data=02%7C01%7Clinda.good%40okstate.edu%7Ced4142ebcce24a53eb5f08d70fb4e96f%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C636995141994518538&sdata=pSiGkir3GZR4CIlcVh%2BSzLP6QAHTbdbUTx81bYXVzkY%3D&reserved=0 > > > [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00]< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Clinda.good%40okstate.edu%7Ced4142ebcce24a53eb5f08d70fb4e96f%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C636995141994518538&sdata=x4bC8mi9GdZaQkKm8WAXvn5Zc7vFAygMZzIYZND6TGM%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net>] On Behalf Of Jonna Raney > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net ( > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) < > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > **External Email - Please verify sender email address before responding.** > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is > the decision of OBU as well. > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > the following. > > Housing? > Meals? > Tuition? > General Fees? > Course specific fees? > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > Jonna > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > Jonna Raney > > Director of Student Financial Services > > 405.585.5020 > Oklahoma Baptist University > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/946c9029/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image001.png > Type: image/png > Size: 11714 bytes > Desc: image001.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/946c9029/attachment-0002.png > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image002.png > Type: image/png > Size: 4958 bytes > Desc: image002.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/946c9029/attachment-0003.png > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:32:19 +0000 > From: Lori Deardorff > > To: Jonna Raney >, " > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" < > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > Message-ID: > < > DM5PR08MB2794D8DCE04997DA112E1736D3F10 at DM5PR08MB2794.namprd08.prod.outlook.com > DM5PR08MB2794D8DCE04997DA112E1736D3F10 at DM5PR08MB2794.namprd08.prod.outlook.com > >> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > RSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and probably meal plans. > > Lori Deardorff > Director of Financial Aid > 918-343-7573 > > [RSU Secondary logo] > > From: OASFAA oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net>> On Behalf Of Jonna Raney > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net ( > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) < > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is > the decision of OBU as well. > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > the following. > > Housing? > Meals? > Tuition? > General Fees? > Course specific fees? > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > Jonna > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > Jonna Raney > > Director of Student Financial Services > > 405.585.5020 > Oklahoma Baptist University > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/67ab6133/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image001.png > Type: image/png > Size: 8742 bytes > Desc: image001.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/67ab6133/attachment-0001.png > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:42:20 +0000 > From: "Hendrickson, Vicki" vicki-hendrickson at utulsa.edu>> > To: "Good, Linda" >, > Jonna Raney > >, " > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net > (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" < > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > Message-ID: > < > SN6PR02MB4383C8FCF745E72B48BE360B9FF10 at SN6PR02MB4383.namprd02.prod.outlook.com > SN6PR02MB4383C8FCF745E72B48BE360B9FF10 at SN6PR02MB4383.namprd02.prod.outlook.com > >> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > TU is issuing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining meal plans as > well. > > > Vicki Hendrickson > Director, Student Financial Services > The University of Tulsa > 800 South Tucker Drive > Tulsa, OK 74104-9700 > (918) 631-2670 > Vicki-hendrickson at utulsa.edu Vicki-hendrickson at utulsa.edu> > http://admission.utulsa.edu/financial-aid/ > > Do not send sensitive information through email > (i.e. combination of name, address, birthdate, social security number, > etc.) > > To reduce the risk of COVID-19 (coronavirus) transmission, The University > of Tulsa has implemented a Social Distancing Policy. As circumstances > develop, events and gatherings are subject to cancellation, postponement, > or special practices and protocols. For the latest information, visit > utulsa.edu. > > > [cid:image003.png at 01D601D1.4598E910] > > From: OASFAA oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net>> On Behalf Of Good, Linda > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:24 AM > To: Jonna Raney >; > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net ( > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) < > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > I can confirm OSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining > meal plans. > > [cid:image001.png at 01D5373C.65A18FB0]< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cvicki-hendrickson%40utulsa.edu%7Cee796a2ee922486107a408d7d00fd8e9%7Cd4ff013c62b74167924f5bd93e8202d3%7C0%7C0%7C637206638792424920&sdata=Re%2FA8IHmprlFyWaUIAqwMKKCNwiwfGL1oCGEQaGDPJ0%3D&reserved=0 > > > LINDA KOEHN GOOD, M.S. > ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES > > Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid > 405.744.7568 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu< > http://finaid.okstate.edu>< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2Fscholarships-financial-aid%2Findex.html&data=02%7C01%7Cvicki-hendrickson%40utulsa.edu%7Cee796a2ee922486107a408d7d00fd8e9%7Cd4ff013c62b74167924f5bd93e8202d3%7C0%7C0%7C637206638792424920&sdata=6ijkaCxlACKyCPw3UsHjfrGf6jm2c%2B2jCmr6HLBUKKo%3D&reserved=0 > > > [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00]< > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.okstate.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cvicki-hendrickson%40utulsa.edu%7Cee796a2ee922486107a408d7d00fd8e9%7Cd4ff013c62b74167924f5bd93e8202d3%7C0%7C0%7C637206638792434875&sdata=AJc8anjyaS3UrF8xJeEz%2BW8etg6fOXYJIjNCPeuTOSI%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net>] On Behalf Of Jonna Raney > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM > To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> ( > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net oasfaa at lists.onenet.net>) < > oasfaa at lists.onenet.net oasfaa at lists.onenet.net>> > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? > > **External Email - Please verify sender email address before responding.** > Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study > question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they > are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is > the decision of OBU as well. > > My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for > the following. > > Housing? > Meals? > Tuition? > General Fees? > Course specific fees? > > Thanks in advance for your responses! > Jonna > > > > > [Oklahoma Baptist University] > Jonna Raney > > Director of Student Financial Services > > 405.585.5020 > Oklahoma Baptist University > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image003.png > Type: image/png > Size: 27520 bytes > Desc: image003.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0003.png > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image004.png > Type: image/png > Size: 11714 bytes > Desc: image004.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0004.png > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image005.png > Type: image/png > Size: 4958 bytes > Desc: image005.png > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/66ed7557/attachment-0005.png > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > OASFAA mailing list > OASFAA at lists.onenet.net > https://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/oasfaa > > ------------------------------ > > End of OASFAA Digest, Vol 190, Issue 15 > *************************************** > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/ca04f1e5/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image001.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 10002 bytes > Desc: image001.jpg > URL: < > http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/oasfaa/attachments/20200324/ca04f1e5/attachment-0001.jpg > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > OASFAA mailing list > OASFAA at lists.onenet.net > https://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/oasfaa > > ------------------------------ > > End of OASFAA Digest, Vol 190, Issue 16 > *************************************** > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We hope you enjoy reading about the great things happening on our campuses in this March edition of Campus E-Clips at www.okhighered.org/newsletter. * Cameron University * East Central University * Northern Oklahoma College * Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education * Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City * Oklahoma State University-Tulsa * University of Oklahoma * Seminole State College * Southwestern Oklahoma State University * University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Read more at www.okhighered.org/newsletter To receive future e-mail notices of new issues of Campus E-Clips directly, subscribe to the Campus E-Clips listserve at http://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/campus-news/. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bfair at osrhe.edu Fri Mar 27 16:41:50 2020 From: bfair at osrhe.edu (Fair, Bryce) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 21:41:50 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] =?utf-8?q?FW=3A__Legislative_Update_=E2=80=93_March_27?= =?utf-8?q?=2C_2020?= Message-ID: <581580CC-E54C-4EED-939B-6CEAF5B3A5FB@osrhe.edu>  The Legislature did not meet at the Capitol this week and will not meet next week. It’s likely that many of the bills on the list may not receive further consideration this session. The primary focus of the Legislature will be completing the state budget for FY2021 which begins July 1 (and any possible necessary budget actions for the current fiscal year that ends on June 30). The Oklahoma Constitution requires the Legislature to adjourn its regular session by the last Friday in May. However, the Legislature can be called into “special session” at any time throughout the year. Things are constantly and quickly changing so we will try to keep you informed. Bryce Fair OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Memo To: Higher Education Network From: Chancellor Glen D. Johnson Date: Friday, March 27, 2020 Subject: Legislative Update – March 27, 2020 The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of March 23, 2020 – March 27, 2020. If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally, Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations, at lmcnally at osrhe.edu or (405) 225-9424. Legislative Report March 27, 2020 COVID-19 Senate Bill 661 (Senator Brent Howard and Speaker Charles McCall) Allows teleconference meetings for all public body meetings until November 15, 2020 or until the Governor declares the state of emergency to be terminated, whichever occurs first (amended by Floor substitute). Update: Rules suspended to direct to calendar and amend through Floor substitute. Passed off the House Floor as amended 69-2 on Tuesday, March 17. Passed off the Senate Floor 40-0 on Tuesday, March 17. Signed by Governor Stitt on Wednesday, March 18. House Bill 3888 (Representative Chad Caldwell and Senator Brent Howard) Amends the Open Meeting Act. The bill modifies the definition of the term "videoconference." It defines the term "teleconference." It permits public bodies to hold meetings by teleconference or videoconference where each member is audible or visible to the public until March 1, 2021. Update: Direct to calendar as amended by Floor substitute. Passed off the Senate Floor as amended 40-0 on Tuesday, March 17. Engrossed to the House. Senate amendments received. Senate Concurrent Resolution 8 (Senator Kim David and Representative Jon Echols) The resolution removes the April 23rd deadline for bills and joint resolutions to be heard on the Floor of the opposite chamber. Update: Direct to calendar. Adopted by unanimous consent on Monday, March 16. Engrossed to the House. Passed off the House Floor 77-2 on Tuesday, March 17. Filed with Secretary of State. Ad Valorem Taxes Senate Bill 1563 (Senator Chuck Hall and Representative Dustin Roberts) Clarifies that under the Ad Valorem Tax Code, “transmission company” and “public service corporation” will not be construed to include cable television companies or fixed wireless Internet service companies that operate over Federal Communications Commission unlicensed frequencies. Update: Passed Senate Finance Committee 8-0, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed the Senate Floor 44-2 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee. House Bill 3191 (Representative John Pfeiffer and Senator John Michael Montgomery) Modifies the definition of the term “cost approach” in the Ad Valorem Tax Code. The bill modifies the duties of the Oklahoma Tax Commission's Ad Valorem Division to include providing, from year to year, schedules containing estimated replacement cost or reproduction cost, depreciation tables and instructions for the valuation of personal property in accordance with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) requirements to aid county assessors in the assessment of personal property. Update: Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Reassigned to House County and Municipal Government Committee. Passed House County and Municipal Government Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the House Floor 82-9 with title stricken on Tuesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. Agency Administration Senate Bill 177 (Senator Ron Sharp and Representative Daniel Pae) Requires all state agencies to make available on their website, or on a general website if a state agency uses a general website, each fiscal year, a balance sheet and statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances pursuant to the standards of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, beginning Jan. 1, 2020. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed off the Senate Floor 39-5 on Wednesday, February 19. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 326 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Jon Echols) Permits any member of the Legislature during each regular session to request by proper passage of a resolution introduced by either the Senate or the House of Representatives a statement of legal authority for a specific facet of operations of an agency. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed the Senate Rules Committee 9-2 with title stricken on Thursday, February 27. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-9 with title restored on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1163 (Senator Mark Allen and Representative Johnny Tadlock) Requires the Archeological Survey of the State of Oklahoma, also known as the Oklahoma Archeological Survey, to relocate artifacts found on private property after a flood for assessment and preservation within 30 days of the property owner providing notice to the survey, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. Update: Passed the Senate General Government Committee 10-0 on Thursday, February 20. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Government Efficiency Committee. Senate Bill 1167 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton and Representative Chris Sneed) Permits the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission to release certain information to the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education and the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education. Update: Passed Senate Business Commerce and Tourism Committee 8-0 on Thursday, February 26. Passed off Senate Floor 43-3 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Business and Commerce Committee. Senate Bill 1284 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Charles Ortega) Removes the requirement that the Division of Central Accounting and Reporting superintend the recovery of all debts due state government and that it certifies every requisition by a duly accredited disbursing officer for an advance of funds from the State Treasury to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval. Update: Passed the Senate Finance Committee with title stricken 8-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-0 on Monday, March 2. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Government Efficiency Committee. Senate Bill 1405 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Charles Ortega) Grants the Governor the authority to remove any officers appointed by him, notwithstanding any provision of law. It grants the Governor the authority to remove any gubernatorial appointments on any agency, board or commission at any time, subject to the provisions therein and notwithstanding any other provision of law or any appointments created by expiring terms or vacancies provided by law. Update: Passed Senate Rules Committee 8-2 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 35-9 with title stricken on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1434 (Senator J.J. Dossett and Representative Nicole Miller) Entitles a state employee hired on or after Nov. 1, 2020, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to additional credit without limit for sick leave with pay for the purpose of undergoing medical treatment, including mental health treatment, for his or her service-connected disability, in addition to any other sick leave with pay. Update: Assigned to the Senate General Government Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate General Government Committee 10-0 with title stricken on Thursday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations 16-0, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-1 with title restored on Monday, March 9. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee. Senate Bill 1501 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Matt Miller) Requires an agency’s report to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services of all funds available to the agency for expenditure to include, but not be limited to, information on federal funds that are under the agency’s control and subject to certain disclosure requirements. Also requires all political subdivisions to report federal funding. Update: Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee as amended with title stricken 16- 4 on Wednesday, February 12. Passed off the Senate Floor 34-9 with title restored. on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1820 (Senator Kim David and Representative Terry O’Donnell) Modifies language related to state agencies and officials hiring legal representation. It requires the list of attorneys and firms desiring to furnish services and a schedule of fees for each attorney and firm be maintained and made available to the public. It establishes a schedule of fees for legal representation. It adds requirements to contracts between state agencies and officials and their legal representatives. Update: Laid over in the Senate General Government Committee on Thursday, February 20. Passed Senate General Government Committee 8-2 on Thursday, February 27. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-9 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Rules Committee. Senate Bill 1840 (Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat and Speaker Charles McCall) Requires all state agencies, boards and commissions that desire to apply for a grant of more than $50,000, excluding those of the federal government, to obtain written approval of the appropriate cabinet secretary prior to beginning the grant application process. It requires the cabinet secretary to communicate the details of the grant application to the Secretary of Budget, if approved. Update: Laid over in the Senate Appropriations and Budget Committee on Wednesday, February 19, Passed Senate Appropriations 16-4, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-9 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 3040 (Representative Tammy West and Senator Brenda Stanley) Protects information about personal electronic communication devices of current and former public employees from public inspection without the permission of the current or former public employee or an order from a court of competent jurisdiction. Update: Passed the House Government Efficiency Committee 10-0 on Wednesday, February 12. Passed off the House Floor 92-0 on Monday, March 2. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee. House Bill 3068 (Representative Lundy Kiger and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Changes the penalty for state employee’s punishment for being in violation of state income taxes to wage garnishment instead of termination of employment. Update: Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee. Passed the House Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee 8-0 on Monday, February 10. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 23-0, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Finance Committee. House Bill 3390 (Representative Terry O’Donnell and Senator Kim David) The bill requires the list of attorneys and firms desiring to furnish services and a schedule of fees for each attorney and firm be maintained and made available to the public. It permits an agency or official to agree to deviate from the schedule of fees only with the approval of the Attorney General if the new schedule of fees would not violate a fee schedule established by the bill. Update: Passed the House Judiciary Committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25 Passed off the House Floor 83-9 with title stricken on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3613 (Representative Terry O’Donnell and Senator Kim David) Creates the Personal Privacy Protection Act. It defines terms used therein. It prohibits a public agency from: requiring any individual to provide the public agency with personal affiliation information or otherwise compel the release of personal affiliation information and requiring any entity organized under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code to provide the state agency or political subdivision with personal affiliation information or otherwise compel the release of personal affiliation information. Makes personal affiliation information exempt from the Oklahoma Open Records Act. Update: Passed the House Government Efficiency Committee 10-0 on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the House Floor 77-13 on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3819 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat) Requires any contract or agreement made by any state agency to be open for inspection to any member of the Legislature. It prohibits any state agency to prohibit any person or entity from communicating with any member of the Legislature. Update: Assigned to the House Government Efficiency Committee. Reassigned to House Rules Committee. Passed the House Rules Committee 8-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 94-1 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Rules Committee. House Bill 4025 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat) Requires each agency or institution of the state to regularly transmit to the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency raw datasets as requested by the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency for the purpose of creating a data clearinghouse to aid in the work of the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency. It requires the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency to adopt policies and procedures pursuant to which a state agency must be required to comply with the provisions therein, including the format in which the data is transmitted, how the data is organized and such other matters as the Office prescribes. Update: Passed the House Rules Committee 8-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 93-0 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Appropriations Committee. House Bill 4050 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat) Requires the director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to ensure state agencies are charged no more than the actual cost of the services provided by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The bill provides such charges not include costs related to administration, overhead, insurance or any other additional costs indirectly related to the services provided. Update: Passed the House Rules Committee 7-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 97-0 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Finance Committee. House Bill 4058 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Marty Quinn) Modifies the appointing authority for the five members of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. Three members would be appointed by the Governor, one by the Speaker of the House, and one by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. It requires each member to serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority. It gives the Governor appointing authority over the Executive Director of the Commission, with advice and consent of the Senate. It requires the Executive Director to serve at the pleasure of the Governor, but may be removed from office by a two-thirds vote of each chamber of the Legislature. Update: Passed the House Rules Committee 7-1 on Thursday, February 27. Passed off House Floor 72-25 with title stricken on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. Budget and Taxation Senate Bill 1562 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Scott Fetgatter) Requires the Oklahoma Tax Commission to, upon written notification of expenditure approval from the Commission on County Government Personnel Education and Training, distribute from the agency special account the approved amount, if available, to the Oklahoma State University Center for Local Government Technology or the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service County Training Program, as applicable. Update: Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 17-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 40-5 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 3968 (Representative Mark McBride and Senator Roger Thompson) Modifies the maximum amount of outstanding principal with respect to obligations of the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority to $250 million for the purpose of funding the backlog of the Endowed Chairs program. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 11-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 88-3 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. CareerTech House Bill 3378 (Representative Mickey Dollens and Senator James Leewright) Creates an income tax credit, for taxable years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2021, and ending not later than Dec. 31, 2025, for qualifying apprenticeship programs. The bill defines applicable terms. It caps the total annual amount of the credit at $3 million. It makes the credit non-refundable. It permits Governor's Council for Workforce and Economic Development, in coordination with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, to adopt rules necessary to establish standards for participation and eligibility and to implement and administer the tax credit program. It requires the Council to consult with the Oklahoma Tax Commission to coordinate implementation and administration of the program. The bill requires the Council to report annually to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee and Senate Finance Committee chairs the effectiveness of the apprenticeship program no later than January 31st each year. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Committee 27-1 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the House Floor 72-21 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. Charter Schools Senate Bill 1098 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Carol Bush) Prohibits persons who are related within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity from serving simultaneously on the same board of education of any charter school. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, February 26. Engrossed to House. Senate Bill 1203 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Chad Caldwell) Clarifies that charter school attendance is separate from the sponsor membership and attendance. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed Senate Appropriations 16-1, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-2 with title restored on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee. Senate Bill 1313 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton and Representative Toni Hasenbeck) Prohibits the State Board of Education from sponsoring a charter school unless the State Department of Education has made a determination and recommendation that the board has the capacity, both in financial and personnel resources, to sponsor a charter school and the capacity to adhere to the contractual requirements and follow the sponsor contract guidelines outlined therein. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 46-0 on Monday, March 2. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1365 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jay Steagall) Requires the State Board of Education to deduct 5 percent the State Aid Allocation for statewide virtual charter schools sponsored by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board that have an average daily membership (ADM) of more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) students. This funding would be deposited into the State Public Common School Building Equalization Fund. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 20-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 19. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1541 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Rhonda Baker) Changes the name of the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board to the Oklahoma Commission for Digital Learning. The bill increases the terms of office for commission members to five years. The bill adds the Chancellor of Higher Education and the Director of the Department of Career and Technology Education as members of the commission and makes them, as well as the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Secretary of Education, voting members, rather than non-voting ex officio members. The bill removes outdated language. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed Senate Appropriations 17-0, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off Senate Floor 46-1 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to House. House Bill 3369 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Kim David) Prohibits a sponsor of a charter school from retaining any additional State Aid Allocation or charging the charter school any additional fee above the amounts allowed therein unless the additional fees are for additional services rendered. It requires the charter school sponsor to provide to the State Department of Education financial records documenting any state funds retained by the sponsor for administrative services rendered for the previous year. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Committee 22-3 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the House Floor 82-15 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3640 (Representative Cyndi Munson and Senator Darrell Weaver) Requires the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training to offer instruction on how to alert a school district or a charter school about the presence of a minor child or a child who has reached 18 years of age and continues to be enrolled in high school if that child has been identified at the scene of a traumatic event or an event involving a response from an emergency 911 service. The bill only allows the peace officer to release the student’s name directly to the school district or charter school and state that the child was present at the scene of a traumatic event. Update: Passed the House Public Safety Committee 12-1 on Thursday, February 20. Passed off the House Floor 88-2 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. Common Education Senate Bill 1283 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) Requires all persons appointed to fill board of education or technology center school districts serve only until the next succeeding election, at which time the office which they hold shall be placed on the ballot for the balance of the unexpired term. It removes the limitation that only those vacancies filled in the first half of the term be placed on the ballot for the balance of the unexpired term. Update: Passed Senate Rules Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 47-0 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Rules Committee. House Bill 3389 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Brenda Stanley) Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Regents for Higher Education and the State Board of Career and Technology Education, to conduct a study and make recommendations to the Legislature regarding possible changes to the units or sets of competencies required for students to graduate with a standard diploma. It states the purpose of the study. The bill establishes requirements for the study. The bill requires the board to submit any recommendations prior to the start of the 2021 Legislative Session and may continue the study and to make recommendations thereafter as needed. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee 15-2 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 94-2 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Education Committee. House Bill 3398 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Requires any person employed by an Oklahoma school district prior to the effective date of this act who does not have an Oklahoma criminal history record check from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as well as a national criminal history record check on file with his or her employing district as required have until July 1, 2022, to complete the criminal history record checks. It exempts any person eligible to retire from the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the House Floor 91-0 on Wednesday, March 4. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Education Committee. House Bill 3400 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Gary Stanislawski) Requires all public high schools, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, to make a minimum of four Advanced Placement courses available to students. It provides options for access. It requires the State Department of Education to provide information to all local boards of education, to be distributed to their students and parents, on available opportunities and the enrollment process for students to take Advanced Placement courses. It requires the Department to retain records of which options local boards of education selected for their students and make the information available on the Department's website. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee as amended by committee substitute 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed of the House Floor 81-7 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. Concurrent Enrollment House Bill 3255 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Gary Stanislawski) Changes the waiver amounts that high school students concurrently enrolled in college courses are entitled to receive. Instead of receiving a tuition waiver for the actual amount of resident tuition, a high school student would receive the lesser of: 1) the actual amount of resident tuition for the credit hours enrolled, or 2) the average amount of resident tuition of all the community junior colleges in the state. Update: Passed the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee as amended by committee substitute 9-3 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the House Floor 69-30 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the Senate. FAFSA Senate Bill 1120 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton and Representative Jadine Nollan) Creates a task force to study a requirement for high school students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 11-1 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off Senate Floor 35-10 on Monday, February 24. Engrossed to the House. Healthcare Senate Bill 1201 (Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Marcus McEntire) Requires all health care entities to report data to the statewide health information exchange and to utilize the system. Update: Passed the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 10-0 on Monday, February 10. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-1 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee. Senate Bill 1276 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Kevin Wallace) Increases from not less than 50 percent to not less than 75 percent of the subsidy for residency programs provided by the Physician Manpower Training Commission be used in the training of primary health care and family practice physicians for the rural and medically underserved areas of the state. Update: Passed the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 9-0 on Monday, February 10. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 20-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 12. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-1 with title restored on Monday, March 2. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Senate Bill 1290 (Senator Darrell Weaver and Representative Cynthia Roe) Modifies the definition of Medical Care Provider as it relates to assault and batters to include: laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists, physical therapists, physician assistants, chaplains, volunteers, pharmacists, nursing students, medical students and any other employees of a healthcare facility. Update: Passed the Senate Public Safety Committee 11-1 on Monday, February 10. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 20-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 12. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-4 with title restored on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee. House Bill 2870 (Representative Lundy Kiger and Senator Lonnie Paxton) Creates the Small Oklahoma Hospital Survival Act, which guarantees a minimum reimbursement rate between health care insurers and small Oklahoma hospitals of at least 150 percent of the published Medicare reimbursement rate of 100 percent of the prevailing market rate for test, procedures and similar services paid to urban hospitals, and if the prevailing market rate is disputed, then it will be defined as 165 percent of the published Medicare reimbursement rate. The bill states payment for services rendered by a small Oklahoma hospital pursuant to prior authorization cannot be denied by an insurance company for any reason. Update: Withdrawn from the House Insurance Committee. Re-assigned to the House Rules Committee. Passed House Rules Committee by unanimous consent on Thursday, February 27. Representative David Perryman removed as House author and substituted with Representative Lundy Kiger. Passed off the House Floor 94-0 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. Higher Education House Joint Resolution 1026 (Representative Tommy Hardin) Proposes a vote of the people on a constitutional amendment that would repeal the requirement that appropriations made by the Legislature for all State Regents of Higher Education institutions be made in consolidated form without reference to any particular institution. It would also eliminate the requirement that the Board of Regents allocate to each institution according to its needs and functions. Update. Assigned to House Rules Committee. Failed to meet deadline. Senate Bill 1181 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Chad Caldwell) Adds exemptions to the definition of private vocational school which include: a school that “offers only a degree(s) and has and maintains proper approval by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education,” and “an entity that is based outside of Oklahoma, maintains regional or national accreditation by an accrediting organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education, does not offer degrees and provides all of its training through mechanism(s) of distance education.” Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-1 on Wednesday. February 25. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1182 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Chad Caldwell) Authorizes the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools to promulgate rules to maintain student records and professional license and occupational certifications. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1379 (Senator Frank Simpson and Representative Tommy Hardin) Modifies eligibility for in-state status for students who were discharged or released from a period of not fewer than 90 days of active duty uniformed services less than 15 years before the date of enrollment in the course concerned. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations. Committee. Passed the Senate Education Committee 13-0 with title stricken on Tuesday, February 18. Passed Senate Appropriations 18-0, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-0 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1453 (Senator John Haste and Representative Jadine Nollan) Creates a task force to study and make recommendations regarding the current and future concurrent enrollment needs of the state and pathways for awarding degrees and certificates through concurrent enrollment. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 16-3 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-0 on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to House. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee. Senate Bill 1752 (Senator James Leewright and Representative Josh West) Modifies the purpose of the Oklahoma Viticulture and Enology Center Development Revolving Fund to include supporting viticulture programs and research at universities and colleges. Update: Passed the Senate Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources and Regulatory Services Subcommittee 7-0 on Wednesday, February 12. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 14-0 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the Senate Floor 40-6 on Wednesday, March 4. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources and Regulatory Services Subcommittee. Senate Bill 1835 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Mike Osburn) Requires continued education credits for licensed behavioral practitioners earned from courses on empirically validated procedures be taught by instructors certified by the Chair of the Department of Psychology of the University of Central Oklahoma, rather than the North American Association of Masters in Psychology, its designees or successors. Update: Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 24. Emergency added. Passed off Senate Floor 46-0 on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Non-Appropriated Agencies Subcommittee. House Bill 1907 (Representative Nicole Miller and Senator Stephanie Bice) Requires all institutions within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education to grant priority enrollment and course registration to students who are active members of the military and to students who are eligible to receive educational financial assistance from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee as amended by committee substitute 13-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the House Floor 83-0 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 2922 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator Michael Montgomery) Creates the Oklahoma Student Borrower’s Bill of Rights Act, directing the Attorney General to prepare a written statement for student loan borrowers listing their rights. Update: Passed House Banking, Financial Services, and Pensions Committee 7-3 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the House Floor 84-8 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 2970 (Representative Josh West and Senator James Leewright) Removes the requirement that money accruing to the Oklahoma Viticulture and Enology Center Development Revolving Fund for the benefit of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry be used to establish a Viticulture and Enology Center on the campus of Redlands Community College. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources and Regulatory Services Subcommittee 7-0 on Monday, February 10. Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Committee 28-0 on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the House Floor 92-1 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Appropriations Committee. House Bill 3188 (Representative Tommy Hardin and Senator David Bullard) Creates the Cooperative Extension Revolving Fund for the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. It requires money in the fund to be expended by the Department for the purpose of supporting Cooperative Extension Service offices. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources and Regulatory Services Subcommittee 6-1 on Monday, February 10. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 17-8, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 70-23 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3223 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Darrell Weaver) Allows school, colleges and designated people to retain tissue from bodies distributed to them and to donate the tissue to a person or entity with the purpose of training a dog to search for human remains. Update: Passed the House Public Safety Committee 12-0 on Thursday, February 13. Passed off the House Floor 96-1 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3255 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Gary Stanislawski) Changes the waiver amounts that high school students concurrently enrolled in college courses are entitled to receive. Instead of receiving a tuition waiver for the amount of resident tuition, a high school student would receive the lesser of: The actual amount of resident tuition for the credit hours enrolled, or the average amount of resident tuition of all the community junior colleges in the state. Update: Passed the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee as amended by committee substitute 9-3 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the House Floor 69-30 with title stricken on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3454 (Representative Todd Russ and Senator Brenda Stanley) Creates the Oklahoma Sex Trafficking Prevention Act authorizes a school district board of education to adopt a policy regarding sex trafficking and exploitation prevention and education programs for students. The measure provides that the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are to allow nonprofit organizations that specialize in outreach and education programs on sex trafficking and exploitation to present a series of in-depth prevention and education programs regarding sex trafficking and exploitation to all freshmen students. Update: Passed House Children Youth and Family Services 14-1 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the House Floor 69-25 on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 4026 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Frank Simpson) Creates the Higher Education Institution Local Funding Act. It allows any eligible two-year institution within the state to establish a career technology district, with the purpose of allowing the two-year institution to generate additional sources of local revenue, and provides the procedure for doing so. Update: Passed the House Rules Committee 7-0 as amended by committee substitute on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 80-15 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. Industrial Hemp Senate Bill 1528 (Senator Lonnie Paxton and Representative Dell Kerbs) Amends the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program. It removes language that requires approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program to engage in the growth, cultivation, handling or processing of industrial hemp. Update: Passed the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 11-0 with title stricken on Monday, February 17. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1783 (Senator Lonnie Paxton and Representative Dell Kerbs) Modifies the definition of industrial hemp as used in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act. It requires industrial hemp to be grown pursuant to the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program and allows it to be shipped intrastate and interstate. Update: Passed the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 17. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee. House Bill 3786 (Representative Scott Fetgatter and Senator Roland Pederson) Amends the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program. It removes language that requires approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program to engage in the growth, cultivation, handling or processing of industrial hemp. Update: Passed House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee 18-0 on Monday, February 24. Passed off the House Floor 91-0 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. OneNet/Information Technology House Bill 4018 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator James Leewright) Creates the Rural Broadband Expansion Council, which is directed to conduct a study of rural broadband access in Oklahoma. The study will divide the state into separate geographic areas based on existing broadband capability, cost of service, estimated costs for improving access, likelihood of changes in access in the future, and other information as deemed relevant by the council. The council is further directed to use the geographic areas it establishes to develop policy recommendations conducive to establishing or improving rural broadband access. Update: Passed House Rules Committee 7-0 with emergency added on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 94-2 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. Senate Bill 1898 (Senator Stephanie Bice and Representative Mike Osburn) Removes the requirement that the Chief Information Officer also serve as Secretary of Information Technology and Telecommunications. It also removes the salary requirement and the position’s employment qualifications. Update: Passed the Senate Finance Committee 6-1 with title stricken on Tuesday, February 18. Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 16-4 with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 35-12 with title restored on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to House. Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons Senate Bill 781 (Senator Paul Scott and Senator Jay Steagall) Prohibits any person or business entity from establishing or enforcing and policy or rule that has the effect of prohibiting any person or employee, except a convicted felon, from carrying or storing firearms or ammunition in a motor vehicle owned, leased or rented by the person or employee while conducting business for the business entity. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed off the Senate Floor 36-7 on Thursday, March 12. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1081 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Jon Echols) Creates an Anti-Red flag Act to preemptively void any federal Red Flag law that would seek to limit gun ownership. Update: Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 8-2 as amended by committee substitute on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the Senate Floor 34-9 on Thursday, March 12. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1399 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Carl Newton) Authorizes individuals with a valid handgun license issued under the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act to enter the State Capitol building with a handgun. Update: Passed Senate Education Committ.ee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1610 (Senator Wayne Shaw and Representative Harold Wright) Modifies the completed application procedure specified therein under the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-1 with title stricken, on Monday, February 24. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 2336 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator David Bullard) Allows a board of education of a school district to adopt a policy authorizing persons possessing a valid handgun license to carry a handgun onto school property. (Carryover bill) Update: Passed off the Senate Floor 37-7 on Wednesday, February 12. Referred for engrossment. Senate amendments received. House Bill 2546 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Julie Daniels) Brings multiple gun laws under a single title, The Oklahoma Self Defense act of 2020. (Carryover) Update: Passed House Public Safety Committee as amended by committee substitute 10-0 on Thursday, February 27. Passed off the House Floor 77-20 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 2547 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Micheal Bergstrom) Allows municipalities, by ordinance, to authorize all or certain municipal employees to carry concealed firearms. The employee must have been issued a valid handgun license pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. The measure provides immunity to civil and criminal liability to the employee. The measure prohibits carrying in firearm-prohibited locations and defines such location. (Carryover) Update: Passed House Public Safety Committee as amended by committee substitute 11-0 on Thursday, February 27. Passed off the House Floor 77-21 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3010 (Representative Tom Gann) Removes references to a handgun license and brings consistency to the state’s firearm statues. The bill requires a person disclose they are in possession of a concealed or unconcealed firearm at the request of law enforcement. The bill describes how to safely carry a firearm in public. Update: Assigned to the House Rules Committee. Re-assigned to the House Public Safety Committee. Passed the House Public Safety Committee 12-0 on Thursday, February 20. Passed off the House Floor 76-16 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. Scholarships/ Oklahoma’s Promise House Bill 2927 (Representative Chelsey Branham and Senator Paul Rosino) Permits the Department of Human Services to issue administrative power of attorney to a qualified youth services agency for the care and custody of a child though the administrative power of attorney does not extend to the power to consent to marriage or adoption of the child, performance or inducement of an abortion on or for the child or termination of the parental rights of the child. Qualifies these children for Oklahoma’s Promise. Update: Assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. Passed the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, February 4 by a vote of 16-0. Passed off the House Floor 93-2 on Thursday, February 13. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee then to Senate Appropriations Committee. Special Education Senate Bill 1436 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Nicole Miller) Creates a comprehensive special education subject area certification. The bill requires the State Board of Education to issue a two-year provisional certificate in the area of severe-profound disabilities to any individual who has obtained a standard certificate in the area of mild-moderate disabilities; been recommended for a certificate in the area of severe-profound disabilities by a school district board of education; and submitted an application and payment of the required certification fee. Update: Assigned to Senate Education Committee and then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Laid over in the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, February 18. Passed Senate Appropriations 16-0, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-0 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the House. Teacher Certification/Education Senate Bill 1115 (Senator Ron Sharp and Representative Danny Sterling) Allows an employing board of education to renew an emergency or provisional certificate. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 11-3 with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-11 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1125 (Senator Adam Pugh and Speaker Charles McCall) Allows out-of-state teaching certificates to qualify a person for an Oklahoma teaching certificate. These certified teachers do not have to take competency exam. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1127 (Senator Rob Standridge and Representative Toni Hasenbeck) Created the Teacher Retention Act of 2020, which would provide an annual bonus to a teacher who has National Board Certification and is teaching in the classroom full-time in an Oklahoma public school; received a district evaluation rating of "superior" under the Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System during the previous school year; has been appointed as a mentor teacher; and has been recommended for a bonus by the school principal. Update: Assigned to the Senate Education Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Laid over in the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, February 11. Passed the Senate Education Committee 11-3 with title stricken on Tuesday, February 18. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 15-5 on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-10 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to the House Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee. Senate Bill 1128 (Senator Frank Simpson and Speaker Charles McCall) Allows the State Board of Education to grant an exception to the requirements for all certification examinations for teacher candidates who are deaf. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 31-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Engrossed to the House. Assigned to House Rules Committee. Senate Bill 1168 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Toni Hasenbeck) Establishes a microcredential program for STEM subjects for any teachers who have a teaching certificate or other teaching credentials. Update: Passed the Senate Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-0 on Wednesday, February 26. Engrossed to the House. Senate Bill 1337 (Senator Brenda Stanley and Representative Rhonda Baker) Requires that a teacher whose certificate was suspended by the State Board of Education under circumstances specified therein to remain employed by the school district while proceedings for revocation or other action are pending before the State Board of Education. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Thursday, March 12. House Bill 2923 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator Carri Hicks) Gives teachers who graduate from accredited or approved teacher education programs after Nov. 1, 2020, a credit for one year of teaching experience in the minimum salary schedule. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 11-0 on Monday, February 17. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee, 26-0 with title stricken on Tuesday February 25. Passed off the House Floor 92-0 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3142 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Exempts those with a master’s degree in education from having to complete an education administration program as part of the requirements for a school principal position. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 97-0 on Monday, March 2. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Education Committee. House Bill 3143 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator John Haste) Creates the Teacher Mandatory Professional Development Reduction Act, which standardizes professional development and continuing education schedules for teachers. Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 75-9 on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3257 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator J.J. Dossett) Defines instructional expenditures as expenditures for instruction and instructional staff support services, including those that directly relate to providing instruction and for activities that assist with classroom instruction. The bill includes salaries and benefits for teachers, teaching assistants, librarians, library aids and in-service teacher trainers, curriculum development, student assessments, technology for students, supplies and purchased services as related to expenditures referenced elsewhere in the act as instructional expenditures. Update: Laid over in the House Common Education Committee on Tuesday, February 11. Passed the House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 90-0 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3320 (Representative Sherrie Conley and Senator Chris Kidd) Requires teacher candidates in early childhood, elementary, and special education to study dyslexia characteristics in students and classroom instruction techniques. It requires the program to provide for training that includes, but is not limited to, methods to identify potential manifestations and issues associated with dyslexia in students in order to recognize, meet or both recognize and meet the needs of students with dyslexia. Update: Laid over in the House Common Education Committee on Tuesday, February 18. Re-assigned to the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee. Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 90-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3326 (Representative Sherrie Conley and Senator Chris Kidd) Requires teacher candidates for the preservice program approved by the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to study the cognitive science of reading and evidence-based instructional practices. Update: Passed the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 11-1 on Tuesday February, 18. Passed off the House Floor 88-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3379 (Representative Nicole Miller and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Modifies requirements for an alternative teaching certificate. It removes the clock hours component of professional development and requires that it come from an institution of higher education program whose accreditation is recognized by the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability. It requires the professional education coursework include at least one college credit course addressing pedagogical principles and at least one college credit course addressing classroom management. Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 92-3 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Education Committee. House Bill 3382 (Representative John Waldron and Senator John Montgomery) Creates the Oklahoma Teacher Loan Repayment Program, which will be in effect from the 2020-2021 school year through the 2025-2026 school year. It requires the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to administer the program. It requires the program, dependent upon funding, to provide educational loan repayment awards to individuals that meet the specified requirements. It limits the amount of the award to no more than $4,000. It permits the State Regents to accept donations of public or private funds to assist in funding the program. It permits the State Regents to contract with other public entities and nonprofit corporations for the endowment, management and administration of such funds. It creates the Oklahoma Teacher Loan Repayment Revolving Fund. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 11-0 on Monday, February 17. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 25-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 83-9 with title stricken on Monday, March 9. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3434 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Brenda Stanley) Allows the State Board of Education to issue a one-year alternative teacher certificate, renewable for up to three years, to teach early childhood education or elementary education to any qualified candidate and establishes qualifications. Update: Passed the House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Tuesday, February 18. Passed off the House Floor 92-3 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Education committee. House Bill 3805 (Representative Toni Hasenbeck and Senator Adam Pugh) Creates the Advanced Roles for Teachers and School Leaders Act, which establishes a three-year pilot program for advanced teaching roles and organization models in Oklahoma schools. The purpose of the program is to support advanced roles for teachers who wish to stay in the classroom, recognize teachers who demonstrate advanced roles in the classroom through increased compensation, provide personalized professional development, increase recruitment and retention of teachers, allow principals to expand leadership capabilities, and support improved student outcomes. The bill establishes the program’s standards and requirements. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee 10-0 on Monday, February 17. Passed House Appropriations and budget committee 26-0, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 90-1 on Wednesday, March 4. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Education Committee and then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. House Bill 3966 (Representative Mark McBride and Senator Brenda Stanley) Authorizes the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (OEQA) and the State Board of Education to establish the Education Leadership Oklahoma program. It requires the OEQA to select not more than 300 applicants to participate in the renewal program each fiscal year for which the OEQA will pay a portion of the fee for National Board certification renewal. It requires the total amount paid by the OEQA to not exceed $1,000 per applicant. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 11-0 on Tuesday, February 11. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 29-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 97-1 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Education Committee and then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Retirement Systems Senate Bill 1445 (Senator Brenda Stanley and Representative Jadine Nollan) Requires, for a period of three years beginning July 1, 2020, Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System members who have retired as of July 1, 2019, who have been retired and receiving a benefit for at least one year, and who have not been employed by any public school during that one-year period, be eligible to be reemployed as an active classroom teacher in common or career tech school districts, with no limitations on earnings. Update: Passed the Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 8-0 title stricken, on Monday, February 24. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-8 on Thursday, March 12. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 3330 (Representative David Perryman and Senator Lonnie Paxton) Requires that if an injury to a member of a public retirement system results from a violent act as defined therein while in the performance of their duties as a police officer, the State Board will make a determination that the member has sustained a one-hundred-percent disability and shall make the benefit award in accordance with that standard. Update: Passed the House Banking, Financial Services, and Pensions Committee 10-1 on Wednesday, February 19. Passed off the House Floor 94-0 on Thursday, March 5. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3350 (Representative Avery Frix and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Authorizes a cost of living adjustment (COLA) between two and four percent for retirees of the following pension systems: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma; Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System; Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System; Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System; Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System; and Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges. Update: Passed House Rules Committee as amended by committee substitute 8-0 on Thursday, February 27. Rules suspended to direct to the calendar. Passed off the House Floor 99-0 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 3599 (Representative Dustin Roberts and Senator David Bullard) Requires no additional contribution by the member of the Teachers Retirement System or their employer will be required or allowed because of any other nonfederal source of funds. Update: Passed House Rules Committee 7-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 79-1 on Tuesday, March 10. Engrossed to the Senate. House Bill 4029 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Adam Pugh) Modifies post-retirement earnings limitations for members of the Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System. It provides that the statutory minimum salary schedule for teachers is not applicable to teachers who have retired the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma. It modifies the safe harbor clause therein, allowing amendments related to the minimum salary schedule to be treated as nonfiscal changes. Update: Passed the House Rules Committee 8-0 as amended by committee substitute on Tuesday, February 11. Passed off the House Floor 95-0 on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the Senate. Workforce Development Senate Bill 1891 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Kevin Wallace) Creates the Universal Occupational License Recognition Act. It requires an occupational license or certificate be issued, in the discipline applied for and at the same practice level as determined by the regulating entity, to a person who establishes residency in this state or is married to an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States and who is accompanying the member to an official permanent change of station to a military installation located in this state when certain criteria are met. Update: Assigned to the Senate Business Commerce and Tourism Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 7-1 on Thursday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations 14-4, with title stricken on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-9 as amended by Floor substitute on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to the House. House Bill 3096 (Representative Zack Taylor and Senator Adam Pugh) Defines the state average unemployment rate as the average of the three months of the most recent third calendar year quarter or the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates as published by the state department or agency responsible for collecting and publishing unemployment rate data. Update: Laid over in the House Business and Commerce Committee on Wednesday, February 19. Passed House Business and Commerce on Wednesday, February 26. Passed off the House floor 63-34, with title stricken on Wednesday, March 11. Engrossed to Senate. House Bill 3192 (Representative John Pfeiffer and Senator Chuck Hall) Modifies the income tax credit with respect to certain software or cybersecurity employees. It removes engineering or software engineering from the definition of the term “accredited program” and replaces it with computer engineering. The bill removes language that permits qualified employers to participate in the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act, the Small Employer Quality Jobs Incentive Act, and the 21st Century Quality Jobs Incentive Act. Update: Passed the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Finance 7-0 on Thursday, February 13. Passed House Appropriations and Budget 25-1, with title stricken on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 80-14 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Finance Committee and then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. House Bill 3887 (Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator James Leewright) Creates the Oklahoma Remote Quality Jobs Incentive Act. It establishes Legislative intent that the State provide appropriate incentives to attract growth industries and sectors that employ remote workers to Oklahoma through a policy of rewarding businesses with a highly skilled, knowledge-based workforce. The bill allows a proxy establishment that facilitates the attraction of remote workers and allows for quarterly incentive payments for a ten-quarter period to be made to the establishment. It establishes the Oklahoma Remote Quality Jobs Incentive Payment Fund and allows the Oklahoma Tax Commission to withhold a portion of taxes levied and collected to be deposited into the fund. Update: Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 26-0 on Tuesday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 91-1 on Tuesday, March 3. Engrossed to the Senate. Engrossed to the Senate. Assigned to the Senate Business Commerce and Tourism Committee then to the Senate Appropriations Committee. 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 follow us on Twitter @okhighered [cid:image001.jpg at 01D60450.02D02AE0] [cid:image002.png at 01D60450.02D02AE0] -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2453 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 7002 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: From Jonna.Raney at okbu.edu Fri Mar 27 19:19:06 2020 From: Jonna.Raney at okbu.edu (Jonna Raney) Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 00:19:06 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] Good news! Message-ID: Tweet from Justin Draeger! “ Attn Schools: The requirement for borrowers to complete the Annual Student Loan Acknowledgement (ASLA) is delayed until 2021 bit.ly/2JkdBiH More kudos to @usedgov for recognizing an orderly deployment is needed for this to have a chance at helping borrowers.“ Get Outlook for iOS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jonna.Raney at okbu.edu Mon Mar 30 10:15:54 2020 From: Jonna.Raney at okbu.edu (Jonna Raney) Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:15:54 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] Stimulus estimates in NASFAA news Message-ID: https://www.nasfaa.org/news-item/21362/American_Council_on_Education_Simulates_Distribution_of_CARES_Act_Emergency_Funds?fbclid=IwAR2lEFWuovnQAPMLqcVKOCAEBkf887RBAzMV_YZ8UdTP8wbSaamvnBVClGs Read the article and there's a link ("here") in the article that you can click to see your school's estimated stimulus payment. There's also info in the article explaining how schools must use the funds. [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 bisaacs at ecok.edu Tue Mar 31 12:16:11 2020 From: bisaacs at ecok.edu (Isaacs, Becky A.) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:16:11 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] OASFAA Digest, Vol 190, Issue 15 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ECU is doing the same. Student must check out of housing to receive the prorated amount. We are also paying CWS and Reg students till the end of the semester. Becky Isaacs, M.S.A. Director of Financial Aid | OASFAA President 2019-2020 East Central University Financial Aid Office 1100 E. 14th Street Ada, OK 74820 580-559-5242 FAX – 580-559-5638 We educate and empower students to understand and transform our world. From: OASFAA On Behalf Of Laura Coponiti Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 1:39 PM To: savana denton ; oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] OASFAA Digest, Vol 190, Issue 15 USAO is doing the same. Students must officially check out of housing in order to receive the prorated amount. Laura Coponiti Dean of Enrollment Management Troutt 112 University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 1727 West Alabama Chickasha, OK 73018 405-574-1350 (office) 405-574-1220 (fax) [cid:16D7802A-BD66-411D-B03E-8C59B4BF1350] From: OASFAA > On Behalf Of savana denton Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 1:00 PM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] OASFAA Digest, Vol 190, Issue 15 Western Oklahoma State College is paying college work study and part time while the campus is temporarily closed. We are also doing prorated housing and food plan refunds. [Western Oklahoma State College Logo]Sa'Vana Denton, B.B.A Director, Financial Aid/VA Western Oklahoma State College 2801 N. Main St. | Altus, OK 73521 (580) 477-7712 | Office: SSC-201C [wosc facebook] [wosc instagram] [wosc twitter] [wosc snapchat] The mission of Western Oklahoma State College is to provide high quality education, support student success, and empower individuals to become productive members of local, regional, and global communities. On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 12:00 PM > wrote: Send OASFAA mailing list submissions to oasfaa at lists.onenet.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/oasfaa or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to oasfaa-request at lists.onenet.net You can reach the person managing the list at oasfaa-owner at lists.onenet.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of OASFAA digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Refunds?? (Jonna Raney) 2. Re: Refunds?? (Good, Linda) 3. Re: Refunds?? (Lori Deardorff) 4. Re: Refunds?? (Hendrickson, Vicki) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:08:32 +0000 From: Jonna Raney > To: "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is the decision of OBU as well. My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for the following. Housing? Meals? Tuition? General Fees? Course specific fees? Thanks in advance for your responses! Jonna [Oklahoma Baptist University] Jonna Raney Director of Student Financial Services 405.585.5020 Oklahoma Baptist University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:23:45 +0000 From: "Good, Linda" > To: Jonna Raney >, "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I can confirm OSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining meal plans. [cid:image001.png at 01D5373C.65A18FB0] LINDA KOEHN GOOD, M.S. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid 405.744.7568 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00] From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jonna Raney Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? **External Email - Please verify sender email address before responding.** Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is the decision of OBU as well. My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for the following. Housing? Meals? Tuition? General Fees? Course specific fees? Thanks in advance for your responses! Jonna [Oklahoma Baptist University] Jonna Raney Director of Student Financial Services 405.585.5020 Oklahoma Baptist University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 11714 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 4958 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:32:19 +0000 From: Lori Deardorff > To: Jonna Raney >, "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" RSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and probably meal plans. Lori Deardorff Director of Financial Aid 918-343-7573 [RSU Secondary logo] From: OASFAA > On Behalf Of Jonna Raney Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) > Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is the decision of OBU as well. My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for the following. Housing? Meals? Tuition? General Fees? Course specific fees? Thanks in advance for your responses! Jonna [Oklahoma Baptist University] Jonna Raney Director of Student Financial Services 405.585.5020 Oklahoma Baptist University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8742 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:42:20 +0000 From: "Hendrickson, Vicki" > To: "Good, Linda" >, Jonna Raney >, "oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net)" > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" TU is issuing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining meal plans as well. Vicki Hendrickson Director, Student Financial Services The University of Tulsa 800 South Tucker Drive Tulsa, OK 74104-9700 (918) 631-2670 Vicki-hendrickson at utulsa.edu> http://admission.utulsa.edu/financial-aid/ Do not send sensitive information through email (i.e. combination of name, address, birthdate, social security number, etc.) To reduce the risk of COVID-19 (coronavirus) transmission, The University of Tulsa has implemented a Social Distancing Policy. As circumstances develop, events and gatherings are subject to cancellation, postponement, or special practices and protocols. For the latest information, visit utulsa.edu. [cid:image003.png at 01D601D1.4598E910] From: OASFAA > On Behalf Of Good, Linda Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:24 AM To: Jonna Raney >; oasfaa at lists.onenet.net (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net) > Subject: Re: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? I can confirm OSU is doing refunds for on-campus housing and remaining meal plans. [cid:image001.png at 01D5373C.65A18FB0] LINDA KOEHN GOOD, M.S. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid 405.744.7568 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu [cid:image010.png at 01D5373D.52894C00] From: OASFAA [mailto:oasfaa-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Jonna Raney Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:09 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net> (oasfaa at lists.onenet.net>) >> Subject: [Oasfaa] Refunds?? **External Email - Please verify sender email address before responding.** Just another informal poll. For those interested, for the work study question I sent out a couple weeks ago, everyone that responded said they are NOT paying work study funds to students who are unable to work. That is the decision of OBU as well. My CFO would like to know if schools are doing any refunds/relief/etc for the following. Housing? Meals? Tuition? General Fees? Course specific fees? Thanks in advance for your responses! 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Please find the attached memo and instructions including the URL link for submitting the current year's waivers for the National Guard and Concurrent Enrollment Waiver Programs. The deadline for submission is April 30, 2020. The data that is collected will be used as the basis for reimbursements in your FY21 allocations. Please note that this year there is a new, separate portion of the form for reporting High School Juniors that are concurrently enrolled. Please report only the spring semester for juniors, as we collected the fall 2019 semester in December of last year. The electronic address for submitting the data is as follows: http://survey.osrhe.edu/cgi-bin/guardwaivers.html Please let me know if you have questions. Thank you. Sheri Mauck smauck at osrhe.edu NOTE: ON LINE SYSTEM ISSUE for some Internet Explorer users There have been some compatibility issues with the collection software and the web browser. You can avoid this issue by adding us to your compatibility view. 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