From lori.boyd at okstate.edu Mon May 2 10:28:19 2022 From: lori.boyd at okstate.edu (Boyd, Lori) Date: Mon, 2 May 2022 15:28:19 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] AskRegs Update: What Is the Deadline for Spending HEERF I, HEERF II, and HEERF III Funds? Message-ID: AskRegs Update: What Is the Deadline for Spending HEERF I, HEERF II, and HEERF III Funds? [Login Required] This AskRegs Knowledgebase Q&A was updated on April 4, 2022 to note the U.S. Department of Education (ED) automatically is extending the spending deadline to June 30, 2023 on all open Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) grants with more than $1,000 of unspent funds. View the full answer to this question to learn more. Time to file the 2022-2023 FAFSA! Application open now at fafsa.gov! 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Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 5083 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From bfair at osrhe.edu Wed May 4 16:39:58 2022 From: bfair at osrhe.edu (Fair, Bryce) Date: Wed, 4 May 2022 21:39:58 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] State Legislative Update Message-ID: Immediately below are updates on five bills related to financial aid. One bill has been signed into law (SB 1418). Two bills (HB 3564 and SB 1673) are still currently alive in the Legislature. The other two bills (HB 3253 and HB 4154) did not survive the April 28 floor action deadline and are now dormant for the session. Further below is the full list of bills being tracked by the State Regents. Bryce Fair Bills Signed Into Law * Senate Bill 1418 (Senator Kim David and Representative Nicole Miller) National Guard Educational Assistance Act - Sets requirements for Oklahoma National Guard Members to receive assistance for undergraduate and graduate programs at state system colleges and universities. The bill creates the Oklahoma National Guard Education Assistance Revolving Fund to support Oklahoma National Guard to provide assistance to eligible Guard members. Current text: https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/legislation/58th/2022/2R/SB/1418.pdf Update: Passed Senate Education committee 11-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed Senate Appropriations committee 18-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-2 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee, April 4. Passed the House floor 82-4 on April 14. Signed by the Governor on April 20. Bills Still Alive and Pending in the Legislature * House Bill 3564 (Representative Mark McBride and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Creates the Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship and Employment Incentive Program. Provides for a scholarship of $1,000 per academic year for the first 3 years and $2,500 for the final academic year. Authorizes the State Regents to make employment incentive payments of $4,000 per year for up to 5 years of employment in an Oklahoma public school after graduation, not to exceed $20,000. Current text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20AMENDMENTS/Amendment%20&%20Engr/HB3564%20SAHB%20&%20ENGR.PDF Update: Passed Appropriations and Budget Education Sub-Committee 13-0 on Wednesday. Feb. 9. Passed House Appropriations 30-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 81-5 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education Committee March 29. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee April 6. Passed the Senate floor 47-1 on April 28. Conference committee requested. * Senate Bill 1673 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Jadine Nollan) Oklahoma's Promise - Adjusts the application family income limit based on the number of dependent children -- $60,000 for families with 1-2 dependent children, $70,000 for families with 3-4 dependent children, and $80,000 for families with 5 or more dependent children. Current text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20AMENDMENTS/Amendment%20&%20Engr/SB1673%20HASB%20&%20ENGR.PDF Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 7-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Passed Senate Appropriations 19-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-2 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed House Appropriations & Budget Subcommittee on Education April 4. Passed the full House A&B Committee April 11. Passed House floor 83-3 on April 19. Returned to Senate for consideration of House amendments. Bills That Did Not Survive April 28 Floor Deadline and Now Dormant * House Bill 3253 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Oklahoma's Promise - Provides for a second alternative high school curriculum requirement option to the current Oklahoma's Promise curriculum requirement. Students who do not complete the current Oklahoma's Promise curriculum but complete the alternative high school curriculum could qualify for an OKPromise award only at an institution overseen by the State Board of Career and Technology Education. Current text at http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20FLR/SFLR/HB3253%20SFLR.PDF Update: Passed House Higher Ed and Career Tech Committee 8-0 on Monday, Feb. 14. Passed off the House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education Committee April 5. Not heard on Senate floor. Now Dormant. * House Bill 4154 (Representative Regina Goodwin and Senator George Young) Tulsa Reconciliation Scholarship - Modifies the qualifying income limit and provisions related to the number of scholarships offered through the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust. Current text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20FLR/SFLR/HB4154%20SFLR.PDF Update: Passed House A&B Education Committee. 10-3 on Monday, Feb. 21. Passed House Appropriations 30-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 68-19 on Monday, March 21. Passed Senate Education Committee April 12. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee April 13. Not heard on Senate floor. Now Dormant. ====================================================================================== OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Memo To: Chancellor's Council and Legislative Network From: Vice Chancellor Jarrett Jobe Date: April 29, 2022 Subject: Legislative Update AGENCY ADMINISTRATION House Bill 3415 (Representative Daniel Pae and Senator Brent Howard) allows a public body to hold meetings and executive sessions by electronic means where each member of the public body can participate in the meetings electronically. It requires members of public bodies subject to the Open Meeting Act to not participate in more than half of the regular and special meetings of the public body upon which they serve utilizing this exception in any calendar year. Update: Passed House Government Modernization and Efficiency Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 70-21 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed Senate Judiciary committee 9-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Passed off the Senate Floor 41-3 on Wednesday, April 27 House Bill 3420 (Representative Mike Osburn) Abolishes the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission; transferring powers, duties, and assets to the Civil Service of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services Update: Passed House Rules Committee 7-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the House Floor 85-0 in Wednesday, March 23. Passed Senate Judiciary committee 8-1 on Tuesday, April 12. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-0 on Tuesday, April 26. House Bill 3422 (Representative Mike Osburn and Senator Roger Thompson) Requires beginning in FY 2023 a study of the overall compensation for all positions covered by OMES under the civil service and human capital management act. Update: Passed House A&B General Government Committee 8-0 on Monday, Feb. 21. Passed House Appropriations 29-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 90-0 on Tuesday, March 8. Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee. Laid Over. Passed Senate Appropriations 18-0 on Wednesday, April 13. Passed off the Senate Floor 37-4 on Wednesday, April 20. House Bill 3546 (Representative Chad Caldwell and Senator Julie Daniels) forbids an attorney employed by an agency to be a voting member of any board or commission and states no attorney can represent any board or commission if the attorney is employed by an agency that has a voting member on the board or commission. Update: Passed House General Government Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 93-0 on Wednesday, March 23. Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 6-2 on Tuesday, April 12. Dormant. House Bill 3671 (Representative Max Wolfley and Senator John Michael Montgomery) Provides a 3% raise for all full-time state employees who make under $80,000 and are employed on the last working day of June 2022. Update: Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 29-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 82-2 on Wednesday, March 9. Enacting clause struck Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 17-1 on Wednesday, April 13. Dormant House Bill 4188 (Representative Jeff Boatman and Senator Brenda Stanley) changes car rental for official state business to a per diem as authorized by federal Government Services Administration (GSA) in its Federal Travel Regulation and its FTR Bulletins based on miles traveled as computed by a Global Positioning System (GPS) or based on map and vicinity business mileage, with the first and last days paid at 75 percent of the per diem. Update: Passed off the Senate Floor 41-0 on Wednesday, April 20. Signed by Governor Stitt on Monday, April 25. House Bill 4190 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Kim David) allows state employees to use an additional personal holiday each year which can be used on Good Friday, Juneteenth, Statehood Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, or the birthday of the employee and if the holiday falls on a Saturday, the employee can request the proceeding Friday, and if on a Sunday, the following Tuesday. Update: Passed House Government Modernization and Efficiency Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 84-7 on Thursday, March 10. Engrossed. Passed Senate Rules Committee 9-2 on Wednesday, March 30. Passed Senate Appropriations 15-2 on Wednesday, April 6. Failed on the Senate Floor 23-18 on Tuesday, April 26. Passed off Senate Floor 30-12 on Thursday, April 28. House Bill 4192 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Rob Standridge) requires the removal of any state agency director that does not provide information on the agency website about what personal data the agency collects, only allowing them to return if they are reappointed. Update: Passed House General Government Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 89-3 on Wednesday, March 23. Passed Senate Rules committee 11-0 on Wednesday, March 6. Passed off senate Floor 40-0 on Tuesday, April 26. Senate Bill 1364 (Senator Dave Rader and Representative Kyle Hilbert) Requires any state agency, board or commission that owns or leases a facility located in or near a precinct without a suitable polling place available to make space within the facility available for use as a polling place upon written request of the secretary of the county election board. Update: Passed Senate Rules Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-7 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Engrossed. Passed House Elections and Ethics Committee 8-0 on Tuesday, April 5. Dormant. Senate Bill 1410 (Senator Zack Taylor ad Representative Garry Mize) Directs multiple government entities to develop emergency energy plans showing how in a time of emergency each entity will draw power from no fewer than three energy sources and directs the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management to promulgate rules related to the plans. Update: Passed Senate Energy Committee 13-0 on Thursday, Feb. 10. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-2 on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Engrossed. Passed House Energy and Natural Resources Committee 12-0 on Wednesday, April 6. Passed off the House Floor 80-6 on Tuesday, April 26 Senate Bill 1733 (Senator Greg Treat and Representative Charles McCall) exempts organizations whose sole beneficiary is a college or university that is a member of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education from being a public body, prohibiting these bodies from receiving a direct appropriation from the Legislature and sets which persons cannot serve as a voting member of the governing board of such an organization. Update: Failed Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Passed Senate Judiciary as amended 6-4 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the Senate floor 30-16 in Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Passed House Rules Committee 6-2 on Tuesday, April 5. Passed off the House Floor 62-18 on Thursday, April 28. Title Stricken. Passed off the House Floor. 56-19 on Thursday, April 28. Senate Bill 1822 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Kyle Hilbert) Requires that all infrastructure or construction projects in the state that are funded in part or in full by the ARPA or the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs act of 2021 to have signage designating it as such. Update: Passed Senate General Government Committee 7-0 on Thursday, Feb. 17. Passed Senate Appropriations 18-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed of the Senate Floor 40-4 on Monday, March 22. Engrossed. Assigned to House General Government Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget 26-1 on Wednesday, April 20. Failed on the House Floor 47-32 on Thursday, April 28. CHARTER SCHOOLS House Bill 3645 (Representative Sheila Dills and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Modifies attendance requirements for virtual charter school alternative education programs. It allows a virtual charter school to request a waiver of the enrolment prohibition from the Department of Education on behalf of a student enrolled at the school who is reported for truancy two times in the same school year. Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 93-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Dormant. Senate Bill 1621 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Chad Caldwell) Creates the Statewide Charter School Board Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 5-3 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Title Stricken. Passed Senate Appropriations 15-4 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-8 On Wednesday, March 23. Engrossed. Passed House Common Education Committee 10-3 on Tuesday, April 12. Passed off the House floor 56-29 Emergency, failed on Wednesday, April 27 CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT House Bill 3258 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator John Haste) Adds the act of sodomy committed upon a student at a secondary school who is concurrently enrolled at an institution of higher education by an employee of the institution of higher education of which the student is enrolled to the list of acts qualifying as forcible sodomy. Additionally, the measure provides that if the victim is a student at a secondary school, is concurrently enrolled at an institution of higher education, and engages in acts pursuant to this subsection with a perpetrator who is an employee of the institution of higher education of which the victim is enrolled, such a circumstance shall qualify as rape or rape by instrumentation. Rape or rape by instrumentation of such victims shall be a felony. Update: Amended by floor substitute. Passed off Senate Floor 45-0 on Wednesday, April 27. House Bill 4195 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Adam Pugh) allows high school freshmen and sophomores who meet eligibility requirement for concurrent enrollment to receive a full tuition waiver for up to six credit hours, subject to availability of funds and whether or not the senior and junior concurrent enrollment programs are fully funded. Update: Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 8-0 on Monday, Feb. 14. Passed off the House Floor 81-5 on Thursday, March 10. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, April 5. Referred to Senate Appropriations. Dormant. COVID-19 House Bill 3145 (Representative Kevin West and Senator Jake Merrick) allows district courts to overturn or compel compliance with a quarantine or isolation order issued by a local health officer, restructures orders on moving people with communicable diseases and people with communicable diseases attending private or public schools. Update: Passed House Public Health Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 75-17 on Monday March 21. Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 6-3 on Monday, April 4. Dormant. DIVERSITY House Bill 3092 (Representative Kyle Hilbert and Senator James Leewright) requires the library media program to be reflective of the community standards for the population the library media center serves when acquiring an age-appropriate collection of print materials, nonprint materials, multimedia resources, equipment, and supplies. Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 10-1 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the House Floor 89-7 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, March 29. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Tuesday, April 25. Senate Bill 2 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom and Representative Toni Hasenbeck) Creates the Save Women's Sports Act. It prohibits anyone of the male sex from playing on athletic teams designated for females, women, or girls. It requires any student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity due to a violation of this rule, to have a cause of action for injunctive relief against the school. Update: Carryover Passed off the Senate Floor 37-7 on Thursday, March 24 Signed by Governor Stitt on Thursday, March 30. Senate Bill 615 (Senator David Bullard and Representative Danny Williams) Requires parental consent before sex education, sexual orientation counseling or instruction. Amended to add gendered bathrooms. Update: Carryover Passed Senate Education 9-2 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-7 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Assigned to House Common Education. Withdrawn from Common Education Assigned to State Powers Committee. Passed House State Powers Committee 4-1 on Wednesday, April 13. Passed off the House Floor 75-10 on Thursday, April 28. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS House Bill 4389 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Brenda Stanley) modifies computer science college preparatory curriculum requirements. Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the House Floor 86-1 on Monday, March 14, 2022. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Dormant. HEALTH CARE House Bill 3867 (Representative Jeff Boatman and Senator Chuck Hall) exempts a facility constructed or operated by the University Hospitals Authority or University Hospitals Trust, or by a nonprofit entity which has entered into a joint operating agreement with the University Hospitals Trust or a subsidiary of such an entity from the Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Facility Certificate of Need Act. Update: Passed House Public Health Committee 8-1 on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Passed off the House Floor 75-6 on Tuesday, March 15. Engrossed. Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 8-0 on Monday, April 4. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-0 on Monday, April 25. Signed by Governor Stitt on Thursday, April 28. Senate Bill 1096 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom and Representative Toni Hasenbeck) Establishes that each person admitted to the hospital has the right to designate a pastor, minister, spiritual advisor or other religious leader who will have the ability to be present while the adult patient is receiving hospital care within certain guidelines established by the hospital. Update: Passed Senate Health and Human Services committee 8-0 on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Engrossed. Passed House Public Health Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, April 6. Dormant. Senate Bill 1244 (Senator Marty Quinn and Representative Chris Sneed) Requires any new measure enacted relating to a health benefit plan be incorporated into any health benefit plan that is issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the measure unless specifically provided for otherwise. Update: Passed Senate Retirement Insurance committee 7-1 on Monday, Feb. 14. Passed off Senate Floor 38-9 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Engrossed. Passed House Insurance Committee 5-2 on Wednesday, April 13. Dormant HIGHER EDUCATION House Bill 1800 (Representative Nicole Miller and Senator Frank Simpson) Requires every institution in the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education to waive all tuition and fees for any undergraduate course of study pursued by a member of the Oklahoma National Guard enrolled in the institution and directs the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to promulgate rules to that effect. Update: Carryover. Passed House A&B Education 13-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Passed House Appropriations 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 85-2 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Passed Senate Appropriations 17-0 on Wednesday, April 6. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-0 on Monday, April 25. House Bill 2046 (Representative Charles McCall and Senator Frank Simpson) Allows a two-year institute within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education to utilize certain procedures to be considered a higher education funding district for the purpose of establishing and organizing the district, calling for operational millage rates or sinking fund millage rates or both. Update: Carryover Passed off the Senate Floor 40-3 on Thursday, April 28. House Bill 2926 (Representative Charles McCall and Senator Adam Pugh) Requires each educational institution within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education publish a salary report of common occupations and industries in which students are employed upon graduation from the educational institution. It establishes minimum requirements for the report. Update: Carryover Passed off the Senate Floor 40-4 on Thursday, April 28 House Bill 2972 (Representative Rick West and Senator Darrell Weaver) Permits physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses to verify medical exemptions from jury duty. Deletes the college student exemption from jury duty. Update: Passed House Judiciary. Failed on the House floor 31-59 on March 10. Passed off the House Floor 73-18 on March 14. Engrossed. Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, March 29. Dormant. House Bill 3505 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator John Micheal Montgommery) Adds to the Oklahoma Student Borrower's Bill of Rights to Prohibit student loan servicer from failing to inform students if their loan type does not qualify for loan forgiveness. Update: Passed House Banking, Financial Services and Pensions 7-0 on Monday, Feb. 21 Passed off the House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed Senate Judiciary committee 9-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Dormant. House Bill 3543 (Representatives Chad Caldwell and Senator Julie Daniels) creates the First Amendment Training for Higher Education Administrators Act. Update: Passed House Higher Ed and Career Tech 6-2 on Monday, Feb. 28. Passed off the House Floor 61-22 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education Committee 8-4 on Tuesday, April 5. Passed off Senate Floor 43-2 on Monday, April 18. Signed by Governor Stitt on Thursday, April 21. House Bill 3730 (Representative Josh West and Senator Casey Murdock) Expands support of viticulture programs and research to universities and colleges. Update: Passed House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Passed off the House Floor 74-7 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 10-0 on Thursday, April 14. Dormant. House Bill 4154 (Representative Regina Goodwin) modifies the qualifying income limit and provisions related to the number of scholarships offered through the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust. Update: Passed House A&B Education Committee. 10-3 on Monday, Feb. 21. Passed House Appropriations 30-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Passed Senate Appropriations 21-0 on Wednesday, April 13. Dormant. House Bill 4196 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Adam Pugh) Creates the Needed Oklahoma Workers Fund for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, directing one-third of the funds appropriated to the fund to universities within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for nursing students, to be divided based on the number of nursing students enrolled in each university. directing one-third of the funds appropriated to the fund to universities within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for engineering students, to be divided based on the number of engineering students enrolled in each university, directing one-third of the funds appropriated to the fund to universities within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for students pursuing a teaching degree, to be divided based on the number of students pursuing a teaching degree enrolled in each university. Update: Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 8-2 Monday, Feb. 14. Passed off the House Floor 85-4 on Monday, March 14. Engrossed. Title Stricken. Passed Senate Education 10-3 on Tuesday, March 9. Dormant. Senate Bill 503 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Mark McBride) Gives boards of regents and governing boards authority of due diligence to review, attend, audit and comment on any related education training class or financial policy of the institution. Update: Carryover Amended by Committee Substitute. Passed off the House Floor 69-13 on Thursday, April 28. Senate Bill 784 (Senator David Bullard and Representative Kevin West) Creates the Oklahoma Education Commission to conduct a study on how to Improve the Quality of Instruction and Learning through distance and remote modalities. Allows the Attorney General office of Civil Rights Enforcement to investigate violations of discrimination or civil rights instead of the national agency. Allows the AG to initiate periodic compliance reviews and directed investigation for Public Schools and Higher Education. Update: Amended by committee substitute. Passed State powers Committee 5-1 on Wednesday, March 6 Dormant. Senate Bill 1284 (Senator Brenda Stanley and Representative Rhonda Baker) Repeals language that directs the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education enter into a contract with a nonprofit education center which is certified as a multisensory structured language training institute for the purpose of establishing a comprehensive dyslexia teacher training pilot program. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, Feb 15. Passed off the Senate Floor 48-0 on Monday, Feb. 21 Engrossed. Passed House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee 9-0 on Monday, April 4. Dormant. Senate Bill 1307 (Senator Bill Coleman and Representative Mark Vancurren) Requires school districts and charter schools, beginning July 1, 2023, that serve any students in grades seven through 12and issue student identification cards to have printed on either side of the student identification cards the telephone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the Crisis Text Line. Institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and private institutions of higher education in the state that issue student identification cards may print on either side of the student identification cards the telephone numbers for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 10-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the Senate floor 39-4 on Tuesday, March 15. Engrossed. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, April 5. Passed off the House Floor 68-13 on Tuesday, April 19. Signed by Governor Stitt on Thursday, April 21. Senate Bill 1377 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Anthony More) Allows the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges to issue, on behalf of the institutions supervised and managed by the board, special and limited obligations for purposes of such capital projects as the Board of Regents deem proper. It authorizes the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges to issue indebtedness for capital projects to benefit the institutions supervised and managed by the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 9-4 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Author Change. Passed Senate Appropriations 15-2 on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Engrossed. Passed House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee 8-0 on Monday, April 4. Dormant. Senate Bill 1512 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Rhonda Baker) directs institutions of higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education to not require a score on a College Level Examination Program test higher than the minimum score recommended by a nonprofit higher education association that makes recommendations on college-level equivalencies, unless the president of the institution determines, based on evidence that a higher score is necessary to determine a student is ready for a higher level course. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the Senate floor 45-1 on Monday, March 14. Passed House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee 9-0 Monday April 4. Dormant. National Guard Tuition Senate Bill 1416 (Senator Kim David and Representative Nicole Miller) makes all members of the Oklahoma National Guard eligible for in-state tuition. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-2 on Monday, Feb. 21. Engrossed. Passed House Higher Education and Career Tech 9-0 On Monday, April 4. Passed off the House floor 86-0 on Thursday, April 14. Signed by Governor Stitt Wednesday, April 20. Senate Bill 1418 (Senator Kim David and Representative Nicole Miller) Sets requirements for Oklahoma National Guard Members to receive assistance for undergraduate and graduate programs. The bill creates the Oklahoma National Guard Education Assistance Revolving Fund to support Oklahoma National Guard to provide assistance to eligible Guard members. Update: Passed Senate Education committee 11-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed Senate Appropriations committee 18-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-2 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed House higher Education and Career Tech Committee 9-0 on Monday, April 4. Passed off the House floor 82-4 on Thursday, April 14. Signed by Governor Stitt Wednesday, April 20. NURSING House Bill 3319 (Representative Nicole Miller and Senator John Haste) allows the licensing staff of the Oklahoma Board of Nursing to grant a health care provider a temporary license under certain conditions. Update: Passed House Business and Commerce Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 8-0 on Monday April 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 41-4 on Wednesday, April 27 Senate Bill 1462 (Senator Jessica Garvin and Representative Mark Lawson) Requires all licensed Advanced Registered Practice Nurses who provide pre-natal, delivery, infant care services and other child or adult health services related to maternal and infant care to provide education on infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation and basic first aid for people who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. Update: Passed Senate Health and Human Services committee 10-0 on Monday, Feb. 28. Passed off the Senate floor 35-9 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Passed House Public Health Committee 7-1 on Wednesday, April 6. Passed off the House Floor 73-7 on Tuesday, April 19. Signed by Governor Stitt on Thursday, April 21. Senate Bill 1518 (Senator Jessica Garvin and Representative Marcus McEntire) allows nurses' aides participating in an educational-based or employer-based training and competency evaluation program approved by the State Department of Health to be a paid employee of a care facility and sets requirements for the training programs. Update: Passed Senate Health and Human Services committee 8-2 on Monday, Feb. 28. Passed off the Senate Floor 25-22 on Tuesday, March 22. Engrossed. Passed House Health Services and long-Term Care Committee 4-2 on Tuesday, April 12. Dormant. OneNet House Bill 1132 (Representative Logan Phillips and Senator James Leewright) deletes the requirement that the Corporation Commission not approve, endorse, forward or file any application for reimbursement submitted pursuant to subsection (h) of Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, for transmission services requiring a circuit of T-1 or greater capacity unless OneNet is the circuit provider. Update: Carryover: Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 11-0 on Thursday, March 31. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, April 26. House Bill 3363 (Senator Jessica Garvin and Representative Marcus McEntire) Allows nurses aides participating in an educational-based or employer-based training and competency evaluation program approved by the State Department of Health to be a paid employee of a care facility and sets requirements for the training programs. Update: Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 8-2 on Monday, Feb. 28. Passed off the Senate Floor 25-22 on Tuesday, March 22. Engrossed. Passed Senate Business Commerce and Tourism 11-0 on Thursday, April 7. Passed Senate Appropriations 19-0 on Wednesday. April 13. Title Restored. Passed off the Senate floor 43-0 on Thursday, April 28. OKPROMISE House Bill 3253 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) allows people who meet the other requirements of the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program to take part in the program is the have completed the core curriculum and are seeking admission to an institution overseen by the State Board of Career and Technology Education. Update: Passed House Higher Ed and Career Tech Committee 8-0 on Monday, Feb. 14. Passed off the House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education 12-0 Tuesday, April 5. Dormant. Senate Bill 1673 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Jadine Nollan) Increases income limit for OKPromise tiered by family sizes. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 7-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Passed Senate Appropriations 19-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-2 on Tuesday, March 22. Engrossed. 12-0 on Monday, April 4. Enacting clause stricken. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 24-0 on Thursday, April 7. Passed off the House Floor 83-3 on Tuesday, April 19. TEACHER SHORTAGE House Bill 3564 (Representative Mark McBride and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Creates the Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship and employment Incentive Program. Pays out $1,000 per academic year for up to 3 years, $2,5000 for the final academic year. Authorizes OSRHE to make employment incentive payments of $4,000 for up to 5 years upon graduation not to exceed $20,000. Update: Passed Appropriations and Budget Education Sub-Committee 13-0 on Wednesday. Feb. 9. Passed House Appropriations 30-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 81-5 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Title Stricken. Passed Senate Education 11-1 on Tuesday, March 29. Passed Senate Appropriations 17-0 on Wednesday, April 6. Passed off the Senate Floor 47-1 on Thursday April 28. House Bill 3658 (Representative Danny Sterling and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) updates the State Board of Education requirements for alternative placement teacher certification. The bill removes the requirement to pass the general education portion of the competency examination. Update: Passed Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15 Passed off the House Floor 91-0 on Tuesday March 8. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-1 on Tuesday, April 5. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-4 on Thursday, April 28. House Bill 4107 (Representative Mark Vancuren and Senator Mary Boren) Requires the Board of Education to issue a certificate to teach to a person who holds a certificate from a federal recognized tribal nation within its reservation or treaty area boundaries and prohibits the Board from requiring additional competency examinations. Update: Passed Common Education Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the House Floor 89-7 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Dormant House Bill 4387 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Adam Pugh) Allows the State Board of Education to establish new levels of teacher certificates: advanced, lead, and master. It requires each level have a minimum salary increase requirement paid by the school district and matched with state dollars from the lottery funds as provided in Oklahoma Statutes. It requires the advanced certificate to include a minimum salary increase of $3,000 and out of classroom at least 10 percent of the time, the lead certificate to include a minimum salary increase of $5,000 and out of classroom at least 25 percent of the time, and the master certificate to include a minimum salary increase of $10,000 and maximum salary increase of $40,000 and out of classroom at least 50 percent of the time. Update: Passed Common Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the House Floor 91-5 on Monday, March 21. Passed Senate Education Committee 8-3 on Tuesday, April 12. Dormant. House Bill 4388 (Representative Kyle Hilbert and Senator Adam Pugh) requires the portion of lottery annual net proceeds deposited to the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund that exceeds $70 million to be deposited into a Teacher Empowerment Fund and appropriated by the Legislature on a cash basis to be allocated by the State Department of Education to serve as a state match to local public school dollars allocated for advanced, lead, and master teaching certificates as outlined in Section 6-190 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes starting in the 2022-23 school year. Update: Passed Appropriations and Budget Education sub-committee 12-2 on Monday, Feb 21. Author Change. Passed House Appropriations 26-6 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed Senate Education Committee 9-3 on Tuesday, April 5. Passed Senate Appropriations 16-5 on Wednesday, April 13. Passed off the Senate Floor 30-13 on Thursday, April 28. Emergency failed. House Bill 4390 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Brenda Stanley) modifies the micro-credential program for teachers as provided under the Education Leadership Oklahoma Act. Update: Passed Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 89-1 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed Passed Senate Education Committee 10-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Dormant. House Bill 4393 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Zack Taylor) modifies the frequency of conducting an educator supply-and-demand study, lists shortage areas to be identified in a specified study and requires the submission of an annual report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Update: Passed Common Education Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the House Floor 94-0 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education 12-0 on Tuesday, March 29. Dormant. Senate Bill 1139 (Senator David Bullard and Representative Rhonda Baker) Creates until Nov. 30, 2023, a nine-member task force to study and make recommendations for pay for performance, qualitative pay, and/or merit pay that would reward the highest quality teachers in this state and could be used to recruit and retain high quality teachers. Update: Passed Senate Education committee 11-2 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-9 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Dormant. Senate Bill 1429 (Senator John Haste and Representative Danny Sterling) Exempts a teacher candidate or teacher from the requirement to pass the general education portion of the competency examination required therein if they have a master's degree from an institution accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency which is recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 16-4 on Wednesday Feb. 15. Passed off the Senate floor 39-9 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Passed House Common Ed Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, April 5. Passed off the House Floor 81-0 on Thursday, April 28. Senate Bill 1535 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Mike Osburn) removes references to and descriptions of the Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System, removes part of the definition of a career teacher related to longevity in the field. The bill removes requirements on training in how to conduct teacher evaluations and compliance training. Update: Passed Senate Education committee 11-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-2 on Monday, March 21. Passed House Common Ed Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Passed off the House Floor 79-3 on Tuesday, April 26. Senate Bill 1631 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Mark Vancurren) Directs the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to establish a mentor teacher pilot program. Update: Passed Senate Education committee 9-2 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Passed Senate Appropriations 19-0 on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Passed off the Senate Floor 34-6 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Passed off the House Floor 76-4 on Tuesday, April 25. WEAPONS ON CAMPUS House Bill 3069 (Representative Robert Manger and Senator Brenda Stanley) permits municipalities to authorize certain employees or public officials of the municipality, municipal public trust, or municipal authority who possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act and who have successfully completed any additional training or requirements as established by ordinance or resolution to carry a concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment Update: Passed House Public Safety Committee 7-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 80-13 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Title Stricken. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Monday, April 4. Dormant. House Bill 3070 (Representative Robert Manger and Senator Chuck Hall) Clarifies language related to transporting a firearm in a motor vehicle. Update: Passed House Public Safety Committee 8-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 97-0 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Monday, March 28. Passed off the Senate Floor 41-2 on Wednesday, April 20. Signed by Governor Stitt on Monday, April 25. Senate Bill 1118 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom and Representative Tom Gann) Removes the requirement that an applicant for a license to carry a concealed or unconcealed handgun demonstrate competence and qualification with the type or types of handguns that the applicant desires to carry and requires only that they demonstrate competence and qualification with an authorized pistol. Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Monday, Feb. 28. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-8 on Tuesday, March 22. Engrossed. Passed House Public Safety Committee 7-2 on Tuesday, April 5. Dormant. Senate Bill 1366 (Senator Lonnie Paxton and Representative Tammy West) Expands the kinds of firearms which can be carried unconcealed. Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 12-0 on Monday, Feb. 14. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-1 on Tuesday, March 22. Engrossed. Passed House Criminal Justice Committee 5-0 on Wednesday, March 30. Dormant. Workforce Economic Development House Bill 4354 (Representative Brian Hill and Senator Chris Kidd) requires the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to create a Research and Development Attraction Grants Program, to be administered in accordance with the purpose of fostering research and development in key industry clusters, leading to the creation of new products and services that are brought to market by Oklahoma-based companies, or brought to market by companies financially sponsored by an Oklahoma-based lead investor and which conduct a substantial portion of total business activity in the State of Oklahoma. Update: Passed House A&B Finance Revenue and Taxation Committee 10-0 on Monday, Feb. 21. Passed House Appropriations 30-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 76-5 on Tuesday, March 15. Passed Senate Business Commerce and Tourism Committee 10-1 on Thursday, April 7. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-6 on Wednesday, April 27. House Bill 4362 (Representative Brian Hill and Senator Jessica Garvin) Creates the Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology Intern Partnership STEM Workforce Pipeline Program; effective date; emergency. Update: Passed House Rules committee 8-0 on Thursday, March 3. Passed off the House Floor 88-4 Monday, March 14. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 11-0 on Thursday, April 7. Passed Senate Appropriations 19-0 on Wednesday, April 13. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-9 on Monday, April 25. Senate Bill 1147 (Senator Zack Taylor and Representative Nicole Miller) Permits the State Board of Education to develop rules to determine if courses on aviation are eligible for non-elective academic credit toward meeting graduation requirements. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Passed off the House Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, March 15. Engrossed. Passed House Common Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Passed off the House Floor 82-1 on Tuesday, April 26. Senate Bill 1190 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Mark McBride) Permits the State Board of Career and Technology Education to establish courses in the area of hydrogen energy. It permits the courses to include but are not limited to the following topics: hydrogen energy basics; hydrogen energy-related equipment manufacturing and maintenance; hydrogen energy infrastructure; and hydrogen energy safety. It permits the State Board of Career and Technology Education to consult the Oklahoma Department of Commerce in establishing courses that meet the workforce needs of the hydrogen energy sector in the state. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Author Change. Passed off the House Floor 43-0 on Tuesday, March 15. Engrossed. Passed House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee 8-0 on Monday, March 4. Passed off the House Floor 84-6 on Wednesday, April 13. Signed by Governor Stitt Tuesday, April 19. Senate Bill 1627 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Jon Echols) Creates the Workforce Development Revolving Fund; providing for award of funds. Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 10-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Title stricken Passed Senate Appropriations 17-1 on Thursday, March 3. Passed off the Senate Floor 35-10 on Wednesday, March 23. Engrossed. Passed House Higher Education committee 9-0 on Monday, April 4. Dormant. Senate Bill 1691 (Senator Zack Taylor and Representative Brad Boles) allows a conviction or pending criminal charge of a crime be the grounds for the denial of a state license or certification only if the underlying offense substantially relates to the duties and responsibilities of the occupation and poses a reasonable threat to public safety. The bill requires the licensing or certification authority to consider certain facts before making a determination. Update: Passed Senate Business Commerce and Tourism Committee 12-0 on Thursday, Feb. 10. Passed off Senate Floor 47-0 on Monday, Feb. 21. Engrossed. Passed House Judiciary Committee 8-1 on Wednesday, April 13. Passed off the Hose Floor 81-4 on Wednesday, April 20. House Amendments Read Senate Bill 1768 (Senator Howard Brent and Representative Kevin Wallace) creates the Oklahoma Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act to allow for capital investment into a rural fund and provides for the amount of credits able to be claimed by a rural investor. Update: Passed Senate Business Commerce and Tourism committee 12-0 on Thursday, Feb. 17. Passed off the Senate Floor 31-12 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed off the House Floor 82-6 on Wednesday, April 27. Senate Bill 1782 (Senator Dave Rader and Representative John Talley) Changes the effective date for an incentive payment of the quality jobs program from 24 to 12 months. Requires the meeting of the wage requirement at the time of the agreement and 6 year from the date. Update: Passed Senate Finance Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Monday, March 21. Engrossed. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, April 6. Dormant. Senate Bill 1858 (Senator John Michael Montgomery and Representative Ryan Martinez) Creates a tax credit for tax years 2023 through 2028, for employers for a tuition reimbursement for qualified employees who have been awarded an undergraduate or graduate degree within one year of beginning their employment within the hydrogen manufacturing industry if their degree is from a program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. Update: Passed Senate Finance, Passed Senate Appropriations 17-1 on Thursday, March 3. Passed off Senate Floor 35-11 on Thursday, March 14. Passed House Appropriations and Budget 24-0 on Thursday, April 7. Passed off the House Floor 70-20 on Tuesday, April 19. House Amendments Read JCAB BILLS Senate Bill 1084 (Senator Chuck Hall and Representative Kevin Wallace) Appropriates $100,000 from the FY2021 General Revenue Fund to the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools Update: Passed Senate JCAB 17-0 Passed House JCAB 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 41-5 on Monday, March 7. Passed off House Floor 75-13 on Thursday March 10. Signed by Governor on Tuesday, March 15. Senate Bill 1085 (Senator Chuck Hall and Representative Kevin Wallace) Creates a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Insurance Department that will be designated the Insurance Department Pharmacy Benefit Manager Revolving Fund for the purpose of licensing, regulating and investigating abuse, negligence, criminal conduct, or other violations of insurance laws and regulations, and ensuring compliance. It establishes expenditure requirements. Update: Passed Senate JCAB 13-5 Passed House JCAB 32-0 on Wednesday, March 2 Passed off the Senate Floor 35-11 on Monday, March 7. Passed off the House Floor 84-7 on Thursday March 10. Signed by Governor on Tuesday, March 15. House Bill 4451 (Representative Kevin Wallace) Waives the payroll eligibility requirement for tax year 2021 for manufacturing facilities receiving a tax incentive via the five-year ad valorem exemption. Update: Passed Senate JCAB 19-0 Passed House JCAB 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2 Passed off the Senate floor 40-2 on Wednesday, March 9. Passed off the House Floor 94-2 on Monday, March 7. Signed by Governor on Monday, March 14. House Bill 4452 (Representative Kevin Wallace) Requires that all money transferred per fiscal year from the Teachers' Retirement System Dedicated Revenue Revolving Fund not exceed the amount authorized by the Legislature for that fiscal year. Update: Passed Senate JCAB 19-0 Passed House JCAB 29-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 95-0 on Monday, March 7. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Signed by Governor on Monday, March 14. House Bill 4461 (Representative Kevin Wallace) Appropriates $2.1 million from the FY2021 General Revenue Fund to the Oklahoma Conservation Commission. Update: Passed Senate JCAB 19-0 Passed House JCAB 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 91-0 on Monday, March 7. Passed off the Senate floor 41-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Governor refused to sign. House Bill 4462 (Representative Kevin Wallace) appropriates $251,068 from the FY2021 General Revenue Fund to the Oklahoma Department of Mines. Update: Passed Senate JCAB 19-0 Passed House JCAB 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 94-0 on Monday, March 7. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Signed by Governor on Monday, March 14. House Bill 4463 (Representative Kevin Wallace) Requires the State Department of Health to utilize an amount necessary from its FY2022 funds to successfully regulate and enforce all programs and provisions associated with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, including but not be limited to the hiring and employment of additional staff at the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, as well as, participating in interagency agreements with state law enforcement agencies for enhanced enforcement. Update: Passed Senate JCAB 19-0 Passed House JCAB 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 97-0 on Monday, March 7. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Signed by Governor on Monday, March 14. House Bill 4450 (Representative Kevin Wallace) Creates the Health Care Workforce Development Fund that will consist of money received by the state as Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; directed to the state by the federal government for the purpose of recruiting, educating, and stabilizing Oklahoma's health care workforce Update: Passed Senate JCAB 19-0 Passed House JCAB 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ashleyh at meridiantech.edu Tue May 10 14:57:05 2022 From: ashleyh at meridiantech.edu (Hernandez Torres, Ashley) Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 19:57:05 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] OASFAA School Scholarship Drawing Message-ID: Good afternoon OASFAA! I am excited to announce that we will be drawing for our annual $500 school scholarship during the Spring Training and Roundtable on Friday, May 20, 2022. Please mark your calendars to attend this FREE training opportunity via Zoom. This training is available to everyone, regardless of OASFAA membership status. However, the scholarship opportunity will be awarded to an institution with current OASFAA membership. You can register through the OASFAA website here. See you then! Ashley Hernandez Torres OASFAA Conference co-chair Ashley Hernandez Torres Financial Aid Officer Meridian Technology Center 1312 S. Sangre Rd. 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The most secure way to return documents to the financial aid office is through the secure upload link on the student's banner portal. Students can go to my.okstate.edu. Click on the "Self Service" icon, click on the "Financial Aid" tab. The secure upload is the first link. For agencies without access to the secure upload, please fax to 918-293-4650. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 4626 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 1364 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 1605 bytes Desc: image003.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Dear Colleague: The Department of Education (Department) recognizes the need to continue to provide relief to millions of students and colleges facing challenges and barriers resulting from the ongoing national emergency. Therefore, we are continuing our waiver of certain verification requirements into the 2022-2023 award year. This means we are maintaining verification requirements that strictly focus on identity and fraud for the remainder of the 2022-2023 award year and waiving the remaining verification requirements. As a reminder, this waiver applies no matter where institutions are in the verification process, e.g., if documents have been collected or requested, but verification has not been completed, or if an institution has not started the verification process or requested verification documentation. However, this does not exempt institutions from requirements to resolve conflicting information concerning a student's eligibility. Please see the section below, "Reviewing Subsequent ISIR Transactions and Resolving Conflicting Information," for more information. This waiver begins effective the date of this announcement and applies for the remainder of the 2022-2023 FAFSA processing and verification cycle. Institutions maintain the discretion to select students for verification according to consistently applied institutional policies. However, the Department encourages institutions to consider amending such policies to limit selection in a manner that offers relief to students and families during the ongoing national emergency. We are confident that institutions will be able to quickly implement these verification changes for students because they are the same changes the Department made for the 2021-2022 award year as outlined in DCL GEN 21-05. Verification of Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose Institutions are reminded that we have suspended the in-person submission and notary requirements for verification of Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose, and provided other flexibilities, as described below, through the end of the payment period that begins after the date on which the Federally declared national emergency related to COVID-19 is rescinded. In completing the verification requirements for the Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose, as described in this DCL, and outlined in the "FAFSA(r) Information To Be Verified for the 2022-2023 Award Year" Federal Register notice, institutions may accept- * copies of the required verification documents electronically. This may occur by uploading a photo of the documents (including from a smartphone), PDF, or other similar electronic document through a secure portal at the institution, by email, etc. * an electronic signature using a stylus or finger to sign the statement, or an image of the individual's signature affixed to the statement in lieu of obtaining a wet signature. Reviewing Subsequent ISIR Transactions and Resolving Conflicting Information Although verification is waived for certain information, as explained earlier, institutions are still required to review all subsequent ISIR transactions for the entire processing year, even if an earlier transaction was verified, except if a student is no longer enrolled at the institution. If an institution has conflicting information concerning a student's eligibility, including documentation obtained during the verification process, the institution must resolve the discrepancies before disbursing Title IV funds. More information about resolving conflicting information can be found in Chapter 5 of the 2022-2023 Application and Verification Guide. System Reporting Requirements Because this change to the verification policy is occurring mid-year, there will still be many 2022-2023 Central Processing System (CPS) transactions selected for verification. Even if verification is no longer required, institutions must report a valid Verification Status Code for every student selected for verification by the CPS. Institutions should report a "V" (if verification was completed) or an "S"; "blank" is not an acceptable verification status code, except in the case when a student is selected after he or she is no longer enrolled at your institution. When Verification Is Still Required Institutions must still verify Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose when the applicant is selected for verification under Verification Tracking Flag "V4" and "V5," unless a student is excluded from verification as provided under 34 CFR 668.54(b). These exclusions are outlined in Chapter 4 of the 2022-2023 Application and Verification Guide. Please note that Verification Tracking group V5 includes a combination of the verification of income/tax information (which is waived under this notice) as well as Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose (which must still be verified in 2022-2023). When Verification Is No Longer Required Institutions are not required to verify students selected under Verification Tracking Flag "V1" as of the date of this letter. Institutions are also not required to verify the other elements (income and tax information) listed under Verification Tracking Flag "V5," as V5 is a combination of the verification of income/tax information and Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose. Again, the waiver being extended under this notice does not include a waiver of verifying Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose. This means that an application selected for Verification Groups V4 and V5 must still verify Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose. As noted above, this applies to any student file where verification was not completed as of the effective date of this Dear Colleague Letter. We are expanding the applicability of Verification Status Code "S- Selected not verified" to not only students excluded under 34 CFR 668.54(b), but also to all students selected under V1 who are exempt from standard verification under this guidance. Changes for the 2023-2024 Award Year and Beyond The Department will continue to monitor and review the federal verification process to consider what adjustments may need to be made to verification long-term to ensure that it is robust and equitable, and takes into consideration the burden on students, families, and institutions of higher education. These changes will continue to provide relief to students and families affected by this ongoing national emergency. We thank institutions for their cooperation and continued role in safeguarding the integrity of the Title IV programs and in preventing improper payments. 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Director of Financial Aid OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine OASFAA President 2021-2022 OSUCHS Staff Advisory Council President 2021-2022 SWASFAA Board of Directors 2022 [cid:484d2e62-04da-4e00-af8d-1dd5c16e3093] [cid:cb21f7eb-806e-40bc-aec7-7ff36ff7ab95] ________________________________ From: OASFAA on behalf of Short, Matt Sent: Friday, May 20, 2022 2:22 PM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [Oasfaa] Link to the Roundtable EVENT DETAILS: Thank you for registering for the OASFAA Spring 2022 Training and Round Table. Please use this Zoom link to log into the meeting. Sent from Mail for Windows -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Outlook-mjwfquju.png Type: image/png Size: 325836 bytes Desc: Outlook-mjwfquju.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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A person in this position is responsible for advising students on matters of financial aid eligibility, providing necessary information regarding student financial assistance programs, and using professional judgment in considering individual student requests for special consideration, satisfactory academic progress, dependency overrides, and debt management issues. Thanks Sonya Gore Director, Financial Aid Oklahoma City Community College -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From calexander at osrhe.edu Mon May 23 15:37:01 2022 From: calexander at osrhe.edu (Alexander, Carol) Date: Mon, 23 May 2022 20:37:01 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] Oklahoma's Promise Eligibility Report Message-ID: The Oklahoma's Promise office has completed the process of moving the system to the 2022-23 FAFSA year, and the OKPromise Eligibility Report is now available for the 2022-23 school year as well as the 2021-22 school year. You will also find potential reports for the 2021 and 2022 HS grad years. Please remember that the eligibility of the 2022 HS grads will not be available until later this summer as we verify final paperwork and their FAFSA. As a reminder, if you have students filing a new 2021-22 FAFSA or have updated the 2021-22 FAFSA that would affect the AGI, please let us know. We will need to review those on an individual basis and process them manually. We appreciate your patience. Carol Alexander Director, Scholarship & Grant Administration Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 Phone: 405.225.9160 Fax: 405.225.9230 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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[cid:image001.png at 01D86F4F.4BFFBB60] LORI BOYD ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FISCAL OPERATIONS Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid 405.744.8730 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu [cid:image002.png at 01D86F4F.4BFFBB60] -------------- 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: From bfair at osrhe.edu Tue May 24 16:56:07 2022 From: bfair at osrhe.edu (Fair, Bryce) Date: Tue, 24 May 2022 21:56:07 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] OKPromise Bill sent to Governor Message-ID: Last Friday, the Legislature gave final approval to SB 1673 and sent it to the Governor for his consideration. If approved by the Governor, the bill would establish three family income limits for application to the OKPromise program in grades 8-11 based on the number of dependent children in the family (see the details below). If approved, the changes would become effective for the 2022-23 school year. * Senate Bill 1673 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Jadine Nollan) Oklahoma's Promise - Adjusts the application family income limit based on the number of dependent children -- $60,000 for families with 1-2 dependent children, $70,000 for families with 3-4 dependent children, and $80,000 for families with 5 or more dependent children. Current text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20ENR/SB/SB1673%20ENR.PDF Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 7-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Passed Senate Appropriations 19-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-2 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed House Appropriations & Budget Subcommittee on Education April 4. Passed the full House A&B Committee April 11. Passed House floor 83-3 on April 19. Returned to Senate for consideration of House amendments. Conference committee report submitted on May 19. Bill passed by Senate 39-0 on May 19. Bill passed by House 68-3 on May 20. Bill sent to the Governor on May 20. Bryce Fair Associate Vice Chancellor for Scholarships & Grants Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Phone: 405-225-9162 Email: bfair at osrhe.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The bill establishes three family income limit levels for students applying for the OKPromise program in grades 8-11 (and home school students age 13-16). The income limits are based on the number of dependent children in the family: * $60,000 for parents with 1-2 dependent children * $70,000 for parents with 3-4 dependent children * $80,000 for parents with 5 or more dependent children This change becomes effective for 8th-11th grade students applying for OKPromise beginning in the 2022-23 school year. Note: SB 1673 does not change the current second income limit of $100,000 that is applied to OKPromise college/postsecondary students each year they are enrolled in college/postsecondary education. * Senate Bill 1673 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Jadine Nollan) Oklahoma's Promise - Adjusts the family income limit for 8th-11th grade students applying for OKPromise based on the number of dependent children -- $60,000 for families with 1-2 dependent children, $70,000 for families with 3-4 dependent children, and $80,000 for families with 5 or more dependent children. Current text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20ENR/SB/SB1673%20ENR.PDF Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 7-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Passed Senate Appropriations 19-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-2 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed House Appropriations & Budget Subcommittee on Education April 4. Passed the full House A&B Committee April 11. Passed House floor 83-3 on April 19. Returned to Senate for consideration of House amendments. Conference committee report submitted on May 19. Bill passed by Senate 39-0 on May 19. Bill passed by House 68-3 on May 20. Bill sent to the Governor on May 20. Signed by the Governor on May 26. Bryce Fair Associate Vice Chancellor for Scholarships & Grants Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Phone: 405-225-9162 Email: bfair at osrhe.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rrichardson at osrhe.edu Tue May 31 12:03:25 2022 From: rrichardson at osrhe.edu (Richardson, Rebecca) Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 17:03:25 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] May Campus E-Clips Now Available! Message-ID: <549bee57c82544ed81f1b2fca54168f7@osrhe.edu> Campus E-Clips is an e-publication with links to stories from our state colleges and universities. We hope you enjoy reading about the great things happening on our campuses in this May 2022 edition of Campus E-Clips at www.okhighered.org/newsletter. Cameron University Carl Albert State College East Central University Eastern Oklahoma State College Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Northeastern State University Northern Oklahoma College Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University-Tulsa Rogers State University Seminole State College Southeastern Oklahoma State University Southwestern Oklahoma State University Tulsa Community College University of Oklahoma University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Western Oklahoma State College Read more at www.okhighered.org/newsletter. 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Citizens SessionsTM provides a quick and convenient way to learn - Visit our **NEW** FAA Site to register for the following webinar sessions: June 1, 2022 – 1:00 pm CST – Delivering an Exceptional Customer Experience June 15, 2022 – 1:00 pm CST – Student Loan Refinancing Options after the Federal Pause June 22, 2022 – 1:00 pm CST – Building Resilience June 29, 2022 – 1:00 pm CST – Understanding Credit and Private Student Loan Underwriting Kind Regards, Michelle Enriquez VP, Relationship Manager Diana Sanders, Ed.D. Director of Financial Aid OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine OASFAA President 2021-2022 OSUCHS Staff Advisory Council President 2021-2022 SWASFAA Board of Directors 2022 [cid:716750ac-5520-469c-b72c-1983171b6751] [cid:1bacc479-d9e9-433a-9f0e-fc36d9fbc558] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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