From lcoponiti at cvtech.edu Thu Mar 2 13:08:22 2023 From: lcoponiti at cvtech.edu (Laura Coponiti) Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 19:08:22 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] Citizens March Webinar's Message-ID: See below for some great training opportunities during the month of March. 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The question asks about students who didn't complete the FAFSA. Does that mean didn't submit at all? Or, do we also include those who submitted, but didn't confirm eligibility, and thereby didn't complete the entire FAFSA process, because they didn't resolve conflicting information or comment codes? 1. If you figured out a method that makes any sense at all, are you willing to share it? I'm really curious about the thought process. 1. Are you including loans as well? The examples cited are only FWS and Pell. My Pell population is already small, much less the population who might receive a Pell, if only they'd submitted a FAFSA. 1. Does anyone know the context of this? I called Sheri Mauk, and evidently one of the college's presidents made a remark to the Regents about "aid left on the table," by those who didn't complete their FAFSA at their institution. Now the Regents want a comparable figure from all of us. Is the goal trying to arrive at the free aid not taken advantage of? Or is it aid to assist in paying for school, in total? In that case, loans would be important to know. I didn't think ask her that, but I'm happy to call her back. When I spoke to Sheri, she said that she'd suggested, to one of the institutional folks she talked to, taking the average amount of aid used/taken by students who did submit their FAFSAs, then extrapolate that out to arrive at a total figure for the students who didn't submit a FAFSA. For me, I suppose I'm going to go with Sheri's line of thought and find the average amount of aid for students who did benefit, then multiply that by the number of students who were enrolled but for whom I don't have Official EFC on an ISIR, or no ISIR at all. In the notes, however, I'm going to provide an average amount of grant aid and a separate average amount of loan funds. I think. I realize that we aren't comparing one institution with another, or anything remotely like that, but I am curious how you all are tackling this with your populations. With the lack of clarity in the question, I have a feeling this is going to be like one of those painting classes where we all look at the same example picture, but when we work to create our own versions, we're strikingly different in our individual approaches. And none will be wrong, per se, just really different. Thanks! Mendy Schmerer, MEd, FAAC(r) Director, Office of Student Financial Aid | SWASFAA President, 2020 - 2021 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/Student-Financial-Aid [FAAC_logo_101520] 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. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 17826 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From smauck at osrhe.edu Thu Mar 2 15:42:05 2023 From: smauck at osrhe.edu (Mauck, Sheri) Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 21:42:05 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] <> Higher Education Program and Activity survey In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The deadline for the survey was February 17, 2023, and only three institutions are still outstanding, thus the others have submitted their responses and found a way to respond. I gave you the context for the survey and will be glad to review with you if necessary. Thank you for your efforts on attempting to respond, however, if you aren't comfortable with a response I'll note unable to obtain. Thank you. From: OASFAA On Behalf Of Schmerer, Mendy M. (HSC) Sent: Thursday, March 2, 2023 3:20 PM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: <> [Oasfaa] Higher Education Program and Activity survey -- THIS E-MAIL WAS RECEIVED FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE-- To all my state school friends: Who all is completing question #3 on the Higher Education Program and Activity survey? I only received it today, and am wrestling with a number of things as I try to catch up and get it turned back in to my admin. How much projected federal financial aid (work-study, PELL, etc.) has been forfeited as a result of students not completing the FAFSA? 1. How on earth are we supposed to project ANYTHING about a population of students for whom we have no information?! 1. The question asks about students who didn't complete the FAFSA. Does that mean didn't submit at all? Or, do we also include those who submitted, but didn't confirm eligibility, and thereby didn't complete the entire FAFSA process, because they didn't resolve conflicting information or comment codes? 1. If you figured out a method that makes any sense at all, are you willing to share it? I'm really curious about the thought process. 1. Are you including loans as well? The examples cited are only FWS and Pell. My Pell population is already small, much less the population who might receive a Pell, if only they'd submitted a FAFSA. 1. Does anyone know the context of this? I called Sheri Mauk, and evidently one of the college's presidents made a remark to the Regents about "aid left on the table," by those who didn't complete their FAFSA at their institution. Now the Regents want a comparable figure from all of us. Is the goal trying to arrive at the free aid not taken advantage of? Or is it aid to assist in paying for school, in total? In that case, loans would be important to know. I didn't think ask her that, but I'm happy to call her back. When I spoke to Sheri, she said that she'd suggested, to one of the institutional folks she talked to, taking the average amount of aid used/taken by students who did submit their FAFSAs, then extrapolate that out to arrive at a total figure for the students who didn't submit a FAFSA. For me, I suppose I'm going to go with Sheri's line of thought and find the average amount of aid for students who did benefit, then multiply that by the number of students who were enrolled but for whom I don't have Official EFC on an ISIR, or no ISIR at all. In the notes, however, I'm going to provide an average amount of grant aid and a separate average amount of loan funds. I think. I realize that we aren't comparing one institution with another, or anything remotely like that, but I am curious how you all are tackling this with your populations. With the lack of clarity in the question, I have a feeling this is going to be like one of those painting classes where we all look at the same example picture, but when we work to create our own versions, we're strikingly different in our individual approaches. And none will be wrong, per se, just really different. Thanks! Mendy Schmerer, MEd, FAAC(r) Director, Office of Student Financial Aid | SWASFAA President, 2020 - 2021 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/Student-Financial-Aid [FAAC_logo_101520] 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. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 17826 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From Mendy-Schmerer at ouhsc.edu Thu Mar 2 16:16:15 2023 From: Mendy-Schmerer at ouhsc.edu (Schmerer, Mendy M. (HSC)) Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 22:16:15 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] [EXTERNAL] Re: <> Higher Education Program and Activity survey In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I apologize for not being clear on my remark about context. There is just such a drastic difference between grant aid versus the self-help aid that loans are, and I neglected to ask you about that detail. My undergrad population being as small as it is, we simply don't have much Pell volume, and we do not participate in FWS. However, the costs being what they are to attend OUHSC programs, student loans are an important part of the conversation when it comes to aid, in a general sense. But if the Regents' concerns lie with the amount of grant aid, and only grant aid, then much of my data is irrelevant. Thanks, I'll have my best estimation of what I hope will be helpful by tomorrow morning. From: OASFAA On Behalf Of Mauck, Sheri Sent: Thursday, March 2, 2023 3:42 PM To: Schmerer, Mendy M. (HSC) ; oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Oasfaa] <> Higher Education Program and Activity survey The deadline for the survey was February 17, 2023, and only three institutions are still outstanding, thus the others have submitted their responses and found a way to respond. I gave you the context for the survey and will be glad to review with you if necessary. Thank you for your efforts on attempting to respond, however, if you aren't comfortable with a response I'll note unable to obtain. Thank you. From: OASFAA > On Behalf Of Schmerer, Mendy M. (HSC) Sent: Thursday, March 2, 2023 3:20 PM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: <> [Oasfaa] Higher Education Program and Activity survey -- THIS E-MAIL WAS RECEIVED FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE-- To all my state school friends: Who all is completing question #3 on the Higher Education Program and Activity survey? I only received it today, and am wrestling with a number of things as I try to catch up and get it turned back in to my admin. How much projected federal financial aid (work-study, PELL, etc.) has been forfeited as a result of students not completing the FAFSA? 1. How on earth are we supposed to project ANYTHING about a population of students for whom we have no information?! 1. The question asks about students who didn't complete the FAFSA. Does that mean didn't submit at all? Or, do we also include those who submitted, but didn't confirm eligibility, and thereby didn't complete the entire FAFSA process, because they didn't resolve conflicting information or comment codes? 1. If you figured out a method that makes any sense at all, are you willing to share it? I'm really curious about the thought process. 1. Are you including loans as well? The examples cited are only FWS and Pell. My Pell population is already small, much less the population who might receive a Pell, if only they'd submitted a FAFSA. 1. Does anyone know the context of this? I called Sheri Mauk, and evidently one of the college's presidents made a remark to the Regents about "aid left on the table," by those who didn't complete their FAFSA at their institution. Now the Regents want a comparable figure from all of us. Is the goal trying to arrive at the free aid not taken advantage of? Or is it aid to assist in paying for school, in total? In that case, loans would be important to know. I didn't think ask her that, but I'm happy to call her back. When I spoke to Sheri, she said that she'd suggested, to one of the institutional folks she talked to, taking the average amount of aid used/taken by students who did submit their FAFSAs, then extrapolate that out to arrive at a total figure for the students who didn't submit a FAFSA. For me, I suppose I'm going to go with Sheri's line of thought and find the average amount of aid for students who did benefit, then multiply that by the number of students who were enrolled but for whom I don't have Official EFC on an ISIR, or no ISIR at all. In the notes, however, I'm going to provide an average amount of grant aid and a separate average amount of loan funds. I think. I realize that we aren't comparing one institution with another, or anything remotely like that, but I am curious how you all are tackling this with your populations. With the lack of clarity in the question, I have a feeling this is going to be like one of those painting classes where we all look at the same example picture, but when we work to create our own versions, we're strikingly different in our individual approaches. And none will be wrong, per se, just really different. Thanks! Mendy Schmerer, MEd, FAAC(r) Director, Office of Student Financial Aid | SWASFAA President, 2020 - 2021 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/Student-Financial-Aid [FAAC_logo_101520] 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. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 17826 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From bfair at osrhe.edu Thu Mar 2 17:06:17 2023 From: bfair at osrhe.edu (Fair, Bryce) Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 23:06:17 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] State Legislative Update as of 3/2/23 Message-ID: <3c493f3fd01143eeae5a63f997c69477@osrhe.edu> Following is an update on the bills we are tracking in the Oklahoma Legislature. Today was the first legislative deadline for bills to be passed out of committee in their house of origin. Bills added to the list: * HB 2773 - (Tuition, Fee, and Other Waivers) - requires that no state system institution or career technology school may charge tuition, fees, room and board to any wrongfully incarcerated person and their children. * HB 2318 - (Scholarships) - Extends the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship tax credit to cover contributions made to eligible college and university foundations to fund scholarships for students attending state system institutions. Bills that will be removed from the list in the next update (were not passed in committee before today's deadline) * HB 1015 - Oklahoma's Promise * HB 1342 - Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship * HB 1626 - Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program * HB 1795 - Sergeant CJ Nelson Legacy Act (passed House A&B Subcomm.; not heard in full House A&B Comm.) * HB 1990 - Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship * HB 2865 - Oklahoma's Promise * SB 55 - National Guard Educational Assistance Program * SB 363 - Freeze of tuition and fee rates (passed Senate Ed. Comm.; not heard in Senate Appropriations Comm.) FAFSA SB 93 (Sen. Dave Rader and Rep. Anthony Moore): Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, requires students to complete and submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to graduate from a public high school accredited by the State Board of Education. It provides exemptions authorizing parents to opt the student out of the requirement. The bill requires the State Department of Education to develop and publish materials for students, parents, and legal guardians explaining the requirements to complete the FAFSA, the benefits to completing the FAFSA, the opt-out provisions and to provide an opt-out form to be used by school districts, charter schools, and virtual charter schools. Status: Referred to Senate Education Committee; passed Senate Education Committee 2/21/23 (12 aye, 0 nay); to Senate floor Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/SFLR/SB93%20SFLR.PDF Oklahoma's Promise HB 1015 (Rep. Rick West and Sen. Dana Prieto): Oklahoma's Promise. Lowers the minimum ACT score required for homeschool students and students graduating from non-accredited high schools from 22 to 19. Status: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee, Education Subcommittee Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20INT/hB/HB1015%20INT.PDF HB 2718 (Rep. Ellyn Hefner and Sen. John Michael Montgomery): As amended in committee, the bill creates the Oklahoma Promise Opportunity Scholarship to provide a tuition scholarship for students with intellectual disabilities participating in comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs. Defines eligibility and application process. Status: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee, Education Subcommittee; passed House Appropriations & Budget Subcommittee on Education 2/20/23 (11 aye, 0 nay); passed House Appropriations & Budget Committee, title stricken, 3/1/23 (37 aye, 0 nay); to House floor Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20COMMITTEE%20SUBS/HCS/HB2718%20SUBREC.PDF HB 2772 (Rep. Cyndi Munson and Sen. John Montgomery): Oklahoma's Promise. Modifies the program requirement for refraining from substance abuse and commission of criminal or delinquent acts. Deletes reference to refraining from substance abuse. Specifies that students must refrain from the commission of violent crimes. Status: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee, Education Subcommittee; passed House Appropriations & Budget Subcommittee on Education 2/20/23 (9 aye, 3 nay); Passed House Appropriations & Budget Committee 3/1/23 (32 aye, 1 nay); to House floor Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20INT/hB/HB2772%20INT.PDF SB 27 (Sen. Dewayne Pemberton and Rep. Ken Luttrell): Oklahoma's Promise. Allows completion of the "core" high school curriculum rather than the current required college preparatory high school curriculum for students seeking admission to a technology center school overseen by the State Board of Career and Technology Education. Also specifies an equivalent SAT score to the required ACT score for homeschool students and students graduating from non-accredited high schools. Status: Referred to Senate Education Committee and then to Senate Appropriations Committee; passed Senate Education Committee 2/7/23 (11 aye, 0 nay, title stricken); passed Senate Appropriations Committee 2/15/23 (21 aye, 0 nay); passed Senate floor 3/2/23 (47 aye, 0 nay); to House Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/SFLR/SB27%20SFLR.PDF Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant (OTAG) HB 2865 (Rep. Kevin Wallace): Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant - OTAG. Makes comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs approved by the U.S. Department of Education for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities eligible to participate in the OTAG program. Status: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20INT/hB/HB2865%20INT.PDF SB 11 (Sen. Dave Rader and Rep. Daniel Pae): Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant - OTAG. Authorizes persons incarcerated in a state, federal or private correctional facility to be eligible to receive an OTAG award. Deletes the current prohibition. Status: Referred to Senate Education Committee and then to Senate Appropriations Committee; passed Senate Education Committee 2/7/23 (11 aye, 1 nay, title stricken); passed Senate Appropriations Committee 2/15/23 (21 aye, 0 nay); passed Senate floor 2/28/23 (42 aye, 1 nay); to House Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENGR/SB/SB11%20ENGR.PDF SB 322 (Sen. Ally Seifried and Rep. Mark McBride): Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant - OTAG. Makes comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs approved by the U.S. Department of Education for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities eligible to participate in the OTAG program. Status: passed to Senate Education Committee 2/14/23 (12 aye, 0 nay); pending action on Senate floor Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/SFLR/SB322%20SFLR.PDF National Guard Educational Assistance Program SB 55 (Sen. Brenda Stanley): Amends the Oklahoma National Guard Education Assistance Program. Increases the maximum number of graduate credit hours for which the benefit may be used toward a master's degree from 40 to 60. Modifies some eligibility requirements. Deletes repayment requirement. Status: Referred to Senate Education Committee and then to Senate Appropriations Committee Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20INT/SB/SB55%20INT.PDF Student Borrower Bill of Rights HB 1443 (Rep. Melissa Provenzano and Sen. John Michael Montgomery): Amends the Oklahoma Student Borrowers Bill of Rights. Clarifies that student loan servicers must inform student loan borrowers if their type of loan does not qualify for loan forgiveness programs. Status: Passed House Committee on Banking, Financial Services and Pensions 2/22/23 (11 aye, 0 nay); next to House floor Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/HFLR/HB1443%20HFLR.PDF Teacher Scholarships HB 1342 (Rep. Dean Davis): Amends the Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship and Employment Incentive to allow students completing high school homeschool instruction to be eligible to participate in the program. Status: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee, Education Subcommittee Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20INT/hB/HB1342%20INT.PDF HB 1990 (Rep. Mickey Dollens): Amends the Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship and Employment Incentive to allow students completing high school homeschool instruction or General Educational Development (GED) test requirements to be eligible to participate in the program. Status: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee, Education Subcommittee Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20INT/hB/HB1342%20INT.PDF HB 2559 (Rep. Mark McBride and Sen. Dewayne Pemberton): Changes the name of the Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship and Employment Incentive to "Inspired to Teach". Allows students completing high school homeschool instruction or General Educational Development (GED) test requirements to be eligible to participate in the program. Defines "full-time student". Status: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee, Education Subcommittee; passed House Appropriations & Budget Subcommittee on Education 2/13/23 (14 aye, 0 nay); passed full House Appropriations & Budget Committee 3/2/23 (31 aye, 0 nay); to House floor Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20INT/hB/HB2559%20INT.PDF SB 529 (Sen. Adam Pugh and Rep Ronny Johns): Creates the Oklahoma Teacher Corps Program to be administered by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to help students who graduate from an approved teacher preparation degree program and agree to teach at a school meeting certain criteria for four years. Establishes eligibility requirements and assistance amount. Provides for repayment if participant fails to complete the full term of service. Status: Referred to Senate Education Committee and then to Senate Appropriations Committee; passed Senate Education Committee 2/14/23 (10 aye, 0 nay); passed Senate Appropriations Committee 2/22/23 (20 aye, 0 nay); to Senate floor Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/SFLR/SB529%20SFLR.PDF Tuition and Fee Rates (State System Institutions) HB 2663 (Rep. Josh West and Sen. Brenda Stanley): Related to in-state status for resident tuition at a state system institution for any person currently serving in the U.S. military, their spouse or dependent children. Deletes certain time period limitations. Status: Referred to House Rules Committee; withdrawn from Rules Committee and referred to House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee; passed House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 2/21/23 (9 aye, 0 nay); to House floor Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/HFLR/HB2663%20HFLR.PDF SB 363 (Sen. Adam Pugh and Rep. Anthony Moore): Freeze on tuition and fees at state system institutions. Requires that beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year, that the tuition and fee rates to be charged to students enrolled at an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall not exceed the tuition and fee rates approved by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for the 2022-2023 academic year. Status: Senate Education Committee and then to Senate Appropriations Committee; passed Senate Education Committee 2/14/23 (12 aye, 0 nay); referred to Senate Appropriations Committee Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20INT/SB/SB363%20INT.PDF Tuition, Fee, and Other Waivers (State System Institutions & Career Tech) HB 2773 (Rep. Cyndi Munson): Requires that no state system institution or career technology school may charge tuition, fees, room and board to any wrongfully incarcerated person and their children; limited to 120 credit hours. Status: Referred to House Judiciary-Civil Committee; passed House Judiciary-Civil Committee 2/23/23 (9 aye, 0 nay); next to House floor Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/HFLR/HB2773%20HFLR.PDF HB 1795 (Rep. Mike Osburn and Sen. Kristen Thompson): Creates the Sergeant CJ Nelson Legacy Act. Requires that no fees at State System institutions shall be charged to children of Oklahoma peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians who have died in the line of duty. Status: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee, Education Subcommittee; passed House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 2/13/23 (14 aye, 0 nay); referred to full House Appropriations and Budget Committee Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20INT/hB/HB1795%20INT.PDF SB 654 (Sen. Paul Rosino and Rep. Ty Burns): Creates the Captain Steven L. Farley Goldstar Families Act. Provides that the surviving spouse and children of a member of any branch of the United States Armed Forces killed in action or in the line of duty after September 11, 2001, shall be eligible for a waiver of undergraduate resident tuition at a State System institution or resident tuition at a technology center school operated under the State Board of Career and Technology Education. Estabishes eligibility requirements. Status: Referred to Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee and then to Senate Finance Committee; passed Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 2/15/23 (11 aye, 0 nay); referred to Senate Finance Committee; passed Senate Finance Committee 2.27/23 (12 aye, 0 nay); to Senate floor Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/SFLR/SB654%20SFLR.PDF Scholarships HB 1626 (Rep. Regina Goodwin): Amends the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program. Creates a Community Advisory Committee. Status: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee, Education Subcommittee Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20INT/hB/HB1626%20INT.PDF HB 2318 (Rep. Mark McBride): Extends the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship tax credit to cover contributions made to eligible college and university foundations to fund scholarships for students attending state system institution. Total credits for all taxpayers are not to exceed $25 million annually, and the tax credit amount is capped at $6 million per public higher education institution. Status: Referred to House Rules Committee; transferred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee; passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 3/2/23 (32 aye, 0 nay). Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20COMMITTEE%20AMENDMENTS/House/HB2318%20FULLPCS3%20KYLE%20HILBERT-EK.PDF HB 2555 (Rep. Mark McBride): Creates the Oklahoma Critical Industries Scholarship Program. Authorized a four-year pilot program. Requires full-time enrollment at a state public higher education institution or state public technology center school. Provides for identification of critical industry programs including computer science, engineering, and cybersecurity programs. Directs state matching funds up to $15 million. Status: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee, Education Subcommittee; passed House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 2/13/23 (14 aye, 0 nay); passed full House Appropriations and Budget Committee 3/2/23 (31 aye, 0 nay) Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20INT/hB/HB2555%20INT.PDF 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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We are happy to provide general information to a message from an unaffiliated email address but responses to requests for personalized aid information must be made to a student's OSU email account. From: Southwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Sent: Monday, March 6, 2023 9:09 AM To: Boyd, Lori Subject: SWASFAA Management Institute CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe [https://www.swasfaa.org/resources/Pictures/SWASFAA.jpg] 2023 SWASFAA Management Institute I am excited to announce the first SWASFAA Management Institute - "Creating the Financial Aid Office of the Future"! The SWASFAA Management Institute is geared towards senior-level financial aid administrators, generally defined as someone at a director, associate director, coordinator, or other senior leadership level in the financial aid office. While not your traditional "conference", the Institute will provide attendees with a robust agenda with "hands on" sessions and discussions designed to facilitate group work. Attendees will discuss the various presented topics and develop a list of action items and takeaways to use at their institutions. The Management Institute will be held on April 3-4, 2023 in New Orleans, LA at the Loew's Hotel. The $225 registration fee covers breakfast and lunch on both days. Event and hotel registrations are live. Attendance will be capped at 30 participants so be sure to sign up early! Best Regards, Amy Cable SWASFAA Management Institute Chair Unsubscribe -------------- 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... 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The SWASFAA Management Institute is geared towards senior-level financial aid administrators, generally defined as someone at a director, associate director, coordinator, or other senior leadership level in the financial aid office. While not your traditional "conference", the Institute will provide attendees with a robust agenda with "hands on" sessions and discussions designed to facilitate group work. Attendees will discuss the various presented topics and develop a list of action items and takeaways to use at their institutions. The Management Institute will be held on April 3-4, 2023 in New Orleans, LA at the Loew's Hotel. The $225 registration fee covers breakfast and lunch on both days. Event and hotel registrations are live. Attendance will be capped at 30 participants so be sure to sign up early! 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Please update our OASFAA vendor address with your business office. We have noticed that on some invoices that are emailed, it will still display, previous Treasurer, Brad Burnett's name and address. We are working to resolve this, but if you are mailing a check, please send to me at the following address: Meridian Technology Center Attn: Ashley Hernandez Torres 1312 South Sangre Rd. Stillwater, OK. 74074 Please log into your OASFAA account to print your invoice, that should display my information. If you need me to send you a separate invoice, please let me know. The deadline to book hotel rooms at our conference rate has been extended to April 7, 2023. The link to make hotel reservations is here. We have learned that double bed rooms may be limited, so please keep those available for attendees that must share a room. Bundle Administrators- We also need your help with updating your contacts through your bundle administrator account. Please make sure your staff profiles are updated and delete contacts that are no longer needed. OASFAA is getting close to reaching a level 1 limit for contacts in Wild Apricot, you can help us save money so that we do not have to pay for more space, if not needed. Thank you for your attention to this information! Please contact me if you have any questions. Further conference details will be sent over the following weeks. Thank you, Ashley Hernandez Torres Ashley Hernandez Torres Financial Aid Officer Meridian Technology Center 1312 S. Sangre Rd. Stillwater, OK 74074 meridiantech.edu | 405.377.3333 ext 0298 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bfair at osrhe.edu Fri Mar 10 15:37:23 2023 From: bfair at osrhe.edu (Fair, Bryce) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 21:37:23 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] State Legislative Update as of 3/10/23 Message-ID: The next legislative deadline is March 23 for bills to be passed on the floor of their house of origin. Bills that passed on the floor this week: * SB 93 - FAFSA * SB 322 - Ok. Tuition Aid Grant (OTAG) * HB 2318 - Ok. Equal Opportunity Scholarship tax credit * HB 2555 - Ok. Critical Industries Scholarship * HB 2559 - Inspired to Teach scholarship Bills added to the list: * None Bills removed from the list (were not passed in committee by the March 2 deadline): * HB 1015 - Oklahoma's Promise * HB 1342 - Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship * HB 1626 - Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program * HB 1795 - Sergeant CJ Nelson Legacy Act (passed House A&B Subcomm.; not heard in full House A&B Comm.) * HB 1990 - Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship * HB 2865 - Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant (OTAG) * SB 55 - National Guard Educational Assistance Program * SB 363 - Freeze of tuition and fee rates (passed Senate Ed. Comm.; not heard in Senate Appropriations Comm.) FAFSA SB 93 (Sen. Dave Rader and Rep. Anthony Moore): Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, requires students to complete and submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to graduate from a public high school accredited by the State Board of Education. It provides exemptions authorizing parents to opt the student out of the requirement. The bill requires the State Department of Education to develop and publish materials for students, parents, and legal guardians explaining the requirements to complete the FAFSA, the benefits to completing the FAFSA, the opt-out provisions and to provide an opt-out form to be used by school districts, charter schools, and virtual charter schools. Status: Referred to Senate Education Committee; passed Senate Education Committee 2/21/23 (12 aye, 0 nay); passed Senate floor 3/9/23 (37 ayes, 8 nays); next to House Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/SFLR/SB93%20SFLR.PDF Oklahoma's Promise HB 2718 (Rep. Ellyn Hefner and Sen. John Michael Montgomery): As amended in committee, the bill creates the Oklahoma Promise Opportunity Scholarship to provide a tuition scholarship for students with intellectual disabilities participating in comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs. Defines eligibility and application process. Status: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee, Education Subcommittee; passed House Appropriations & Budget Subcommittee on Education 2/20/23 (11 aye, 0 nay); passed House Appropriations & Budget Committee, title stricken, 3/1/23 (37 aye, 0 nay); to House floor Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/HFLR/HB2718%20HFLR.PDF HB 2772 (Rep. Cyndi Munson and Sen. John Montgomery): Oklahoma's Promise. Modifies the program requirement for refraining from substance abuse and commission of criminal or delinquent acts. Deletes reference to refraining from substance abuse. Specifies that students must refrain from the commission of violent crimes. Status: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee, Education Subcommittee; passed House Appropriations & Budget Subcommittee on Education 2/20/23 (9 aye, 3 nay); Passed House Appropriations & Budget Committee 3/1/23 (32 aye, 1 nay); to House floor Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/HFLR/HB2772%20HFLR.PDF SB 27 (Sen. Dewayne Pemberton and Rep. Ken Luttrell): Oklahoma's Promise. Allows completion of the "core" high school curriculum rather than the current required college preparatory high school curriculum for students seeking admission to a technology center school overseen by the State Board of Career and Technology Education. Also specifies an equivalent SAT score to the required ACT score for homeschool students and students graduating from non-accredited high schools. Status: Referred to Senate Education Committee and then to Senate Appropriations Committee; passed Senate Education Committee 2/7/23 (11 aye, 0 nay, title stricken); passed Senate Appropriations Committee 2/15/23 (21 aye, 0 nay); passed Senate floor 3/2/23 (47 aye, 0 nay); to House Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENGR/SB/SB27%20ENGR.PDF Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant (OTAG) SB 11 (Sen. Dave Rader and Rep. Daniel Pae): Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant - OTAG. Authorizes persons incarcerated in a state, federal or private correctional facility to be eligible to receive an OTAG award. Deletes the current prohibition. Status: Referred to Senate Education Committee and then to Senate Appropriations Committee; passed Senate Education Committee 2/7/23 (11 aye, 1 nay, title stricken); passed Senate Appropriations Committee 2/15/23 (21 aye, 0 nay); passed Senate floor 2/28/23 (42 aye, 1 nay); to House Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENGR/SB/SB11%20ENGR.PDF SB 322 (Sen. Ally Seifried and Rep. Mark McBride): Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant - OTAG. Makes comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs approved by the U.S. Department of Education for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities eligible to participate in the OTAG program. Status: passed to Senate Education Committee 2/14/23 (12 aye, 0 nay); passed Senate floor 3/9/23 (45 aye, 1 nay); to House Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/SFLR/SB322%20SFLR.PDF Student Borrower Bill of Rights HB 1443 (Rep. Melissa Provenzano and Sen. John Michael Montgomery): Amends the Oklahoma Student Borrowers Bill of Rights. Clarifies that student loan servicers must inform student loan borrowers if their type of loan does not qualify for loan forgiveness programs. Status: Passed House Committee on Banking, Financial Services and Pensions 2/22/23 (11 aye, 0 nay); next to House floor Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/HFLR/HB1443%20HFLR.PDF Teacher Scholarships HB 2559 (Rep. Mark McBride and Sen. Dewayne Pemberton): Changes the name of the Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship and Employment Incentive Program to the "Inspired to Teach Program". Allows students completing high school homeschool instruction or General Educational Development (GED) test requirements to be eligible to participate in the program. Defines "full-time student". Status: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee, Education Subcommittee; passed House Appropriations & Budget Subcommittee on Education 2/13/23 (14 aye, 0 nay); passed full House Appropriations & Budget Committee 3/2/23 (31 aye, 0 nay); passed House floor 3/9/23 (91 aye, 0 nay); to Senate Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/HFLR/HB2559%20HFLR.PDF SB 529 (Sen. Adam Pugh and Rep Ronny Johns): Creates the Oklahoma Teacher Corps Program to be administered by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to help students who graduate from an approved teacher preparation degree program and agree to teach at a school meeting certain criteria for four years. Establishes eligibility requirements and assistance amount. Provides for repayment if participant fails to complete the full term of service. Status: Referred to Senate Education Committee and then to Senate Appropriations Committee; passed Senate Education Committee 2/14/23 (10 aye, 0 nay); passed Senate Appropriations Committee 2/22/23 (20 aye, 0 nay); to Senate floor Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/SFLR/SB529%20SFLR.PDF Tuition and Fee Rates (State System Institutions) HB 2663 (Rep. Josh West and Sen. Brenda Stanley): Related to in-state status for resident tuition at a state system institution for any person currently serving in the U.S. military, their spouse or dependent children. Deletes certain time period limitations. Status: Referred to House Rules Committee; withdrawn from Rules Committee and referred to House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee; passed House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 2/21/23 (9 aye, 0 nay); passed House floor 3/8/23 (94 aye, 0 nay); to Senate Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENGR/hB/HB2663%20ENGR.PDF Tuition, Fee, and Other Waivers (State System Institutions & Career Tech) HB 2773 (Rep. Cyndi Munson): Requires that no state system institution or career technology school may charge tuition, fees, room and board to any wrongfully incarcerated person and their children; limited to 120 credit hours. Status: Referred to House Judiciary-Civil Committee; passed House Judiciary-Civil Committee 2/23/23 (9 aye, 0 nay); next to House floor Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/HFLR/HB2773%20HFLR.PDF SB 654 (Sen. Paul Rosino and Rep. Ty Burns): Creates the Captain Steven L. Farley Goldstar Families Act. Provides that the surviving spouse and children of a member of any branch of the United States Armed Forces killed in action or in the line of duty after September 11, 2001, shall be eligible for a waiver of undergraduate resident tuition at a State System institution or resident tuition at a technology center school operated under the State Board of Career and Technology Education. Estabishes eligibility requirements. Status: Referred to Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee and then to Senate Finance Committee; passed Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 2/15/23 (11 aye, 0 nay); passed Senate Finance Committee 2.27/23 (12 aye, 0 nay); passed Senate floor 3/8/23 (48 aye, 0 nay); to House Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENGR/SB/SB654%20ENGR.PDF Scholarships HB 2318 (Rep. Mark McBride and Sen. Roger Thompson): Extends the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship tax credit to cover contributions made to eligible college and university foundations to fund scholarships for students attending state system institution. Total credits for all taxpayers are not to exceed $25 million annually, and the tax credit amount is capped at $6 million per public higher education institution. Status: Referred to House Rules Committee; transferred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee; passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 3/2/23 (32 aye, 0 nay); passed House floor 3/9/23 (90 aye, 3 nay); to Senate Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/HFLR/HB2318%20HFLR.PDF HB 2555 (Rep. Mark McBride and Sen. Roger Thompson): Creates the Oklahoma Critical Industries Scholarship Program. Authorizes a four-year pilot program. Requires full-time enrollment at a state public higher education institution or state public technology center school. Provides for identification of critical industry programs including computer science, engineering, and cybersecurity programs. Directs state matching funds up to $15 million. Status: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee, Education Subcommittee; passed House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 2/13/23 (14 aye, 0 nay); passed full House Appropriations and Budget Committee 3/2/23 (31 aye, 0 nay); passed House floor 3/9/23 (90 aye, 0 nay); to Senate Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/HFLR/HB2555%20HFLR.PDF 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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From: OASFAA On Behalf Of Boyd, Lori Sent: Friday, March 10, 2023 10:29 AM To: oasfaa at lists.onenet.net Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Oasfaa] OASFAA Retirees Greetings OASFAA, OASFAA would like to recognize our members that have retired since our last conference in Spring of 2022 or will be retiring in 2023. Please provide the following information so OASFAA can recognize them at the Spring 2023 conference. Name: School: Years of Service: Retirement Date: Thank you. Lori Boyd OASFA President [cid:image004.png at 01D95596.6DC39590] LORI BOYD ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FISCAL OPERATIONS Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid 405.744.8730 * 119 Student Union * finaid.okstate.edu [cid:image005.png at 01D95596.6DC39590] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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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/. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rebecca Richardson Digital Communication and Web Content Manager Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Oklahoma City, OK PO Box 108850 Oklahoma City, OK 73101-0850 405.225.9184 405.225.9181 (fax) rrichardson at osrhe.edu www.okhighered.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bfair at osrhe.edu Mon Mar 27 16:57:59 2023 From: bfair at osrhe.edu (Fair, Bryce) Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 21:57:59 +0000 Subject: [Oasfaa] State Legislative Update as of 3/27/23 Message-ID: <53e44042c2284586a98599a76cff8681@osrhe.edu> Following is an update on bills after the legislative deadline last Thursday (3/23) for passage of bills on the floor of their house of origin. The next legislative deadline is April 13 for bills that are still alive to be passed in committee in the opposite house. Bills that passed the floor since the last legislative update: * HB 2718 - Oklahoma Promise Opportunity Scholarship * HB 1443 - Oklahoma Student Borrowers Bill of Rights * SB 529 - Oklahoma Teacher Corps Program Bills that were not heard on the floor by the 3/23 deadline and will be removed from the list: * HB 2772 - Oklahoma's Promise * HB 2773 - waiver of tuition, fees, room & board for wrongfully incarcerated persons FAFSA SB 93 (Sen. Dave Rader and Rep. Anthony Moore): Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, requires students to complete and submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to graduate from a public high school accredited by the State Board of Education. It provides exemptions authorizing parents to opt the student out of the requirement. The bill requires the State Department of Education to develop and publish materials for students, parents, and legal guardians explaining the requirements to complete the FAFSA, the benefits to completing the FAFSA, the opt-out provisions and to provide an opt-out form to be used by school districts, charter schools, and virtual charter schools. Status: Referred to Senate Education Committee; passed Senate Education Committee 2/21/23 (12 aye, 0 nay); passed Senate floor 3/9/23 (37 ayes, 8 nays); next to House Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENGR/SB/SB93%20ENGR.PDF Oklahoma's Promise HB 2718 (Rep. Ellyn Hefner and Sen. John Michael Montgomery): As amended in committee, the bill creates the Oklahoma Promise Opportunity Scholarship to provide a tuition scholarship for students with intellectual disabilities participating in comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs. Defines eligibility and application process. Status: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee, Education Subcommittee; passed House Appropriations & Budget Subcommittee on Education 2/20/23 (11 aye, 0 nay); passed House Appropriations & Budget Committee, title stricken, 3/1/23 (37 aye, 0 nay); passed House floor 3/22/23 (89 aye, 0 nay) Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENGR/hB/HB2718%20ENGR.PDF HB 2772 (Rep. Cyndi Munson and Sen. John Montgomery): Oklahoma's Promise. Modifies the program requirement for refraining from substance abuse and commission of criminal or delinquent acts. Deletes reference to refraining from substance abuse. Specifies that students must refrain from the commission of violent crimes. Status: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee, Education Subcommittee; passed House Appropriations & Budget Subcommittee on Education 2/20/23 (9 aye, 3 nay); Passed House Appropriations & Budget Committee 3/1/23 (32 aye, 1 nay); not heard on House floor (bill now dormant). Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/HFLR/HB2772%20HFLR.PDF SB 27 (Sen. Dewayne Pemberton and Rep. Ken Luttrell): Oklahoma's Promise. Allows completion of the "core" high school curriculum rather than the current required college preparatory high school curriculum for students seeking admission to a technology center school overseen by the State Board of Career and Technology Education. Also specifies an equivalent SAT score to the required ACT score for homeschool students and students graduating from non-accredited high schools. Status: Referred to Senate Education Committee and then to Senate Appropriations Committee; passed Senate Education Committee 2/7/23 (11 aye, 0 nay, title stricken); passed Senate Appropriations Committee 2/15/23 (21 aye, 0 nay); passed Senate floor 3/2/23 (47 aye, 0 nay); to House Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENGR/SB/SB27%20ENGR.PDF Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant (OTAG) SB 11 (Sen. Dave Rader and Rep. Daniel Pae): Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant - OTAG. Authorizes persons incarcerated in a state, federal or private correctional facility to be eligible to receive an OTAG award. Deletes the current prohibition. Status: Referred to Senate Education Committee and then to Senate Appropriations Committee; passed Senate Education Committee 2/7/23 (11 aye, 1 nay, title stricken); passed Senate Appropriations Committee 2/15/23 (21 aye, 0 nay); passed Senate floor 2/28/23 (42 aye, 1 nay); to House Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENGR/SB/SB11%20ENGR.PDF SB 322 (Sen. Ally Seifried and Rep. Mark McBride): Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant - OTAG. Makes comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs approved by the U.S. Department of Education for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities eligible to participate in the OTAG program. Status: passed to Senate Education Committee 2/14/23 (12 aye, 0 nay); passed Senate floor 3/9/23 (45 aye, 1 nay); to House Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENGR/SB/SB322%20ENGR.PDF Student Borrower Bill of Rights HB 1443 (Rep. Melissa Provenzano and Sen. John Michael Montgomery): Amends the Oklahoma Student Borrowers Bill of Rights. Clarifies that student loan servicers must inform student loan borrowers if their type of loan does not qualify for loan forgiveness programs. Status: Passed House Committee on Banking, Financial Services and Pensions 2/22/23 (11 aye, 0 nay); next to House floor Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENGR/hB/HB1443%20ENGR.PDF Teacher Scholarships HB 2559 (Rep. Mark McBride and Sen. Dewayne Pemberton): Changes the name of the Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship and Employment Incentive Program to the "Inspired to Teach Program". Allows students completing high school homeschool instruction or General Educational Development (GED) test requirements to be eligible to participate in the program. Defines "full-time student". Status: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee, Education Subcommittee; passed House Appropriations & Budget Subcommittee on Education 2/13/23 (14 aye, 0 nay); passed full House Appropriations & Budget Committee 3/2/23 (31 aye, 0 nay); passed House floor 3/9/23 (91 aye, 0 nay); to Senate Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENGR/hB/HB2559%20ENGR.PDF SB 529 (Sen. Adam Pugh and Rep Ronny Johns): Creates the Oklahoma Teacher Corps Program to be administered by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to help students who graduate from an approved teacher preparation degree program and agree to teach at a school meeting certain criteria for four years. Establishes eligibility requirements and assistance amount. Provides for repayment if participant fails to complete the full term of service. Status: Referred to Senate Education Committee and then to Senate Appropriations Committee; passed Senate Education Committee 2/14/23 (10 aye, 0 nay); passed Senate Appropriations Committee 2/22/23 (20 aye, 0 nay); passed Senate floor 3/14/23 (44 aye, 1 nay); to Senate Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/SFLR/SB529%20SFLR.PDF Tuition and Fee Rates (State System Institutions) HB 2663 (Rep. Josh West and Sen. Brenda Stanley): Related to in-state status for resident tuition at a state system institution for any person currently serving in the U.S. military, their spouse or dependent children. Deletes certain time period limitations. Status: Referred to House Rules Committee; withdrawn from Rules Committee and referred to House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee; passed House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 2/21/23 (9 aye, 0 nay); passed House floor 3/8/23 (94 aye, 0 nay); to Senate Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENGR/hB/HB2663%20ENGR.PDF Tuition, Fee, and Other Waivers (State System Institutions & Career Tech) HB 2773 (Rep. Cyndi Munson): Requires that no state system institution or career technology school may charge tuition, fees, room and board to any wrongfully incarcerated person and their children; limited to 120 credit hours. Status: Referred to House Judiciary-Civil Committee; passed House Judiciary-Civil Committee 2/23/23 (9 aye, 0 nay); not heard on the House floor (bill now dormant). Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20FLR/HFLR/HB2773%20HFLR.PDF SB 654 (Sen. Paul Rosino and Rep. Ty Burns): Creates the Captain Steven L. Farley Goldstar Families Act. Provides that the surviving spouse and children of a member of any branch of the United States Armed Forces killed in action or in the line of duty after September 11, 2001, shall be eligible for a waiver of undergraduate resident tuition at a State System institution or resident tuition at a technology center school operated under the State Board of Career and Technology Education. Estabishes eligibility requirements. Status: Referred to Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee and then to Senate Finance Committee; passed Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 2/15/23 (11 aye, 0 nay); passed Senate Finance Committee 2.27/23 (12 aye, 0 nay); passed Senate floor 3/8/23 (48 aye, 0 nay); to House Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENGR/SB/SB654%20ENGR.PDF Scholarships HB 2318 (Rep. Mark McBride and Sen. Roger Thompson): Extends the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship tax credit to cover contributions made to eligible college and university foundations to fund scholarships for students attending state system institution. Total credits for all taxpayers are not to exceed $25 million annually, and the tax credit amount is capped at $6 million per public higher education institution. Status: Referred to House Rules Committee; transferred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee; passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 3/2/23 (32 aye, 0 nay); passed House floor 3/9/23 (90 aye, 3 nay); to Senate Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENGR/hB/HB2318%20ENGR.PDF HB 2555 (Rep. Mark McBride and Sen. Roger Thompson): Creates the Oklahoma Critical Industries Scholarship Program. Authorizes a four-year pilot program. Requires full-time enrollment at a state public higher education institution or state public technology center school. Provides for identification of critical industry programs including computer science, engineering, and cybersecurity programs. Directs state matching funds up to $15 million. Status: Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee, Education Subcommittee; passed House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 2/13/23 (14 aye, 0 nay); passed full House Appropriations and Budget Committee 3/2/23 (31 aye, 0 nay); passed House floor 3/9/23 (90 aye, 0 nay); to Senate Current Text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENGR/hB/HB2555%20ENGR.PDF 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: