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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Below is the weekly update of state legislative action for February 20-24. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Three OKPromise bills (HB 2679, HB 3112, and SB 1380; highlighted below) have now cleared committees and will next be considered on the floors of their house of origin.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Also, SB 1624 (highlighted in the “Tuition Waiver” section below) related to eligibility for resident tuition was amended in committee to include a provision that would eliminate the eligibility of undocumented immigrant students for resident tuition.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bryce Fair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name=body></a><span style='color:black'>The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of February 20, 2012 –February 24, 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>If you have any questions, please contact Hollye Hunt at <a href="mailto:hhunt@osrhe.edu">hhunt@osrhe.edu</a> or 405.225.9424.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'>Legislative Report</span></u></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'>February 20, 2012- February 24, 2012 </span></u></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><u><span style='color:black'>Appropriations </span></u></i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>SB 1432</span></b><span style='color:black'>// Senator Brian Crain// The legislation directs $7 million to the Physician Manpower Training Commission.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><u><span style='color:black'>Tuition/ Funding </span></u></i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>HB 2354</span></b><span style='color:black'>// Representative Steve Kouplen// The legislation is currently a shell bill relating to graduate tuition and fees.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Appropriations Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>HB 2517</span></b><span style='color:black'>// Representative Sally Kern and Senator Jim Halligan// The legislation creates the Higher Education Outcomes Based Funding Task Force.<o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Rules committee on February 15, 2012.</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:black'> </span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2593</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Corey Holland// The legislation directs that tuition and fees shall be set by the Oklahoma Legislature beginning with the 2013-2014 academic year.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill failed to pass out of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education on February 16, 2012, with a vote of 2-9. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:black'> </span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2597</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Corey Holland// The legislation eliminates the lottery funding that is directed to Higher Education.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Appropriations Committee.</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2639</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Colby Schwartz// The legislation repeals the language allowing unlawful residents to receive in-state tuition.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2677</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Jabar Shumate// The legislation is currently a shell bill related to private institutions coordinating with OK State Regents.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1595</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Ralph Shortey// The legislation directs the OK Lottery Commission to enter into a management agreement with a private manager for the total management of the Oklahoma Education Lottery.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><b><i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Joint Resolutions </span></u></i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HJR 1079</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Jerry McPeak and Senator Earl Garrison// The state question modifies the distribution of the proceeds of section thirteen and indemnity lands.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The resolution passed out of the House Rules Committee on February 8, 2012, with a vote of 6-5. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HJR 1091// Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Patrick Anderson// </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>The state question requires the Legislature to establish standards to adequately fund the public retirement system.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The resolution passed out of the House Rules Committee on February 15, 2012. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SJR 76</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Eddie Fields// The state question removes the State Superintendent of Public Instruction from the RUSO board. The resolution also calls for each appointed board member to reside in the county of a RUSO school.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The resolution has been referred to the Senate Education Committee.</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SJR 79</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Anthony Sykes// The state question would allow the legislature to set tuition and fees. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The resolution has been referred to the Senate Education Committee.</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SJR 49</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Josh Brecheen// The state question would require the legislature to meet every other year rather than annually and that legislative salaries be reduced accordingly. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The resolution has been referred to the Senate Rules Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Concurrent Resolutions</span></u></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SCR 30</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Patrick Anderson// The resolution disapproves the Medical Examiner's Facility Project proposed by the University of Central Oklahoma which appears on the Master Lease list submitted by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The resolution has been referred to the Senate Rules Committee. </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>CIO</span></u></i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2940</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative David Derby// The legislation would transfer the State Regents and OneNet under the state CIO. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Government Modernization Committee on February 9, 2012, with a vote of 6-5. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2471</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Doug Cox// The legislation would allow an exemption for the Grand River Dam Authority from the Technology Consolidation and Coordination Act (CIO).</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Rules Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1259</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator John Sparks// The legislation would allow an exemption for the J.D. McCarty Center from the Technology Consolidation and Coordination Act. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Consolidation/ Transparency/ Modernization </span></u></i></b><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2196</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Jason Murphey// The legislation is currently a shell bill creating the Transparency of State Government Process Act. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Government Modernization Committee on February 23, 2012. Representative Murphey introduced a committee substitute that outlines funding and criteria for performance audits by the State Auditor.</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB2197</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Jason Murphey// The legislation is currently a shell bill creating the Strategic Cost Reduction and Saving Act.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Government Modernization Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2482</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Lewis Moore// The legislation is currently a shell bill creating the Government Modernization Act of 2012. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Government Modernization Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB2603</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Corey Holland// The legislation is currently a shell bill creating the State Government Reform Act.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Rules Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></pre><pre><b><i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>OKPromise </span></u></i></b><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>HB 2679</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>// Representative Gary Banz and Senator Clark Jolley// The legislation alters the second income check so that the amount of tuition a student would receive from the OK Promise scholarship is based on their income level. A student would receive 100% of the scholarship if their parent’s income was below $50,000. A student would receive 90% of the scholarship if their parent’s income is greater than $50,000 but less than $60,000. A student would receive 80% of the scholarship if their parent’s income is greater than $60,000--$70,000. A student would receive 70% of the scholarship if their parent’s income is greater than $70,000 but less than $80,000. A student would receive 60% of the scholarship if their parent’s income is greater than $80,000 but less than $90,000. And finally a student would receive 50% of the scholarship if their parent’s income is greater than $90,000 but less than $100,000.</span><span style='color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on February 22, 2012.</span></b><span style='color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>HB3112// </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Representative Jeff Hickman and Senator Josh Brecheen// The legislation does not allow OK Promise scholarship funds to be used to pay for remedial courses. </span><span style='color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on Education on February 22, 2012.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2780</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Todd Russ// The legislation is currently a shell bill relating to the OK Promise program. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Appropriations Committee.</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1380</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Tom Ivester and Representative Paul Roan// The legislation allows a student to still be eligible for the OK Promise scholarship if their parent dies while the student is in the their 11<sup>th</sup> or 12<sup>th</sup> grade year of high school.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Education Committee on February 13, 2012 and Senate Appropriations Committee on February 15, 2012. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> <b><i><u>Governance </u></i></b></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2999// </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Representative Tom Newell// The legislation is currently a shell bill relating to the RUSO board. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Higher Education Committee. The legislation will be heard in committee on February 28, 2012. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2443</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Dale DeWitt and Senator Eddie Fields// The legislation creates a board of nine (9) trustees to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate to serve as the administrative agency for the University Center at Ponca City.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill failed to pass out of the House with a vote of 34-58 on February 21, 2012. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2843</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Pat Ownbey// The legislation authorizes that the Ardmore Higher Education Center serve as a branch campus for Southeastern Oklahoma State University. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1111</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Eddie Fields and Representative Lee Denney// The legislation creates a board of nine (9) trustees to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate to serve as the administrative agency for the University Center at Ponca City.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Education Committee on February 13, 2012. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1382</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Brian Crain// The legislation states that undergraduate courses offered at Oklahoma State University-Tulsa shall not be unnecessarily duplicate those offered at Langston University-Tulsa. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Education Committee. The legislation will be heard in committee on February 27, 2012. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1527</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Brian Crain// The legislation states that the State Regents shall not issue any waivers or otherwise allow a student to graduate with a baccalaureate degree in accounting without satisfying the minimum standards that the State Regents have established as a minimum number of hours taught by faculty in order to earn a baccalaureate degree in accounting.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Education Committee. The legislation will be heard in committee on February 27, 2012. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1444</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Frank Simpson and Representative Pat Ownbey// The legislation authorizes that the Ardmore Higher Education Center serve as a branch campus for Southeastern Oklahoma State University.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Education Committee on February 20, 2012. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1786</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator John Ford// The legislation is currently a shell bill relating to the Board of Regents for the University of Oklahoma.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Rules Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1801</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Clark Jolley// The legislation is currently a shell bill relating to the Board of Regents for the University of Oklahoma.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Rules Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1925</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Susan Paddack// The legislation is currently a shell bill relating to the Board of Regents for the University of Oklahoma. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Rules Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1926</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Susan Paddack// The legislation is currently a shell bill relating to the Board of Regents for the University of Oklahoma. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Rules Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> <b><i><u>Faculty </u></i></b></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2598</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Corey Holland// The legislation directs governing boards to adopt new employment and hiring policies. Any instructor or administrative personnel hired after July 1, 2013, would be hired on a one year probationary contract and then only be awarded annual contracts after. The legislation eliminates tenure, multiyear contracts and continuing contracts from being awarded or extended after July 1, 2013.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> <b>HB 2599</b>// Representative Corey Holland// The legislation directs governing boards to adopt a system of post-tenured faculty evaluation and review.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Rules Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> <b><i><u>Reporting </u></i></b></span><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB3040</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Leslie Osborn// The legislation requires higher education to report data and information in a common format and on a public website on institutional profile, affordability, student and faculty engagement, student achievement, and institutional efficiency.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1819</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Jim Halligan// The legislation directs the State Regents to provide information to the legislature regarding graduation rates, debt loads, student employed by specific disciplines, and information provided to students on employment possibilities and debt. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Education Committee. The legislation will be heard in committee on February 27, 2012. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><b><i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Legal Reform </span></u></i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2549 </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Mark McCullough// The legislation prohibits state entities from contracting for any legal representation by one or more private attorneys until the agency obtains the approval of the attorney general. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Administrative Rules and Agency Oversight Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2663// </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Representative Fred Jordan// The legislation is currently a shell bill creating the Private Attorney Retention Transparency Act. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Rules Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Academic </span></u></i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1563</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator John Sparks// The legislation is currently a shell bill creating the Oklahoma Higher Education Code. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Rules Committee.</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB3073// </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Representative Joe Dorman and Senator Susan Paddack//<b> </b>The legislation directs the OSRHE to establish a dyslexia teacher training pilot program. The program should be designed to evaluate and demonstrate the effectiveness of having trained teachers who can provide assistance to children with risk factors for dyslexia.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee on February 21, 2012.</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB2970// </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Representative Todd Thomsen// The legislation requires institutions in the State System of Higher Education, including technology center districts, to create annual reports on completion and attendance rates.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> <b>The bill passed out of the House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee on February 21, 2012.</b> <b> Representative Thomsen introduced a committee substitute that requires students to take high school, college, and job skills readiness exams. Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, each school district shall ensure that each student enrolled in grade eight is administered the ACT Explore high school readiness assessment, each student enrolled in grade ten is administered, by no later than April 1 of each year, the ACT Plan college readiness assessment, and each student enrolled in grade eleven is administered the ACT WorkKeys job skills assessment. The results of the assessments administered shall be reported to the State Department of Education and the individual school districts.</b></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB1565</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Susan Paddack// The legislation directs the OSRHE to establish a dyslexia teacher training pilot program. The program should be designed to evaluate and demonstrate the effectiveness of having trained teachers who can provide assistance to children with risk factors for dyslexia. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Education Committee on February 13, 2012 and the Senate Appropriations Committee on February 15, 2012. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><b><i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Tuition Waivers</span></u></i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2689</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Gary Banz// The legislation allows students who are dependents of certain military personnel be eligible for in-state residency status.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee. The legislation will be heard in committee on February 28, 2012. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>SB 1624</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>// Senator John Sparks and Representative Emily Virgin// The legislation directs the State Regents to adopt a policy which allows a student to enroll in an institution within Oklahoma and be eligible for resident tuition if the student was an Oklahoma resident at the time the student received a high school diploma.</span><span style='color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Education Committee on February 13, 2012 and the Senate Appropriations Committee on February 15, 2012. The legislation was amended in committee to include language to not allow unlawful residents to receive in-state tuition.</span><span style='color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>HB3077// </span></b><span style='color:black'>Representative Joe Dorman// The legislation allows students who are dependents of certain military personnel be eligible for in-state residency status.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education on February 13, 2012. The legislation will be heard in the House Appropriations Committee on February 27, 2012. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><b><i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Bond Issues </span></u></i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1134</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Patrick Anderson// The legislation requires the State Regents to provide an itemized list of master lease projects to all members of the Legislature within the first seven days of the legislative session.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><b><i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Other </span></u></i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2762</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Lee Denney and Senator Clark Jolley// The legislation is currently a shell bill relating to the State Regents duties and responsibilities for the Office of Accountability. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee on February 14, 2012. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2611</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Doug Cox// The legislation transfers the operations and resources of the Northern Oklahoma Resource Center of Enid, the Southern Oklahoma Resource Center of Pauls Valley, and the Hissom Memorial Center of Sand Springs to the University of Oklahoma University Hospitals Authority and Trust. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Rules Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1280</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Mike Schulz and Representative Kris Steele// The legislation creates the OK Hospital Residency Training Program. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on February 13, 2012. The bill has also been referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB3014// </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Representative Randy Terrill// The legislation<b> </b>creates the Oklahoma Official English Language Implementation Act. The legislation requires the state to preserve and enhance the role of English as the official language and prohibits actions which diminish or ignore the role of English as the official language. The bill defines actions which preserve, enhance, diminish, or ignore the role of English. The bill outlines the procedures requirements for using languages other than English. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill had been referred to the House Rules Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1387//</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> Senator Brian Crain// The legislation moves the Physician Manpower Training Commission to the OK State Department of Health. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on February 13, 2012. The bill has also been referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1417</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Ralph Shortey and Representative Mike Christian// The legislation creates a five (5) member advisory committee for the Oklahoma Dental Loan Repayment Program. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on February 13, 2012. The bill has also been referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1526</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Jim Wilson// The legislation directs the State Regents to promulgate rules establishing a uniform process for filling a vacancy for the position of president at public institutions of higher education.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Education Committee.</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>SB 1218</span></b><span style='color:black'>// Senator David Holt and Representative Randy McDaniel// The legislation authorizes beer and wine establishments that are licensed by the ABLE Commission to operate within 300 feet of a college or university if the campus is located within an improvement district created pursuant to Title 11, Section 39-103.1. <o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee on February 16, 2012.</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2967// </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Representative Todd Thomsen// The legislation<b> </b>relates to the Uniform Athlete Agents Act and requires submission of a surety bond if an athlete agent is charged with a violation and sets the amount of the surety bond.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee on February 21, 2012.</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2971// </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Representative Todd Thomsen// The legislation is currently a shell bill relating to the Oklahoma Higher Education Code.<b> </b></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee on February 21, 2012. Representative Thomsen introduced a committee substitute that creates the Higher Education Branch Campus Study Task Force until October 31, 2012.</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Energy </span></u></i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB2833// Representative Scott Martin// </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>The legislation directs state agencies and higher education to reduce energy costs for all state buildings. The Office of State Finance will oversee the implementation of an organizational behavior-based energy conservation program. The program will target a cumulative energy savings of at least twenty percent (20%) by the year 2020 when compared to the 2012 fiscal year utility expenditures. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Energy Committee on February 21, 2012. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1096// Senator Brian Bingman// </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>The legislation directs state agencies and higher education to reduce energy costs for all state buildings. The Office of State Finance will oversee the implementation of an organizational behavior-based energy conservation program. The program will target a cumulative energy savings of at least twenty percent (20%) by the year 2020 when compared to the 2012 fiscal year utility expenditures. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate General Government Committee. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> <i><u>Retirement/Health Insurance </u></i></span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2321// </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Patrick Anderson// The legislation modifies the number of unused sick days that can be used for creditable service in the Teachers' Retirement System and the OK Public Employees Retirement System.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000099'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>For members who join the System on or after November 1, 2012, unused sick leave shall be credited at the same rate but not used to round up to another year. Instead, any additional months of unused sick leave credit shall be added to other service credit without rounding.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Economic Development, Tourism and Financial Services Committee on February 22, 2012. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2491// </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Representative Dennis Casey and Eddie Fields// The legislation modifies the insurance plan start date. The plan year for education employees will begin on the first day of July effective for the plan year beginning January 1, 2013. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on February 15, 2012. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 3053// </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Representative Kris Steele<b>// </b>The legislation<b> c</b>reates the "Office of Enterprise and Management Services and the Capital Assets, Human Capital Management, and Employee Benefits divisions. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>UPDATE:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> <b>The bill has been referred to the House Government Modernization Committee. </b></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Carry Over Bills from Last Legislative Session </span></u></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> <i><u>Concealed Weapons</u></i></span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>HB 2087</span></b><span style='color:black'>// Representative Randy Terrill// The legislation allows faculty and administration who possess a valid concealed handgun license to carry handguns on college property. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill is set on the House Floor Agenda but has not been placed on the House Floor Calendar to be heard. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>HB 1463</span></b><span style='color:black'>// Representative Tom Newell// The bill states that colleges and universities may not establish rules or policies prohibiting individuals with concealed handgun licenses from possessing a handgun on college or university property. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill is in the House Public Safety Committee.</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>SB 1785</span></b><span style='color:black'>// Senator Steve Russell// The legislation allows out-of-state persons in compliance with the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act to carry a concealed firearm in the State.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee on February 23, 2012. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>