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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 state legislative update for April 2-6.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thursday, April 12, is the next deadline for bills still moving through the process. While the bills that would have made changes to state scholarship and grant programs appear to have become dormant, there are still a couple of bills that would affect eligibility for resident tuition at state system institutions. Those are:<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=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>HB 2689 – related to dependents of military personnel for whom Oklahoma is their “home of record.” Text at <a href="http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENGR/hB/HB2689%20ENGR.DOC">http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENGR/hB/HB2689%20ENGR.DOC</a><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=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>SB 1624 – provides a “window” from July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2014 to provide resident tuition to any student that graduated from an Oklahoma public high school and who was an Oklahoma resident at the time they graduated high school (apparently regardless of how long ago they graduated from high school, or how long they have since lived out of state). This bill appears to be headed toward a conference committee if it passes the House Appropriations and Budget Committee this Wednesday. Current text at <a href="http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20COMMITTEE%20SUBS/HCSS/SB1624%25">http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20COMMITTEE%20SUBS/HCSS/SB1624%</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><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'>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><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 April 2, 2012 –April 6, 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'>April 2, 2012- April 6, 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><b><span style='color:black'>No pending legislation. </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='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><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><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2927// </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Representative Don Armes and Senator Bryce Marlatt//</span><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>The legislation creates a revolving fund for the Commissioners of the Land Office to be designated the "Multiyear Education Distribution Stabilization Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of bonus and delay rental income received by the Commission, and if it is determined by the Commission to be in the best interest of the trust it may make distributions of the income upon a five-year rolling average. </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 Senate Appropriations Committee on April 4, 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:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB1649 // </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Senator Bryce Marlatt and Representative Don Armes// The legislation creates a revolving fund for the Commissioners of the Land Office to be designated the "Multiyear Education Distribution Stabilization Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of bonus and delay rental income received by the Commission, and if it is determined by the Commission to be in the best interest of the trust it may make distributions of the income upon a five-year rolling average. </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 April 4, 2012.</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:#1F497D'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></i></b></pre><pre><b><i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></i></b></pre><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 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 bill has been referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. The legislation passed out of the Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee on March 29, 2012. </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:#1F497D'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></i></b></pre><pre><b><i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></i></b></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='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='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:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SCR 31// </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'>UPATE: The resolution was filed on March 13, 2012. </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:#1F497D'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></i></b></pre><pre><b><i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></i></b></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'>No pending legislation. </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:#1F497D'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></i></b></pre><pre><b><i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></i></b></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 2197</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Jason Murphey and Senator Josh Brecheen// The legislation directs the State Purchasing Director to form an advisory committee consisting of representatives from entities exempted from the provisions of The Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act. The purpose of the committee is to allow committee members to provide input into the development of shared state purchasing contracts, collaboratively participate in the integration of their purchasing platforms or electronic purchasing catalogs, analyze solutions that may be used by state government to meet the purchasing needs of the entities, explore joint purchases of general use items that result in mutual procurement of quality goods and services at the lowest reasonable cost and explore flexibility, administrative relief, and transformation changes through utilization of procurement technology.</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 Appropriations Committee on April 4, 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:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2520 </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Representative Jason Murphey and David Holt// The legislation creates the Government Reorganization Act. The bill sets requirements for removing full time equivalent (FTE) positions. An FTE left vacant for 6 months without posting the position would be eliminated. The state agency may receive an exception if authorized by the Director of the Office of State Finance. Additionally, the Director of the Office of State Finance will develop metrics and standards for evaluating each state agency and agency specific initiatives. The Director will be required to publish a report identifying the lowest performing state agencies and the agencies in the bottom 10% shall be considered eligible for entering a shared services contract. </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 legislation passed out of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government and Transportation on March 28, 2012 and passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 4, 2012. </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:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> <b><i><u>OKPromise </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'>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 was laid over in the House Appropriations Committee on April 4, 2012. </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:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><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 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 was signed by Governor Fallin on April 2, 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:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></pre><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 of the House Higher Education Committee on March 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:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1797</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Clark Jolley and Representative Lee Denney// Creates Commission for Education, Instruction Quality and Accountability. The Secretary of Education will oversee the commission.</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. The legislation will be heard in committee on April 11, 2012. </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:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><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'>No pending legislation. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></pre><pre><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></pre><pre><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> <u>Reporting </u></span></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 1819</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// Senator Jim Halligan and Representative Lee Denney// 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 House Higher 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><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><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'>No pending legislation. </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:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><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'>HB2970// </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Representative Todd Thomsen// The legislation 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.</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 Senate Education Committee on April 2, 2012. </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:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></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 and Representative Ann Coody// 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 was laid over House Appropriations Committee on April 4, 2012. The bill is scheduled to be heard in the House Appropriations Committee on April 11, 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><b><span style='color:black'>SB1863</span></b><span style='color:black'>// Senator Steve Russell and Representative Ann Coody// The legislation authorizes institutions or career and technology centers to award educational credits to a student enrolled in the institution or career and technology center for courses that are part of the student's military training or service and that meet the standards of the American Council on Education (ACE) or equivalent standards for awarding academic credit if the award of educational credit is based upon the institution's or technical career center's admission standards and its role, scope and mission.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Veterans & Military Affairs Committee on April 2, 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='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><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 Charlie Joyner and Senator Jerry Ellis// 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 passed out of the Senate Education Committee on March 26, 2012 and the bill passed out of Senate Appropriations Committee on April 4, 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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1624</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>// 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'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education on April 2, 2012. Representative Virgin offered a committee substitute that removed the language to not allow unlawful residents to receive in-state tuition. The bill is scheduled to be heard in House Appropriations Committee on April 11, 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='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><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 and Representative Jason Murphey// 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 legislation has been referred to the House 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><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><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'>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><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Appropriations Committee. The legislation will be heard in committee on April 11, 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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1218</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";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. </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 Public Safety Committee on March 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:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></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 and Senator Brian Bingman// 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 Senate Judiciary Committee on March 27, 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'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><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// </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Representative Scott Martin and Senator Brian Bingman<b>// </b>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 Senate General Government Committee on March 26, 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:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></pre><pre><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB 1096// </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Senator Brian Bingman<b> </b>and Representative Scott Martin<b>// </b>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 & Utility Regulation Committee on March 27, 2012.</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:#1F497D'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></i></b></pre><pre><b><i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></i></b></pre><pre><b><i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Retirement/Health Insurance </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 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 Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee on March 29, 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:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></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 passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 4, 2012.</b></span><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:#1F497D'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></pre><pre><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></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/Open Carry</u></i></span><span style='color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>HB 2522// </span></b><span style='color:black'>Representative Steve Martin and Senator Greg Treat// The legislation allows for unconcealed weapons in certain areas.<b> </b><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 March 29, 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><b><span style='color:black'>SB 1785</span></b><span style='color:black'>// Senator Steve Russell and Representative Leslie Osborn// 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 House Public Safety Committee on April 4, 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><b><span style='color:black'>SB 1733// </span></b><span style='color:black'>Senator Anthony Sykes and Representative Jeff Hickman// The legislation allows justices and judges to carry weapons in any courthouse in Oklahoma. The legislation also allows for unconcealed weapons in certain areas. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Public Safety Committee on April 4, 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></div></div></div></body></html>