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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 16-20. On Wednesday, Governor Fallin signed HB 2970 which provides an appeal process for students at public schools who are denied a high school diploma due to failure to meet the end-of-instruction (EOI) testing requirements that are part of the high school graduation requirements for 2012 seniors. As discussed at the OASFAA conference last week, failure to receive a high school diploma could cause the student to be ineligible for federal financial aid, Oklahoma’s Promise, OTAG and many other scholarships and grants.<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'>Next Thursday, April 26 is the next legislative deadline for bills to be passed on the floor in the house opposite of their origin (house bills passed on the Senate floor and vice versa).<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'>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 16, 2012 – April 20, 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><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 16, 2012- April 20, 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><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 on April 16, 2012 with a vote of 45-0. <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><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='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> <b> <o:p></o:p></b></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:"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'>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'>No pending legislation. <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><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'>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. <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><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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";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'>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. <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><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'>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 on April 16, 2012 with a vote of 43-1.<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><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 legislation states that employees who share position identification numbers for a time period of one hundred eighty (180) days or more shall count in the cumulative total against the statutory limitation on full-time-equivalent employee positions for any agency. The legislation also requires the Director of the Office of State Finance to 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 bill 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. <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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>SB1890// </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Senator Randy Bass and Representative David Brumbaugh// The legislation deletes higher education’s exemption from the Department of Central Services Fleet Management Division. </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 on April 4, 2012 with a vote of 89-1. <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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>HB 2647 // </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Representative David Brumbaugh and Senator Clark Jolley// The legislation deletes higher education’s exemption from the Department of Central Services Fleet Management Division. </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. Senator Jolley has offered a proposed floor substitute that restores Higher Education’s exemption from Department of Central Services Fleet Management Division. <o:p></o:p></b></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:"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'>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'>No pending legislation. <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><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'>Governance </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 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. <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><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. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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 passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on April 10, 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: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><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. <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><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'>Reporting </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. <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><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'>No pending legislation. <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><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 and Senator Josh Brecheen// The legislation requires the State Board of Education to adopt rules establishing an appeal process for students who have been denied a standard diploma by the school district in which the student is or was enrolled for failing to meet the requirements for graduation. </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 was signed by Governor Fallin on April 18, 2012. </b></span><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'> </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 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 passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on April 10, 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 passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on April 10, 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><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><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. The training program will establish new residency training programs affiliated with the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in eligible hospitals. Physician Manpower Training Commission will work with the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine to provide technical assistance to ensure that residency training programs established pursuant to the Oklahoma Hospital Residency Training Program Act and become funded by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services. The State Treasury will set up a revolving fund for the Physician Manpower Training Commission to be designated the "Oklahoma Hospital Residency Training Program Revolving Fund".</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 Committee on April 11, 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'> </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 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 on April 11, 2012 with a vote of 63-29. <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><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.<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><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:#1F497D'><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:#1F497D'><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. <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><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><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'>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 on April 19, 2012 with a vote of 40-0. </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><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 on April 18, 2012 with a vote of 42-0.</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'> <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><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><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 additional areas and times without a handgun license issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Self Defense Act. The legislation allows individuals to carry an unconcealed weapon if they are issued a document from an NRA instructor or if<u> </u>the firearm is carried in a <span class=apple-style-span>holster</span>. <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>