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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Following is the legislative update for this week. Bills that were not passed in committee by yesterday’s deadline will not move forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</a>Chancellor Glen D. Johnson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b>Date: </b> <a name="datea">
</a>Friday, April 10, 2015<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> <a name="re"></a>Legislative Update – April 10, 2015<o:p></o:p></p>
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<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 6, 2015 – April 10, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you have any questions, please contact Hollye Hunt at
</span><a href="mailto:hhunt@osrhe.edu">hhunt@osrhe.edu</a><span style="color:black"> or 405.225.9424.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Legislative Report <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>April 10, 2015<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Appropriations and Budget
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 1174// Representative Earl Sears and Senator Clark Jolley//</b> The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education appropriations shell bill.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Appropriations Committee.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt">OKPromise <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2180 // Representative Jeff Hickman and Senator Gary Stanislawski //</b> The legislation requires OKPromise students to complete a minimum of twenty (24) credit hours per academic year. The legislation extends the application eligibility
to the end of a high school student’s 11<sup>th</sup> grade year. The legislation is applicable to all institutions in the system and does include a list of exemptions (work, death, health issues) where the bill would not apply to certain students.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 8, 2015.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 137 // Senator Corey Brooks and Representative Lee Denney //</b> The legislation directs the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to develop an appeals process for students who have been denied participation in the Oklahoma
Higher Learning Access Program. The legislation also eliminates disability compensation in determining financial qualification for the program.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been sent to Governor Fallin for her consideration.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 177 // Senator Jim Halligan and Representative Lee Denney //</b> The legislation increases the income eligibility for the OKPromise scholarship to $55,000 adjusted gross income.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee on March 30, 2015 and the House Appropriations Committee on April 1, 2015.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b>HB 1672 // Representative Kouplen and Senator Roger Thompson //</b> The legislation expands eligibility for the OKPromise program to include students in the permanent custody of the Department of Human Services
(DHS). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 8, 2015.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 763 // Senator Randy Bass and Representative Jeannie McDaniel //</b> The legislation directs the Department of Human Services to work with Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to ensure that foster parents are given information
about Oklahoma’s Promise.<span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been sent to Governor Fallin for her consideration.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Weapons on Campus/Campus Security<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">SB 234 //Senator Ron Justice and Representative Leslie Osborn //</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The legislation
would allow any full-time police officer to carry their weapon anywhere in the state while off duty.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Update: The bill passed out of the House Public safety Committee on April 2, 2015.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt">State Government Transparency
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">SB 479 // Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Jason Murphey //</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The legislation
allows the legislature to request, by passage of a resolution, state agency directors to disclose the federal and/or state authority for agency operations.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Update: Governor Fallin vetoed the bill on April 10, 2015.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">SB 346 // Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Ken Walker //</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The legislation creates
the Governor's Transparency Act of 2015 and requires agencies that enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with any other agency to publish a report on their website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Update: Governor Fallin vetoed the bill on April 6, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">HB 1748 // Representative Tom Newell and Senator Greg Treat //
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">The legislation<b>
</b>requires state agencies to report the amount of federal funds received and to rank the funds according to the agencies reliance on them.
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 1, 2015.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Scholarships<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">SB 138 // Senator Corey Brooks and Representative Tommy Hardin //</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext"> The legislation would
provide in-state status for tuition for certain veterans, their spouses and children.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on April 6, 2015.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 1732 // Representative Sean Roberts and Senator Eddie Fields //</b> The legislation expands and allows funds from the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Fund to be used for expenses incurred by any institution governed by the Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher Education to endow chairs relating to research, treatment and prevention of cancer.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 1, 2015.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Academic <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b>HCR 1002 // Representative Dan Fisher //
</b>The concurrent resolution urges the College Board to change the Advanced Placement United States History course framework and examination. The resolution also directs the State Board of Education not to award grants or expend certain money for any Advanced
Placement United States History course or examination until certain conditions are met.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPATE: The House Concurrent Resolution was introduced on February 2, 2015.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 414 // Senator Rick Brinkley and Representative Tom Newell //</b> The legislation lists the independent, not-for-profit institutions that are eligible for the Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee on April 1, 2015.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 707 // Senator John Ford and Representative Lee Denney //
</b>The legislation eliminates end of instruction exams and requires the State Board of Education to develop new high school graduation requirements.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Common Education committee on March 16, 2015.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>No pending legislation.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Shell Bills<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>No pending legislation. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 405 // Senator Marty Quinn and Representative Kevin Wallace //</b> The legislation allows an institution to contract with a retired employee for a teaching position or a research position for more than 6 semester hours or the equivalent.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been sent to Governor Fallin for her consideration.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 23 // Senator Marty Quinn and Representative Mark Lepak //
</b>The legislation creates an open records exemption for certain business information kept by higher education.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been sent to Governor Fallin for her consideration.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 1058 // Representative Dennis Casey and Senator Jim Halligan //</b> The legislation authorizes institutions within the State System of Higher Education to process federal tax withholding without claim forms.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate on April 1, 2015 by a vote of 42-0.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 612 // Senator Dan Newberry and Representative Harold Wright //</b> The legislation modifies membership to the Governor’s Council for Workforce and Economic Development.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Economic Development, Commerce and Real Estate Committee on April 1, 2015.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b>HB 1859 // Representative Harold Wright and Senator Dan Newberry //</b> The legislation modifies membership to the Governor’s Council for Workforce and Economic Development.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee on April 1, 2015.
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