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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Following is the legislative update for last week. Two of the OKPromise bills have been scheduled to be heard in the House Appropriations and Budget Committee
this afternoon at 4:00. Those two bills are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3591 (Speaker Charles McCall)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Requires all other grants and scholarships be exhausted prior to the Oklahoma’s Promise award being administered.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3592 (Speaker Charles McCall)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> If a student withdraws
from a class in which he or she has received an award from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall remain available for the student to use to enroll in classes for a five-year period.
<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">You can listen to the meeting through the following website:
<a href="https://www.okhouse.gov/Video/Default.aspx">https://www.okhouse.gov/Video/Default.aspx</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We’ll try to provide you an update following the meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Bryce Fair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:36.0pt;letter-spacing:-3.0pt">Memo</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b>To: <a name="to1">
</a>Legislative Network<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b>From: </b> <a name="from">
</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, February 23, 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> <a name="re"></a>Legislative Update – February 23, 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="BodyA"><a name="body"></a><span lang="DE">The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of February 19, 2018 – February 23, 2018.<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 LeeAnna McNally at
</span><a href="mailto:lmcnally@osrhe.edu">lmcnally@osrhe.edu</a> <span style="color:black">
or (405) 225-9424.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Legislative Report <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>February 23, 2018<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Special Legislative Session<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 1020 (Representative Kevin Wallace and Representative Dennis Casey / Senator Kim David and Senator Eddie Fields)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">General appropriations bill. Cuts every agency by .66 percent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed Senate Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 8-2 and House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 14-4 on Thursday, February 15. Passed off the House
floor 67-24 on Monday, February 19. Passed off the Senate Floor 29-12 on Wednesday, February 21.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 1022 (Representative Kevin Wallace and Representative Dennis Casey / Senator Kim David and Senator Eddie Fields)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Provides funding to Health Care Authority to prevent budget crisis. This protects accreditation for medical universities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed Senate Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 10-0 and House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 20-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed off the House
floor 94-0 on Monday, February 19. <o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:14.0pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Agency Administration</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2528 (Representative Bobby Cleveland)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows state employees to pursue civil action in whistleblower cases.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of House Government Oversight
and Accountability Committee 7-0 on Thursday, February 8. <o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 2533 (Representative Collin Walke)</b> Increases state minimum wage to $11 an hour.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE: </u></b><u>Referred to House Banking and Business Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 2557 (Representative Dennis Casey) </b>Sets the maximum salary of agency CEOs to be no greater than the salary of the Governor. All increases in salary shall be approved by the Legislature.<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE: </u></b><u>Referred to House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2637 (Representative Dustin Roberts)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Provides an annualized pay raise of $2,500 for all full-time and part-time officer and employees on July 1, 2018; July 1, 2019; and July 1, 2020.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2743</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Perryman)</b> A full time chief executive officer or full time employee from an agency, board, commission, department or program in the executive branch of state government shall not receive any additional compensation if appointed as a cabinet
Secretary. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on General Government.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2746</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative David Perryman)</b> Subjects the State Legislature to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Rules Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2767</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Mike Osburn) </b>Rewrites the Oklahoma Personnel Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Laid over in the House Government Modernization
Committee on Tuesday, February 7.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2769</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Mike Osburn) </b>Removes cabinet eligibility from state agency, commission, or board CEOs.
<b><u> <o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Laid over in the House Government Modernization
Committee on Tuesday, February 7.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2770</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Mike Osburn) </b>Allows the Governor, Pro Temp, and Speaker to remove any of their appointees at any time. (Excludes constitutional appointment authority).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Rules Committee.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2803</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Tim Downing)</b> No state employee or public school employee shall receive a salary in excess of the salary authorized to be paid to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, unless approved by the State Senate.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Judiciary Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2812 (Representative Tim Downing)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Applies reduction in force notice rules
to classified and unclassified employees. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Laid over in the House Government Modernization
Committee on Tuesday, February 7 for consideration of changes to the language regarding the notice period for classified and unclassified employees.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2815</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Tim Downing)</b> No agency can enter into a contingency-fee contract with a private attorney unless they have approval from the Attorney General.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2876</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative John Michael Montgomery) </b>Creates Rules and Regulations Review Commission to conduct an independent review of all rules and regulations currently filed in the Oklahoma Administrative Code.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of House Administrative Rules Committee 5-1 on Wednesday, February 14.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2883 (Representative Josh West)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Sets maximum salary for full-time agency
employees at $120,000 and requires that salary and performance bonuses be approved by the Legislature.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2893</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Zack Taylor) </b>Sets the maximum salary of agency employees to be no greater than the Governor’s salary.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2911</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Mickey Dollens) </b>Creates the Work-based Learning Program coordinated by the Governor’s Council on Workforce and Economic Development to increase the number of registered apprenticeships and internship programs in the state to an aggregate
of 20,000 by the end of 2020. Requires participating partners (State Department of Education, State Department of Career and Technology Education, and the State Regents for Higher Education) to provide time and expertise and to assist publishing an annual
progress report showing each state agency's steps and accomplishments toward meeting statewide workforce goals.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Banking and Business Committee. Passed House Banking and Business Committee 19-0 on Tuesday, February 20.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>3054</b> <b>(Representative Kyle Hilbert) </b>Adds the State Department of Education, the State Board of Education, and the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education to those exempted from the IT Consolidation Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of the House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 6-3 on Monday, February 13.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3138</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Mike Ritze) </b>No state employee can receive a salary greater than 90% of the CEO of that agency, board, or commission.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of the House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee 4-2 with a committee substitute that exempts medical professionals on Thursday, February
15.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3139</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Mike Ritze) </b>No agency, board or commission CEO can receive a salary greater than the Governor.
<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Laid over in the House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee on Thursday, February 15.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3140</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Ritze) </b>Sets Governor’s salary to three times the base pay of Legislature, and the Lieutenant Governor’s salary salary at 80% of the Governor’s salary. Sets salary for other agency heads equal to the Governor’s salary.
<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of the House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee 4-2 on Thursday, February 15.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3170</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Jeff Coody) </b>Sets state employee maximum salary as no greater than the salary of the Governor.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Rules Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3208</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Mark Lepak) </b>Allows the Governor to appoint the Lieutenant Governor as a cabinet secretary and reorganizes cabinet, cabinet positions and compensation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Government Modernization Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3209</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Mark Lepak) </b>Changes Governor’s appointment powers. Proposes certain appointments be made by the Governor and compensation set by such. Removes power to promote from boards of such institutions.<b>
<u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Government Modernization Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3213</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Claudia Griffith) </b>Establishes State Paid Family Leave Act of 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on General Government.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3280</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Chris Kannady) </b>Deletes ability of state employees to accumulate more than the maximum annual leave limit, provided that such excess is used during the same calendar year in which it accrues or within 12 months of the date on which it
accrues. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget committee 26-0 on Monday February 19.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3332</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> (<b>Representative Marcus</b>
<b>McEntire)</b> Modifies shared leave uses in the Oklahoma Personnel Act.<b>
<u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on General Government.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3363</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Sean</b> <b>Roberts) </b>Bans state agencies from ending any program that impacts children, seniors or public safety unless specifically mandated or approved by the Legislature.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Rules Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3587</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Speaker Charles McCall) </b>The Governor shall have the power to remove any gubernatorial appointment on any agency, board or commission at any time.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of House Government Oversight
and Accountability Committee 6-1 on Thursday, February 8, 2018.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3597</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Speaker Charles McCall and Representative Mike Osburn) </b>No chief executive officer of any board, commission, department or program in the executive branch of state government shall be eligible for appointment as a cabinet secretary.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of House Government Modernization
Committee 6-1 on Wednesday, February 7, 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Joint Resolution 1048 (Representative Mark Lepak)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Constitutional amendment making offices of State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Labor, and Insurance Commissioner appointed offices.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Rules Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 876 (Senator Rob Standridge)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Cuts legislative liaison positions in favor of auditors positions housed in the Legislative Services Bureau [LSB].<b>
</b>Removes 70 percent of the cost of liaisons and 100 percent of the cost of contract lobbying positions and uses it to pay for the newly created LSB positions.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Rules Committee then
Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 909 (Senator Josh Brecheen) </b>Adds to the definition of “incentive” in the Incentive Evaluation Act any transfer of funds by a state agency to a political subdivision other than a direct apportionment of state revenues
as provided by law or funding of a project pursuant to a program administered by the agency which includes specific objective criteria for the awarding of such funding.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 925 (Senator Roger Thompson)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Raises the requirement for an agency cost analysis report when privatizing a function from $100,000 to $1 million. Changes the privatization process.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 945 (Senator Tom Dugger)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Changes the current penalty for agencies found to be noncompliant in providing reports as required by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES). Rather than the State
Treasurer not honoring vouchers disbursing and transferring monies from agency clearing accounts, agencies will have 15 business days to resolve the delinquency, after which the Director of OMES may assess and collect a monetary penalty of up to $300 per day
until the agency is found to be compliant. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on General Government and Transportation.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 951 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</b> Bars agencies from entering into contingency-free contracts with private attorneys unless approved by the Attorney General.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Passed out of Senate Judiciary Committee 5-3 on Tuesday, February 6, 2018. Title stricken.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1011 (Senator Josh Brecheen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">An agency director shall be authorized to place a moratorium on pass-through funding during a fiscal year when the agency's total appropriations are less than the prior fiscal year's
total appropriations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1016</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Wayne Shaw) </b>Requires every school in the state and all administrative offices in state agencies to display a sign with the national motto and the U.S. and Oklahoma flags.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate General Government
Committee then Senate Appropriations Committee. This bill is scheduled to be heard in the Senate General Government Committee on Monday, February 19 at 10:30 a.m. in Room 230.
<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1019</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Lonnie Paxton) </b>Allows the Governor to appoint a person to fill an empty U.S. Senate seat until the next regularly scheduled statewide election.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1110 (Senator Josh Brecheen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Revises the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act and modifies purpose of advisory committee. Provides details on the content of the annual report by the advisory committee. Directs State
Auditor and Inspector to review the report for compliance with state statues, rules or other provisions of law related to cooperative purchasing.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Laid over in the Senate General Government
Committee on Monday, February 12. <o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1206</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Josh Brecheen) </b>Mandates that the President Pro Tempore and the Speaker of the House appoint one member of their respective bodies to participate in negotiations prior to entering into a new or renewal of a compact or cooperative agreement.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1208</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Nathan Dahm) </b>Rewrites emergency succession procedures. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1260</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Nathan Dahm) </b>Bans executive branch agency expenditures on out-of-state travel.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1313</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator David Holt) </b>Eliminates public posting of Open Meetings requirements and the requirement for 48 hours’ notice for special meetings.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate General Government
Committee. This bill is scheduled to be heard by the Senate General Government Committee on Monday, February 26 at 10:30 a.m. in Room 230.
</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1320</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Nathan Dahm) </b>The<b> </b>Governor shall have the power and duty to appoint the director of any state agency receiving more than $950 million dollars in appropriations.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1330</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Nathan Dahm) </b>No state employee shall be annually compensated more than the Governor.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Rules Committee then
Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1357</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Josh Brecheen) </b>For each fiscal year, all pass-through spending items not otherwise required by the Oklahoma Statutes or to obtain federal matching funds shall first be approved by an individual act passed by the Legislature.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1366</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Michael Brooks) </b>Creates state employee compensation task force.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1382</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator John Sparks) </b>No measure which transfers funds from a revolving fund of a state agency or other funding source of a state agency not subject to direct appropriation may become law unless such measure has received the approval of at least 2/3
of the membership of the Senate and at least 2/3 of the membership of the House of Representatives.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Rules Committee then
Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1391 (Senator Paul Scott)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Requires every state agency to reduce its administrative
cost by 10% within 30 days of the measure passing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1404</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Josh Brecheen) </b>The maximum salary for all staff, subordinates and statutorily-created agency employees shall not exceed ninety percent (90%) of the salary of the Governor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1581</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Kay Floyd) </b>Establishes paid parental leave. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate General Government
Committee then Senate Appropriations Committee.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1562</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Anthony Sykes) </b>Regarding the use of deadly force as self-defense, if a prima facie claim of immunity from criminal prosecution has been raised by a person pursuant to this section, the State of Oklahoma shall be required to prove beyond a reasonable
doubt that such immunity is not applicable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</b>: Requires OSRHE to submit a list of all employees, courses, hours taught and tenure policy to the legislature.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Passed out of the Senate Education Committee 11-3 on Monday, February 12.
</u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Audits<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3364 (Representative Sean</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>Roberts) </b>No executive branch agency shall expend any appropriated funds under its control for the remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, until the agency has an audit conducted by the State Auditor and Inspector.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Rules Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 924 (Senator Mark Allen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Requires an audit for every agency that requests an increase in funding relative to its current fiscal year request.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1013</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Josh Brecheen) </b>The State Auditor and Inspector shall set accounting practices for all state agencies based upon Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of the Senate General Government
Committee 9-0 on Monday, February 12.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1070</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Adam Pugh) </b>All state agencies that employ an auditor within the agency shall direct that auditor to submit the findings and report of any audit conducted by that employee immediately to the Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1270</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Adam Pugh) </b>Requires an itemized request justifying “every dollar” every four years, beginning in 2020, from every agency.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1271</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Anthony Sykes) </b>Requires State Auditor and Inspector to set accounting practices for all statutorily-created state agencies.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on General Government and Transportation.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Benefits for State Employees – Health & Retirement
<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 1340 (Representative Randy McDaniel</b>): Puts out a one-time distribution of $1,000 to retired Oklahoma firefighters, police, justices and judges, Law enforcement, Teachers and public employees; requires all further distributions
other than those defined by the provisions of respective retirement plans to be authorized by the legislature; makes all further such distributions be made no more frequently than once every 6 years.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 17-0 on Tuesday, February 13.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2523 (Representative Randy McDaniel)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Changes state unemployment benefits.
Specifically mentions educational service contract employees and modifies when they can enroll in unemployment benefits.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2553 (Representative Randy McDaniel)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows OTRS to terminate the Tax Sheltered Annuity Program.
<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2555 (Representative Justin Humphrey)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Requires that the organization of retired teachers which makes an appointment to the OTRS board have at least 10,000 members.
<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Banking and Business Committee. This bill is scheduled to be heard in committee on Tuesday, February 13.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2628</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Ed Cannaday) </b>Amends OTRS provisions related to the earnings limits for retired teachers who return to teaching and continue to receive benefits from OTRS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Common Education Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3144</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Jason Dunnington) </b>Adjusts the states flexible benefit allowance to an amount equal to the average monthly premiums of the health insurance plans.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on General Government.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3378 (Representative Roger Ford)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This bill removes the post retirement earnings limitation for Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System retired members who return to teaching.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Banking and Business Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3682</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Kevin Calvey) </b>Includes OTRS employer contributions in the definition of “Fringe Benefits” on the minimum salary schedule.
<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Rules Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3672</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Kevin McDugle) </b>Eliminates any otherwise applicable restriction on postretirement earnings, including, but not limited to, elimination of restrictions which require suspension of the payment of a retirement benefit of a retired member
who returns to active employment. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Rules Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><o:p> </o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 527 (Senator Gary Stanislawski):</b> Changes maximum employer and employee pension contributions to 17% from July 2017 on<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 13.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1056</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Adam Pugh) </b>Allows OTRS to end its tax sheltered annuity. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Retirement and Insurance
Committee. This bill is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee on Monday, February 19.
<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1386 (Senator Roland Pederson)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Modifies the authority of members of the OTRS Board of Trustees and modifies the number of votes required for board decision.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Retirement and Insurance
Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1387 (Senator Roland Pederson)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Provides a one-time payment of $500-$1,000 to any persons receiving benefits from OTRS as of June 30, 2017, under certain circumstances.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Retirement and Insurance
Committee.</span></u><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1480 (Senator Roland Pederson)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Increases health insurance premium benefits
for OTRS. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Retirement and Insurance
Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Budget<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Joint Resolution 1031 (Representative Harold Wright)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Puts to a vote of the
people a constitutional amendment requiring a committee process for all appropriations bills.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Rules Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Joint Resolution 1032 (Representative Harold Wright)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Drops the threshold to
raise revenue from 75 percent down to 60 percent. <b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Rules Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2884 (Representative Josh West and Representative Tammy West)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">For any state agency or entity that is appropriated more than One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000.00) in state funds, the Legislature shall present measures each year that
allocate funds appropriated among the activities and programs provided for by law.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Joint Resolution 48 (Senator Josh Brecheen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This resolution puts to a vote of the people a constitutional amendment requiring a line item budget of the State System of Higher Education.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1059 (Senator Marty Quinn and Senator Stephanie</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>Bice) </b>Updates Ad Valorem tax code.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on Finance. Passed the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance 11-0 on Tuesday, February 20.
<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1069</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Micheal Bergstrom) </b>Amends statute to reduce the amount of certain tax credits that could be claimed by 25 percent for tax years 2018 and 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on Finance.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Career Tech</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3220</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Jadine Nollan)</b> Authorizes the State Board of Career and Technology Education to develop certification system for teachers and instructors who teach in technology center school districts.<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1231</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Mark Allen) </b>Creates CareerTech funding improvement task force.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on Education.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 2527 (Representative Bobby Cleveland)</b> Allows county employees in a courthouse to conceal carry.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE: </u></b><u>Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 11-4 on Wednesday, February 14.<b><o:p></o:p></b></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 2632 (Representative Greg Babinec): </b>Adds “places of worship” to places where citizens have a right to use defensive force.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<u>UPDATE: </u></span></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of the House Judiciary Committee 13-6 on Wednesday, February 14.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>2918</b> <b>(Representative Jeff Coody) </b>Allows concealed carry without a license.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<u>UPDATE: </u></span></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Judiciary Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>2947 (Representative Carol Bush)</b> Makes buying a stolen gun a felony. <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Public Safety Committee.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>2951</b> <b>(Representative Jeff Coody) </b>Removes language requiring licensing and updates definition for proper use of a firearm.
<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Judiciary Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>2975</b> <b>(Representative Avery Frix) </b>Excludes telescoping or collapsible batons from the definition of baton in the Self-Defense Act.
<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Public Safety Committee.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4F81BD"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>3334</b> <b>(Representative Sean Roberts) </b>Authorizes handgun licensees and certain military personnel to carry handgun while hunting.<b><u>
<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Judiciary Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>3656</b> <b>(Representative Kevin McDugle) </b>Provides for<b> </b>self-defense concealed or unconcealed carry.
<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Judiciary Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4F81BD"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3693 (Representative Kevin Calvey)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Reduces renewal and licensing fees for firearms. Deletes background check investigation procedures for handgun licenses. Deletes certain residency requirements.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Rules Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 910 (Senator Nathan Dahm) </b>Removes the word “bow” from hunting requirements to open carry for persons with a handgun and military identification card.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, February 15.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 957 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom) </b>Adds “places of worship” to places where citizens have a right to use defensive force.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 8-1 on Thursday, February 15. Title stricken.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#4F81BD"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 964 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom) </b>Changes the words “anywhere in the state of Oklahoma” to “throughout the state of Oklahoma” in CLEET certified firearm carrying allowances.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to Senate Rules Committee.</u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 991 (Senator Allison Ikley-Freeman)</b> Removes language allowing persons designated by the school board or licensed as a security guard to carry handguns on public school property.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee. Author changed from Senator<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><u>John Sparks to Senator Allison Ikley-Freeman.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4F81BD"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1024 (Senator Stephanie Bice)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Adds lawful permanent resident to the qualifications of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4F81BD"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1039 (Stephanie Bice)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Adds to the qualifications of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act retired or honorably discharged veteran or retired active duty reserve and National Guard member.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1158 (Senator Paul Scott)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Removes language prohibiting convicted felons, probationers, and previous delinquent children from riding as a passenger in vehicles with firearms.<b><u>
<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety
Committee 9-0 on Thursday, February 15.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4F81BD"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1159 (Senator Paul Scott)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">No public college, tech center, university, etc. can deny ability to carry a concealed handgun by a citizen with a valid license.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1212 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Amends statute to include wildlife refuges and management areas as place handgun permit holders can specifically carry their gun without restrictions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety
Committee 11-0 on Thursday, February 15.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4F81BD"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1213 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows unconcealed carry in a vehicle for anyone over 21 in the absence of reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1214 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Creates the Firearms Freedom Act (exemption from federal gun law, with the state employee gag rule on gun control).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1215 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Creates<b>
</b>Oklahoma 2<sup>nd</sup> Amendment Preservation Act (same as previous bill). <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1216 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Amends the list rules regarding the legal carrying of firearms. Prohibits persons guilty of certain crimes or deemed to be mentally unfit from carrying firearms. Prohibits those
unlawfully present in the US from possessing firearms. Allows for firearms to be transported in vehicles for self-defense under certain circumstances.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4F81BD"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1224</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Josh Brecheen) </b>Amends the list rules regarding the legal carrying of firearms. Prohibits persons guilty of certain crimes or deemed to be mentally unfit from carrying firearms. Prohibits those unlawfully present in the US from possessing firearms.
Allows for firearms to be transported in vehicles for self-defense under certain circumstances.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1225 (Senator Josh Brecheen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Prohibits public money from being used to promote gun control.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1226 (Senator Josh Brecheen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Reduces renewal fees for handgun licenses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1227 (Senator Brecheen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Constitutional carry.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4F81BD"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1235 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Changes the definition of firearms relating to length.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.
<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4F81BD"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1265 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Amends Oklahoma Self-Defense Act to provide for the unlicensed carrying of a handgun by a resident of Oklahoma who is 21 years old and is not otherwise prohibited from carrying
a weapon. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4F81BD"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1306 (Senator Joseph Silk)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows for concealed carry.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1307 (Senator Joseph Silk)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows county employees to carry in court rooms and offices, etc.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1308 (Senator Joseph Silk)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Adds to the state preemption of legislation ammunition and firearm components.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1512 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Modifies the definition of pistols to not include black-powder pistols that are relics antiques or replicas.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Public Safety Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Flagged As Possible Carryover Bills from Last Session<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 1315 (Representative Josh West)
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Adds a DD-214 (honorable discharge) to the list of documents that exempt a person from the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 1405 (Representative Mickey Dollens) A</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">llows
schools to create rules pertaining to knives on school property.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 1450 (Representative Dustin Roberts)
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Removes requirement for military veterans to pay renewal fee for handgun license renewal.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 1600 (Representative John Enns)</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Allows
for handgun licensees to carry their weapons on public college and university campuses. Mandates that college and university campuses be ready by November 1, 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 1608 (Representative John Enns)</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Changes
to allow off-duty police officers to carry a concealed firearm. Places requirement on type of weapon.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2321 (Representative Jeff Coody)
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Makes it unlawful for any person (regardless of license) to carry a firearm into a number of locations, including prisons, sports arenas and colleges. Modifies language pertaining
to firearms in vehicles.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 5 (Senator Josh Brecheen)</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Reduces
the cost of a firearm renewal from $85 to $25 for a five-year renewal. Reduces application fee from $100 to $25.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 6 (Senator Josh Brecheen)</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Allows the
Governor, Lt. Governor, State Auditor and Inspector, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Labor, Insurance Commissioner, Corporation Commissioners, Oklahoma U.S. Senators, and Oklahoma
U.S. House of Representative members to carry a firearm while in the performance of their duties if the person has completed a handgun qualification course.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 11 (Senator Josh Brecheen</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">) Amends
several sections of the Oklahoma Self Defense Act. Removes the ten year licensing option. Allows online and mail in applications. Removes the Sheriff's office as a valid application location. Reduces application fee. Puts all photocopy fees in the licensing
process from the Sheriff's to the OSBI revolving fund. Removes all OSBI background check and investigation requirements and replaces them with NICS background check.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 65 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> New law making
it illegal to use public monies for the advocacy or promotion of gun control and public officers are specifically prohibited from advocating or promoting gun control publicity or propaganda, paying the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient
if the contract is related to gun control, or advocate any proposed or future tax increase relating to gun control.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 158 (Senator Wayne Shaw)</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Creates guidelines
for request of firearm disclosure to health care practitioners. Requires health service be provided to patients that disclose possession of a firearm except for in certain circumstances. Provides for fines to be imposed for specific violations.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 172 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Removes
the terms "billy" and "or any other offensive weapon" from the list of weapons it is unlawful to carry without meeting an exemption.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 274 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows municipality to adopt any ordinance relating to the discharge of firearms within the jurisdiction of the municipality. Allows those adversely affected by ant ordinance
or regulation to bring civil action for injunctive relief or monetary damages or both.
<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 275 (Senator Dahm</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">) Prohibits public
officers and employees from using public money to promote gun control. Modifies language specifying weapons subject to restriction. Specifies the conditions under which a court will award expenses in a civil action suit<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 381 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Repeals licensing requirements from the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. Prohibits an arresting officer from confiscating a firearm being transported in a vehicle stopped for a
moving violation.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 386 (Senator Anthony Sykes)
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Prohibits the use of public funds, salaries, expenses and other resources that oppose 2nd Amendment rights. Creates a penalty.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Common Education<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2723</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Todd Russ) </b>Ends education employee organizations unless they hold a secret ballot election for all employees in the bargaining unit.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Common Education Committee. This bill is scheduled to be heard by the House Common Education Committee on Monday, February 19 at 3:00 p.m. in Room 412.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><o:p> </o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>House Bill</i> 3000 (Representative Monroe Nichols):</b> Creates the Fifth Day School Partnership Act; allows schools that have adopted 4 days of school per week to participate; does not count towards attendance requirements.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Common Education Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3014</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative George Faught) </b>Amends statute to mandate the Department of Education to adopt rules for students who transfer into a public school who were previously educated by other means, including from home school. Mandates the equal treatment of
all diplomas by a state agency, and school district may evaluate the transcripts of alternatively educated students for the assignment of credit.
<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Common Education Committee. This bill is scheduled to be heard by the House Common Education Committee on Monday, February 19 at 3:00 p.m. in Room 412.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3291</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative John Enns) </b>Prohibits school superintendent from receiving compensation that exceeds compensation of State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Common Education Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3450</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Kevin Calvey) </b>Caps Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education scholarships at $5 million annually.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Laid over in the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education on Monday, February 12.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Joint Resolution 70 (Senator Stephanie Bice)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Directs to a vote of the people a proposed amendment to the constitution. Expands uses allowed by school districts for ad valorem taxes.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 903 (Senator AJ Griffin)</b> If an employee is fired from a school district due to consolidation, the Board of Education cannot pay severance until the employee has filed for unemployment and then the severance is reduced
by the total amount of unemployment benefits paid. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Passed out of the Senate Education Committee 10-3 on Monday, February 12, title and emergency clause stricken. Passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee 38-1 on Thursday, February
15. <o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 920 (Senator Stephanie Bice) </b>Forces administrative school consolidation of districts with an average daily membership of less than 200 with the next contiguous school district.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to Senate Education Committee. This bill is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Education Committee on Monday, February 26 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 535.
<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 935 (Senator Ron Sharp)</b> If the State Board of Education suspends a teacher certificate, that teacher remains employed while proceedings are pending.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to Senate Education Committee.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 986 (Senator Ron Sharp</b>) Adds “a member who represents a statewide association of school board members” to the School Finance Review Commission.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to Senate Education Committee.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 987 (Senator Allison Ikley-Freeman)</b> Adds definition of “career” into the private school code.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Author changed from Senator John Sparks to Senator Allison Ikley-Freeman. This bill is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Education Committee on
Monday, February 26 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 535. <o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 988 (Senator Allison Ikley-Freeman)</b> A license of a school shall not be effective or renewed unless the private school has provided the Board documentation that it has reserve funds equal to the amount of tuition being
charged students for the applicable calendar year. <b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Author changed from Senator John Sparks to Senator Allison Ikley-Freeman.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 989 (Senator Allison Ikley-Freeman)</b> Requires emotional literacy education to be taught in public schools.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to Senate Education Committee then Senate Appropriations Committee. Author changed from Senator John Sparks to Senator Allison Ikley-Freeman.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1079</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Adam Pugh) </b>Creates the Oklahoma School Oversight and Review (SOAR) Commission to seek to improve educational opportunities for all public school students in the state by recommendations to realign resources and funding.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1090 (Senator Ron Sharp)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Bars schools from using state aid to contract
with a business or individual to provide private extracurricular activities. <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee
then Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1149 (Senator Greg McCourtney and Representative Mark McBride)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Amends statute to apportion 79.25% of tobacco settlement money received each year to the general revenue fund, with 18.75% to the Tobacco Settlement Fund, and 2% to the Attorney
General Evidence Fund. Changes the definition of the principal in the Tobacco Trust Fund. Changes the allocation of tobacco settlement funds received by the state starting July 1, 2020 to have half go to public schools and half to the Department of Mental
Health and Substance Abuse Services. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Rules Committee then
Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1191</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Rob Standridge) </b>Creates the Oklahoma Education Improvement revolving fund.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Rules Committee then
Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1197</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Gary Stanislawski) </b>Modifies performance level labels in the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee.
Passed Senate Education 10-1 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and title stricken.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1223</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Josh Brecheen) </b>School bathroom regulation bill. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee
then Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1289</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Jason Smalley) </b>Students in grade twelve who are on track to complete the credits required for graduation may be enrolled in only those courses required to graduate and shall be exempt from the six-period enrollment requirement and the hourly
instructional requirements. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee.
Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 19. <o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1370 (Senator Jason Smalley)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows schools to teach career-ready courses in lieu of college preparatory work as identified in a student’s ICAP.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1408</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator JJ Dossett) </b>Creates incentives for teachers to apply for National Board Certification.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1424</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator JJ Dossett) </b>Creates Extraordinary Educators License Plate to be designed and issued to any person wishing to provide financial support for common education in Oklahoma.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Transportation Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Concurrent Enrollment<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3015 (Representative George Faught)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">If the requirements for concurrent enrollment eligibility include test scores from a nationally recognized college-and career-readiness assessment, the test score requirements determining
eligibility shall be the same for all students. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1196 (Senator Gary Stanislawski)
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows students eligible for certain enrollment to participate in a program offered by any institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee.
Passed Senate Education 11-0 on Monday, February 19. <o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Free Speech<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3586 (Speaker Charles McCall)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Creates the Open and Robust University Minds Act.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1014 (Senator Gary Stanislawski)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Creates the Campus Individual Rights Act. An institution is not allowed to prohibit any student to have legal representation in a disciplinary proceeding. Allows student institutions
to have legal representation and requires the institution notify students and institutions of their rights.<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1200 (Senator Gary Stanislawski)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Requires state system of higher education to “embrace a commitment to freedom of speech.”<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1202 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Requires the State Regents to adopt a policy on free expression and defines that policy.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed Senate Education 8-4 on Monday,
February 19. Emergency and title stricken.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Joint Resolution 51 (Senator Gary Stanislawski)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Legislature shall have the authority to construct policy for institutions that are overseen by the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College to protect
students' First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Lobbying/Ethics<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 917 (Senator Josh Brecheen) </b>Adds to the lobbying rules that a lobbyist principal shall not provide anything of value which exceeds $100 in a calendar year to the Governor, an individual legislator or any individual employee
of the Governor or the Legislature, regardless of the number of lobbyists representing the lobbyist principal. This legislation also lowers the allowed meals and other gifts expenditure from $500 to $100 and requires that a legislative lobbyist representing
more than one principal cannot exceed $200. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to Senate Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 918 (Senator Josh Brecheen) </b>Adds to what has to be reported on income tax for legislators any income $5,000 or more that is related to politics, public relations, communications, etc.<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to Senate Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1207 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Prohibits the use or authorization of the use of public funds, property or time to engage in legislative or executive lobbying.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#4F81BD"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Occupational Licensing<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2971</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Avery Frix) </b>Pharmacy licensing changes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Rules Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1074</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Greg McCortney)</b> Revises the process for becoming a licensed speech-language pathologist and audiologist.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of the Senate Health and Human
Services Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 12. Emergency clause added.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1141</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator JJ Dossett) </b>Requires all licensing and certification authorities to implement rules to recognize appropriate military training.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of the Senate Veterans and
Military Affairs Committee 6-0 on Thursday, February 15. <o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 1174</b> <b>(Senator Kim David) </b>Creates Freedom to Work Act to regulate any profession or occupation that is subject to occupational fees or licensing requirements.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1281</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> (Senator Greg McCortney) Changes some medical licensure provisions
to allow for out of board meeting review of applications. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to the Senate Health and Human
Services Committee. This bill is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Monday, February 19.
<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1518</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator AJ Griffin) </b>Provides for licensure of naturopaths and provides for education programs.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oklahoma’s Promise<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2513 (Representative Monroe Nichols)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Adds to the Oklahoma’s Promise qualifications the children of anyone who is employed as a teacher or support employee.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2724</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Todd Russ) </b>Adds Oklahoma’s Promise qualification to every child of a full-time teacher.
<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3591 (Speaker Charles McCall)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Requires all other grants and scholarships be exhausted prior to the Oklahoma’s Promise award being administered.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3592 (Speaker Charles McCall)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> If a student withdraws from a class in which
he or she has received an award from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall remain available for the student to use to enroll in classes for a five-year period.
<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 877 (Senator Josh Brecheen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Requires the State Board of Equalization to cap the amount of funding available for Oklahoma’s Promise at $75 million, subtracted from the amount the Board certifies as available
for appropriation from the General Revenue fund, effective December 2021. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on Education.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 889 (Senator Josh Brecheen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This lowers the second income check amount on Oklahoma’s Promise from $100,000 to $75,000, beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee
then Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1036 (Senator Rob Standridge)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Caps the award amount for Oklahoma’s Promise at $4,200 per person per academic year for two years. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on Education.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1092 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Adds to the Oklahoma’s Promise qualifications any children of full time teachers.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on Education.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1201 (Dahm)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Changes OHLAP designation from a scholarship to a “forgivable loan”; Changes qualifications. Requires graduation within five years, and remaining a resident of the state for five
years after graduation for it to be forgiven. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on Education.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Scholarships/Loan Repayments<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2960 (Representative Todd Thomsen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Makes scholarship granting organizations annually report to the Tax Commission.
<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Common Education Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 3537 (Representative Chad Caldwell):</b> Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act; increases cap on annual tax credits; provides for circumstances in which the cap can be increased; modifies definitions; requires
Tax Commission to calculate and publish tax credit cap. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE:</u></b><u> Passed out of the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Finance 5-3 on Wednesday, February 14.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3683 (Representative Kevin Calvey)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The institutions comprising The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall only award state-funded higher education scholarships to Oklahoma residents.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Rules Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 1029 (Senator Frank Simpson): </b>Moves the state approving agency for veteran educational programs to the Department of Veterans Affairs (Could Threaten GI BILL).
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE: </u></b><u>Referred to Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1349 (Senator Ervin Yen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Creates Medical Resident Loan Repayment Program.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
Committee then Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Teacher Education<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2734</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Jacob Rosecrants) </b>Requires professional development program to include consent and healthy relationships education.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Common Education Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 2888 (Representative Zack Taylor), </b>Creates criteria to issue “Career,” “Mentor,” and “Lead” teacher certificates.
<b><u> <o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to House Rules Committee. Passed House Rules Committee 10-0 on Tuesday, February 20.
<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3309 (Representative Rhonda Baker)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Changes name of resident teacher program and directs funds to “induction” program differently.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Common Education Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 899 (Senator Ron Sharp)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This<b>
</b>requires training on “appropriate behavior between students and school employees” to be a part of accredited teacher education programs at all Oklahoma institutions of higher education.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed Senate Education Committee 8-3
on Monday, February 19. <o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 980 (Senator AJ Griffin)</b> Creates criteria to issue “Career,” “Mentor,” and “Lead” teacher certificates.
<b><u> <o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to Senate Education Committee. This bill is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Education Committee on Monday, February 26 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 535.
<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1188 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows certified classroom teachers to earn tuition waivers each year they are employed by a public school district.<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee
then Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1484</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator John Sparks) </b>Provides for payment of National Board Certification assessment fees and bonuses.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to Senate Education Committee then Senate Appropriations Committee. This bill is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Education Committee on Monday, February 26 at 9:00 a.m. in
Room 535. <o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Teacher Pay / Teacher Shortage
<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2733</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Jacob Rosecrants) </b>Provides teacher pay raise for National Board Certification and high-needs bonuses.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2842 (Representative Matt</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>Meredith)</b> Raises GPT to 7% and sends the first $350 million to a Teacher Compensation Enhancement Fund.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2859 (Representative Tammy West)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Reauthorizes public school classroom
support tax checkoff. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 14-0 on Monday, February 12.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2928 (Representative Monroe Nichols)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Provides a tax credit for making
a contribution to a public school for the purpose of an endowment to fund teachers’ salaries.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2620</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Donnie Condit) </b>Requires notice to the public when schools employ a person certified via emergency certificate.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Common Education Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2617</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Donnie Condit) </b>Provides income tax exemption for teachers buying classroom supplies.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Finance.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2979</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Avery Frix) </b>Gives tax exemptions for teachers buying classroom supplies.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Rules Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3040</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Tommy Hardin) </b>Changes Oil and Gas Tax rates and provides for teacher and state employee pay raise.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Rules Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3390</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Regina</b> <b>Goodwin)</b> Increases teacher minimum salary schedule.
<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3440 (Representative Tom Gann)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The Commissioners of the Land Office shall
provide a Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) pay increase with monies received by a common school district to teachers with the professional staff distribution code of 210.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Common Education Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3539</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Chad Caldwell) </b>Modifies teacher minimum salary and benefits schedule.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Common Education Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 952 (Senator Roger Thompson)</b> Gives a $500 tax credit to teacher for unreimbursed classroom expenses.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance.</u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1002</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Tom Dugger)</b> $3,000 teacher pay raise. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on Education.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1041</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator JJ Dossett) </b>$1,500 pay raise to all school support personnel. <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on Education.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1051</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator JJ Dossett) </b>Defines Instructional Expenditure as it relates to school expenditures.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on Education.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1232</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Josh Brecheen) </b>Establishes maximum salary schedule for school superintendents.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on Education.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1286</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Joseph Silk) </b>Establishes maximum salary for superintendents. <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on Education.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1363</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Michael Brooks) </b>Establishes teacher pay raise minimum salary schedule.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1414</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Jason Smalley) </b>Provides teacher pay raise. Prohibits raise to district superintendents.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Tenure<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1073 (Senator Gary Stanislawski)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Bars two-year colleges from establishing and maintaining plans for tenure of employees hired after July 1, 2018.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Laid over in Senate Education Committee
on Monday, February 12.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">University & Medical School Policy<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2725 (Representative Todd Russ)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Requires each board of regents to end co-ed housing except for married couples.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Laid over in House Higher Ed and CareerTech
Committee on Tuesday, February 13.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 2882 (Representative Josh West) </b>Allows CareerTech/Higher Ed institutions to create a CLEET program
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 15-0 on Wednesday, February 14.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2987 (Representative Marcus McEntire)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Allows physician assistants to be
eligible for the Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to House Health Services and
Long-Term Care Committee. Passed out of House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 7, 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3134</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Mark Ritze) </b>Amends definitions dealing with forensic laboratories.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of the House Public Safety
Committee 15-0 on Wednesday, February 14.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3137</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Mark Ritze) </b>Creates the School of Osteopathic Medicine Revisions Act of 2018.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to House Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3541 (Representative Chad Caldwell)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Requires the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to adopt a policy for each institution within the State System of Higher Education that requires any student charged with
a school violation to receive full due process protection prior to discipline. <b>
<u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to House Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 884 (Senator Josh Brecheen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This puts a moratorium on allocating funds for the Art in Public Places Act if the State Board of Equalization revenue certification in February is less than the certified revenue
amount from February of the previous year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on Education.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1129</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Ervin Yen) </b>Requires hospital facilities notify police when a patient is injured by a gunshot or as a victim of a criminal offense.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1139 (Senator Darcy Jech)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Creates a task force to study efficiencies in operating and governing two-year<b>
</b>colleges. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1233 (Senate President Pro Tempore Mike Schulz)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Creates a task force
to study efficiencies in two-year colleges. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee.
Passed Senate Education 7-2 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and title stricken.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1234 (Senate President Pro Tempore Schulz)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Creates a task force to study efficiencies in two-year colleges.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee.
Passed Senate Education Committee 6-3 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and title stricken.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1317</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Nathan Dahm) </b>Places a moratorium on Art in Public Places funding.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on Education.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1353</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Ervin Yen) </b>Provides for licensing Assistant Physicians. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
Committee. This bill is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Monday, February 19.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1354 (Senator Ervin Yen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Graduates of medical schools located in other countries which give any type of monetary contribution to a health facility located in this state shall not be given preference for
residency programs over graduates of a medical school located in this state. <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1361 (Senator Michael Brooks)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall adopt a policy allowing students to enroll in an institution within the State System as an undergraduate student and to be
eligible for resident tuition of the student graduated from a public high school in Oklahoma with a GPA in the top 10 percent of the students’ high school graduating class. Requires each institution of higher education to report annually on the weight given
to each factor when considering applications for admission. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Shell Bills<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Agency:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> House Bill 2804 (Representative Tim Downing), House Bill 2808-2811 (Representative
Tim Downing), House Bill 2901 (Representative John Michael Montgomery), House Bill 3093 (Representative Josh Cockroft), House Bill 3272 (Representative Mark McBride), House Bill 3601-3603 (Speaker Charles McCall), House Bill 3643-3649 (Speaker Charles McCall),
House Bill 3671 (Representative Kevin McDugle)<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Audits:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> House Bill 2668 (Representative Chuck Strohm), House Bill 2669 (Representative
Chuck Strohm), House Bill 2710 (Representative Jon Echols)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Bathroom Regulation</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: House Bill 2680 (Representative
Chuck Strohm)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Budget, Taxation, Etc.:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> House Bill 2599 (Representative Steve Kouplen), House Bill
2674 (Representative Chuck Strohm), House Bill 2813 (Representative Tim Downing), House Bill 2899 (Representative John Michael Montgomery)<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Child Care:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2525 (Representative Bobby Cleveland)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Common Education:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> House Bill 2605 (Representative Michael Rogers), House Bill 2696
(Representative Jon Echols), House Bill 2720 (Representative Todd Russ), House Bill 2750-2751 (Representative Elise Hall), House Bill 2898 (Representative John Michael Montgomery), House Bill 2962 (Representative Todd Thomsen), House Bill 2965 (Representative
Todd Thomsen), House Bill 2970 (Representative Avery Frix), House Bill 973 (Representative Avery Frix), House Bill 3081 (Representative Josh Cockroft), House Bill 3125 (Representative Meloyde Blancett), House Bill 3128 (Representative Meloyde Blancett), House
Bill 3177 (Representative Katie Henke), House Bill 3261 (Representative Mark McBride), House Bill 3310 (Representative Rhonda Baker), House Bill 3312 (Representative RhondaBaker), House Bill 3386 (Representative Roger Ford), House Bill 3448 (Representative
Kevin Calvey), House Bill 3461 (Representative Todd Russ), House Bill 3464-3465 (Representative Todd Russ), House Bill 3540 (Representative Chad Caldwel), House Bill 3568 (Representative Charles Ortega), House Bill 3613 (Speaker Charles McCall), House Bill
3687 (Representative Kevin Calvey), House Bill 3692 (Representative Kevin Calvey)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Education:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> House Bill 2586 (Representative Steve Kouplen), House Bill 2672 (Representative
Chuck Strohm), House Bill 2677 (Representative Chuck Strohm), House Bill 2685 (Representative Chuck Strohm), House Bill 2687 (Representative Chuck Strohm), House Bill 2703 (Representative Jon Echols), House Bill 2739 (Representative Dell Kerbs), House
Bill 2781-2782 (Representative Tim Downing), House Bill 2856 (Representative Tim Downing), House Bill 3022 (Representative Emily Virgin), House Bill 3162-3163 (Representative Jason Dunnington), House Bill 3200-3201 (Representative Jeff Coody), House
Bill 3245-3249 (Representative Jadine Nollan), House Bill 3299 (Representative Harold Wright), House Bill 3308 (Representative Rhonda Baker), House Bill 3352 (Representative Sean Roberts), House Bill 3414 (Representative John Pfeiffer), House Bill 3436
(Representative John Pfeiffer), House Bill 3509-3515 (Representative John Paul Jordan), House Bill 3545-3548 (Representative Chad Caldwell), House Bill 3574 (Representative Ryan Martinez), House Bill 3605-3606 (Speaker Charles McCall), House Bill 3632
(Speaker Charles McCall), House Bill 3688-3689 (Representative Kevin Calvey)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Higher Ed:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> House Bill 2778 (Representative Mike Osburn), House Joint Resolution 1040
(Representative Tim Downing), House Joint Resolution 1061 (Representative Kevin Calvey), House Joint Resolution 1062 (Representative Kevin Calvey), House Joint Resolution 1055 (Representative John Paul Jordan), House Bill 3607-3612 (Speaker Charles McCall)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referendum:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3638 (Speaker Charles McCall)<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Scholarship:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2529 (Representative Monroe Nichols)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Teachers:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> House Bill 2587 (Representative Steve Kouplen), House Bill 2678 (Representative
Chuck Strohm), House Bill 3680-3681 (Representative Kevin Calvey)<b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Public Employees:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> House Bill 2686 (Representative Chuck Strohm)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Public Safety/Weapons/Firearms:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> House Bill 2625-2626 (Representative Kevin West),
House Bill 3018 (Representative George Faught), House Bill 3193-3195 (Representative Jeff Coody), House Bill 3353 (Representative Sean Roberts), House Bill 3488 (Representative John Paul Jordan)
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Glen D. Johnson</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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