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<p class="MsoNormal">Following is the legislative update for last week. This Thursday, February 25<sup>th</sup>, is the deadline for bills to be passed out of committee in their house of origin. In addition to the financial aid bills passed in committee
in previous weeks, one more is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Education Committee tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Senate Bill 132 (Senator David Bullard) Would extend the application window for Oklahoma’s Promise to the eleventh grade; the current application window is 8<sup>th</sup>-10<sup>th</sup>
grade.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bryce Fair<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> Legislative Update – February 19, 2021 <o:p></o:p></p>
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<a name="_Hlk64643227"></a><a name="_Hlk64048610"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></a></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-3.0pt">Memo</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To:
<a name="to1"></a>Higher Education Network<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">From:
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<a name="from"></a>Chancellor Glen D. Johnson<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Date:
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<a name="datea"></a>Friday, February 19, 2021<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p>
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<a name="re"></a>Legislative Update – February 19, 2021 <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The update below reflects the major legislation concerning Higher Education.
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally, Vice Chancellor for Governmental
Relations, at </span></span></span><a href="mailto:lmcnally@osrhe.edu" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">lmcnally@osrhe.edu</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
or (405) 301-0332.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Legislative Report
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">February 19, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1090 (Representative Gerrid Kendrix)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows the State Auditor and Inspector General to perform audits and inspections of government entities without authorization from the
Governor, the Chief Executive Officer of a government entity, or a joint or concurrent resolution of the Legislature<b>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned
to House Rules Committee. Reassigned to House General Government Committee. Passed House General Government Committee 7-0 on Wednesday, February 17.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1126 (Representative Logan Phillips)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires employers who engage in any type of electronic email monitoring of employee accounts to give written notice to all employees prior to any monitoring electronic mail communication.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed House Business and Commerce Committee 10-0 on Wednesday, February 10.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1570 (Representative Jacob Rosecrants)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Designates the second week of October as Veterans Suicide Awareness Week. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to House General Government Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1602 (Representative Collin Walke)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The bill entitles a consumer to request that a business that collects the consumer's personal information disclose to the consumer the
categories and specific items of personal information the business has collected. It establishes a requirement for the consumer to request the information. It establishes procedures for the business to disclose the information.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed House Technology Committee 6-0 on Wednesday, February 10.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1615 (Representative Forrest Bennett)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Establishes criteria for family and medical leave insurance benefits. The bill provides a maximum number of weeks benefits are allowed.
It establishes a waiting period. The bill provides a method for determining family and medical leave insurance benefits. It authorizes payroll contributions and establishes a method of determining those contributions.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to House Business and Commerce Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1640 (Representative Justin Humphrey)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires that any employee or former employee who has reported any violation of state or federal law, rule or policy, mismanagement,
gross waste of public funds, an abuse of authority or a substantive and specific danger to public health or safety to have, in addition to any other remedy set forth therein, the right to file a civil action against the agency and individuals employed by or
acting on behalf of the agency in the district court where the violation occurred for all damages suffered from a retaliatory discharge of employment or other adverse employment action taken against the employee. It requires the employee or former employee
to be entitled to recover damages in an amount not to exceed $175,000, in addition to costs and reasonable attorney fees for the successful prosecution of the action.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to House Judiciary Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1787 (Representative Daniel Pae)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Authorizes state agencies to pay employees in an on-call status. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1888 (Representative Danny Williams)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Bans all public bodies from conducting any form of gender or sexual diversity training or counseling.<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed House General Government Committee 6-2 on Wednesday, February 10.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1875 (Representative Tammy West)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Permits each educational institution to choose to designate specific information which will be classified as directory information for students attending the educational institution.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed House General Government Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 10.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1921 (Representative Ryan Martinez)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Modifies the authority of OMES to designate quarters for every department of state government provided no department shall be assigned
quarters that results in the relocation of a department’s employees or relocation of the performance of duties imposed upon such department by law.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to House Rules Committee. Laid over.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1943 (Representative Cyndi Munson)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates Volunteer Administrative Leave allowing state employees to use hours of labor for a 501(c)(3) charitable organization or public
school.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to House General Government Committee.
</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2088 (Speaker Charles McCall)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Exempts the legislature and judicial branches of state government from any and all fees or costs for services rendered by state agencies.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed House Rules Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, February 16.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2108 (Representative Mauree Turner)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Bars any state entity from requiring gender identification attesting to an applicant’s attempt to change gender identity. The<b>
</b>applicant’s affidavit should only require an attestation under penalty of perjury that the request to change their gender identification is not for any fraudulent purpose.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to House General Government Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2109 (Representative Mauree Turner)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires including a nonbinary option on any state government document asking for gender identification.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to House General Government Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2180 (Representative Ronny Johns)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Removes requirements for making payroll deductions for certain insurance premiums with a minimum participation of 500 state employees.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2185 (Representative Ronny Johns)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Modifies the requirements of publications on contracts awarded by state agencies to include the address of the company and the reason
to be awarded the contract. Deletes explanations on the out of state ownership percentage of contracted companies.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2190 (Representative Mike Dobrinski)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows state agencies to adopt policies permitting employees to use administrative leave for the purpose of physical fitness and wellness.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to House General Government Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2294 (Representative Dustin Roberts)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Deletes the ability for employees to accumulate more than the maximum annual leave.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed House General Government Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 10.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2339 (Representative Jay Steagall)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Places statutory law adopted by the legislature above any rule promulgated by a state agency.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2456 (Representative Emily Virgin)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Establishes criteria for family and medical leave insurance benefits. The bill provides a maximum number of weeks benefits are allowed.
It establishes a waiting period. The bill provides a method for determining family and medical leave insurance benefits. It authorizes payroll contributions and establishes a method of determining those contributions. It permits an intermittent or reduced
leave schedule.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to House Business and Commerce Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 20 (Senator Kay Floyd)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Prohibits a legislator that serves as an employee of a school district, a technology center school district or an institution within
the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education from being entitled to participate in the Teachers' Retirement System in connection with such employment; receiving any benefits pursuant to the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Act other than those allowed
in connection with service as a member of the Legislature.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 24 (Senator Carri Hicks)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Declares Juneteenth National Freedom Day on June 19 an official state holiday, during which state offices would be closed.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate General Government Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 41 (Senator Greg McCortney)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Modifies the requirements for state employee payroll deductions for private insurance organizations and service companies that provide
legal services. It removes the requirement that the organizations and service companies that provide legal services be regulated by the State Insurance Commissioner and have a minimum participation of 500 state employees.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 9-0 on Thursday, February 18.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 63 (Senator John Michael Montgomery)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Removes language related to the State Government Reduction-in-Force and Severance Benefits Act that requires an employee to repay all severance benefits on a proportional basis if an affected employee is reemployed by the agency from which separated as a result
of a reduction-in-force.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed Senate General Government Committee 9-0 on Thursday, February 11.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 64 (Senator Darrell Weaver)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires any person offering testimony before the Legislative Oversight Committee on State Budget Performance, the Senate Appropriations
Committee, the House Appropriations and Budget Committee, or any of their subcommittees to have an oath administered that he or she will testify truly, or that any written testimony provided is true or believed to be true. The bill makes it a misdemeanor to
knowingly and willfully falsify or conceal any material fact; make any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or representation or prevent any false writing or document.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 183 (Senator Jo Anna Dossett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires, by July 1, 2022, every administrative body, state agency director or official with authority over any occupational or professional license or certification to develop and promulgate administrative rules to ensure no individual who has obtained an
occupational or professional licensure or certification may have such license or certification revoked or suspended solely for failure to make their scheduled student loan payments or being delinquent on their student loans.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 282 (Senator Frank Simpson)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Amends Section 840-2.20 of the Oklahoma Personnel Act to<b>
</b>allow for a temporary increase in the accumulation limits for annual leave following an emergency declaration period, which shall carryover to the end of the fiscal year following the year in which the emergency declaration ended. increase and carryover
of annual leave time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
Senate General Government Committee 9-0 on Thursday, February 4. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 19-0 on Thursday, February 18.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 296 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires OMES to utilize agency information to prepare a “Coercive Federal Funds Report” detailing each source of federal funds agencies
receive in excess of $5 million, the conditions necessary for eligibility of those funds, the manner in which those funds must be spent, maintenance of effort and other similar requirements, and conditions that relate to policy matters other than the manner
in which funds are spent including requirements that state regulations meet or exceed federal stringencies.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 299 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows for cooperative “piggybacking” purchase agreements between state agencies including on public construction contracts.<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate General Government Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 333 (Senator Frank Simpson)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Amends Section 840-2.15 of the Oklahoma Personnel Act to<b>
</b>allow for a temporary increase in the accumulation limits for compensatory time following an emergency declaration period, which shall carryover to the end of the fiscal year following the year in which the emergency declaration ended. increase and carryover
of annual leave time.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned
to Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee. Reassigned to House General Government Committee. Passed House General Government Committee 8-0 on Thursday, February 18.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 403 (Senator Brenda Stanley)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Makes it unlawful for any person, alone or in concert with others and without authorization, to willfully disturb, interfere or disrupt
business of any political subdivision, which includes publicly posted meetings, or any political subdivision.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned
to Senate Public Safety Committee. Amended to add an emergency clause to the bill. Passed Public Safety Committee with a vote of 11-0 on Monday, February 8.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 426 (Senator J.J. Dossett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Paid Family Leave Act. It requires the Department of Labor to establish a family temporary disability insurance program. Family temporary disability insurance is to provide up to six weeks of wage replacement benefits to workers who take time off
work to care for a seriously ill child, spouse, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling or domestic partner, or to bond with a minor child within one year of the birth or placement of the child in connection with foster care or adoption.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 439 (Senator Shane Jett)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires every state agency to designate a liaison to serve as a point of contact for the federally recognized Indian tribes residing
in Oklahoma. It makes it the duty of the liaison to assist both the state and tribal governments in addressing issues of mutual interest.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate General Government Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 459 (Senator Lonnie Paxton)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Amends the Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol testing in light of medical marijuana.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 10-3 on Thursday, February 18.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 484 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows the Legislature to approve or disapprove any agency implementation of a federal rule or law. Requires state agencies to send
their interpretation of any rule or regulation before implementation.<br>
<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate General Government Committee.</u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 543 (Senator Rob Standridge)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires OMES to award flexible benefit contracts to Oklahoma-based companies.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee.</u>
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 539 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires agency rules to be published on their website. Requires justification for rulemaking. Allows the legislature to amend any rules.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 571 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires every agency to disclose the federal or state authority for any part of the agency operation when requested by a member of
the legislature. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate General Government Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 640 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sets a permanent limit on the number of full-time equivalent employees employed by a state agency as the number included in a June 2021
budget.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 650 (Senator Kim David)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Provides a 2% increase to the amount of a participant’s benefit allowance from the amount provided in the previous plan year.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 8-1 on Thursday, February 18.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 794 (Senator James Leewright)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Requires that if the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission or its representative determines that an individual has been overpaid unemployment benefits to provisions therein relating to administrative overpayment, the individual must be sent a notice of overpayment determination. It allows that if the individual disagrees with this determination, said individual can file an appeal of the determination with the Appeal Tribunal within 10 days after the date of mailing.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
<pre style="margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee and Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee. Passed Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 12-0 on Thursday, February 11.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 827 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom) </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Prohibits state employees or agencies from entering into contracts which require any maintenance of effort to get prior consent of the legislature.<o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate General Government Committee</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 829 (Senator Casey Murdock)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Requires state agencies who have jurisdiction over parcels of land containing 80 or more acres of contiguous land to fence it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
<pre style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate General Government Committee. Reassigned to Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee. Passed Senate Agriculture and Wildlife 12-0 on Monday, February 8. </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 830 (Senator Nathan Dahm) </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Prohibits adopting any policy that would promote race or sex stereotyping or scapegoating. <o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate General Government Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 876 (Senator Nathan Dahm) </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Makes all newly hired state employees unclassified employees. Prohibits anyone being placed under classified service except for those positions required by federal grant or funding. <o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee. Laid over.</u> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 895 (Senator Paul Rosino) </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows state agencies to choose to have required audits performed by a public accountant or certified public accountant registered to do business with the state.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
<pre style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate Finance Committee. Reassigned to House General Government Committee. Passed House General Government Committee 7-2 on Thursday, February 18.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></pre>
<pre style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 896 (Senator James Leewright) </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Exempts an acquisition or contract by a state agency for information technology staff augmentation services or technology consulting from the Central Purchasing Act.<o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate General Government Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 924 (Senator Greg Treat)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Creates a state data definition and gives OMES the authority to determine when state data is allowed to be shared between agencies or with federal entities if a request to share is initially rejected. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed Senate General Government Committee 6-0 on Thursday, February 18.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></pre>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 981 (Senator Darrell Weaver)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates a “Meets Standards” category and rating for Longevity Pay increase for public employees. It excludes institutions under the authority of the State Regents for Higher Education, employees of public-school districts and elected officials.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 984 (Senator Kim David)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Prohibits an agency or official of the executive branch from entering into a contingency fee contract that provides for the private
attorney or firm to receive an aggregate contingency fee that exceeds amounts specified therein. It prohibits the total fee payable to all retained private attorneys in any contingency fee contract from exceeding $50,000,000, exclusive of any costs and expenses
provided by the contract and actually incurred by the retained private attorneys, regardless of the number of actions or proceedings or the number of retained private attorneys involved in the matter.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate Judiciary Committee</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 1008 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires all executive branch agencies which implement rules to include a specific reference to the statutory provision that gives them
the authority to make such a rule. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 1017 (Senator Shane Jett) </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires every state agency to complete a quarterly efficiency evaluation. Creates the Oklahoma Government Waste Advisory Board to oversee these evaluations and publish reports. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate General Government Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></pre>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 (Senator Rob Standridge)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to submit a report to the Legislature and to make the report available on its website by December 31, 2021, that includes a list of all persons employed in a faculty or teaching position including their
position rank at their respective institutions within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and their compensation during the 2020-2021 academic year; a list of the courses taught and the hours taught by persons employed in a faculty or teaching position
at institutions within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education during the 2020-2021 academic year; the tenure policy of each institution within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for the 2020-2021 academic year; and the number of faculty employed
by each institution within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education who had tenure during the 2020-2021 academic year.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Budget Bills</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1665 (Representative Kevin West)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates a Federal Funds Holding Account within the General Revenue Fund to receive all funds required to be paid to the State of Oklahoma.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1990 (Representative Trey Caldwell)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows ad valorem reimbursement fund to be used to reimburse counties for loss of revenue.<b>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned
to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Direct to Appropriations Committee. Passed House Appropriations Committee 28-0 Thursday, February 18.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2086 (Speaker Charles McCall)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to ensure state agencies are charged no more than the actual
cost of the services provided by the Office.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed House Rules Committee 9-0 Tuesday, February 16.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2775 (Representative John Pfeiffer)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Adds to the definition of “Cost Approach” in the ad valorem tax code to include physical deterioration, functional or internal obsolescence,
and economic or external obsolescence.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to House County and Municipal Government Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2777 (Representative John Pfeiffer)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows for wind power valuation for real property and personal property in the ad valorem tax code.
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<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to House County and Municipal Government Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2780 (Representative John Pfeiffer)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows the Oklahoma Tax Commission to garnish accrued earnings of a delinquent taxpayer by contacting the taxpayer’s employer.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2855 (Representative Sean Roberts)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Bars any agency from filing a budget with the director of OMES that would result in spending more than the total amount for such agency during the fiscal year ending in June 2020 until completing an independent comprehensive performance audit.
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<u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Joint Resolution 1001 (Representative Andy Fugate)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Proposes a vote of the people on a constitutional amendment that changes the way the maximum Constitutional Reserve (Rainy Day) Fund
balance amount would be computed. It would require the maximum balance allowed be based on a percentage of total state expenditures instead of using revenue estimates provided by the State Board of Equalization for the annual appropriations process. It would
provide that total expenditures include all appropriated monies and federal funds. It would exclude from total expenditures money from revolving funds which are used by state agencies, fees or similar charges that were not derived from tax revenue, and money
obtained by issuing state government bonds.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed House Rules Committee 9-0 Tuesday, February 16.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 79 (Senator Roger Thompson)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Exempts from sales tax the transfer of tangible personal property to or by nonprofit 501(c)(3) entities that have entered into a joint operating agreement with the University Hospitals Trust.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned
to Senate Appropriations Committee. Amended to provide an effective date of July 1, 2022. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee as amended 20-0 on Thursday, February 18.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 84 (Senator Chuck Hall)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Authorizes and directs the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission to review the unemployment compensation structure and to develop
a method that ties unemployment benefits and employer contribution rates to the economic conditions and employment rates of the state.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 181 (Senator Zack Taylor</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)
Permits more than one-half of ad valorem taxes to be paid by January 1 of each year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
Senate Finance Committee 12-0 Tuesday, February 2. Passed off Senate Floor 46-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 383 (Senator Robert Standridge)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Establishes that the owner or operator of a social media website who contracts with users in Oklahoma is subject to a private right of action by a social media website user if the social media website purposely deletes or censors a social media website user’s
political speech or religious speech or uses an algorithm to suppress political speech or religious speech.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Judiciary Committee.<o:p></o:p></u></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 389 (Senator Mark Allen)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Lowers the gross production tax on oil to 6 percent and 4 percent for wells with the first production occurring between July 16, 2018,
through December 31, 2022, for a time period of 36 months beginning on January 1, 2022.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Finance Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 395 (Senator Jo Anna Dossett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires any bill, resolution or amendment reducing the revenue of the state by lowering taxes to be accompanied with documentation of the negative fiscal impact on the state and requires any such measure to receive approval of at least three-fourths of both
chambers.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 498 (Senator Roger Thompson)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Permits a facility engaged in cement manufacturing to have the payroll requirements of the five-year ad valorem tax exemption waived for tax year 2021, which is based in part on the 2020 calendar year payroll reported to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
and permits it to continue to receive the exemption for the five-year period only if all other requirements of this section are met.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
Senate Finance Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Referred to Full Appropriations Committee. Laid over.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><a name="_Hlk64646301"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 590 (Senator John Michael Montgomery)
</span></b></a></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64646301"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Directs the first $1 million that would otherwise go to the Common Education Technology
Revolving Fund, the Higher Education Capital Revolving Fund and the Oklahoma Student Aid Revolving Fund to instead be directed to the property held by the Land Office Trust beginning in the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2023, with the amount increasing
by $1 million each year until the full amount of the apportionment is redirected to the property held by the Land Office Trust.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 591 (Senator John Michael Montgomery)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows the State Treasurer to invest up to $2 million of the revenue stabilization fund into a hedge fund.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 609 (Senator Chuck Hall)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Extends the ad valorem tax exemption to manufacturing facilities, doubles the acquisition or expansion limit. Adds definitions to manufacturing facilities.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
Senate Finance Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 19-0 on Thursday, February 18.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 753 (Senator Brent Howard)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
For any property acquired by a governmental entity operating as a trust, after the effective date of this act, the trust shall annually make in lieu of tax payments an amount equal to the ad valorem assessed against the property immediately prior to purchase
by the trust.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned
to Senate Finance Committee. Title stricken. Passed Senate Finance Committee 10-1 on Tuesday, February 9.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 771 (Senator Blake Stephens)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates the Tax Collection Modernization Act allowing each county treasurer in their sole discretion to let taxpayers make payments
on the total amount of tax due, and holding these payments on trust until the amount is sufficient to pay the total due.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Finance Committee 11-0 on Friday, February 19. Title stricken.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 906 (Senator Casey Murdock)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Provides allowances for depreciation of value in ad valorem tax consideration.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Finance Committee 9-2 on Friday, February 19.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 930 (Senator Kim David)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Excludes private hospitals from ad valorem tax exemptions. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Joint Resolution 14 (Senator Joe Newhouse)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Puts to a vote of the people increasing the cap on the Constitutional Reserve Fund from 15% to 30%.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Joint Resolution 16 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Changes the way maximum balance allowed for the rainy-day fund from using the Board of Equalization estimates to a percentage of a total
of the state expenditures for the previous year including all state and federal funds.<b>
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<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CareerTech</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1026 (Representative Rande Worthen)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows CLEET to establish and certify additional law enforcement and criminal justice programs at state-supported technology center
schools in the State of Oklahoma operating under the State Board of Career and Technology Education for teaching students between 16 and 19 years of age.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Public Safety Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 623 (Senator David Bullard)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires the State Board of CareerTech to establish a pilot program to provide grants to public school districts to offer career and technology programs to 9-12<sup>th</sup> grade students.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Common Education</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1027 (Representative Trish Ranson)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires de-escalation training for certified teachers, beginning in the 2022-2023 school year.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed House Common Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, February 16.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1046 (Representative Dell Kerbs)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires a copy or a hyperlink to a copy of the most recent audit of the financial statements of a school district be posted on the school district website for public inspection.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1073 (Representative Tom Gann)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Extends the sunset date for the Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Board until July 1, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
House Administrative Rules Committee 10-0 on Wednesday, February 10.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1103 (Representative Mark Vancuren)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Directs the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the State Education Department to create a set of guidelines
and provide directions to schools in order to survey every public and private school student in grades 6,8,10 and 12 with the Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment Survey every other year beginning in the 2022-2023 school year.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 16.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1104 (Representative Mark Vancuren)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires information on a student's tribal affiliation to be included in student data collected for the state.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed House Common Education Committee on 12-0 on Tuesday, February 16.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1568 (Representative Jeff Boatman)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates Maria’s Law requiring collaboration with the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to adopt standards and approve age-appropriate curriculum for K-12 students as a part of normal health education curriculum.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1569 (Representative Jacob Rosecrants)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Oklahoma Play to Learn Act. States that the intention of the Legislature is to focus on the importance of child-centered, play-based learning.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1590 (Representative Melissa Provenzano</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)
Makes any public funds paid to an educational management organization for school functions be subject to the same reporting requirements and audits as a school district.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1594 (Representative Melissa Provenzano)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Modifies the membership of the State Board of Education. Two members are appointed by the Governor, two members are appointed by the
President Pro Tem of the Senate and two by the Speaker of the House. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1599 (Representative Melissa Provenzano)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows school districts to provide a staff assistant to regular education or special education teachers on an IEP.<b>
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<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1641 (Representative Justin Humphrey)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Bans any curriculum that promotes or degrades any race, gender or sexual orientation.<b>
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<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1656 (Representative Denise Brewer)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires the State Board of Education to require each local school district to employ at least one certified school counselor at each
school site.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1657 (Representative Denise Brewer)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires local boards of education to prohibit race discrimination based on natural hair or hairstyles in their dress codes.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Judiciary-Civil Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1686 (Representative John Talley)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Authorizes the State Board of Education to adopt suicide awareness prevention curriculum.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1761 (Representative Trish Ranson)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires the Board of Education for a school district to adopt an attendance policy reflecting students completing instructional activities while not in school.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1762 (Representative Trish Ranson)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Establishes trauma informed violence de-escalation training information to be made available for teachers.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1769 (Representative Mike Dobrinski)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires the Oklahoma State Department of Education to maintain a dyslexia information handbook.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1775 (Representative Sherrie Conley)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates Riley's Rule, a requirement that each athletic and practice facility create an emergency action plan.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee. Laid over.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1778 (Representative Sherrie Conley)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Modifies provisions of the School Safety and Bullying Prevention Act. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1802 (Representative Nicole Miller)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires school districts to publish and make revenue sources available on the school district site.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1839 (Representative John Waldron)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Removes the inclusion of chronic absenteeism from consideration when assigning school grades.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1841 (Representative John Waldron)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Directs the State Department of Education to implement a modernized educational data infrastructure.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1846 (Representative Andy Fugate)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Revises household income limitations for Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship eligibility.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1851 (Representative Andy Fugate)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
If an eligible student attends a school which is identified as a school in need of improvement, the eligible student may receive a Family Choice Act transfer to the nearest qualified school located in another school district.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></u></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1886 (Representative Jeff Boatman)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires all teachers and certified support staff to complete mental health training as a part of their continuing education.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1919 (Representative Meloyde Blancett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires all student to receive guidance services from certified school counselors.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1963 (Representative Jadine Nollan)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If vacancies occur which result in a loss of majority members of the board of education of a school district or technology center school
district, the Governor shall appoint a member or members necessary to constitute a quorum to the board of education.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Elections and Ethics Committee. Laid over.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1968 (Representative Jadine Nollan)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Deletes expenditure and program classification reporting requirements for certain gifted and talented programs.<b>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
House Appropriations and Budget Committee 13-0 on Monday, February 8. Referred to full House Appropriations Committee. Laid over.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1985 (Representative Mark Lepak)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Removes the ability for a school district to remove teachers union fees from an employee’s paycheck.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2030 (Representative Terry O’Donnell)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Adds passing the Naturalization test to high school graduation requirements.<b>
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<u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed House Common Education Committee 11-3 on Tuesday, February 16.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2084 (Speaker Charles McCall)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires the subject matter standards for history to include the United States Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Emancipation
Proclamation, Federalist Papers and other documents with significant history and heritage of the United States.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2223 (Representative Randy Randleman)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires the Oklahoma State Department of Education to maintain a dyslexia information handbook.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2381 (Representative Danny Sterling)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Directs local school districts to conduct an annual fitness assessment.<b>
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<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2388 (Representative John Talley)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Asks school districts to provide age-appropriate instruction about social-emotional learning.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2396 (Representative Todd Russ)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Asks the board of education to adopt a policy regarding sex trafficking and exploitation prevention.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed House Common Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 9.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2418 (Representative Monroe Nichols)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Adjusts the state aid formula to lower the weight of “gifted” children and adds a category for economically disadvantaged and gifted.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2460 (Representative Mark Lepak)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Prohibits school strikes or shutdowns by board of education or school employees.<b>
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<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2462 (Representative Dick Lowe)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows the State Department of Education to enter into contracts and agreements for the payment of food, lodging and other expenses necessary to host or participate in conferences and training sessions.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
House General Government Committee 7-0 on Wednesday, February 17.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2547 (Representative Preston Stinson)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires media timeouts at high school sporting events which are being broadcast.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2570 (Representative Chad Caldwell)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates minimum requirements for how often public schools must meet in person. If they fail to meet that standard, they must transition
to being a charter school and forfeit a percentage of the state aid formula.<b> <br>
<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2651 (Representative Jon Echols)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates a tax credit for those contributing to eligible educational improvement grant organizations.<b>
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<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2662 (Representative Jon Echols)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates the Seizure Safe Schools Act requiring each local school district to have at least one school employee at each school who has
met certain seizure safe training requirements. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned
to House Common Education Committee. Amended to change from a Shall to a May. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 16.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2727 (Representative Ajay Pittman)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires subject to the availability of funds that there be a basic life skills education curriculum taught in public schools.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2749 (Representative Rhonda Baker)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires schools that receive more than $2,500 from the Reading Proficiency Act to spend at least 10% on professional development for
Pre-k-5 grade teachers. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 16.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2751 (Representative Rhonda Baker)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Defines computer science requirements for public elementary schools beginning in the year 2024-2025.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2837 (Representative Mark Vancuren)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires that if a student is transferred to a school district other than the district of residence of the student, the receiving district must establish availability of the appropriate program, staff and services prior to approval of the transfer.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2856 (Representative Sean Roberts)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires school districts to publish their proposed budget on their website.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2859 (Representative Sean Roberts)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows school districts to sell advertising on the exterior of school transportation.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Joint Resolution 1026 (Representative Anthony Moore)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Puts to a vote of the people a constitutional amendment that removes debt limits for school districts.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Joint Resolution 1029 (Representative Monroe Nichols)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Puts to a vote of the people a constitutional amendment that<b> </b>authorizes a school district to raise an additional $5 million levy on taxable property within the district if approved by the majority of district voters.<b>
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<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Joint Resolution 1033 (Representative Chad Caldwell)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Puts to a vote of the people a requirement that a school spends at least 60% of its annual budget on instructional expenditures.<b>
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<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 2 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Clarifies and expands the duties of the School Finance Review Commission to conduct a review of all matters related to school finance,
including but not limited to teacher compensation and benefits; administrative costs, including administrative functions that may be shared between districts; opportunities for school districts to be operated in a cost effective manner; variances in per pupil
and administrative expenditures among school districts with comparable enrollment, demographics and outcomes on statewide assessments; and expenditures not directly or sufficiently related to improving student outcomes.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. </u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 13 (Senator Brenda Stanley)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires a teacher whose certificate is suspended by the State Board of Education to be placed on suspension while proceedings for revocation
or other action are pending before the State Board of Education.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 21 (Senator Kay Floyd)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Makes it a requirement, rather than permissive, beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, that district school boards provide schoolwide training to all students in grades seven through twelve and staff addressing suicide awareness and prevention.<br>
<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Education Committee as amended by committee substitute 12-0 on Tuesday, February 9.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 54 (Senator John Michael Montgomery)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires the State Department of Education to designate a school district site or charter school site as a Purple Star School. The bill defines applicable terms. It establishes the requirements for a school district site or charter school to be designated
as a Purple Star School. It requires the State Board of Education to promulgate necessary rules.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 10-0 on Thursday, February 11.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 66 (Senator John Haste)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Exempts any insurance policy sold to any school district from the surplus lines premium tax.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 9-0 on Monday, February 8.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 68 (Senator Frank Simpson)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires a public school student to be considered in compliance with statutory residency provisions if he or she is a student whose parent or legal guardian is transferred or is pending transfer to a military installation within the state while on active military
duty pursuant to an official military order.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 2.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 89 (Senator John Haste)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates the Health Education Act. The bill defines applicable terms. It requires health education to be taught in public schools, including
but not limited to physical health, mental health, social and emotional health and intellectual health.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 128 (Senator Dave Rader)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Seizure Safe Schools Act requiring at least one school employee at each school to meet certain training requirements.<br>
<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Title Stricken, Amended by Committee Substitute. Passed 12-0 on Tuesday, February 9</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 130 (Senator George Burns)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates the Oklahoma American Heritage Education Act. It adds to the list of items each school district in the state is required to
permit a principal or teacher to utilize in a public-school building, classroom, or at any public-school event relating to the history, heritage, or foundation of the United States or the State of Oklahoma.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 142 (Senator Roland Pederson)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires a school district’s board of education to allow a nonresident and non-transferred pupil to determine whether to require a tuition fee equal to the per capita cost of education for a similar period in such district during the preceding year. The bill
requires the tuition fee to be paid to the receiving district in advance yearly or by semester as determined by the district board of education of the receiving district.<br>
<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Education Committee as amended by committee substitute 12-0 on Tuesday, February 9.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 157 (Senator J.J. Dossett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Removes language that provides State Board of Education appointees to serve at the pleasure of the Governor. It adds language that permits the Governor to remove members of the board for cause, including being found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction
of a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude; being found guilty of malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance in relation to board duties; being found mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction; or failing to attend three successive meetings
of the board without just cause, as determined by the Governor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned
to Senate Education Committee. Title Stricken. Passed Senate Education Committee 10-2 on Tuesday, February 2</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senator 197 (Senator Tom Dugger)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires candidates who win board of education elections to be seated at the first meeting following the April election date. It clarifies language related to the April board of education election date.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 9.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 210 (Senator Brent Howard)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Permits a member of a school district board of education to be removed from office by means of a recall petition demanding the removal of a board member and the election of a successor to the member.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Laid over.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 252 (Senator Brenda Stanley)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires all public schools to begin teaching computer science courses in the 2024-2025 school year.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned
to Senate Education Committee. Title Stricken. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 2</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 271 (Senator Zack Taylor)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Gives teachers the authority for the control and discipline of their students within the guidelines set by the school district and requires the teacher to keep good order in the classroom and other places in which they are assigned to be in charge of students,
and sets out measures the teachers are allowed to take in order to control students including notifying law enforcement directly.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 291 (Senator John Haste)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Adds a science, technology, engineering and math block course taught at a high school or tech center to the options for the graduation requirements in competencies of mathematics.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 307 (Senator Marty Quinn)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates the Educational Deregulation Act allowing school districts to create and implement educational improvement plans which would
exempt them from educational related statutory regulations and State Board of Education rules.<b>
</b>Removes accountability requirements to the state and local level.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. </u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 323 (Senator Jo Anna Dossett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Modifies the state aid formula for the 2021-2022 school year and those thereafter.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 376 (Senator Carri Hicks)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Directs each school district to create a special education advisory council and sets the membership of said councils, makes all meetings of said councils subject to the Open Meetings Act, sets the duties of the councils.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 377 (Senator Carri Hicks)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Entitles support employees to pay for any time lost when a school district is closed because of an epidemic or when an order for such a closing has been issued by a health officer authorized by law to issue the order.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 417 (Senator J.J. Dossett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Provides for an increase in compensation for school support personnel.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 419 (Senator J.J. Dossett)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Removes the requirement to administer assessments in U.S. history under the statewide system of student assessments.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 420 (Senator J.J. Dossett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires the State Department of Education to keep confidential the home addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses and social security numbers of any person employed or formerly employed by a school district or a public charter school. It allows
a person employed or formerly employed by a school district or public charter school to provide the State Department of Education with written permission to disclose any or all of the information kept confidential.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 437 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires public school districts to provide remediation courses for high school students who score below benchmarks on subject-area
portions of the American College Testing (ACT) exam or below equivalent scores on the SAT exam in the most recent year for which student performance data is available.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Education Committee 9-3 on Tuesday, February 9.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 450 (Senator Michael Brooks)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires school districts that receive state aid funds as a result of qualifying for the "bilingual" pupil category weight to use the funds to provide professional development for teachers who offer instruction in English as a second language. It requires
the expenditures to be reported using the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 503 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Adds to required history curriculum, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, substantive selections
from the Federalist Papers the Emancipation Proclamation, the Articles of Confederation, the Gettysburg Address and George Washington’s Farwell Address.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. </u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 517 (Senator John Michael Montgomery)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires the board of education of a school district that offers full-time virtual education, the governing board of a public charter
school that offers full-time virtual education, and the governing board of a statewide virtual charter school to be exempt from the tuition fee requirement for nonresident and non-transferred students who attend a full-time virtual education program.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 613 (Senator David Bullard)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires the State Board of Education and school district boards to find effective ways to adjust scientific curriculum as it addresses
scientific controversies.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 615 (Senator David Bullard)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Adds conversations with a school counselor about sexual behavior or attitudes to the list of curriculum and information that must be
approved by a superintendent or designee. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63418868"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 619 (Senator David Bullard)
</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63418868"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows school districts to obtain liability insurance coverage to protect a student participating
in an apprenticeship internship or mentorship program.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63418868"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63418868"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">:
Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Title Stricken Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 2</span></u></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63418868"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 626 (Senator David Bullard)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires disclosure to a student’s school district if a student has received mental health services in the previous year. Requires school
personnel to meet with the parents to determine if an IEP is warranted. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 634 (Senator Julie Daniels)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires an authorization form that has the statement of understanding of the first amendment rights to not be a part of a union for
public education employees. Makes that form’s authorization a yearly requirement.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 642 (Senator Adam Pugh)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Includes multi-aptitude battery assessments that measure developed abilities and help predict future academic and occupational success
in the military.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 661 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Adds passing the Naturalization test to high school graduation requirements.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63418887"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 662 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63418887"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires the State Board of Education and school district boards to find effective ways to adjust scientific curriculum as it addresses scientific controversies.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 707 (Senator Greg McCortney)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Sets a deadline for parents to present immunization records or exemptions.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Education Committee 11-1 on Tuesday, February 9.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 783 (Senator Adam Pugh)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires the Department of Education to publish a list of the capacity for a class in each grade level K-12.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 803</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<b>(Senator Shane Jett)</b> Prohibits public and charter schools from teaching “divisive subjects.”<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u> <b>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 807 (Senator Chris Kidd)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Entitles support employees to pay for any time lost when a school district is closed because of an epidemic or when an order for such a closing has been issued by a health officer authorized by law to issue the order.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 823 (Senator Zack Taylor)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Modifies the dates that allow the calculation of state aid allocations and increases the caps on certain carryover.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Joint Resolution 3 (Senator Carri Hicks)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Proposes a vote of the people on a constitutional amendment that allows a member of the Legislature to be employed as a certified teacher with a public school district in this state after he or she completes his or her term in office.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Joint Resolution 9 (Senator Mary Boren)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Puts to a vote of the people a constitutional amendment that changes the duty of the legislature when it comes to public education. Removes the words “Wherein all the children of the State may be educated”. Instead requires the legislature to “make suitable
provision for the support and maintenance of an efficient and equitable system of free public schools”.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">COVID-19</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1057 (Representative Jim Olsen)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Prohibits any person from being required to receive any vaccine as a condition of their public or private employment. It also preempts
any employment-related vaccination mandate.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House States Rights Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1669 (Representative Kevin West)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Modifies the powers of the Governor during catastrophic health emergencies to emphasize the importance of not interfering with civil
rights.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1670 (Representative Kevin West)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Terminates the Governor’s emergency health powers after 30 days if an emergency proclamation is not extended.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1887 (Representative Danny Williams)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Prohibits a governmental entity from issuing any order or rule that requires closure of any place of worship.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House States Rights Committee. Laid Over.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2192 (Representative Jason Lowe)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates the Covid-19 Save Lives Response Act. Requires all those medically able who are older than 5 years of age to wear a face covering
in public. Allows the denial of services to those not wearing face coverings. Limits non-essential gatherings. Requires all businesses to the extent they are able to provide work from home procedures. Creates punishment of $1,000 fines for violating this act.
Leaves act in place until there are no more than 300 patients hospitalized state wide for Covid-19.<b>
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<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House States Rights Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2335 (Representative Jay Steagall)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Prohibits compulsory immunization through any state entity via direct or indirect means.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed House Public Health Committee 7-1 on Wednesday, February 10.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2579 (Representative Wendi Stearman)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Terminates the Governor’s emergency health powers after 30 days if an emergency proclamation is not extended.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House General Government Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2580 (Representative Wendi Stearman)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Prohibits compulsory immunization through any state entity via direct or indirect means.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Public Health Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Joint Resolution 1032 (Representative Chad Caldwell)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Puts to a vote of the people a constitutional amendment prohibiting a governmental entity from issuing any order or rule that requires
closure of any place of worship.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 223 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Prohibits compulsory immunization through any state entity via direct or indirect means.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Health and Human Services Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 224 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Prohibits cities or towns from enacting or enforcing a mask mandate.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate General Government Committee.</u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 255 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows for contact tracing, provides qualifications and limits authority to certain conditions.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Health and Human Services Committee.</u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 352 (Senator Warren Hamilton)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Prohibits any state entity from requiring immunization or mask wearing. Makes attempting to enforce a requirement a misdemeanor.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate General Government Committee.</u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 368 (Senator David Bullard)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Prohibits any governmental declaration of a religious institution as nonessential. Requires that religious institutions be exempt from closure orders for the purpose of health or security that is greater than that imposed on any private entity.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 6-2 on Tuesday, February 9.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 557 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Limits the Governor’s powers in a state of emergency, or other political entity from prohibiting activities in a place of worship.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee.</u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 671 (Senator Shane Jett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Prohibits compulsory immunization through any state entity via direct or indirect means.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Health and Human Services Committee.</u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 678 (Senator David Bullard)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Prohibits a governmental entity from issuing any order or rule that requires closure of any place of worship.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Judiciary Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 679 (Senator David Bullard)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Prohibits compulsory immunization through any state entity via direct or indirect means.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Health and Human Services Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 765 (Senator David Bullard)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Makes it unlawful to require vaccination as a condition of employment.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee. Laid over.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 786 (Senator Shane Jett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Declares all Oklahoma business “essential” in order to avoid pandemic related shutdowns.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 835 (Senator Blake Stephens) </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Bans any discrimination by any public accommodation towards a person on the basis of their vaccination or immunity status. <o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 6-2 on Friday, February 19.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 846 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Makes it unlawful to require vaccination as a condition of employment.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 875 (Senator Nathan Dahm) </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Bars all state entities or political subdivisions from denying government services or entrance to anyone not wearing a mask.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate General Government Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 885 (Senator Shane Jett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Prohibits cities or towns from enacting or enforcing a mask mandate. <o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate General Government Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 1016 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Adds to the definition of Catastrophic Health Emergency situations where there is an overloading of hospitals, emergency rooms and medical facilities beyond their capacity to serve.<o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Health and Human Services Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Charter Schools</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1591 (Representative Melissa Provenzano)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Gives virtual charter school sponsorship, funding and other authority over to the State Board of Education rather than the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1595 (Representative Melissa Provenzano)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Includes punishments for virtual charter schools for not transmitting student records within 3 years. Punishments to be determined by
the State Department of Education. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1861 (Representative Andy Fugate)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
States that the fee for administrative services rendered by charter school sponsor shall not be more than three percent of the state aid allocation of charter school and shall not be less than zero percent of the state aid allocation of the charter school.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1855 (Representative Andy Fugate)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Eliminates the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board and assigns its duties to the State Board of Education.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2753 (Representative Rhonda Baker)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Eliminates the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board and assigns its duties to the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Joint Resolution 1036 (Representative Jon Echols)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Puts to a vote of the people a constitutional amendment allowing a school district to become indebted after a 3/5<sup>th</sup>s vote
to acquire or improve the school sites or equipment of a charter school.<b> <br>
<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 53 (Senator Carri Hicks)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Removes language permitting the State Board of Education to sponsor charter schools. It prohibits, beginning July 1, 2022, the board's
sponsorship of charter schools, except for those operated by the Office of Juvenile Affairs. It requires charter schools sponsored by the board to enter a contract with another sponsor by July 1, 2022. It requires the charter school to be dissolved if it does
not successfully enter a contract with another sponsor.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 69 (Senator Frank Simpson</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)
Provides a student will be eligible to enroll in a statewide virtual charter school if the student's parent or legal guardian is transferred or is pending transfer to a military installation within this state while on active military duty pursuant to an official
military order.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 2.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 152 (Senator Jo Anna Dossett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Removes language permitting the State Board of Education to sponsor charter schools. It prohibits, beginning July 1, 2022, the board's sponsorship of charter schools, except for those operated by the Office of Juvenile Affairs. It requires charter schools
sponsored by the board to enter a contract with another sponsor by July 1, 2022. It requires the charter school be dissolved if it does not successfully enter a contract with another sponsor.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 166 (Senator J.J. Dossett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Gives virtual charter school sponsorship, funding and other authority over to the State Board of Education rather than the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 221 (Senator Rob Standridge)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Wellness Scholarship Program to provide a scholarship to an eligible private school of choice students who have health-related concerns.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 222 (Senator Rob Standridge)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Hope Scholarship Program to provide a scholarship to an eligible private school of choice for students who have experienced bullying.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 239 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton and Representative Toni Hasenbeck)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates a process for the State Board of Education to hear appeals to the charter school sponsorship process.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u> <u>
Passed Senate Education Committee 11-1 on Tuesday, February 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 30-16 on Wednesday, February 10. Engrossed to House.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 532 (Senator Rob Standridge)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the School Choice for Disadvantaged Children Program Act; a scholarship to a participating private school of choice for eligible students.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. </u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bills 630 (Senator David Bullard)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
If a student has expressed an intent to enroll in a virtual charter school, the resident school district of the student may deny the transfer if the resident district offers a full-time virtual education program that is equal in scope and content to the virtual
charter school to which a transfer is being sought.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. </u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 665 (Senator J.J. Dossett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Prohibits for-profit management organizations or other business entities to apply for, receive or renew a charter school application or contract.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. </u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 658 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires the State Department of Education to provide any notice or publication on immunization requirements all information on exemptions to such requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned
to Senate Education Committee. Amended to pass Senate Education Committee 8-3 on Tuesday, February 9.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 700 (Senator Chris Kidd)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires that a charter school which is operated by the Office of Juvenile Affairs be operated or contracted out of an OJA facility.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. </u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ethics</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 176 (Senator Julia Kirt)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires those appointed by the Governor as agency directors or cabinet secretaries to file financial disclosure statements with the
Ethics Commission.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 178 (Senator Julia Kirt)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Removes the $150,000 cap on the Ethics Commission (revolving) Fund and permits all fees collected by the commission to be deposited into the fund.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 180 (Senator Julia Kirt)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Provides each house of the Legislature to require, every two years, four hours total of mandatory training sessions for its members,
presented by the Ethics Commission and emphasizing the rules of the Ethics Commission. It requires a form issued by the Ethics Commission to each member be signed and returned by the member to the member's House of the Legislature, attesting to the completion
of the training.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Failed Senate Rules Committee 5-7 on Wednesday, February 10.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<pre style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 989 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Prohibits a person from using or authorizing the use of public funds, property or time to engage in legislative or executive lobbying, as such terms are defined in the Rules of the Ethics Commission, except as provided in Section 840-2.5 of this title or in connection with individual rights set forth in the United States and Oklahoma Constitutions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></pre>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">General Government</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2107 (Representative Mauree Turner)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires all legislative measures beginning with the second session of the 58<sup>th</sup> Legislature to be prepared using gender neutral
terms. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 487 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows the Governor to remove any gubernatorial appointment on any agency, board or commission at any time. Vacancies created by this removal will be filled by current provisions.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate General Government Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 847 (Senator Darrell Weaver)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Allows the Legislature to create an “Educator of the Day” program.<o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senator Kay Floyd)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Proposes a vote of the people on a constitutional amendment that would prohibit members of the Legislature from being appointed or elected
to any office or commission during their term; receiving any appointment from the Governor, the Governor and Senate or the Legislature during the term; or being interested in any contract with the state or a political subdivision during the term. It would
not prohibit an employee of a school district, a technology center school district or the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education from continuing to serve during the term, or prohibit an appointment to a legislative committee or other legislative position.
It also would not prohibit a former member from returning to his or her profession or business. It would permit the Legislature to enact laws to implement these provisions.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Higher Education</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1004 (Representative Jim Olsen)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">It prohibits the state or political subdivision from prohibiting or restricting any mental health provider or religious advisor from
providing counseling or any patient or client from receiving counseling intended to aid patients or clients in their self-determined objectives of reducing, eliminating, resolving, or addressing unwanted same-sex attractions, behaviors, identity, sexual or
gender-identity expressions, or unwanted gender dysphoria.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Children Youth and Family Services Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1583 (Representative Mickey Dollens)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows public schools and institutions of higher education to include on student ID cards a National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the
Crisis Text Line and the campus police or security telephone line. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1589 (Representative Melissa Provenzano)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates the Oklahoma Student Borrowers Bill of Rights requiring that student loan servicers not employ any deceptive practices, maintain
accurate reporting to consumer credit bureaus, and otherwise accurately inform borrowers of their rights and obligations in public and plain language.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Judiciary Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1801 (Representative Nicole Miller)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Grants priority enrollment and course registration to all members of the Oklahoma National Guard and to students who are eligible to receive educational financial assistance from the department of veteran affairs.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee with a vote of 9-0 on Monday, February 8.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1852 (Representative Andy Fugate)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority to issue notes, bonds or other evidences of obligation up to $270,000,000 in order for the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University to construct buildings and other improvements to research, develop
and manufacture generic drugs including insulin. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1962 (Representative Jadine Nollan)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Specifies the definition of “qualified higher education expenses” to fall in line with section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee with a vote of 9-0 on Monday, February 8.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1994 (Representative Trey Caldwell)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows student athletes to enter contracts and be compensated for the use of their name or likeness.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Business and Commerce Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2477 (Representative Sean Roberts)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires institutes of higher education to remove all questions from scholarship and enrollment applications which identify the applicant’s gender, race or ethnic group.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee. Laid over.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2691 (Representative Toni Hasenbeck)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires the Commission for Educational Quality an Accountability to issue a report detailing factors in the public education system
that contribute to graduation rates, assessment scores and the state workforce. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2704 (Representative Merleyn Bell)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires all institutions of higher education to make available at least one full-time staff member available to notarize ballots during
designated absentee voting periods.<b> <br>
<u>Update</u></b><u>: Failed House Elections and Ethics Committee 2-6 on Tuesday, February 8.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2750 (Representative Rhonda Baker)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
States the intent of the Legislature that in establishing minimum required score on AP exams for granting course credit the Regents for Higher Education should not require an AP score above 3.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2874 (Representative Kevin Wallace)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Adds the University Hospitals Trust to those exempt from sales tax. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
House Appropriations and Budget Committee 26-1 on Wednesday, February 10. Title stricken.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2926 (Speaker Charles McCall)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires each institution of higher education to publish a salary report of common occupations and industries in which students are employed upon graduation.
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<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed House Rules Committee 7-0 on Tuesday, February 9.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 56 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires the State Board of Career and Technology Education and the State Regents for Higher Education by December 31, 2021, to review
courses offered by technology center schools to determine if they are eligible for college credit.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 70 (Senator Frank Simpson)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Increases the time period before the date of enrollment from five years to 10 years when a person was discharged or released from active military service to qualify for in-state enrollment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 4-0 on Wednesday. February 10. Referred to Full Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 19-0 on Thursday, February 18.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 102 (Senator John Haste)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires all state agencies that provide, contract for, or otherwise fund mental health services report to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES): all mental health services provided by the agency, including the name, purpose and primary funding
source or sources of each service; a financial summary of spending amounts by method of finance associated with each program that includes annual spending on each service in each of the last five state fiscal years; and outcome summaries for mental health
services that include target population or populations.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 138 (Senator Mary Boren)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Prohibits a higher learning institution, including its faculty, staff and other employees, from requiring an enrolled student to take a leave of absence, withdraw from a program or limit her studies solely due to pregnancy. It requires a higher learning institution,
including the faculty, staff or other employees, to reasonably accommodate pregnant students so they may complete their courses of study and research.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 139 (Senator Roger Thompson)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Adds the Senate Appropriations Committee Chair and the House Appropriations and Budget Committee Chair to the list of recipients of the annual report submitted by Oklahoma State University Medical Authority.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee. Laid Over.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 238 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)
Creates a task force to study the requirement for high school students to complete the FASFA. Designates the makeup of this task force and the end date for a report. Requires the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the Senate to provide the staff
and administrative support for the task force.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Education Committee 11-1 Tuesday, February 9.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 260 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)
Authorizes the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission to release to employees of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education, the Center for Economic and Management Research of the University
of Oklahoma, the Center for Economic and Business Development at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, or a center of economic and business research or development at a comprehensive or regional higher education institution within the Oklahoma State System
of Higher Education information required to identify economic trends and to complete performance accountability reports required by the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 261 (Senator John Michael Montgomery)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates the Oklahoma Student Borrower’s Bill of Rights, requiring that student loan servicers not employ any deceptive practices, maintain
accurate reporting to consumer credit bureaus, and otherwise accurately inform borrowers of their rights and obligations in public and plain language.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 11-2 on Thursday, February 11.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 276 (Senator Michael Brooks)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Prohibits an institution of higher education from inquiring about a prospective student’s criminal history on the initial application or at any time during the admissions process prior to acceptance or rejection.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. </u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 292 (Senator John Haste)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates a task force to study the concurrent enrollment needs of the State.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 331 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
creates the Save Women's Sports Act. The bill defines applicable terms. It prohibits athletic teams designated for "females," "women" or "girls" from being open to students of the male sex.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 477 (Senator Warren Hamilton)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Authorizes a public or private postsecondary institution to request that an enrolled student submit written documentation of whether
the student has been vaccinated against meningococcal disease. It requires any employee of a public or private postsecondary educational institution who coerces or in any way influences a student enrolled in the institution to receive a vaccination against
meningococcal disease to be guilty of a misdemeanor. It allows a public or private postsecondary institution to request that an enrolled student submit written documentation of whether the student has been vaccinated against hepatitis B, measles, mumps and
rubella (MMR). It requires that any employee of a public or private postsecondary educational institution who coerces or in any way influences a student enrolled in the institution to receive a vaccination against hepatitis B, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)
to be guilty of a misdemeanor.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Health and Human Services Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 614 (Senator David Bullard)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Enhances higher education students’ First Amendment rights to include the “right to an unbiased education” and freedom from any endorsement,
symbolism or propaganda of “socialism, communism, Marxism or anti-American sentiment.”
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 633 (Senator Julie Daniels)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates the Student and Administration Equality Act allowing a student who is accused of a violation of non-academic disciplinary or
conduct rules that would result in a 10 or more day suspension to be represented by an attorney or advocate. Creates a structure for hearings and a presumption of innocence for the student accused.<b>
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<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 637 (Senator Rob Standridge)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Prohibits an institution of higher education from requiring students to enroll in a course that is not a core requirement of their chosen
curriculum, a course with no tuition or fee charged, or a course that is not directly relevant to a degree being pursued.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 641 (Senator Adam Pugh)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Encourages the Regents for Higher Education to adopt a policy authorizing additional online distance learning opportunities. Allows the creation of a distance education tuition classification.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Laid over.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><a name="_Hlk63883750"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 660 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></a></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63883750"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Prevents all institutions of higher education from raising tuition and fee rates above those approved for the 2020-2021 rates.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 805 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Prohibits any institution of higher education from receiving funds form an individual or entity that is or has been associated with the China-based People’s Liberation Army.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 893 (Senator Adam Pugh)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows the undergraduate and graduate programs of the same discipline of engineering at an institution to be part of the qualified program if either program is ABET accredited.<br>
<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Finance Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, February 9.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><a name="_Hlk63883757"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Joint Resolution 15 (Senator Rob Standridge)
</span></b></a></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63883757"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Puts to a vote of the people a prohibition for higher education from requiring students
to enroll in a course that is not a core requirement of their chosen curriculum, a course with no tuition or fee charged, or a course that is not directly relevant to a degree being pursued.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</u></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Healthcare</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1006 (Representative Carol Bush)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates the Transparency in Health Care Prices Act. The bill defines applicable terms. It requires healthcare providers make available
to the public, in a single document, either electronically or by posting conspicuously on the provider's website if one exists, the health care prices for at least the 20 most common health care services the healthcare provider provides.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Public Health Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2299 (Representative Dustin Roberts)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Oklahoma Medical Education Protection Act which preserves the supplemental payment programs payable to University Health Science Centers when entering into contractual arrangements with any entity for the management of Medicaid patients.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2711 (Representative Merleyn Bell)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Modifies the list of employees in unclassified service to include registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, nurse practitioners
and physician assistants.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Government Modernization and Efficiency Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><a name="_Hlk63925937"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2811 (Representative Chris Sneed)</span></b></a></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63925937"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows CareerTech and the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools to also qualify as an approved program for registered nurses.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Reassigned to House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Joint Resolution 1041 (Representative Sean Roberts)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Puts to a vote of the people an amendment repealing Medicaid expansion.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 4 (Senator Greg McCortney)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Permits a pharmacist to substitute an interchangeable biological product for a prescribed biological product only if the substituted product has been determined by FDA to be interchangeable with the prescribed biological product; the prescribing physician
has permitted substitution; and the pharmacy informs the patient of the substitution.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
Senate Health and Human Services committee 10-0 Wednesday, February 3.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 5 (Senator Greg McCortney)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires every hospital to compile a list of 25 common outpatient procedures and annual submit to the State Department of Health a list
of its average charges for those procedures, in a method determined by the department.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Health and Human Services Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 100 (Senator Brenda Stanley)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Permits an applicant for a license to practice podiatric medicine to submit an electronic application online. It requires an applicant legally reside in the United States, rather than be loyal to the US. The bill removes the requirement that the applicant
be free from contagious or infectious disease.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Health and Human Services Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 105 (Senator Zack Taylor)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Exempts the board of directors of a federally qualified health center from the definition of public body under the Open Meeting Act. It corrects misspellings of the term "policies" related to federally qualified health centers.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Judiciary Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 107 (Senator John Michael Montgomery and Representative Todd Russ)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Gives the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) the authority, beginning with the Jan. 1, 2022 plan year, to renew vision plan contracts with plan providers for succeeding one-year terms if the provider had a contract for the immediately preceding
year.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 9-0 on Monday, February 8. Passed off Senate Floor 47-0 on Thursday, February 10. Engrossed to House.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 120 (Senator Rob Standridge)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Prescription Drug Safety and Cost Reduction Importation Pilot Program Act. The bill requires the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to submit an application to the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services for the purpose of establishing
a prescription drug importation pilot program for the state Medicaid program to import pharmaceutical drugs from one or more countries approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Health and Human Services Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 164 (Senator Brenda Stanley)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Modifies language related to participation in a research program or experimental procedures. It requires human subject research to be approved by an accredited institutional review board rather than a local institutional review board. It requires when the
patient is incapable of giving informed consent and is a minor that the consent be given by the parent or legal guardian.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
Senate Health and Human Services Committee 10-0 Wednesday, February 3.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 174 (Senator Dave Rader)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires a medical laboratory director to possess a bachelor's degree in the chemical, environmental, biological or physical sciences or engineering, with at least a total of 24 college semester credit hours in chemistry or biology and at least two years of
experience in the environmental analysis of representative inorganic and organic analytes for which the laboratory will be performing. It permits a master's degree or doctoral degree in one of the disciplines to be substituted for one year of experience.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Health and Human Services Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 188 (Senator Dave Rader)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Clarifies language related to the reporting of diseases. The bill also requires the system of reporting provide for direct reporting by practicing physicians or clinical laboratories to city-county health departments.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Health and Human Services Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 207 (Senator Jessica Garvin)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Authorizes the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Administrator to designate an administrative law judge to perform appeal hearings for those adversely affected by a decision of the authority.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
Senate Health and Human Services Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 8. Referred to Full Appropriations Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 301 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires the Chief Medical Examiner to conduct a review of the necessity of the requirement that a medicolegal investigation be conducted
on every body that is to be transported out of state. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Health and Human Services Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 319 (Senator Robert Standridge and Representative Daniel Pae)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Exempts from the prohibition furnishing anyone under the age of 21 any cigarettes, cigarette papers, cigars, bidis, snuff, chewing tobacco, or any other form of tobacco product, or vapor products persons performing activities as part of a scientific study
being conducted by a research institution for the purpose of medical research to further efforts in cigarette and tobacco use prevention and cessation and tobacco product regulation, provided that such medical research has been approved by a properly accredited
institutional review board pursuant to applicable federal regulations.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 8. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Thursday, February 11. Engrossed to House</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 349 (Senator Greg McCortney)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires testing centers to make an electronic copy of their current charge description available on the center’s website. The State
Department of Health shall maintain a database of comparative pricing for all laboratory or imaging centers in the state.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee. Laid over.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 350 (Senator Warren Hamilton)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Prohibits required immunization for all public education. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Health and Human Services Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 406 (Senator Jessica Garvin)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Modifies the definitions of "University Hospital" and "Oklahoma's Children's Hospital." It authorizes the University Hospital’s authority to assign any inpatient and outpatient hospital and clinical facilities, research buildings, facilities or property and
any other buildings, facilities or property under its ownership or management and control to University Hospital, Oklahoma Children's Hospital or any other division or entity which is part of University Hospital.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
Senate Health and Human Services Committee 11-0 On Monday, February 8.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">OneNet</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><a name="_Hlk64647085"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1049 (Representative Dell Kerbs)
</span></b></a></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64647085"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires the Department of Public Safety to provide motor license agents with internet services
that operate at adequate transmission speeds to allow the agents to efficiently transact business and transmit data to and from the agency.<b><br>
<u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed House Technology Committee 5-1 on Wednesday, February 10.</u></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
<b><br>
House Bill 1124 (Representative Logan Phillips) </b>Creates the State Broadband Deployment Grant Program to direct competitive grants to applicants seeking to expand broadband internet services and directs the Corporation Commission to create the Rural Broadband
Expansion Council to promulgate rules and procedures for the program.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Technology Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1127 (Representative Logan Phillips)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Appropriates $2 million from the FY2021 General Reserve Fund to the Rural Broadband Expansion Council for the purpose of developing and implementing a mapping system as provided in statute.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Reassigned to House Rules Committee.</u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1132 (Representative Logan Phillips)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Deletes the requirement that the Corporation Commission not approve, endorse, forward or file any application for reimbursement submitted
pursuant to subsection (h) of Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, for transmission services requiring a circuit of T-1 or greater capacity unless OneNet is the circuit provider.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned
to House Rules Committee. Reassigned to House Technology Committee. </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1635 (Representative Logan Phillips)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates a 25% tax credit for qualified broadband telecommunications infrastructure.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 643 (Senator Adam Pugh)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Prohibits OneNet from bidding on a contract to provide services to a private sector entity.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 802 (Senator James Leewright)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Increases the Rural Broadband Expansion Council by one member to be filled by a tribal leader of this state.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 12-1 on Thursday, February 18.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Open Meetings/Records</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1876 (Representative Tammy West and Senator Brenda Stanley)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Specifies what private employee information is not subject to the Open Meeting Act.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed House General Government Committee 8-0 On Wednesday, February 10. Passed off the House Floor 82-0 on Thursday, February 18. Engrossed to Senate.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2038 (Speaker Charles McCall)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Extends the provisions that allows for virtual open meetings until January 31, 2022<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2644 (Representative Jon Echols)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Extends the provisions that allows for virtual open meetings until March 31, 2024<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House General Government Committee. Laid over.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 452 (Senator Julia Kirt)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires, upon request, any record of a public body that is excepted from confidentiality under the Open Records Act and stored electronically to be provided electronically; provided, a public body will not be required to convert a record that is maintained
in a nonelectronic format into an electronic format.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Judiciary Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 507 (Senator Jo Anna Dossett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Reinstates virtual open meetings provisions until December 31, 2021. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Judiciary Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 777 (Senator Brent Howard)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows for virtual meeting pursuant to the Open Meetings Act any time the Governor declares a state of emergency or whenever an in-person meeting is determined to be detrimental to the health and safety of citizens of this state.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Judiciary Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 919 (Senator John Michael Montgomery) </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Extends the provisions that allows for virtual open meetings until February 15, 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Judiciary Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 970 (Senator Kay Floyd) </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Makes all license or certification public record, excluding an applicant’s personal address, phone number or other personal material. <o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, February 9.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 992 (Senator Shane Jett) </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Makes all license or certification public record, excluding an applicant’s personal address, phone number or other personal material. <o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Judiciary Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 1005 (Senator Tom Duggar) </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows open meeting requests to be filled electronically provided a public body is not required to convert a record from a non-electronic format into an electronic one.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate Judiciary Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 1014 (Senator Greg Treat) </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Removes any private foundation that is affiliated with a university but not supported by public funds from the definition of public body in the open meetings, open records act.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate General Government Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 1031 (Senator Greg Treat and Representative Jon Echols)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Extends the provisions that allow for virtual open meetings until the Governor declares the state of emergency to have ended. <o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
<pre style="margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate General Government Committee. Withdrawn from General Government Committee. Direct to Calendar. Passed off the Senate Floor as amended by Floor Substitute with a vote of 45-0 on Wednesday, February 3. Direct to House Calendar. Passed off the House Floor 88-5 on Monday, February 8. Signed by Governor Stitt on</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <u>Wednesday, February 10. </u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 1032 (Senator Greg Treat)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Requires livestreaming for virtual open meetings<o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate General Government Committee 7-0 on Thursday, February 18.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></pre>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scholarships</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1739 (Representative Sheila Dills)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates the Connecting Futures Act. It allows the Department of Human Services to, subject to available funding, create a pilot program
to address needs of any minors who are separated from their parents or legal guardians, are not supported by their parents or legal guardians and are not in the custody of the Department of Human Services or in the custody of any Indian tribe. It requires
the pilot program to allow the Department to provide assistance in securing necessary services to allow eligible minors to become self-reliant and productive citizens.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
House Children Youth and Family Services Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, February 9.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><a name="_Hlk63883837"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1800 (Representative Nicole Miller)
</span></b></a></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63883837"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Waives the tuition for any undergraduate courses pursued by a member of the Oklahoma National
Guard. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63883837"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63883837"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">:
Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education. Amended to remove fee waiver by unanimous consent. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 13-0 on Monday, February 8.</span></u></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63883837"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1821 (Representative Toni Hasenbeck)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Increases flexibility in the use of Tuition Aid Grants, by removing language directing the Regents for Higher Education to direct tuition
aid grants to all eligible applicants, and adding factors to the way the awards are prioritized including: Enrollment status, unmet financial need, continuous enrollment, nearness to degree completion or certificate, state employment needs, and eligibility
for other State and institutional funds.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee with a vote of 9-0 on Monday, February 8.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1982 (Representative Mark Lepak)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Modifies the tax credit cap for scholarship granting entities to allow the cap to increase by 25% if the amount is equal or greater
than 90% the previous year.<b> <br>
<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Laid over.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><a name="_Hlk63883826"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2399 (Representative Todd Russ)
</span></b></a></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63883826"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Extends the qualification for Oklahoma’s higher learning access program to those students
whose parents died after the students tenth grade year, and meet the other financial requirements.<b>
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<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee. Amended by unanimous consent passed to House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 9-0 on Monday, February 8.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2652 (Representative Jon Echols)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates the Oklahoma Veteran Educational Assistance Act waiving enrollment and tuition fees for all veterans.<b>
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<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 132 (Senator David Bullard)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Extends application window for Oklahoma’s Promise to the eleventh grade.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. </u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 237 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Increases flexibility in the use of Tuition Aid Grants, by removing language directing the Regents for Higher Education to direct tuition aid grants to all eligible applicants, and adding factors to the way the awards are prioritized including: Enrollment
status, unmet financial need, continuous enrollment, nearness to degree completion or certificate, state employment needs, and eligibility for other State and institutional funds.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 Tuesday, February 9.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><a name="_Hlk63883877"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 639 (Senator Adam Pugh)</span></b></a></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63883877"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Extends qualification for Oklahoma’s Promise to those enrolled in an area that has been identifies as a critical occupation area. Requires the Department of Commerce and the Regents for Higher Education to publish a yearly list between October and June of
the critical occupation areas that meet the guidelines. Requires the Regents, in consultation with CareerTech, to identify postsecondary vo-tech programs that correlate to the critical occupation areas. Sets a 5-year completion timeline, requires scholarships
to be paid back if the program is not completed. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 9.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63883877"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 663 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63883877"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Changes Oklahoma’s Higher Learning Access Program to a forgivable loan, allows students
attending private schools or those “educated by other means” to apply. Requires the student to graduate within 5 years and remain a resident of the state for 5 years after graduation for the loan to be forgiven.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Teacher Retirement System</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1907 (Representative Jacob Rosecrants)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Modifies the Rule of 80 and Post-retirement earnings limitation of those in the Teacher Retirement System. Deletes superfluous language.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Banking Financial Services and Pensions Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2189 (Representative Ronny Johns)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Modifies period of service required for retirement benefit eligibility.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2293 (Representative Dustin Roberts</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)
modifies the matching of TRS funds to be based only on the member’s regular annual compensation regardless of the source of funds, except federal funding.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Banking Financial Services and Pensions Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2302 (Representative Dustin Roberts)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates the Oklahoma Prosperity Act. It requires each covered employer to be required to offer each employee an opportunity to contribute
to an IRA established under the program for the benefit of the employee through withholding from wages. It prohibits employers from contributing to the program. The bill expands the duties of the State Treasurer and establishes provision for contributions
to accounts through the program.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2378 (Representative Dean Davis)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Adjusts post-retirement provisions of the TRS. Does not allow a retired member to accrue any additional service credits.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Banking Financial Services and Pensions Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2379 (Representative Dean Davis)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows a retired member of the TRS to not be subject to earning limitations for substitute teachings after retirement.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Banking Financial Services and Pensions Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2686 (Representative Toni Hasenbeck)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Reduces the years of service to be vested in Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System to 5 years from 7 years.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Banking Financial Services and Pensions Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 108 (Senator John Michael Montgomery)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Permits, beginning Nov. 1, 2021 and every two years thereafter, state pension boards to authorize a cost-of-living benefit allowance increases based on a percentage of the previous two years of social security cost of living adjustment percentage rates combined
when certain conditions are met. It prohibits the language from being construed to constitute a property right or a guarantee or pledge of action.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 251 (Senator Carri Hicks)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Removes earnings limitations for certain Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System members.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 267 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows retired educators who have received benefits for at least one year and who have not been employed by a public school during that
time to be eligible to be reemployed as an active classroom teacher in common or career tech school district with no limitation on earnings.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 9-0 on Thursday, February 18.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 465 (Senator Frank Simpson)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows for the purchase of additional military service credits for members of the Public Employees Retirement System.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed
Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 9-0 on Monday, February 8.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 513 (Senator John Michael Montgomery)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
The Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System Oklahoma may issue pension obligation bonds; provided, however, the Board may not issue such bonds unless the funded ratio of System falls below eighty percent (80%).<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 683 (Senator Chris Kidd)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Removes the one-year regular employment requirement for full-time non-classified optional personnel to join the TRS.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. Laid over.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 694 (Senator Darcy Jech)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Raises the limit on allowed earnings from $15,000 to $25,000 for retired members under the age of 62.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 891 (Senator Joe Newhouse) </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Establishes a defined contribution system for those who first became employed after November 1, 2022.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></pre>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 914 (Senator Lonnie Paxton)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates the pension cost-of-living adjustment savings account revolving fund to be used for future COLA.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee.</u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 933 (Senator Lonnie Paxton)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Increases TRS recipients benefits by 2% beginning July 2022. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee.</u>
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<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 973 (Senator Jessica Garvin)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Modifies restrictions with respect to post-retirement employment for those in the TRS.<o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Joint Resolution 18 (Senator Lonnie Paxton)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Puts to a vote of the people a constitutional amendment that requires any COLA to include funding.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Teacher Certification</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1572 (Representative Jacob Rosecrants)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Amends teacher salary bonus for psychologists, speech-language pathologists and audiologists.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1592 (Representative Melissa Provenzano)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates the Teach in Oklahoma Act. Grants Oklahoma teachers credit on the salary schedule for teachers with active duty in the military
or out-of-state/out-of-country teaching experience. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Banking, Financial Services and Pensions Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1593 (Representative Melissa Provenzano)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires 7<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup> grade teachers to have workplace safety training emphasized into curriculum. The program shall
be completed the first year a certified teacher is employed by a school district.<b>
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<u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed House Common Education Committee 13-0 Tuesday, February 16.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1773 (Representative Sherrie Conley)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires teaching candidates in early childhood elementary, secondary and special education to study the philosophy framework and implementation
of a multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) designed to address the core academic and nonacademic needs of all students.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee. Amended by committee substitute. Passed House Common Education Committee with a vote of 8-1 on Monday, February 8.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1796 (Representative Nicole Miller)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Commission for Education Quality and Accountability to grant subject area
examination exceptions for initial certification in a field that does not require an advanced degree if the candidate already has an advanced degree in the subject essentially comparable to the content assessed in the examination.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed House Common Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, February 9.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><a name="_Hlk63884025"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1813 (Representative Meloyde Blancett)
</span></b></a></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63884025"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows student teachers while serving a full-day internship to receive compensation for
up to one full school year. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Laid over.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1836 (Representative John Waldron)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The State Department of Education shall develop a system to code teacher certification and renewal applications in order to report data
on the pathways for teacher certification, including certification.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Laid over.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1837 (Representative John Waldron)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Expands the teacher shortage incentive program to include students in any major course of study.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1838 (Representative John Waldron)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Awards a one-time stipend of $4,000 to all eligible students participating in the teacher internship program.<b>
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<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1840 (Representative John Waldron)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Reimburses the testing fee or payment for a competency examination for any teacher who graduates from an in-state institution of higher
education.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.</u><b>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2329 (Representative Mark Lawson)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows the State Board of Education to grant an exception to the certification examination to teacher candidates who are deaf.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2692 (Representative Toni Hasenbeck)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates the Advanced Roles for Teachers and School Leaders Act, makes a new classification of teachers on the minimum salary schedule
as a part of a pilot program to promote advanced teaching roles and organizational models.<b>
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<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2693 (Representative Toni Hasenbeck)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Updates the name of the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability. Rewards
teachers who are renewing their National Board Certification by awarding them a portion of the renewal application fee.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee. Reassigned to Appropriations Committee. Passed House Appropriations Committee 28-0 on Thursday, February 18</u>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2748 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Brenda Stanley)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires the State Board of Education to issue one-year alternative teacher certificates renewable for up to 3 years to teach early
childhood education or elementary education if the alternative certified teacher meets certain qualifications.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed House Common Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Passed off the house floor 86-0 on Thursday, February 18. Engrossed to Senate.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2752 (Representative Rhonda Baker)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires the State Department of Education in coordination with the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to establish
a micro-credential programs for teachers who hold a certificate to complete additional coursework and earn STEM credentials.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Common Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 51 (Senator Carri Hicks)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Removes the requirement to pass the general education portions of the competency examination for an alternative placement teaching certificate
or a teacher certificate.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 52 (Senator Carri Hicks)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Increases the minimum salary schedule for teachers.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Appropriations</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 67 (Senator Frank Simpson)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Permits the State Board of Education to grant an exception to the requirements for all certification examinations for teacher candidates who are "deaf."<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 2.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 215 (Senator J.J. Dossett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires priority status in the Teaching Certification Scholarship Program to be given to teacher candidates who seek to complete the subject area test for English as a second language.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 229 (Senator John Michael Montgomery)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows the State Board of Education to renew an Emergency or Provisional Teacher Certification for up to five years.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 245 (Senator Jo Anna Dossett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Gives priority status for receipt of the Teacher Certification Scholarship Program to those who seek to teach disabled or special education students.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 308 (Senator Marty Quinn)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows a school district to issue teacher certification to those who have “demonstrated content expertise” in corresponding subject
areas and grade levels. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 447 (Senator Carri Hicks)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires the minimum teachers' salary schedule adopted and transmitted by the State Board of Education to include the base salary amounts including the minimum state salary amounts provided in statute and district increments in excess of the minimums and district-paid
benefits, such as life, dental, disability, salary protection, vision, cancer and health supplemental insurance.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 701 (Senator Shane Jett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Directs that support employees are entitled to pay for time lost when a school district is closed due to an epidemic.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 703 (Senator Adam Pugh)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires that teachers be granted credit for all years out-of-state teaching experience on the minimum salary schedule.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Weapons on Campus / Gun Legislation</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1100 (Representative Jim Olsen)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Preempts the entire field of legislation or policies in the state touching firearm and ammunition components. The bill allows the court
to require a person, municipality, agency or political subdivision to pay reasonable expenses to the aggrieved party and sets the process for an aggrieved party to provide notice of an unlawful order, policy, ordinance or regulation.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Judiciary-Civil Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1101 (Representative Jim Olsen)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows convicted felons to ride in a vehicle with a pistol, machine gun, toy or air pistol or sawed-off shotgun and clarifies certain
language.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Judiciary-Civil Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1629 (Representative David Hardin)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Preempts any federal, state county or municipal law rule or regulation that orders the confiscation of firearms, firearm accessories
of ammunition.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed House Judiciary-Criminal Committee 7-2 on Wednesday, February 10.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1630 (Representative David Hardin)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Modifies the Unlawful Intent to Carry and Penalty Portions of Firearms Act to allow flexibility in punishment upon conviction. Deletes
the ability to permanently revoke a handgun license. Amends background checks to remove criminal history records fingerprints and FBI searches on license renewal.
<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed House Judiciary-Criminal Committee 8-1 on Wednesday, February 10.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1662 (Representative Kevin West)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If a defendant claims self-defense the State of Oklahoma must then have to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the defensive force was
not justified.<b> <br>
<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Judiciary-Criminal Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1673 (Representative Kevin West)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows the carrying of firearms in bars and restaurants as long as the carrier is not consuming alcoholic beverages. Reduces fines and
punishments from $1,000 and two years in prison to $250. Removes the revocation of a handgun license upon violation of this statute.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b> <o:p>
</o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1897 (Representative Sean Roberts)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows municipalities by ordinance to authorize all or certain municipal employees to carry concealed firearms.
<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Judiciary-Criminal Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1898 (Representative Sean Roberts)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Adds statutory references to the Oklahoma Self Defense Act. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Judiciary - Criminal Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2005 (Representative Tammy Townley)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Exempts those acting in self-defense or defending property whether or not they own said property from the law against pointing firearms
at people. Makes it legal to be pointing a deadly weapon if you are licensed to own or carry such a weapon.<b>
<br>
<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Judiciary - Criminal Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2333 (Representative Jay Steagall)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Bans all persons or business entities from making or enforcing a policy that prohibits any person or employee of the business entity,
from carrying or storing firearms in a vehicle. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Public Safety Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2334 (Representative Jay Steagall)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Authorizes the possession of firearms on streets, plazas, sidewalks and alleys. Authorizes open carry on property of nonprofit entities and public trusts.
<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Public Safety Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2401 (Representative Todd Russ)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Changes the ban on all felons from carrying firearms to a ban on anyone convicted of a specifically classified violent felony from carrying
firearms for a period of 5 years.<b> <br>
<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Judiciary - Criminal Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2645 (Representative Jon Echols)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows the carrying of firearms in bars and restaurants as long as the carrier is not consuming alcoholic beverages. Reduces fines and
punishments from $1,000 and two years in prison to $250. Removes the revocation of a handgun license upon violation of this statute.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Public Safety Committee.</u><b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 18 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Declares any federal, state, county or municipal act, law, executive order, administrative order, court order, rule or regulation ordering
the confiscation of firearms, firearm accessories or ammunition from law-abiding citizens of Oklahoma be considered an infringement on the rights of citizens to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 80 (Senator J.J. Dossett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Provides a person employed or operating as an unarmed security guard on or after November 1, 2021, will have 30 days from the date of employment to secure a license issued by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training pursuant to the Oklahoma Security
Guard and Private Investigator Act.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 106 (Senator Mark Allen)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Defines the term "completed application" within the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act to mean all fields are completed, questions answered and contains all required signatures on the Application for Self-Defense Act License and all required documents including legible
fingerprints, if applicable. It removes the 90-day grace period for handgun license renewals.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 9-2 on Friday, February 19.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 186 (Senator David Bullard)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Removes language that prohibits a person convicted of a felony from operating a motor vehicle or riding as a passenger in a motor vehicle in which there is any pistol, imitation, or homemade pistol, altered air or toy pistol, machine gun, sawed-off shotgun
or sawed-of rifle, or any other firearm. It modifies the qualifications for restoring the right to carry a firearm.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Friday, February 19.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 442 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Makes its unlawful for any person to carry or use shotguns, rifles or pistols in any circumstances while under the influence of medical
marijuana obtained under a valid medical marijuana patient license. It exempts an applicant or licensee in legal possession of a medical marijuana patient license from the preclusion for a person from being eligible for a handgun license pursuant to the provisions
of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Friday, February 19.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 443 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Authorizes any person in lawful possession of a valid handgun license to enter the Capitol with a handgun upon presentation of the valid
handgun license. It provides the bill cannot be construed to authorize a peace or security officer to remove or inspect any handgun or restrain any person carrying a properly concealed loaded or unloaded handgun without probable cause that a crime has been
committed.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 451 (Micheal Bergstrom)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Modifies language related to self-defense with a firearm. It makes it unlawful for any person to point any pistol, firearm or any other deadly weapon whether loaded or not, at any other person or persons except for persons acting in self-defense or to home
or business owners in defense of their private property whether or not they possess a valid handgun license pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. It adds "occupied premises" to the list of places the Legislature recognizes that the citizens
of the State of Oklahoma have a right to expect absolute safety and that a person legally is allowed to defend.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 486 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Preempts any federal, state county or municipal law rule or regulation that orders the confiscation of firearms, firearm accessories or ammunition.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 631 (Senator Warren Hamilton)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Makes Oklahoma a “Second Amendment Sanctuary State” pre-empting any legislation or rule at any level that would infringe upon the right to bear arms.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 644 (Senator Blake Stephens)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows municipalities to, by ordinance, authorize all or certain municipal employees to carry concealed firearms.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-1 on Friday, February 19.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 645 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows municipalities to, by ordinance, authorize all or certain municipal employees to carry concealed firearms.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 646 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows the carrying of firearms in bars and restaurants as long as the carrier is not consuming alcoholic beverages. Reduces fines and
punishments from $1,000 and two years in prison to $250. Removes the revocation of a handgun license upon violation of this statute.<b>
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<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 672 (Senator Casey Murdock)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows unmitigated transport of firearms for any person not otherwise prohibited from purchasing or carrying firearms.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 9-2 on Friday, February 19.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 711 (Senator John Haste)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Adds county owned buildings to the locations a sheriff may authorize certain employees to carry a firearm.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 9-2 on Friday, February 19.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 730 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Bans any person, property owner, tenant, employer, or business entity from establishing or enforcing any rule that prohibits transporting carrying or storing firearms.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 732 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows anyone whose Second Amendment rights are violated to bring a lawsuit against any order or regulation or other political subdivision of the state. Defines responsibilities of the court in such a case.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee. Laid over.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><a name="_Hlk63884240"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 733 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></a></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63884240"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Deletes exclusion of Higher Education and CareerTech campuses from the open carry law. Allows anyone in possession of a valid handgun license to carry a concealed weapon on a college campus.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 759 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Renames the Oklahoma Firearms Act and the Oklahoma Self Defense Act under the same umbrella of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act of 2021.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 763 (Senator David Bullard)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows first responders employed by a county or municipality, who possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions
of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to be authorized to carry a concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 767 (Senator David Bullard)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows superintendents to authorize anyone with a valid handgun license and has demonstrated proficiency in handgun training and campus-specific active shooter training to carry weapons on school grounds.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 925 (Senator Nathan Dahm) </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Modifies language related to self-defense with a firearm. It adds "occupied premises" to the list of places the Legislature recognizes that the citizens of the State of Oklahoma have a right to expect absolute safety and that a person legally is allowed to defend.<o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 9-2 on Friday, February 19;</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 926 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Extends the firearms law preemption to air powered pistols.<o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <u>Update</u></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></pre>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Joint Resolution 21 (Senator David Bullard)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Puts to a vote of the people a constitutional amendment prohibiting any future legislation, taxation or rules that would infringe upon Second Amendment rights.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Workforce Development
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1582 (Representative Micky Dollens)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates the Oklahoma Military to Machinists Act. Requires the Governor’s Council for Workforce and Economic Development to develop and
operate a pilot program with selected workforce development boards to be known as the Military Machinists Program for Veterans.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1586 (Representative Mickey Dollens)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates a tax credit for each qualified apprentice employed by eligible employers for at least 7 years. Requires the Governor’s Council
for Workforce and Economic Development in coordination with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to create standards for participation and eligibility.<b>
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<u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1899 (Representative Sean Roberts)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Removes the stipulation in the Quality Jobs Act that the incentive payments cannot go to an employee or independent contractor for an
athletic contest conducted in the state. <br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2860 (Representative Kevin Wallace)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Oklahoma Remote Quality Jobs Inventive Act. Provides for the Department of Commerce and the Oklahoma Tax Commission to create policy’s attracting growth industries that employ remote workers.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2929 (Speaker Charles McCall)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires the Department of Commerce to post on its website information related to its business recruiting efforts with an emphasis on possible business site locations or relocation decisions within the state.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 71 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Modifies language related to the Department of Commerce's requirement to promulgate rules for the administration of the Oklahoma Local
Development and Enterprise Zone Incentive Leverage Act. It requires the rules establish reporting requirements for successful applicants which allow data collection and analysis by the department on employment, capital investment, changes in assessed value
of a project and other impacts resulting from payments and reporting of data by the department to the Oklahoma Tax Commission.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Finance Committee 10-0 on Tuesday, February 9.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 72 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Repeals the Oklahoma Research and Development Incentives Act.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Finance Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 82 (Senator David Bullard)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Instructs the Department of Corrections to create a “Future of Oklahoma Industry and Labor (FOIL) Report" that analyzes and describes the current and predictable trends of the jobs, industries and labor workforce in this state.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee.</u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 161 (Senator George Young)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Implements a $10 state minimum wage. It requires employers to pay the greater of the state or federal minimum wage.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 211 (Senator Tom Dugger)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Modifies the powers and duties of the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools. It permits a school to be accredited by an accrediting organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education for multiple years, and to obtain a sustained license annually
during the period of the multi-year accreditation. It modifies the fees the board may assess.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Assigned
to Senate Education Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<u>Title Stricken.</u> <u>Passed Senate Education Committee 10-2 on Tuesday, February 2.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 332 (Senator Mary Boren)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Sets the state minimum wage at $8.50 per hour beginning Jan. 1, 2022; $9.75 per hour beginning Jan. 1. 2023; $11 per hour beginning Jan. 1, 2024; $13 per hour beginning Jan. 1, 2025; and $15 per hour beginning Jan 1. 2026. It requires, beginning Jan. 1, 2027
and each Jan. 1 thereafter, that the state minimum wage increase according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) percentage increase from the prior year.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 520 (Senator Julia Kirt)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development to provide training that combines instruction at a worksite during paid employment
with a classroom education.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee.</u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 542 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates the “Right to Earn a Living” stating that all Oklahoma regulations be limited to those demonstrably necessary and carefully
tailored to fulfill legitimate public health, safety or welfare objectives.<br>
<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee.</u>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 587 (Senator Chuck Hall)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Adds the delivery of industry focused instruction from Common Education, CareerTech or Higher Education to the definitions in the Oklahoma Community Economic Development Pooled Finance Act.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Finance Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 620 (Senator David Bullard)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires every public school district to designate an industry day for students in 9-12<sup>th</sup> grade to explore career opportunities available within the state.
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<b> <u>Update</u></b><u>: Assigned to Senate Education Committee.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 936 (Senator Chuck Hall)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64643227"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Combines the various quality jobs programs under the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act.
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<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 11-1 on Thursday, February 11. Passed Senate Appropriations and Budget 20-0 on Thursday, February 18.</u><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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