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<p class="MsoNormal">April 6 – From the Oklahoma’s Promise program:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Following is an update on the status of the three Oklahoma’s Promise bills we are currently tracking in the Legislature.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">SB 639 – (“clawback” provision; additional career tech programs, 6-year scholarship period) – Yesterday, the House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee approved the amendment by Rep. Baker to delete
the language in the bill related to the “clawback” requirement. The committee then approved the bill, as amended, by a vote of 9 yes, 0 no. The bill now contains only the provisions to authorize use of the scholarship for additional career technology programs
and to expand the time period for use of the scholarship from the current five years to six years. (The current text of the amended version of bill is not yet available online.)<br>
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The next step for SB 639 is consideration by the full House of Representatives. If passed by the full House, the bill would return to the Senate for consideration of the amended version of the bill.
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">SB 132 (extending the OKPromise application period to the 11<sup>th</sup> grade; Note: the bill has an effective date of July 1, 2021 which means the change would go into effect beginning with the 2021-22
academic year) – The bill has passed the House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee and is pending consideration by the full House. If passed by the full House without any amendments, the bill would go to the Governor for his consideration<br>
Current text of the bill - <a href="http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20FLR/HFLR/SB132%20HFLR.PDF">
<span style="color:#0563C1">http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20FLR/HFLR/SB132%20HFLR.PDF</span></a>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">HB 2399 (allowing students of parents who become deceased after the 10<sup>th</sup> grade to enroll in OKPromise in the 11<sup>th</sup> or 12<sup>th</sup> grade) is still pending consideration in committee
in the Senate. At this time, the bill has not yet been scheduled for a committee hearing. The deadline for action on bills in committee is Thursday, April 8.
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Current text of bill: <a href="http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20ENGR/hB/HB2399%20ENGR.PDF">
<span style="color:#0563C1">http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20ENGR/hB/HB2399%20ENGR.PDF</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bryce Fair<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Vice Chancellor for Scholarships & Grants
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<p class="MsoNormal">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:okpromise@osrhe.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">okpromise@osrhe.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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