[Oasfaa] Ok. Legislature - Bills Introduced on Financial Aid

[Fair, Bryce]

Following are a number of bills that have been introduced for the 2007 Oklahoma Legislature related to state financial aid or other relevant issues.  The legislative session begins next Monday, February 5.  Please remember that these are just introduced bills; no action has been taken and many will likely not end up passing.  We'll try to keep you updated on any action related to the bills.  Let me know if you have any questions.
Bryce Fair

Bills related to state financial aid programs:
*	HB 1299 - OK Promise-OHLAP - providing for eligibility of homeschool students (students "educated by other means"); bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08HB/HB1299_int.rtf
*	HB 1395 - OK Promise-OHLAP - providing for eligibility of certain adopted students; bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08HB/HB1395_int.rtf
*	HB 1663 - OK Promise-OHLAP - increasing income eligibility limit from $50,000 to $75,000; bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08HB/HB1663_int.rtf
*	HB 1664 - OK Promise-OHLAP - requiring college graduates to remain a resident of the state for at least four years following graduation; providing for penalties; bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08HB/HB1664_int.rtf
*	HB 1762 - OK Promise-OHLAP - providing eligibility for students in school districts that serve students in adjacent states; bill text:  http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08HB/HB1762_int.rtf
*	HB 1822 - OK Promise-OHLAP - allowing 11th & 12th grade students to enter the program in 2006-07; bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08HB/HB1822_int.rtf
*	SB 480 - OK Promise-OHLAP - providing for eligibility of homeschool students; bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08SB/SB480_int.rtf
*	SB 530 - OK Promise-OHLAP - increasing income eligibility limit from $50,000 to $75,000; bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08SB/SB530_int.rtf
*	SB 820 - OK Promise-OHLAP - directing 1.25% of the state income tax to the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund; bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08SB/SB820_int.rtf

*	SB 775 - Ok.Tuition Equalization Grant (OTEG) - expands institution eligibility to include certain institutions accredited by a national accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08SB/SB775_int.rtf



Bills related to tuition, fees, and tuition waivers:
*	HB 1020 - repealing State Regents' authority to set tuition & fee rates; requiring the Legislature to set tuition & fee rates beginning in 2008-09; bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08HB/HB1020_int.rtf
*	HB 1063 - providing tuition waiver for dependents of military personnel that die in active service; bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08HB/HB1063_int.rtf
*	HB 1537 - repealing State Regents' authority to set tuition & fee rates; requiring the Legislature to set tuition & fee rates beginning in 2008-09; mandating tuition and fee limits for 2008-09 and 2009-10 to be the same as those set for 2007-08; bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08HB/HB1537_int.rtf
*	HB 1558 - requiring guaranteed four-year undergraduate tuition rates (rates that don't increase for four years) for first-time undergraduates beginning in 2008-09; bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08HB/HB1558_int.rtf
*	SB 10 - tuition "freeze" until 2009; bill text:  http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08SB/SB10_int.rtf
*	SB 92 - concurrent enrollment tuition waiver; legislative intent that certain fees not be charged to students eligible for the tuition waiver; bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08SB/SB92_int.rtf
*	SB 497 - prohibiting tuition & fee increases for four academic years for first-time freshmen beginning in 2007-08; bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08SB/SB497_int.rtf


Other bills of interest:
*	HB 1805 - Oklahoma College Savings Plan - creating a matching deposit program for lower-income families; the Building Equity and Expanding Access to College for Oklahoma Newborns (BEEACON) Act; bill text:  http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08HB/HB1805_int.rtf
*	SB 854 - Oklahoma College Savings Plan - restricting state income tax deductions for contributions that are rolled over into other plans or taken out as a non-qualified withdrawal; bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08SB/SB854_int.rtf

*	HB 1307 - requiring student consent for release of information for commercial solicitation purposes; bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08HB/HB1307_int.rtf
*	SB 496 - credit cards; prohibiting institutions in the State System of Higher Education and state Career Technology system from entering into agreements to provide student data or access to students for purposes of marketing consumer credit to students; bill text:  http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08SB/SB496_int.rt

*	SB 649 - the "Oklahoma College Degree Encouragement Act"; provides various tax credits for certain higher education purposes; bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08SB/SB649_int.rtf

*	HB 1803 - Undocumented immigrants - repeals authorization for eligibility for resident tuition and state financial aid for certain persons without lawful immigration status; bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08HB/HB1803_int.rtf
*	SB 417 - Undocumented immigrants - repeals authorization for eligibility for resident tuition and state financial aid for certain persons without lawful immigration status; bill text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08SB/SB417_int.rtf



Bryce Fair 
Assoc. Vice Chancellor for Scholarships & Grants 
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 
Phone:  (405) 225-9162 
Fax:  (405) 225-9230 
E-mail:  bfair at osrhe.edu 

Mailing Address: 
P.O. Box 108850 
Oklahoma City, OK  73101-8850 

Street Address: 
655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 
Oklahoma City, OK  73104