[Oasfaa] State Legislative Update

Tue Mar 8 17:38:00 CST 2011

Last Thursday, March 3, was the deadline for bills to be passed out of
committee in their houses of origin.  Following are bills that were
approved in committee and are next scheduled for action on the floor of
their houses of origin.

Oklahoma's Promise:

*         HB 1421 - (Rep. Dennis Casey, R - Morrison) - as introduced,
the bill would have required OKPromise college students to repay awards
for courses from which the student withdraws after the add/drop deadline
or if the student receives a failing grade.   However, the author
amended the bill in committee to remove the original language and insert
a new amendment that would require all OKPromise students to meet
federal satisfactory academic progress (SAP) standards beginning in
2012-13.  Current bill text:
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20FLR/HFLR/HB1421%20HFLR.DO
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*         HB 1618 - (Rep. Gary Banz, R - Midwest City) - would not allow
an OKPromise award for remedial courses in college.  Current bill text:
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20FLR/HFLR/HB1618%20HFLR.DO
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*         HB 1663 - (Rep. Leslie Osborn, R - Tuttle) - as introduced,
the bill would lower the second income limit applied at the time the
OKPromise student enters college (which is scheduled to first go into
effect for 2012 OKPromise high school graduates) from $100,000 to
$75,000; would require OKPromise college students to submit annually a
federal financial aid application to be used to determine their
financial qualification.  As amended in committee, the bill would delay
the implementation of the change in the second income limit until 2016
so that the change does not apply to any students already enrolled in
the program.  Current bill text:
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20FLR/HFLR/HB1663%20HFLR.DO
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*         HB 1343 - (Rep. Eric Proctor, D - Tulsa and Sen. Tom Ivestor,
D - Elk City) - as introduced, the bill would have provided a tuition
waiver at state system institutions for the surviving spouse or child of
any member of the U.S. Armed Forces who was killed in the line of duty.
However, the bill was amended in committee to provide eligibility for
Oklahoma's Promise for the children of any person in the U.S. Armed
Forces killed in the line of duty after January 1, 2000.  Current bill
text:
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20FLR/HFLR/HB1343%20HFLR.DO
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*         SB 610 (Sen. John Ford, R - Bartlesville and Rep. Todd
Thomsen, R - Ada) - as introduced, the bill would change the definition
of income counted toward the $100,000 2nd income limit applied at the
time the OKPromise student begins college from all "taxable and
nontaxable" income to "federal adjusted gross income."  As amended in
committee, the bill would also delay the implementation of statutory
OKPromise college GPA requirements (which include a 2.5 GPA requirement
for courses taken as a junior and above that we project could eliminate
the award for about 18% of OKPromise college juniors) until 2012 so that
the requirements don't apply to students that were already enrolled in
the program before this new law was passed.  Current bill text:
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20FLR/SFLR/SB610%20SFLR.DOC

*         SB 825 (Sen. Susan Paddack, D - Ada and Rep. Steve Kouplen, D
- Beggs) - would allow students living in a licensed, nonprofit
residential child care facility (like the Tipton children's home,
Baptist children's homes, etc.) to enroll in the OKPromise program in
the 8th-10th grades without determination of financial qualification.
Current bill text:
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20FLR/SFLR/SB825%20SFLR.DOC

Tuition/tuition waivers:

*         SB 55 (Sen. Anthony Sykes, R - Moore and Rep. Mike Christian,
R - Oklahoma City) - Resident tuition for nonresident grandchildren:
would allow a nonresident student to qualify for resident tuition at a
state system institution if the student is a US citizen and has a
grandparent that is a resident of Oklahoma (and US citizen) who has
filed a tax return with the Oklahoma Tax Commission for the ten (10)
years prior to the student's application.   Current bill text:
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20FLR/SFLR/SB55%20SFLR.DOC

*         SB 251 (Sen. Steve Russell, R - Oklahoma City and Rep. Paul
Wesselhoft, R - Moore) - would provide resident tuition rates at state
system institutions and career technology centers for members of the
U.S. Armed Services serving in Oklahoma, whether on active duty, guard,
or reserve status, regardless of the service members residence status.
Current bill text:
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20FLR/SFLR/SB251%20SFLR.DOC

Undocumented Immigrant Students:

*         HB 1446 (Rep. George Faught, R - Muskogee)  would repeal the
eligibility for certain undocumented immigrant students to qualify for
resident tuition at state system institutions (currently, students must
live in Oklahoma with their parents or guardians for at least two years
prior to graduating high school to qualify for resident tuition).
Current bill text:
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20FLR/HFLR/HB1446%20HFLR.DO
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*         SB 575 (Sen. Ralph Shortey, R - Oklahoma City and Rep. Randy
Terrill, R - Moore) - would repeal the eligibility for certain
undocumented immigrant students to qualify for resident tuition at state
system institutions.  Current bill text:
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20COMMITTEE%20REPORTS/SENAT
E/SB575%
<http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20COMMITTEE%20REPORTS/SENA
TE/SB575%25>   

*         SB 683 (Sen. Anthony Sykes, R - Moore and Rep. Mike Christian,
R - Oklahoma City) -  would repeal the eligibility for certain
undocumented immigrant students to qualify for resident tuition at state
system institutions.  Current bill text:
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20FLR/SFLR/SB683%20SFLR.DOC

Bryce Fair

Associate Vice Chancellor for Scholarships & Grants

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

Phone:  405-225-9162

Fax:  405-225-9392

e-mail:  bfair at osrhe.edu <mailto: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

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