[Oasfaa] FW: State Legislative Update

[Fair, Bryce]

Below is the weekly legislative update.  Bills that were not approved in committee of their house of origin have been removed from the list.  The next legislative deadline is Thursday, March 14, by which time bills must have passed on the floor of their house of origin.
Bryce Fair



The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of March 4, 2013 - March 8, 2013.

If you have any questions, please contact Hollye Hunt at hhunt at osrhe.edu<mailto:hhunt at osrhe.edu> or 405.225.9424.


 Legislative Report
March 4th- March 8th

Appropriations

No pending legislation.

Tuition and Fees

No pending legislation.

Campus Safety

No pending legislation.

CIO


HB 2062// Representative David Derby and Senator Clark Jolley// The legislation directs the State Chief Information Officer to annually complete an assessment of all the information technology and telecommunication systems of all state agencies in the state, including the systems of higher education and OneNet.
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the House on March 5, 2013 with a vote of 88-1.




OKPromise

HB 1721// Representative Leslie Osborn and Senator AJ Griffin// The legislation eliminates the language creating the second income check of $100,000 before a scholarship recipient enters college.
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on February 13, 2014.  The bill was amended in committee to lower the second income check to $75,000. A student would be ineligible for the OKPromise scholarship award if their parents had an AGI greater than $75,000 at the time the student entered post-secondary education.   The legislation passed out of the House Calendar Committee on February 20, 2013.  The legislation was approved to be scheduled on the floor for consideration with an open rule and a fiscal impact by the House Calendar Committee.  Representative Lee Denney has filed a floor amendment to be considered which would set the second income check at $60,000.  This would make a student ineligible for the OKPromise scholarship award if their parents had an AGI greater than $60,000 at the time the student entered post-secondary education.  The legislation passed out of the House on March 4, 2013 with a vote of 56-37.

HB 1770// Representative Todd Russ and Senator Don Barrington// The legislation allows certain career tech courses to be used to satisfy the OKPromise high school curriculum requirements.
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the House Higher Education Committee on February 12, 2013.   The legislation passed out of the House Calendar Committee on March 6, 2013.

SB 432// Senator John Ford and Representative Lee Denney// The legislation expands the OKPromise program to pay the tuition and fees for students who are pursuing certification in a postsecondary vocational-technical program or program offered at an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education identified by the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the Senate on March 6, 2013 with a vote of 42-1.

SB 399// Senator Tom Ivester and Representative David Perryman// The legislation creates an exception for students in the 11th and 12th grade to sign up for the OKPromise scholarship program if their parent or guardian passes away.
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the Senate Education Committee on February 11, 2013.  The legislation passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on February 20, 2013.  The Senate Appropriations Committee moved to strike the title on the bill.


Transparency and Accountability

HB1003// Representative Jason Murphey// The legislation is a shell bill creating the "Transparency, Accountability and Innovation in Oklahoma State Government 2.0 Act of 2013".

UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the House Government Modernization Committee on February 21, 2013.  Representative Murphey offered a committee substitute that directs the State CIO to place certain financial information on data.ok.gov.  The State CIO should make public a month-to-month accounting of each fund and account in which state monies are kept. This data should include the name of the fund, state agency which utilizes the fund and the amount of expenditures from the fund occurring in each month.  The site should also include a listing of exception requests from mandatory statewide purchasing contracts, disposition of each exception request, the state agency requesting the exception and identification of the contract and specific item for which the exception was requested.  Finally, the site should place a list of total monthly expenditures by each state agency.

HB 1465// Representative Jason Murphey// The legislation is a shell bill creating the "Qualification of State Government Performance Act of 2013".
UPDATE:    The legislation passed out of the House Government Modernization Committee on February 21, 2013.  Representative Murphey offered a committee substitute adds requirements that must be included in a state agency's strategic plan.  The legislation also requires state agencies to submit their strategic plans to the Speaker, Pro Tem and Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.  The legislation passed out of the House on March 5, 2013 with a vote of 73-17.

Governance

HB 1466// Representative Jason Murphey// The legislation indicates that the Governor, the Speaker, and the Pro Tem, in addition to any appointment created by expiring terms or vacancies, have the ability to make a one-time replacement to every one of their office's appointments to any board or commission.
UPDATE:  The legislation failed to pass out of the House on March 7, 2013 with a vote of 47-40.

SB 171// Senator John Ford and Representative Lee Denney// The legislation alters the membership of the Career Tech Governing Board.  The bill removes the State Superintendent from the Career Tech Board.  Additionally, the bill directs the Governor to appoint two members of the State Regents to serve as ex officio voting members.
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the Senate on March 6, 2013 with a vote of 37-5.

SB 867 // Senator Clark Jolley and Representative Lee Denney// The legislation transfers the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the on March 5, 2013 with a vote of 45-0. The Senate Appropriations Committee moved to strike the title on the bill.

Academic

No pending legislation.

Private Attorney


HB 1644 // Representative Fred Jordan and Senator Rob Johnson// The legislation authorizes the Attorney General (AG) to collect fees from state officers, boards and commissions if legal services are provided.  The bill prohibits the state from entering into contingency-fee contracts without a written determination by the AG and sets caps on contingency fees. The AG retains complete control over the course and conduct of any contingency-fee case.  The bill also creates a website where copies of the contracts for legal representation are published.

UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the House Judiciary Committee on February 27, 2013.

Reporting

SB 156// Senator Jim Halligan and Representative Lee Denney// The legislation requires the State Regents to report the following to the legislature on all baccalaureate programs offered, the average five-year graduation rate for first-time college enrollees; the average debt incurred by students who incurred student loan debt to complete their studies; the percentage of students employed within the discipline of their studies upon graduation; and information presented at the conclusion of the sophomore year of study to students and their parents reporting the projected level of debt incurred by those students who, in obtaining their degree, incurred debt, and information detailing other academic programs which are in high demand in the Oklahoma economy.
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the Senate Education Committee on February 25, 2013.

Other

SB 56// Senator Brian Crain and Representative Lee Denney// The legislation indicates that OSRHE shall not issue any waivers or allow a student to graduate with an accounting degree without meeting the minimum number of hours taught by faculty being satisfied.
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the Senate on March 5, 2013 with a vote of 45-0.    The Senate Education Committee moved to strike the title on the bill.

SB 58// Senator Brian Crain and Representative Lee Denney// The legislation indicates that the Langston Board of Trustees may establish a branch campus in Tulsa.  The legislation currently statue uses the word shall.
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the Senate on March 5, 2013 with a vote of 35-11.  The Senate Education Committee moved to strike the title on the bill.

SB 59// Senator Brian Crain and Representative Lee Denney// The legislation directs the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to establish an accounting degree program at Oklahoma State University-Tulsa.
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the Senate on March 5, 2013 with a vote of 36-10.  The Senate Appropriations Committee moved to strike the title on the bill.

SB 891// Senator John Sparks and Representative Emily Virgin// The legislation creates a cause of action for any public or private institution on a third party who engages in conduct in violation of the rules of the governing authority that causes the educational institution to incur sanctions by the governing authority or other economic penalties or losses. The educational institution may recover damages in the amount of the sanctions, penalties or economic losses incurred as a result of the conduct of the third party.
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the Senate on February 27, 2013 with a vote of 42-0.

SB 49// Senator John Sparks and Representative Emily Virgin//  The legislation expands the Oklahoma Mutual Aid Compact to allow public universities which maintain CLEET-certified law enforcement agencies to elect to be considered jurisdictions under the provisions of the compact and shall retain the right to later withdraw from the system.
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee on February 7, 2013.

SB 682// Senator Don Barrington and Representative Lisa Billy// The legislation defines the purpose of the Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training and outlines the educational duties and mission.
UPDATE:  The legislation has passed out of the Senate on March 5, 2013 with a vote of 38-2.


Textbooks

HB 1434// Representative Mike Turner and Senator Ralph Shortey// The legislation creates legislative intent to give students more information about the textbook, instructional material and other costs associated with each course.  Specifically, higher education faculty and staff members when developing a syllabus for a course to must include in the syllabus the cost of: a. all instructional materials required for the course, b. any license which the student may be required to acquire in order to access on-line or supplemental course-specific material and c. any laboratory fees required for the course.
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the House on March 5, 2013 with a vote of 88-2.


Higher Education Shell Bills

No pending legislation.

Task Force

No pending legislation.

Housing

No pending legislation.

Endowed Chairs

SB 495// Senator Clark Jolley and Representative Scott Martin// The legislation allows the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education utilize the prudent man standard when dealing with investments.
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the Senate on February 13, 2013 with a vote of 44-0.

Bonds and Master Lease

SB 653// Senator Clark Jolley and Representative Scott Martin// The legislation relieves the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education of the responsibility of constructing and financing the Medical Examiner Office and directs the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority to issue bonds for the project.
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the Senate March 5, 2013 with a vote of 39-7.  The Senate Appropriations Committee moved to strike the title on the bill.


Tuition Waivers



SB 423// Senator John Sparks and Representative Emily Virgin// The legislation allows for students who have received a diploma from a public Oklahoma High School to receive resident tuition.  The student must reside in the state to receive the resident tuition.
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education on February 13, 2013.  The legislation passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on February 20, 2013.  The Senate Appropriations Committee moved to strike the title on the bill.



SB 486// Senator Frank Simpson and Representative Pat Ownbey// The legislation allows for  a one hundred percent (100%) disabled veteran of any branch of the United States Armed Forces, their spouse and dependents, to attend any state support institution without payment of tuition or fees.
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the Senate Education Committee on March 4, 2013 with a vote of 46-0.  The Senate Appropriations Committee moved to strike the title on the bill.



Tax Credits


No pending legislation.

Open Records

HB 1888// Representative Josh Cockroft and Senator Josh Brecheen// The legislation creates a web site called "Oklahoma State Government Open Records One Stop Initiative."  The State CIO will develop a site that would allow the public to file requests for documents pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
UPDATE:  The legislation passed out of the House Government Modernization Committee on February 7, 2013.


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