[Oasfaa] FW: State Legislative Update

[Fair, Bryce]

FYI:  We are having an Oklahoma's Promise Day at the State Capitol this Wednesday, April 20.  However, due to the lack of available space in the Capitol rotunda, there will not be a public rally event as we have had in the past.  Institutions will be bringing current Oklahoma's Promise scholarship recipients to the Capitol to meet with their legislators and to have a group photo taken with the Governor.  Students will be thanking legislators and the Governor for 30 years of supporting Oklahoma's Promise (1992-2022; see the attached notice that was sent to legislators).  Though there is not a public event, at the beginning of the day the Oklahoma's Promise students will be hearing from three former recipients who now work at the Capitol - Rep. Cyndi Munson, former Rep. Mike Jackson who is now Executive Director of the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency, and Jeff Peters, Chief of Staff for the Oklahoma State Senate.
Immediately below are six bills related to financial aid.  Of the six, only one (HB 4195 - concurrent enrollment tuition wavier) did not survive last Thursday's legislative deadline for passage out of committee.  Of the other five, one (SB 1418 - National Guard tuition wavier) is now headed to the Governor for his consideration.  The other four are pending consideration on the House or Senate floor and possible further legislative deliberation.  The full list of bills being tracked is further below.  Bills that did not survive the deadline will be removed from the list on the next update.
Bryce Fair

House Bill 3253 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Dewayne Pemberton)  Oklahoma's Promise - Provides for a second alternative high school curriculum requirement option to the current Oklahoma's Promise curriculum requirement.  Students who do not complete the current Oklahoma's Promise curriculum but complete the alternative high school curriculum could qualify for an OKPromise award only at an institution overseen by the State Board of Career and Technology Education.  Current text at http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20FLR/SFLR/HB3253%20SFLR.PDF
Update: Passed House Higher Ed and Career Tech Committee 8-0 on Monday, Feb. 14. Passed off the House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education Committee April 5. Pending consideration on Senate floor.

House Bill 3564 (Representative Mark McBride and Senator Dewayne Pemberton)   Creates the Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship and Employment Incentive Program. Provides for a scholarship of $1,000 per academic year for the first 3 years and $2,500 for the final academic year. Authorizes the State Regents to make employment incentive payments of $4,000 per year for up to 5 years of employment in an Oklahoma public school after graduation, not to exceed $20,000. Current text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20FLR/SFLR/HB3564%20SFLR.PDF
               Update: Passed Appropriations and Budget Education Sub-Committee 13-0 on Wednesday. Feb. 9. Passed House Appropriations 30-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 81-5 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education Committee March 29. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee April 6.  Pending consideration on Senate floor.

House Bill 4154 (Representative Regina Goodwin and Senator George Young) Tulsa Reconciliation Scholarship - Modifies the qualifying income limit and provisions related to the number of scholarships offered through the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust.  Current text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20FLR/SFLR/HB4154%20SFLR.PDF
Update: Passed House A&B Education Committee. 10-3 on Monday, Feb. 21. Passed House Appropriations 30-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 68-19 on Monday, March 21. Passed Senate Education Committee April 12.  Passed Senate Appropriations Committee April 13.  Pending consideration on Senate floor.

House Bill 4195 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Adam Pugh) Concurrent Enrollment Tuition Waiver - Allows high school freshmen and sophomores who meet eligibility requirements for concurrent enrollment to receive a full tuition waiver at state system colleges for up to six credit hours, subject to availability of funds and whether or not the senior and junior concurrent enrollment programs are fully funded.  Current text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20ENGR/hB/HB4195%20ENGR.PDF
Update: Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 8-0 on Monday, Feb. 14. Passed off the House Floor 81-5 on Thursday, March 10. Passed Senate Education Committee April 5.  Not heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee.  Bill now dormant.

Senate Bill 1673 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Jadine Nollan)  Oklahoma's Promise - Adjusts the application family income limit based on the number of dependent children -- $60,000 for families with 1-2 dependent children, $70,000 for families with 3-4 dependent children, and $80,000 for families with 5 or more dependent children.  Current text:  http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20FLR/HFLR/SB1673%20HFLR.PDF
Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 7-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Passed Senate Appropriations 19-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-2 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed House Appropriations & Budget Subcommittee on Education April 4.  Passed the full House A&B Committee April 11. Pending consideration on House floor.

Senate Bill 1418 (Senator Kim David and Representative Nicole Miller) National Guard Tuition Waiver - Sets requirements for Oklahoma National Guard Members to receive assistance for undergraduate and graduate programs. The bill creates the Oklahoma National Guard Education Assistance Revolving Fund to support Oklahoma National Guard to provide assistance to eligible Guard members.  Current text: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20ENR/SB/SB1418%20ENR.PDF
Update: Passed Senate Education committee 11-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 15.  Passed Senate Appropriations committee 18-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-2 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee, April 4. Passed the House floor 82-4. To the Governor for consideration.

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OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION



Memo


To:                  Chancellor's Council and Legislative Network
From:             Vice Chancellor Jarrett Jobe
Date:               April 15, 2022
Subject:          Legislative Update



AGENCY ADMINISTRATION

House Bill 3415 (Representative Daniel Pae and Senator Brent Howard) allows a public body to hold meetings and executive sessions by electronic means where each member of the public body can participate in the meetings electronically. It requires members of public bodies subject to the Open Meeting Act to not participate in more than half of the regular and special meetings of the public body upon which they serve utilizing this exception in any calendar year.
Update: Passed House Government Modernization and Efficiency Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 70-21 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed Senate Judiciary committee 9-0 on Tuesday, April 12.

House Bill 3420 (Representative Mike Osburn) Abolishes the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission; transferring powers, duties, and assets to the Civil Service of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services
Update: Passed House Rules Committee 7-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the House Floor 85-0 in Wednesday, March 23. Passed Senate Judiciary committee 8-1 on Tuesday, April 12.

House Bill 3422 (Representative Mike Osburn and Senator Roger Thompson) Requires beginning in FY 2023 a study of the overall compensation for all positions covered by OMES under the civil service and human capital management act.
Update: Passed House A&B General Government Committee 8-0 on Monday, Feb. 21. Passed House Appropriations 29-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 90-0 on Tuesday, March 8. Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee. Laid Over. Passed Senate Appropriations 18-0 on Wednesday, April 13.


House Bill 3546 (Representative Chad Caldwell and Senator Julie Daniels) forbids an attorney employed by an agency to be a voting member of any board or commission and states no attorney can represent any board or commission if the attorney is employed by an agency that has a voting member on the board or commission.
Update: Passed House General Government Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 93-0 on Wednesday, March 23. Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 6-2 on Tuesday, April 12.

House Bill 3671 (Representative Max Wolfley and Senator John Michael Montgomery) Provides a 3% raise for all full-time state employees who make under $80,000 and are employed on the last working day of June 2022.
Update: Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 29-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 82-2 on Wednesday, March 9. Enacting clause struck Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 17-1 on Wednesday, April 13.

House Bill 4190 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Kim David) allows state employees to use an additional personal holiday each year which can be used on Good Friday, Juneteenth, Statehood Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, or the birthday of the employee and if the holiday falls on a Saturday, the employee can request the proceeding Friday, and if on a Sunday, the following Tuesday.
                Update:  Passed House Government Modernization and Efficiency Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 84-7 on Thursday, March 10. Engrossed. Passed Senate Rules Committee 9-2 on Wednesday, March 30. Passed Senate Appropriations 15-2 on Wednesday, April 6.

House Bill 4192 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Rob Standridge) requires the removal of any state agency director that does not provide information on the agency website about what personal data the agency collects, only allowing them to return if they are reappointed.
Update: Passed House General Government Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 89-3 on Wednesday, March 23. Passed Senate Rules committee 11-0 on Wednesday, March 6.

Senate Bill 1364 (Senator Dave Rader and Representative Kyle Hilbert) Requires any state agency, board or commission that owns or leases a facility located in or near a precinct without a suitable polling place available to make space within the facility available for use as a polling place upon written request of the secretary of the county election board.
Update: Passed Senate Rules Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-7 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Engrossed. Passed House Elections and Ethics Committee 8-0 on Tuesday, April 5.

Senate Bill 1410 (Senator Zack Taylor ad Representative Garry Mize) Directs multiple government entities to develop emergency energy plans showing how in a time of emergency each entity will draw power from no fewer than three energy sources and directs the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management to promulgate rules related to the plans.
Update: Passed Senate Energy Committee 13-0 on Thursday, Feb. 10. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-2 on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Engrossed. Passed House Energy and Natural Resources Committee 12-0 on Wednesday, April 6.

Senate Bill 1423 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Tom Gann) Requires all agencies to include an agency request statement for any proposed legislation the agency requests.
Update: Passed Senate Rules Committee 10-1 on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Passed off the Senate Floor 34-9 on Tuesday, March 15. Engrossed. Assigned to House Rules Committee. Dormant

Senate Bill 1452 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Carol Bush) Protects any information or document provided to an agency or entity to obtain licensure from Open Records Act requests.
Update: Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 10-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed to House. Passed House General Government Committee 9-0 on Wednesday. March 6. Dormant

Senate Bill 1463 (Senator Greg McCourtney and Representative Ryan Martinez) Requires state agencies to list the city, state and country in which contracted services will be prepares and produced, with any work the state awards not strictly awarded by the lowest price and that is not awarded to a company not preparing and producing the services in Oklahoma must include information from the awarding agency's director on why the services are not prepared and produced in Oklahoma.
Update: Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 11-0 in Thursday, March 3. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-0 on Monday, March 14. Engrossed to House. Assigned to House General Government Committee. Dormant

Senate Bill 1547 (Senator Greg Treat and Representative Charles McCall) requires all public bodies that maintain a website and have high-speed internet connections to stream live on the website and post the meeting on the website after the meeting. The bill applies the entire section of law to all public bodies if the governor has declared a state of emergency in that body's county.
Update: Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate floor 45-0 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Assigned to House Rules Committee. Laid over. Dormant

Senate Bill 1549 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Logan Phillips) Requires all government entities to choose and contract with a third-party evaluator to perform a thorough evaluation and report of the individual agency's document lifecycle needs and costs, inclusive of digital forms, workflow and eProcesses, storage, retrieval, destruction and digital auditing with the findings then reported to legislative leadership along with any improvements on efficiency and productivity.
Update: Passed Senate General Government Committee 7-0 on Thursday, Feb 17. Passed Senate Appropriations 18-0 on Thursday, March 3. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Assigned to House General Government Committee. Dormant


Senate Bill 1733 (Senator Greg Treat and Representative Charles McCall) exempts organizations whose sole beneficiary is a college or university that is a member of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education from being a public body, prohibiting these bodies from receiving a direct appropriation from the Legislature and sets which persons cannot serve as a voting member of the governing board of such an organization.
Update: Failed Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Passed Senate Judiciary as amended 6-4 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the Senate floor 30-16 in Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Passed House Rules Committee 6-2 on Tuesday, April 5.

Senate Bill 1822 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Kyle Hilbert) Requires that all infrastructure or construction projects in the state that are funded in part or in full by the ARPA or the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs act of 2021 to have signage designating it as such.
Update: Passed Senate General Government Committee 7-0 on Thursday, Feb. 17. Passed Senate Appropriations 18-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed of the Senate Floor 40-4 on Monday, March 22. Engrossed. Assigned to House General Government Committee. Assigned to Appropriations and Budget.

CAREER TECH

Senate Bill 1317 (Senator Brenda Stanley and Representative Rhonda Baker) Repeals language creating the Advisory Committee to the municipal clerks and treasurer's division of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.
Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Assigned to House County and Municipal Government Committee. Dormant

CHARTER SCHOOLS

House Bill 3644 (Senator Sheila Dills and Senator Zack Taylor) Requires that Sponsors of Charter Schools be notified in any instance of any significant adverse actions, material findings of noncompliance or proceedings relating to charter school educational management organizations
Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 94-0 on Monday, March 14. Engrossed. Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Dormant

House Bill 3645 (Representative Sheila Dills and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Modifies attendance requirements for virtual charter school alternative education programs. It allows a virtual charter school to request a waiver of the enrolment prohibition from the Department of Education on behalf of a student enrolled at the school who is reported for truancy two times in the same school year.
Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 93-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, April 12.

Senate Bill 1621 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Chad Caldwell) Creates the Statewide Charter School Board
Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 5-3 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Title Stricken. Passed Senate Appropriations 15-4 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-8 On Wednesday, March 23. Engrossed. Passed House Common Education Committee 10-3 on Tuesday, April 12.


CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT

House Bill 4073 (Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator Chuck Hall) Requires concurrent enrollment services be funded annually through legislative appropriations.
Update: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Laid over. Passed House Appropriations committee 25-0 on Thursday, March 3. Passed off the House Floor 89-0 on 3/14. Engrossed. Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Dormant

House Bill 4195 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Adam Pugh) allows high school freshmen and sophomores who meet eligibility requirement for concurrent enrollment to receive a full tuition waiver for up to six credit hours, subject to availability of funds and whether or not the senior and junior concurrent enrollment programs are fully funded.
Update: Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 8-0 on Monday, Feb. 14. Passed off the House Floor 81-5 on Thursday, March 10. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, April 5. Referred to Senate Appropriations

COVID-19

House Bill 3145 (Representative Kevin West and Senator Jake Merrick) allows district courts to overturn or compel compliance with a quarantine or isolation order issued by a local health officer, restructures orders on moving people with communicable diseases and people with communicable diseases attending private or public schools.
Update: Passed House Public Health Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 75-17 on Monday March 21. Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 6-3 on Monday, April 4.

House Bill 3159 (Representative Kevin West and Senator Jake Merrick) Deletes prohibition on children afflicted with contagious diseases and lice from attending school.
Update: Passed House Public Health Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 55-35 on Monday, March 21. Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Dormant

House Bill 3313 (Representative Cynthia Roe and Senator Jessica Garvin) Prohibits any medical entity from denying visitation to Covid-19 patients, even when such patients are deemed to be in isolation from the general public and other patients. It allows the patient to notify the medical entity who shall hold visitation rights. The bill requires individuals who exercise these visitation rights to comply with certain hospital requirements.
Update: Passed House Public Health Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 79-2 on Monday, March 21. Assigned to Senate Health and Human Services Committee Dormant.

Senate Bill 1225 (Senator David Bullard and Representative Denise Crosswhite Hader) Removes the limitation on parental access to children's medical records otherwise prohibited by law. The bill prohibits any person, corporation, association, organization, state-supported institution, or individual employed by any of these entities from administering any vaccination to a minor without first obtaining a written consent of a parent or legal guardian of the minor. The bill prohibits any minor from self-consenting to the receipt of contraception or family planning counseling.
Update: Passed Senate Judiciary committee 7-3 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the Senate Floor 31-11 on Wednesday, March 23. Engrossed, Assigned to House Public Health Committee. Dormant.


DIVERSITY

House Bill 3092 (Representative Kyle Hilbert and Senator James Leewright) requires the library media program to be reflective of the community standards for the population the library media center serves when acquiring an age-appropriate collection of print materials, nonprint materials, multimedia resources, equipment, and supplies.
Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 10-1 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the House Floor 89-7 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, March 29.

House Bill 4245 (Representative Toni Hasenbeck and Senator Micheal Bergstrom) Creates the "Save Women's Sports Act" bans students born male to compete in female sports.
Update: Passed House Rules Committee 6-2 on Thursday, March 3. Passed off the House Floor 79-18 on Wednesday, March 23. Dormant.

Senate Bill 2 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom and Representative Toni Hasenbeck) Creates the Save Women's Sports Act. It prohibits anyone of the male sex from playing on athletic teams designated for females, women, or girls. It requires any student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity due to a violation of this rule, to have a cause of action for injunctive relief against the school.
Update: Carryover Passed off the Senate Floor 37-7 on Thursday, March 24 Signed by Governor Stitt on Thursday, March 30.

Senate Bill 615 (Senator David Bullard and Representative Danny Williams) modifies the sex education curriculum to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
Update: Carryover Passed Senate Education 9-2 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-7 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Assigned to House Common Education. Withdrawn from Common Education Assigned to State Powers Committee. Passed House State Powers Committee 4-1 on Wednesday, April 13.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

House Bill 3655 (Representative Danny Sterling and Senator Chris Kidd) modifies the required college preparatory/work ready curriculum units needed in order to graduate from a public high school accredited by the State Board of Education with a standard diploma. The bill adds completing one unit or set of competencies of agricultural power and technology offered by a career and technology education program as an alternative to completing one unit or set of competencies of fine arts, such as music, art, or drama, or one unit or set of competencies of speech.
Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 11-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 78-13 on Monday, March 21. Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Dormant

House Bill 4389 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Brenda Stanley) modifies computer science college preparatory curriculum requirements.
Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the House Floor 86-1 on Monday, March 14, 2022. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, April 12

HEALTH CARE

House Bill 3311 (Representative Cynthia Roe and Senator Darcy Jech) Requires the State Regents and CareerTech to annually publish a report detailing the types of health care degrees offered and the number of students enrolled in, and graduating from, each degree type each year. The report is also required to identify the number of positions in health care that each institution could teach if more resources were provided, and what state colleges are doing to address the health care workforce shortage
Update: Passed House Public Health Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 71-3 on Wednesday, March 23. Assigned to Senate Common Education Committee. Dormant.

House Bill 3867 (Representative Jeff Boatman and Senator Chuck Hall) exempts a facility constructed or operated by the University Hospitals Authority or University Hospitals Trust, or by a nonprofit entity which has entered into a joint operating agreement with the University Hospitals Trust or a subsidiary of such an entity from the Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Facility Certificate of Need Act.
Update:  Passed House Public Health Committee 8-1 on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Passed off the House Floor 75-6 on Tuesday, March 15. Engrossed. Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 8-0 on Monday, April 4.

Senate Bill 1096 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom and Representative Toni Hasenbeck) Establishes that each person admitted to the hospital has the right to designate a pastor, minister, spiritual advisor or other religious leader who will have the ability to be present while the adult patient is receiving hospital care within certain guidelines established by the hospital.
Update: Passed Senate Health and Human Services committee 8-0 on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Engrossed. Passed House Public Health Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, April 6.

Senate Bill 1244 (Senator Marty Quinn and Representative Chris Sneed) Requires any new measure enacted relating to a health benefit plan be incorporated into any health benefit plan that is issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the measure unless specifically provided for otherwise.
Update: Passed Senate Retirement Insurance committee 7-1 on Monday, Feb. 14. Passed off Senate Floor 38-9 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Engrossed. Passed House Insurance Committee 5-2 on Wednesday, April 13.

HIGHER EDUCATION

House Bill 1800 (Representative Nicole Miller and Senator Frank Simpson) Requires every institution in the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education to waive all tuition and fees for any undergraduate course of study pursued by a member of the Oklahoma National Guard enrolled in the institution and directs the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to promulgate rules to that effect.
Update: Carryover. Passed House A&B Education 13-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Passed House Appropriations 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 85-2 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Passed Senate Appropriations 17-0 on Wednesday, April 6.

House Bill 2972 (Representative Rick West and Senator Darrell Weaver) Permits physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses to verify medical exemptions from jury duty. Deletes the college student exemption from jury duty.
Update: Passed House Judiciary. Failed on the House floor 31-59 on March 10. Passed off the House Floor 73-18 on March 14. Engrossed. Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, March 29.

House Bill 3167 (Representative Logan Phillips) Prohibits Oklahoma Universities from withholding the ability for a student to graduate or enroll in programs due to a missing or withheld transcript from an out-of-state university.
Update: Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 7-0 on Monday, Feb. 28. Passed off the House Floor 78-6 on Tuesday, March 15. Engrossed. Assigned to Senate Education committee. Dormant.

House Bill 3505 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator John Micheal Montgommery) Adds to the Oklahoma Student Borrower's Bill of Rights to Prohibit student loan servicer from failing to inform students if their loan type does not qualify for loan forgiveness.
Update: Passed House Banking, Financial Services and Pensions 7-0 on Monday, Feb. 21 Passed off the House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed Senate Judiciary committee 9-0 on Tuesday, April 12.

House Bill 3543 (Representatives Chad Caldwell and Senator Julie Daniels) creates the First Amendment Training for Higher Education Administrators Act.
Update: Passed House Higher Ed and Career Tech 6-2 on Monday, Feb. 28. Passed off the House Floor 61-22 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education Committee 8-4 on Tuesday, April 5.

House Bill 3730 (Representative Josh West and Senator Casey Murdock) Expands support of viticulture programs and research to universities and colleges.
Update: Passed House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Passed off the House Floor 74-7 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 10-0 on Thursday, April 14.

House Bill 4154 (Representative Regina Goodwin) modifies the qualifying income limit and provisions related to the number of scholarships offered through the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust.
Update: Passed House A&B Education Committee. 10-3 on Monday, Feb. 21. Passed House Appropriations 30-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Passed Senate Appropriations 21-0 on Wednesday, April 13.

House Bill 4196 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Adam Pugh) Creates the Needed Oklahoma Workers Fund for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, directing one-third of the funds appropriated to the fund to universities within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for nursing students, to be divided based on the number of nursing students enrolled in each university. directing one-third of the funds appropriated to the fund to universities within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for engineering students, to be divided based on the number of engineering students enrolled in each university, directing one-third of the funds appropriated to the fund to universities within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for students pursuing a teaching degree, to be divided based on the number of students pursuing a teaching degree enrolled in each university.
Update: Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 8-2 Monday, Feb. 14. Passed off the House Floor 85-4 on Monday, March 14. Engrossed. Title Stricken. Passed Senate Education 10-3 on Tuesday, March 9.

Senate Bill 784 (Senator David Bullard and Representative Kevin West) Creates the Oklahoma Education Commission to conduct a study on how to Improve the Quality of Instruction and Learning through distance and remote modalities. Allows the Attorney General office of Civil Rights Enforcement to investigate violations of discrimination or civil rights instead of the national agency. Allows the AG to initiate periodic compliance reviews and directed investigation for Public Schools and Higher Education.
Update: Amended by committee substitute. Passed State powers Committee 5-1 on Wednesday, March 6

Senate Bill 1184 (Senator Zack Taylor and Representative Rhonda Baker) Creates the Students' Right to Know Act to help high school students make informed decisions about their futures and to ensure that they are adequately aware of the cost of postsecondary education and alternative career paths. It requires the State Department of Education to compile on an annual basis the most in-demand jobs in Oklahoma including the average starting salary and education level required for those jobs; the average cost for institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and technology center schools in the state; the average monthly student loan payment for individuals who attend institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and technology center schools; the average three-year student loan default rate for institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and technology center schools; the average graduation rate for institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and technology center schools; the completion rates for apprenticeship programs, high school credential programs, technology center education programs, and military first-term enlistments; the share of Oklahoma college and university graduates working in an occupation that does not require a bachelor's degree; the average starting salary for individuals graduating from an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; and the average starting salary for individuals graduating from a technology center school.
Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 22 Title Stricken because a lot of this may already be done in ICAP. Passed of the Senate Floor 43-3 on Monday, March 14. Engrossed. Assigned to House Common Education Committee. Dormant.

Senate Bill 1284 (Senator Brenda Stanley and Representative Rhonda Baker) Repeals language that directs the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education enter into a contract with a nonprofit education center which is certified as a multisensory structured language training institute for the purpose of establishing a comprehensive dyslexia teacher training pilot program.
Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, Feb 15. Passed off the Senate Floor 48-0 on Monday, Feb. 21 Engrossed. Passed House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee 9-0 on Monday, April 4.

Senate Bill 1297 (Senator Brenda Stanley and Representative Preston Stinson) Creates the Oklahoma Accountancy Board Revolving Fund. It grants the board the power and authority to establish a student scholarship and grant program to financially assist eligible students who are qualified to take the certified public accountant examination. Establishes eligibility requirements beginning with enrollment and attending as a full-time student an Oklahoma public institution of Higher Education.
Update: Passed Senate Business Commerce and Tourism Committee 11-1 on Thursday, Feb. 10.  Passed off the Senate floor 31-17 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Engrossed. Assigned to House Business and Commerce Committee. Dormant.

Senate Bill 1307 (Senator Bill Coleman and Representative Mark Vancurren) Requires school districts and charter schools, beginning July 1, 2023, that serve any students in grades seven through 12and issue student identification cards to have printed on either side of the student identification cards the telephone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the Crisis Text Line. Institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and private institutions of higher education in the state that issue student identification cards may print on either side of the student identification cards the telephone numbers for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line.
Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 10-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the Senate floor 39-4 on Tuesday, March 15. Engrossed. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, April 5.

Senate Bill 1377 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Anthony More) Allows the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges to issue, on behalf of the institutions supervised and managed by the board, special and limited obligations for purposes of such capital projects as the Board of Regents deem proper. It authorizes the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges to issue indebtedness for capital projects to benefit the institutions supervised and managed by the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges.
Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 9-4 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Author Change. Passed Senate Appropriations 15-2 on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Engrossed. Passed House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee 8-0 on Monday, April 4.

Senate Bill 1512 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Rhonda Baker) directs institutions of higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education to not require a score on a College Level Examination Program test higher than the minimum score recommended by a nonprofit higher education association that makes recommendations on college-level equivalencies, unless the president of the institution determines, based on evidence that a higher score is necessary to determine a student is ready for a higher level course.
Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the Senate floor 45-1 on Monday, March 14. Passed House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee 9-0 Monday April 4.


National Guard Tuition

Senate Bill 1416 (Senator Kim David and Representative Nicole Miller) makes all members of the Oklahoma National Guard eligible for in-state tuition.
Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-2 on Monday, Feb. 21. Engrossed. Passed House Higher Education and Career Tech 9-0 On Monday, April 4. Passed off the House floor 86-0 on Thursday, April 14.

Senate Bill 1418 (Senator Kim David and Representative Nicole Miller) Sets requirements for Oklahoma National Guard Members to receive assistance for undergraduate and graduate programs. The bill creates the Oklahoma National Guard Education Assistance Revolving Fund to support Oklahoma National Guard to provide assistance to eligible Guard members.
Update: Passed Senate Education committee 11-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 15.  Passed Senate Appropriations committee 18-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-2 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed House higher Education and Career Tech Committee 9-0 on Monday, April 4. Passed off the House floor 82-4 on Thursday, April 14.

NURSING

House Bill 3319 (Representative Nicole Miller and Senator John Haste) allows the licensing staff of the Oklahoma Board of Nursing to grant a health care provider a temporary license under certain conditions.
Update: Passed House Business and Commerce Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 8-0 on Monday April 11.

House Bill 3892 (Representative Tammy Townley and Senator Frank Simpson) modifies the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act; making certain persons comply with orders. The bill requires any person who holds a certificate to practice as an Advanced Unlicensed Assistant in
Update: Passed House Public Health Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 52-42 on Monday, March 21. Assigned to Senate Health and Human Services Committee. Dormant

Senate Bill 1462 (Senator Jessica Garvin and Representative Mark Lawson) Requires all licensed Advanced Registered Practice Nurses who provide pre-natal, delivery, infant care services and other child or adult health services related to maternal and infant care to provide education on infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation and basic first aid for people who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
Update: Passed Senate Health and Human Services committee 10-0 on Monday, Feb. 28. Passed off the Senate floor 35-9 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Passed House Public Health Committee 7-1 on Wednesday, April 6.

Senate Bill 1518 (Senator Jessica Garvin and Representative Marcus McEntire) allows nurses' aides participating in an educational-based or employer-based training and competency evaluation program approved by the State Department of Health to be a paid employee of a care facility and sets requirements for the training programs.
Update: Passed Senate Health and Human Services committee 8-2 on Monday, Feb. 28. Passed off the Senate Floor 25-22 on Tuesday, March 22. Engrossed. Passed House Health Services and long-Term Care Committee 4-2 on Tuesday, April 12.

OneNet

House Bill 1132 (Representative Logan Phillips and Senator James Leewright) 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.
Update: Carryover: Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 11-0 on Thursday, March 31.

House Bill 3363 (Senator Jessica Garvin and Representative Marcus McEntire) Allows nurses aides participating in an educational-based or employer-based training and competency evaluation program approved by the State Department of Health to be a paid employee of a care facility and sets requirements for the training programs.
Update: Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 8-2 on Monday, Feb. 28. Passed off the Senate Floor 25-22 on Tuesday, March 22. Engrossed. Passed Senate Business Commerce and Tourism 11-0 on Thursday, April 7. Passed Senate Appropriations 19-0 on Wednesday. April 13.

OKPROMISE

House Bill 3253 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) allows people who meet the other requirements of the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program to take part in the program is the have completed the core curriculum and are seeking admission to an institution overseen by the State Board of Career and Technology Education.
Update: Passed House Higher Ed and Career Tech Committee 8-0 on Monday, Feb. 14. Passed off the House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education 12-0 Tuesday, April 5

Senate Bill 1673 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Jadine Nollan) Increases income limit for OKPromise tiered by family sizes.
Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 7-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Passed Senate Appropriations 19-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-2 on Tuesday, March 22. Engrossed. 12-0 on Monday, April 4. Enacting clause stricken. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 24-0 on Thursday, April 7.

TEACHER SHORTAGE

House Bill 3506 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator J.J. Dossett) exempts a teacher from completing the Professional Learning Focus requirement for the school year if their total amount of required professional development exceeds 24 hours in a single school year.
Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 10-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the House Floor 87-3 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Assigned to Senate Education committee. Dormant.

House Bill 3564 (Representative Mark McBride and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Creates the Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship and employment Incentive Program. Pays out $1,000 per academic year for up to 3 years, $2,5000 for the final academic year. Authorizes OSRHE to make employment incentive payments of $4,000 for up to 5 years upon graduation not to exceed $20,000.
                Update: Passed Appropriations and Budget Education Sub-Committee 13-0 on Wednesday. Feb. 9. Passed House Appropriations 30-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 81-5 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Title Stricken. Passed Senate Education 11-1 on Tuesday, March 29. Passed Senate Appropriations 17-0 on Wednesday, April 6

House Bill 3658 (Representative Danny Sterling and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) updates the State Board of Education requirements for alternative placement teacher certification. The bill removes the requirement to pass the general education portion of the competency examination.
Update: Passed Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15 Passed off the House Floor 91-0 on Tuesday March 8. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-1 on Tuesday, April 5.

House Bill 4107 (Representative Mark Vancuren and Senator Mary Boren) Requires the Board of Education to issue a certificate to teach to a person who holds a certificate from a federal recognized tribal nation within its reservation or treaty area boundaries and prohibits the Board from requiring additional competency examinations.
Update: Passed Common Education Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the House Floor 89-7 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, April 12.

House Bill 4387 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Adam Pugh) Allows the State Board of Education to establish new levels of teacher certificates: advanced, lead, and master. It requires each level have a minimum salary increase requirement paid by the school district and matched with state dollars from the lottery funds as provided in Oklahoma Statutes. It requires the advanced certificate to include a minimum salary increase of $3,000 and out of classroom at least 10 percent of the time, the lead certificate to include a minimum salary increase of $5,000 and out of classroom at least 25 percent of the time, and the master certificate to include a minimum salary increase of $10,000 and maximum salary increase of $40,000 and out of classroom at least 50 percent of the time.
Update: Passed Common Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the House Floor 91-5 on Monday, March 21. Passed Senate Education Committee 8-3 on Tuesday, April 12.

House Bill 4388 (Representative Kyle Hilbert and Senator Adam Pugh) requires the portion of lottery annual net proceeds deposited to the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund that exceeds $70 million to be deposited into a Teacher Empowerment Fund and appropriated by the Legislature on a cash basis to be allocated by the State Department of Education to serve as a state match to local public school dollars allocated for advanced, lead, and master teaching certificates as outlined in Section 6-190 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes starting in the 2022-23 school year.
Update: Passed Appropriations and Budget Education sub-committee 12-2 on Monday, Feb 21. Author Change. Passed House Appropriations 26-6 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed Senate Education Committee 9-3 on Tuesday, April 5. Passed Senate Appropriations 16-5 on Wednesday, April 13.

House Bill 4390 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Brenda Stanley) modifies the micro-credential program for teachers as provided under the Education Leadership Oklahoma Act.
Update: Passed Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 89-1 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed Passed Senate Education Committee 10-0 on Tuesday, April 12.

House Bill 4393 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Zack Taylor) modifies the frequency of conducting an educator supply-and-demand study, lists shortage areas to be identified in a specified study and requires the submission of an annual report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
Update: Passed Common Education Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the House Floor 94-0 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education 12-0 on Tuesday, March 29.

Senate Bill 1139 (Senator David Bullard and Representative Rhonda Baker) Creates until Nov. 30, 2023, a nine-member task force to study and make recommendations for pay for performance, qualitative pay, and/or merit pay that would reward the highest quality teachers in this state and could be used to recruit and retain high quality teachers.
Update: Passed Senate Education committee 11-2 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-9 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, April 12.

Senate Bill 1429 (Senator John Haste and Representative Danny Sterling) Exempts a teacher candidate or teacher from the requirement to pass the general education portion of the competency examination required therein if they have a master's degree from an institution accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency which is recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.
Update:  Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 16-4 on Wednesday Feb. 15. Passed off the Senate floor 39-9 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Passed House Common Ed Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, April 5.

Senate Bill 1535 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Mike Osburn) removes references to and descriptions of the Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System, removes part of the definition of a career teacher related to longevity in the field. The bill removes requirements on training in how to conduct teacher evaluations and compliance training.
Update: Passed Senate Education committee 11-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-2 on Monday, March 21. Passed House Common Ed Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, April 12.

Senate Bill 1630 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Rhonda Baker) Requires all Public Schools to conduct exit interviews that are standardized by the SDE for all teachers who leave due to dismissal, nonreemployment, resignation or retirement.
Update: Passed Senate Education committee 9-2 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Passed off the Senate Floor 29-16 on Tuesday, March 15. Assigned to House Common Education Committee. Dormant.

Senate Bill 1631 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Mark Vancurren) Directs the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to establish a mentor teacher pilot program.
Update: Passed Senate Education committee 9-2 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Passed Senate Appropriations 19-0 on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Passed off the Senate Floor 34-6 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, April 12.


WEAPONS ON CAMPUS

House Bill 2982 (Representative David Hardin and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) Creates the Sportsman Hearing Protection Act. States that firearm suppressors manufactured in Oklahoma and remains in the state is not subject to federal law.
Update:  Passed House Sate Powers Committee as amended 4-1 on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Passed off the House Floor 76-18 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee. Dormant.

House Bill 2984 (Representative David Hardin and Senator Warren Hamilton) Prohibits a peace officer, state employee, or employee of a political subdivision from enforcing, assisting in the enforcement of, or otherwise cooperating in the enforcement of a federal ban on firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition and is also prohibited from participating in any federal enforcement action implementing a federal ban on firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition.
Update: Passed House Sate Powers Committee 5-1 on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Passed off the House Floor 78-15 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee. Dormant.

House Bill 3069 (Representative Robert Manger and Senator Brenda Stanley) permits municipalities to authorize certain employees or public officials of the municipality, municipal public trust, or municipal authority who possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act and who have successfully completed any additional training or requirements as established by ordinance or resolution to carry a concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment
Update: Passed House Public Safety Committee 7-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 80-13 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Title Stricken. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Monday, April 4.

House Bill 3070 (Representative Robert Manger and Senator Chuck Hall) Clarifies language related to transporting a firearm in a motor vehicle.
Update: Passed House Public Safety Committee 8-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 97-0 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Monday, March 28.

House Bill 3074 (Representative Bob Culver and Senator Micheal Bergstrom) Removes the prohibition on transporting transport a shotgun, rifle or pistol in a boat. It limits the discharge of a firearm from a boat to purposes of self-defense, hunting animals or fowl, and in compliance with existing state laws. It removes the minimum fine for violations and reduces the maximum period of imprisonment to three months from six months.
Update: Passed House Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee 4-1 on Thursday, Feb. 17. Passed off the House Floor 76-12 on Tuesday, March 22. Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee. Dormant.

House Bill 3157 (Representative Kevin West and Senator Casey Murdock) Deletes the power of municipalities to regulate the carrying of firearm
Update: Passed House County and Municipal Government Committee 7-2 on Monday, Feb. 28. Passed off the House floor 79-17 on Tuesday, March 7, Engrossed. Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee. Dormant
House Bill 3191 (Representative Danny Williams and Senator Micheal Bergstrom) Permits pistols, handguns, rifles, shotguns, and all other lawful firearms mentioned in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act to collectively be referred to as "firearms" and updates references.
Update: Passed House Public Safety Committee 4-1 on Thursday, Feb. 17. Passed off the House Floor 81-15 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee. Dormant

Senate Bill 1118 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom and Representative Tom Gann) Removes the requirement that an applicant for a license to carry a concealed or unconcealed handgun demonstrate competence and qualification with the type or types of handguns that the applicant desires to carry and requires only that they demonstrate competence and qualification with an authorized pistol.
Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Monday, Feb. 28. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-8 on Tuesday, March 22.  Engrossed. Passed House Public Safety Committee 7-2 on Tuesday, April 5.

Senate Bill 1175 (Senator Dave Rader and Representative Daniel Pae) Requires school districts' boards of education to submit to the State Department of Education policies to implement a statutory provision that permits the boards to designate school personnel who have been issued a handgun license pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act
Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Passed off the Senate Floor 31-14 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Engrossed. Assigned to House Common Education Committee. Dormant.

Senate Bill 1366 (Senator Lonnie Paxton and Representative Tammy West) Expands the kinds of firearms which can be carried unconcealed.
Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 12-0 on Monday, Feb. 14. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-1 on Tuesday, March 22. Engrossed. Passed House Criminal Justice Committee 5-0 on Wednesday, March 30.

Workforce Economic Development

House Bill 4354 (Representative Brian Hill and Senator Chris Kidd) requires the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to create a Research and Development Attraction Grants Program, to be administered in accordance with the purpose of fostering research and development in key industry clusters, leading to the creation of new products and services that are brought to market by Oklahoma-based companies, or brought to market by companies financially sponsored by an Oklahoma-based lead investor and which conduct a substantial portion of total business activity in the State of Oklahoma.
Update: Passed House A&B Finance Revenue and Taxation Committee 10-0 on Monday, Feb. 21. Passed House Appropriations 30-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 76-5 on Tuesday, March 15. Passed Senate Business Commerce and Tourism Committee 10-1 on Thursday, April 7.

House Bill 4362 (Representative Brian Hill and Senator Jessica Garvin) Creates the Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology Intern Partnership STEM Workforce Pipeline Program; effective date; emergency.
Update: Passed House Rules committee 8-0 on Thursday, March 3. Passed off the House Floor 88-4 Monday, March 14. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 11-0 on Thursday, April 7. Passed Senate Appropriations 19-0 on Wednesday, April 13.

Senate Bill 1147 (Senator Zack Taylor and Representative Nicole Miller) Permits the State Board of Education to develop rules to determine if courses on aviation are eligible for non-elective academic credit toward meeting graduation requirements.
Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Passed off the House Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, March 15. Engrossed. Passed House Common Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, April 12.

Senate Bill 1190 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Mark McBride) Permits the State Board of Career and Technology Education to establish courses in the area of hydrogen energy. It permits the courses to include but are not limited to the following topics: hydrogen energy basics; hydrogen energy-related equipment manufacturing and maintenance; hydrogen energy infrastructure; and hydrogen energy safety. It permits the State Board of Career and Technology Education to consult the Oklahoma Department of Commerce in establishing courses that meet the workforce needs of the hydrogen energy sector in the state.
Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Author Change. Passed off the House Floor 43-0 on Tuesday, March 15. Engrossed. Passed House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee 8-0 on Monday, March 4. Passed off the House Floor 84-6 on Wednesday, April 13.

Senate Bill 1627 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Jon Echols) Creates the Workforce Development Revolving Fund; providing for award of funds.
Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 10-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Title stricken Passed Senate Appropriations 17-1 on Thursday, March 3.  Passed off the Senate Floor 35-10 on Wednesday, March 23. Engrossed. Passed House Higher Education committee 9-0 on Monday, April 4.

Senate Bill 1691 (Senator Zack Taylor and Representative Brad Boles) allows a conviction or pending criminal charge of a crime be the grounds for the denial of a state license or certification only if the underlying offense substantially relates to the duties and responsibilities of the occupation and poses a reasonable threat to public safety. The bill requires the licensing or certification authority to consider certain facts before making a determination.
Update: Passed Senate Business Commerce and Tourism Committee 12-0 on Thursday, Feb. 10. Passed off Senate Floor 47-0 on Monday, Feb. 21. Engrossed. Passed House Judiciary Committee 8-1 on Wednesday, April 13.

Senate Bill 1768 (Senator Howard Brent and Representative Kevin Wallace) creates the Oklahoma Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act to allow for capital investment into a rural fund and provides for the amount of credits able to be claimed by a rural investor.
Update: Passed Senate Business Commerce and Tourism committee 12-0 on Thursday, Feb. 17. Passed off the Senate Floor 31-12 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee.

Senate Bill 1782 (Senator Dave Rader and Representative John Talley) Changes the effective date for an incentive payment of the quality jobs program from 24 to 12 months. Requires the meeting of the wage requirement at the time of the agreement and 6 year from the date.
Update: Passed Senate Finance Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Monday, March 21. Engrossed. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, April 6.

Senate Bill 1858 (Senator John Michael Montgomery and Representative Ryan Martinez) Creates a tax credit for tax years 2023 through 2028, for employers for a tuition reimbursement for qualified employees who have been awarded an undergraduate or graduate degree within one year of beginning their employment within the hydrogen manufacturing industry if their degree is from a program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
Update: Passed Senate Finance, Passed Senate Appropriations 17-1 on Thursday, March 3. Passed off Senate Floor 35-11 on Thursday, March 14. Passed House Appropriations and Budget 24-0 on Thursday, April 7.

JCAB BILLS

Senate Bill 1084 (Senator Chuck Hall and Representative Kevin Wallace) Appropriates $100,000 from the FY2021 General Revenue Fund to the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools
Update: Passed Senate JCAB 17-0 Passed House JCAB 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 41-5 on Monday, March 7. Passed off House Floor 75-13 on Thursday March 10. Signed by Governor on Tuesday, March 15.

Senate Bill 1085 (Senator Chuck Hall and Representative Kevin Wallace) Creates a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Insurance Department that will be designated the Insurance Department Pharmacy Benefit Manager Revolving Fund for the purpose of licensing, regulating and investigating abuse, negligence, criminal conduct, or other violations of insurance laws and regulations, and ensuring compliance. It establishes expenditure requirements.
Update: Passed Senate JCAB 13-5 Passed House JCAB 32-0 on Wednesday, March 2 Passed off the Senate Floor 35-11 on Monday, March 7. Passed off the House Floor 84-7 on Thursday March 10. Signed by Governor on Tuesday, March 15.

House Bill 4451 (Representative Kevin Wallace) Waives the payroll eligibility requirement for tax year 2021 for manufacturing facilities receiving a tax incentive via the five-year ad valorem exemption.
Update: Passed Senate JCAB 19-0 Passed House JCAB 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2 Passed off the Senate floor 40-2 on Wednesday, March 9. Passed off the House Floor 94-2 on Monday, March 7. Signed by Governor on Monday, March 14.

House Bill 4452 (Representative Kevin Wallace) Requires that all money transferred per fiscal year from the Teachers' Retirement System Dedicated Revenue Revolving Fund not exceed the amount authorized by the Legislature for that fiscal year.
Update: Passed Senate JCAB 19-0 Passed House JCAB 29-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 95-0 on Monday, March 7. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, March 9.  Signed by Governor on Monday, March 14.

House Bill 4461 (Representative Kevin Wallace) Appropriates $2.1 million from the FY2021 General Revenue Fund to the Oklahoma Conservation Commission.
Update: Passed Senate JCAB 19-0 Passed House JCAB 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 91-0 on Monday, March 7. Passed off the Senate floor 41-0 on Wednesday, March 9.

House Bill 4462 (Representative Kevin Wallace) appropriates $251,068 from the FY2021 General Revenue Fund to the Oklahoma Department of Mines.
Update: Passed Senate JCAB 19-0 Passed House JCAB 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 94-0 on Monday, March 7. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Signed by Governor on Monday, March 14.

House Bill 4463 (Representative Kevin Wallace)  Requires the State Department of Health to utilize an amount necessary from its FY2022 funds to successfully regulate and enforce all programs and provisions associated with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, including but not be limited to the hiring and employment of additional staff at the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, as well as, participating in interagency agreements with state law enforcement agencies for enhanced enforcement.
Update: Passed Senate JCAB 19-0 Passed House JCAB 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 97-0 on Monday, March 7. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Signed by Governor on Monday, March 14.

House Bill 4450 (Representative Kevin Wallace) Creates the Health Care Workforce Development Fund that will consist of money received by the state as Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; directed to the state by the federal government for the purpose of recruiting, educating, and stabilizing Oklahoma's health care workforce
Update: Passed Senate JCAB 19-0 Passed House JCAB 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2.





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