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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Below is the legislative update for last week. As you will see below, three OKPromise bills were scheduled to be heard in committee last week:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">HB 2493, which would have required the scholarship amount for the first two years of college to be based on the average two-year college tuition rate was scheduled to be heard last
Monday, but at the committee meeting the Chair announced that the bill was not going to be heard that day. It has not been rescheduled for a hearing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">HB 2330, which would have based the OKPromise scholarship on the average tuition of state regional universities was heard in committee, but the motion to approve the bill did not receive
a “second” and the bill failed to pass.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">HB 2823, which expands the type programs at career tech centers for which the OKPromise scholarship may be used, passed in committee on Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The deadline for committee action on bills in their house of origin is this Thursday, 2/25. At this point we are not aware of any other OKPromise bills schedule
for consideration in committee this week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Bryce Fair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION<o:p></o:p></p>
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</a>Chancellor Glen D. Johnson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b>Date: </b> <a name="datea">
</a>Friday, February 19, 2016<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> <a name="re"></a>Legislative Update – February 19, 2016<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="body"></a><span style="color:black">The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of February 15, 2016 – February 19, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you have any questions, please contact Hollye Hunt at
</span><a href="mailto:hhunt@osrhe.edu">hhunt@osrhe.edu</a><span style="color:black"> or 405.225.9424.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Legislative Report <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HJR 1053// Representative David Derby//</b> The resolution would eliminate the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Each institution’s governing board would grant degrees, recommend their budget needs to the legislature, and
supervise the functions of the institution.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Rules Committee. The bill is scheduled to be heard in the Rules Committee on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 10:30am. The author has indicated that he plans to file a committee substitute.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HJR 1054// Representative David Derby//</b> The resolution repeals Section 3 of Article 13-A. That section requires appropriations made by the Legislature to be in consolidated form.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE</b>: <b>The bill has been referred to the House Rules Committee.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2556// Representative Harold Wright//</b> The legislation creates the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Community Colleges, which shall consist of nine (9) members appointed by the Governor and with the consent of the Senate. The Board
of Regents of Oklahoma Community Colleges shall have the supervision, management and control of Carl Albert State College, Eastern Oklahoma State College, Murray State College, Northern Oklahoma College, Oklahoma City Community College, Redlands Community
College, Rose State College, Seminole State College, Tulsa Community College, and Western Oklahoma State College.<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education. <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">SB 910// Senator Mark Allen//</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The legislation requires that for an individual to be eligible to serve as president of an
institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, the person shall hold a doctorate degree from an accredited institution. Any person serving as president of an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education as of the effective
day of this act who does not meet the requirements of subsection A of this </span>
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">section shall be allowed to serve out the term of his or her contract.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">SB 914// Senator Frank Simpson//</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext"> The legislation requires, for the
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">purpose of advising the Board of Trustees of the University Center of Southern Oklahoma, the presidents of the institutions offering courses through the University Center of Southern Oklahoma, or their
designees, to serve as non-voting ex officio members of the Board of Trustees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Education Committee.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">SB 1140// Senator Bryce Marlatt//</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The legislation requires any governmental entity that receives an apportionment or other
tax revenue to submit an annual plan for the expenditure of such revenues to the Governor. House Speaker, and Senate Pro Tem that includes the budget for the revenues in the next fiscal year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 1353// Senator Patrick Anderson//</b> The legislation requires the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to submit the master lease list to every member of the Legislature, not just the Governor, Pro Tem, and Speaker.<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education on Wednesday, February 10, 2016. The bill passed out the Senate Appropriations on Wednesday, February 17, 2016. <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 895// Senator Kyle Loveless//</b> The legislation consolidates the Office of the State Bond Advisor into the Office of the State Treasurer.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate General Government Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill passed out of the Senate General Government Committee on Monday, February 15, 2016.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 1265// Senator Clark Jolley//</b> The legislation deletes the language regarding the course offerings at Cameron University in Duncan, Connors State College in Muskogee, Eastern Oklahoma State College in McAlester, Southeastern Oklahoma
State University in McCurtain County, Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Woodward, Northern Oklahoma College in Enid, and Carl Albert State College in Sallisaw.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee. The legislation passed out of the Senate Education Committee on Monday, February 8, 2016.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">OKPromise<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 1046// Senator Jason Smalley//</b> The legislation increases the OKPromise income limit to $75,000. Additionally, to receive the scholarship, the student must enroll at a state two-year college until reaching Junior status. The student
may continue on to finish their degree at a state four-year college with the scholarship. The bill exempts students with at least a 24 ACT (which is the top 27%).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 1266// Senator Clark Jolley</b>// The legislation directs that a student must enroll at a state two-year college until reaching Junior status to receive the scholarship. The student may continue on to finish their degree at a four-year
college with the scholarship. The legislation has no exemption for students based on ACT.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2330// Representative Todd Russ</b>// The legislation indicates the scholarship amount for all OKPromise students would be based on the average tuition at the state regional universities based on the previous two years.<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education. The legislation was heard on Monday, February 15, 2016 at 10:30am. The bill failed to receive a due pass motion in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education and remains in the committee. <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2493// Representative Gary Banz</b> // The legislation directs the scholarship amount for the first two years of college would be based on an average of the tuition at the state community colleges over previous two years, plus $200,
regardless of where the student enrolls. The scholarship amount for years 3-5 would be based on the average tuition at the state “comprehensive” institutions over the previous two years, plus $200.<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education. The legislation was scheduled to be heard on Monday, February 15, 2016 at 10:30am. The legislation was laid over and not heard in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education. <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2724// Representative Emily Virgin //</b> The legislation is a shell bill relating to OKPromise.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Rules Committee.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2728// Representative Emily Virgin//</b> The legislation is a shell bill relating to OKPromise.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Rules Committee.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2823// Representative Lee Denney</b> // The legislation authorizes the OKPromise scholarship to be used for a career technology program eligible for federal student financial aid offered by a technology center school supervised by
the State Board of Career and Technology Education.<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Higher Education and Career Technology Committee on Wednesday, February 17, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Scholarships and Financial Aid<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 996 // Senator Jason Smalley//</b> The legislation is a shell bill relating to OTEG.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2948// Representative Katie Henke //</b> The legislation is a shell bill relating to OTEG.<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education. <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2926// Representative Jason Dunnington //</b> The legislation creates the Oklahoma Community College Scholarship Act. The scholarship is a “last dollar” or “gap” scholarship for students seeking an associate’s degree, certificate,
or diploma from an eligible institution (not limited to state two-year colleges). The scholarship amount equals state two-year college tuition and fees after all other “gap” support is applied and less $50 to be paid by the student. The scholarship may be
received until completion of an associate’s degree or 2.5 years, whichever comes first.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Appropriations Committee.
<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">SB 872// Senator Patrick Anderson//</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The legislation directs certain scholarships be revoked from students who are convicted
or enter a certain plea for misdemeanors involving alcohol, drugs, sexual assault or domestic violence or any felony offense.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Education Committee.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">SB 869// Senator Patrick Anderson//
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The legislation prohibits two-year colleges from offering athletics scholarships to out-of-state students.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Education Committee.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2515// Representative Ann Coody//</b> The legislation adds an area of emphasis to the Financial Literacy Act relating to the filling out of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education on Wednesday, February 10, 2016.
</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2676 // Representative Corey Williams//</b> The legislation allows certain military personnel and their dependents to receive in-state status.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education on Monday, February 15, 2016. <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2681// Representative Dennis Johnson//</b> The legislation allows for an undergraduate tuition waiver for students who are 65 or older, a resident of the state, and pursuing studies in teacher education.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education on Monday, February 15, 2016.
</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">SB 984// Senator Ron Sharp and Representative Justin Wood//</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The legislation creates the Oklahoma Teacher Loan Forgiveness
Program. A teacher will be eligible for the loan repayment if the teacher graduated from an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education with a bachelor's degree in education and teaches at an Oklahoma public school for six (6) consecutive
years. The teacher is not required to teach at the same public school for six (6) consecutive years. The participating teacher will be eligible for an award of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) at the end of each consecutive year in which a qualifying
teacher meets the criteria. The award shall be paid directly to the financial institution that holds the qualifying teacher's student loans in an amount not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee. The legislation passed out of the Senate Education committee on Monday, February 15, 2016.
<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Shell Bills<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2810// Representative David Derby//</b> The legislation is a shell bill related to higher education.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Rules Committee. <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2811// Representative David Derby//</b> The legislation is a shell bill related to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Rules Committee. <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">HB 2280// Representative Jason Murphey//</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The legislation is a shell bill that creates the “State Government Operations Modernization
Act of 2016.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill has been withdrawn from the House Rules Committee and referred to the House Public Health Committee. <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">HB 2282// Representative Jason Murphey//</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The legislation is a shell bill that creates the “State Government Operations Reform
Act of 2016.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill has been withdrawn from the House Rules Committee and referred to the House Long-term Care and Senior Services Committee. The legislation passed out of the House Long-term Care and Senior Services Committee on Tuesday, February 16, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></pre>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">HB 2442// Representative Jason Murphey//</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The legislation is a shell bill that creates the “Open Records and Information
Technology Modernization Act.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Rules Committee. <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">HB 2248// Representative Jason Murphey//</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The legislation is a shell bill related to the Chief Information Officer.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government. A committee substitute was filed requiring the CIO to create a comprehensive listing of the effective sales tax rate for each governmental entity located within the state on the data.ok.gov website. <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">HB 2284// Representative Jason Murphey//</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The legislation is a shell bill that creates the “State Government Operations Ethics
in Contracting Reform Act of 2016.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Rules Committee.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2634// Representative Shane Stone//</b> The legislation is a shell bill related to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Rules Committee.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 3008// Representative Lewis Moore//</b> The legislation is a shell bill that creates the “Higher Education Pay Transparency Act of 2016.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Repealer Bills<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2287// Representative Jason Murphey// </b>The legislation repeals language relating to federal grants.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government on February 8, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Energy Conservation <o:p>
</o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 3116// Representative Scott Martin//</b> The legislation clarifies the exemption for the State Facilities Energy Conservation Program. Upon notification by a state agency, the Director shall consider any organizational behavior-based
or performance-based energy conservation programs under contract with a state agency prior to August 24, 2012.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House State Government Operations Committee on Wednesday, February 17, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Weapons on Campus<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2266// Representative George Faught//</b> The legislation allows anyone to carry a handgun on a college campus or CareerTech property.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Public Safety Committee. <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2660// Representative Casey Murdock//</b> The legislation does not change the current laws pertaining to guns on campus but deletes the notification procedures and administrative fine relating to the unlawful carry of a firearm on
campus. The legislation additionally prohibits a public or private college from establishing any policy that would prohibit a person from storing a shotgun in a locked motor vehicle on campus.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Public Safety Committee. <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 3046// Representative Sally Kern//</b> The legislation is a shell bill that creates the “Safe Campus Act of 2016.”
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Rules Committee.
</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 1028// Senator Josh Brecheen//</b> The legislation allows certain statewide or federally elected or appointed officials to carry a firearm on his or her person anywhere in Oklahoma if the person has completed a handgun course.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Public Safety Committee. <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 980// Senator Joseph Silk//</b> The legislation provides that any citizen over the age of 21 may transport a pistol, open, loaded or unloaded, in a vehicle without a license. The individual may also leave a concealed, loaded pistol
in their parked unattended car. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Public Safety Committee.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 1124// Senator Nathan Dahm//</b> The legislation creates the “Oklahoma 2<sup>nd</sup> Amendment Preservation Act.” The bill states that the right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right not to be infringed.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Rules Committee.
</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 1143// Senator Nathan Dahm//</b> The legislation allows an individual to carry a handgun on a college or university or CareerTech property provided the handgun is concealed at all times.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Public Safety Committee. <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 1348// Senator Nathan Dahm//</b> The legislation allows any person with a valid handgun license to carry a handgun on the property of a college or university or CareerTech.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Public Safety Committee. <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Housing <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">HB 2329// Representative Todd Russ//</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The legislation directs the board of regents for each institution within The Oklahoma
State System of Higher Education shall adopt a student housing policy that prohibits the establishment and offering of co-ed housing in dormitories. The bill defines co-ed housing as housing that integrates men and women on the same floor or in the same room.
The bill allows an exemption for married couples or family members living together.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Higher Education and Career Technology Committee. The legislation was heard in committee on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. The bill failed to receive a second on the due pass motion in the House Higher Education and Career Technology Committee and remains in the committee. <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Telecommunications/ IT <o:p>
</o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">HB 2616// Representative Todd Thomsen//
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The legislation is a shell bill related to the “Oklahoma Telecommunications Act of 1997.”
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Utilities Committee.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">HB 2617// Representative Todd Thomsen//
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The legislation is a shell bill related to the “Oklahoma Telecommunications Act of 1997.”
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Utilities Committee.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Data and Reporting<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 3028// Representative John Paul Jordan//</b> The legislation requires the Oklahoma State Regents, in conjunction with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, to annually prepare an economic security employment report of employment and
earning outcomes for degrees earned at colleges and universities. Beginning January 31, 2018, each institution will need to provide the report to students electronically.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Higher Education and Career Technology Committee on Wednesday, February 10, 2016.
</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 3166// Representative Jeff Hickman</b>// The legislation requires additional information to be included in the State Regents’ annual report to the legislature. The legislation would now require the report to include:
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The budget prepared by the State Regents setting out in detail the necessary expenses of the State Regents for the next fiscal year;
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The budget requests or proposals submitted by each institution to the State Regents for the next fiscal year;
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The funding formula or allotment system used by the State Regents to allocate money to each institution, including a description of the functional goals of the
formula or system for distributing funds to each institution; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A calculation of any differences in the budget requests amounts for each institution and the actual amounts allocated to each institution, including an explanation
for any differences; and <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Any other data considered relevant by the State Regents.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Additionally, by January 1 of each year, each institution of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall submit a report to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and
the minority floor leaders and education committee chairs of both houses of the Oklahoma Legislature, which includes:
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A copy of reports submitted to the State Regents, which itemizes the tuition and fees for each institution by campus or location; and
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The total budget of each institution for the previous fiscal year, including the amount of revenue received from tuition and fee and other sources and expenses
for each campus or location.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Government Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday, February 10, 2016. <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 1342// Senator Greg Treat and Representative Tom Newell//</b> The legislation changes the definition of the term “expenditure of state funds” to the term “expenditure of funds” in the Taxpayer Transparency Act. The bill requires
the Open Books website to include data which tracks the expenditures of federal funds by FY 2017.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate General Government Committee on Monday, February 8, 2016.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 1157// Senator Stephanie Bice//</b> The legislation requires all private and out-of-state public degree granting institutions to abide by policies and procedures that are established by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the Senate Education Committee on Monday, February 15, 2016.<u><o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2551// Representative Ann Coody//</b> The legislation requires the State Regents to enter into a contract with a nonprofit education center for the purposes of establishing a comprehensive dyslexia teacher training program. The legislation
establishes an advisory committee and requires the program to be implemented within 90 days of the effective date of the act.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Higher Education and Career Technology Committee on Wednesday, February 17, 2016.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HB 2951// Representative Michael Rogers//</b> The legislation requires the State Department of Education and the Oklahoma State Regents to identify and recruit students into the teaching profession. The legislation directs the Department
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<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education on Wednesday, February 10, 2016. The bill passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, February 17, 2016. <o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 938// Senator Jason Smalley//</b> The legislation directs the Oklahoma State Department of Education, in consultation with the Oklahoma State Regents, Commission for Education Quality and Accountability, the State Board of Career
and Technology Education and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, to develop high school graduation requirements.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SB 940// Senator Jason Smalley//</b> The legislation directs the Oklahoma State Department of Education, in collaboration with the Oklahoma State Regents, to define “college readiness” as it relates to a student’s performance on statutory
assessments, ACT, SAT or other college placement assessments. The legislation also requires the State Regents to develop transition courses for 12<sup>th</sup> grade students who have not achieved college readiness by the end of the 11<sup>th</sup> grade
year. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee. The legislation passed out of the Senate Education Committee on Monday, February 8, 2016. The legislation passed out of
the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, February 17, 2016. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">HB 2861// Representative Sean Roberts//</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The legislation indicates that no state agency, board, commission, department, authority,
instrumentality or other entity of state government shall use any of its funding for programs related to assistance to any person who is not a citizen of the United States for the purpose of establishing residency in the United States.
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<pre><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE: The bill has been referred to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government.<o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">HB 2615// Representative Todd Thomsen//</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The legislation prohibits the giving of money or a thing of value to a student-athlete
or family member for the purpose of recruitment, and it prohibits any transaction between a person and a student-athlete that would likely cause the student-athlete to permanently or temporarily lose athletic scholarship and participation eligibility. A violation
of the measure would result in a misdemeanor for the donor and the person would be subject to a fine or imprisonment or both.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPDATE:</b> <b>The bill passed out of the House Higher Education and Career Technology Committee on Wednesday, February 10, 2016. The legislation passed out of the House on February 18, 2016 with a vote of 59 to 30.
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