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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Following is the legislative update for January 19. A couple of bills have been added to the Oklahoma’s Promise section. We expect more to be added as all
the bills are reviewed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Bryce<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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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b>To: <a name="to1">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b>From: </b> <a name="from">
</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, January 19, 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> <a name="re"></a>Legislative Update – January 19, 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="body"></a>As of January 19, 2018, the Senate has filed 1581 bills (706 new bills for this session) and 71 Senate Joint Resolutions (23 new resolutions for this session. The House has filed 2,704 bills (1,193 new bills for this
session) and 62 House Joint Resolutions (31 new resolutions for this session). We are currently in the process of reviewing legislation. Below is the list of legislation related to higher education that has been reviewed to date. A more comprehensive listing
will be provided next week.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you have any questions, please contact Todd Pauley at
</span><a href="mailto:tpauley@osrhe.edu">tpauley@osrhe.edu</a><span style="color:black"> or (405) 824-5896.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Legislative Report <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>January 19, 2018<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Agency Administration<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 909 (Senator Josh Brecheen) </b>Adds to the definition of “incentive” in the Incentive Evaluation Act any transfer of funds by a state agency to a political subdivision other than a direct apportionment of state revenues
as provided by law or funding of a project pursuant to a program administered by the agency which includes specific objective criteria for the awarding of such funding.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 918 (Senator Josh Brecheen) </b>Adds to what has to be reported on income tax for legislators any income $5,000 or more that is related to politics, public relations, communications, etc.<b>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 925 (Senator Roger Thompson)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Raises the requirement for an agency cost analysis report when privatizing a function from $100,000 to $1 million and changes the privatization process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 945 (Senator Tom Dugger)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Changes the current penalty for agencies found to be noncompliant in providing reports as required by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES). Rather than the State
Treasurer not honoring vouchers disbursing and transferring monies from agency clearing accounts, agencies will have 15 business days to resolve the delinquency, after which the Director of OMES may assess and collect a monetary penalty of up to $300 per day
until the agency is found to be compliant. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 951 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</b> Bars agencies from entering into contingency-free contracts with private attorneys unless approved by the Attorney General.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill
</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">1110<i>
</i>(Senator Josh Brecheen) </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Amends part of the Central Purchasing Act.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 1139 (Senator Darcy Jech)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Creates a task force to study efficiencies in operating and governing two-year colleges.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1233 (Pro Tem Mike Schulz)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Creates a task force to study efficiencies in two-year colleges.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1234 (Pro Tem Mike Schulz)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Creates a task force to study efficiencies in two-year colleges.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 2523 (Representative Randy McDaniel)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
Changes state unemployment benefits. Specifically mentions educational service contract employees and modifies when they can enroll in unemployment benefits.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>House Bill</i> 2528 (Representative Bobby Cleveland) </b>
Allows state employees to pursue civil action in whistleblower cases.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>House Bill</i> 2557 (Representative Dennis Casey) </b>
Sets the maximum salary of Agency CEO’s to be no greater than the salary of the Governor. All increases in salary shall be approved by the legislature.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Budget<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Joint Resolution</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 48 (Senator Josh Brecheen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This resolution puts to a vote of the people a constitutional amendment requiring the Legislature to make line-item appropriations to each institution within the State System of
Higher Education.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 924 (Senator Mark Allen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Requires an audit for every agency that requests an increase in funding relative to its current fiscal year request.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Joint Resolution</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 1032 (Representative Harold Wright)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
This resolution puts to a vote of the people to change the three-fourths requirement vote of the House for revenue bills to a three-fifths vote.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>House Bill</i> 2533 (Representative Collin Walke)</b> Increases the minimum wage to $11 an hour, effective January 1, 2019.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill
</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">3153 (Representative Earl Sears)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Repeals requirement for full funding of education by no later than April 1.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Campus Safety/Guns
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 910 (Senator Nathan Dahm) </b>Removes the word “bow” from hunting requirements to open carry for persons with a handgun and military identification card.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 957 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom) </b>Adds “places of worship” to places where citizens have a right to use defensive force.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 964 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom) </b>Changes the words “anywhere in the state of Oklahoma” to “throughout the state of Oklahoma” in CLEET certified firearm carrying allowances.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 991 (Senator John Sparks)</b> Removes language allowing persons designated by the school board or licensed as a security guard to carry handguns on public school property.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill
</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">1159 (Senator Paul Scott)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">No public college, tech center, university, etc. can deny ability to carry a concealed handgun by a citizen with a valid license.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>House Bill</i> 2527 (Representative Bobby Cleveland)</b> Allows county employees in a courthouse to conceal carry.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Common Education<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 903 (Senator AJ Griffin)</b> If an employee is fired from a school district due to consolidation, the Board of Education cannot pay severance until the employee has filed for unemployment and then the severance is
reduced by the total amount of unemployment benefits paid. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 920 (Senator Stephanie Bice) </b>Forces administrative school consolidation of districts with an average daily membership of less than 200 with the next contiguous school district.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 935 (Senator Ron Sharp)</b> If the State Board of Education suspends a teacher certificate, that teacher remains employed while proceedings are pending.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill
</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">929 (Senator Gary Stanislawski)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Updates disability definitions in the State Aid Formula.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 950 (Senator Gary Stanislawski)</b> Allows public schools to permit a student to possess and self-apply sunscreen without written authorizations.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 958 (Senator David Rader) </b>Allows homeschooled and alternatively educated students to participate in extracurricular activities in their resident district. Adds them partially to the funding/accountability formula.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 960 (Senator Julie Daniels) </b>Changes rules for initiating and terminating school employee payroll deductions to require written requests.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 967 (Senator John Sparks)</b> Requires public school districts with out-of-school suspension rates 10% higher than the state average to engage in quarterly continuing education on alternatives to out-of-school suspension.
Requires superintendents of public school districts to review their districts out-of-school suspension data and report it to the State Department of Education on July 1 of each year.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 985 (Senator Ron Sharp)</b> Creates a mandate that virtual charter schools provide reports according to a set plan with the State Virtual Charter School Board if their graduation rates is below the state graduation
rate, with the possibility for closure should no improvement occur.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 981 (Senator AJ Griffin)</b> Adds substance abuse diagnosis and homelessness to qualifications for the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship for Students with Disabilities Program.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 986 (Senator Ron Sharp</b>) Adds “a member who represents a statewide association of school board members” to the School Finance Review Commission.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 987 (Senator John Sparks)</b> Adds definition of “career” into the private school code.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill </i>999 (Senator Greg McCortney) </b>Allows students who transfer due to legal custody changes to participate in extracurricular activities with no waiting period.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>House Bill</i> 2556</b> <b>(Representative Dennis Casey)
</b>Amends the statute prohibiting teachers from entering new contracts before their previous contract ends to add Charter Schools.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Concurrent Enrollment<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 1196 (Senator Gary Stanislawski)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Concurrent enrollment expansion.<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3015</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> (Representative George Faught)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">If the requirements for concurrent enrollment eligibility include test scores from a nationally recognized college-and career-readiness assessment, the test score requirements determining
eligibility shall be the same for all students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Free Speech<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 1200 (Senator Gary Stanislawski)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Requires state system of higher education to “embrace a commitment to freedom of speech.”<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 1202 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Requires the State Regents to adopt a policy on free expression and defines that policy.</span><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Lobbying<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 876 (Senator Rob Standridge)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This is an attempt to get rid of legislative liaison positions in favor of auditors positions housed in the Legislative Services Bureau [LSB].<b>
</b>It removes 70 percent of the cost of liaisons and 100 percent of the cost of contract lobbying positions and uses the funding to pay for the newly created LSB positions.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><o:p> </o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 917 (Senator Josh Brecheen) </b>Adds to the lobbying rules that a lobbyist principal shall not provide anything of value which exceeds $100 in a calendar year to the Governor, an individual legislator or any individual
employee of the Governor or the Legislature, regardless of the number of lobbyists representing the lobbyist principal. This legislation also lowers the allowed meals and other gifts expenditure from $500 to $100 and requires that a legislative lobbyist representing
more than one principal cannot exceed $200.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 1207 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Prohibits the use or authorization of the use of public funds, property or time to engage in legislative or executive lobbying.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oklahoma’s Promise<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 877 (Senator Josh Brecheen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Requires the State Board of Equalization to cap the amount of funding available for Oklahoma’s Promise at $75 million, subtracted from the amount the Board certifies as available
for appropriation from the General Revenue fund, effective December 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 889 (Senator Josh Brecheen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This lowers the second income check amount on Oklahoma’s Promise from $100,000 to $75,000, beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1036</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> (Senator Rob Standridge)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Caps the award amount for Oklahoma’s Promise at $4,200 per person per academic year for two years.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1092</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Adds to the Oklahoma’s Promise qualifications any children of full time teachers.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 1201 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Changes Oklahoma’s Promise designation from a scholarship to a “forgivable loan.” Changes qualifications for Oklahoma’s Promise. Requires graduation within five years and requires
recipient to remain a resident of the state for five years after graduation to receive loan forgiveness.<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 2513 (Representative Monroe Nichols)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Adds to the Oklahoma’s Promise qualifications the children of anyone who is employed as a teacher or support employee.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Scholarships<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2960</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> (Representative Todd Thomsen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Makes scholarship granting organizations annually report to the Tax Commission.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Teacher Education<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3309</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> (Representative Rhonda Baker)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Changes name of resident teacher program and directs funds to “induction” program differently.<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Teacher Shortage
<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><o:p> </o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 952 (Senator Roger Thompson)</b> Provides a $500 tax credit to teachers for unreimbursed classroom expenses.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Senate Bill</i> 980 (Senator AJ Griffin)</b> Creates criteria to issue “Career,” “Mentor,” and “Lead” teacher certificates.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 1188 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows certified classroom teachers to earn tuition waivers each year they are employed by a public school district.<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Teachers Retirement System<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2555 (</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Representative Justin Humphrey)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Requires that the organization of retired teachers which makes an appointment to the TRS board have at least 10,000 members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 2553 (Representative Randy McDaniel)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows TRS to terminate the Tax Sheltered Annuity Program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3378</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> (Representative Roger Ford)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This bill removes the post retirement earnings limitation for Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System retired members who return to teaching.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Tenure<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1073</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> (Senator Gary Stanislawski)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Bars two-year colleges from establishing and maintaining plans for tenure of employees hired after July 1, 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">University Policy<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 884</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> (Senator Josh Brecheen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This puts a moratorium on allocating funds for the Art in Public Places Act if the State Board of Equalization revenue certification in February is less than the certified revenue
amount from February of the previous year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 899</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> (Senator Ron Sharp)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This<b>
</b>requires training on “appropriate behavior between students and school employees” to be a part of accredited teacher education programs at all Oklahoma institutions of higher education.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1014
</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(Senator Gary Stanislawski)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Creates the Campus Individual Rights Act. An institution is not allowed to prohibit any student to have legal representation in a disciplinary proceeding. Allows student institutions
to have legal representation and requires the institution notify students and institutions of their rights.<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2680</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> (Representative Chuck Strohm)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
This is a bathroom shell bill.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2725</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> (Representative Todd Russ)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Requires each board of regents to end co-ed housing except for married couples.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Shell Bills<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2525 (Representative Bobby Cleveland)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Child Care Act shell bill.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2529 (Representative Monroe Nichols)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Scholarship tax credit shell bill.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2560 (Representative Michael Rogers)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Creates School Sunscreen Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2561 (Representative Michael Rogers)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Creates Oklahoma Common Education
Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2562 (Representative Michael Rogers)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Creates Oklahoma Common Education
Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2563 (Representative Michael Rogers)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Creates Oklahoma Common Education
Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2564 (Representative Michael Rogers)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Creates Oklahoma Common Education
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Glen D. Johnson</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">655 Research Parkway, Suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">405.225.9122 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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