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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Following is this week’s legislative update. The bills shown in
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</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">text did not pass yesterday’s floor deadline and are considered dormant for the remainder of the session. Of the three OKPromise bills:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">HB 3591 – related to a “last dollar” requirement for the awarding of the scholarship was not heard on the House floor and is considered dormant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">HB 3592 – related to an institutional refund requirement if an OKPromise student withdraws from a course passed the House floor. The current text
of the bill can be found at <a href="http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18%20ENGR/hB/HB3592%20ENGR.PDF">
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18%20ENGR/hB/HB3592%20ENGR.PDF</a>.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">SB 97 – related to the eligibility of children of public school teachers to enroll in the OKPromise program passed the Senate floor. The current
text of the bill can be found at <a href="http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18%20ENGR/SB/SB97%20ENGR.PDF">
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18%20ENGR/SB/SB97%20ENGR.PDF</a>. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Oklahoma’s Promise Day at the State Capitol will be Monday, April 16:
</span></u></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> Attached is save-the-date flier for this session’s Oklahoma’s Promise Day at the State Capitol.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</a>Legislative Network<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<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, March 16, 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> <a name="re"></a>Legislative Update – March 16, 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="BodyA"><a name="body"></a><span lang="DE">The update below reflects the current status of major legislation concerning Higher Education during the week of March 12, 2018 – March 16, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally at
</span><a href="mailto:lmcnally@osrhe.edu">lmcnally@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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>March 16, 2018<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:14.0pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Agency Administration</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2528 (Representative Bobby Cleveland and Senator Jack Fry)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows state employees to pursue civil action in whistleblower cases.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of House Government Oversight
and Accountability Committee 7-0 on Thursday, February 8. Passed House floor 85-0 on Thursday, March 8. Senator Jack Fry added as Senate author.<o:p></o:p></span></u></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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2767</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Mike Osburn) </b>Rewrites the Oklahoma Personnel Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Laid over in the House Government Modernization
Committee on Tuesday, February 7. Passed House Government Modernization Committee 5-3 on Wednesday, February 28.Passed House Floor 81-8 on Thursday, March 15.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2876</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative John Michael Montgomery and Senator Nathan Dahm) </b>Creates Rules and Regulations Review Commission to conduct an independent review of all rules and regulations currently filed in the Oklahoma Administrative Code.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of House Administrative Rules Committee 5-1 on Wednesday, February 14. Laid over on House Floor on Tuesday, February 27. Senator Nathan Dahm added as Senate author.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2911</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Mickey Dollens and Representative Leslie Osborn) </b>Creates the Work-based Learning Program coordinated by the Governor’s Council on Workforce and Economic Development to increase the number of registered apprenticeships and internship programs
in the state to an aggregate of 20,000 by the end of 2020. Requires participating partners (State Department of Education, State Department of Career and Technology Education, and the State Regents for Higher Education) to provide time and expertise and to
assist publishing an annual progress report showing each state agency's steps and accomplishments toward meeting statewide workforce goals.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Banking and Business Committee. Passed House Banking and Business Committee 19-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Representative Leslie Osborn added as co-author.
Passed House Floor 79-12 on Monday, March 12.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">House Bill</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">
<b>3054</b> <b>(Representative Kyle Hilbert) </b>Adds the State Department of Education, the State Board of Education, and the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education to those exempted from the IT Consolidation Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="color:red">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="color:red">Passed out of the House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 6-3 on Monday, February 13. This bill failed to be heard on the floor of its chamber of origin or pass in front of the full House or Senate and is now dormant.</span></u><span style="color:red">
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">House Bill 3138</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">
<b>(Representative Mike Ritze and Senator Josh Brecheen) </b>No state employee can receive a salary greater than 90% of the CEO of that agency, board, or commission.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Passed out of the House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee 4-2 with a committee substitute that exempts medical professionals on Thursday,
February 15. Senator Josh Brecheen added as Senate author.</span></u> <u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">This bill failed to be heard on the floor of its chamber of origin or pass in front of the full House or
Senate and is now dormant.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">House Bill 3139</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">
<b>(Representative Mike Ritze and Senator Josh Brecheen) </b>No agency, board or commission CEO can receive a salary greater than the Governor.
<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Passed House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee 4-2 on Thursday, March 1. Senator Josh Brecheen added as Senate author. This bill failed
to be heard on the floor of its chamber of origin or pass in front of the full House or Senate and is now dormant.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">House Bill 3140</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">
<b>(Representative Ritze and Senator Nathan Dahm) </b>Sets Governor’s salary to three times the base pay of Legislature, and the Lieutenant Governor’s salary salary at 80% of the Governor’s salary. Sets salary for other agency heads equal to the Governor’s
salary. <b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Passed out of the House General Government Oversight and Accountability Committee 4-2 on Thursday, February 15. Senator Nathan Dahm added as Senate author.</span></u>
<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">This bill failed to be heard on the floor of its chamber of origin or pass in front of the full House or Senate and is now dormant.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">House Bill 3208</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">
<b>(Representative Mark Lepak and Senator Greg Treat) </b>Allows the Governor to appoint the Lieutenant Governor as a cabinet secretary and reorganizes cabinet, cabinet positions and compensation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Withdrawn from House Government Modernization Committee and referred to House Rules Committee. Passed House Rules Committee 6-1 on Wednesday, February 28. Senator
Greg Treat added as Senate author.</span></u> <u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">This bill failed to be heard on the floor of its chamber of origin or pass in front of the full House or Senate and is now dormant.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3209</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Mark Lepak and Senator Greg Treat) </b>Changes Governor’s appointment powers. Proposes certain appointments be made by the Governor and compensation set by such. Removes power to promote from boards of such institutions.<b>
<u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Withdrawn from House Government Modernization Committee and referred to House Rules Committee. Senator Greg Treat added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 54-36 on Tuesday,
March 13.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3280</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Chris Kannady) </b>Deletes ability of state employees to accumulate more than the maximum annual leave limit, provided that such excess is used during the same calendar year in which it accrues or within 12 months of the date on which it
accrues. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget committee 26-0 on Monday February 19. Passed House Floor 84-0 on Tuesday,
March 13.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3353 (Representative Sean Roberts)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">allows a person in possession of a valid handgun license or who meets the criteria and presents a valid military identification card to carry a handgun while scouting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed House General Oversight and Accountability
Committee 6-1 on Thursday, March 1. Passed House Floor 56-11 on Thursday, March 15.
<o:p></o:p></span></u></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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3587</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Speaker Charles McCall) </b>The Governor shall have the power to remove any gubernatorial appointment on any agency, board or commission at any time.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of House Government Oversight
and Accountability Committee 6-1 on Thursday, February 8, 2018.Passed House Floor 70-26 on Monday, March 12.</span></u><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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3597</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Speaker Charles McCall and Representative Mike Osburn) </b>No chief executive officer of any board, commission, department or program in the executive branch of state government shall be eligible for appointment as a cabinet secretary.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of House Government Modernization
Committee 6-1 on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Passed House Floor 74-8 on Thursday, March 15.<o:p></o:p></span></u></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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Joint Resolution 1048 (Representative Mark Lepak and Senator Greg Treat)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Constitutional amendment making offices of State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Labor, and Insurance Commissioner appointed offices.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Rules Committee. Passed House Rules Committee 5-2 on Wednesday, February 28. Senator Greg Treat added as Senate author.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 925 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Mike Osburn)
</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. Changes the privatization process.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.
Passed Senate Appropriations 37-0 Wednesday, February 28. Representative Mike Osburn added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7.</span></u><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""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Senate Bill 951 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Tim Downing)</span></b><span style="color:red"> Bars agencies from entering into contingency-fee contracts with private attorneys unless approved by the
Attorney General. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="color:red">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="color:red">: Passed out of Senate Judiciary Committee 5-3 on Tuesday, February 6, 2018. Title stricken. Representative Tim Downing added as House
author. This bill failed to be heard on the floor of its chamber of origin or pass in front of the full House or Senate and is now dormant.<o:p></o:p></span></u></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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1011 (Senator Josh Brecheen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">An agency director shall be authorized to place a moratorium on pass-through funding during a fiscal year when the agency's total appropriations are less than the prior fiscal year's
total appropriations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.
Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 20-18 on Wednesday, February 28. Title and emergency stricken. Passed Senate Floor 28-7 on Thursday, March 15.
<o:p></o:p></span></u></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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1016</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Wayne Shaw) </b>Requires every school in the state and all administrative offices in state agencies to display a sign with the national motto and the U.S. and Oklahoma flags.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed Senate General Government Committee
6-4 on Monday, February 19. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 33-4 on Thursday, February 28. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 37-0 on Thursday, March 15.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1019</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Lonnie Paxton) </b>Allows the Governor to appoint a person to fill an empty U.S. Senate seat until the next regularly scheduled statewide election.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Rules Committee. Passed
Senate Rules Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, February 28. Passed Senate Floor 34-9 on Tuesday, March 6.
<o:p></o:p></span></u></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";color:red">Senate Bill 1313</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">
<b>(Senator David Holt and Representative Elise Hall) </b>Eliminates public posting of Open Meetings requirements and the requirement for 48 hours’ notice for special meetings.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">: Referred to Senate
General Government Committee. Passed the Senate General Government Committee 6-2 on Monday, February 26. Representative Elise Hall added as House author.</span></u>
<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">This bill failed to be heard on the floor of its chamber of origin or pass in front of the full House or Senate and is now dormant.</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red"><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";color:red">Senate Bill 1404</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">
<b>(Senator Josh Brecheen and Representative Mike Ritze) </b>The maximum salary for all staff, subordinates and statutorily-created agency employees shall not exceed ninety percent (90%) of the salary of the Governor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">: Passed Senate Appropriations
Committee 28-9 on Thursday, March 1. Title stricken. Representative Mike Ritze added as House author. Failed to pass Senate Floor 20-15 on Thursday, March 15.<o:p></o:p></span></u></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"">Senate Bill 1581</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Kay Floyd) </b>Establishes paid parental leave. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed Retirement and Insurance 6-1 Wednesday,
February 28. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 31-0 on Thursday, March 1.Passed Senate Floor 35-0 on Thursday, March 15.
</span></u><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="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Travis Dunlap)</b>: Requires OSRHE to submit a list of all employees, courses, hours taught and tenure policy to the legislature.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Passed out of the Senate Education Committee 11-3 on Monday, February 12. Representative Travis Dunlap added as House author. Adopted on Thursday, March 8, 2018.</u><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"><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:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Audits<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3092 (Representative Josh Cockroft)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The CS for HB3092 establishes within the Legislative Services Bureau an Office of Accountability that will consist of 15 staff persons who will serve at the pleasure of the Speaker
of the House and the Pro Tempore of the Senate. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b><u>UPDATE: </u></b><u>Passed House Floor 70-26 on Wednesday, March 14.<b> </b>
<o:p></o:p></u></span></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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Senate Bill 1013</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">
<b>(Senator Josh Brecheen and Representative George Faught) </b>The State Auditor and Inspector shall set accounting practices for all state agencies based upon Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">: Passed out of the
Senate General Government Committee 9-0 on Monday, February 12. Representative George Faught added as House author. This bill failed to be heard on the floor of its chamber of origin or pass in front of the full House or Senate and is now dormant.<o:p></o:p></span></u></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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1270</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Adam Pugh) </b>Requires an itemized request justifying “every dollar” every four years, beginning in 2020, from every agency.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.
Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 38-0 on Wednesday, February 28. Title and emergency clause stricken. Passed Senate Floor 33-0 on Thursday, March 15.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><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:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Benefits for State Employees – Health & Retirement
<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 1340 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Greg Treat</b>) Puts out a one-time distribution of $1,000 to retired Oklahoma firefighters, police, justices and judges, Law enforcement, Teachers and public employees; requires
all further distributions other than those defined by the provisions of respective retirement plans to be authorized by the legislature; makes all further such distributions be made no more frequently than once every 6 years.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 17-0 on Tuesday, February 13.Senator Greg Treat added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 90-5 on Monday, March 12.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2523 (Representative Randy McDaniel and Senator Julie Daniels)</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>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed off House Floor 89-0 on Thursday, March 1. First reading in Senate on Monday,
March 5, 2018. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2553 (Representative Randy McDaniel)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows OTRS to terminate the Tax Sheltered Annuity Program.
<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 16-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Passed House Floor 83-0 on Tuesday, March 6.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 527 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Randy McDaniel)</b> Changes maximum employer and employee pension contributions to 17% from July 2017 on.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of the House Banking and Business Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 13. Title restored. Passed House Floor 90-0 on Wednesday, March 7.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1056</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Adam Pugh) </b>Allows OTRS to end its tax sheltered annuity. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Retirement and Insurance
Committee. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 6-0 on Monday, February 26. Passed Senate Floor 32-0 on Thursday, March 15.<o:p></o:p></span></u></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:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Budget<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 944 (Senator Stephanie Bice)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Mandates the training and certification of certain state employees as financial managers by the Division of Central Accounting, and specifies how that process is to be carried out.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 35-2 on Wednesday, February 28. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Thursday, March 8. Title restored.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1059 (Senator Marty Quinn and Senator Stephanie</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>Bice) </b>Updates Ad Valorem tax code.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on Finance. Passed the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance 11-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 40-0 on Wednesday, February 28. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 32-7 on Thursday, March 15.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Career Tech</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3220</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Jason Smalley)</b> Authorizes the State Board of Career and Technology Education to develop certification system for teachers and instructors who teach in technology center school districts.<b>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 9-1 on Wednesday, February 28. Senator Jason Smalley added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 86-3 on Monday, March 12.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Public Safety/Campus Safety/Weapons<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 2527 (Representative Bobby Cleveland and Senator Rob Standridge)</b> Allows county employees in a courthouse to conceal carry.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE: </u></b><u>Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 11-4 on Wednesday, February 14. Senator Rob Standridge added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 72-13 on Tuesday, March 13.<b><o:p></o:p></b></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 2626 (Representative Kevin West) </b>Raises the states burden of proof bar on gun related charges.
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <b><u>UPDATE: </u></b><u>Passed House Floor 81-6 on Wednesday, March 7.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 2632 (Representative Greg Babinec): </b>Adds “places of worship” to places where citizens have a right to use defensive force.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed out of the House Judiciary Committee 13-6 on Wednesday, February 14. Coauthored by Representative(s) Mike Ritze, John Michael Montgomery, Justin Humphrey, and Sean
Roberts. Passed House Floor 62-21 on Tuesday, March 6, 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>2918</b> <b>(Representative Jeff Coody and Senator Nathan Dahm) </b>Allows concealed carry without a license.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Judiciary Committee. Passed House Public Safety 12-3 on Wednesday, February 28. Senator Nathan Dahm added as Senate author. Passed House Floor 66-16 on
Wednesday, March 14.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">House Bill</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">
<b>2951</b> <b>(Representative Jeff Coody and Senator Nathan Dahm) </b>Removes language requiring licensing and updates definition for proper use of a firearm.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Referred to House Judiciary Committee. Passed House Public Safety 10-6 on Wednesday, February 28. Senator Nathan Dahm added as Senate author. This bill failed to
be heard on the floor of its chamber of origin or pass in front of the full House or Senate and is now dormant.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3693 (Representative Tom Gann)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Reduces renewal and licensing fees for firearms. Deletes background check investigation procedures for handgun licenses. Deletes certain residency requirements.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed House Rules Committee 7-3 on Thursday, March 1. Representative Tom Gann replaced Representative Kevin Calvey as principal House author. Passed House Floor 62-32 on
Wednesday, March 14. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 910 (Senator Nathan Dahm) </b>Removes the word “bow” from hunting requirements to open carry for persons with a handgun and military identification card.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 in Tuesday, March 6.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 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" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 8-1 on Thursday, February 15. Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 36-3 on Thursday, March 15. Title restored.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1024 (Senator Stephanie Bice)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Adds lawful permanent resident to the qualifications of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee
10-0 Thursday, March 1. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Tuesday, March 13.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1158 (Senator Paul Scott and Representative Jeff Coody)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Removes language prohibiting convicted felons, probationers, and previous delinquent children from riding as a passenger in vehicles with firearms.<b><u>
<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety
Committee 9-0 on Thursday, February 15. Representative Jeff Coody added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 42-1 on Wednesday, March 15.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1212 (Senator Nathan Dahm)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Amends statute to include wildlife refuges and management areas as place handgun permit holders can specifically carry their gun without restrictions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of the Senate Public Safety
Committee 11-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Tuesday, March 6.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Flagged As Possible Carryover Bills from Last Session<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 1608 (Representative John Enns)</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Changes
to allow off-duty police officers to carry a concealed firearm. Places requirement on type of weapon.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:1.0in"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></i></b><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed House Rules Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 28, 2018.<b>
</b>Passed House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 14.<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 6 (Senator Josh Brecheen)</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Allows the
Governor, Lt. Governor, State Auditor and Inspector, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Labor, Insurance Commissioner, Corporation Commissioners, Oklahoma U.S. Senators, and Oklahoma
U.S. House of Representative members to carry a firearm while in the performance of their duties if the person has completed a handgun qualification course.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Senate Bill 158 (Senator Wayne Shaw)</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">
Creates guidelines for request of firearm disclosure to health care practitioners. Requires health service be provided to patients that disclose possession of a firearm except for in certain circumstances. Provides for fines to be imposed for specific violations.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 275 (Senator Dahm</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">) Prohibits public
officers and employees from using public money to promote gun control. Modifies language specifying weapons subject to restriction. Specifies the conditions under which a court will award expenses in a civil action suit<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Common Education<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Joint Resolution 70 (Senator Stephanie Bice)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Directs to a vote of the people a proposed amendment to the constitution. Expands uses allowed by school districts for ad valorem taxes.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed Senate Rules Committee 4-3 on Wednesday,
February 28.Title stricken. Passed Senate Floor 34-8 on Thursday, March 8.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Senate Bill 903 (Senator AJ Griffin)</span></b><span style="color:red"> 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.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">: Passed out of the
Senate Education Committee 10-3 on Monday, February 12, title and emergency clause stricken. Passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee 38-1 on Thursday, February 15. This bill failed to be heard on the floor of its chamber of origin or pass in front
of the full House or Senate and is now dormant.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 987 (Senator Allison Ikley-Freeman)</b> Adds definition of “career” into the private school code.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Author changed from Senator John Sparks to Senator Allison Ikley-Freeman. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February. Emergency removed. Passed Senate Floor 36-5 on Tuesday,
March 6.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1197</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan) </b>Modifies performance level labels in the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee.
Passed Senate Education 10-1 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and Title stricken. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 34-10 on Wednesday, March 7. Title and emergency restored.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1289</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Jason Smalley and Representative Karen Gaddis) </b>Students in grade twelve who are on track to complete the credits required for graduation may be enrolled in only those courses required to graduate and shall be exempt from the six-period enrollment
requirement and the hourly instructional requirements. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee.
Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 19. Representative Karen Gaddis added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, March 6.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1370 (Senator Jason Smalley and Representative Kyle Hilbert)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows schools to teach career-ready courses in lieu of college preparatory work as identified in a student’s ICAP.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee.
Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 26. Title and emergency stricken. Representative Kyle Hilbert added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 37-0 on Tuesday, March 13.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Senate Bill 1424</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">
<b>(Senator JJ Dossett) </b>Creates Extraordinary Educators License Plate to be designed and issued to any person wishing to provide financial support for common education in Oklahoma.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">: Referred to Senate
Transportation Committee. Passed Senate Transportation Committee 10-1 on Tuesday, February 27. This bill failed to be heard on the floor of its chamber of origin or pass in front of the full House or Senate and is now dormant.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Concurrent Enrollment<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1196 (Senator Gary Stanislawski and Representative Jadine Nollan)
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Allows students eligible for certain enrollment to participate in a program offered by any institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Education Committee.
Passed Senate Education 11-0 on Monday, February 19. Representative Jadine Nollan added as House author. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Wednesday, March 14. Title stricken.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Free Speech<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">House Bill 3586 (Speaker Charles McCall)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Creates the Open and Robust University Minds Act.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Referred to House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee. Passed House Higher Ed and Career Tech Committee 6-5 on Tuesday, February 27. Representatives Tim Downing,
Kevin McDugle, Kevin West, Chris Kannady, Rick West, Tom Gann, Rhonda Baker, Todd Russ, Tess Teague, Elise Hall, Glen Mulready, Casey Murdock, Michael Rogers, Mike Osburn, Kevin Calvey, Bobby Cleveland, and Zack Taylor added as co-authors. This bill failed
to be heard on the floor of its chamber of origin or pass in front of the full House or Senate and is now dormant.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Senate Bill 1202 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Travis Dunlap)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Requires the State Regents to adopt a policy on free expression and defines that policy.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">: Passed Senate Education
8-4 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and Title stricken. Representative Travis Dunlap added as House author. Failed to pass Senate Floor 13-22 on Thursday, March 15.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Occupational Licensing<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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1074</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Josh West)</b> Revises the process for becoming a licensed speech-language pathologist and audiologist.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of the Senate Health and Human
Services Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 12. Emergency clause added. Passed Senate Floor 43-1 on Monday, March 5. Representative Josh West added as House author. First reading in the House on Tuesday, March 6.<o:p></o:p></span></u></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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1141</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator JJ Dossett) </b>Requires all licensing and certification authorities to implement rules to recognize appropriate military training.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of the Senate Veterans and
Military Affairs Committee 6-0 on Thursday, February 15. Passed Senate Floor 44-0 on Wednesday, March 7.<o:p></o:p></span></u></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>Senate Bill 1174</b> <b>(Senator Kim David) </b>Creates Freedom to Work Act to regulate any profession or occupation that is subject to occupational fees or licensing requirements.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 8-0 on Thursday, March 1. Passed Senate Floor 37-0 on Thursday, March 15.<o:p></o:p></u></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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1281</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> (Senator Greg McCortney) Changes some medical licensure provisions
to allow for out of board meeting review of applications. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to the Senate Health and Human
Services Committee. This bill is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Monday, February 19. Passed Senate Floor on 43-2 on Wednesday, March 14.<o:p></o:p></span></u></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><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oklahoma’s Promise<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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">House Bill 3591 (Speaker Charles McCall)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Requires all other grants and scholarships be exhausted prior to the Oklahoma’s Promise award being administered.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 20-6 on Monday, February 26. This bill failed to be heard
on the floor of its chamber of origin or pass in front of the full House or Senate and is now dormant.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3592 (Speaker Charles McCall)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> If a student withdraws from a class in which
he or she has received an award from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall remain available for the student to use to enroll in classes for a five-year period.
<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 18-7 on Monday, February 26. Title stricken. Passed House Floor 58-25
on Tuesday, March 13. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></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"">Senate Bill 97 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">New<b>
</b>committee substitute provides OKPromise eligibility for students of teachers who have incomes under $150,000 and have worked for a school district at least five years. <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:<i>
</i></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 18-11 on Thursday, March 1. Title stricken.Passed Senate Floor 37-7 on Monday, March 12.<b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></u></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><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Teacher Education<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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2734</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Jacob Rosecrants) </b>Requires professional development program to include consent and healthy relationships education.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Common Education Committee. Passed House Common Education Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 26 with an amendment changing it from a “shall” to a “may”
law. Passed House Floor 54-34 on Wednesday, March 7. Emergency failed.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></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>House Bill 2888 (Representative Zack Taylor), </b>Creates criteria to issue “Career,” “Mentor,” and “Lead” teacher certificates.
<b><u> <o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to House Rules Committee. Passed House Rules Committee 10-0 on Tuesday, February 20. Laid over on House Floor on Thursday, March 1. Passed House Floor 60-30 on Wednesday, March
7.<o:p></o:p></u></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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3309 (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.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Referred to House Common Education Committee. Passed House Common Education Committee 15-0 on Monday, February 26. Passed House Floor 80-2 on Wednesday, March 14.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senate Bill 980 (Senator AJ Griffin and Representative Rhonda Baker)</b> Creates criteria to issue “Career,” “Mentor,” and “Lead” teacher certificates.
<b><u> <o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Referred to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 26. Emergency removed. Representative Rhonda Baker added as House author. Passed Senate
Floor 41-1 on Wednesday, March 14. <o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Senate Bill 1484</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">
<b>(Senator John Sparks) </b>Provides for payment of National Board Certification assessment fees and bonuses.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="color:red">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="color:red">: Referred to Senate Education Committee then Senate Appropriations Committee. Passed the Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Monday,
February 26 with title and emergency clause stricken. Failed to pass Senate Floor 11-26 on Thursday, March 15.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Teacher Pay / Teacher Shortage
<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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">House Bill 2859 (Representative Tammy West)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red"> Reauthorizes public
school classroom support tax checkoff. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Passed out of the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education 14-0 on Monday, February 12. This bill failed to be heard on the floor of its chamber
of origin or pass in front of the full House or Senate and is now dormant.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">House Bill 3440 (Representative Tom Gann)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red"> The Commissioners of
the Land Office shall provide a Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) pay increase with monies received by a common school district to teachers with the professional staff distribution code of 210.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Referred to House Common Education Committee. Withdrawn from House Common Education Committee and referred to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed
House Appropriations and Budget Committee 15-13 on Monday, February 26. Title stricken. This bill failed to be heard on the floor of its chamber of origin or pass in front of the full House or Senate and is now dormant.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">House Bill 3539</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">
<b>(Representative Chad Caldwell) </b>Modifies teacher minimum salary and benefits schedule.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">UPDATE:
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Referred to House Common Education Committee. Passed House Common Education Committee 9-4 on Monday, February 26. This bill failed to be heard on the floor of its
chamber of origin or pass in front of the full House or Senate and is now dormant.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">University & Medical School Policy<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="MsoNormal"><b>House Bill 2882 (Representative Josh West) </b>Allows CareerTech/Higher Ed institutions to create a CLEET program
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u>UPDATE</u></b><u>: Passed out of the House Public Safety Committee 15-0 on Wednesday, February 14. Passed House Floor 72-14 on Tuesday February 27.
<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 2987 (Representative Marcus McEntire)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Allows physician assistants to be
eligible for the Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to House Health Services and
Long-Term Care Committee. Passed out of House Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Passed House Floor 73-10 on Tuesday, March 6.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">House Bill 3134</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Representative Mark Ritze) </b>Amends definitions dealing with forensic laboratories.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Passed out of the House Public Safety
Committee 15-0 on Wednesday, February 14. Passed House Floor 79-1 on Tuesday, March 6.<o:p></o:p></span></u></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";color:red">Senate Bill 1233 (Senate President Pro Tempore Mike Schulz)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red"> Creates
a task force to study efficiencies in two-year colleges. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">: Referred to Senate
Education Committee. Passed Senate Education 7-2 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and Title stricken. This bill failed to be heard on the floor of its chamber of origin or pass in front of the full House or Senate and is now dormant.<o:p></o:p></span></u></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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Senate Bill 1234 (Senate President Pro Tempore Schulz)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Creates a task force to study efficiencies in two-year colleges.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">: Referred to Senate
Education Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 6-3 on Monday, February 19. Emergency and Title stricken. This bill failed to be heard on the floor of its chamber of origin or pass in front of the full House or Senate and is now dormant.<o:p></o:p></span></u></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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Senate Bill 1353</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<b>(Senator Ervin Yen) </b>Provides for licensing Assistant Physicians. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
Committee. This bill is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Monday, February 19. Passed Senate Floor 39-0 on Wednesday, March 15.<o:p></o:p></span></u></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"">Senate Bill 1354 (Senator Ervin Yen)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Graduates of medical schools located in other countries which give any type of monetary contribution to a health facility located in this state shall not be given preference for
residency programs over graduates of a medical school located in this state. <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UPDATE</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
Committee. Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 12-0 on Monday, February 26. Passed Senate Floor 41-0 on Tuesday, March 13.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Chancellor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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