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<p class="MsoNormal">Below is the legislative update for this past week. Thursday was the deadline for bills to pass off the floor in their house of origin. Six financial-aid-related bills are still alive at this point and are listed in the “Scholarships”
section of the legislative update.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%">URGENT Information</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%">
</span>– (I apologize for the length of the following discussion, but we believe this is a very important issue.) For colleges and career technology centers that serve Oklahoma’s Promise students, I call your attention to SB 639 that could have a dramatic
impact on future students in the program.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>SB 639</u></b> (by Sen. Pugh of the Senate and Rep. Baker of the House) – Last Thursday, March 11, a new version of the bill, called a “Floor Substitute” was passed by the Senate. The text of the new version can be found at
<a href="http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20FLOOR%20AMENDMENTS/Senate/SB639%20(3-09-21)%20(PUGH)%20FS%20FA1.PDF">
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20FLOOR%20AMENDMENTS/Senate/SB639%20(3-09-21)%20(PUGH)%20FS%20FA1.PDF</a> [The
<u>underlined</u> text is the new language that would be added to current law. In addition, Section 5 of the bill is entirely new law. You can find other information about the SB 639 at
<a href="http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb639&Session=2100">http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb639&Session=2100</a>]. The bill now contains the following provisions :<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">For all students applying to the Oklahoma’s Promise program beginning in 2021-22, the scholarship eligibility period would be expanded from 5 years to 6 years.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Students enrolling in the program in 2021-22 and thereafter who do not complete a baccalaureate degree or “postsecondary vocational-technical program” during the 6-year period of scholarship
eligibility would be subject to what the Senate author refers to as a “claw back” provision and be required to repay the full amount of Oklahoma’s Promise awards they have received.
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[It is important to note that Oklahoma’s Promise students complete college degrees at a higher rate than non-Oklahoma’s Promise students. You can find this performance measure and many others in the most recent OKPromise year-end report for 2019-20 at
<a href="https://www.okhighered.org/okpromise/pdf/okp-report-19-20.pdf">https://www.okhighered.org/okpromise/pdf/okp-report-19-20.pdf</a>. In addition, in a very recent evaluation of Oklahoma Promise by the new Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency, Finding
#1 states, “Oklahoma’s Promise Recipients are Earning Critical Workforce Degrees and Remaining in Oklahoma.” Finding #2 states, “Oklahoma’s Promise Exceeds the Legislative Intent to Provide Post-Secondary Opportunities for Oklahoma Students.” You can find
the full report at <a href="http://www.okloft.gov/Reports/Oklahoma_Promise_Report.pdf">
http://www.okloft.gov/Reports/Oklahoma_Promise_Report.pdf</a>.] <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Students would be required to enter into a “repayment agreement” with the college or career technology center in which the student was enrolled. The bill further states that, “In
determining the repayment amount, the institution of higher education or technology center school in which the student was enrolled may consider hardship circumstances on a case-by-case basis.”<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">The bill would also authorize use of the Oklahoma’s Promise award for additional career technology programs that are not eligible for federal financial aid but are “identified as a
critical occupation” program through a process established in Section 5 of the bill.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The State Regents have identified an initial list of serious concerns about the “claw back” requirement:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><u>Oklahoma’s Promise students and families have few financial resources to repay awards</u>:
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level2 lfo6">In 2019-20, the average family income of Oklahoma’s Promise award recipients was about $35,000.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level2 lfo6">Nearly 90% of Oklahoma’s Promise recipients in 2019-20 met the low-income eligibility criteria for the federal Pell Grant.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><u>The “claw back” potentially adds more student debt for Oklahoma’s Promise students</u>: Each year, nearly one-third of Oklahoma’s Promise recipients take out over $30 million in student loans averaging
over $5,000 per borrower to help pay for non-tuition college expenses such as fees, books, and room and board.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><u>The “claw back” provision would require additional administrative responsibilities and costs for colleges and career technology centers</u>: Colleges and career technology centers would be required to
administer the repayment requirement. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><u>The “claw back” provision may discourage enrollment in Oklahoma’s Promise:</u> As parents and students have become more cautious of student loan debt, the fear of potential additional debt acquired through
Oklahoma’s Promise may create a reluctance to enroll in the program.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">We realize there are other concerns such as the complicated administrative logistics for students who transfer among institutions. Please forward to me any specific questions or additional concerns that you have.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Bryce Fair<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Associate Vice Chancellor for Scholarships & Grants<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Phone: 405-225-9162<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Email: bfair@osrhe.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<b>From:</b> Johnson, Dr. Glen <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 12, 2021 5:35 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <b>Subject:</b> Legislative Update – March 12, 2021 <o:p></o:p></p>
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<a name="to1"></a>Higher Education Network<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
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<a name="from"></a>Chancellor Glen D. Johnson<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<a name="datea"></a>Friday, March 12, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<a name="re"></a>Legislative Update – March 12, 2021 <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The update below reflects the major legislation concerning Higher Education.
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you have any questions, please contact LeeAnna McNally, Vice Chancellor for Governmental
Relations, at </span></span></span><a href="mailto:lmcnally@osrhe.edu" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">lmcnally@osrhe.edu</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
or (405) 301-0332.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Agency Administration
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1090 (Representative Gerrid Kendrix and Senator Brent Howard)</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows the State Auditor and Inspector General to perform audits and inspections of government entities without authorization from the Governor, the Chief Executive Officer of a government entity, or a joint or concurrent resolution of the Legislature.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Rules Committee. Reassigned to House General Government Committee. Passed House General
Government Committee 7-0 on Wednesday, February 17. Passed off the House Floor 91-0 on Monday, March 1. Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1126 (Representative Logan Phillips)</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires employers who engage in any type of electronic email monitoring of employee accounts to give written notice to all employees prior to any monitoring electronic mail communication.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Business and Commerce Committee 10-0 on Wednesday, February 10. Dormant pursuant to the
rules. <o:p></o:p></span></u></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1146 (Representative Mike Osburn and Senator Greg Treat)
</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Places all state employee positions under the administration of the Human Capital Management
Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services effective January 1, 2022, except those employed by the Governor, Lt. Governor, Speaker of the House, or President Pro Tempore of the Senate, as well as elected officials, political appointees, and
up to 5 percent of an agency's executive management.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Rules Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, February 23. Amended by Floor Substitute. Passed off the
House floor 93-0 on Tuesday, March 9.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1602 (Representative Collin Walke and Senator John Michael Montgomery)</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
The bill entitles a consumer to request that a business that collects the consumer's personal information disclose to the consumer the categories and specific items of personal information the business has collected. It establishes a requirement for the consumer
to request the information. It establishes procedures for the business to disclose the information.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Technology Committee 6-0 on Wednesday, February 10. Passed off the House Floor 85-11 on
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1787 (Representative Daniel Pae)</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Authorizes state agencies to pay employees in an on-call status. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Rules Committee 7-0 on Thursday, February 25. Dormant pursuant to the rules.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1888 (Representative Danny Williams and Senator David Bullard)</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Bans all public bodies from conducting any form of gender or sexual diversity training or counseling. Allows for sexual harassment prevention training. Anybody that violates this law will be denied any source of public funding.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House General Government Committee 6-2 on Wednesday, February 10. Amended by Committee Substitute.
Laid Over. Dormant pursuant to the rules.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1875 (Representative Tammy West and Senator Brenda Stanley)</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Permits each educational institution to choose to designate specific information which will be classified as directory information for students attending the educational institution.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House General Government Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 10. Passed off the House Floor
92-0 on Monday, March 1. Engrossed to Senate<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1921 (Representative Ryan Martinez)</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Modifies the authority of OMES to designate quarters for every department of state government provided no department shall be assigned quarters that results in the relocation of a department’s employees or relocation of the performance of duties imposed upon
such department by law. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Rules Committee. Laid Over. Passed House Rules Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, February
23. Emergency added. Dormant pursuant to the rules.</span></u></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1986 (Representative Judd Strom and Senator Bill Coleman)
</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires any state agency that owns, operates or leases land in the state that is utilized
for livestock grazing to enclose the area with a fence or another suitable means for the portion that contains livestock, as well as maintaining the enclosure. The bill allows the state agency to enter into a labor cost-sharing contract with adjacent landowner
provided the landowner is not otherwise responsible for the cost of the enclosure or its maintenance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk65830265"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, February 16. Passed off the
House Floor 92-4 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to Senate.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2085 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator David Bullard)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to display the national motto of the United States in a prominently visible location in all
state buildings. The bill authorizes the Oklahoma Attorney General to prepare and present a legal defense of the display.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House States’ Rights Committee 5-1 on Wednesday, February 10. Passed off the House Floor 81-19 on Monday, March 1. Engrossed to Senate.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2088 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Roger Thompson)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Exempts the legislature and judicial branches of state government from any and all fees or costs for services rendered by state agencies.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><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></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Rules Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, February 16. Passed off the House floor 94-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2180 (Representative Ronny Johns and Senator Greg McCortney)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Removes requirements for making payroll deductions for certain insurance premiums with a minimum participation of 500 state employees.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Rules Committee. Reassigned to House Insurance Committee. Passed House Insurance Committee 7-0 on Wednesday, February 24.
Passed off the House Floor 82-12 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed to Senate. </span>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2185 (Representative Ronny Johns and Greg McCortney)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Modifies the requirements of publications on contracts awarded by state agencies to include the address of the company and the reason to be awarded the contract. Deletes explanations on the out of state ownership percentage of contracted companies.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Rules Committee. Reassigned to House Government Modernization and Efficiency Committee. Passed Government Modernization and
Efficiency Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the House Floor 88-3 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed to Senate.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2294 (Representative Dustin Roberts and Senator John Michael Montgomery)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Deletes the ability for employees to accumulate more than the maximum annual leave.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House General Government Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 10. Passed off the House Floor 98-0 on Monday, March 8. Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 41 (Senator Greg McCortney and Representative Ronny Johns)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Modifies the requirements for state employee payroll deductions for private insurance organizations and service companies that provide legal services. It removes the requirement that the organizations and service companies that provide legal services be regulated
by the State Insurance Commissioner and have a minimum participation of 500 state employees.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 9-0 on Thursday, February18. Title Restored. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-0 on Thursday,
March 4. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 63 (Senator John Michael Montgomery and Representative Avery Frix)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Removes language related to the State Government Reduction-in-Force and Severance Benefits Act that requires an employee to repay all severance benefits on a proportional basis if an affected employee is reemployed by the agency from which separated as a result
of a reduction-in-force<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate General Government Committee 9-0 on Thursday, February 11. Passed
off the Senate Floor 31-15 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 282 (Senator Frank Simpson and Representative Tommy Hardin)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Amends Section 840-2.20 of the Oklahoma Personnel Act to allow for a temporary increase in the accumulation limits for annual leave following an emergency declaration period, which shall carryover to the end of the fiscal year following the year in which the
emergency declaration ended. increase and carryover of annual leave time<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate General Government Committee 9-0 on Thursday, February 4. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 19-0 on Thursday, February 18.
Passed off the Senate Floor 42-1 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to Senate.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 299 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom and Representative Mark Lepak)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows for cooperative “piggybacking” purchase agreements between state agencies including on public construction contracts.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate General Government Committee 7-2 on Thursday, February 25. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-8 on Thursday, March 3. Engrossed to
House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 333 (Senator Frank Simpson and Representative Tammy Townley)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Amends Section 840-2.15 of the Oklahoma Personnel Act to allow for a temporary increase in the accumulation limits for compensatory
time following an emergency declaration period, which shall carryover to the end of the fiscal year following the year in which the emergency declaration ended. increase and carryover of annual leave time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><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></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee. Reassigned to House General Government Committee. Passed House General Government
Committee 8-0 on Thursday, February 18. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-1 on Thursday, March 4. Engrossed to House.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 403 (Senator Brenda Stanley and Representative Robert Manger)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Makes it unlawful for any person, alone or in concert with others and without authorization, to willfully disturb, interfere or disrupt business of any political subdivision, which includes publicly posted meetings, or any political subdivision.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee. Amended to make the bill an Emergency. Passed Public Safety Committee with a vote of 11-0 on Monday,
February 8. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-9 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed to House.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 459 (Senator Lonnie Paxton and Representative Ty Burns)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Amends the Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol testing in light of medical marijuana.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 10-3 on Thursday, February
18. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to House. <o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 484 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows the Legislature to approve or disapprove any agency implementation of a federal rule or law. Requires state agencies to send their interpretation of any rule or regulation before implementation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate General Government Committee 10-1 on Thursday, February 25. Dormant pursuant to the rules.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 650 (Senator Kim David and Representative Jon Echols)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Provides a 2 percent increase to the amount of a participant’s benefit allowance from the amount provided in the previous plan year.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 8-1 on Thursday, February 18. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 18-0 on Wednesday, February
24. Passed off the Senate Floor 41-4 on Monday, March 8. Engrossed to House. </span>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 794 (Senator James Leewright and Representative Kevin Wallace)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires that if the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission or its representative determines that an individual has been overpaid unemployment
benefits to provisions therein relating to administrative overpayment, the individual must be sent a notice of overpayment determination. It allows that if the individual disagrees with this determination, said individual can file an appeal of the determination
with the Appeal Tribunal within 10 days after the date of mailing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee and Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee. Passed Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee
12-0 on Thursday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 829 (Senator Casey Murdock and Representative Kevin Wallace)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires state agencies who have jurisdiction over parcels of land containing 80 or more acres of contiguous land to fence it.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate General Government Committee. Reassigned to Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee. Passed Senate Agriculture and Wildlife
12-0 on Monday, February 8. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 13-7 on Monday, March 1. Title stricken. Failed to pass on the Senate Floor 14-30 on Thursday, March 11.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 895 (Senator Paul Rosino and Representative Chris Kannady)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows state agencies to choose to have required audits performed by a public accountant or certified public accountant registered to do business with the state.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Finance Committee. Reassigned to House General Government Committee. Passed House General Government Committee 7-2 on Thursday,
February 18. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-9 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to House.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 924 (Senator Greg Treat and Representative Kyle Hilbert)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates a state data definition and gives OMES the authority to determine when state data is allowed to be shared between agencies or with federal entities if a request to share is initially rejected.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate General Government Committee 6-0 on Thursday, February 18. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-1 on Wednesday, March 10. Engrossed
to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 984 (Senator Kim David and Representative Terry O’Donnell)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Prohibits an agency or official of the executive branch from entering into a contingency fee contract that provides for the private attorney or firm to receive an aggregate contingency fee that exceeds amounts specified therein. It prohibits the total fee
payable to all retained private attorneys in any contingency fee contract from exceeding $50 million exclusive of any costs and expenses provided by the contract and actually incurred by the retained private attorneys, regardless of the number of actions or
proceedings or the number of retained private attorneys involved in the matter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 7-2 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-6 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 (Senator Rob Standridge)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to submit a report to the Legislature and to make the report available on its
website by December 31, 2021, that includes a list of all persons employed in a faculty or teaching position including their position rank at their respective institutions within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and their compensation during the
2020-2021 academic year; a list of the courses taught and the hours taught by persons employed in a faculty or teaching position at institutions within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education during the 2020-2021 academic year; the tenure policy of each
institution within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for the 2020-2021 academic year; and the number of faculty employed by each institution within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education who had tenure during the 2020-2021 academic year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<u>Update: Not assigned to committee. <o:p></o:p></u></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Budget Bills<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1665 (Representative Kevin West and Senator Chuck Hall)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates a Federal Funds Holding Account within the General Revenue Fund to receive all funds required to be paid to the State of Oklahoma.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 20-10 on Wednesday, February 24, Title Stricken. Passed off the House Floor 86-12 on Wednesday,
March 3. Engrossed to Senate. <o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1990 (Representative Trey Caldwell and Senator John Michael Montgomery)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows ad valorem reimbursement fund to be used to reimburse counties for loss of revenue.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Direct to Appropriations Committee. Passed House Appropriations Committee 28-0 Thursday,
February 18. Passed off the House Floor 65-30 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed to Senate.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2086 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Zack Taylor)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to ensure state agencies are charged no more than the actual
cost of the services provided by the Office.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Rules Committee 9-0 Tuesday, February 16. Passed off the House Floor 94-0 on Thursday, March 11. Engrossed to Senate.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2775 (Representative John Pfeiffer and Senator John Michael Montgomery)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Adds to the definition of “Cost Approach” in the ad valorem tax code to include physical deterioration, functional or internal obsolescence, and economic or external obsolescence.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House County and Municipal Government Committee 9-0 on Monday, February 22. Passed off the House Floor 92-0 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed
to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2776 (Representative John Pfeiffer and Senator John Michael Montgomery)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Ad Valorem School District Support Revolving Fund which shall consist of all ad valorem funds under protest received by the State Department of Education (SDE). The SDE may distribute this money to school districts which are affected by protested
ad valorem taxes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Amended by Committee Substitute. Passed House Rules Committee 7-2 on Thursday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 90-0 on Wednesday, March
10. Engrossed to Senate. <o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2777 (Representative John Pfeiffer and Senator John Michael Montgomery)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows for wind power valuation for real property and personal property in the ad valorem tax code.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House County and Municipal Government Committee 9-0 on Monday, February 22.
<a name="_Hlk66291018">Title Stricken. Passed off the House Floor 93-0 on Wednesday, March 10.</a> Engrossed to Senate.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2780 (Representative John Pfeiffer and Senator Dave Rader)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows the Oklahoma Tax Commission to garnish accrued earnings of a delinquent taxpayer by contacting the taxpayer’s employer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 27-3 on Wednesday, February 24. Passed off the House Floor 78-18 on Monday, March 8. Engrossed
to Senate. </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Joint Resolution 1001 (Representative Andy Fugate and Senator John Michael Montgomery)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Proposes a vote of the people on a constitutional amendment that changes the way the maximum Constitutional Reserve (Rainy Day) Fund balance amount would be computed. It would require the maximum balance allowed be based on a percentage of total state expenditures
instead of using revenue estimates provided by the State Board of Equalization for the annual appropriations process. It would provide that total expenditures include all appropriated monies and federal funds. It would exclude from total expenditures money
from revolving funds which are used by state agencies, fees or similar charges that were not derived from tax revenue, and money obtained by issuing state government bonds.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Rules Committee 9-0 Tuesday, February 16. Passed off the House Floor 93-0 on Thursday, March 11. Engrossed to Senate.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 79 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Kevin West)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Exempts from sales tax the transfer of tangible personal property to or by nonprofit 501(c)(3) entities that have entered into a joint operating agreement with the University Hospitals Trust.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee. Amended to provide an effective date of July 1, 2022. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee as
amended 20-0 on Thursday, February 18. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-1 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed to House.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 181 (Senator Zack Taylor and Representative Brad Boles)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Permits more than one-half of ad valorem taxes to be paid by January 1 of each year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Finance Committee 12-0 Tuesday, February 2. Passed off Senate Floor 46-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 383 (Senator Robert Standridge and Representative Kevin West)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Establishes that the owner or operator of a social media website who contracts with users in Oklahoma is subject to a private right of action by a social media website user if the social media website purposely deletes or censors a social media website user’s
political speech or religious speech or uses an algorithm to suppress political speech or religious speech.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 5-3 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the Senate Floor 34-12 on Thursday, March 11. Engrossed to House.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 498 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Scott Fetgatter)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Permits a facility engaged in cement manufacturing to have the payroll requirements of the five-year ad valorem tax exemption waived
for tax year 2021, which is based in part on the 2020 calendar year payroll reported to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission and permits it to continue to receive the exemption for the five-year period only if all other requirements of this section
are met.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Finance Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Referred to Full Appropriations Committee. Laid over. Passed Senate Appropriations
Committee 18-0 on Wednesday, March 3. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-1 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to House.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 609 (Senator Chuck Hall and Representative Kyle Hilbert)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Extends the ad valorem tax exemption to manufacturing facilities, doubles the acquisition or expansion limit. Adds definitions to manufacturing facilities.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Finance Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Passed Senate Appropriations
Committee 19-0 on Thursday, February 18. Passed off the Senate Floor 33-1 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 753 (Senator Brent Howard)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For any property acquired by a governmental entity operating as a trust, after the effective date of this act, the trust shall annually
make in lieu of tax payments an amount equal to the ad valorem assessed against the property immediately prior to purchase by the trust.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Finance Committee. Title Stricken. Passed Senate Finance Committee 10-1 on Tuesday, February 9. Dormant pursuant to the
rules. </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 771 (Senator Blake Stephens)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Tax Collection Modernization Act allowing each county treasurer in their sole discretion to let taxpayers make payments on the total amount of tax due, and holding these payments on trust until the amount is sufficient to pay the total due.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Finance Committee 11-0 on Friday, February 19. Title Stricken. Dormant pursuant to the rules.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 906 (Senator Casey Murdock and Representative Todd Russ)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Provides allowances for depreciation of value in ad valorem tax consideration. <o:p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Finance Committee 9-2 on Friday, February 19. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Joint Resolution 14 (Senator Joe Newhouse)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Puts to a vote of the people increasing the cap on the Constitutional Reserve Fund from 15 percent to 30 percent.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Joint Resolution 16 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)
Changes the way maximum balance allowed for the rainy-day fund from using the Board of Equalization estimates to a percentage of a total of the state expenditures for the previous year including all state and federal funds.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CareerTech<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1026 (Representative Rande Worthen and Senator John Michael Montgomery)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows CLEET to establish and certify additional law enforcement and criminal justice programs at state-supported technology center schools in the State of Oklahoma operating under the State Board of Career and Technology Education for teaching students between
16 and 19 years of age.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Public Safety Committee 7-0 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the House Floor 97-0 on Monday, March 8.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Common Education<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1027 (Representative Trish Ranson and Senator Brenda Stanley)</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires de-escalation training for certified teachers, beginning in the 2022-2023 school year.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, February 16. Passed off the House Floor 81-11 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed to Senate.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1046 (Representative Dell Kerbs and Senator John Michael Montgomery)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires a copy or a hyperlink to a copy of the most recent audit of the financial statements of a school district to be on the front page of the school district website for public inspection.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the House Floor as amended 95-0 on Wednesday, March. 3 Engrossed
to Senate. <o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1073 (Representative Tom Gann and Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Extends the sunset date for the Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Board until July 1, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Administrative Rules Committee 10-0 on Wednesday, February 10. Passed off the House Floor 89-2 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed
to Senate. </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1103 (Representative Mark Vancuren and Senator John Haste)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Directs the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the State Education Department to create a set of guidelines and provide directions to schools in order to survey every public school student in grades 6,8,10 and 12 with the Oklahoma
Prevention Needs Assessment Survey every other year beginning in the 2022-2023 school year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 16. Amended to remove private schools. Passed off the House Floor 78-19 on
Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1104 (Representative Mark Vancuren and Senator John Michael Montgomery)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires information on a student's tribal affiliation to be included in student data collected for the state.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Common Education Committee on 12-0 Tuesday, February 16. Passed
off the House Floor 94-0 on Monday, March 1. Engrossed to Senate. <o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1568 (Representative Jeff Boatman and Senator John Haste)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates Maria’s Law requiring collaboration with the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to adopt standards and
approve age-appropriate curriculum for K-12 students as a part of normal health education curriculum.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the House Floor 84-10 with Title Stricken on Wednesday, March
3. Engrossed to Senate. </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1569 (Representative Jacob Rosecrants and Senator Adam Pugh)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Oklahoma Play to Learn Act. States that the intention of the Legislature is to focus on the importance of child-centered, play-based learning.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Passed off the House Floor 76-16 on Tuesday, March 9.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1775 (Representative Sherrie Conley and Senator Jessica Garvin)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates Riley's Rule, a requirement that each athletic and practice facility create an emergency action plan.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Common Education Committee. Laid Over. Passed House Common Education Committee 14-0 on Thursday, February 25. Passed off
the House Floor 93-0 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed to Senate. <o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1882 (Representative Marilyn Stark and Senator Dave Rader)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates the "Out-of-Schooltime" task force to identify, evaluate and recommend a set of best practices for children, youth and families
to improve and increase the number of quality, affordable out-of-school programs in the state. The bill sets the membership of the committee.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Children, Youth and Family Services Committee as amended by Committee Substitute 5-0 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the House
Floor 82-14 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to Senate.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1963 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Brenda Stanley)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
If vacancies occur which result in a loss of majority members of the board of education of a school district or technology center school district, the Governor shall appoint a member or members necessary to constitute a quorum to the board of education.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Elections and Ethics Committee. Laid Over. Passed House Elections and Ethics Committee 7-0 on Thursday, February 25. Passed
off the House Floor 80-16 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed to Senate. </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1968 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Brenda Stanley)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Deletes expenditure and program classification reporting requirements for certain gifted and talented programs.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 13-0 on Monday, February 8. Referred to full House Appropriations Committee. Laid Over. Passed
House Appropriations Committee 30-0 on Wednesday, February 24. Passed off the Senate Floor 80-0 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed to Senate.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2030 (Representative Terry O’Donnell and Senator Adam Pugh)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Adds passing the Naturalization test to high school graduation requirements. <o:p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 11-3 on Tuesday, February 16. Passed off the House Floor 80-18 on Monday, March 8. Engrossed to Senate.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2223 (Representative Randy Randleman and Senator Dewayne Pemberton)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires the Oklahoma State Department of Education to maintain a dyslexia information handbook.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Passed off the House Floor 96-0 on Monday, March 8. Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2381 (Representative Danny Sterling and Senator Frank Simpson)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Directs local school districts to conduct an annual fitness assessment. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 22-9 on Wednesday, February 25. Title Stricken. Passed off the House Floor 57-37 on Wednesday,
March 3. Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2388 (Representative John Talley and Senator Tom Dugger)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Asks school districts to provide age-appropriate instruction about social-emotional learning.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Rules Committee. Reassigned to House Common Education Committee. Passed House Common Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday,
February 23. Passed off the House Floor 70-22 on Wednesday, March 2. Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2396 (Representative Todd Russ and Senator Brenda Stanley)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Asks the board of education to adopt a policy regarding sex trafficking and exploitation prevention.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Passed off the House Floor 86-6 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2462 (Representative Dick Lowe and Senator Brent Howard)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows the State Department of Education to enter into contracts and agreements for the payment of food, lodging and other expenses necessary to host or participate in conferences and training sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House General Government Committee 7-0 on Wednesday, February 17</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.
<u>Passed off the House Floor 86-5 on Monday, March 1. Engrossed to Senate</u>. <o:p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2547 (Representative Preston Stinson)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires media timeouts at high school sporting events which are being broadcast.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Common Education Committee. Reassigned to House Rules Committee. Passed House Rules Committee 6-0 on Thursday, February 25.
Dormant pursuant to the rules.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2662 (Representative Dick Lowe and Senator Dave Rader)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Seizure Safe Schools Act requiring each local school district to have at least one school employee at each school who has met certain seizure safe training requirements.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Common Education Committee. Amended to change from a Shall to a May. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday,
February 16. Author change. Passed off the House Floor 95-0 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2727 (Representative Ajay Pittman and Senator David Bullard</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)
Requires subject to the availability of funds that there be a basic life skills education curriculum taught in public schools.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the House Floor 67-26 on Wednesday, March 10. Engrossed to
Senate. </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2749 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Adam Pugh)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires schools that receive more than $2,500 from the Reading Proficiency Act to spend at least 10 percent on professional development for Pre-k-5 grade teachers.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday February 16. Passed off the House Floor 90-5 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Joint Resolution 1026 (Representative Anthony Moore)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Puts to a vote of the people a constitutional amendment that removes debt limits for school districts.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Joint Resolution 1029 (Representative Monroe Nichols)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Puts to a vote of the people a constitutional amendment that authorizes a school district to raise an additional $5 million levy on taxable property within the district if approved by the majority of district voters.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Joint Resolution 1033 (Representative Chad Caldwell)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Puts to a vote of the people a requirement that a school spends at least 60 percent of its annual budget on instructional expenditures.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 2 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom and Representative Toni Hasenbeck)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Clarifies and expands the duties of the School Finance Review Commission to conduct a review of all matters related to school finance, including but not limited to teacher compensation and benefits; administrative costs, including administrative functions
that may be shared between districts; opportunities for school districts to be operated in a cost effective manner; variances in per pupil and administrative expenditures among school districts with comparable enrollment, demographics and outcomes on statewide
assessments; and expenditures not directly or sufficiently related to improving student outcomes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 11-1 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-8 on Monday, March 1. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 13 (Senator Brenda Stanley and Representative Rhonda Baker)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires a teacher whose certificate is suspended by the State Board of Education to be placed on suspension while proceedings for revocation or other action are pending before the State Board of Education.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Monday, March 1. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 21 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Marcus McEntire)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Makes it a requirement, rather than permissive, beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, that district school boards provide schoolwide training to all students in grades seven through twelve and staff addressing suicide awareness and prevention.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee as amended by Committee Substitute 12-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday,
March 9. Engrossed to House. </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 54 (Senator John Michael Montgomery and Representative Daniel Pae</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)
Requires the State Department of Education to designate a school district site or charter school site as a Purple Star School. The bill defines applicable terms. It establishes the requirements for a school district site or charter school to be designated
as a Purple Star School. It requires the State Board of Education to promulgate necessary rules.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee 10-0 on Thursday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Tuesday, March 2.
Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 66 (Senator John Haste and Representative Lonnie Sims)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Exempts any insurance policy sold to any school district from the surplus lines premium tax.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 9-0 on Monday, February 8. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-0 on Monday, March 1. Engrossed
to House</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 68 (Senator Frank Simpson and Representative Max Wolfley)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires a public school student to be considered in compliance with statutory residency provisions if he or she is a student whose parent or legal guardian is transferred or is pending transfer to a military installation within the state while on active military
duty pursuant to an official military order.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Thursday, March 4. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 89 (Senator John Haste and Representative Rhonda Baker)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Health Education Act. The bill defines applicable terms. It requires health education to be taught in public schools, including but not limited to physical health, mental health, social and emotional health and intellectual health.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 11-1 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-1 on Thursday, March 11. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 128 (Senator Dave Rader and Representative Dick Lowe)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Seizure Safe Schools Act requiring at least one school employee at each school to meet certain training requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Title Stricken, Amended by Committee Substitute. Passed 12-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Passed off the
Senate Floor 47-0 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 142 (Senator Roland Pederson)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires a school district’s board of education to allow a nonresident and non-transferred pupil to determine whether to require a tuition fee equal to the per capita cost of education for a similar period in such district during the preceding year. The bill
requires the tuition fee to be paid to the receiving district in advance yearly or by semester as determined by the district board of education of the receiving district.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee as amended by committee substitute 12-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Failed on the Senate Floor 21-26 on Wednesday,
March 1. Motion to reconsider. <o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 157 (Senator J.J. Dossett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Removes language that provides State Board of Education appointees to serve at the pleasure of the Governor. It adds language that permits the Governor to remove members of the board for cause, including being found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction
of a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude; being found guilty of malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance in relation to board duties; being found mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction; or failing to attend three successive meetings
of the board without just cause, as determined by the Governor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Title Stricken. Passed Senate Education Committee 10-2 on Tuesday, February 2.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 197 (Senator Tom Dugger)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires candidates who win board of education elections to be seated at the first meeting following the April election date. It clarifies language related to the April board of education election date.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Laid Over. Dormant pursuant to the rules.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 252 (Senator Brenda Stanley and Representative Rhonda Baker)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires all public schools to begin teaching computer science courses in the 2024-2025 school year.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Title Stricken. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 2. Passed off the Senate
Floor 41-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 419 (Senator J.J. Dossett and Representative John Waldron)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Removes the requirement to administer assessments in U.S. history under the statewide system of student assessments.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 10-0 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-2 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 503 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Ryan Martinez</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)
Adds to required history curriculum, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, substantive selections from the Federalist Papers the Emancipation Proclamation, the Articles of Confederation, the Gettysburg Address and George
Washington’s Farwell Address.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 9-2 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-7 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 619 (Senator David Bullard and Representative Kevin West)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows school districts to obtain liability insurance coverage to protect a student participating in an apprenticeship internship or mentorship program.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Title Stricken Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 2. Passed Senate Appropriations
Committee 20-0 on Wednesday, February 24. Title Restored. Passed off the Senate Floor 47-0 on Thursday, March 4. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 634 (Senator Julie Daniels and Representative Terry O’Donnell</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)
Requires an authorization form that has the statement of understanding of the first amendment rights to not be a part of a union for public education employees. Makes that form’s authorization a yearly requirement.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Reassigned to Senate Judiciary Committee. Passed Senate Judiciary 7-4 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed
off the Senate Floor 25-21 on Thursday, March 4. Emergency Passed 32-14 on Thursday, March 4. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 642 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Dustin Roberts)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Includes multi-aptitude battery assessments that measure developed abilities and help predict future academic and occupational success in the military.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, February 23. Title Stricken. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed
to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 707 (Senator Greg McCortney)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Sets a deadline for parents to present immunization records or exemptions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 11-1 on Tuesday, February 9. Dormant pursuant to the rules.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 783 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Brad Boles)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires the Department of Education to publish a list of the capacity for a class in each grade level K-12. Strengthens open transfer policies. Gives OEQA audit authority over transfer<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 9-3 on Tuesday, February 23. Amended by Committee Substitute. Passed off the Senate Floor 32-15 on Tuesday,
March 2. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 807 (Senator Chris Kidd and Representative Rhonda Baker)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Entitles support employees to pay for any time lost when a school district is closed because of an epidemic or when an order for such a closing has been issued by a health officer authorized by law to issue the order.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 10-1 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-1 Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Joint Resolution 3 (Senator Carri Hicks)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Proposes a vote of the people on a constitutional amendment that allows a member of the Legislature to be employed as a certified teacher with a public school district in this state after he or she completes his or her term in office.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Joint Resolution 9 (Senator Mary Boren)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Puts to a vote of the people a constitutional amendment that changes the duty of the legislature when it comes to public education. Removes the words “Wherein all the children of the State may be educated”. Instead requires the legislature to “make suitable
provision for the support and maintenance of an efficient and equitable system of free public schools”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">COVID-19<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2335 (Representative Jay Steagall and Senator Shane Jett)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Prohibits compulsory immunization through any state entity via direct or indirect means.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Public Health Committee 7-1 on Wednesday, February 10. Passed off the House floor 71-25 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to Senate,</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Joint Resolution 1032 (Representative Chad Caldwell)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Puts to a vote of the people a constitutional amendment prohibiting a governmental entity from issuing any order or rule that requires closure of any place of worship.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 368 (Senator David Bullard and Representative Brian Hill)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Prohibits any governmental declaration of a religious institution as nonessential. Requires that religious institutions be exempt from closure orders for the purpose of health or security that is greater than that imposed on any private entity.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 6-2 on Tuesday, February 9. Passed off the Senate Floor 37-9 on Thursday, March 11. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 835 (Senator Blake Stephens)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Bans any discrimination by any public accommodation towards a person on the basis of their vaccination or immunity status.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 6-2 on Friday, February 19. Dormant pursuant to the rules.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Charter Schools<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Joint Resolution 1036 (Representative Jon Echols)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Puts to a vote of the people a constitutional amendment allowing a school district to become indebted after a 3/5ths vote to acquire or improve the school sites or equipment of a charter school.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Rules Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 69 (Senator Frank Simpson and Representative Max Wolfley)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Provides a student will be eligible to enroll in a statewide virtual charter school if the student's parent or legal guardian is transferred or is pending transfer to a military installation within this state while on active military duty pursuant to an official
military order.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on
Thursday, March 4. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 222 (Senator Rob Standridge and Representative Daniel Pae)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Hope Scholarship Program to provide a scholarship to an eligible private school of choice for students who have experienced bullying.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Amended by Committee Substitute. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-1 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed
Senate Appropriations Committee 20-0 on Monday, March 1. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-1 on Thursday, March 11. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 239 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton and Representative Toni Hasenbeck)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Creates a process for the State Board of Education to hear appeals to the charter school sponsorship process.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-1 on Tuesday, February 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 30-16 on
Wednesday, February 10. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 658 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Kevin West)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires the State Department of Education to provide any notice or publication on immunization requirements all information on exemptions to such requirements.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Amended to pass Senate Education Committee 8-3 on Tuesday, February 9. Passed off the Senate Floor
35-10 on Thursday, March 4. Emergency Passed 36-9 on Thursday, March 4. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">General Government<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senator Kay Floyd)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Proposes a vote of the people on a constitutional amendment that would prohibit members of the Legislature from being appointed or elected to any office or commission during their term; receiving any appointment from the Governor, the Governor and Senate or
the Legislature during the term; or being interested in any contract with the state or a political subdivision during the term. It would not prohibit an employee of a school district, a technology center school district or the Oklahoma State System of Higher
Education from continuing to serve during the term, or prohibit an appointment to a legislative committee or other legislative position. It also would not prohibit a former member from returning to his or her profession or business. It would permit the Legislature
to enact laws to implement these provisions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1801 (Representative Nicole Miller and Senator Brenda Stanley)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Grants priority enrollment and course registration to all Oklahoma resident members of the Oklahoma National Guard and to students who are eligible to receive educational financial assistance from the Department of Veteran Affairs.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 9-0 on Monday, February 8. Amended to allow only Oklahoma residents. Passed off the
House Floor as amended 98-1 on Monday, March 8. Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1962 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Marty Quinn)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Specifies the definition of “qualified higher education expenses” to fall in line with section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee with a vote of 9-0 on Monday, February 8. Passed off the House Floor 95-0 on Tuesday,
March 2. Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1965 (Representative Jadine Nolan and Senator Darrell Weaver)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows a board of county commissioners to determine the years of service required for full-time county employees to qualify for a continuing education program and allows such programs to include courses offered by a college or university that is a member of
the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education as well as any other in-state or out-of-state programs or courses which are relevant to the employee's responsibilities as approved by the county commissioners.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House County and Municipal Government Committee 9-0 on Monday, February 8. Passed off the House Floor as amended 95-0 on Monday, March
8. Engrossed to Senate.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2046 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Frank Simpson)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Higher Education Institution Local Funding Act. The measure authorizes the board of regents of eligible two-year colleges to adopt a resolution calling for the creation of a higher education funding district, for the purpose of providing additional
sources of funding for the institution. If approved by the board of regents, the creation of the funding district and its initial operational millage rate would go to a vote of the people within the established district boundary. Additional bonds may be included
in the ballot measure calling for the creation of the district. The ballot measure would require 60 percent approval to pass.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Amended by Committee Substitute. Passed House Rules Committee as amended 7-0 on Thursday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 79-18 on
Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to Senate.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2691 (Representative Toni Hasenbeck and Senator Micheal Bergstrom)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires the Commission for Educational Quality an Accountability to issue a report detailing factors in the public education system that contribute to graduation rates, assessment scores and the state workforce.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the House Floor 76-18 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to Senate.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2750 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Adam Pugh)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
States the intent of the Legislature that in establishing minimum required score on AP exams for granting course credit the Regents for Higher Education should not require an AP score above 3.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 9-0 on Monday, February 22. Amended to allow the granting of additional credit for higher
than 3. Passed off the House Floor 94-0 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed to Senate.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2874 (Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator Roger Thompson)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Adds the University Hospitals Trust to those exempt from sales tax. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 26-1 on Wednesday, February 10. Title Stricken. Passed off the House Floor 83-9 on Monday,
February 22. Engrossed to Senate.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2926 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Adam Pugh)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires each institution of higher education to publish a salary report of common occupations and industries in which students are
employed upon graduation. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Rules Committee 7-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Passed off the House Floor 97-1 on Tuesday, March 9.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 70 (Senator Frank Simpson and Representative Tommy Hardin)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Increases the time period before the date of enrollment from five years to 10 years when a person was discharged or released from active military service to qualify for in-state enrollment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 4-0 on Wednesday, February 10. Referred to Full Appropriations Committee. Passed Senate
Appropriations Committee 19-0 on Thursday, February 18. Title Stricken. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, March 9.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 139 (Senator Roger Thompson and Representative Kyle Hilbert)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Adds the Senate Appropriations Committee Chair and the House Appropriations and Budget Committee Chair to the list of recipients of
the annual report submitted by Oklahoma State University Medical Authority.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee. Laid Over. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 20-0 on Wednesday February, 24. Passed off the
Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 238 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton and Representative Kyle Hilbert</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)
Creates a task force to study the requirement for high school students to complete the FASFA. Designates the makeup of this task force and the end date for a report. Requires the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the Senate to provide the staff
and administrative support for the task force.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 11-1 Tuesday, February 9. Passed off the Senate Floor 40-5 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 261 (Senator John Michael Montgomery and Representative Melissa Provenzano)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Oklahoma Student Borrower’s Bill of Rights, requiring that student loan servicers not employ any deceptive practices, maintain accurate reporting to consumer credit bureaus, and otherwise accurately inform borrowers of their rights and obligations
in public and plain language. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 11-2 on Thursday, February 11. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, March 2.
Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 292 (Senator John Haste and Representative Jadine Nollan)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates a task force to study the concurrent enrollment needs of the State.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-1 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed to House.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 614 (Senator David Bullard)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Enhances higher education students’ First Amendment rights to include the “right to an unbiased education” and freedom from any endorsement, symbolism or propaganda of “socialism, communism, Marxism or anti-American sentiment.”
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 10-2 on Tuesday, February 23.
<a name="_Hlk66427808">Dormant pursuant to the rules.</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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Allows the undergraduate and graduate programs of the same discipline of engineering at an institution to be part of the qualified program if either program is ABET accredited.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Finance Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-3 on Thursday, March 11. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Joint Resolution 15 (Senator Rob Standridge)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Puts to a vote of the people a prohibition for higher education from requiring students to enroll in a course that is not a core requirement of their chosen curriculum, a course with no tuition or fee charged, or a course that is not directly relevant to a
degree being pursued. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Healthcare<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1006 (Representative Carol Bush and Senator Adam Pugh</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)
Creates the Transparency in Health Care Prices Act. The bill defines applicable terms. It requires healthcare providers make available to the public, in a single document, either electronically or by posting conspicuously on the provider's website if one exists,
the health care prices for at least the 20 most common health care services the healthcare provider provides.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Public Health Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, February 24. Passed off the House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed to Senate.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2299 (Representative Dustin Roberts and Senator John Michael Montgomery)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Oklahoma Medical Education Protection Act which preserves the supplemental payment programs payable to University Health Science Centers when entering into contractual arrangements with any entity for the management of Medicaid patients.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Rules Committee 8-0 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the House Floor 82-3 on Wednesday, March 10. Engrossed to Senate.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Joint Resolution 1041 (Representative Sean Roberts)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Puts to a vote of the people an amendment repealing Medicaid expansion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 4 (Senator Greg McCortney and Representative T.J. Marti)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Permits a pharmacist to substitute an interchangeable biological product for a prescribed biological product only if the substituted product has been determined by FDA to be interchangeable with the prescribed biological product; the prescribing physician
has permitted substitution; and the pharmacy informs the patient of the substitution.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Health and Human Services committee 10-0 Wednesday, February 3. Amended by Floor Substitute. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-0
on Wednesday, March 10. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 100 (Senator Brenda Stanley and Representative Dean Davis)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Permits an applicant for a license to practice podiatric medicine to submit an electronic application online. It requires an applicant legally reside in the United States, rather than be loyal to the US. The bill removes the requirement that the applicant
be free from contagious or infectious disease.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 8-3 on Thursday, February 25. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Wednesday, March 10. Engrossed
to House. <o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 107 (Senator John Michael Montgomery and Representative Todd Russ)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Gives the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) the authority, beginning with the Jan. 1, 2022 plan year, to renew vision plan contracts with plan providers for succeeding one-year terms if the provider had a contract for the immediately preceding
year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 9-0 on Monday, February 8. Passed off Senate Floor 47-0 on Thursday, February 10. Engrossed
to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 164 (Senator Brenda Stanley and Representative Cynthia Roe)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Modifies language related to participation in a research program or experimental procedures. It requires human subject research to be approved by an accredited institutional review board rather than a local institutional review board. It requires when the
patient is incapable of giving informed consent and is a minor that the consent be given by the parent or legal guardian.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 10-0 Wednesday, February 3. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-2 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed
to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 207 (Senator Jessica Garvin and Senator Marcus McEntire)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Authorizes the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Administrator to designate an administrative law judge to perform appeal hearings for those adversely affected by a decision of the authority.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 8. Passed Full Appropriations Committee 19-0 on Wednesday, March
3. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, March 10. Engrossed to House. </span>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 319 (Senator Robert Standridge and Representative Daniel Pae)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Exempts from the prohibition furnishing anyone under the age of 21 any cigarettes, cigarette papers, cigars, bidis, snuff, chewing tobacco, or any other form of tobacco product, or vapor products persons performing activities as part of a scientific study
being conducted by a research institution for the purpose of medical research to further efforts in cigarette and tobacco use prevention and cessation and tobacco product regulation, provided that such medical research has been approved by a properly accredited
institutional review board pursuant to applicable federal regulations.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 8. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Thursday, February 11. Engrossed to House<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 406 (Senator Jessica Garvin and Representative Marcus McEntire)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Modifies the definitions of "University Hospital" and "Oklahoma's Children's Hospital." It authorizes the University Hospital’s authority
to assign any inpatient and outpatient hospital and clinical facilities, research buildings, facilities or property and any other buildings, facilities or property under its ownership or management and control to University Hospital, Oklahoma Children's Hospital
or any other division or entity which is part of University Hospital.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 11-0 on Monday, February 8. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-1 on Thursday, March 4. Engrossed
to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">OneNet<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1049 (Representative Dell Kerbs)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires the Department of Public Safety to provide motor license agents with internet services that operate at adequate transmission speeds to allow the agents to efficiently transact business and transmit data to and from the agency.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Technology Committee 5-1 on Wednesday, February 10. Dormant pursuant to the rules.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1124 (Representative Logan Phillips and Senator James Leewright)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the State Broadband Deployment Grant Program to direct competitive grants to applicants seeking to expand broadband internet services and directs the Corporation Commission to create the Rural Broadband Expansion Council to promulgate rules and procedures
for the program.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Technology Committee 5-1 on Wednesday, February 24. Passed off the House Floor 91-6 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to Senate.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1132 (Representative Logan Phillips)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Deletes the requirement that the Corporation Commission not approve, endorse, forward or file any application for reimbursement submitted pursuant to subsection (h) of Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, for transmission services requiring
a circuit of T-1 or greater capacity unless OneNet is the circuit provider.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Rules Committee. Reassigned to House Technology Committee. Passed House Technology Committee 6-0 on Wednesday, February 24.
Dormant pursuant to the rules. </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2040 (Speaker Charles McCalle and Senator James Leewright)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The measure provides a sales tax exemption, in the form of rebates, on sales of qualifying broadband equipment if the property is directly
used or consumed by the provider or subsidiary in or during the distribution of internet services.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 30-0 on Wednesday, February 24. Passed off the House Floor 85-14 on Thursday, March 11, Engrossed
to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2090 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator James Leewright)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Expands the Rural Broadband Expansion Council from 14 to 16 members. One of the additional members would represent a wireless internet service provider and be appointed by the Speaker of the House. The other additional member would represent a Native American
tribe and be appointed by the Senate President Pro Tem.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Technology Committee 6-0 on Wednesday, February 24. Emergency Added. Passed off the House Floor 97-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed
to Senate.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2928 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator James Leewright)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Directs broadband service providers in the state to submit a report containing their network area coverage map to the Department of Commerce and the Rural Broadband Expansion Council by October 31, 2021. The providers would be required to update this map and
report annually. OneNet is also directed to provide mapping of all assets and network coverage.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Technology Committee 6-0 on Wednesday, February 24. Passed off the House Floor 97-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 802 (Senator James Leewright and Representative Logan Phillips)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Increases the Rural Broadband Expansion Council by one member to be filled by a tribal leader of this state.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 12-1 on Thursday, February 18. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-2 on Tuesday, March 9.
Engrossed to House. <o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Open Meetings/Records<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1876 (Representative Tammy West and Senator Brenda Stanley)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Specifies what private employee information is not subject to the Open Meeting Act.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House General Government Committee 8-0 On Wednesday, February 10. Passed off the House Floor 82-0 on Thursday, February 18. Engrossed
to Senate.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2644 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Kim David)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Extends the provisions that allows for virtual open meetings until March 31, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House General Government Committee. Laid Over. Passed House General Government Committee 8-0 on Tuesday, February 24. Title Stricken.
Passed off the House Floor 92-6 on Tuesday, March 9.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 970 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Brad Boles)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Makes all license or certification public record, excluding an applicant’s personal address, phone number or other personal material.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Monday, March 1. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 1031 (Senator Greg Treat and Representative Jon Echols)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Extends the provisions that allow for virtual open meetings until the Governor declares the state of emergency to have ended.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate General Government Committee. Withdrawn from General Government Committee. Direct to Calendar. Passed off the Senate Floor
as amended by Floor Substitute with a vote of 45-0 on Wednesday, February 3. Direct to House Calendar. Passed off the House Floor 88-5 on Monday, February 8. Signed by Governor Stitt on Wednesday, February 10.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 1032 (Senator Greg Treat and Speaker Charles McCall)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires livestreaming for virtual open meetings<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate General Government Committee 7-0 on Thursday, February 18. Passed off the Senate Floor 47-0 on Wednesday, March 10. Engrossed
to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scholarships<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1739 (Representative Sheila Dills and Senator Brenda Stanley)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Connecting Futures Act. It allows the Department of Human Services to, subject to available funding, create a pilot program to address needs of any minors who are separated from their parents or legal guardians, are not supported by their parents
or legal guardians and are not in the custody of the Department of Human Services or in the custody of any Indian tribe. It requires the pilot program to allow the Department to provide assistance in securing necessary services to allow eligible minors to
become self-reliant and productive citizens.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Children Youth and Family Services Committee 5-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Passed off the House Floor 82-6 on Monday, March 1. Engrossed
to Senate. <o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1821 (Representative Toni Hasenbeck and Senator Dewayne Pemberton)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Increases flexibility in the use of Tuition Aid Grants, by removing language directing the Regents for Higher Education to direct tuition aid grants to all eligible applicants, and adding factors to the way the awards are prioritized including: Enrollment
status, unmet financial need, continuous enrollment, nearness to degree completion or certificate, state employment needs, and eligibility for other State and institutional funds.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 9-0 on Monday, February 8. Passed off the House Floor 94-2 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed
to Senate. <o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2399 (Representative Todd Russ and Senator Marty Quinn)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Extends the qualification for Oklahoma’s higher learning access program to those students whose parents died after the students tenth grade year, and meet the other financial requirements.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee. Amended by unanimous consent passed to House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee
9-0 on Monday, February 8. Passed off the House Floor 93-0 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed to Senate.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 132 (Senator David Bullard and Representative Rhonda Baker)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Extends application window for Oklahoma’s Promise to the eleventh grade.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 23. Title Stricken. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Title
Restored. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 237 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton and Representative Mark McBride)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Increases flexibility in the use of Tuition Aid Grants, by removing language directing the Regents for Higher Education to direct tuition aid grants to all eligible applicants, and adding factors to the way the awards are prioritized including: Enrollment
status, unmet financial need, continuous enrollment, nearness to degree completion or certificate, state employment needs, and eligibility for other State and institutional funds.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 Tuesday, February 9. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-1 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 639 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Rhonda Baker)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Extends qualification for Oklahoma’s Promise to those enrolled in an area that has been identifies as a critical occupation area. Requires the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and the State Regents for Higher Education to publish a yearly list between October
and June of the critical occupation areas that meet the guidelines. Requires the Regents, in consultation with CareerTech, to identify postsecondary vo-tech programs that correlate to the critical occupation areas. Sets a 6-year completion timeline for a baccalaureate
or other postsecondary education credential and requires that the Oklahoma’s Promise scholarship recipient repay the scholarship if the credential is not earned within 6-year time frame.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 9.
<a name="_Hlk66429034">Amended by Floor Substitute, which provides a 6-year time period to earn a baccalaureate or other postsecondary education credential or requires that the Oklahoma’s Promise recipient enter into a repayment agreement with the institution
of higher education or career technology center. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-9 on Thursday, March 11.</a> Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Teacher Retirement System<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2293 (Representative Dustin Roberts and Senator Lonnie Paxton)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">modifies the matching of TRS funds to be based only on the member’s regular annual compensation regardless of the source of funds, except
federal funding. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Banking Financial Services and Pensions Committee 6-2 on Monday, February 22. Passed off the House Floor 51-38 on Thursday, March
11. Emergency Failed. Engrossed to Senate. <o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2486 (Representative Avery Frix)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Terminates the OPERS defined contribution plan created by the Retirement Freedom Act and provides that all state employees will participate in the OPERS defined benefit plan upon November 1, 2022, or the last date required for distribution of the plan account
balances. Employees currently participating in the defined contribution plan will be considered 100 percent vested in their account balance as of November 1, 2021, including employer matching amounts and any gains resulting from management of the account,
and will have the option to use their account balance to purchase service credit or to transfer their balance to a qualifying retirement plan.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Amended by Committee Substitute. Passed House Rules Committee 7-0 on Thursday, February 25. Dormant pursuant to the rules.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 267 (Senator Dewayne Pemberton and Representative Jadine Nollan)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows retired educators who have received benefits for at least one year and who have not been employed by a public school during that time to be eligible to be reemployed as an active classroom teacher in common or career tech school district with no limitation
on earnings.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 9-0 on Thursday, February 18. Passed off the House Floor 36-11 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed
to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 683 (Senator Chris Kidd and Representative Mark McBride)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Removes the one-year regular employment requirement for full-time non-classified optional personnel to join the TRS.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. Laid Over. Passed Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee 8-1 on Monday, February
22. Passed off the House Floor 41-2 on Thursday, March 11. Engrossed to House. <o:p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Joint Resolution 18 (Senator Lonnie Paxton)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Puts to a vote of the people a constitutional amendment that requires any COLA to include funding.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Teacher Certification<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1593 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator Brenda Stanley)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires 7th-12th grade teachers to have workplace safety training emphasized into curriculum. The program shall be completed the first year a certified teacher is employed by a school district.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 13-0 Tuesday, February 16. Passed off House Floor 74-19 on Monday, March 1. Engrossed to Senate.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1773 (Representative Sherrie Conley and Senator Jessica Garvin)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires teaching candidates in early childhood elementary, secondary and special education to study the philosophy framework and implementation of a multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) designed to address the core academic and nonacademic needs of all
students.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Common Education Committee. Amended by committee substitute. Passed House Common Education Committee 8-1 on Monday, February
8</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.
<u>Passed off the House Floor 91-0 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed to Senate. <o:p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1796 (Representative Nicole Miller and Senator Adam Pugh)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Commission for Education Quality and Accountability to grant subject area
examination exceptions for initial certification in a field that does not require an advanced degree if the candidate already has an advanced degree in the subject essentially comparable to the content assessed in the examination.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<u>Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Passed off the House Floor 91-1 on Monday, March 1. Engrossed to Senator.<o:p></o:p></u></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2329 (Representative Mark Lawson and Senator Frank Simpson)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows the State Board of Education to grant an exception to the certification examination to teacher candidates who are deaf.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Rules Committee 8-0 on Thursday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 97-0 on Tuesday, March 9.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Engrossed to Senate. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2693 (Representative Toni Hasenbeck and Senator Brenda Stanley)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Updates the name of the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability. Rewards teachers who are renewing their National Board Certification by awarding them a portion of the renewal application fee.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Rules Committee. Reassigned to House Appropriations Committee. Passed House Appropriations Committee 28-0 on Thursday, February
18. Passed off the House Floor 81-11 on Wednesday, March 10. Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2748 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Brenda Stanley)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires the State Board of Education to issue one-year alternative teacher certificates renewable for up to 3 years to teach early childhood education or elementary education if the alternative certified teacher meets certain qualifications.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Passed off the House floor 86-0 on Thursday, February 18. Engrossed to
Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2752 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Brenda Stanley)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requires the State Department of Education in coordination with the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to establish
a micro-credential programs for teachers who hold a certificate to complete additional coursework and earn STEM credentials.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Common Education Committee 14-0 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the House Floor 93-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 51 (Senator Carri Hicks and Representative Danny Sterling)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Removes the requirement to pass the general education portions of the competency examination for an alternative placement teaching certificate
or a teacher certificate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off Senate Floor 33-12 on Monday, March 1. Engrossed to House.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 67 (Senator Frank Simpson and Speaker Charles McCall)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Permits the State Board of Education to grant an exception to the requirements for all certification examinations for teacher candidates who are "deaf."<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on
Thursday, March 4. Engrossed to House. <o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 229 (Senator John Michael Montgomery and Representative Kyle Hilbert)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows the State Board of Education to renew an Emergency or Provisional Teacher Certification for up to five years.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Education Committee 10-2 on Tuesday, February 23. Title Stricken. Passed off the Senate Floor 37-8 on Thursday, March 11. Engrossed
to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Weapons on Campus / Gun Laws<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1629 (Representative David Hardin and Senator Micheal Bergstrom)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Preempts any federal, state county or municipal law rule or regulation that orders the confiscation of firearms, firearm accessories of ammunition.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Judiciary-Criminal Committee 7-2 on Wednesday, February 10. Passed off the House Floor 77-19 Tuesday, March 9. Emergency added.
Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1630 (Representative David Hardin and Senator Dewayne Pemberton)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Modifies the Unlawful Intent to Carry and Penalty Portions of Firearms Act to allow flexibility in punishment upon conviction. Deletes the ability to permanently revoke a handgun license. Amends background checks to remove criminal history records fingerprints
and FBI searches on license renewal. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Judiciary-Criminal Committee 8-1 on Wednesday, February 10. Passed off the House floor 78-18 on Monday, February 22. Engrossed
to Senate<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1662 (Representative Kevin West and Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
If a defendant claims self-defense the State of Oklahoma must then have to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the defensive force was not justified.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Judiciary-Criminal Committee 7-2 on Wednesday, February 24. Passed off the House Floor 77-19 on Thursday, March 11. Engrossed
to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1898 (Representative Sean Roberts)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Adds statutory references to the Oklahoma Self Defense Act. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Judiciary - Criminal Committee 3-1 on Thursday, February 25. Dormant pursuant to the rules.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2334 (Representative Jay Steagall and Senator Micheal Bergstrom)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Authorizes the possession of firearms on streets, plazas, sidewalks and alleys. Authorizes open carry on property of nonprofit entities
and public trusts. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Public Safety Committee 5-2 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the House Floor 79-18 on Tuesday, March 9.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2401 (Representative Todd Russ and Senator David Bullard</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)
Changes the ban on all felons from carrying firearms to a ban on anyone convicted of a specifically classified violent felony from carrying firearms for a period of 5 years.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Judiciary-Criminal Committee 7-2 on Wednesday, February 24. Passed off the House Floor 77-19 on Wednesday, March 10. Engrossed
to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2588 (Representative Sean Roberts and Senator David Bullard)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows a board of education of a school district to adopt a policy to authorize the carrying of a handgun onto school property by school personnel if the person possesses a valid handgun license and meets other requirements authorized by the board of education.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee. Amended by Committee Substitute. Passed House Criminal Justice and Corrections
Committee 3-1 on Thursday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 79-18, Emergency Passed 68-18 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to Senate.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2645 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator David Bullard)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows the carrying of firearms in bars and restaurants as long as the carrier is not consuming alcoholic beverages. Reduces fines and
punishments from $1,000 and two years in prison to $250. Removes the revocation of a handgun license upon violation of this statute.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to House Public Safety Committee. Reassigned to House Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee. Passed House Criminal Justice and
Corrections Committee 3-1 on Thursday, February 25. Passed off the House Floor 78-19 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 106 (Senator Mark Allen and Representative Terry O’Donnell</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)
Defines the term "completed application" within the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act to mean all fields are completed, questions answered and contains all required signatures on the Application for Self-Defense Act License and all required documents including legible
fingerprints, if applicable. It removes the 90-day grace period for handgun license renewals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 9-2 on Friday, February 19. Passed off the Senate Floor 35-8 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed to House.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 186 (Senator David Bullard)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Removes language that prohibits a person convicted of a felony from operating a motor vehicle or riding as a passenger in a motor vehicle in which there is any pistol, imitation, or homemade pistol, altered air or toy pistol, machine gun, sawed-off shotgun
or sawed-of rifle, or any other firearm. It modifies the qualifications for restoring the right to carry a firearm.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Friday, February 19. Dormant pursuant to the rules.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 442 (Senator Nathan Dahm)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Makes its unlawful for any person to carry or use shotguns, rifles or pistols in any circumstances while under the influence of medical marijuana obtained under a valid medical marijuana patient license. It exempts an applicant or licensee in legal possession
of a medical marijuana patient license from the preclusion for a person from being eligible for a handgun license pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Friday, February 19. Dormant pursuant to the rules.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 631 (Senator Warren Hamilton and Representative Sean Roberts)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Makes Oklahoma a “Second Amendment Sanctuary State” pre-empting any legislation or rule at any level that would infringe upon the right to bear arms.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 9-2 on Monday, February 22. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-8 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 644 (Senator Blake Stephens and Representative Sean Roberts)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows municipalities to, by ordinance, authorize all or certain municipal employees to carry concealed firearms.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-1 on Friday, February 19. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-8 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 646 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom and Representative Jay Steagall)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows the carrying of firearms in bars and restaurants as long as the carrier is not consuming alcoholic beverages. Reduces fines and punishments from $1,000 and two years in prison to $250. Removes the revocation of a handgun license upon violation of this
statute. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 9-2 on Monday, February 22. Title Stricken. Passed off the Senate Floor 37-9 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed
to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 672 (Senator Casey Murdock and Representative Kenton Patzkowsky)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Allows unmitigated transport of firearms for any person not otherwise prohibited from purchasing or carrying firearms.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 9-2 on Friday, February 19. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-7 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 711 (Senator John Haste)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Adds county owned buildings to the locations a sheriff may authorize certain employees to carry a firearm.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 9-2 on Friday, February 19. Dormant pursuant to the rules.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 730 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Jay Steagall)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Bans any person, property owner, tenant, employer, or business entity from establishing or enforcing any rule that prohibits transporting carrying or storing firearms.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 9-2 on Monday, February 22. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-8 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 732 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Jim Olsen)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows anyone whose Second Amendment rights are violated to bring a lawsuit against any order or regulation or other political subdivision
of the state. Defines responsibilities of the court in such a case.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Public Safety Committee. Laid Over. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 9-2 on Monday February, 22. Passed off the Senate
Floor 38-8 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 767 (Senator David Bullard)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allows superintendents to authorize anyone with a valid handgun license and has demonstrated proficiency in handgun training and campus-specific
active shooter training to carry weapons on school grounds.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 9-1 on Monday, February 22. Title Stricken. Dormant pursuant to the rules.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 925 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Jay Steagall)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Modifies language related to self-defense with a firearm. It adds "occupied premises" to the list of places the Legislature recognizes that the citizens of the State of Oklahoma have a right to expect absolute safety and that a person legally is allowed to
defend.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 9-2 on Friday, February 19. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-8 on Tuesday, March 9.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 926 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Eric Roberts)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Extends the firearms law preemption to air powered pistols<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 9-0 on Monday, February 22. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, March 9. Engrossed to House.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Joint Resolution 21 (Senator David Bullard)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Puts to a vote of the people a constitutional amendment prohibiting any future legislation, taxation or rules that would infringe upon Second Amendment rights.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Rules Committee.</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Workforce Development
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 1981 (Representative Mark Lepak)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates a Universal Licensing Recognition Act. Allows a person living in Oklahoma to apply for licensing or certification if there is no conflict with any interstate compact or state-to-state reciprocity or equivalency agreement as determined by the Oklahoma
regulatory entity. The bill requires the person to show proof of residency or be married to and accompanying an active duty member of the military stationed in Oklahoma, be currently licensed or certified by another state with a similar scope of work through
a substantially similar examination, have minimum education requirement and, if applicable, professional work experience, education training and clinical supervision requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Business and Commerce Committee 9-2 on Wednesday, February 24. Dormant pursuant to the rules.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2860 (Representative Kevin Wallace and Senator Roger Thompson)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Creates the Oklahoma Remote Quality Jobs Inventive Act. Provides for the Department of Commerce and the Oklahoma Tax Commission to create policy’s attracting growth industries that employ remote workers.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 29-0 on Wednesday, February 24. Passed off the House floor 96-0 on Wednesday, March 3. Engrossed
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">House Bill 2929 (Speaker Charles McCall and Senator Greg Treat)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Requires the Department of Commerce to post on its website information related to its business recruiting efforts with an emphasis on possible business site locations or relocation decisions within the state.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed House Rules Committee 9-2 on Wednesday, February 24. Passed off the House Floor 68-22 on Wednesday, March 10. Engrossed to the Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 71 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom and Representative Kevin McDugle)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Modifies language related to the Department of Commerce's requirement to promulgate rules for the administration of the Oklahoma Local Development and Enterprise Zone Incentive Leverage Act. It requires the rules establish reporting requirements for successful
applicants which allow data collection and analysis by the department on employment, capital investment, changes in assessed value of a project and other impacts resulting from payments and reporting of data by the department to the Oklahoma Tax Commission.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Finance Committee 10-0 on Tuesday, February 9. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, March 2. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 211 (Senator Tom Dugger and Representative Ken Luttrell)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Modifies the powers and duties of the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools. It permits a school to be accredited by an accrediting organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education for multiple years, and to obtain a sustained license annually
during the period of the multi-year accreditation. It modifies the fees the board may assess.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Assigned to Senate Education Committee. Title Stricken. Passed Senate Education Committee 10-2 on Tuesday, February 2. Passed Senate Appropriations
Committee 20-0 on Wednesday, February 24. Passed off the Senate floor 42-5 on Wednesday. March, 3. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 587 (Senator Chuck Hall and Representative Brad Boles)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Adds the delivery of industry focused instruction from Common Education, CareerTech or Higher Education to the definitions in the Oklahoma Community Economic Development Pooled Finance Act.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Update: Passed Senate Finance Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, February 23. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, March 10. Engrossed to House.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Senate Bill 936 (Senator Chuck Hall and Representative Kevin Wallace)</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk64048610"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Combines the various quality jobs programs under the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act.
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