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<p class="MsoNormal">Immediately below are updates on five bills related to financial aid. One bill has been signed into law (SB 1418). Two bills (HB 3564 and SB 1673) are still currently alive in the Legislature. The other two bills (HB 3253 and HB 4154)
did not survive the April 28 floor action deadline and are now dormant for the session.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Further below is the full list of bills being tracked by the State Regents.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bryce Fair<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1418 (Senator Kim David and Representative Nicole Miller) </b>National Guard Educational Assistance Act – Sets requirements for Oklahoma National Guard Members to receive assistance for undergraduate and graduate programs at state system colleges
and universities. The bill creates the Oklahoma National Guard Education Assistance Revolving Fund to support Oklahoma National Guard to provide assistance to eligible Guard members. Current text:
<a href="https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/legislation/58th/2022/2R/SB/1418.pdf">https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/legislation/58th/2022/2R/SB/1418.pdf</a> <b><o:p></o:p></b></li></ul>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Education committee 11-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed Senate Appropriations committee 18-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-2 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee,
April 4. Passed the House floor 82-4 on April 14. Signed by the Governor on April 20.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%">Bills Still Alive and Pending in the Legislature<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b>House Bill 3564 (Representative Mark McBride and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) </b>Creates the Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship and Employment Incentive Program. Provides for a scholarship of $1,000 per academic year for the first 3 years and $2,500 for
the final academic year. Authorizes the State Regents to make employment incentive payments of $4,000 per year for up to 5 years of employment in an Oklahoma public school after graduation, not to exceed $20,000. Current text:
<a href="http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20AMENDMENTS/Amendment%20&%20Engr/HB3564%20SAHB%20&%20ENGR.PDF">
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20AMENDMENTS/Amendment%20&%20Engr/HB3564%20SAHB%20&%20ENGR.PDF</a> <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<b> <u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Appropriations and Budget Education Sub-Committee 13-0 on Wednesday. Feb. 9. Passed House Appropriations 30-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 81-5 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Passed Senate
Education Committee March 29. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee April 6. Passed the Senate floor 47-1 on April 28. Conference committee requested.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1673 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Jadine Nollan) </b>Oklahoma’s Promise - Adjusts the application family income limit based on the number of dependent children -- $60,000 for families with 1-2 dependent children, $70,000 for families
with 3-4 dependent children, and $80,000 for families with 5 or more dependent children. Current text: <a href="http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20AMENDMENTS/Amendment%20&%20Engr/SB1673%20HASB%20&%20ENGR.PDF">http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20AMENDMENTS/Amendment%20&%20Engr/SB1673%20HASB%20&%20ENGR.PDF</a>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Education Committee 7-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Passed Senate Appropriations 19-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-2 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed House Appropriations & Budget Subcommittee on Education
April 4. Passed the full House A&B Committee April 11. Passed House floor 83-3 on April 19. Returned to Senate for consideration of House amendments.</u><u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%">Bills That Did Not Survive April 28 Floor Deadline and Now Dormant<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b>House Bill 3253 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) </b>Oklahoma’s Promise – Provides for a second alternative high school curriculum requirement option to the current Oklahoma’s Promise curriculum requirement. Students who do
not complete the current Oklahoma’s Promise curriculum but complete the alternative high school curriculum could qualify for an OKPromise award only at an institution overseen by the State Board of Career and Technology Education. Current text at
<a href="http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20FLR/SFLR/HB3253%20SFLR.PDF">
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20FLR/SFLR/HB3253%20SFLR.PDF</a> <b><o:p></o:p></b></li></ul>
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<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed House Higher Ed and Career Tech Committee 8-0 on Monday, Feb. 14. Passed off the House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education Committee April 5. Not heard on Senate floor. Now Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>House Bill 4154 (Representative Regina Goodwin and Senator George Young) </b>Tulsa Reconciliation Scholarship – Modifies the qualifying income limit and provisions related to the number of scholarships offered through the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and
Scholarship Trust. Current text: <a href="http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20FLR/SFLR/HB4154%20SFLR.PDF">
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20FLR/SFLR/HB4154%20SFLR.PDF</a> <b><o:p></o:p></b></li></ul>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed House A&B Education Committee. 10-3 on Monday, Feb. 21. Passed House Appropriations 30-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 68-19 on Monday, March 21. Passed Senate Education Committee April 12. Passed Senate
Appropriations Committee April 13. Not heard on Senate floor. Now Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To:
<a name="x_to1"></a>Chancellor’s Council and Legislative Network</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a name="x_from"></a>Vice Chancellor Jarrett Jobe <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Date:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> April 29, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%">AGENCY ADMINISTRATION<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<b>House Bill 3415 (Representative Daniel Pae and Senator Brent Howard) </b>allows a public body to hold meetings and executive sessions by electronic means where each member of the public body can participate in the meetings electronically. It requires members
of public bodies subject to the Open Meeting Act to not participate in more than half of the regular and special meetings of the public body upon which they serve utilizing this exception in any calendar year.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed House Government Modernization and Efficiency Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 70-21 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed Senate Judiciary committee 9-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Passed off the Senate Floor 41-3
on Wednesday, April 27<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>House Bill 3420 (Representative Mike Osburn) </b>Abolishes the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission; transferring powers, duties, and assets to the Civil Service of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed House Rules Committee 7-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the House Floor 85-0 in Wednesday, March 23. Passed Senate Judiciary committee 8-1 on Tuesday, April 12. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-0 on Tuesday, April 26.
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<b>House Bill 3422 (Representative Mike Osburn and Senator Roger Thompson) </b>Requires beginning in FY 2023 a study of the overall compensation for all positions covered by OMES under the civil service and human capital management act.
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed House A&B General Government Committee 8-0 on Monday, Feb. 21. Passed House Appropriations 29-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 90-0 on Tuesday, March 8. Assigned to Senate Appropriations Committee. Laid Over.
Passed Senate Appropriations 18-0 on Wednesday, April 13. Passed off the Senate Floor 37-4 on Wednesday, April 20.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>House Bill 3546 (Representative Chad Caldwell and Senator Julie Daniels) </b>forbids an attorney employed by an agency to be a voting member of any board or commission and states no attorney can represent any board or commission if the attorney is employed
by an agency that has a voting member on the board or commission.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed House General Government Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 93-0 on Wednesday, March 23. Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 6-2 on Tuesday, April 12. Dormant.
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<b>House Bill 3671 (Representative Max Wolfley and Senator John Michael Montgomery)
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 29-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 82-2 on Wednesday, March 9. Enacting clause struck Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 17-1 on Wednesday, April 13. Dormant<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>House Bill 4188 (Representative Jeff Boatman and Senator Brenda Stanley) </b>changes car rental for official state business to a per diem as authorized by federal Government Services Administration (GSA) in its Federal Travel Regulation and its FTR Bulletins
based on miles traveled as computed by a Global Positioning System (GPS) or based on map and vicinity business mileage, with the first and last days paid at 75 percent of the per diem.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed off the Senate Floor 41-0 on Wednesday, April 20. Signed by Governor Stitt on Monday, April 25.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>House Bill 4190 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Kim David) </b>allows state employees to use an additional personal holiday each year which can be used on Good Friday, Juneteenth, Statehood Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, or the birthday of the employee
and if the holiday falls on a Saturday, the employee can request the proceeding Friday, and if on a Sunday, the following Tuesday.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b> <u>Update: </u></b><u> Passed House Government Modernization and Efficiency Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 84-7 on Thursday, March 10. Engrossed. Passed Senate Rules Committee 9-2 on Wednesday, March 30. Passed
Senate Appropriations 15-2 on Wednesday, April 6. Failed on the Senate Floor 23-18 on Tuesday, April 26. Passed off Senate Floor 30-12 on Thursday, April 28.
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<b>House Bill 4192 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Rob Standridge) </b>requires the removal of any state agency director that does not provide information on the agency website about what personal data the agency collects, only allowing them to return
if they are reappointed.<u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed House General Government Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 89-3 on Wednesday, March 23. Passed Senate Rules committee 11-0 on Wednesday, March 6. Passed off senate Floor 40-0 on Tuesday, April 26.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1364 (Senator Dave Rader and Representative Kyle Hilbert) </b>Requires any state agency, board or commission that owns or leases a facility located in or near a precinct without a suitable polling place available to make space within the facility
available for use as a polling place upon written request of the secretary of the county election board.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Rules Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-7 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Engrossed. Passed House Elections and Ethics Committee 8-0 on Tuesday, April 5. Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1410 (Senator Zack Taylor ad Representative Garry Mize)</b> Directs multiple government entities to develop emergency energy plans showing how in a time of emergency each entity will draw power from no fewer than three energy sources and directs
the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management to promulgate rules related to the plans.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Energy Committee 13-0 on Thursday, Feb. 10. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-2 on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Engrossed. Passed House Energy and Natural Resources Committee 12-0 on Wednesday, April 6. Passed off the House Floor
80-6 on Tuesday, April 26<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1733 (Senator Greg Treat and Representative Charles McCall) </b>exempts organizations whose sole beneficiary is a college or university that is a member of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education from being a public body, prohibiting these
bodies from receiving a direct appropriation from the Legislature and sets which persons cannot serve as a voting member of the governing board of such an organization.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Failed Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Passed Senate Judiciary as amended 6-4 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the Senate floor 30-16 in Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Passed House Rules Committee 6-2 on Tuesday, April
5. Passed off the House Floor 62-18 on Thursday, April 28. Title Stricken. Passed off the House Floor. 56-19 on Thursday, April 28.
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<b>Senate Bill 1822 (Senator Kay Floyd and Representative Kyle Hilbert) </b>Requires that all infrastructure or construction projects in the state that are funded in part or in full by the ARPA or the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs act of 2021 to have signage
designating it as such. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate General Government Committee 7-0 on Thursday, Feb. 17. Passed Senate Appropriations 18-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed of the Senate Floor 40-4 on Monday, March 22. Engrossed. Assigned to House General Government Committee.
Passed House Appropriations and Budget 26-1 on Wednesday, April 20. Failed on the House Floor 47-32 on Thursday, April 28.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>House Bill 3645 (Representative Sheila Dills and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) </b>
Modifies attendance requirements for virtual charter school alternative education programs. It allows a virtual charter school to request a waiver of the enrolment prohibition from the Department of Education on behalf of a student enrolled at the school who
is reported for truancy two times in the same school year.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 93-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1621 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Chad Caldwell) </b>Creates the Statewide Charter School Board<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Education Committee 5-3 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Title Stricken. Passed Senate Appropriations 15-4 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-8 On Wednesday, March 23. Engrossed. Passed House Common Education Committee
10-3 on Tuesday, April 12. Passed off the House floor 56-29 Emergency, failed on Wednesday, April 27<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>House Bill 3258 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator John Haste) </b>Adds the act of sodomy committed upon a student at a secondary school who is concurrently enrolled at an institution of higher education by an employee of the institution of higher
education of which the student is enrolled to the list of acts qualifying as forcible sodomy. Additionally, the measure provides that if the victim is a student at a secondary school, is concurrently enrolled at an institution of higher education, and engages
in acts pursuant to this subsection with a perpetrator who is an employee of the institution of higher education of which the victim is enrolled, such a circumstance shall qualify as rape or rape by instrumentation. Rape or rape by instrumentation of such
victims shall be a felony.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b> Update: <u>Amended by floor substitute. Passed off Senate Floor 45-0 on Wednesday, April 27.
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<b>House Bill 4195 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Adam Pugh) </b>allows high school freshmen and sophomores who meet eligibility requirement for concurrent enrollment to receive a full tuition waiver for up to six credit hours, subject to availability
of funds and whether or not the senior and junior concurrent enrollment programs are fully funded.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed House Higher Ed and CareerTech Committee 8-0 on Monday, Feb. 14. Passed off the House Floor 81-5 on Thursday, March 10. Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, April 5. Referred to Senate Appropriations. Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%">COVID-19<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<b>House Bill 3145 (Representative Kevin West and Senator Jake Merrick) </b>allows district courts to overturn or compel compliance with a quarantine or isolation order issued by a local health officer, restructures orders on moving people with communicable
diseases and people with communicable diseases attending private or public schools.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed House Public Health Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 75-17 on Monday March 21. Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 6-3 on Monday, April 4. Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<a name="_Hlk90636771"><b>House Bill 3092 (Representative Kyle Hilbert and Senator James Leewright)
</b></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636771">requires the library media program to be reflective of the community standards for the population the library media center serves when acquiring an age-appropriate collection of print materials, nonprint materials,
multimedia resources, equipment, and supplies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636771"><b><u>Update: </u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636771"><u>Passed House Common Education Committee 10-1 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the House Floor 89-7 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education
Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, March 29. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Tuesday, April 25.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636771"><b>Senate Bill 2 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom and Representative Toni Hasenbeck) C</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636771">reates the Save Women's Sports Act. It prohibits anyone of the male sex from playing on
athletic teams designated for females, women, or girls. It requires any student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity due to a violation of this rule, to have a cause of action for injunctive relief against the school.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636771"><b><u>Update: </u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636771"><u>Carryover Passed off the Senate Floor 37-7 on Thursday, March 24 Signed by Governor Stitt on Thursday, March 30.<o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636771"><b>Senate Bill 615 (Senator David Bullard and Representative Danny Williams)
</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636771">Requires parental consent before sex education, sexual orientation counseling or instruction.<b> Amended to add gendered bathrooms.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636771"><a name="_Hlk102113166"><b>Update: </b></a></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636771"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102113166"><u>Carryover Passed Senate Education 9-2 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Passed off the Senate Floor
39-7 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Assigned to House Common Education. Withdrawn from Common Education Assigned to State Powers Committee. Passed House State Powers Committee 4-1 on Wednesday, April 13. Passed off the House Floor 75-10 on Thursday, April
28.</u></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636771"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102113166"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<b>House Bill 4389 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Brenda Stanley) </b>modifies computer science college preparatory curriculum requirements.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed House Common Education Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the House Floor 86-1 on Monday, March 14, 2022. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Dormant.
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<b>House Bill 3867 (Representative Jeff Boatman and Senator Chuck Hall) </b>exempts a facility constructed or operated by the University Hospitals Authority or University Hospitals Trust, or by a nonprofit entity which has entered into a joint operating agreement
with the University Hospitals Trust or a subsidiary of such an entity from the Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Facility Certificate of Need Act.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u> Passed House Public Health Committee 8-1 on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Passed off the House Floor 75-6 on Tuesday, March 15. Engrossed. Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 8-0 on Monday, April 4. Passed off the Senate Floor
44-0 on Monday, April 25. Signed by Governor Stitt on Thursday, April 28.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1096 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom and Representative Toni Hasenbeck)</b> Establishes that each person admitted to the hospital has the right to designate a pastor, minister, spiritual advisor or other religious leader who will have the ability
to be present while the adult patient is receiving hospital care within certain guidelines established by the hospital.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Health and Human Services committee 8-0 on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Engrossed. Passed House Public Health Committee 8-0 on Wednesday, April 6. Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1244 (Senator Marty Quinn and Representative Chris Sneed)</b> Requires any new measure enacted relating to a health benefit plan be incorporated into any health benefit plan that is issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the measure
unless specifically provided for otherwise.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate Retirement Insurance committee 7-1 on Monday, Feb. 14. Passed off Senate Floor 38-9 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Engrossed. Passed House Insurance Committee 5-2 on Wednesday, April 13. Dormant<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b>House Bill 1800 (Representative Nicole Miller and Senator Frank Simpson)
</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808">Re</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808">quires every institution in the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education to waive all tuition and fees for any undergraduate course of study pursued by a member
of the Oklahoma National Guard enrolled in the institution and directs the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to promulgate rules to that effect.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b><u>Update: </u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><u>Carryover. Passed House A&B Education 13-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Passed House Appropriations 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor
85-2 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Passed Senate Appropriations 17-0 on Wednesday, April 6. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-0 on Monday, April 25.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b>House Bill 2046 (Representative Charles McCall and Senator Frank Simpson)
</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808">Allows a two-year institute within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education to utilize certain procedures to be considered a higher education funding district for the purpose of establishing and organizing
the district, calling for operational millage rates or sinking fund millage rates or both.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b> <u>Update: </u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><u>Carryover Passed off the Senate Floor 40-3 on Thursday, April 28.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b>House Bill 2926 (Representative Charles McCall and Senator Adam Pugh)
</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808">Requires each educational institution within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education publish a salary report of common occupations and industries in which students are employed upon graduation from the
educational institution. It establishes minimum requirements for the report.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b> Update</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><u>: Carryover Passed off the Senate Floor 40-4 on Thursday, April 28</u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b>House Bill 2972 (Representative Rick West and Senator Darrell Weaver)
</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808">Permits physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses to verify medical exemptions from jury duty. Deletes the college student exemption from jury duty.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b><u>Update: </u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><u>Passed House Judiciary. Failed on the House floor 31-59 on March 10. Passed off the House Floor 73-18 on March 14. Engrossed.<b>
</b>Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, March 29.<b> Dormant.<o:p></o:p></b></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b>House Bill 3505 (Representative Melissa Provenzano and Senator John Micheal Montgommery)
</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808">Adds to the Oklahoma Student Borrower’s Bill of Rights to Prohibit student loan servicer from failing to inform students if their loan type does not qualify for loan forgiveness.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b><u>Update: </u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><u>Passed House Banking, Financial Services and Pensions 7-0 on Monday, Feb. 21 Passed off the House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed Senate
Judiciary committee 9-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b>House Bill 3543 (Representatives Chad Caldwell and Senator Julie Daniels)
</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808">creates the First Amendment Training for Higher Education Administrators Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b><u>Update: </u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><u>Passed House Higher Ed and Career Tech 6-2 on Monday, Feb. 28. Passed off the House Floor 61-22 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education
Committee 8-4 on Tuesday, April 5. Passed off Senate Floor 43-2 on Monday, April 18. Signed by Governor Stitt on Thursday, April 21.<o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b>House Bill 3730 (Representative Josh West and Senator Casey Murdock)
</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808">E</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808">xpands support of viticulture programs and research to universities and colleges.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b><u>Update: </u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><u>Passed House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Passed off the House Floor 74-7 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed.
Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism 10-0 on Thursday, April 14. Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100818887"><b>House Bill 4154 (Representative Regina Goodwin)
</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100818887">modifies the qualifying income limit and provisions related to the number of scholarships offered through the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100818887"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100818887"><b><u>Update:
</u></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100818887"><u>Passed House A&B Education Committee. 10-3 on Monday, Feb. 21. Passed House Appropriations 30-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed Senate Education Committee
11-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Passed Senate Appropriations 21-0 on Wednesday, April 13. Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b>House Bill 4196 (Representative Jon Echols and Senator Adam Pugh)
</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808">C</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808">reates the Needed Oklahoma Workers Fund for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, directing one-third of the funds appropriated to the fund to universities
within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for nursing students, to be divided based on the number of nursing students enrolled in each university. directing one-third of the funds appropriated to the fund to universities within the Oklahoma State
System of Higher Education for engineering students, to be divided based on the number of engineering students enrolled in each university, directing one-third of the funds appropriated to the fund to universities within the Oklahoma State System of Higher
Education for students pursuing a teaching degree, to be divided based on the number of students pursuing a teaching degree enrolled in each university.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b><u>Update: </u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><u>Passed House Higher Education and CareerTech Committee 8-2 Monday, Feb. 14. Passed off the House Floor 85-4 on Monday, March 14. Engrossed. Title
Stricken. Passed Senate Education 10-3 on Tuesday, March 9. Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b>Senate Bill 503 (Senator Nathan Dahm and Representative Mark McBride)
</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808">Gives boards of regents and governing boards authority of due diligence to review, attend, audit and comment on any related education training class or financial policy of the institution.<b>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b>Update: </b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808">Carryover Amended by Committee Substitute. Passed off the House Floor 69-13 on Thursday, April 28.<b>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b>Senate Bill 784 (Senator David Bullard and Representative Kevin West)
</b></span><a name="_Hlk100129052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808">Creates the Oklahoma Education Commission to conduct a study on how to Improve the Quality of Instruction and Learning through distance and remote modalities. Allows the Attorney General
office of Civil Rights Enforcement to investigate violations of discrimination or civil rights instead of the national agency. Allows the AG to initiate periodic compliance reviews and directed investigation for Public Schools and Higher Education.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></a></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100129052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><b>Update:
</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100129052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><u>Amended by committee substitute. Passed State powers Committee 5-1 on Wednesday, March 6 Dormant.</u></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100129052"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90636808"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1284 (Senator Brenda Stanley and Representative Rhonda Baker) </b>
Repeals language that directs the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education enter into a contract with a nonprofit education center which is certified as a multisensory structured language training institute for the purpose of establishing a comprehensive
dyslexia teacher training pilot program.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, Feb 15. Passed off the Senate Floor 48-0 on Monday, Feb. 21 Engrossed. Passed House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee 9-0 on Monday, April 4. Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1307 (Senator Bill Coleman and Representative Mark Vancurren) </b>
Requires school districts and charter schools, beginning July 1, 2023, that serve any students in grades seven through 12and issue student identification cards to have printed on either side of the student identification cards the telephone number for the National
Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the Crisis Text Line. Institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and private institutions of higher education in the state that issue student identification cards may print on either side of the student
identification cards the telephone numbers for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line.<u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Education Committee 10-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the Senate floor 39-4 on Tuesday, March 15. Engrossed. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, April 5. Passed off the House Floor 68-13 on Tuesday,
April 19. Signed by Governor Stitt on Thursday, April 21.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1377 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Anthony More) </b>Allows the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges to issue, on behalf of the institutions supervised and managed by the board, special and limited obligations for purposes of such capital
projects as the Board of Regents deem proper. It authorizes the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges to issue indebtedness for capital projects to benefit the institutions supervised and managed by the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges.<u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Education Committee 9-4 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Author Change. Passed Senate Appropriations 15-2 on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Engrossed. Passed House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee 8-0 on Monday, April 4. Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1512 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Rhonda Baker) </b>directs institutions of higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education to not require a score on a College Level Examination Program test higher than the minimum
score recommended by a nonprofit higher education association that makes recommendations on college-level equivalencies, unless the president of the institution determines, based on evidence that a higher score is necessary to determine a student is ready
for a higher level course.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the Senate floor 45-1 on Monday, March 14. Passed House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee 9-0 Monday April 4. Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1416 (Senator Kim David and Representative Nicole Miller)</b> makes all members of the Oklahoma National Guard eligible for in-state tuition.<u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-2 on Monday, Feb. 21. Engrossed. Passed House Higher Education and Career Tech 9-0 On Monday, April 4. Passed off the House floor 86-0 on Thursday,
April 14. Signed by Governor Stitt Wednesday, April 20.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<a name="_Hlk100822913"><b>Senate Bill 1418 (Senator Kim David and Representative Nicole Miller)
</b></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100822913">Sets requirements for Oklahoma National Guard Members to receive assistance for undergraduate and graduate programs. The bill creates the Oklahoma National Guard Education Assistance Revolving Fund to support
Oklahoma National Guard to provide assistance to eligible Guard members.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100822913"><b><u>Update: </u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100822913"><u>Passed Senate Education committee 11-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed Senate Appropriations committee 18-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the
Senate Floor 45-2 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed House higher Education and Career Tech Committee 9-0 on Monday, April 4. Passed off the House floor 82-4 on Thursday, April 14. Signed by Governor Stitt Wednesday, April 20.<o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%">NURSING<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<b>House Bill 3319 (Representative Nicole Miller and Senator John Haste) </b>allows the licensing staff of the Oklahoma Board of Nursing to grant a health care provider a temporary license under certain conditions.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed House Business and Commerce Committee 11-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 92-0 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 8-0 on Monday April 11. Passed off the Senate
Floor 41-4 on Wednesday, April 27<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1462 (Senator Jessica Garvin and Representative Mark Lawson) </b>Requires all licensed Advanced Registered Practice Nurses who provide pre-natal, delivery, infant care services and other child or adult health services related to maternal and
infant care to provide education on infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation and basic first aid for people who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Health and Human Services committee 10-0 on Monday, Feb. 28. Passed off the Senate floor 35-9 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Passed House Public Health Committee 7-1 on Wednesday, April 6. Passed off the House Floor 73-7
on Tuesday, April 19. Signed by Governor Stitt on Thursday, April 21.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1518 (Senator Jessica Garvin and Representative Marcus McEntire)</b> allows nurses’ aides participating in an educational-based or employer-based training and competency evaluation program approved by the State Department of Health to be a paid
employee of a care facility and sets requirements for the training programs.<b>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Health and Human Services committee 8-2 on Monday, Feb. 28. Passed off the Senate Floor 25-22 on Tuesday, March 22. Engrossed. Passed House Health Services and long-Term Care Committee 4-2 on Tuesday, April 12. Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>House Bill 1132 (Representative Logan Phillips and Senator James Leewright) </b>
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. <b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: Carryover: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 11-0 on Thursday, March 31. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-0 on Tuesday, April 26.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>House Bill 3363 (Senator Jessica Garvin and Representative Marcus McEntire)<u>
</u></b>Allows nurses aides participating in an educational-based or employer-based training and competency evaluation program approved by the State Department of Health to be a paid employee of a care facility and sets requirements for the training programs.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee 8-2 on Monday, Feb. 28. Passed off the Senate Floor 25-22 on Tuesday, March 22. Engrossed. Passed Senate Business Commerce and Tourism 11-0 on Thursday, April 7. Passed Senate Appropriations
19-0 on Wednesday. April 13. Title Restored. Passed off the Senate floor 43-0 on Thursday, April 28.
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<b>House Bill 3253 (Representative Jadine Nollan and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) </b>
allows people who meet the other requirements of the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program to take part in the program is the have completed the core curriculum and are seeking admission to an institution overseen by the State Board of Career and Technology
Education.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed House Higher Ed and Career Tech Committee 8-0 on Monday, Feb. 14. Passed off the House Floor 82-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education 12-0 Tuesday, April 5. Dormant.</u><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1673 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Jadine Nollan) </b>Increases income limit for OKPromise tiered by family sizes.
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Education Committee 7-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Passed Senate Appropriations 19-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 44-2 on Tuesday, March 22. Engrossed. 12-0 on Monday, April 4. Enacting clause stricken.
Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 24-0 on Thursday, April 7. Passed off the House Floor 83-3 on Tuesday, April 19.</u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>House Bill 3564 (Representative Mark McBride and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) </b>
Creates the Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship and employment Incentive Program. Pays out $1,000 per academic year for up to 3 years, $2,5000 for the final academic year. Authorizes OSRHE to make employment incentive payments of $4,000 for up to 5 years upon
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<b> <u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Appropriations and Budget Education Sub-Committee 13-0 on Wednesday. Feb. 9. Passed House Appropriations 30-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 81-5 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Title Stricken.
Passed Senate Education 11-1 on Tuesday, March 29. Passed Senate Appropriations 17-0 on Wednesday, April 6. Passed off the Senate Floor 47-1 on Thursday April 28.
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<b>House Bill 3658 (Representative Danny Sterling and Senator Dewayne Pemberton) </b>
updates the State Board of Education requirements for alternative placement teacher certification. The bill removes the requirement to pass the general education portion of the competency examination.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15 Passed off the House Floor 91-0 on Tuesday March 8. Passed Senate Education Committee 11-1 on Tuesday, April 5. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-4 on Thursday, April 28.
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<b>House Bill 4107 (Representative Mark Vancuren and Senator Mary Boren) </b>Requires the Board of Education to issue a certificate to teach to a person who holds a certificate from a federal recognized tribal nation within its reservation or treaty area boundaries
and prohibits the Board from requiring additional competency examinations.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Common Education Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the House Floor 89-7 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Dormant<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100818834">Allows the State Board of Education to establish new levels of teacher certificates: advanced, lead, and master. It requires each level have a minimum salary increase requirement paid by the school district and
matched with state dollars from the lottery funds as provided in Oklahoma Statutes. It requires the advanced certificate to include a minimum salary increase of $3,000 and out of classroom at least 10 percent of the time, the lead certificate to include a
minimum salary increase of $5,000 and out of classroom at least 25 percent of the time, and the master certificate to include a minimum salary increase of $10,000 and maximum salary increase of $40,000 and out of classroom at least 50 percent of the time.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100818834"><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100818834"><b><u>Update: </u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100818834"><u>Passed Common Education Committee 11-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the House Floor 91-5 on Monday, March 21.
<a name="_Hlk99524156">Passed Senate Education Committee 8-3 on Tuesday, April 12.</a> Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100818834"><b>House Bill 4388 (Representative Kyle Hilbert and Senator Adam Pugh</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100818834">)
</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100818834">requires the portion of lottery annual net proceeds deposited to the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund that exceeds $70 million to be deposited into a Teacher Empowerment Fund and appropriated by the Legislature
on a cash basis to be allocated by the State Department of Education to serve as a state match to local public school dollars allocated for advanced, lead, and master teaching certificates as outlined in Section 6-190 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes starting
in the 2022-23 school year.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100818834"><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100818834"><b><u>Update: </u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100818834"><u>Passed Appropriations and Budget Education sub-committee 12-2 on Monday, Feb 21. Author Change. Passed House Appropriations 26-6 on Wednesday,
March 2. Passed Senate Education Committee 9-3 on Tuesday, April 5. Passed Senate Appropriations 16-5 on Wednesday, April 13. Passed off the Senate Floor 30-13 on Thursday, April 28. Emergency failed.<o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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<b>House Bill 4390 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Brenda Stanley)</b> modifies the micro-credential program for teachers as provided under the Education Leadership Oklahoma Act.<u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 89-1 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed Passed Senate Education Committee 10-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>House Bill 4393 (Representative Rhonda Baker and Senator Zack Taylor) </b>modifies the frequency of conducting an educator supply-and-demand study, lists shortage areas to be identified in a specified study and requires the submission of an annual report
to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Common Education Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the House Floor 94-0 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Passed Senate Education 12-0 on Tuesday, March 29. Dormant.
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<b>Senate Bill 1139 (Senator David Bullard and Representative Rhonda Baker) </b>Creates until Nov. 30, 2023, a nine-member task force to study and make recommendations for pay for performance, qualitative pay, and/or merit pay that would reward the highest
quality teachers in this state and could be used to recruit and retain high quality teachers.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Education committee 11-2 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-9 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1429 (Senator John Haste and Representative Danny Sterling)</b> Exempts a teacher candidate or teacher from the requirement to pass the general education portion of the competency examination required therein if they have a master's degree from
an institution accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency which is recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u> Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 16-4 on Wednesday Feb. 15. Passed off the Senate floor 39-9 on Tuesday, March 8. Engrossed. Passed House Common Ed Committee 13-0 on
Tuesday, April 5. Passed off the House Floor 81-0 on Thursday, April 28. <o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1535 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Mike Osburn)</b> removes references to and descriptions of the Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System, removes part of the definition of a career teacher related to longevity in
the field. The bill removes requirements on training in how to conduct teacher evaluations and compliance training.<u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Education committee 11-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-2 on Monday, March 21. Passed House Common Ed Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Passed off the House Floor 79-3 on Tuesday, April 26.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1631 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Mark Vancurren) </b>Directs the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to establish a mentor teacher pilot program.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Education committee 9-2 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Passed Senate Appropriations 19-0 on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Passed off the Senate Floor 34-6 on Tuesday, March 22. Passed House Common Education Committee 12-0 on Tuesday, April
12. Passed off the House Floor 76-4 on Tuesday, April 25.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>House Bill 3069 (Representative Robert Manger and Senator Brenda Stanley) </b>
permits municipalities to authorize certain employees or public officials of the municipality, municipal public trust, or municipal authority who possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act and who have
successfully completed any additional training or requirements as established by ordinance or resolution to carry a concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed House Public Safety Committee 7-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 80-13 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Title Stricken. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Monday, April 4. Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>House Bill 3070 (Representative Robert Manger and Senator Chuck Hall) </b>Clarifies language related to transporting a firearm in a motor vehicle.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed House Public Safety Committee 8-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Passed off the House Floor 97-0 on Monday, March 7. Engrossed. Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 11-0 on Monday, March 28. Passed off the Senate Floor 41-2 on Wednesday,
April 20. Signed by Governor Stitt on Monday, April 25.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1118 (Senator Micheal Bergstrom and Representative Tom Gann) </b>Removes the requirement that an applicant for a license to carry a concealed or unconcealed handgun demonstrate competence and qualification with the type or types of handguns that
the applicant desires to carry and requires only that they demonstrate competence and qualification with an authorized pistol.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 10-0 on Monday, Feb. 28. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-8 on Tuesday, March 22. Engrossed. Passed House Public Safety Committee 7-2 on Tuesday, April 5. Dormant.<b><o:p></o:p></b></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1366 (Senator Lonnie Paxton and Representative Tammy West) </b>Expands the kinds of firearms which can be carried unconcealed.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 12-0 on Monday, Feb. 14. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-1 on Tuesday, March 22. Engrossed. Passed House Criminal Justice Committee 5-0 on Wednesday, March 30. Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>House Bill 4354 (Representative Brian Hill and Senator Chris Kidd) </b>requires the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to create a Research and Development Attraction Grants Program, to be administered in accordance with the purpose of fostering research and
development in key industry clusters, leading to the creation of new products and services that are brought to market by Oklahoma-based companies, or brought to market by companies financially sponsored by an Oklahoma-based lead investor and which conduct
a substantial portion of total business activity in the State of Oklahoma.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed House A&B Finance Revenue and Taxation Committee 10-0 on Monday, Feb. 21. Passed House Appropriations 30-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 76-5 on Tuesday, March 15. Passed Senate Business Commerce and Tourism
Committee 10-1 on Thursday, April 7. Passed off the Senate Floor 39-6 on Wednesday, April 27.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>House Bill 4362 (Representative Brian Hill and Senator Jessica Garvin) </b><a name="_Hlk98426530">Creates the Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology Intern Partnership STEM Workforce Pipeline Program; effective date; emergency.</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed House Rules committee 8-0 on Thursday, March 3. Passed off the House Floor 88-4 Monday, March 14. Passed Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee 11-0 on Thursday, April 7. Passed Senate Appropriations 19-0 on Wednesday,
April 13. Passed off the Senate Floor 36-9 on Monday, April 25.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1147 (Senator Zack Taylor and Representative Nicole Miller)<u> </u>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Passed off the House Floor 42-0 on Tuesday, March 15. Engrossed. Passed House Common Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, April 12. Passed off the House Floor 82-1 on Tuesday,
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk92700001"><b>Senate Bill 1190 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Mark McBride)</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk92700001"> Permits the State Board of Career and Technology Education to establish courses in the area of
hydrogen energy. It permits the courses to include but are not limited to the following topics: hydrogen energy basics; hydrogen energy-related equipment manufacturing and maintenance; hydrogen energy infrastructure; and hydrogen energy safety. It permits
the State Board of Career and Technology Education to consult the Oklahoma Department of Commerce in establishing courses that meet the workforce needs of the hydrogen energy sector in the state.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk92700001"><b><u>Update: </u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk92700001"><u>Passed Senate Education Committee 13-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Author Change. Passed off the House Floor 43-0 on Tuesday, March 15. Engrossed. Passed
House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee 8-0 on Monday, March 4. Passed off the House Floor 84-6 on Wednesday, April 13. Signed by Governor Stitt Tuesday, April 19.
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<b>Senate Bill 1627 (Senator Adam Pugh and Representative Jon Echols)</b> Creates the Workforce Development Revolving Fund; providing for award of funds.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Education Committee 10-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Title stricken Passed Senate Appropriations 17-1 on Thursday, March 3. Passed off the Senate Floor 35-10 on Wednesday, March 23. Engrossed. Passed House Higher Education committee
9-0 on Monday, April 4. Dormant. <o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1691 (Senator Zack Taylor and Representative Brad Boles) </b>allows a conviction or pending criminal charge of a crime be the grounds for the denial of a state license or certification only if the underlying offense substantially relates to the
duties and responsibilities of the occupation and poses a reasonable threat to public safety. The bill requires the licensing or certification authority to consider certain facts before making a determination.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Business Commerce and Tourism Committee 12-0 on Thursday, Feb. 10. Passed off Senate Floor 47-0 on Monday, Feb. 21. Engrossed. Passed House Judiciary Committee 8-1 on Wednesday, April 13. Passed off the Hose Floor 81-4
on Wednesday, April 20. House Amendments Read<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1768 (Senator Howard Brent and Representative Kevin Wallace) </b>creates the Oklahoma Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act to allow for capital investment into a rural fund and provides for the amount of credits able to be claimed by a rural investor.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Business Commerce and Tourism committee 12-0 on Thursday, Feb. 17. Passed off the Senate Floor 31-12 on Wednesday, March 9. Engrossed. Assigned to House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Passed off the House Floor 82-6
on Wednesday, April 27.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1782 (Senator Dave Rader and Representative John Talley) </b>Changes the effective date for an incentive payment of the quality jobs program from 24 to 12 months. Requires the meeting of the wage requirement at the time of the agreement and 6
year from the date.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Finance Committee 9-0 on Tuesday, March 1. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Monday, March 21. Engrossed. Passed House Appropriations and Budget Committee 9-0 on Wednesday, April 6. Dormant.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1858 (Senator John Michael Montgomery and Representative Ryan Martinez)
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industry if their degree is from a program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>Update: </u></b><u>Passed Senate Finance, Passed Senate Appropriations 17-1 on Thursday, March 3. Passed off Senate Floor 35-11 on Thursday, March 14.<b>
</b>Passed House Appropriations and Budget 24-0 on Thursday, April 7. Passed off the House Floor 70-20 on Tuesday, April 19. House Amendments Read<b><o:p></o:p></b></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1084 (Senator Chuck Hall and Representative Kevin Wallace)</b> Appropriates $100,000 from the FY2021 General Revenue Fund to the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate JCAB 17-0 Passed House JCAB 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the Senate Floor 41-5 on Monday, March 7. Passed off House Floor 75-13 on Thursday March 10. Signed by Governor on Tuesday, March 15.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Senate Bill 1085 (Senator Chuck Hall and Representative Kevin Wallace)</b> Creates a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Insurance Department that will be designated the Insurance Department Pharmacy Benefit Manager Revolving Fund for the purpose of licensing,
regulating and investigating abuse, negligence, criminal conduct, or other violations of insurance laws and regulations, and ensuring compliance. It establishes expenditure requirements.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate JCAB 13-5 Passed House JCAB 32-0 on Wednesday, March 2 Passed off the Senate Floor 35-11 on Monday, March 7. Passed off the House Floor 84-7 on Thursday March 10. Signed by Governor on Tuesday, March 15.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>House Bill 4451 (Representative Kevin Wallace) </b>Waives the payroll eligibility requirement for tax year 2021 for manufacturing facilities receiving a tax incentive via the five-year ad valorem exemption.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate JCAB 19-0 Passed House JCAB 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2 Passed off the Senate floor 40-2 on Wednesday, March 9. Passed off the House Floor 94-2 on Monday, March 7. Signed by Governor on Monday, March 14.</u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>House Bill 4452 (Representative Kevin Wallace)</b> Requires that all money transferred per fiscal year from the Teachers' Retirement System Dedicated Revenue Revolving Fund not exceed the amount authorized by the Legislature for that fiscal year.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate JCAB 19-0 Passed House JCAB 29-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 95-0 on Monday, March 7. Passed off the Senate Floor 42-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Signed by Governor on Monday, March 14.</u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>House Bill 4461 (Representative Kevin Wallace)</b> Appropriates $2.1 million from the FY2021 General Revenue Fund to the Oklahoma Conservation Commission.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate JCAB 19-0 Passed House JCAB 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 91-0 on Monday, March 7. Passed off the Senate floor 41-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Governor refused to sign.
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<b>House Bill 4462 (Representative Kevin Wallace) </b>appropriates $251,068 from the FY2021 General Revenue Fund to the Oklahoma Department of Mines.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate JCAB 19-0 Passed House JCAB 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 94-0 on Monday, March 7. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Signed by Governor on Monday, March 14.</u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>House Bill 4463 (Representative Kevin Wallace)</b> Requires the State Department of Health to utilize an amount necessary from its FY2022 funds to successfully regulate and enforce all programs and provisions associated with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
Authority, including but not be limited to the hiring and employment of additional staff at the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, as well as, participating in interagency agreements with state law enforcement agencies for enhanced enforcement.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate JCAB 19-0 Passed House JCAB 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2. Passed off the House Floor 97-0 on Monday, March 7. Passed off the Senate Floor 38-0 on Wednesday, March 9. Signed by Governor on Monday, March 14.</u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>House Bill 4450 (Representative Kevin Wallace)</b> Creates the Health Care Workforce Development Fund that will consist of money received by the state as Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; directed to the state by the federal government for
the purpose of recruiting, educating, and stabilizing Oklahoma's health care workforce<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>Update</u></b><u>: Passed Senate JCAB 19-0 Passed House JCAB 31-0 on Wednesday, March 2.
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