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Last week was a major deadline week and the bill list this week reflects the status of our tracked bills. Please remember that legislation can change quickly, be sure to check the current status of bills and read full language at
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Don't forget that tomorrow is Higher Education & Oklahoma's Promise Day is at the Capitol. Information has been shared with campus leadership, but if you have any questions on the day and schedule, please reach out. </div>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Colbi Beam, Ph.D.</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Associate Vice Chancellor for State Grants and Scholarships</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><i>The update below reflects the major legislation concerning Higher Education.</i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><i>If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Jarrett Jobe, Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations, at
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Priority Legislation List<br>
3/27/26</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><b><u>Concurrent Enrollment/Oklahomas Promise</u><br>
HB2950 by Rep Gabe Woolley and Rep. Julie McIntosh: </b>prohibits any postsecondary institution from requiring a homeschool graduate to meet higher standardized test score requirements than those required of graduates of public or private schools for purposes
of general undergraduate admission</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>Update: Assigned to Postsecondary Education then Education Oversight Committee(s). Passed 7-2 on 2/10. Emergency Added. Passed Oversight 7-2 on 2/25. Passed off the House Floor76-19 on 3/11.
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><b><u>Graduation Requirements</u><br>
SB1477 by Sen. Ally Seifried and Rep. Chad Caldwell: </b>Puts a cap of 21 years of age for students who are receiving high-school-level instruction at home to enroll in any course otherwise eligible high school student.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>Update: Assigned to Education Committee(s). Title Stricken. Passed 10-0 on 2/10. Passed off the Senate Floor 45-2 on 3/16.</u></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><b><u>Higher Education</u><br>
HB2398 by Rep. Brian Hill and Sen. Aaron Reinhardt: </b>Defines Credentials of Value in statute.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>Update: Assigned to Postsecondary Education then to Education Oversight Committee(s). Passed 8-1 on 2/17. Passed Oversight 7-1 on 3/4. Passed off the House Floor 70-20 on 3/10.</u></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>HB3132 by Rep. Kevin West and Sen. Randy Grellner:
</b>Creates the Selecting Neutral Accreditors Act. Requires each institution to review its accrediting agencies to see if they have adopted or used DEI practices in the last 5 years and report the findings to legislative leadership and change to an accreditor
that has not used DEI.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>Update: Assigned to Postsecondary Education then Education Overisght Committee(s). Passed 5-2 on 2/12. Passed Oversight 9-3 on 2/16. Passed off the House floor 68-18 on 3/26.</u></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>HB3134 by Rep. Kevin West and Sen. Randy Grellner:
</b>Creates the Keep Accreditation about academics act. Defines and creates civil penealties for violating a framework for basing accredidation decisions.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>Update: Assigned to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee(s). Passed 5-2 on 2/12. PassedOversight 9-3 on 2/16.</u></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>HB3315 by Rep. Ryan Eaves and Sen. Julie Daniels:
</b>Calls for a Regents for Higher Education feasibility study on implementing a 90 credit hours or 3 year bachelors program</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>Update: Assigned to Postsecondary Education then Education Overisght Committee(s). Passed 9-0 on 2/10. Passed Oversight 9-0 on 3/2. Passed off the House Floor 83-10 on 3/24.</u></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>HB3700 by Rep. Chad Caldwell and Sen. Julie Daniels:
</b>Requires the all state educational institutions to create a policy ensuring student grades are evaluated solely on an academic basis. Regents are required to withhold funding from institutions that fail to adopt such a policy.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>Update: Assigned to Postsecondary Education then Education Overisght Committee(s). Passed 6-2 on 2/10. Passed Oversight 8-1 on 2/25. Passed off the House floor 80-13 on 3/10.</u></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>HB4344 by Rep. Anthony Moore and Sen. Darcy Jech:
</b>Permits the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to reduce allocations in order to make payments for annual obligations.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>Update: Assigned to Appropriations and Budget Committee(s). Passed 10-0 on 2/16. Passed 27-0 on 3/4. Passed off the Senate Floor 89-6 on 3/23.</u></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>SB1593 by Sen. Todd Gollihare and Rep. Anthony Moore:
</b>Deletes language regarding the promulgation of rules and the presidential search process for the Board of Trustees for Oklahoma State University/Tulsa.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>Update: Assigned to Education Committee(s). Passed 10-0 on 3/3. Passed off the Senate Floor 43-0 on 3/11.</u></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>SB1782 by Sen. Randy Grellner and Rep. Molly Jenkins:
</b>Requires each institution of higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education to electronically submit to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education the following information for the preceding academic year by July 28, 2028, and
by July 31 each year thereafter: the number of full-time faculty employed by the institution; the number of full-time faculty members who have been awarded tenure; the number of part-time faculty including adjunct instructors or employees; and the number of
graduate assistants employed by the institution including the number of courses taught by each graduate assistant.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>Update: Assigned to Education Committee(s). Passed 28-0 on 3/4. Title stricken. Passed off the House Floor 81-9 on 3/11.
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><b><u>Higher Education Affordability</u><br>
SB2040 by Sen. Regina Goodwin and Rep. Andy Fugate: </b>Modifies eligibility for the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>Update: Assigned to Rules Committee(s). Passed 18-0 on 3/4. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on 3/26.</u></span></i></div>
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SB1272 by Sen. Kelly Hines and Rep. Toni Hasenbeck: </b>increases the student's parent's income level to qualify for the Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant to $80,000 from $50,000.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>Update: Assigned to Education then Appropriations Committee(s). Title Stricken. Passed 8-2 on 2/17. Withdrawn from appropriations. Passed off the Senate Floor 40-4 on 3/24</u></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><b><u>Oklahomas Promise</u><br>
HB4326 by Rep. Anthony Moore and Sen. Ally Seifried: </b>modifies the qualifications for the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program to include students in court ordered custody or a federally recognized Indian tribe.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>Update: Assigned to Appropriations and Budget Committee(s). Passed 9-0 on 2/9. Passed Full Appropriations 26-0 on 3/4. Passed as amended off the House Floor 80-15 on 3/25.</u></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><b><u>Teacher Recruitment & Retention</u><br>
SB1546 by Sen. Adam Pugh and Rep. Chad Caldwell: </b>Renames the Inspired to Teach Program; increasing scholarship amounts</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>Update: Assigned to Education Committee(s). Title Stricken. Passed 9-1 on 2/10. Passed Appropriations 20-1 on 2/18. Passed off the Senate Floor 37-10 on 3/10.</u></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><b><u>Workforce and Economic Development</u><br>
SB1632 by Sen. Jerry Alvord and Rep. Toni Hasenbeck: </b>Recuires the Regents for Higher Education to allow institutions to grant college credit based on assessment-based credentials and scores earned on career-readiness assessments.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>Update: Assigned to Education Committee(s). Passed 11-0 on2/24. Passed off the Senate Floor 46-0 on 3/11.</u></span></i></div>
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