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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
April 6, 2022
AS AMENDED
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1800 By: Roberts (Eric), Fugate,
Manger and Phillips of the
House
and
Simpson of the Senate
[ schools - tuition status for spouse and
dependent children of members of Armed Forces -
effective date ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLA HOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3247, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 3247. A. A student shall be eligible for in-state
status regardless of the residency of the student if the student is
a:
1. Dependent child or spouse of a person currently servin g as a
member of the active uniformed services of the United States on
full-time active duty status of more than thirt y (30) days and for
whom Oklahoma is the home of record;
2. Dependent child or spouse of a person currently serving as a
member of the military reserve on active duty orders of more th an
thirty (30) days and for whom Okl ahoma is the home of record;
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3. Person, or spouse or dependent child of a person, currently
serving as a member of the uniformed services of the United States
who is on full-time active duty for a period of more than th irty
(30) days and is stationed or t emporarily present in Oklahoma
through military orders;
4. Person, or spouse or dependent child of a person, who was
discharged or released from a period of not fewer than ninety (90)
days of active uniformed service, l ess than five (5) ten (10) years
before the date of enrollment in the c ourse(s) concerned and for
whom Oklahoma is the home of record ; or
5. Person who is participating in or has received a partial or
full scholarship from the Air Force Reserve Officers ' Training
Corps, Army Reserve Officer s' Training Corps or the Navy/Marin es
Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
B. To be eligible for in-state status as provided for in
subsection A of this section and to maintai n eligibility, the
student shall:
1. Satisfy admission and retention standards as determined by
the Oklahoma State R egents for Higher Education for an institution
within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; and
2. Have secured admission to and enrolls full-time or part-time
in a program of study at an institution within The O klahoma State
System of Higher Educ ation.
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C. A student who files with the institution within The Oklahoma
State System of Higher Education at which the student intends to
register a letter of intent to establish residen ce in the state and
who resides in the state while enrolled in the inst itution shall be
eligible for in-state status, regardless of t he residency of the
student or home of record, if the student:
1. Is a person who:
a. was discharged or released from a pe riod of not fewer
than ninety (90) days of active duty uniformed
service, less than five (5) years before the date of
enrollment in the course(s) concerned, and
b. is pursuing a course of education with educat ional
assistance under Chapter 30 or 33 of Titl e 38 of the
United States Code while living in this state; or
2. Is a person who:
a. is entitled to assistance under Section 3311(b) (9) or
3319 of Title 38 of the United States Code by virtue
of a relationship to a person who was discharged or
released from a period of not fewer than ninety (90)
days of active duty uniformed services, and
b. enrolls in the course(s) concerned within fi ve (5)
years of the date the related person was discharged or
released from a period of not fewer than ninety (90)
days of active duty uniformed services.
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D. To be eligible for in -state status as provided for in
subsection C of this section and to maintai n eligibility, the
student shall:
1. Satisfy admission and retention standa rds as determined by
the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for an institu tion
within The Oklahoma State Syst em of Higher Education; and
2. Have secured admission to and enrolls full-time or part-time
in a program of study at an institution withi n The Oklahoma State
System of Higher Education .
E. A student who meets the eligib ility requirements for in -
state status shall maintain in-state status if the student remains
continuously enrolled at an institution within The Oklahoma State
System of Higher Education after the student:
1. As described in paragraphs 1, 2 or 3 of subsect ion A of this
section is discharged or released from active duty service;
2. As described in par agraph 4 of subsection A of this section
or paragraph 1 and 2 of subsection C of this section exceeds the
five-year period after being discharged or released f rom active duty
uniformed service;
3. As described in paragraph 1 of subsection C of this sectio n
has exhausted education assistance provided under Chapter 30 or 33
of Title 38 of the United States Code; or
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4. As described in paragraph 2 of subsection C of this section
has exhausted education assistance provided under Section 3311(b)(9)
or 3319 of Title 38 of the United States Code.
F. For purposes of this section, "home of record" means the
place where one was living when the person enlisted or was
commissioned into the military or reenl isted in the military.
G. The State Regents for Higher Educat ion shall develop
policies and procedures necessary to implement the provisi ons of
this section.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of la w to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3249 of Title 70, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
If a member of the Armed Forces has been stationed for more than
one (1) year in Oklahoma any time in the previous ten (10) years
before the date of e nrollment in the course(s) concerned, then the
member, or the spouse or dependent child of the member , shall be
eligible for in-state tuition at a public institution of higher
education.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
April 6, 2022 - DO PASS