ENGR. H. B. NO. 1801 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1801 By: Miller of the House and Stanley of the Senate An Act relating to higher education; granting priority enrollment and registration to active duty military members and certain eligible students; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3249 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: All institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall grant priority enrollment and course registration to students who are members of the uniformed military services of the United States and Oklahoma residents or stationed in Oklahoma and eligible to receive educational financial assistance from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021. ENGR. H. B. NO. 1801 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Passed the House of Representatives the 8th day of March, 2021. Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2021. Presiding Officer of the Senate