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334 BILL NO. 1821 By: McBride and Hasenbeck of
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1747 An Act relating to higher education; amending 70 O.S.
1848 2011, Sections 626.4, 626.7 and 626.8, which relate
1949 to the Oklahoma Higher Education Tuiti on Aid Act;
2050 modifying process for awarding state tuition aid
2151 grants; permitting annual award of grants; removing
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2353 amount; altering administration proc edures for the
2454 grants; including factors to use in determi ning
2555 participation priorities ; and providing an effective
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3161 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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3362 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2011, Sectio n 626.4, is
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36-Section 626.4 State tuition aid grants shall be awarded to all
64+Section 626.4. State tuition aid grants shall be awarded to all
3765 eligible applicants without any limitation on the number to be
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3967 available therefor. The ins titution involved may appropriately
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4095 schedule work to permit recipie nts to earn the amount of said
4196 tuition grants.
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4397 Definitions of full-time and part-time undergraduate and
4498 graduate students shall be established by the Oklahoma State Regents
4599 for Higher Education.
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47100 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2011, Section 626.7, is
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50-Section 626.7 A college tuition aid grant shall may be awarded
102+Section 626.7. A college tuition aid grant shall may be awarded
51103 annually to each eligible, qualified full -time or part-time
52104 undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a curriculum leading
53105 to a degree or certificate in an institution of collegiate grade or
54106 postsecondary institution providing a program of training to prepare
55107 students for employment in a recognized occupation in Oklahoma
56108 approved or accredited by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
57109 Education or appropriate postsecondary agency in accordance with the
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60111 1. Eligibility. Each full -time or part-time resident student
61112 will be eligible to receive a grant in an amount as pro vided in
62113 paragraph 2 of this section. The Oklahoma State Regents fo r Higher
63114 Education shall determine by rules and regulations the maximum
64115 number of semesters a student may be eligible for grants. No
65116 student shall be eligible for grants unless the studen t maintains
66117 such minimum standards of academic performance as are re quired by
67118 the institution in which the student is enrolled.
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69146 In the event a student for any reason ceases to continue to be
70147 enrolled during the course of an academic year, the student shall
71148 cease to be eligible for tuition aid.
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73149 2. Amount of grant. The amo unt of tuition aid grant to any
74150 student under this act for any semester shall represent a percentage
75151 not greater than seventy -five percent (75%) of the tuition and
76152 enrollment fees normally charged to residents of the State of
77153 Oklahoma by the institution of attendance. The Oklahoma State
78154 Regents for Higher Education shall determine by rules the annual
79155 maximum award amount based on an annual assessment of funds
80156 availability. The State Regents shall not increase the annual
81157 maximum award amount unless funding is sufficient to serve at least
82158 the same number of students as the previous academic year.
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84159 For the 2000-2001 academic year and each academic year
85160 thereafter, the percentage of aid shall b e based on a need analysis
86161 system that is consistent with federal st udent financial aid
87162 regulations. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall
88163 set an annual award payment schedule based upon a maximum grant of
89164 seventy-five percent (75%) of tui tion and fees with grants based on
90165 lower percentages of tuition and fees being awarded to students who
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93167 Any student who receives an award for the 1999 -2000 academic
94168 year shall not be denied additional awards because of inab ility to
95169 meet the financial standards established in this act as lon g as
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96197 other eligibility criteria continue to be met and as long as the
97198 award status of the student is renewed on an annual basis. The
98199 Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are author ized to
99200 establish procedures to determine the financial need of the student
100201 under the standards used during the 1999 -2000 academic year until
101202 the initial degree requirements are met by the student.
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103203 Financial assistance received under this act will be consi dered
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106205 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2011, Section 626.8, is
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109-Section 626.8 The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
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111209 forms for application and employ s uch persons, contract for such
112210 services and make such additional expenditures as may be necessary
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115212 The Oklahoma State Regents fo r Higher Education are hereby
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117214 aid program by based upon factors including , but not limited to,
118215 full-time, or part-time enrollment status, undergraduate and or
119216 graduate students enrollment status, unmet financial need,
120217 continuous enrollment, nearness to com pletion of a degree or
121218 certificate, state employment needs, eligibility for other state and
122219 institutional student financial aid and based on available state
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125248 SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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145-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
146-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
147-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
148-By: _________________________________
149-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
150-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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154- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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156-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
157-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
158-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
159-By: _________________________________
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249+COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
250+March 23, 2021 - DO PASS