An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2750 By: Baker, Hasenbeck, Vancuren,
Talley, Conley and Caldwell
(Chad) of the House
and
Pugh of the Senate
An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2011,
Section 3207.1, which relates to transfer of credits;
declaring legislative intent; requiring credit policy
be posted on the campus website; requiring biennial
reviews of Advanced Placement credit policies;
requiring reports of noncompliance; providing an
effective date; and declaring an emergency .
SUBJECT: Schools
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2011, Section 3207.1, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 3207.1 A. It is the intent of the Legislature that
credits earned by stud ents in any institution of higher education
within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education be fully
accepted at any other institution of higher education within The
Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and that the Oklahoma
State Regents for Hig her Education assume leadership in working with
institutional faculty and administrators to ensure that students
move smoothly from one level of education to another. Objectives
should include development of transfer policies and guides, degree
sheets, course equivalencies, and common course numbering.
B. It is the intent of the Legislature that institutions of
higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher ENR. H. B. NO. 2750 Page 2
Education, private institutions accredited by the Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher E ducation, technology center school districts,
schools or training programs licensed, accredited, approved or
regulated by any state agency, and private schools licensed by the
Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools be prohibited from
placing statements in documents or brochures given to students or
advertising in publications that credits earned at the institution,
training program, or school are fully accepted at another
institution or school without having a written agreement with the
other institution or school stating that the credits will be fully
accepted.
C. It is the intent of the Legislature that in establishing the
minimum required score on an Advanced Placement Examination for
granting course credit for a particular lower division course,
institutions of higher education within The Oklahoma State System of
Higher Education shall not require an Advanced Placement Exam score
of more than three, except the requirement of an Advanced Placement
Exam score of more than three shall be permitted fo r granting
additional course credit for a lower division course or courses
sequenced with the initial lower division course . Credit policy
regarding all Advanced Placement Exams shall be posted on campus
websites effective for the 2021 -22 fall academic term and for each
academic term thereafter . The institutions of higher education
within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall conduct
biennial reviews of their Advanced Placement credit policy. The
Oklahoma State System of Higher Education sh all report noncompliance
to the House Common Education Committee, House Higher Education and
Career Tech Committee, and Senate Education Committee, or similarly
named House Committee if the named Committees no longer exist, by
December 1 each year beginnin g December 1, 2021.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2021.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 3rd day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 21st day of April, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: ______________________________ ___
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________