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34	29		BILL NO. 3253 By: Nollan and Luttrell of the
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39	34		Pemberton of the Senate
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45	42		An Act relating to high school students; amending 70
46	43		O.S. 2021, Section 2603, which relates to eligibility
47	44		requirements for the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access
48	45		Program; enabling students on the core curriculum to
49	46		apply for the program to attend career technology
50	47		institutes; and providing an effe ctive date.
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55	52		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLA HOMA:
56	53		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 2603, is
57	54		amended to read as follows:
58	55		Section 2603. A. Except as otherwise provided for in
59	56		subsection B of this section and elsewhere in this section, to be
60	57		eligible to participate in the Oklahoma Higher Lea rning Access
61	58		Program and to qualify for an award which include s payment of an
62	59		amount equivalent to resident tuition or other tuition pursuant to
63	60		Section 2604 of this title for the first semester or other academic
64	61		unit of postsecondary enrollment, a student shall:
	62	+	1. Be a resident of this state or be enrolled in a sc hool
	63	+	district located in this state that serves students who reside in
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92		-	1. Be a resident of this state or be enrolled in a sc hool
93		-	district located in this state that serves students who reside in
94	90		both this state and an adjacent state pursuant to a contract as
95	91		authorized in Section 5 -117.1 of this title;
96	92		2. Be a United States citizen or lawfully present in the United
97	93		States. A student who is not a United States citizen or lawfully
98	94		present in the United States shall not be eligible to participate in
99	95		the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program and to qualify for an
100	96		award notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3242 of this title .
101	97		The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any student who
102	98		was enrolled in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program prior to
103	99		the end of the 2006-2007 school year;
104	100		3. Have a record of satisfactory compliance with agreements
105	101		executed pursuant to Section 2605 of this title;
106	102		4. a. have graduated within the previous three (3) years
107	103		from a high school accredited by the State Board of
108	104		Education, or the Oklahoma School of Science and
109	105		Mathematics with a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point
110	106		average on a 4.0 scale for all work attempted in
111	107		grades nine through twelve,
112	108		b. have graduated within the previous three (3) years
113	109		from a high school not accredited by the State Bo ard
114	110		of Education with a mi nimum 2.5 cumulative grade point
115	111		average on a 4.0 scale for al l work attempted in
	112	+	grades nine through twelve and have achieved a
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144	139		composite score of 22 or higher on the ACT test or a
145	140		composite score of 1110 or higher on the SAT , or
146	141		c. have satisfactorily completed within t he previous
147	142		three (3) years an edu cational program that was
148	143		provided through a means other than a public or
149	144		private school and have achieved a composite score of
150	145		22 or higher on the ACT test or a composite score of
151	146		1110 or higher on the SAT ;
152	147		5. Have completed the curricular requirements for admission to
153	148		an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education
154	149		and one additional unit or set of competencies in a course that
155	150		meets college admission requir ements; or have completed the core
156	151		curriculum and is seeking admission to an institution overseen by
157	152		the State Board of Career an d Technology Education . The curriculum
158	153		requirements for admission to an institution within The Oklahoma
159	154		State System of Highe r Education shall include two units or sets o f
160	155		competencies in foreign or non -English language or techno logy
161	156		courses that meet the college admission requirements and one unit or
162	157		set of competencies of a fine arts course. Students shall also have
163	158		attained a 2.5 grade point average in the core curricu lum courses.
164	159		Students who attended a high school which did not offer all the core
165	160		curriculum courses or students who were educated by other means a nd
166	161		were not offered all the core curriculum courses shall be allo wed to
	162	+	satisfy this curriculum requirement b y participating in a program
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194		-	satisfy this curriculum requirement b y participating in a program
195	189		approved by the State Regents for remediation of high sc hool
196	190		curricular deficiencies;
197	191		6. Have satisfied admission sta ndards as determined by the
198	192		Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for first -time-entering
199	193		students for the appropriate type of institution, or, if attending a
200	194		private institution, have sat isfied admission standards as
201	195		determined by the private instit ution. No student participating in
202	196		the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program shall be admitted into
203	197		an institution of higher education by special admission standards ;
204	198		7. Have secured admissi on to, and enrolled in, an institu tion
205	199		which is a member of Th e Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,
206	200		a postsecondary vocat ional-technical program offered by a technology
207	201		center school that meets the requirements to be eligib le for federal
208	202		student financial aid, or a private instituti on of higher learning
209	203		located within this state and accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of
210	204		this title; and
211	205		8. a. have established financi al need according to the
212	206		provisions of subsection D of Sect ion 2605 of this
213	207		title and standards and provisions promulga ted by the
214	208		Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education,
215	209		b. if the student was adopted between birth and twelve
216	210		(12) years of age while in the permanent custody of
217	211		the Department of Human Services, in the court-ordered
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245		-	custody of a licensed private nonprofi t child-placing
246	239		agency, or federally recognized Indian tribe, as
247	240		defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, have
248	241		established financial need according to the provisions
249	242		of paragraph 1 of subs ection E of Section 2605 o f this
250	243		title and standards and pro visions promulgated by the
251	244		Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, or
252	245		c. if the student was adopted between thirteen (13) and
253	246		seventeen (17) years of age while in the permanent
254	247		custody of the Department of Human Servi ces, in the
255	248		court-ordered custody of a licensed private nonpro fit
256	249		child-placing agency, or federally recognized Indian
257	250		tribe, as defined by the federal Indian Child Welfar e
258	251		Act, have established financial need according to the
259	252		provisions of paragraph 2 of subsection E of Section
260	253		2605 of this title and standards and p rovisions
261	254		promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
262	255		Education.
263	256		B. 1. A student shall be eligible to participate in the
264	257		Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Prog ram and to qualify for an award
265	258		which includes payment of an amount equivalent to reside nt tuition
266	259		or other tuition pursuant to Section 2604 of this title for the
267	260		first semester or other academic u nit of postsecondary enrollment if
268	261		the student meets all of the following criteria:
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296	288		a. is a child of any person killed after January 1, 2000,
297	289		in the line of duty in any branch of the United States
298	290		Armed Forces or who died after January 1, 2000, as a
299	291		result of an injury sustained while in the line of
300	292		duty in any branch of the United States Armed Forces
301	293		and the person who wa s killed or died filed an
302	294		individual or joint Oklahoma income tax return for the
303	295		tax year prior to the year during which the person was
304	296		killed or died,
305	297		b. is a resident of this state or is enrolle d in a school
306	298		district located in this state that serves stu dents
307	299		who reside in both thi s state and an adjacent state
308	300		pursuant to a contract as authorized in Section 5 -
309	301		117.1 of this title,
310	302		c. enrolls in an institution within The Oklahoma State
311	303		System of Higher Education prior to re aching the age
312	304		of twenty-one (21),
313	305		d. has satisfied admission standards as determined by the
314	306		Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for first -
315	307		time-entering students for the appropriate type of
316	308		institution, or, if attending a private institution,
317	309		has satisfied admission standards as de termined by the
318	310		private institution. No student participating in the
319	311		Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program shall be
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347	338		admitted into an institution of higher education by
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349	340		e. has secured admission to, and enrolled in, an
350	341		institution which is a member of Th e Oklahoma State
351	342		System of Higher Education, a postsecondary
352	343		vocational-technical program offered by a techno logy
353	344		center school that meets the requirements to be
354	345		eligible for federal student fin ancial aid, or a
355	346		private institution of higher learning locate d within
356	347		this state and accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of
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358	349		f. executes an agreement pursu ant to subsection C of
359	350		Section 2605 of this title.
360	351		2. A student who is eligible to p articipate in the program
361	352		pursuant to this subsection shall no t be required to meet the
362	353		eligibility requirements set forth in subsection A of this section.
363	354		C. To retain eligibility while pursuing the program of higher
364	355		learning in which enrolled, the stude nt shall:
365	356		1. Meet the requirement s for retention and degree c ompletion as
366	357		established by the institution in which the student is enrolled;
367	358		2. Maintain good academic stan ding and satisfactory academic
368	359		progress according to standa rds of the Oklahoma State Regents for
369	360		Higher Education;
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397	387		3. Maintain satisfactory academ ic progress as required for
398	388		eligibility for federal Title IV student financial aid programs.
399	389		The provisions of this paragraph shall become effective for the
400	390		2012-2013 school year;
401	391		4. Comply with the standards related to mainte nance of
402	392		eligibility as promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
403	393		Education; and
404	394		5. Refrain from conduct that leads to expuls ion or suspension
405	395		of more than one semester from an institu tion of higher education.
406	396		A student who violates the provis ions of this paragraph shall
407	397		permanently lose eligibility for program benefits. The provisions
408	398		of this paragraph shall become effective January 1, 2008.
409	399		D. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the
410	400		State Board of Career and Technology Educa tion shall promulgate
411	401		rules relating to maintenance of eligibility under the Oklahoma
412	402		Higher Learning Access Act by a student.
413	403		E. It is the intent of the Legislature that students in the
414	404		ninth grade for the 1992-93 school year who are determined to be
415	405		eligible Oklahoma Higher Learni ng Access students pursuant to the
416	406		Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Act shall be the first students
417	407		eligible for benefits from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust
418	408		Fund.
419	409		F. The Oklahoma Sta te Regents for Higher Education ar e
420	410		authorized to study, devel op and propose criteria for determining
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448	437		award eligibility based upon the completion of seven semesters of
449	438		high school coursework by a student.
450	439		SECTION 2. This act shall become e ffective November 1, 2022.
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	440	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 9th day of March, 2022.
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	449	+	Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2022.
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