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29		-	BILL NO. 4195 By: Echols and Nollan of the
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	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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34		-	Pugh of the Senate
	33	+	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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	35	+	HOUSE BILL 4195 By: Echols and Nollan
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	41	+	AS INTRODUCED
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40	43		An Act relating to higher education; amending 70 O.S.
41	44		2021, Section 628.13, which relates to concurrent
42	45		enrollment in high s chool and college or university
43		-	courses~~; modifying eligibility~~; creating a tuition
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45		-	~~students; and providing an~~ effective date .
	46	+	courses; creating a tuition waiver for freshman and
	47	+	sophomore high school stud ents; and providing an
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50	53		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
51	54		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 628.13, is
52	55		amended to read as follows:
53	56		Section 628.13 A. 1. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
54	57		Education, in cooperation with the State Board of Education, shall
55		-	actively encourage allow the concurrent enrollment in college or
56		-	university courses of eligible high school studen ts in grades nine
57		-	through twelve who have been approved for concurrent enrollment by
58		-	their parent or legal guardian and school counselor, or their parent
59		-	or legal guardian for students receiving high -school-level
60		-	instruction at home, on high school campuses, on college and
61		-	university campuses and via online courses.
	58	+	actively encourage the concurrent enrollment in college or
	59	+	university courses of eligible high school studen ts on high school
	60	+	campuses, on college and university campuses and via online courses.
	61	+	2. The State Regents and State Board shall establish concurrent
	62	+	enrollment requirements with an emphasis on determining course
	63	+	readiness and take all necessary actions to ensure the availability
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88		-	2. The State Regents and State Board shall establish concurrent
89		-	enrollment requirements with an emphasis on determining course
90		-	readiness and take all necessary actions to ensure the availability
91		-	of concurrent enrollment opportunities to students in grades nine
92		-	through twelve in all Oklahoma high schools.
	91	+	of concurrent enrollment opportunities to students in all Oklahoma
	92	+	high schools.
93	93		B. The State Board of Education in cooperation with the
94	94		Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall prepare
95	95		promotional materials explaining the requirements, features and
96	96		opportunities of concurrent enrollment and shall ensure that the
97	97		independent school districts distribute the materials to each
98	98		student prior to enroll ment for each year of high school.
99	99		C. No institution of The Oklahoma State System of Higher
100	100		Education shall deny enrollment in any course to any otherwise
101	101		eligible high school student, or student of at least thirteen (13)
102	102		years of age who is receiving hig h-school-level instruction at home,
103	103		who meets the requirements of concurren t enrollment, nor shall any
104	104		independent school district prohibit any student who meets the
105	105		requirements of concurrent enrollment from participating.
106	106		D. 1. Each high school senior who meets the eligibility
107	107		requirements for concurrent enrollment shall be e ntitled to receive
108	108		a tuition waiver equivalent to the amount of resident tuition for a
109	109		maximum of eighteen (18) credit hours in their senior year.
110	110		2. Subject to the high school sen ior concurrent enrollment
111	111		program being fully funded, each high school juni or who meets the
	112	+	eligibility requirements for concurrent enrollment shall be entitled
	113	+	to receive a tuition waiver equivalent to the amount of resident
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138		-	eligibility requirements for concurrent enrollment shall be entitled
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140	141		tuition for a maximum of nine (9) credit hours in their junior year,
141	142		subject to the availability of funds .
142	143		3. Subject to the high school senior concurrent enroll ment
143	144		program and the high school junior concurrent enrollment program
144	145		being fully funded, each high school freshman and sophomore who
145	146		meets the eligibility requiremen ts for concurrent enrollment shal l
146	147		be entitled to receive a tuition waiver equivalent to the amount of
147	148		resident tuition for a maximum of six (6) credit hours in their
148	149		freshman year and a maximum of six (6) credit hours in their
149	150		sophomore year, subject to the availability of funds.
150	151		4. Tuition waivers provided pursuant to this section shall be
151	152		granted without any limitation on the number of waivers granted in
152	153		any year other than the amount of funds available for the program
153	154		and the number of eligible applican ts.
154	155		E. When a student earns co llege credit through concurrent
155	156		enrollment, school districts shall provide academic credit for any
156	157		concurrently enrolled higher education courses that are correlated
157	158		with the academic credit awarded by the institution of high er
158	159		education. Academic credit shall only be transcripted as elective
159	160		credit if there is no correlation between the concurrent enrollment
160	161		higher education course and a course provided by the school
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	163	+	F. On or before December 1 of each year, the Ok lahoma State
	164	+	Regents for Higher Education shall issue an annual report on the
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188		-	F. On or before December 1 of each year, the Oklahoma State
189		-	Regents for Higher Education shall issue an annual report on the
190	192		concurrent enrollment program implemented pursuant to this section.
191	193		The annual report shall include but not be limited to the following
192	194		information:
193	195		1. The number of students p articipating in concurrent
194	196		enrollment;
195	197		2. The number of students participating in concurrent
196	198		enrollment who received tuition waivers pursuant to subsection D of
197	199		this section;
198	200		3. The high school graduati on rate of students described in
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200	202		4. The number of students described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of
201	203		this subsection who earned an associate 's degree or a bachelor 's
202	204		degree at an institution of higher education.
203	205		The annual report shall be posted on the websites of the
204	206		Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the State Department
205	207		of Education.
206	208		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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	210	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND CARE ER TECH,
	211	+	dated 02/15/2022 - DO PASS, As Coauthored.