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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 4195 By: Echols and Nollan of the
House
and
Pugh of the Senate
An Act relating to higher education; amending 70 O.S.
2021, Section 628.13, which relates to concurrent
enrollment in high school and college or university
courses; modifying eligibility; creating a tuition
waiver for freshman and s ophomore high school
students; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 628.13, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 628.13 A. 1. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education, in cooperation with the State Board of Education, shall
actively encourage allow the concurrent enrollment in college or
university courses of eligible high school studen ts in grades nine
through twelve who have been approved for concurrent enrollment by
their parent or legal guardian and school counselor, or their parent
or legal guardian for students receiving high -school-level
instruction at home, on high school campuses, on college and
university campuses and via online courses.
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2. The State Regents and State Board shall establish concurrent
enrollment requirements with an emphasis on determining course
readiness and take all necessary actions to ensure the availability
of concurrent enrollment opportunities to students in grades nine
through twelve in all Oklahoma high schools.
B. The State Board of Education in cooperation with the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall prepare
promotional materials explaining the requirements, features and
opportunities of concurrent enrollment and shall ensure that the
independent school districts distribute the materials to each
student prior to enrollment for each year of high school.
C. No institution of The Oklahoma State System of Higher
Education shall deny enrollment in any course to any otherwise
eligible high school student, or student of at least thirteen (13)
years of age who is receiving high-school-level instruction at home,
who meets the requirements of concurren t enrollment, nor shall any
independent school district prohibit any student who meets the
requirements of concurrent enrollment from participating.
D. 1. Each high school senior who meets the eligibility
requirements for concurrent enrollment shall be e ntitled to receive
a tuition waiver equivalent to the amount of resident tuition for a
maximum of eighteen (18) credit hours in their senior year.
2. Subject to the high school senior concurrent enrollment
program being fully funded, each high school juni or who meets the
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eligibility requirements for concurrent enrollment shall be entitled
to receive a tuition waiver equivalent to the amount of resident
tuition for a maximum of nine (9) credit hours in their junior year,
subject to the availability of funds .
3. Subject to the high school senior concurrent enroll ment
program and the high school junior concurrent enrollment program
being fully funded, each high school freshman and sophomore who
meets the eligibility requirements for concurrent enrollment shal l
be entitled to receive a tuition waiver equivalent to the amount of
resident tuition for a maximum of six (6) credit hours in their
freshman year and a maximum of six (6) credit hours in their
sophomore year, subject to the availability of funds.
4. Tuition waivers provided pursuant to this section shall be
granted without any limitation on the number of waivers granted in
any year other than the amount of funds ava ilable for the program
and the number of eligible applicants.
E. When a student earns co llege credit through concurrent
enrollment, school districts shall provide academic credit for any
concurrently enrolled higher education courses that are correlated
with the academic credit awarded by the institution of higher
education. Academic credit shall only be transcripted as elective
credit if there is no correlation between the concurrent enrollment
higher education course and a course provided by the school
district.
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F. On or before December 1 of each year, the Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher Education shall issue an annual report on the
concurrent enrollment program implemented pursuant to this section.
The annual report shall include but not be limited to the following
information:
1. The number of students participating in concurrent
enrollment;
2. The number of students participating in concurrent
enrollment who received tuition waivers pursuant to subsection D of
this section;
3. The high school gr aduation rate of students described in
paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection; and
4. The number of students described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of
this subsection who earned an associate 's degree or a bachelor 's
degree at an institution of higher education.
The annual report shall be posted on the websites of the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the State Department
of Education.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 10th day of March, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate