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	28	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	30	+	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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33	32		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
34	33		FOR
35		-	SENATE BILL NO. 1614 By: David of the Senate
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39		-	Echols of the House
	34	+	SENATE BILL 1614 By: David
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45	42		[ Oklahoma Highway Patrol - Oklahoma Highway Patrol
46	43		Educational Assistance Program - eligibility
47	44		requirements - Educational Assistance Revolving Fund
48	45		- codification - effective date ]
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53	50		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
54	51		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
55	52		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-105C of Title 47, unless there
56	53		is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follo ws:
57	54		A. As used in this act:
58	55		1. “Oklahoma educational inst itution” means an institution of
59	56		higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher
60	57		Education;
61	58		2. “Eligible Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer” means a current
62	59		officer in good standing who has either an associate’s degree or a
63	60		minimum of sixty-two (62) successfully completed semester hours from
	61	+	an accredited college or university and whose hours are transferable
	62	+	between recognized i nstitutions;
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91		-	an accredited college or university and whose hours are transferable
92		-	between recognized institutions;
93	89		3. “Program” means the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Educa tional
94	90		Assistance Program established pursuant to the provisions of this
95	91		section; and
96	92		4. “Undergraduate program” means a program offered by an
97	93		Oklahoma educational institution that leads to the award of a
98	94		baccalaureate degree.
99	95		B. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Highway Pat rol
100	96		Educational Assistance Program to provide assistance to eli gible
101	97		Highway Patrol officers who enroll in an Oklahoma educational
102	98		institution. The amount of assistance shall be equivalent to the
103	99		amount of resident tu ition for courses in which the eligible Highway
104	100		Patrol officer is enrolled, not to exceed a maximum of eighteen (18)
105	101		credit hours each semester.
106	102		1. The amount of assistan ce provided to an eligible Highway
107	103		Patrol officer in an undergrad uate program shall not exceed a
108	104		maximum of sixty (60) credit hours in pursuit of a baccalaureate
109	105		degree.
110	106		2. Assistance provided pursuant to this section shal l be
111	107		granted without limitation other than the amount of funds available
112	108		for the Program and the number of eligible Highw ay Patrol officers
113	109		who apply.
	110	+	3. Assistance allowed by this section shall not be allow ed for
	111	+	courses taken in excess of the requiremen ts for completion of an
	112	+	undergraduate program for the eligible Highway Patro l officer.
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141		-	3. Assistance allowed by this section shall not be allow ed for
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144	139		C. Assistance provided pursuant to this section shall be
145	140		allocated to the Oklahoma education insti tution from the Oklaho ma
146	141		Highway Patrol Educational Assistance Revolvi ng Fund created
147	142		pursuant to Section 2 of this act.
148	143		D. 1. To be eligible to apply for the Program, an eligible
149	144		Highway Patrol officer shall agree in writing to continue in service
150	145		as a Highway Patrol off icer in good standing for not less than
151	146		twenty-four (24) months after completion o f the last semester for
152	147		which the officer receives assistance pursuant to this section.
153	148		2. To retain eligibility for the Program, an eligible Highway
154	149		Patrol officer shall:
155	150		a. maintain good academic standing and sati sfactory
156	151		academic progress according to standards of the
157	152		Oklahoma educational institution in which the officer
158	153		is enrolled,
159	154		b. maintain the requirements for ret ention and degree
160	155		completion as established by the Oklahom a educational
161	156		institution in which the member is enrolled,
162	157		c. maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0
163	158		scale, and
	159	+	d. maintain satisfactory performance in the Oklahoma
	160	+	Highway Patrol.
	161	+	E. An eligible Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer see king
	162	+	assistance pursuant to the provisions of this secti on shall submit
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191		-	d. maintain satisfactory performance in the Oklahoma
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193		-	E. An eligible Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer see king
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195	189		an application on a form prescribed by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol
196	190		prior to the semester for which assistance is sought. The Chief of
197	191		the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, or his or her designee, shall confirm a
198	192		member’s standing and eligibility to the Oklahoma educational
199	193		institution in which the student is enrolled.
200	194		F. The Chief of the Highway Patrol may deny an application
201	195		submitted by an eligible Highway Patrol officer for con tinued
202	196		Program assistance if he or she fails to comply with the provi sions
203	197		of this section.
204	198		G. An eligible Highway Patrol officer who has received Program
205	199		assistance pursuant to th e provisions of this section and who fails
206	200		to comply with the provisions of this section shall b e required to
207	201		repay an amount to be determined by rules promulgated by the
208	202		Department of Public Safety.
209	203		H. The Department of Public Safety shall promulgate rules to
210	204		implement the provisions of this act.
211	205		SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new sec tion of law to be codified
212	206		in the Oklahoma Statu tes as Section 2-105D of Title 47, unless there
213	207		is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follo ws:
	208	+	There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund
	209	+	for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol to be designated the “Oklahoma
	210	+	Highway Patrol Educationa l Assistance Revolving Fund”. The fund
	211	+	shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitat ions,
	212	+	and shall consist of all monies received by the Department of Public
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241		-	There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund
242		-	for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol to be designated the “Oklahoma
243		-	Highway Patrol Educationa l Assistance Revolving Fund”. The fund
244		-	shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitat ions,
245		-	and shall consist of all monies received by the Department of Public
246	239		Safety from state appropriations. All monies accruing to the credit
247	240		of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended
248	241		by the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of providing
249	242		assistance to eligible Highway Patrol officers pur suant to the
250	243		provisions of Section 1 of this act. Expenditures from the fund
251	244		shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against
252	245		claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of
253	246		Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
254	247		SECTION 3. This act shall become effective Novem ber 1, 2022.
255		-	~~COMMITTEE REPORT BY: CO MMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS~~
256		-	~~March~~ 3, 2022 ~~- DO PASS AS AMENDED~~
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