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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 23, 2021
SENATE BILL NO. 292 By: Haste of the Senate
and
Nollan of the House
An Act relating to higher education; creating a task
force to study and make recommenda tions regarding
concurrent enrollment; providing expiration date;
providing for membership; providing for designation
of co-chairs; requiring appointments by certain date;
requiring organizational meeting by certain date;
specifying quorum; providing for f requency of
meetings; subjecting meetin gs to the Oklahoma Open
Meeting Act; prohibiting compensation or travel
reimbursement for members; providing for staff
support; requiring submission of certain report by
certain date; providing for codification; provi ding
an effective date; and declaring a n emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sectio n 628.19 of Title 70, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby created until November 30, 2022, a task
force to study and make recommendations regarding the current and
future concurrent enrollment needs of the state and pathways for
awarding degrees and certificates through concurrent enrollment.
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B. The task force shall be comprised of fourteen (14) members
to be appointed as follows:
1. Two members of the Senate, appointed by the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be designated co-chair of
the task force;
2. Two members of the House of Representatives, appointed by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be
designated co-chair of the task force ;
3. Three school district superintendents , appointed by the
State Superintendent of Public Instruction;
4. Two presidents of two-year institutions within The Oklahoma
State System of Higher Education or their designees, appointed by
the Chancellor of Higher Education;
5. Two presidents of comprehensive institutions within The
Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or their designees,
appointed by the Chancellor of Higher Education;
6. Two presidents of regional institutions within The Oklahoma
State System of Higher E ducation or their designees, appointed by
the Chancellor of Higher Education; and
7. The Chancellor of Higher Education or a designee.
C. Appointments to the task force shall be made within thirty
(30) days after the effective date of this act. The task force
shall conduct an organizational meeting no t later than September 1,
2021.
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D. A quorum of the task force shall be required to approve any
final action of the task force. For purposes of this sectio n, eight
members shall constitute a quorum.
E. The task force may meet as often as may be required to
perform the duties imposed upon it.
F. The meetings of the task force shall be subject to the
Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
G. Members of the task force shall receive no compensation or
travel reimbursement.
H. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the
Senate shall provide staff and administrative support for the task
force.
I. The task force shall submit a report of its findings and
recommendations by November 30, 2022, to the Governor, the President
Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
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.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
February 23, 2021 - DO PASS