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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
SENATE BILL 641 By: Pugh
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to higher education; encouragin g the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to
provide certain online distance -learning
opportunities; amending 70 O.S. 2011, Section 3218.2,
as amended by Section 1, Chapter 208, O.S.L. 2016 (70
O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 3218.2) , which relates to
setting of tuition and fees; providing for
establishment of distance education tuition;
providing for noncodification; providing an effective
date; and declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section o f law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes r eads as follows:
The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are encouraged
to adopt a policy authorizing institutions within The Oklahoma State
System of Higher Education to provide additional online distance-
learning opportunities for instructional c ontinuity in the event of
an emergency, natural disaster or as a preventative measure in
response to a potential threat to student and employee health or
safety.
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SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2011, Section 3218.2, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 208, O.S.L. 2016 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020,
Section 3218.2), is amended to read as follows:
Section 3218.2. A. Resident tuition, nonresident tuition,
distance education tuition and other fees to be required of students
receiving instruction or other academic services provided by
institutions of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall
be established by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Educati on
with due regard for the provisions of Section 3218.14 of this title
within limits prescribed by the Legislature. Nothing in this act
Section 3201 et seq. of this title shall be construed as limiting or
prohibiting the requirement of payment for goods or services
provided by auxiliary en terprises operated by or in conjuncti on with
institutions of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and
authorized by the Ok lahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
B. By January 1 of each year, the Oklahoma State Regents for
Higher Education sha ll submit a report to the Governor, t he
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and the minority floor leaders and education
committee chairs of both houses of the Oklahoma Legislature. The
annual report shall inc lude the following information:
1. Actions taken in regard to and the schedule of tuition and
fees approved for The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for
the current academic year;
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2. Data on the impact of any tuition or fee increases on the
ability of students to meet the costs of attendance, enrollment
patterns, availability of financial aid;
3. The budget prepared by the State Regents setting out in
detail the necessary expenses of the State Regents for the next
fiscal year;
4. The budget requests or proposals submitted by each
institution to the State Regents for the next fiscal year;
5. The funding formula or allotmen t system used by the State
Regents to allocate money to each institution, including a
description of the functional goals of the formula or system for
distributing funds to each institution;
6. A calculation of any differences in the budget requests
amounts for each institution and the actual amounts allocated to
each institution, including an explanation for any differences; a nd
7. Any other data considered rele vant by the State Regents.
C. By January 1 of each year, each institution of The Oklahoma
State System of Higher Education shall submit a report to the
Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of
the House of Representatives , and the minority floor leaders and
education committee chairs of both houses of the Oklahoma
Legislature. The annual report shall include the following
information:
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1. A copy of reports submitted to the State Regents which
itemizes the tuition and fees for each institution by campus or
location; and
2. The total budget of each institution for the previ ous fiscal
year including the amount of revenue received from tuition and fees
and other sources and expenses for each campus or location.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2021.
SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reas on whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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