Oklahoma 2022 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB893 Engrossed / Bill

Filed 04/22/2021

                     
 
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ENGROSSED HOUSE AMENDME NTS 
 TO 
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 893 By: Pugh, Jett and Bergstrom of 
the Senate 
 
  and 
 
  Fetgatter and Rosecrants of 
the House 
 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to income tax; amending 68 O.S. 2011, 
Section 2357.301, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 
30, O.S.L. 2014 (68 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 
2357.301), which relates to income tax credits; 
modifying definitions related to credits for 
aerospace sector; and providing an effective date. 
 
 
 
  
AMENDMENT NO. 1.  Page 1, Lines 7 through 9 1/2, strik e the title to 
read: 
 
 
"[ income tax – credits for aerospace sector – 
effective date ]" 
 
 
AMENDMENT NO. 2.  Page 1, Line 12, strike the enacting clause 
   
 
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Passed the House of Representatives the 21st day of April, 2021. 
 
 
 
 
  
Presiding Officer of the House o f 
 	Representatives 
 
 
Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2021. 
 
 
 
 
  
Presiding Officer of the Senate 
   
 
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ENGROSSED SENATE 
BILL NO. 893 	By: Pugh, Jett and Bergstrom of 
the Senate 
 
  and 
 
  Fetgatter and Rosecrants of 
the House 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to income tax; amending 68 O.S. 2011, 
Section 2357.301, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 
30, O.S.L. 2014 (68 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 
2357.301), which relates to income tax credits; 
modifying definitions related to credits for 
aerospace sector; and providin g an effective date. 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     68 O.S. 2011, Section 2357.301, as 
amended by Section 1, Chapter 30, O.S.L. 2014 (68 O.S. Supp. 2020, 
Section 2357.301), is amend ed to read as follows: 
Section 2357.301.  As used in Sections 2357.301 through 2357.304 
of this title: 
1.  “Aerospace sector” means a private or public organization 
engaged in the manufacture of aerospace or defense hardware or 
software, aerospace maintena nce, aerospace repair and overhaul, 
supply of parts to the aerospace industry, provision of services and 
support relating to the aerospace industry, research and development 
of aerospace technology and systems , and the education and training 
of aerospace personnel;   
 
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2.  “Compensation” means payments in the form of contract labor 
for which the payor is required to provide a Form 1099 to the person 
paid, wages subject to withholding tax paid to a part -time employee 
or full-time employee, or salary or other rem uneration.  
Compensation shall not include employer -provided retirement, medical 
or health-care benefits, reimbursement for travel, meals, lodging or 
any other expense; 
3.  “Institution” means an institution within The Oklahoma State 
System of Higher Educa tion or any other public or private college or 
university that is accredited by a national accrediting body; 
4.  “Qualified employer” means a sole proprietor, general 
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, 
corporation, other legally r ecognized business entity , or public 
entity whose principal business activity involves the aerospace 
sector; 
5.  “Qualified employee” means any person, regardless of the 
date of hire, employed in this state by or contracting in this state 
with a qualified employer on or after January 1, 2009, who has been 
awarded an undergraduate or graduate degree from a qualified program 
by an institution, and who was not employed in the aerospace sector 
in this state immediately preceding employment or contracting with a 
qualified employer, and who has been either: 
a. awarded an undergraduate or graduate degree from a 
qualified program by an institution, or   
 
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b. licensed as a Professional Engineer by the State Board 
of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land 
Surveyors pursuant to Section 475.15 of Title 59 of 
the Oklahoma Statutes . 
Provided, the definition shall not be interpreted to exclude any 
person who was employed in the aerospace sector, but not as a full -
time engineer, prior to being awarded an undergraduate or graduate 
degree from a qualified program by an institution or any person who 
has been awarded an undergraduate or graduate degree from a 
qualified program by an institution and is employed by a 
professional staffing company and assigned to work in the aero space 
sector in this state; 
6.  “Qualified program” means a program at an institution that 
includes a graduate or undergraduate program that has been 
accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the 
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Tech nology (ABET) and that 
awards an undergraduate or graduate degree .  Both the undergraduate 
and graduate programs of the same discipline of engineering at an 
institution shall be part of the qualified program if either program 
is ABET accredited; and 
7.  “Tuition” means the average annual amount paid by a 
qualified employee for enrollment and instruction in a qualified 
program.  Tuition shall not include the cost of books, fees or room 
and board.   
 
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SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective No vember 1, 2021. 
Passed the Senate the 11th day of March, 2021. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate 
 
 
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 
2021. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives