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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislatu re (2023)
HOUSE BILL 1779 By: Williams
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to higher education; directing
institution governing board to be re sponsible for
reviewing implementation of certain statutory
requirements; granting certain authority to board to
ensure compliance with specified law; requiring
release of informati on upon certain request;
providing for codification; providing an effective
date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKL AHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as S ection 24-157.1 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As part of implementing the requiremen ts of Section 24-157
of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a board of regents or other
governing board of an institution of higher education within The
Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall be responsible for
reviewing the policies developed by t he institution.
B. To ensure compliance with the requirements of Section 24 -157
of Title 70 of the Oklaho ma Statutes, a board of regents or other
governing board of an inst itution described in subsection A of this
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section shall have the a uthority of due diligence to review, attend,
audit, and comment on any related education training class or
financial policy of the institution. The institution shall make
information related to this section and Section 24-157 of Title 70
of the Oklahoma Statutes available upon request to members of the
institution's board of regents or other governing board no later
then fourteen (14) days after such request is made . The institution
shall make no attempt to bar members of the insti tutions board of
regents or other governing bo ard from attending any class or
auditing class materials.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
SECTION 3. It being immediately neces sary for the preservatio n
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
59-1-5103 MJ 11/30/22