SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB2094 SFLR Page 1 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SENATE FLOOR VERSION April 11, 2023 ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2094 By: Echols of the House and McCortney of the Senate An Act relating to higher education institutions; directing that higher education institutions shall allow governing board members to audit classes; prohibiting board members from receiving academic credit; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAH OMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 24-160 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. Being necessary to fulfill their role as a member of the governing board of their respective Oklahoma higher education institution, any member of a governing board of a n Oklahoma higher education institution shall be allowed by the ir institution to audit a class free of charge. B. Governing board members who audit a class pursuant to subsection A of this section may not receive academic credit for the class or classes audited. SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB2094 SFLR Page 2 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION April 11, 2023 - DO PASS