An Act
ENROLLED 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.
SUBJECT: Higher education institutions
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAH OMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codi fied
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.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 20th day of March, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 18th day of April, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________