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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
HOUSE BILL 2663 By: Steagall
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to higher education; amending 70 O.S.
2021, Section 3247, as amende d by Section 1, Chapter
210, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Su pp. 2022, Section 3247),
which relates to in-state tuition eligibility for
certain family members and members of the Armed
Forces; deleting time limitation for enrollment;
updating statutory reference to federal code; and
declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3247, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 210, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2022,
Section 3247), is amended to read as follows:
Section 3247. A. A student shall be eligible for in -state
status regardless of the residency of the student if the student is
a:
1. Dependent child or spouse of a person currently serving as a
member of the active uniformed services of the United S tates on
full-time active duty status of more than thirty (30) days and for
whom Oklahoma is the home of record;
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2. Dependent child or spouse of a person currently serving as a
member of the military reserve on act ive duty orders of more than
thirty (30) days and for whom Oklahoma is the home of record;
3. Person, or spouse or dependent child of a person, currently
serving as a member of the uniformed services of the United States
who is on full-time active duty for a period of more than thirty
(30) days and is stationed or temporarily present in Oklahoma
through military orders;
4. Person, or spouse or dependent child of a person, who was
discharged or released from a period of not fewer than ninety (90)
days of active uniformed service , less than ten (10) years before
the date of enrollment in the course(s) concerned and for whom
Oklahoma is the home of record ; or
5. Person who is participating in or has received a partial or
full scholarship from the Air Force R eserve Officers' Training
Corps, Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps or the Navy/Marines
Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
B. To be eligible for in -state status as provided for in
subsection A of this section and to maintain eligibility, the
student shall:
1. Satisfy admission and retention s tandards as determined by
the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for an institution
within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; and
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2. Have secured admission to and enrolls full -time or part-time
in a program of study at an institution within The Oklahoma State
System of Higher Education.
C. A student who files with the institution within The Oklahoma
State System of Higher Education at which the student intends to
register a letter of intent to establish residence in the state and
who resides in the state while enrolled in the institution shall be
eligible for in-state status, regardless of the residency of the
student or home of record, if the student:
1. Is a person who:
a. was discharged or released from a period of not fewer
than ninety (90) days of active duty uniformed
service, less than five (5) years before the date of
enrollment in the course(s) concerned, and
b. is pursuing a course of education with educational
assistance under Chapter 30 or, 31, 33, or 35 of Title
38 of the United Stat es Code while living in this
state; or
2. Is a person who:
a. is entitled to assistance under Section 3311(b)(9) or
3319 of Title 38 of the United States Code by virtue
of a relationship to a person who was discharged or
released from a period of not fewe r than ninety (90)
days of active duty uniformed services, and
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b. enrolls in the course(s) concerned within five (5)
years of the date the related person was discharged or
released from a period of not fe wer than ninety (90)
days of active duty uniformed s ervices.
D. To be eligible for in -state status as provided for in
subsection C of this section and to maintain eligibility, the
student shall:
1. Satisfy admission and retention standards as determined by
the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education f or an institution
within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; and
2. Have secured admission to and enrolls full -time or part-time
in a program of study at an i nstitution within The Oklahoma Sta te
System of Higher Education.
E. A student who mee ts the eligibility requirements for in -
state status shall maintain in -state status if the student remains
continuously enrolled at an institution within The Oklahoma Stat e
System of Higher Education after the student:
1. As described in paragraphs paragraph 1, 2 or, 3, or 4 of
subsection A or paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection C of this section is
discharged or released from active duty service;
2. As described in paragraph 4 of subsection A of this section
or paragraph 1 and 2 of subsection C of this section exceeds the
five-year period after being discharged or released from active duty
uniformed service;
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3. As described in paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section
has exhausted education assistance prov ided under Chapter 30 or, 31,
33, or 35 of Title 38 of the United States Code; or
4. 3. As described in paragraph 2 of subsection C of this
section has exhausted education assistance provided under Section
3311(b)(9) or 3319 of Title 38 of the United Stat es Code.
F. For purposes of this section, "home of record" means the
place where one was living when the person enlisted or was
commissioned into the military or reenlisted in the military.
G. The State Regents for Higher Education shall develop
policies and procedures necessary to imple ment the provisions of
this section.
SECTION 2. It being immediat ely necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this a ct shall take effect and
be in full force from and a fter its passage and approval.
59-1-6152 EK 01/04/23