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28		-	ENGROSSED HOUSE
29		-	BILL NO. 2718 By: Hefner, McBride, Waldron,
30		-	Dollens, and Schreiber of
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	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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	35	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
	36	+	FOR
	37	+	HOUSE BILL NO. 2718 By: Hefner, McBride, Waldron,
	38	+	and Dollens of the House
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35	42		Montgomery of the Senate
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40	49		[ higher education - Oklahoma Higher Learning Access
41	50		Trust Fund - administrative expenses - Oklahoma
42	51		Promise Opportunity Scholarship Act - defining
43	52		terms – program - requirements – rules - award –
44	53		applicants - funds – students – person – program -
45	54		need - witnessed – rules – transfers – number –
46	55		purposes - codification - effective date ]
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51	60		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
52	61		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3953.1, is
53	62		amended to read as follows:
54	63		Section 3953.1 A. There is hereby created a trust fund to be
55	64		known as the "Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund". The
56		-	Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education sha ll be the trustees of
57		-	said Trust Fund.
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	92	+	Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education sha ll be the trustees of
	93	+	said Trust Fund.
84	94		B. The State Regents shall utilize said Trust Fund to implement
85	95		the provisions of Sections 2601 through 2605 of this title and
86	96		Sections 2 through 4 of this act.
87	97		C. The Trust Fund principal shall consist of monies th e
88	98		Legislature appropriates or transfers to the Oklahoma St ate Regents
89	99		for Higher Education for the Trust Fund and any monies or assets
90	100		contributed to the Trust Fund from any other sour ce, public or
91	101		private. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund a re hereby
92	102		appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Regents.
93	103		Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by
94	104		the State Treasurer against claims file d as prescribed by l aw with
95	105		the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for
96	106		approval and payment.
97	107		D. Notwithstanding other provisions of law, income and
98	108		investment return on Trust Fund principal shall accrue to the Trust
99	109		Fund for use as provided by autho rization of the trustees for the
100	110		purposes provided in Sections 2601 through 2605 of this title and
101	111		Sections 2 through 4 of this act. The State Regents may also
102	112		utilize the Trust Fund principal for the purposes provided in
103	113		Sections 2601 through 2605 of this title and Sections 2 through 4 of
104	114		this act. Except as otherwise provided by law, no such income or
105	115		investment return or principal shall be used for administrative
106		-	expenses; expenses incurred by the St ate Regents in the
107		-	administration of the Trust Fund and of the Oklahoma Higher Learning
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	143	+	expenses; expenses incurred by the St ate Regents in the
	144	+	administration of the Trust Fund and of the Oklahoma Higher Learning
134	145		Access Program established by the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access
135	146		Act and of the Oklahoma Promise Opportunity Scholarship program
136	147		established by the Oklahoma Promise Opportunity Scholarship Act
137	148		shall be paid from monies a ppropriated to the State Regents
138	149		coordinating board for their g eneral operating budget.
139	150		E. The Regents shall adopt rules for ac complishing transfer of
140	151		funds from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund to the
141	152		appropriate institutional Educational a nd General Operations
142	153		Revolving Funds, as provided in Section 3 901 of this title, to
143	154		private institutions, and to the appropriat e technology center
144	155		school district to cover general enrollment fees or tuition for
145	156		eligible students pursua nt to the Oklahoma H igher Learning Access
146	157		Act and the Oklahoma Promise Opportunity Scholarship Act.
147	158		Allocations from the Trust Fund may be made only for the purpose of
148	159		covering the general enrollment fees or tuition of eligible
149	160		students. No portion of th e Trust Fund may be used or allocated for
150	161		administrative or opera ting expenses of any higher education
151	162		institution or technology center school.
152	163		SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
153	164		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Secti on 2501 of Title 70, unless there
154	165		is created a duplication in num bering, reads as follows:
155		-	A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma
156		-	Promise Opportunity Scholarship Act".
157		-	B. As used in the Oklahoma Promise Opportunity Scholarship Act:
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	193	+	A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma
	194	+	Promise Opportunity Scholarship Act".
	195	+	B. As used in the Oklahoma Promise Opportunity Scholarship Act:
184	196		1. "Board" means the State Board of Education;
185	197		2. "Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for
186	198		students with intellectual disabilities " or "CTP program" means a
187	199		degree, certificate, o r nondegree program that meets each of the
188	200		following:
189	201		a. is offered by a state educational institution,
190	202		b. is designed to support stud ents with intellectual
191	203		disabilities who are seeking to continue academic,
192	204		career and technical, and independent living
193	205		instruction at a state educational institution in
194	206		order to prepare for gainful employment,
195	207		c. includes an advising and curriculum structu re,
196	208		d. requires students with intellectual disabilities to
197	209		participate on not less than a half -time basis as
198	210		determined by the institution, with participation
199	211		focusing on academic components, and occurring through
200	212		one or more of the following activities:
201	213		(1) regular enrollment in credit-bearing courses with
202	214		nondisabled students offered by the institution ,
203	215		(2) auditing or participating in courses with
204	216		nondisabled students offe red by the institution
205		-	for which the student does not receive regular
206		-	academic credit,
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	244	+	for which the student does not receive regular
	245	+	academic credit,
233	246		(3) enrollment in noncredit-bearing, nondegree
234	247		courses with nondisa bled students, or
235	248		(4) participation in internsh ips or work-based
236	249		training in settings with nondi sabled
237	250		individuals, and
238	251		e. requires students with intellectual disabilities to be
239	252		socially and academically integrated with non-disabled
240	253		students to the maximu m extent possible;
241	254		3. "Program" means the Oklahoma Promise Opportunity Scholarship
242	255		program;
243	256		4. "State educational institution" means any higher education
244	257		institution supported wholly or in part by direct legislative
245	258		appropriations which provides a comprehensive transition and
246	259		postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities;
247	260		5. "State Regents" means the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
248	261		Education; and
249	262		6. "Student" means a student with:
250	263		a. a cognitive impairment, characterized by significant
251	264		limitations in intellectual and cognitive functionin g
252	265		and adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual,
253	266		social, and practical adaptive skills, and
254		-	b. who is currently, or was formerly, eligible for a free
255		-	appropriate public education under the federal
256		-	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
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	294	+	b. who is currently, or was formerly, eligible for a free
	295	+	appropriate public education under the federal
	296	+	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
283	297		C. There is hereby created a program to be known as the
284	298		"Oklahoma Promise Opportunity Scholarship". The purpose of the
285	299		program is to provide an award to eligible students who are pursuing
286	300		studies in this stat e at a CTP program, that will relieve students
287	301		from paying nonguaranteed resident tuition at state educational
288	302		institutions.
289	303		D. A student shall be eligible for the Oklahoma Promise
290	304		Opportunity Scholarship program if the student:
291	305		1. Meets the definition for student provided in paragraph 6 of
292	306		subsection B of this section ;
293	307		2. Is a resident of this state or enrolled in a school district
294	308		located in this state that serves students wh o reside in both this
295	309		state and an adjacent state pursuant to a contract as au thorized in
296	310		Section 5-117.1 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
297	311		3. Is a United States citizen or lawfully present in the United
298	312		States. A student who is not a United States c itizen or lawfully
299	313		present in the United States shall not be eligible to parti cipate in
300	314		the program and qualify for an award notwithstanding the provisions
301	315		of Section 3242 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
302	316		4. Has a record of satisfactory compliance wi th agreements
303	317		executed pursuant to Section 4 of this act ;
304		-	5. Has graduated within the previous six (6) years from a
305		-	public high school accredited by the St ate Board of Education or a
306		-	private school, or has satisfactorily completed within the previous
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	345	+	5. Has graduated within the previous six (6) years from a
	346	+	public high school accredited by the St ate Board of Education or a
	347	+	private school, or has satisfactorily completed within the previous
333	348		six (6) years an educational program that was provided through a
334	349		means other than a public or private school ;
335	350		6. Has completed the curricular requirements for admission to a
336	351		state educational institution;
337	352		7. Has satisfied admission st andards as determined by the State
338	353		Regents for first-time-entering students for the appropriate type o f
339	354		state educational institution;
340	355		8. Have secured admission t o, and enrolled in, a state
341	356		educational institution that meets the requirements to be eligibl e
342	357		for federal student fi nancial aid; and
343	358		9. Has established financial need according to the provision s
344	359		of subsection D of Section 4 of this act and standards and
345	360		provisions promulgated by the State Regents.
346	361		E. To retain eligibility in the program, the student shall:
347	362		1. Meet the requirements for retention and completion as
348	363		established by the state educational institution where the student
349	364		is enrolled;
350	365		2. Maintain good academic standing and satisfactory aca demic
351	366		progress according to standards of the State Regents;
352	367		3. Maintain satisfactory academic progress as required for
353	368		eligibility for federal Title I V student financial aid programs ;
354		-	4. Comply with the standards rela ted to maintenance of
355		-	eligibility as promulgated by the State Regents; and
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	396	+	4. Comply with the standards rela ted to maintenance of
	397	+	eligibility as promulgated by the State Regents; and
382	398		5. Refrain from conduct that leads to expulsion or suspension
383	399		of more than one (1) semester from a state educational institution.
384	400		A student who violates the provisions of this paragrap h shall
385	401		permanently lose eligibi lity for program benefits.
386	402		F. The State Regents shall promulgate rules relating to
387	403		maintenance of eligibility under the program by a student.
388	404		SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
389	405		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sectio n 2502 of Title 70, unless there
390	406		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
391	407		A. Subject to the availability of funds, an amount equivalen t
392	408		to the nonguaranteed resident tuition for which an eligible Oklahoma
393	409		Promise Opportunity Scholarship program student is obligated at a
394	410		state educational institution shall be awarded by allocation from
395	411		the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund.
396	412		B. Benefits awarded through the program shall be awarded to all
397	413		eligible student applicants without any lim itation on the number of
398	414		awards in any year other than the amount of funds available for the
399	415		program and the number of eligible applicants. Subject to the
400	416		provisions of subsection D of this section, if funds are not
401	417		sufficient to provide awards for all el igible applicants, the State
402	418		Regents shall make awards on the basis of need . Provided, the State
403		-	Regents may take into consideration other grants and sc holarships
404		-	received by an eligible applicant when making awards.
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	446	+	Regents may take into consideration other grants and sc holarships
	447	+	received by an eligible applicant when making awards.
431	448		C. The State Regents may, at the time an award is made on
432	449		behalf of an Oklahoma Promise Opportunity Scholarship program
433	450		student, set aside in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund
434	451		funds for the full co mmitment made to the student. For all academic
435	452		years, students who have previously received awards under the
436	453		provisions of the Oklahoma Promise Opportunity Scholarship Act, and
437	454		who have continued at all times to fulfill the requirement s for
438	455		eligibility to receive awards provided pursuant to this program ,
439	456		shall be given an absolute prio rity for continued financial support
440	457		by the Oklahoma Promise Opportunity Scholarship program superior to
441	458		any students who are applying for an award for the first time.
442	459		SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
443	460		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2503 of Title 70, unless there
444	461		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
445	462		A. Each school year, the parent or legal guardian of every
446	463		fifth- through eleventh-grade student in the public and private
447	464		schools of this state and students who are educated by other means
448	465		and are in the equivalent of the fifth through eleventh grade, who
449	466		meets the definition for student prov ided in paragraph 6 of
450	467		subsection B of Section 2 of this act , shall be informed of the
451	468		opportunity for acces s to higher learning through the Oklahoma
452	469		Promise Opportunity Scholarship Act. The State Regents and the
453		-	State Board of Education shall develop, pr omote, and coordinate a
454		-	public awareness program to be utilized in making students and
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	497	+	State Board of Education shall develop, pr omote, and coordinate a
	498	+	public awareness program to be utilized in making students and
481	499		parents aware of the Oklahoma Promise Opportunity Scholarship
482	500		program.
483	501		B. On a form provided by the State Regents, every public school
484	502		district shall designate at least one (1) Oklahoma Promise
485	503		Opportunity Scholarship program contact person, who shall be a
486	504		counselor or teacher, at each public school site in this state in
487	505		which eighth-, ninth-, tenth-, or eleventh-grade classes are taught.
488	506		When requested by the State Reg ents, the Board shall assist the
489	507		State Regents to ensure the designation of contact persons. Private
490	508		schools shall also designate at least one (1) school official as a
491	509		contact person. For students who are educated by other means, a
492	510		parent, legal guardian, or other person approved by the State
493	511		Regents shall be designat ed the contact person.
494	512		C. 1. Students who qualify on the basis of financial need
495	513		according to subsection D or E of this section prior to entering the
496	514		eleventh grade or prior to reaching sixteen (16) years of age and
497	515		who meet the standards and provisions promulgat ed by the State
498	516		Regents, shall be given the opportunity throughout the eighth -,
499	517		ninth-, tenth-, and eleventh-grade years, for students enrolled in a
500	518		public or private school, or betw een thirteen (13) and sixteen (16)
501	519		years of age, for students who are educa ted by other means, to enter
502		-	into participation in the program by agreeing, throughout the
503		-	remainder of their school years or educational program, to:
504		-	a. attend school or an educati onal program regularly ,
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	547	+	into participation in the program by agreeing, throughout the
	548	+	remainder of their school years or educational program, to:
	549	+	a. attend school or an educati onal program regularly ,
531	550		b. refrain from substance abuse,
532	551		c. refrain from commission of violent crimes,
533	552		d. have school work and school records reviewed by
534	553		mentors designated pursuant to the program,
535	554		e. provide information requested by the State Regents or
536	555		the Board, and
537	556		f. participate in required program activities.
538	557		2. The contact person shall maintain the agreements, which
539	558		shall be executed on forms provided by the State Regents and managed
540	559		according to regulations promulgated by the State Regents, and the
541	560		contact person shall monitor c ompliance of the student with the
542	561		terms of the agreement. The State Regents are authorized to process
543	562		student agreements and verify compliance with the agreements.
544	563		Students failing to comply with the terms of the agreement shall not
545	564		be eligible for the awards provided in Section 3 of this act.
546	565		D. Except as otherwise provided for in subsection E of this
547	566		section, a student shall not be found to be in financial need for
548	567		purposes of the Oklahoma Promise Opportunity Scholarship Act if:
549	568		1. At the time the student applies for participation in the
550	569		program during the ei ghth, ninth, or tenth grade for students
551	570		enrolled in a public or private schoo l, or between thirteen (13) and
552		-	fifteen (15) years of age for students who are educated by other
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	598	+	fifteen (15) years of age for students who are educated by other
	599	+	means:
580	600		a. the federal adjusted gross income of the student's
581	601		parent(s), who have two (2) or fewer dependent
582	602		children, exceeds Sixty-five Thousand Dollars
583	603		($65,000.00) per year,
584	604		b. the federal adjusted gross income of t he student's
585	605		parent(s), who have three (3) or four (4) dependent
586	606		children, exceeds Seventy -five Thousand Dollars
587	607		($75,000.00) per year, o r
588	608		c. the federal adjusted gross income of the student 's
589	609		parent(s), who have five (5) or more dependent
590	610		children, exceeds Eighty-five Thousand Dollars
591	611		($85,000.00) per year;
592	612		2. At the time the student begins postsecondary education and
593	613		prior to receiving a ny program award, the federal adjusted gross
594	614		income of the student's parent(s) exceeds One Hundred Thousand
595	615		Dollars ($100,000.00) per year; and
596	616		3. Prior to receiving any program award for any year during
597	617		which the student is enrolled in a state educational institution,
598	618		the federal adjusted gross income of the student 's parent(s) exceeds
599	619		One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) per year.
600	620		The determination of financial qualification provided in
601	621		paragraphs 2 and 3 of this subsection shall be based on the in come
602		-	of the student, not the income of the parent(s), if a student is
603		-	determined to be independent of the student's parents for federal
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	649	+	of the student, not the income of the parent(s), if a student is
	650	+	determined to be independent of the student's parents for federal
630	651		financial aid purposes, was in the permanent custody of the
631	652		Department of Human Serv ices at the time the student enrolle d in the
632	653		program, or was in the court-ordered custody of a feder ally
633	654		recognized Indian tribe, as defined by the federal Indian Child
634	655		Welfare Act, at the time the student enrolled in the program.
635	656		The State Regents shall review the determination of financial
636	657		qualification provided in paragraph 1 of this subsection if t he
637	658		income from taxable and nontaxable sources of the student's
638	659		parent(s) includes income received from nontaxable military benefits
639	660		or income received from th e federal Social Security Admin istration
640	661		due to the death or disability of the student 's parent(s). If the
641	662		income from taxable and nontaxable sources of the student's
642	663		parent(s), excluding income received from nontaxable military
643	664		benefits or income receive d from the federal Social Secur ity
644	665		Administration due to the death or disability of the student 's
645	666		parent(s), does not exceed the limitations provided in paragraph 1
646	667		of this subsection, the student shall be determined to have met the
647	668		financial qualification provided in paragraph 1 of this subsection.
648	669		E. 1. A student who was adopted between birth and twelve (12)
649	670		years of age while in the permanent custody of the Department of
650	671		Human Services, in the court-ordered custody of a licensed private
651	672		nonprofit child-placing agency, or federally recogn ized Indian
652		-	tribe, as defined by the federal Indian Child We lfare Act, shall not
653		-	be found to be in financial need for purposes of the Oklahoma
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	700	+	tribe, as defined by the federal Indian Child We lfare Act, shall not
	701	+	be found to be in financial need for purposes of the Oklahoma
680	702		Promise Opportunity Scholarship Act if at the time the student
681	703		begins postsecondary education and prior to receiv ing any program
682	704		award, the federal adjusted gross income of the student's parent(s)
683	705		exceeds One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000 .00) per year.
684	706		2. A student who was adopted between thirteen (13) and
685	707		seventeen (17) years of age while in the permanen t custody of the
686	708		Department of Human Services, in the court -ordered custody of a
687	709		licensed private nonprofit child-placing agency, or fed erally
688	710		recognized Indian tribe, as defined by the federal Indian Child
689	711		Welfare Act, shall not be found to be in financia l need for purposes
690	712		of the program if at the time the student begins postsecondary
691	713		education and prior to receiving any program award, the federal
692	714		adjusted gross income of the student 's parent(s) exceeds Two Hundred
693	715		Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) per year .
694	716		3. The determination of financial qualification provided in
695	717		this subsection shall be based on the income of the student, not the
696	718		income of the parent(s), if the student is determined to be
697	719		independent of the stude nt's parent(s) for federal financial aid
698	720		purposes. A determination of financial qualification shall not be
699	721		required for the student who meets the criteria set forth in this
700	722		subsection at the time the student applies for participation in the
701	723		program.
702		-	F. The financial qualification of a student provided in
703		-	subsections D and E of this section shall be certified by the
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	751	+	F. The financial qualification of a student provided in
	752	+	subsections D and E of this section shall be certified by the
730	753		contact person or by the State Regents on the agreement form
731	754		provided by the State Regents. The form shall be retained in the
732	755		permanent record of the student and a copy forwarded to the State
733	756		Regents.
734	757		G. Agreements shall be witnessed by the parent or legal
735	758		guardian of the student, who shall further agree to:
736	759		1. Assist the student in achieving compliance with the
737	760		agreements;
738	761		2. Confer, when requested to do so, with the school contac t
739	762		person, other school personnel, and program mentors;
740	763		3. Provide information requested by the State Regents or the
741	764		Board; and
742	765		4. Assist the student in completing forms and reports required
743	766		for program participati on, making applications to state educational
744	767		institutions, and filing applications for student grants and
745	768		scholarships.
746	769		H. The State Regents shall promulgate rules for the
747	770		determination of student compliance with agreements made pursuant to
748	771		this section.
749	772		I. The State Regents shall designate personnel to coordinate
750	773		tracking of program records for the years when students
751	774		participating in the program are still in th e schools or are being
752		-	educated by other means, provide staff development for contact
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	802	+	educated by other means, provide staff development for contact
779	803		persons in the schools, and provide liaison with the Board and local
780	804		organizations and individuals participating in the program.
781	805		J. The school district where an Oklahoma Promise Opportunity
782	806		Scholarship program student is enrolled when the student begins
783	807		participation in the program and any subsequent school district
784	808		where the student enrolls, shall forward information regarding
785	809		participation by the student in the program to the school where the
786	810		student transfers upon request of the school for the student's
787	811		records.
788	812		K. Students participating in the program shall provide their
789	813		Social Security number or their student identification number used
790	814		by their school to the State Regents. The State Regents shall keep
791	815		the numbers confidential and use them only for a dministrative
792	816		purposes.
793	817		SECTION 5. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
794		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 22nd day of March, 2023.
795	818
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799		-	Presiding Officer of the House
800		-	of Representatives
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804		-	Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2023.
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809		-	Presiding Officer of the Senate
810		-
	819	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET , dated
	820	+	03/02/2023 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.