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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3457 By: Moore of the House
and
Pugh of the Senate
An Act relating to concurrent enrollment; amending 70
O.S. 2021, Section 628.13, which relates to
concurrent enrollment for high school st udents;
establishing limit for tuition rate reimbursement;
providing for future rate adjustment based on certain
federal index; providing an effecti ve date; and
declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 628.13, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 628.13 A. 1. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education, in cooperation with the State Board of Education, shall
actively encourage the concurrent enrollment in college or
university courses of eligible high school students on high school
campuses, on college and university campuses and via online cou rses.
2. The State Regents a nd State Board shall establish concurrent
enrollment requirements with an emphasis on determining course
readiness and take all necessary actions to ensure the availability
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of concurrent enrollment opportunities to students in all Oklahoma
high schools.
B. The State Board of Education in cooperation with the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall prepare
promotional materials explaining the requirements, features and
opportunities of concurrent enrollment and shall e nsure that the
independent school districts distribute the materials to each
student prior to enrollment for each year of high school.
C. No institution of The Oklahoma State System of Higher
Education shall deny enrollment in any course to any otherwise
eligible high school student, or student of at least thirteen (13)
years of age who is rec eiving high-school-level instruction at home,
who meets the requirements of concurrent enrollment, nor shall any
independent school district prohibit any student who meets the
requirements of concurrent enrollment from participating.
D. 1. Each high scho ol senior who meets the eligibility
requirements for concurrent enrollment shall be entitled to receive
a tuition waiver equivalent to the amount of resident tuition for a
maximum of eighteen (18) credit hours in their senior year.
2. Subject to the high school senior concurrent enrollment
program being fully funded, each high school junior who meets the
eligibility requirements for concurrent enrollment shall be enti tled
to receive a tuition wai ver equivalent to the amount of resident
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tuition for a maximu m of nine (9) credit hours in their junior year,
subject to the availability of funds.
3. Tuition waivers provided pursuant to this section shall be
granted without any limitation on the number of waivers granted in
any year other than the amount of funds available for the program
and the number of eligible applicants.
4. Beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025,
concurrent enrollment tuition rates shall b e reimbursed at a rate of
not more than One Hundred Twenty Dollars ($120. 00) per credit hour.
Beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and annually
thereafter, the concurrent enrollment tuition reimbursement rate
shall be adjusted to reflect the percentage changes, if any, in the
previous year's Consumer Price Index published by the United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E. When a student earns college credit through concurrent
enrollment, school districts shall provide academic credit for any
concurrently enrolled hig her education courses that are correlated
with the academic credit awarded by the institution of higher
education. Academic credit shall only be transcripted as elective
credit if there is no correlation between the concurrent enrollment
higher education course and a course provided by the school
district.
F. On or before December 1 of each year, the Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher Education shall issue an annual report on the
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concurrent enrollment program implemented pursua nt to this section.
The annual report shall include but not be limited to the following
information:
1. The number of students participating in concurrent
enrollment;
2. The number of students participating in concurrent
enrollment who received tuition waivers pursuant to subsection D of
this section;
3. The high school graduati on rate of students described in
paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection; and
4. The number of students described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of
this subsection who earned an associate 's degree or a bachelor 's
degree at an institution of higher education.
The annual report shall be posted on the websites of the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the State Department
of Education.
SECTION 2. This act shall be come effective July 1, 2024.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary fo r the preservation
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 an d approval.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 5th day of March, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate