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33	32		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
34	33		FOR ENGROSSED
35		-	HOUSE BILL ~~NO.~~ 3457 By: Moore of the House
	34	+	HOUSE BILL 3457 By: Moore of the House
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45	46		An Act relating to the Oklahoma Higher Learning
46	47		Access Program; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 2603,
47	48		which relates to eligibility requirements; providing
48	49		eligibility for children of certain teachers;
49	50		defining term; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 2605,
50	51		as amended by Section 1, Chapter 400, O.S.L. 2022 (70
51	52		O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 2605), which relates to
52	53		student agreements; exempting students who are
53	54		children of certain t eachers from financial
54	55		qualification determination; defining term; directing
55	56		the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to
56	57		verify certain employment status; providing an
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63	64		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
64	65		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 2603, is
65	66		amended to read as follows:
66	67		Section 2603. A. Except as otherwise provided for in
67	68		subsection B of this section and elsewhere in this section, to b e
68	69		eligible to participate in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access
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	96	+	Program and to qualify for an award which includes payment of an
97	97		amount equivalent to resident tuition or other tuition pursuant to
98	98		Section 2604 of this title for the first semester or other academic
99	99		unit of postsecondary enrollment, a student shall:
100	100		1. Be a resident of this state or be enrolled in a school
101	101		district located in this state that serves students who reside in
102	102		both this state and an adjacent state pursuant to a contract as
103	103		authorized in Section 5-117.1 of this title;
104	104		2. Be a United States citizen or lawfully present in the United
105	105		States. A student who is not a United States citizen or lawfully
106	106		present in the United States shall not be eligible to participate in
107	107		the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program and to qualify for an
108	108		award notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3242 of this title.
109	109		The provisions of thi s paragraph shall not apply to any student who
110	110		was enrolled in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program prior to
111	111		the end of the 2006-2007 school year;
112	112		3. Have a record of satisfactory compliance with agreements
113	113		executed pursuant to Section 2605 of this tit le;
114	114		4. a. have graduated within the previous three (3) years
115	115		from a high school accredited by the State Board of
116	116		Education, or the Oklahoma School of Science and
117	117		Mathematics with a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point
118	118		average on a 4.0 scale for all work attempted in
119	119		grades nine through twelve,
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147	146		b. have graduated within the previous three (3) years
148	147		from a high school not accredited by the State Board
149	148		of Education with a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point
150	149		average on a 4.0 scale for all work attempted in
151	150		grades nine through twelve and have achieved a
152	151		composite score of 22 or higher on the ACT test, or
153	152		c. have satisfactorily completed within the previous
154	153		three (3) years an educational program that was
155	154		provided through a means other than a public or
156	155		private school and have achieved a composite score of
157	156		22 or higher on the ACT test;
158	157		5. Have completed the curricular requirements for admission to
159	158		an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education
160	159		and one additional unit or set of competencies in a cour se that
161	160		meets college admission requirements. The curriculum requirements
162	161		shall include two units or sets of competencies in foreign or non -
163	162		English language or technology courses that meet the college
164	163		admission requirements and one unit or set of comp etencies of a fine
165	164		arts course. Students shall also have attained a 2.5 grade point
166	165		average in the core curriculum co urses. Students who attended a
167	166		high school which did not offer all the core curriculum courses or
168	167		students who were educated by other means a nd were not offered all
169	168		the core curriculum courses shall be allowed to satisfy this
170	169		curriculum requirement by participating in a program approved by the
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199	197		school curricular deficiencies;
200	198		6. Have satisfied admission standards as determined by the
201	199		Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for first -time-entering
202	200		students for the appropriate type of institution, or, if attending a
203	201		private institution, have satisfied admission standards as
204	202		determined by the private institution. No student participating in
205	203		the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program shall be admitted into
206	204		an institution of higher education by special admission standard s;
207	205		7. Have secured admission to, and enrolled in, an insti tution
208	206		which is a member of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,
209	207		a postsecondary vocational -technical program offered by a technology
210	208		center school that meets the requirements to be eligible for federal
211	209		student financial aid, or a private institu tion of higher learning
212	210		located within this state and accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of
213	211		this title; and
214	212		8. a. have established financial need according to the
215	213		provisions of subsection D of Sec tion 2605 of this
216	214		title and standards and provisions promul gated by the
217	215		Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education,
218	216		b. if the student was adopted between birth and twelve
219	217		(12) years of age while in the permanent custody of
220	218		the Department of Human Services, in the court -ordered
221	219		custody of a licensed private nonpro fit child-placing
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249	246		agency, or federally recognized Indian tribe, as
250	247		defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, have
251	248		established financial need according to the provisions
252	249		of paragraph 1 of sub section E of Section 2605 of this
253	250		title and standards and p rovisions promulgated by the
254	251		Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, or
255	252		c. if the student was adopted between thirteen (13) and
256	253		seventeen (17) years of age while in the permanent
257	254		custody of the Department of Human Services, in the
258	255		court-ordered custody of a licensed private nonprofit
259	256		child-placing agency, or federally recognized Indian
260	257		tribe, as defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare
261	258		Act, have established financial need according to the
262	259		provisions of paragraph 2 of subsection E of Section
263	260		2605 of this title and standards and provisions
264	261		promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
265	262		Education, or
266	263		d. if the student is the child of a certified classroom
267	264		teacher, as provided for in paragraph 4 of subsection
268	265		E of Section 2605 of this title. For t he purposes of
269	266		this paragraph, “certified classroom teacher ” means
270	267		any certified, full-time teacher who has been employed
271	268		by a public school district in this state for a
272	269		minimum of ten (10) years. A certified classroom
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300	296		teacher shall not be required to hav e been employed by
301	297		the same public school district for ten (10) years or
302	298		been employed for ten (10) consecutive ye ars.
303	299		B. 1. A student shall be eligible to participate in the
304	300		Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program and to qualify for an award
305	301		which includes payment of an amount equivalent to resident tuition
306	302		or other tuition pursuant to Section 2604 of this title for the
307	303		first semester or other academic unit of postsecondary enrollment if
308	304		the student meets all of the following criteria:
309	305		a. is a child of any person killed after January 1, 2000,
310	306		in the line of duty in any branch of the United States
311	307		Armed Forces or who died after January 1, 2000, as a
312	308		result of an injury sustained while in the line of
313	309		duty in any branch of the United States Armed Forces
314	310		and the person who was killed or died filed an
315	311		individual or joint Oklahoma income tax return for the
316	312		tax year prior to the year during which the person was
317	313		killed or died,
318	314		b. is a resident of this sta te or is enrolled in a school
319	315		district located in this stat e that serves students
320	316		who reside in both this state and an adjacent state
321	317		pursuant to a contract as authorized in Section 5-
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350	345		c. enrolls in an institution within The Oklahoma State
351	346		System of Higher Education prior to reaching the age
352	347		of twenty-one (21),
353	348		d. has satisfied admission standards as determined by the
354	349		Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for first -
355	350		time-entering students for the appropriate type of
356	351		institution, or, if attending a private institution,
357	352		has satisfied admissio n standards as determined by the
358	353		private institution. No student participating in the
359	354		Oklahoma Higher Learning Ac cess Program shall be
360	355		admitted into an institution of higher education by
361	356		special admission standards,
362	357		e. has secured admission to, and enroll ed in, an
363	358		institution which is a member of The Oklahoma State
364	359		System of Higher Education, a postsecondary
365	360		vocational-technical program offered by a technology
366	361		center school that meets the requireme nts to be
367	362		eligible for federal student financial aid, or a
368	363		private institution of higher learning located within
369	364		this state and accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of
370	365		this title, and
371	366		f. executes an agreement pursuant to subsection C of
372	367		Section 2605 of this title.
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400	394		2. A student who is eligible to participate in the program
401	395		pursuant to this subsection shall not be required to meet the
402	396		eligibility requirements set forth in subsection A of this section.
403	397		C. To retain eligibility while pursuing the program of hi gher
404	398		learning in which enrolled, the student shall:
405	399		1. Meet the requirements for retention and degree completion as
406	400		established by the institution in which the student is e nrolled;
407	401		2. Maintain good academic standing and satisfactory academic
408	402		progress according to standards of the Oklahoma State Regents for
409	403		Higher Education;
410	404		3. Maintain satisfactory academic progress as required for
411	405		eligibility for federal Title IV student financial aid programs.
412	406		The provisions of this paragraph shall become effective fo r the
413	407		2012-2013 school year;
414	408		4. Comply with the standards related to maintenance of
415	409		eligibility as promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
416	410		Education; and
417	411		5. Refrain from conduct that leads to expulsion or suspension
418	412		of more than one semester from an institution of higher education.
419	413		A student who violates the provisions of this paragraph shall
420	414		permanently lose eligibility for program benefits. The provisions
421	415		of this paragraph shall become effective January 1, 2008.
422	416		D. The Oklahoma State Reg ents for Higher Education and the
423	417		State Board of Career and Technology Education shall promulgate
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451	444		rules relating to maintenance of eligibility under the Oklahoma
452	445		Higher Learning Access Act by a student.
453	446		E. It is the intent of the Legislature that students in the
454	447		ninth grade for the 1992 -93 school year who are det ermined to be
455	448		eligible Oklahoma Higher Learning Access students pursuant to the
456	449		Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Act shall be the first students
457	450		eligible for benefits from the Oklahoma Higher Learni ng Access Trust
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459	452		F. The Oklahoma State Regents for Hi gher Education are
460	453		authorized to study, develop , and propose criteria for determining
461	454		award eligibility based upon the completion of seven semesters of
462	455		high school coursework by a student.
463	456		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Secti on 2605, as
464	457		amended by Section 1, Chapter 400, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2023,
465	458		Section 2605), is amended to read as follows:
466	459		Section 2605. A. Each school year, every fifth - through
467	460		eleventh-grade student in the public and private schools of this
468	461		state and students who are educated by other means and are in the
469	462		equivalent of the fifth through eleventh grade shall be apprised,
470	463		together with the parent, custodial parent, or guardian of the
471	464		student, of the opportunity for access to higher learning under the
472	465		Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program. The Oklahoma State Regents
473	466		for Higher Education and the State Board of Education shall develop,
474	467		promote, and coordinate a public awareness program to be ut ilized in
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502	494		making students and parents aware of the Oklahoma Higher Learning
503	495		Access Program.
504	496		B. On a form provided by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
505	497		Education, every public school district shall designate at least one
506	498		Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program contact person, who shall be
507	499		a counselor or teache r, at each public school site in this state in
508	500		which eighth-, ninth-, tenth-, or eleventh-grade classes are taught.
509	501		When requested by the State Regents, the State Board of Education
510	502		shall assist the State Regents to ensure the designation of contact
511	503		persons. Private schools shall also designate at least one school
512	504		official as a contact person. For students who are educated by
513	505		other means, a parent or guardian or other person approved by the
514	506		State Regents shall be designated the contact person.
515	507		C. 1. Students who qualify on the basis of financial need
516	508		according to subsection D or E of this section or who meet the
517	509		eligibility qualification set forth in subparagraph a of paragraph 1
518	510		of subsection B of Section 2603 of this title prior to entering the
519	511		eleventh grade or prior to reaching the age of sixteen (16) and the
520	512		standards and provisions promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents
521	513		for Higher Education shall be given the opportunity throughout the
522	514		eighth-, ninth-, tenth-, and eleventh-grade years, for stude nts
523	515		enrolled in a public or private school, or between the ages of
524	516		thirteen (13) and sixteen (16), for students who are educated by
525	517		other means, to enter into participation in the program by agreei ng
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554	545		program:
555	546		a. attend school or an educational program regularly and
556	547		do homework regularly,
557	548		b. refrain from substance abuse,
558	549		c. refrain from commission of crimes or delinquent acts,
559	550		d. have school work and school records reviewed by
560	551		mentors designated pursuant to the program,
561	552		e. provide information requested by the Oklahoma State
562	553		Regents for Higher Education or the State Board of
563	554		Education, and
564	555		f. participate in program activities.
565	556		2. Students who meet the eligibility qualification set forth in
566	557		subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection B of Section 2603 of
567	558		this title after completing the eleventh grade or aft er reaching the
568	559		age of seventeen (17) shall be given the opportunity prior to
569	560		reaching the age of twenty -one (21) to enter into participation in
570	561		the program and shall execute an agreement with provisions as
571	562		determined by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
572	563		3. The contact person shall maintain the agreements, which
573	564		shall be executed on forms provided by the Oklahoma State Regents
574	565		for Higher Education and managed according to regulations
575	566		promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Educa tion, and
576	567		the contact person shall monitor compliance of the student with the
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604	594		terms of the agreement. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
605	595		Education are authorized to process student agreements and verify
606	596		compliance with the agreements. Students failing to comply with the
607	597		terms of the agreement shall not be eligible for the awards pro vided
608	598		in Section 2604 of this title.
609	599		D. Except as otherwis e provided for in subsection E of this
610	600		section and except for students who qualify pursuant to subsection B
611	601		of Section 2603 of this title, a student shall not be found to be in
612	602		financial need for purposes of the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access
613	603		Program if:
614	604		1. At the time the student applies for participation in the
615	605		program during the eighth, ninth, or tenth grade for students
616	606		enrolled in a public or private school, or between the ages of
617	607		thirteen (13) and fifteen (15), for students who are educated by
618	608		other means, the income from taxable and nontaxable sources of the
619	609		student’s parent(s) exceeds Fifty Thousand Dollars ( $50,000.00) per
620	610		year;
621	611		2. Beginning with eighth -, ninth-, or tenth-grade students who
622	612		are enrolled in a public or private school or students b etween the
623	613		ages of thirteen (13) and fifteen (15) who are educated by other
624	614		means who apply for participation in the program in the 2017 -2018
625	615		school year, the federal adjusted gross income of the s tudent’s
626	616		parent(s) exceeds Fifty -five Thousand Dollars ($55 ,000.00) per year;
627	617
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654	643		3. Beginning with eighth -, ninth-, tenth-, or eleventh-grade
655	644		students who are enrolled in a pu blic or private school or students
656	645		between the ages of thirteen (13) and sixteen (16) who are educated
657	646		by other means who apply for participat ion in the program in the
658	647		2021-2022 school year, the federal adjusted gross income of the
659	648		student’s parent(s) exceeds Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) per
660	649		year;
661	650		4. Beginning with eighth -, ninth-, tenth-, or eleventh-grade
662	651		students who are enrolled in a public or private school or students
663	652		between the ages of thirteen (13) and sixteen (16) who are educated
664	653		by other means who apply for participation in the program in the
665	654		2022-2023 school year:
666	655		a. the federal adjusted gross income of the student ’s
667	656		parent(s), who have two or fewer dependent children,
668	657		exceeds Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) per year,
669	658		b. the federal adjusted gross income of the student ’s
670	659		parent(s), who have three or four dependent children,
671	660		exceeds Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000.00) per
672	661		year, or
673	662		c. the federal adjusted gross income of the student ’s
674	663		parent(s), who have five or more dependent childre n,
675	664		exceeds Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000.00) per year;
676	665		5. At the time the student begins postsecondary education and
677	666		prior to receiving an y Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program
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705	693		benefit award, the federal adjusted gross income of the student ’s
706	694		parent(s) exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) per
707	695		year;
708	696		6. Beginning with the 2018-2019 academic year, prior to
709	697		receiving any Oklaho ma Higher Learning Access Program benefit award
710	698		for any year during which the student is enrolled in an institutio n
711	699		which is a member of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,
712	700		a postsecondary vocational -technical program offered by a technology
713	701		center school that meets the requirements to be eligible for federal
714	702		student financial aid , or a private institution of higher learning
715	703		located within this state and accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of
716	704		this title, the federal adjusted gross income of the s tudent’s
717	705		parent(s) exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) per
718	706		year.
719	707		The determination of financial qua lification as set forth in
720	708		paragraphs 5 and 6 of this subsection shall be based on the income
721	709		of the student, not the income of the parent(s), if a student:
722	710		a. is determined to be independent of the student ’s
723	711		parents for federal f inancial aid purposes,
724	712		b. was in the permanent custody of the Department of
725	713		Human Services at the time the student enrolled in the
726	714		program, or
727	715		c. was in the court-ordered custody of a federally
728	716		recognized Indian tribe, as defined by the federal
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756	743		Indian Child Welfare Act, at the time the student
757	744		enrolled in the program.
758	745		The provisions of this paragraph shall apply to any student who
759	746		has received an Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program benefit
760	747		award after the 2017 -2018 school year; and
761	748		7. The Oklahoma Stat e Regents for Higher Education shall review
762	749		the determination of financial qualification as set forth in
763	750		paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this subsection if the income from
764	751		taxable and nontaxable sources of the student ’s parent(s) includes
765	752		income received from nontaxable military benef its or income received
766	753		from the federal Social Security Administration due to the death or
767	754		disability of the student ’s parent(s). If the inco me from taxable
768	755		and nontaxable sources of the student ’s parent(s), excluding income
769	756		received from nontaxable military benefits or income received from
770	757		the federal Social Security Administration due to the death or
771	758		disability of the student ’s parent(s), does not exceed the
772	759		limitations set forth by paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this
773	760		subsection, the student shall be deter mined to have met the
774	761		financial qualification set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 of
775	762		this subsection.
776	763		E. 1. A student who was adopted bet ween birth and twelve (12)
777	764		years of age while in the permanent custody of the Department of
778	765		Human Services, in the court -ordered custody of a licensed private
779	766		nonprofit child-placing agency, or federally recognized Indian
780	767
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807	793		tribe, as defined by the federal I ndian Child Welfare Act, shall not
808	794		be found to be in financial need for purposes of the Oklahoma Higher
809	795		Learning Access Program if at the time the student begins
810	796		postsecondary education and prior to receiving any Oklahoma Higher
811	797		Learning Access Program ben efit award, the federal adjusted gross
812	798		income of the student ’s parent(s) exceeds One Hun dred Fifty Thousand
813	799		Dollars ($150,000.00) per year. The provisions of this paragraph
814	800		shall not apply to any student who has received an Oklahoma Higher
815	801		Learning Access Program benefit award prior to the 2012 -2013 school
816	802		year.
817	803		2. A student who was adopted between thirteen (13) and
818	804		seventeen (17) years of age while in the permanent custody of the
819	805		Department of Human Services, in the court -ordered custody of a
820	806		licensed private nonprofit child -placing agency, or federally
821	807		recognized Indian tribe, as defined b y the federal Indian Child
822	808		Welfare Act, shall not be found to be in financial need for purposes
823	809		of the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program if at the time the
824	810		student begins postsecondary education and prior to receiving any
825	811		Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program benefit award, the federal
826	812		adjusted gross income of the student ’s parent(s) exceeds Two Hundred
827	813		Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) per year. The provisions of this
828	814		paragraph shall not apply to any student who has received an
829	815		Oklahoma Higher Learni ng Access Program benefit award prior to the
830	816		2012-2013 school year.
831	817
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858	843		3. Except for students who qualify pursuant to subsection B of
859	844		Section 2603 of this title, the dete rmination of financial
860	845		qualification as set forth in this subsection shall be based on the
861	846		income of the student, not the income of the parent(s), if the
862	847		student is determined to be independent of the student ’s parent(s)
863	848		for federal financial aid purposes. A determination of financial
864	849		qualification shall not be required for the student who m eets the
865	850		criteria set forth in this subsection at the time the student
866	851		applies for participation in the program. The provisions of this
867	852		paragraph shall not apply to an y student who has received an
868	853		Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program benefit award prior to the
869	854		2008-2009 school year.
870	855		4. a. A determination of financial qualification is not
871	856		required for a student who is the child of a certified
872	857		classroom teacher at the time the student applies for
873	858		participation in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access
874	859		Program and prior to receiving any Oklahoma Higher
875	860		Learning Access Program benefit award for any year
876	861		during which the student is enrolled in an institution
877	862		which is a member of The Oklahoma State System of
878	863		Higher Education, a postsecondary vocational -technical
879	864		program offered by a techn ology center school that
880	865		meets the eligibility requirements for federal student
881	866		financial aid, or a private institution of higher
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909	893		learning located within this state and accredited
910	894		pursuant to Section 4103 of this title. The Oklah oma
911	895		State Regents for Higher Education shall verify the
912	896		full-time employment status of the student ’s parent(s)
913	897		prior to the student receiving any Oklahoma Higher
914	898		Learning Access Program benefit award. The provisions
915	899		of this paragraph shall apply to eighth -, ninth-,
916	900		tenth-, or eleventh-grade students who are enrolled in
917	901		a public or private school or students between the
918	902		ages of thirteen (13) and fifteen (15) who are
919	903		educated by other means who apply for participation in
920	904		the program after the 2023 -2024 school year.
921	905		b. For the purposes of this paragraph, “certified
922	906		classroom teacher” means any certified, full -time
923	907		teacher who has been employed by a public school
924	908		district in this state for a minimum of ten (10)
925	909		years. A certified classroom teacher shall not be
926	910		required to have been emp loyed by the same public
927	911		school district for ten (10) years or been employed
928	912		for ten (10) consecutive years .
929	913		F. The financial qualification o f a student as set forth in
930	914		subsections D and E of this section shall be certified by th e
931	915		contact person or by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
932	916		on the agreement form provided by the Oklahoma State Regents for
933	917
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960	943		Higher Education. The form shal l be retained in the permanent
961	944		record of the student and a copy forwarded to the Oklahoma State
962	945		Regents for Higher Education.
963	946		G. Agreements shall be witnessed by the parent, custodial
964	947		parent, or guardian of the student, who shall further agree to:
965	948		1. Assist the student in achieving compliance with the
966	949		agreements;
967	950		2. Confer, when requested to do so, with the school contact
968	951		person, other school personnel, and program mentors;
969	952		3. Provide information requested by the Oklahoma State Regents
970	953		for Higher Education or the State Board of Education; and
971	954		4. Assist the student in completing forms and reports required
972	955		for program participation, making applications to institutions and
973	956		schools of higher learning, and filing applications for student
974	957		grants and scholarsh ips.
975	958		H. Students who are enrolled in a school district located in
976	959		this state that serve s students who reside in both this state and an
977	960		adjacent state pursuant to a contract as authorized in Section 5 -
978	961		117.1 of this title, are in the eleventh and twelfth gr ades during
979	962		the 2006-2007 school year, and who were denied participation in the
980	963		program shall be allowed to enter or reenter into participation in
981	964		the program by entering into agreements as set forth in subsections
982	965		C and D of this section by June 1, 2008.
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1010	992		I. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall
1011	993		promulgate rules for the deter mination of student compliance with
1012	994		agreements made pursuant to this section.
1013	995		J. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall
1014	996		designate personnel to coordinat e tracking of program records for
1015	997		the years when students participating in the program are still in
1016	998		the schools or are being educated by other means, provide staff
1017	999		development for contact persons in the schools, and provide liaison
1018	1000		with the State Board of Education and local organizations and
1019	1001		individuals participating in the program.
1020	1002		K. The school district where an Oklahoma Higher Learning Access
1021	1003		Program student is enrolled when the student begins participation in
1022	1004		the program and any subsequent school dist rict where the student
1023	1005		enrolls shall forward information regarding participation by the
1024	1006		student in the program to a school to which the student transfers
1025	1007		upon the request of the school for the records of the student.
1026	1008		L. Students participating in the Oklah oma Higher Learning
1027	1009		Access Program shall provide their Social Security number or their
1028	1010		student identification number used by their school to the Oklahoma
1029	1011		State Regents for Higher Education. The Regents shall keep the
1030	1012		numbers confidential and use them only for administrative purposes.
1031	1013		SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
1032	1014		SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
1033	1015		of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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1061	1042		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
1062	1043		be in full force from and aft er its passage and approval.
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