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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
April 9, 2024
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL NO. 3457 By: Moore of the House
and
Pugh of the Senate
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Higher Learning
Access Program; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 2603,
which relates to eligibility requirements; providing
eligibility for children of certain teachers;
defining term; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 2605,
as amended by Section 1, Chapter 400, O.S.L. 2022 (70
O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 2605), which relates to
student agreements; exempting students who are
children of certain teachers from financial
qualification determination; defining term; directing
the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to
verify certain employment status; providing an
effective date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 2603, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 2603. A. Except as otherwise provided for in
subsection B of this section and elsewhere in this section, to be
eligible to participate in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access
Program and to qualify for an award which includes payment of an
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amount equivalent to resident tuition or other tuition pursuant to
Section 2604 of this title fo r the first semester or other academic
unit of postsecondary enrollment, a student shall:
1. Be a resident of this state or be enrolled in a school
district located in this state that serves students who reside in
both this state and an adjacent state pursuant to a contract as
authorized in Section 5 -117.1 of this title;
2. Be a United States citizen or lawfully present in the United
States. A student who is not a United States citizen or lawfully
present in the United States shall not be eligible to par ticipate in
the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program and to qualify for an
award notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3242 of this title.
The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any student who
was enrolled in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program prior to
the end of the 2006-2007 school year;
3. Have a record of satisfactory compliance with agreements
executed pursuant to Section 2605 of this title;
4. a. have graduated within the previous three (3) years
from a high school accr edited by the State Board of
Education, or the Oklahoma School of Science and
Mathematics with a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point
average on a 4.0 scale for all work attempted in
grades nine through twelve,
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b. have graduated within the previous three (3) years
from a high school not accredited by the State Board
of Education with a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point
average on a 4.0 scale for all work attempted in
grades nine through twelve and have achieved a
composite score of 22 or higher on the ACT te st, or
c. have satisfactorily completed within the previous
three (3) years an educational program that was
provided through a means other than a public or
private school and have achieved a composite score of
22 or higher on the ACT test;
5. Have completed the curricular requirements for admission to
an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education
and one additional unit or set of competencies in a course that
meets college admission requirements. The curriculum requirements
shall include two units or sets of competencies in foreign or non -
English language or technology courses that meet the college
admission requirements and one unit or set of competencies of a fine
arts course. Students shall also have attaine d a 2.5 grade point
average in the core curriculum courses. Students who attended a
high school which did not offer all the core curriculum courses or
students who were educated by other means and were not offered all
the core curriculum courses shall be allowed to satisfy this
curriculum requirement by participating in a program approved by the
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Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for remediation of high
school curricular deficiencies;
6. Have satisfied admission standards as determined by the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for first -time-entering
students for the appropriate type of institution, or, if attending a
private institution, have satisfied admission standards as
determined by the private institution. No student participatin g in
the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program shall be admitted into
an institution of higher education by special admission standards;
7. Have secured admission to, and enrolled in, an institution
which is a member of The Oklahoma State System of High er Education,
a postsecondary vocational -technical program offered by a technology
center school that meets the requirements to be eligible for federal
student financial aid, or a private institution of higher learning
located within this state and accredi ted pursuant to Section 4103 of
this title; and
8. a. have established financial need according to the
provisions of subsection D of Section 2605 of this
title and standards and provisions promulgated by the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education,
b. if the student was adopted between birth and twelve
(12) years of age while in the permanent custody of
the Department of Human Services, in the court -ordered
custody of a licensed private nonprofit child -placing
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agency, or federally recognized Indian trib e, as
defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, have
established financial need according to the provisions
of paragraph 1 of subsection E of Section 2605 of this
title and standards and provisions promulgated by the
Oklahoma State Regents for Highe r Education, or
c. if the student was adopted between thirteen (13) and
seventeen (17) years of age while in the permanent
custody of the Department of Human Services, in the
court-ordered custody of a licensed private nonprofit
child-placing agency, or fe derally recognized Indi an
tribe, as defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare
Act, have established financial need according to the
provisions of paragraph 2 of subsection E of Section
2605 of this title and standards and provisions
promulgated by the Ok lahoma State Regents for Higher
Education, or
d. if the student is the child of a certified classroom
teacher, as provided for in paragraph 4 of subsection
E of Section 2605 of this title. For the purposes of
this paragraph, “certified classroom teacher ” means
any certified, full-time teacher who has been employed
by a public school district in this state for a
minimum of ten (10) years. A certified classroom
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teacher shall not be required to have been employed by
the same public school district for ten (1 0) years or
been employed for ten (10) consecutive years .
B. 1. A student shall be eligible to participate in the
Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program and to qualify for an award
which includes payment of an amount equivalent to resident tuition
or other tuition pursuant to Section 2604 of this title for the
first semester or other academic unit of postsecondary enrollment if
the student meets all of the following criteria:
a. is a child of any person killed after January 1, 2000,
in the line of duty i n any branch of the United States
Armed Forces or who died after January 1, 2000, as a
result of an injury sustained while in the line of
duty in any branch of the United States Armed Forces
and the person who was killed or died filed an
individual or joint Oklahoma income tax r eturn for the
tax year prior to the year during which the person was
killed or died,
b. is a resident of this state or is enrolled in a school
district located in this state that serves students
who reside in both this state and an a djacent state
pursuant to a contract as authorized in Section 5 -
117.1 of this title,
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c. enrolls in an institution within The Oklahoma State
System of Higher Education prior to reaching the age
of twenty-one (21),
d. has satisfied admission standards as det ermined by the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for first -
time-entering students for the appropriate type of
institution, or, if attending a private institution,
has satisfied admission standards as determined by the
private institution. No stu dent participating in the
Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program shall be
admitted into an institution of higher education by
special admission standards,
e. has secured admission to, and enrolled in, an
institution which is a member of The Oklahoma State
System of Higher Educa tion, a postsecondary
vocational-technical program offered by a technology
center school that meets the requirements to be
eligible for federal student financial aid, or a
private institution of higher learning located within
this state and accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of
this title, and
f. executes an agreement pursuant to subsection C of
Section 2605 of this title.
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2. A student who is eligible to participate in the program
pursuant to this subsection shall not be required to meet the
eligibility requirements set forth in subsection A of this section.
C. To retain eligibility while pursuing the program of higher
learning in which enrolled, the student shall:
1. Meet the requirements for retention and degree completion as
established by the institution in which the student is enrolled;
2. Maintain good academic standing and satisfactory academic
progress according to standards of the Oklahoma State Regents for
Higher Education;
3. Maintain satisfactory academic progress as r equired for
eligibility for federal Title IV student financial aid programs.
The provisions of this paragraph shall become effective for the
2012-2013 school year;
4. Comply with the standards related to maintenance of
eligibility as promulgated by the O klahoma State Regents for Higher
Education; and
5. Refrain from conduct that leads to expulsion or suspension
of more than one semester from an institution of higher education.
A student who violates the provisions of this paragraph shall
permanently lose eligibility for progr am benefits. The provisions
of this paragraph shall become effective January 1, 2008.
D. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the
State Board of Career and Technology Education shall promulgate
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rules relating to main tenance of eligibility under the Oklahoma
Higher Learning Access Act by a student.
E. It is the intent of the Legislature that students in the
ninth grade for the 1992 -93 school year who are determined to be
eligible Oklahoma Higher Learning Access studen ts pursuant to the
Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Act shall be the first students
eligible for benefits from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust
Fund.
F. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are
authorized to study, develop , and propose criteria for determining
award eligibility based upon the completion of seven semesters of
high school coursework by a student.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 2605, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 400, O.S.L. 2022 (7 0 O.S. Supp. 2023,
Section 2605), is amended to read as follows:
Section 2605. A. Each school year, every fifth - through
eleventh-grade student in the public and private schools of this
state and students who are educated by other means and are in the
equivalent of the fifth through eleventh grade shall be apprised,
together with the parent, custodial parent, or guardian of the
student, of the opportunity for access to higher learning under the
Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program. The Oklahoma State Regents
for Higher Education and the State Board of Education shall develop,
promote, and coordinate a public awareness program to be utilized in
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making students and parents aware of the Oklahoma Higher Learning
Access Program.
B. On a form provided by th e Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education, every public school district shall designate at least one
Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program contact person, who shall be
a counselor or teacher, at each public school site in this state in
which eighth-, ninth-, tenth-, or eleventh-grade classes are taught.
When requested by the State Regents, the State Board of Education
shall assist the State Regents to ensure the designation of contact
persons. Private schools shall also designate at least one school
official as a contact person. For students who are educated by
other means, a parent or guardian or other person approved by the
State Regents shall be designated the contact person.
C. 1. Students who qualify on the basis of financial need
according to subsection D or E of this section or who meet the
eligibility qualification set forth in subparagraph a of paragraph 1
of subsection B of Section 2603 of this title prior to entering the
eleventh grade or prior to reaching the age of sixteen (16) and the
standards and provisions promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents
for Higher Education shall be given the opportunity throughout the
eighth-, ninth-, tenth-, and eleventh-grade years, for students
enrolled in a public or private school, or between the ag es of
thirteen (13) and sixteen (16), for students who are educated by
other means, to enter into participation in the program by agreeing
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to, throughout the remainder of their school years or educational
program:
a. attend school or an educational program regularly and
do homework regularly,
b. refrain from substance abuse,
c. refrain from commission of crimes or delinquent acts,
d. have school work and school records reviewed by
mentors designated pursuant to the program,
e. provide information requested by the Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher Education or the State Board of
Education, and
f. participate in program activities.
2. Students who meet the eligibility qualification set forth in
subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection B of Section 2603 of
this title after completing the eleventh grade or after reaching the
age of seventeen (17) shall be given the opportunity prior to
reaching the age of twenty -one (21) to enter into participation in
the program and shall execute an agreement with provisions as
determined by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
3. The contact person shall maintain the agreements, which
shall be executed on forms provided by the Oklahoma State Regents
for Higher Education and managed according to regulations
promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, and
the contact person shall monitor compliance of the student with the
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terms of the agreement. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education are authorized to process student agreements and ver ify
compliance with the agreements. Students failing to comply with the
terms of the agreement shall not be eligible for the awards provided
in Section 2604 of this title.
D. Except as otherwise provided for in subsection E of this
section and except for students who qualify pursuant to subsection B
of Section 2603 of this title, a student shall not be found to be in
financial need for purposes of the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access
Program if:
1. At the time the student applies for participation in the
program during the eigh th, ninth, or tenth grade for students
enrolled in a public or private school, or between the ages of
thirteen (13) and fifteen (15), for students who are educated by
other means, the income from taxable and nontaxable sources of the
student’s parent(s) exceeds Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) per
year;
2. Beginning with eighth -, ninth-, or tenth-grade students who
are enrolled in a public or private school or students between the
ages of thirteen (13) and fifteen (15) who are edu cated by other
means who apply for participation in the program in the 2017 -2018
school year, the federal adjusted gross income of the student ’s
parent(s) exceeds Fifty -five Thousand Dollars ($55,000.00) per year;
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3. Beginning with eighth -, ninth-, tenth-, or eleventh-grade
students who are enrolled in a public or private school or students
between the ages of thirteen (13) and sixteen (16) who are educated
by other means who apply for participation in the program in the
2021-2022 school year, the federal adjusted gross income o f the
student’s parent(s) exceeds Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) per
year;
4. Beginning with eighth -, ninth-, tenth-, or eleventh-grade
students who are enrolled in a public or private school or students
between the ages of thi rteen (13) and sixteen (16) who are educated
by other means who apply for participation in the program in the
2022-2023 school year:
a. the federal adjusted gross income of the student ’s
parent(s), who have two or fewer dependent children,
exceeds Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000 .00) per year,
b. the federal adjusted gross income of the student ’s
parent(s), who have three or four dependent children,
exceeds Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000.00) per
year, or
c. the federal adjusted gross income of the student ’s
parent(s), who have five or more dependent children,
exceeds Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000.00) per year;
5. At the time the student begins postsecondary education and
prior to receiving any Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program
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benefit award, the federal adjusted gross income of the student ’s
parent(s) exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) per
year;
6. Beginning with the 2018 -2019 academic year, prior to
receiving any Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program benefit award
for any year during which the student is enrolled in an institution
which is a member of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,
a postsecondary vocational -technical program offered by a technology
center school that meets the requirements to be eligible for fed eral
student financial aid, or a private institution of higher learning
located within this state and accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of
this title, the federal adjusted gross income of the student ’s
parent(s) exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100 ,000.00) per
year.
The determination of financial qualification as set forth in
paragraphs 5 and 6 of this subsection shall be based on the income
of the student, not the income of the parent(s), if a student:
a. is determined to be independent of the stud ent’s
parents for federal financial aid purposes,
b. was in the permanent custody of the Department of
Human Services at the time the student enrolled in the
program, or
c. was in the court-ordered custody of a federally
recognized Indian tribe, as defined by the federal
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Indian Child Welfare Act, at the time the student
enrolled in the program.
The provisions of this paragraph shall apply to any student who
has received an Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program benefit
award after the 2017 -2018 school year; and
7. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall review
the determination of financial qualification as set forth in
paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this subsection if the income from
taxable and nontaxable sources of the student ’s parent(s) includes
income received from nontaxable military benefits or income received
from the federal Social Security Administration due to the death or
disability of the student ’s parent(s). If the income from taxable
and nontaxable sources of the student ’s parent(s), excluding income
received from nontaxable military benefits or income received from
the federal Social Security Administration due to the death or
disability of the student ’s parent(s), does not exceed the
limitations set forth by paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this
subsection, the student shall be determined to have met the
financial qualification set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 of
this subsection.
E. 1. A student who was adopted between birth and twelve (12)
years of age while in the permanen t custody of the Depart ment of
Human Services, in the court -ordered custody of a licensed private
nonprofit child-placing agency, or federally recognized Indian
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tribe, as defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, shall not
be found to be in financia l need for purposes of the Oklahoma Higher
Learning Access Program if at the time the student begins
postsecondary education and prior to receiving any Oklahoma Higher
Learning Access Program benefit award, the federal adjusted gross
income of the student ’s parent(s) exceeds One Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($150,000.00) per year. The provisions of this paragraph
shall not apply to any student who has received an Oklahoma Higher
Learning Access Program benefit award prior to the 2012 -2013 school
year.
2. A student who was adopted between thirteen (13) and
seventeen (17) years of age while in the permanent custody of the
Department of Human Services, in the court -ordered custody of a
licensed private nonprofit child -placing agency, or federally
recognized Indian tribe, as defin ed by the federal Indian Child
Welfare Act, shall not be found to be in financial need for purposes
of the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program if at the time the
student begins postsecondary education and prior to receiving any
Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program benefit award, the federal
adjusted gross income of the student ’s parent(s) exceeds Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) per year. The provisions of this
paragraph shall not apply to any student who has receive d an
Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program benefit award prior to the
2012-2013 school year.
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3. Except for students who qualify pursuant to subsection B of
Section 2603 of this title, the determination of financial
qualification as set forth in this sub section shall be based on the
income of the student, not the income of the parent(s), if the
student is determined to be independent of the student ’s parent(s)
for federal financial aid purposes. A determination of financial
qualification shall not be req uired for the student w ho meets the
criteria set forth in this subsection at the time the student
applies for participation in the program. The provisions of this
paragraph shall not apply to any student who has received an
Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program benefit award prior to the
2008-2009 school year.
4. a. A determination of financial qualification is not
required for a student who is the child of a certified
classroom teacher at the time the student applies for
participation in the Oklahoma Hi gher Learning Access
Program and prior to receiving any Oklahoma Higher
Learning Access Program benefit award for any year
during which the student is enrolled in an institution
which is a member of The Oklahoma State System of
Higher Education, a postseco ndary vocational-technical
program offered by a technology center school that
meets the eligibility requirements for federal student
financial aid, or a private institution of higher
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learning located within this state and accredited
pursuant to Section 410 3 of this title. The O klahoma
State Regents for Higher Education shall verify the
full-time employment status of the student ’s parent(s)
prior to the student receiving any Oklahoma Higher
Learning Access Program benefit award. The provisions
of this paragraph shall apply to eighth -, ninth-,
tenth-, or eleventh-grade students who are enrolled in
a public or private school or students between the
ages of thirteen (13) and fifteen (15) who are
educated by other means who apply for participation in
the program after the 2023-2024 school year.
b. For the purposes of this paragraph, “certified
classroom teacher” means any certified, full -time
teacher who has been employed by a public school
district in this state for a minimum of ten (10)
years. A certified classroom teacher shall not be
required to have been employed by the same public
school district for ten (10) years or been employed
for ten (10) consecutive years .
F. The financial qualification of a student as set forth in
subsections D and E of this secti on shall be certified b y the
contact person or by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
on the agreement form provided by the Oklahoma State Regents for
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Higher Education. The form shall be retained in the permanent
record of the student and a co py forwarded to the Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher Education.
G. Agreements shall be witnessed by the parent, custodial
parent, or guardian of the student, who shall further agree to:
1. Assist the student in achieving compliance with the
agreements;
2. Confer, when reques ted to do so, with the school contact
person, other school personnel, and program mentors;
3. Provide information requested by the Oklahoma State Regents
for Higher Education or the State Board of Education; and
4. Assist the stude nt in completing forms and reports required
for program participation, making applications to institutions and
schools of higher learning, and filing applications for student
grants and scholarships.
H. Students who are enrolled in a school district locat ed in
this state that serves students who reside in both this state and an
adjacent state pursuant to a contract as authorized in Section 5 -
117.1 of this title, are in the eleventh and twelfth grades during
the 2006-2007 school year, and who were denied pa rticipation in the
program shall be allowed to enter or reenter into participation in
the program by entering into agreements as set forth in subsections
C and D of this section by June 1, 2008.
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I. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall
promulgate rules for the d etermination of student compliance with
agreements made pursuant to this section.
J. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall
designate personnel to coordinate tracking of program records for
the years when students par ticipating in the program are still in
the schools or are being educated by other means, provide staff
development for contact persons in the schools, and provide liaison
with the State Board of Education and local organizations and
individuals participati ng in the program.
K. The school district where an Oklahoma Higher Learning Access
Program student is enrolled when the student begins participation in
the program and any subsequent school district where the student
enrolls shall forward information rega rding participation by the
student in the program to a school to which the student transfers
upon the request of the school for the records of the student.
L. Students participating in the Oklahoma Higher Learning
Access Program shall provide their Social Security number or the ir
student identification number used by their school to the Oklahoma
State Regents for Higher Education. The Regents shall keep the
numbers confidential and use them only for administrative purposes.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
April 9, 2024 - DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS