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31 | + | BILL NO. 3792 By: Hefner, McBride, and Deck | |
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14 | - | An Act relating to higher education; creating th e | |
15 | - | Oklahoma Access and Achievement Act; defining terms; | |
16 | - | creating the Oklahoma Access and Achievement Program; | |
17 | - | providing purpose of program; providing for award | |
18 | - | amount; providing eligibility criteria for program; | |
19 | - | providing retention eligibility criteria for program; | |
20 | - | providing for promulgation of rules; providing for | |
21 | - | calculation of scholarship program award to be | |
22 | - | allocated from certain fund; dire cting benefits to be | |
23 | - | awarded to certain eligible applicants subject to | |
24 | - | availability of funding and the number of eligible | |
25 | - | applicants; directing the Oklahoma State Regents for | |
26 | - | Higher Education to make awards on a certain basis if | |
27 | - | certain funds are insufficient; all owing the State | |
28 | - | Regents to take into consideration certain grants and | |
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30 | - | for certain courses or units taken after ce rtain | |
31 | - | period of time; allowing award for certain courses or | |
32 | - | units taken after certain period of time under | |
33 | - | certain circumstances; allowing the State Regents to | |
34 | - | set aside certain funds for certain full commitment; | |
35 | - | directing priority to be given to certain continued | |
36 | - | support; providing for calculation of financial need ; | |
37 | - | amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3953.1 , which relates | |
38 | - | to the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access T rust Fund; | |
39 | - | updating statutory language; expanding use of fund | |
40 | - | for certain purpose; providing for co dification; | |
41 | - | providing an effective date; and declaring an | |
42 | - | emergency. | |
40 | + | [ higher education – Oklahoma Access and Achievement | |
41 | + | Act – effective date – | |
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47 | - | SUBJECT: Higher education | |
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47 | + | AUTHOR: Add the following House Coauthors: Pittman, Schreiber, and | |
48 | + | Swope | |
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50 | + | AUTHOR: Add the following Senate Coauthor: Kirt | |
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52 | + | AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, restore the title | |
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55 | + | Passed the Senate the 25th day of April, 2024. | |
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62 | + | Passed the House of Re presentatives the ____ day of __________, | |
63 | + | 2024. | |
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96 | + | BILL NO. 3792 By: Hefner, McBride, and Deck | |
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49 | 114 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | |
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51 | 115 | SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | |
52 | 116 | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2501 of Title 70, unless there | |
53 | 117 | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | |
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55 | 118 | A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma | |
56 | 119 | Access and Achievement Act”. | |
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58 | 120 | B. As used in this act: | |
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60 | 121 | 1. “CTP program” means a degree, certificate, or nondegree | |
61 | 122 | program that: | |
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63 | 123 | a. is offered by an institution of higher education or a | |
64 | 124 | technology center school, | |
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66 | 151 | b. is delivered to students ph ysically attending the | |
67 | 152 | institution of higher education or technology center | |
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70 | 154 | c. is designed to support students wi th intellectual | |
71 | 155 | disabilities who are seeking to continue academic, | |
72 | 156 | career and technical, and independent living | |
73 | 157 | instruction at an insti tution of higher education or | |
74 | 158 | technology center school to prepare for gainful | |
75 | 159 | employment, | |
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77 | 160 | d. includes an advising and cur riculum structure, | |
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79 | 161 | e. requires students with intellectual disabilities to | |
80 | 162 | participate on not less than a half-time basis as | |
81 | 163 | determined by the institution of higher education or | |
82 | 164 | technology center school , with participation focusi ng | |
83 | 165 | on academic components an d occurring through one or | |
84 | 166 | more of the following activities: | |
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86 | 167 | (1) regular enrollment in credit -bearing courses with | |
87 | 168 | nondisabled students offered by the institution | |
88 | 169 | of higher education or technology center school , | |
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90 | 170 | (2) auditing or participating in courses wit h | |
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92 | 172 | for higher education or technology center school | |
93 | 173 | for which the student does not recei ve regular | |
94 | 174 | academic credit, | |
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96 | 201 | (3) enrollment in noncredit-bearing, nondegree | |
97 | 202 | courses with nondisabled students, or | |
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99 | 203 | (4) participation in internship s or work-based | |
100 | 204 | training in settings with nondisabled persons, | |
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102 | 205 | f. requires students with intellectual disabiliti es to be | |
103 | 206 | socially and academically integra ted with nondisabled | |
104 | 207 | students to the maximum exten t possible, and | |
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106 | 208 | g. is approved by the United States Department of | |
107 | 209 | Education pursuant to Public Law 110-315, the Higher | |
108 | 210 | Education Opportunity Act, as amended ; | |
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110 | 211 | 2. “Eligible student” means a student with an intellectual | |
111 | 212 | disability who is eligible for the sc holarship program; | |
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113 | 213 | 3. “Scholarship program” means the Oklahoma Access and | |
114 | 214 | Achievement Program; | |
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116 | 215 | 4. “State educational inst itution” means an institution of | |
117 | 216 | higher education or technology center school supported wholly or in | |
118 | 217 | part by direct legislative appropriati ons that provides a CTP | |
119 | 218 | program; | |
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121 | 219 | 5. “State Regents” means the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher | |
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124 | 221 | 6. “Student with an intellectual disability” means a student: | |
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126 | 222 | a. with a cognitive impairment, characterized by | |
127 | 223 | significant limitations in intel lectual and cognitive | |
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128 | 250 | functioning and adaptive behavior as expressed in | |
129 | 251 | conceptual, social, and practical adaptive sk ills, and | |
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131 | 252 | b. who is currently or was formerly eligible for a free | |
132 | 253 | appropriate public education under the Individuals | |
133 | 254 | with Disabilities Educ ation Act (IDEA), including a | |
134 | 255 | student who was determined eligible for special | |
135 | 256 | education or related services under IDE A but attended | |
136 | - | a private school or was educated pursuant to the other | |
257 | + | a private school or was educated pursuant to the other | |
137 | 258 | means of education exception provided for in | |
138 | 259 | subsection A of Section 10-105 of Title 70 of the | |
139 | 260 | Oklahoma Statutes. | |
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141 | 261 | C. There is hereby created a program to be known a s the | |
142 | 262 | Oklahoma Access and Achievement Program. The purpose of the program | |
143 | 263 | is to provide an award to eligible st udents with intellectual | |
144 | 264 | disabilities who are p ursuing studies in thi s state at a CTP | |
145 | 265 | program. The award shall be an amount equal to the nonguaranteed | |
146 | 266 | resident tuition at an institution of higher education or the | |
147 | 267 | tuition at a technology center school . | |
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149 | 268 | D. A student with an intellectual disability shal l be eligible | |
150 | 269 | for the Oklahoma Access and Achievement Program if the student: | |
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152 | 270 | 1. Is a resident of this state or enrol led in a school district | |
153 | 271 | located in this state that serves students who reside in both this | |
154 | 272 | state and an adjacent state pursuant to a contract authorized by | |
155 | 273 | Section 5-117.1 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes; | |
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157 | 300 | 2. Is a United States citizen or lawfully present in the United | |
158 | 301 | States. A student who is not a United States citizen or lawfully | |
159 | 302 | present in the United States shall not be eligible to participate in | |
160 | 303 | the scholarship program and qualify for an award; | |
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162 | 304 | 3. Has graduated within the previous six (6) years from a | |
163 | 305 | public high school accredited by t he State Board of Education or a | |
164 | 306 | private school, or has s atisfactorily completed , within the previous | |
165 | 307 | six (6) years, an educational program that was provided through a | |
166 | 308 | means other than a public or private school; | |
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168 | 309 | 4. Has secured admission to and enrolled i n a CTP program at a | |
169 | 310 | state educational institution that meets the requirements to be | |
170 | 311 | eligible for federal student financial aid; and | |
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172 | 312 | 5. Has established financial need according to the provisions | |
173 | 313 | of Section 3 of this act and standards and provisions promul gated by | |
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176 | 315 | E. To retain eligibility in the scholarship program, a student | |
177 | 316 | with an intellectual disability shall: | |
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179 | 317 | 1. Meet the requirements for retention and completion as | |
180 | 318 | established by the state educational institution where the student | |
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189 | 350 | 4. Refrain from conduct that leads to expulsion or suspension | |
190 | 351 | of more than one semester from a state edu cational institution . A | |
191 | 352 | student who violates the provisions of thi s paragraph shall | |
192 | 353 | permanently lose eligibility for scholarship program benefits. | |
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194 | 354 | F. The State Regents shall promulgate rules relating to the | |
195 | 355 | establishment and maintenance of eligibility under th e scholarship | |
196 | 356 | program. | |
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198 | 357 | SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | |
199 | 358 | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2502 of Title 70, unless there | |
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202 | 360 | A. Subject to the availability of funds, an amount equivalent | |
203 | 361 | to the nonguaranteed resident tuition at an institution of higher | |
204 | 362 | education or the tuition at a technology center schoo l where the | |
205 | 363 | eligible student is enrolled in a CTP program shall be awarded by | |
206 | 364 | allocation from the Ok lahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund | |
207 | 365 | created pursuant to S ection 3953.1 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma | |
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210 | 367 | B. Benefits awarded through the scholarsh ip program shall be | |
211 | 368 | awarded to all eligible student applicants without any limitation on | |
212 | 369 | the number of awards in any y ear other than the amount of funds | |
213 | 370 | available for the scholarship program and the number of eligible | |
214 | 371 | student applicants. Subject to the pr ovisions of subsection C of | |
215 | 372 | this section, if funds are not sufficient to provide awards for all | |
216 | 373 | eligible student applicants, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher | |
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217 | 400 | Education shall make awards on the basis of need. Provided, the | |
218 | 401 | State Regents may take into consideration other grants and | |
219 | 402 | scholarships received by an eligible student applicant when making | |
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222 | 404 | C. An award provided by this section shall not be allowed for | |
223 | 405 | courses or other postsecondary units taken more than five (5) years | |
224 | 406 | after the eligible student’s first semester of postse condary | |
225 | 407 | enrollment. The State Regents may award the scholarsh ip program | |
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227 | 409 | five (5) years after the eligible student’s first semester of | |
228 | 410 | postsecondary enrollm ent only in hardship circumstances; provided, | |
229 | 411 | however, no eligible student may receive benefits beyond a | |
230 | 412 | cumulative time period of five (5) years. | |
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232 | 413 | D. The State Regents may, at the time an award is made on | |
233 | 414 | behalf of an eligible student, set aside in the Oklahoma Higher | |
234 | 415 | Learning Access Trust Fund funds for the full commitment made to the | |
235 | 416 | student. For all academic years, students who have previously | |
236 | 417 | received awards under the provisions of the Oklahoma Access and | |
237 | 418 | Achievement Act and who have continued at all times to fulfill the | |
238 | 419 | requirements for elig ibility to receive awards provided p ursuant to | |
239 | 420 | the scholarship program shall be given an abso lute priority for | |
240 | 421 | continued financial support by the scholarship program above any | |
241 | 422 | students who are applying for an award for the first time. | |
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243 | 449 | SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codi fied | |
244 | 450 | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2503 of Title 70, unless there | |
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247 | 452 | A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this | |
248 | 453 | section, a student with an intellectual disability shall not be | |
249 | 454 | found to be in financial need for purposes of the Oklahoma Access | |
250 | 455 | and Achievement Act if prior to receiving any scholarship program | |
251 | 456 | award for any year during which the student is enrolled in a CTP | |
252 | 457 | program at a state educational institution, the federal adju sted | |
253 | 458 | gross income of the student ’s parents or legal guardians exceeds One | |
254 | 459 | Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) per year. The determination | |
255 | 460 | of financial qualificati on provided in this subsection shall be | |
256 | 461 | based on the income of the student, not the income of the parent s or | |
257 | 462 | legal guardians, if a student is determined to be independent of his | |
258 | 463 | or her parents or legal guardians for federal financial aid | |
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261 | 465 | B. 1. A student with an intellectual disability who was | |
262 | 466 | adopted between birth and tw elve (12) years of age while in t he | |
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264 | 468 | ordered custody of a licensed private nonprofit child -placing | |
265 | 469 | agency, or federally recognized Indian tribe, as defin ed by the | |
266 | 470 | federal Indian Child Welfare Act, shall not be found to be in | |
267 | 471 | financial need for purposes of the Oklahoma Access and Achievement | |
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274 | 503 | 2. A student with an intellectual disability who was adopted | |
275 | 504 | between thirteen (13) and seventeen (17) years of age while in the | |
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278 | 507 | agency, or federally recognized Indian tri be, as defined by the | |
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281 | 510 | Act if, prior to receiving any scholarship program award for any | |
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283 | 512 | state educational institution, the federal adjusted gross income of | |
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288 | 516 | this subsection shall be based on the income of the studen t, not the | |
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293 | 520 | SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3953.1, is | |
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296 | 548 | Section 3953.1 A. There is hereby created a trust fund to be | |
297 | 549 | known as the “Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fun d”. The | |
298 | 550 | Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall be the trustees of | |
299 | 551 | said the Trust Fund. | |
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301 | 552 | B. The State Regents shall utiliz e said the Trust Fund to | |
302 | 553 | implement the provisions of Sections 2601 through 2605 of this t itle | |
303 | 554 | and Sections 1 through 3 of t his act. | |
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305 | 555 | C. The Trust Fund principal shall consist of monies the | |
306 | 556 | Legislature appropriates or transfers to the Oklahoma State Regents | |
307 | 557 | for Higher Education for the Trust Fund and any monies or assets | |
308 | 558 | contributed to the Trus t Fund from any other source, publ ic or | |
309 | 559 | private. All monies accruing to the credit of said the fund are | |
310 | 560 | hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the St ate | |
311 | 561 | Regents. Expenditures from said the fund shall be made upon | |
312 | 562 | warrants issued by the S tate Treasurer against claims file d as | |
313 | 563 | prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and | |
314 | 564 | Enterprise Services for approval and payment. | |
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316 | 565 | D. Notwithstanding other provisions of law, income and | |
317 | 566 | investment return on Trus t Fund principal shall accrue to the Trust | |
318 | 567 | Fund for use as provided by authorization of the trustees for the | |
319 | 568 | purposes provided in Sections 2601 thr ough 2605 of this title and | |
320 | 569 | Sections 1 through 3 of this act. The State Regents may also | |
321 | 570 | utilize the Trust Fund principal for the purposes provided in | |
322 | 571 | Sections 2601 through 2605 of this title and Sections 1 through 3 of | |
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324 | 599 | investment return or principal shall be used for administrative | |
325 | 600 | expenses; expenses incurred by the S tate Regents in the | |
326 | 601 | administration of the Trust Fund and of the Oklahoma Higher Learning | |
327 | 602 | Access Program established by the Ok lahoma Higher Learning Access | |
328 | 603 | Act and the Oklahoma Access and Achievement Program established by | |
329 | 604 | the Oklahoma Access and Achievement Act shall be paid from monies | |
330 | 605 | appropriated to the State Regents coordinating board for their | |
331 | 606 | general operating budget. | |
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333 | 607 | E. The State Regents shall adopt rules for accomplishing | |
334 | 608 | transfer of funds from the Oklahoma Higher Learning A ccess Trust | |
335 | 609 | Fund to the appropriate institutional Educational and General | |
336 | 610 | Operations Revolving Funds, as provided in Section 3901 of t his | |
337 | 611 | title, to private institutions, and to the appropriat e technology | |
338 | 612 | center school district to cover gene ral enrollment fees or tuition | |
339 | 613 | for eligible students pursuant to the Oklah oma Higher Learning | |
340 | 614 | Access Act and the Oklahoma Access and Achievement Act. Allocations | |
341 | 615 | from the Trust Fund may be made only for the purpose of covering the | |
342 | 616 | general enrollment fees or tuition of e ligible students. No portion | |
343 | 617 | of the Trust Fund may be use d or allocated for administrative or | |
344 | 618 | operating expenses of any higher education institution or technology | |
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350 | 648 | of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby | |
351 | 649 | declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | |
352 | - | be in full force from and after its | |
353 | - | Passed the House of Representatives the | |
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651 | + | Passed the House of Representatives the 5th day of March, 2024. | |
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358 | 656 | Presiding Officer of the House | |
359 | 657 | of Representatives | |
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362 | - | Passed the Senate the | |
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370 | - | OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR | |
371 | - | Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ | |
372 | - | day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
373 | - | By: _________________________________ | |
374 | - | Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____ | |
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379 | - | Governor of the State of Oklahoma | |
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381 | - | OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE | |
382 | - | Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ | |
383 | - | day of ___________________, 20_______, a t _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
384 | - | By: _________________________________ | |
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