SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB1308 SFLR Page 1 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SENATE FLOOR VERSION February 28, 2024 AS AMENDED SENATE BILL NO. 1308 By: Stanley of the Senate and McBride of the House [ higher education – program – legislative intent - codification - effective date - emergency ] BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3308.1 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows : A. Subject to the availability of funding, the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma is hereby authorized to establish within the College of Nursing at the University of Oklahoma a program for the education, training, and graduation of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists. Such program shall meet the standards set forth by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs. B. It is the intent of the Legislature that funds for administrative and instructional personnel, e quipment, supplies, and SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB1308 SFLR Page 2 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 construction associated with the program authorized in subsection A of this section not exceed Eleven Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($11,600,000.00) over five years. SECTION 2. This act shall become ef fective July 1, 2024. SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby 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 APPROPRIATIONS February 28, 2024 - DO PASS AS AMENDED