SB1308 HFLR 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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) ENGROSSED 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: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma is her eby 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 Acc reditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs. SECTION 2. There is hereby appropriated to the Health Care Workforce Development Revolving Fund, created pursuant to Section SB1308 HFLR 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 24 697.21b of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, from any monies not otherwise appropriated from the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the sum of Two Million Three Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($2,320,000.00) or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purpose of educating, training, and graduati ng Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists from the College of Nursing at the University of Oklahoma. All monies accruing to the credit of s uch fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Health C are Workforce Training Commission for authorized purposes as provided in Section 1 of this act. Expenditures from such fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. 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 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 AND BUDGET, dated 04/18/2024 - DO PASS, As Amended.