| 39 | | - | An Act relating to higher education; providing |
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| 40 | | - | legislative findings ; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section |
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| 41 | | - | 3213.1, which relates to the University Center at |
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| 42 | | - | Ponca City; removing language granting Northern |
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| 43 | | - | Oklahoma College certain exclusive authority; |
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| 44 | | - | updating reference; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section |
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| 45 | | - | 3405.1, which relates to availability of courses in |
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| 46 | | - | Muskogee; allowing certain institution to offer lower |
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| 47 | | - | division classes; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section |
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| 48 | | - | 4662, which relates to Oklahoma State University- |
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| 49 | | - | Tulsa; allowing the institution to offer certain |
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| 50 | | - | lower division courses ; amending 70 O.S. 2021, |
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| 51 | | - | Section 4667, which relates to the Langston |
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| 63 | + | AS INTRODUCED |
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| 64 | + | |
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| 65 | + | An Act relating to higher education; amending 70 O.S. |
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| 66 | + | 2021, Section 3213.1 , which relates to the University |
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| 67 | + | Center at Ponca City ; removing language granting |
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| 68 | + | Northern Oklahoma College certain exclusive |
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| 69 | + | authority; updating reference; amending 70 O.S. 2021, |
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| 70 | + | Section 3405.1, which relates to availability of |
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| 71 | + | courses in Muskogee; allowing certain institution to |
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| 72 | + | offer lower division classes; amending 70 O.S. 2021, |
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| 73 | + | Section 4662, which relates to Oklahoma State |
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| 74 | + | University-Tulsa; allowing the institution to offer |
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| 75 | + | certain lower division courses ; amending 70 O.S. |
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| 76 | + | 2021, Section 4667, which relates to the Langston |
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| 52 | 77 | | University Branch in Tulsa; updating statutory |
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| 53 | 78 | | reference; allowing the instit ution to offer certain |
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| 54 | 79 | | lower division courses; removing language prohi biting |
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| 55 | 80 | | Oklahoma State Univer sity-Tulsa from duplicating |
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| 56 | 81 | | certain programs offered by the Langston University |
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| 57 | 82 | | Branch in Tulsa; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 4668, |
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| 58 | 83 | | which relates to the Northeastern State University |
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| 59 | 84 | | branch in Broken Arrow; allowing the institution to |
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| 60 | 85 | | offer certain lower division courses; removing |
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| 61 | 86 | | language prohibiting Oklahoma State Univer sity-Tulsa |
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| 62 | 87 | | from duplicating certain programs offered b y the |
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| 63 | 88 | | Northeastern State University branch in Broken Arrow; |
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| 64 | 89 | | clarifying references; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section |
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| 65 | 90 | | 4669, which relates to Rogers State University; |
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| 66 | 91 | | removing language directing the institution to |
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| 67 | 92 | | contract specifically with certain institution; |
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| 68 | 93 | | repealing 70 O.S. 2021, Section 4665, which relates |
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| 69 | 94 | | to prohibiting duplication of certain courses offered |
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| 70 | 95 | | by Tulsa Community C ollege; updating statutory |
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| 104 | | - | SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be |
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| 105 | | - | codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows: |
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| 106 | | - | The Legislature finds that barriers restricting the offering of |
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| 107 | | - | courses at some institutions of higher education within Th e Oklahoma |
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| 108 | | - | State System of Higher Education are no longer necessary; therefore, |
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| 109 | | - | it is recommended tha t the State Regents for Higher Education |
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| 110 | | - | exercise all powers necessary or convenient to accom plish the |
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| 111 | | - | purposes and objectives of Article XIII-A of the Oklahoma |
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| 112 | | - | Constitution and review all applicable poli cies related to degree |
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| 113 | | - | program offerings and expedite its degree program approval process |
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| 114 | | - | to maximize availability of postsecondary education options in this |
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| 115 | | - | state. |
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| 116 | | - | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3213.1, is |
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| 154 | + | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 202 1, Section 3213.1, is |
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| 117 | 155 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 118 | 156 | | Section 3213.1. A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher |
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| 119 | 157 | | Education shall make educational program resources at ins titutions |
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| 120 | 158 | | in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education available to the |
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| 121 | 159 | | people in the Ponca City area. This program shall be known as th e |
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| 122 | 160 | | University Center at Ponca City. |
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| 123 | 161 | | B. The State Regents shall d raw upon the educational programs |
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| 124 | 162 | | of institutions best suited to provide the kind of educational |
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| 125 | 163 | | programs needed and shall, in pursuance of Article XIII-A of the |
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| 126 | 164 | | Constitution of Oklahoma and a ppropriate statutes, set the standards |
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| 165 | + | of education as they rela te to the programs operated to assure that |
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| 166 | + | credits earned by students will be fully accepted at institutions of |
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| 167 | + | higher education to which t he students may transfer the credit to |
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| 168 | + | apply toward an educational study objective. Northern Oklahoma |
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| 169 | + | College shall have exclusive authority to offer all lower divisio n |
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| 170 | + | courses and programs at the University Center at Ponca City as |
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| 171 | + | listed in the current c ollege catalog of Northern Oklahoma College. |
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| 172 | + | C. The State Regents may establish appropriate funds and |
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| 173 | + | accounts, including a revolving fund , in the Office of State Fina nce |
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| 174 | + | Office of Management and Enterprise Services for servicing the |
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| 175 | + | fiscal operations of the University Center at Ponca City. The funds |
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| 154 | | - | of education as they rela te to the programs operated to assure that |
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| 155 | | - | credits earned by students will be fully accepted at institutions of |
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| 156 | | - | higher education to which the students may transfer the credit to |
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| 157 | | - | apply toward an educational study objective. Northern Oklahoma |
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| 158 | | - | College shall have exclusive authority to offer all lower division |
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| 159 | | - | courses and programs at the University Center at Ponca City as |
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| 160 | | - | listed in the current college catalog of Northern Oklahoma College. |
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| 161 | | - | C. The State Regents may establish appropriate funds and |
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| 162 | | - | accounts, including a revolving fund , in the Office of State Finance |
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| 163 | | - | Office of Management and Enterprise Services for servicing the |
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| 164 | | - | fiscal operations of the University Center at Ponca City. The funds |
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| 165 | 227 | | and accounts shall be subject to the direct supervision, management, |
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| 166 | 228 | | and control of the board of trustees created by sub section D of this |
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| 167 | 229 | | section. The people locally shall provide suitable physical plant |
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| 168 | 230 | | accommodations for the University Center at Ponca City. |
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| 169 | 231 | | D. There is hereby created a board of nine (9) trustees to be |
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| 170 | 232 | | appointed by the Governor by and with the consent of the Senate to |
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| 171 | 233 | | serve as the administrative agency for the University Center at |
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| 172 | 234 | | Ponca City. The board shall be a body corporate and shall ado pt and |
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| 173 | 235 | | use an official seal. The board so created shall have th e authority |
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| 174 | 236 | | to submit a budget annually to the Okla homa State Regents for Higher |
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| 175 | 237 | | Education, administer monies budgeted by the State Regents , provide |
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| 176 | 238 | | educational facilities, recommend courses a nd programs to be offered |
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| 177 | 239 | | by participating institutions, select a chief executive officer |
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| 240 | + | whose duties include the general coordination of approved programs |
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| 241 | + | and services, and the selection of other appro priate nonteaching |
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| 242 | + | personnel. The board of trustees is authorized to expend all monies |
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| 243 | + | allocated to the University Center at Ponca City as may be necessary |
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| 244 | + | to perform the duties and responsibilities imposed upon the board by |
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| 245 | + | this section. For purposes of acquiring and taking title to real |
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| 246 | + | and personal property from sources other than state appropriations, |
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| 247 | + | the board is authorized to enter into contracts and to adopt rul es |
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| 248 | + | and regulations pertaining to such actions. The initial nine (9) |
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| 249 | + | members shall serve their terms for the period to which originally |
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| 205 | | - | whose duties include the general coo rdination of approved programs |
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| 206 | | - | and services, and the selection of other appropriate nonteaching |
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| 207 | | - | personnel. The board of trustees is authorized to expend all monies |
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| 208 | | - | allocated to the University Center at Ponca City as may be necessary |
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| 209 | | - | to perform the duties and responsibilities imposed upon the board by |
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| 210 | | - | this section. For purposes of acquiring and taking title to real |
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| 211 | | - | and personal property from sources other than state appropriations, |
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| 212 | | - | the board is authorized to enter into contracts and to adopt rules |
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| 213 | | - | and regulations pertaining to such actions. The initial nine (9) |
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| 214 | | - | members shall serve their terms for the period to which originally |
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| 215 | 301 | | appointed, in numbered positions having dates of expiration |
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| 216 | 302 | | identical to the dates of expiration of the original appoint ments: |
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| 217 | 303 | | Position No. 1. The term of office of one member shall expire |
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| 218 | 304 | | on June 30, 2013, and each nine (9) years thereafter; |
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| 219 | 305 | | Position No. 2. The term of office of one member shall expire |
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| 220 | 306 | | on June 30, 2014, and each nine (9) years thereafter; |
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| 221 | 307 | | Position No. 3. The term of office of one member shall expire |
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| 222 | 308 | | on June 30, 2015, and each nine (9) year s thereafter; |
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| 223 | 309 | | Position No. 4. The term of office of one member shall expire |
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| 224 | 310 | | on June 30, 2016, and each nine (9) year s thereafter; |
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| 225 | 311 | | Position No. 5. The term of office o f one member shall expire |
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| 226 | 312 | | on June 30, 2017, and each nine (9) years thereafter; |
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| 227 | 313 | | Position No. 6. The term of office of one member shall expir e |
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| 228 | 314 | | on June 30, 2018, and each nine (9) years thereafter; |
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| 315 | + | Position No. 7. The term of office of one member shall exp ire |
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| 316 | + | on June 30, 2019, and each nine (9) years thereafter; |
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| 317 | + | Position No. 8. The term of o ffice of one member shall expire |
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| 318 | + | on June 30, 2020, and each nine (9) years thereafter; and |
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| 319 | + | Position No. 9. The term of office of one member shall expi re |
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| 320 | + | on June 30, 2021, and each nine (9) years thereafter. |
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| 321 | + | The board shall organize and elect a chair, vice-chair vice |
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| 322 | + | chair, and secretary annually. |
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| 323 | + | E. The board of trustees may establish and maintain plans for |
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| 324 | + | tenure and retirement of its employees and for payment of defe rred |
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| 256 | | - | Position No. 7. The term of office of one member shall expire |
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| 257 | | - | on June 30, 2019, and each nine (9) years thereafter; |
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| 258 | | - | Position No. 8. The term of office of one member shall expire |
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| 259 | | - | on June 30, 2020, and each nine (9) years thereafter; and |
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| 260 | | - | Position No. 9. The term of office of one member shall expi re |
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| 261 | | - | on June 30, 2021, and each nine (9) years thereafter. |
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| 262 | | - | The board shall organize and elec t a chair, vice-chair vice |
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| 263 | | - | chair, and secretary annually. |
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| 264 | | - | E. The board of trustees may establish and maintain plans for |
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| 265 | | - | tenure and retirement of its employees and for payment of deferred |
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| 266 | 376 | | compensation of employees and may provide hospital and medical |
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| 267 | 377 | | benefits, accident, health and life insurance, and annuity contracts |
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| 268 | 378 | | for employees and pay for all or part of the cost with funds |
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| 269 | 379 | | available for payment of its operating expenses. |
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| 270 | 380 | | F. The board may establish with the State Treasurer any |
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| 271 | 381 | | accounts as are necessary to operate ret irement, deferred |
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| 272 | 382 | | compensation, or benefits plans for its employees. The accounts |
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| 273 | 383 | | shall be revolving funds not subje ct to fiscal year limit ations. |
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| 274 | 384 | | Funds deposited in the accounts may be invested in any of the types |
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| 275 | 385 | | of instruments in which the State Treas urer is authorized by law to |
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| 276 | 386 | | invest. |
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| 389 | + | Section 3405.1. A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher |
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| 390 | + | Education shall make resident college credit courses and programs |
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| 391 | + | available to the people of Muskogee. |
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| 392 | + | B. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall |
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| 393 | + | provide lower division classes and p rograms through a branch of |
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| 394 | + | Connors State College, which shall be established and located in |
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| 395 | + | Muskogee. The branch campus of Connors State College shall be |
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| 396 | + | governed by the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and |
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| 397 | + | Mechanical Colleges and administe red through Connors Stat e College. |
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| 398 | + | C. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall |
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| 399 | + | provide upper division classes and programs and graduate classes at |
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| 306 | | - | Section 3405.1. A. The Oklahoma S tate Regents for Higher |
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| 307 | | - | Education shall make resident college credit courses and programs |
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| 308 | | - | available to the people of Muskogee. |
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| 309 | | - | B. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall |
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| 310 | | - | provide lower division classes and p rograms through a branch of |
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| 311 | | - | Connors State College, which shall be established and located in |
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| 312 | | - | Muskogee. The branch campus of Connors State College shall be |
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| 313 | | - | governed by the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and |
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| 314 | | - | Mechanical Colleges and administe red through Connors State College. |
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| 315 | | - | C. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall |
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| 316 | | - | provide upper division classes and programs and graduate classes at |
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| 464 | + | programs and may offer lower d ivision undergraduate courses a nd |
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| 465 | + | baccalaureate degree programs. No later than July 1, 2001, the |
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| 466 | + | Board of Regents for the Oklaho ma Agricultural and Mechanical |
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| 467 | + | Colleges, in cooperation with the Oklahoma State Regents for Hi gher |
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| 468 | + | Education, shall have developed and implemented programs le ading to |
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| 469 | + | baccalaureate degrees that c an be earned at Oklahoma State |
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| 470 | + | University/Tulsa Oklahoma State University -Tulsa. Beginning with |
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| 471 | + | the 2001 - 2002 academic year, degrees earned at Oklahoma State |
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| 472 | + | University/Tulsa Oklahoma State University -Tulsa shall be designated |
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| 473 | + | as awarded by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education acting |
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| 474 | + | through Oklahoma State University; provided that dual degree |
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| 357 | | - | programs and may offer lower d ivision undergraduate courses a nd |
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| 358 | | - | baccalaureate degree programs. No later than July 1, 2001, the |
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| 359 | | - | Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanica l |
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| 360 | | - | Colleges, in cooperation with the Oklahoma State Regents for Hi gher |
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| 361 | | - | Education, shall have developed and implemented programs le ading to |
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| 362 | | - | baccalaureate degrees that c an be earned at Oklahoma State |
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| 363 | | - | University/Tulsa Oklahoma State University -Tulsa. Beginning with |
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| 364 | | - | the 2001 - 2002 academic year, degrees earned at Oklahoma State |
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| 365 | | - | University/Tulsa Oklahoma State University -Tulsa shall be designated |
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| 366 | | - | as awarded by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education acting |
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| 367 | | - | through Oklahoma State University; provided tha t dual degree |
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| 372 | 530 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 373 | 531 | | Section 4667. On July 1, 2001, there shall be established a |
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| 374 | 532 | | branch of Langston Uni versity within the Tulsa metropolitan area |
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| 375 | 533 | | consistent with the statewide plan for Langston University as |
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| 376 | 534 | | provided in Section 6 of this act Section 4666 of this title . |
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| 377 | 535 | | Langston University shall continue to meet the missions and programs |
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| 378 | 536 | | of the Langston Urban Center in Tulsa. The Oklahoma Sta te Regents |
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| 379 | 537 | | for Higher Education are authorized to make lower division and upper |
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| 380 | 538 | | division undergraduate and graduate course offerings at the Langston |
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| 539 | + | University Branch in Tulsa available as the State Regents shall |
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| 540 | + | determine are appropriate. Undergraduate degree programs offered |
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| 541 | + | through Oklahoma State University/Tulsa shall not du plicate those |
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| 542 | + | undergraduate degree programs offered by Langston University Branch |
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| 543 | + | in Tulsa, as determined by the Oklahoma State Regents for High er |
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| 544 | + | Education and shall be consistent with and in furthering |
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| 545 | + | implementation of the statewide plan for Langston Un iversity as |
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| 546 | + | developed by the State Regents pursuant to Section 6 of this a ct and |
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| 547 | + | filed with the Office for Civil Rights, United States Departmen t of |
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| 548 | + | Education. |
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| 408 | | - | University Branch in Tulsa available as the State Regents shall |
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| 409 | | - | determine are appropriate. Undergraduate degree programs offered |
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| 410 | | - | through Oklahoma State University/Tulsa shall not du plicate those |
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| 411 | | - | undergraduate degree programs offered by Langston University Branch |
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| 412 | | - | in Tulsa, as determined by the Oklahoma State Regents for High er |
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| 413 | | - | Education and shall be consistent with and in furthering |
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| 414 | | - | implementation of the statewide plan for Langston Un iversity as |
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| 415 | | - | developed by the State Regents pursuant to Section 6 of this a ct and |
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| 416 | | - | filed with the Office for Civil Rights, United States Departmen t of |
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| 417 | | - | Education. |
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| 418 | 600 | | The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall fund |
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| 419 | 601 | | Langston University at a level not le ss than its fiscal year 1998 |
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| 420 | 602 | | level, and its Education and General Budget shall be held harmless |
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| 421 | 603 | | from reductions in succeeding yea rs. The Oklahoma State Regents for |
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| 422 | 604 | | Higher Education shall allocate funds to Langston University |
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| 423 | 605 | | sufficient to fund full time f aculty in Tulsa at a level equal to |
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| 424 | 606 | | seventy percent (70%) of its faculty l evel that existed in Tulsa in |
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| 425 | 607 | | fiscal year 1998 and adeq uate building and classroom space which |
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| 426 | 608 | | were funded in fiscal year 1998 in order to carry out all functions |
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| 427 | 609 | | in Tulsa. The Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and |
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| 428 | 610 | | Mechanical Colleges shall a llocate space for Langston University in |
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| 429 | 611 | | Tulsa. |
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| 430 | 612 | | It is the intent of the Legislature that Langston Universit y be |
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| 431 | 613 | | funded at a level consistent with the average allocation and |
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| 614 | + | allotment of the institutions in the regional funding tier as |
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| 615 | + | established by the Ok lahoma State Regents for Hig her Education. |
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| 616 | + | Beginning with the 2001 - 2002 academic year, degrees earned at |
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| 617 | + | Langston University Branch in Tulsa shall be designated as awarded |
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| 618 | + | by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education acting through |
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| 619 | + | Langston University. |
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| 620 | + | SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Sec tion 4668, is |
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| 621 | + | amended to read as foll ows: |
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| 622 | + | Section 4668. On July 1, 2001, there may be established a |
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| 623 | + | branch of Northeastern State University within the Tulsa |
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| 459 | | - | allotment of the institutions in the regional funding tier as |
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| 460 | | - | established by the Ok lahoma State Regents for Hig her Education. |
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| 461 | | - | Beginning with the 2001 - 2002 academic year, degrees earned at |
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| 462 | | - | Langston University Branch i n Tulsa shall be designated as awarded |
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| 463 | | - | by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education acting through |
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| 464 | | - | Langston University. |
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| 465 | | - | SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Sec tion 4668, is |
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| 466 | | - | amended to read as foll ows: |
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| 467 | | - | Section 4668. On July 1, 2001, there may be established a |
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| 468 | | - | branch of Northeastern State University within the Tulsa |
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| 469 | 675 | | metropolitan area. The Oklah oma State Regents for Higher Education |
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| 470 | 676 | | are authorized to make lower division and upper division |
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| 471 | 677 | | undergraduate and graduate course offerings at the Northeastern |
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| 472 | 678 | | State University bran ch in Broken Arrow available as the State |
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| 473 | 679 | | Regents shall determine are appropriate. Undergraduate degree |
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| 474 | 680 | | programs offered through Oklahoma State University/Tulsa shall not |
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| 475 | 681 | | duplicate those undergraduate degree programs offered by |
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| 476 | 682 | | Northeastern State University in Tulsa, as determined by the |
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| 477 | 683 | | Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. |
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| 478 | 684 | | The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall fund |
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| 479 | 685 | | Northeastern State University at a level not less than its fiscal |
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| 480 | 686 | | year 1998 level, and its Education and General Budget shall be held |
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| 481 | 687 | | harmless from reductions in succeeding years. |
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| 688 | + | It is the intent of the Legis lature that Northeastern State |
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| 689 | + | University in Broken Arrow be funded at a level consistent with the |
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| 690 | + | average allocation and allotment of the institutions in the regional |
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| 691 | + | funding tier as established b y the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher |
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| 692 | + | Education. |
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| 693 | + | Beginning with the 2001 - 2002 academic year, degrees earned at |
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| 694 | + | the Northeastern State University Branch branch in Tulsa Broken |
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| 695 | + | Arrow shall be designated as awarded by the Oklahoma State Regents |
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| 696 | + | for Higher Education acting throug h Northeastern State University. |
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| 697 | + | SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 7 0 O.S. 2021, Section 4669, is |
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| 698 | + | amended to read as follows: |
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| 509 | | - | It is the intent of the Legis lature that Northeastern State |
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| 510 | | - | University in Broken Arrow be funded at a level consistent with the |
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| 511 | | - | average allocation and allotment of the institutions in the regional |
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| 512 | | - | funding tier as established by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher |
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| 513 | | - | Education. |
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| 514 | | - | Beginning with the 2001 - 2002 academic year, degrees earned at |
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| 515 | | - | the Northeastern State University Branch branch in Tulsa Broken |
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| 516 | | - | Arrow shall be designated as awarded by the Oklahoma State R egents |
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| 517 | | - | for Higher Education acting throug h Northeastern State University. |
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| 518 | | - | SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 7 0 O.S. 2021, Section 4669, is |
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| 519 | | - | amended to read as follows: |
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| 520 | 750 | | Section 4669. A. On January 1, 1999, th ere shall be created in |
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| 521 | 751 | | Claremore, Oklahoma, and its other regionally accre dited sites, as a |
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| 522 | 752 | | successor to the Claremore campus of Rogers University, an |
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| 523 | 753 | | institution of higher education to be known as Rogers State |
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| 524 | 754 | | University. Rogers State University shall p rogrammatically and |
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| 525 | 755 | | budgetarily function as a regional institution within T he Oklahoma |
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| 526 | 756 | | State System of High er Education, yet with a community college |
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| 527 | 757 | | component. It shall be authorized to offer no less than the averag e |
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| 528 | 758 | | number of programs and courses of stu dy at other regional |
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| 529 | 759 | | institutions of similar size and enrollment. |
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| 530 | 760 | | B. Rogers State University shall operate as an institution |
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| 531 | 761 | | within The Oklahoma State Syste m of Higher Education and shall be |
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| 532 | 762 | | governed by the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma. The |
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| 763 | + | president of Rogers State University shall report directly to the |
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| 764 | + | Board of Regents of the University o f Oklahoma. |
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| 765 | + | C. It is the intent of the Legislatur e that Rogers State |
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| 766 | + | University be funded initially at a leve l consistent with the |
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| 767 | + | average allocation and allotment of the institutions in the regional |
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| 768 | + | funding tier as establi shed by the Oklahoma State Regen ts for Higher |
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| 769 | + | Education. |
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| 770 | + | D. The Legislature recog nizes the decision of the State |
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| 771 | + | Regents, pursuant to the pow ers vested in the State Regents by |
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| 772 | + | Section 2 of Article XIII -A of the Oklahoma Constitution, to change |
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| 773 | + | the function of Rogers State University, fo rmerly known as the |
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| 560 | | - | president of Rogers State Uni versity shall report directly to the |
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| 561 | | - | Board of Regents of the University o f Oklahoma. |
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| 562 | | - | C. It is the intent of the Legislatur e that Rogers State |
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| 563 | | - | University be funded initially at a level consisten t with the |
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| 564 | | - | average allocation and allotment of the institution s in the regional |
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| 565 | | - | funding tier as establi shed by the Oklahoma State Regen ts for Higher |
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| 566 | | - | Education. |
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| 567 | | - | D. The Legislature recog nizes the decision of the State |
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| 568 | | - | Regents, pursuant to the powers vested in the State Regents by |
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| 569 | | - | Section 2 of Article XIII -A of the Oklahoma Constitution, to change |
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| 570 | | - | the function of Rogers State University, fo rmerly known as the |
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| 571 | 825 | | Claremore campus of Rogers Uni versity, to include a four-year |
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| 572 | 826 | | baccalaureate and graduate d egree granting function, as quickly as |
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| 573 | 827 | | that can be done, giving due consideration to the protection of the |
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| 574 | 828 | | institution’s regional accreditation st atus. The State Regents will |
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| 575 | 829 | | provide an annual re port on the transition in Rogers State |
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| 576 | 830 | | University function t o the Governor, the Speaker of the Hous e of |
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| 577 | 831 | | Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, |
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| 578 | 832 | | beginning on January 1, 2000, and contin uing until Rogers State |
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| 579 | 833 | | University is regionally a ccredited as a four-year baccalaureate and |
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| 580 | 834 | | graduate degree granting institution. |
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| 581 | 835 | | E. Rogers State University shall maintain a community college |
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| 582 | 836 | | component within the universit y and shall maintain admission |
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| 583 | 837 | | standards, academic policies, and practices for the community |
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| 838 | + | college component consistent with those approved for associate |
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| 839 | + | degree granting instituti ons by the Oklahoma State Regents for |
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| 840 | + | Higher Education. |
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| 841 | + | F. Rogers State University is hereby authorized to contract |
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| 842 | + | with other regionally accredited institu tions of higher education, |
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| 843 | + | specifically including Northeaste rn State University, for the |
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| 844 | + | delivery of courses and programs at any location where Rogers State |
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| 845 | + | University is authorized to deliver courses or pr ograms. This |
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| 846 | + | authorization shall still remain in force after Rogers State |
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| 847 | + | University gains regional accredita tion for upper division programs. |
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| 611 | | - | college component consistent with those approved for associa te |
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| 612 | | - | degree granting institutions by the Oklahoma State Regents for |
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| 613 | | - | Higher Education. |
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| 614 | | - | F. Rogers State University is hereby authorized to contract |
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| 615 | | - | with other regionally accredited institu tions of higher education, |
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| 616 | | - | specifically including Northeastern State Un iversity, for the |
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| 617 | | - | delivery of courses and programs at any loca tion where Rogers State |
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| 618 | | - | University is authorized to deliver courses or pr ograms. This |
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| 619 | | - | authorization shall still remain in force after Rogers State |
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| 620 | | - | University gains regional accreditation for up per division programs. |
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| 621 | | - | SECTION 8. REPEALER 70 O.S. 2021, Section 4665, is |
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| 899 | + | SECTION 7. REPEALER 70 O.S. 2021, Section 4665, is |
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