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30+ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 27 By: Pemberton and Bullard of
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1740 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Higher Learning
1841 Access Program; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 2603,
1942 which relates to eligibility; modifying eligibility
2043 to include certain SAT score ; providing eligibility
2144 for students who complete certain core curriculum;
2245 updating statutory language; providing an effective
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139+BILL NO. 27 By: Pemberton and Bullard of
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150+An Act relating to the Oklahoma Higher Learning
151+Access Program; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 2603,
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155+updating statutory language; providing an effective
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30162 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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32163 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 2603, is
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35165 Section 2603. A. Except as otherwise provided for in
36166 subsection B of this section and elsewhere in this sect ion, to be
37167 eligible to participate in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access
38168 Program and to qualify for an award which includ es payment of an
39169 amount equivalent to resident tuition or other tuition pursuant to
40170 Section 2604 of this title for the first semester or other academic
41171 unit of postsecondary enrollment, a student shall:
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43172 1. Be a resident of this state or be enrolled in a s chool
44173 district located in this state that serves students who reside in
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45200 both this state and an ad jacent state pursuant to a contract a s
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50202 2. Be a United States citizen or lawfully present in the United
51203 States. A student who is not a United States citizen or lawfully
52204 present in the United States shall not be eligible to participate in
53205 the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program and to qualify for an
54206 award notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3242 of this titl e.
55207 The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any student who
56208 was enrolled in the Oklah oma Higher Learning Access Program pr ior to
57209 the end of the 2006-2007 school year;
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60211 executed pursuant to Section 2605 of this title;
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62212 4. a. have graduated within the previous three (3) years
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64214 Education, or the Oklahoma School of Science and
65215 Mathematics with a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point
66216 average on a 4.0 scale for all work attempted in
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70219 from a high school not accredited by the State Board
71220 of Education with a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point
72221 average on a 4.0 scale for all work attempted in
73222 grades nine through twelve and have achieved a
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74249 composite score of 22 or high er on the ACT test or a
75250 composite score of 1110 or higher on th e SAT, or
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78252 three (3) years an edu cational program that was
79253 provided through a means other than a public or
80254 private school and have achieved a composite score of
81255 22 or higher on the ACT test or a composite score of
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84257 5. Have completed the curricular requirements for admiss ion to
85258 an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education
86259 and one additional unit or set of competencies in a course th at
87260 meets college admission requirements; or have completed the core
88261 curriculum and is seeking admission to a technology center school
89262 overseen by the State Board of Career an d Technology Education . The
90263 curriculum requirements for admission to an institution within The
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93264 Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall include two units or
94265 sets of competencies in foreign or no n-English language or
95266 technology courses that meet the college admission requirements and
96267 one unit or set of competencies of a fine arts course. Students
97268 shall also have attained a 2.5 grade point average in the core
98269 curriculum courses. Students who attended a high school which did
99270 not offer all the core cur riculum courses or students who were
100271 educated by other means and were not offered all the core curriculum
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102299 participating in a program a pproved by the Oklahoma State Regents
103300 for Higher Education for remediation of high sc hool curricular
104301 deficiencies;
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106302 6. Have satisfied admission standards as determined by the
107303 Oklahoma State Regents for Hi gher Education for first-time-entering
108304 students for the appropriate type of institution, or, if attending a
109305 private institution, have sat isfied admission sta ndards as
110306 determined by the private institution. No student participating in
111307 the Oklahoma Higher L earning Access Program shall be admitted into
112308 an institution of higher education by special admission standards ;
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114309 7. Have secured admissi on to, and enrolled in, an institution
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116311 a postsecondary vocational-technical program offered by a technology
117312 center school that meets the requirements to be eligib le for federal
118313 student financial aid, or a pri vate institution of higher learning
119314 located within this state and accredited pursuant to Section 41 03 of
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128321 (12) years of age while in the permanent custody of
129322 the Department of Human Services, in the court-ordered
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130349 custody of a licensed private nonprofit child-placing
131350 agency, or federally recognized Indian tribe, as
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138355 Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, or
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142358 custody of the Department of Human Servi ces, in the
143359 court-ordered custody of a licensed private nonprofit
144360 child-placing agency, or federally recognized Indian
145361 tribe, as defined by the federal Indian Child Welf are
146362 Act, have established financial need according to the
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148364 2605 of this title and standards and provisions
149365 promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents for H igher
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152367 B. 1. A student shall be eligib le to participate in the
153368 Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Prog ram and to qualify for an award
154369 which includes payment of an amount equivalent to resident tuition
155370 or other tuition pursuant to Section 2604 of t his title for the
156371 first semester or other academic unit of postsecondary enrollment if
157372 the student meets all of the following criteria:
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159399 a. is a child of any person killed after January 1, 2000,
160400 in the line of duty in any branch of the United States
161401 Armed Forces or who died after January 1, 2000, as a
162402 result of an injury sustained while in the line of
163403 duty in any branch of the United States Armed Forces
164404 and the person who was killed or died filed an
165405 individual or joint Oklahoma income tax return for the
166406 tax year prior to the year during which the person was
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169408 b. is a resident of this state or is enrolle d in a school
170409 district located in this state that serves students
171410 who reside in both this state and an adjacent state
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176414 System of Higher Education prior to re aching the age
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182417 Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for first-
183418 time-entering students for the appropriate type of
184419 institution, or, if attending a private institution,
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186421 private institution. No student participating in the
187422 Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program shall be
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188449 admitted into an institution of higher education by
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192452 institution which is a member of The Oklahoma State
193453 System of Higher Education, a postsecond ary
194454 vocational-technical program offered by a tech nology
195455 center school that meets the requirements to be
196456 eligible for federal student fin ancial aid, or a
197457 private institution of higher learning located within
198458 this state and accredited pursuant to Section 41 03 of
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204462 2. A student who is eligible to p articipate in the program
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219499 eligibility for federal Title IV student financial aid programs.
220500 The provisions of this paragraph shall become effective for the
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226503 eligibility as promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
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230506 of more than one semester from an institu tion of higher education.
231507 A student who violates the provisions of this paragraph shall
232508 permanently lose eligibility for program benefits. The provisions
233509 of this paragraph shall become effectiv e January 1, 2008.
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236511 State Board of Career and Technology Education shall promulgate
237512 rules relating to maintenance of eligibility under the Oklahoma
238513 Higher Learning Access Act by a student.
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241515 ninth grade for the 1992-93 school year who are determined to be
242516 eligible Oklahoma Higher Learning Access students pursuant to the
243517 Oklahoma Higher Learni ng Access Act shall be the first students
244518 eligible for benefits from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust
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249548 award eligibility based upon the completion of seven semesters of
250549 high school coursework by a student.
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252550 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
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255552 of the public peace, health , or safety, an emergency is hereby
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257554 be in full force from and after its pas sage and approval.
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275-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
276-Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
277-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
278-By: _______________________________ __
279-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
280-day of ___________________, 20_______, at ______ _ o'clock _______ M.
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283- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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286-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
287-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
288-day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock ______ _ M.
289-By: _______________________________ __