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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 1184 By: West (Rick)
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to the Oklahoma Higher Learning
41	41	Access Program; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 2603,
42	42	as amended by Section 1, Chapte r 440, O.S.L. 2024 (70
43	43	O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 2603), which relates to
44	44	program eligibility; modifying minimum ACT score; and
45	45	providing an effective date.
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50	50	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
51	51	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 2603, as
52	52	amended by Section 1, Chapter 440, O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S. Supp. 2024,
53	53	Section 2603), is amended to read as follows:
54	54	Section 2603. A. Except as otherwise provided for in
55	55	subsection B of this section and elsewhere i n this section, to be
56	56	eligible to participate in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access
57	57	Program and to qualify for an award which includes payment of an
58	58	amount equivalent to resident tuition or other tuition pursuant to
59	59	Section 2604 of this title for the firs t semester or other academic
60	60	unit of postsecondary enrollment, a student shall :
61	61	1. Be a resident of this state or be enrolled in a school
62	62	district located in this state that serves students who reside in
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89	89	both this state and an adjacent state pursuant to a contract as
90	90	authorized in Section 5 -117.1 of this title;
91	91	2. Be a United States citizen or lawfully present in the United
92	92	States. A student who is not a United States citizen or lawfully
93	93	present in the United States shall not be eligible to participate i n
94	94	the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program and to qualify for an
95	95	award notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3242 of this title.
96	96	The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any student who
97	97	was enrolled in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program prior to
98	98	the end of the 2006-2007 school year;
99	99	3. Have a record of satisfactory compliance with agreements
100	100	executed pursuant to Section 2605 of this title;
101	101	4. a. have graduated within the previous three (3) years
102	102	from a high school accredited by the State Board of
103	103	Education or the Oklahoma School of Science and
104	104	Mathematics with a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point
105	105	average on a 4.0 scale for all work attempted in
106	106	grades nine through twelve,
107	107	b. have graduated within the previous three (3) years
108	108	from a high school not accredited by the State Board
109	109	of Education with a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point
110	110	average on a 4.0 scale for all work attempted in
111	111	grades nine through twelve and have achieved a
112	112	composite score of 22 19 or higher on the ACT test, or
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139	139	c. have satisfactorily completed within the previous
140	140	three (3) years an educati onal program that was
141	141	provided through a means other than a public or
142	142	private school and have achieved a composite score of
143	143	22 19 or higher on the ACT test;
144	144	5. Have completed th e curricular requirements for admission to
145	145	an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education
146	146	and one additional unit or set of competencies in a course that
147	147	meets college admission requirements; or have completed the core
148	148	curriculum and be seeking admission to a technology center school
149	149	overseen by the State Board of Career and Technology Education. The
150	150	curriculum requirements for admission to an institution within The
151	151	Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall include two units or
152	152	sets of competencies in foreign or non -English language or
153	153	technology courses that meet the college admission requirements and
154	154	one unit or set of competencies of a fine arts course. Students
155	155	shall also have attained a 2.5 grade point average in the core
156	156	curriculum courses. Students who attended a high school which did
157	157	not offer all the core curriculum courses or students who were
158	158	educated by other means and were not offered all the core curriculum
159	159	courses shall be allowed to satisfy this curriculum require ment by
160	160	participating in a program approved by the Oklahoma State Regents
161	161	for Higher Education for remediation of high school curricular
162	162	deficiencies;
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189	189	6. Have satisfied admission standards as determined by the
190	190	Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education f or first-time-entering
191	191	students for the appropriate type of institution, or, i f attending a
192	192	private institution, have satisfied admission standards as
193	193	determined by the private institution. No student participating in
194	194	the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access P rogram shall be admitted into
195	195	an institution of higher education by special admission standards;
196	196	7. Have secured admission to, and enrolled in, an institution
197	197	which is a member of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,
198	198	a postsecondary vocational -technical program offered by a technology
199	199	center school that meets the requirem ents to be eligible for federal
200	200	student financial aid, or a private institution of higher learning
201	201	located within this state and accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of
202	202	this title; and
203	203	8. a. have established financial need according to the
204	204	provisions of subsection D of Section 2605 of this
205	205	title and standards and provisions promulgated by the
206	206	Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education,
207	207	b. if the student was adopted between birth a nd twelve
208	208	(12) years of age while in the permanent custody of
209	209	the Department of Human Services, in the court -ordered
210	210	custody of a licensed private nonprofit child -placing
211	211	agency, or federally recognized Indian tribe, as
212	212	defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, have
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239	239	established financial need according to the provisions
240	240	of paragraph 1 of subsection E of Section 2605 of this
241	241	title and standards and provisions promulgated by the
242	242	Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, or
243	243	c. if the student was adop ted between thirteen (13) and
244	244	seventeen (17) years of age while in the permane nt
245	245	custody of the Department of Human Services, in the
246	246	court-ordered custody of a licensed private nonprofit
247	247	child-placing agency, or federally recognized Indian
248	248	tribe, as defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare
249	249	Act, have established financial need according to the
250	250	provisions of paragraph 2 of subsection E of Section
251	251	2605 of this title and standards and provisions
252	252	promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
253	253	Education.
254	254	B. 1. A student shall be eligible to participate in the
255	255	Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program and to qualify for an award
256	256	which includes payment of an amount equivalent to resident tuition
257	257	or other tuition pursuant to Section 2604 of this title for th e
258	258	first semester or other academic unit of postsecondary enrollment if
259	259	the student meets all of the following criteria:
260	260	a. is a child of any person killed after January 1, 2000,
261	261	in the line of duty in any branch of the United States
262	262	Armed Forces or who die d after January 1, 2000, as a
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289	289	result of an injury sustained while in the line of
290	290	duty in any branch of the United States Armed Forces
291	291	and the person who was killed or died filed an
292	292	individual or joint Oklahoma income tax return for the
293	293	tax year prior to th e year during which the person was
294	294	killed or died,
295	295	b. is a resident of this state or is enrolled in a school
296	296	district located in this state that serves students
297	297	who reside in both this state and an adjacent state
298	298	pursuant to a contract as authorized in Sec tion 5-
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300	300	c. enrolls in an institution within The Oklahoma S tate
301	301	System of Higher Education prior to reaching the age
302	302	of twenty-one (21),
303	303	d. has satisfied admission standards as determined by the
304	304	Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Educatio n for first-
305	305	time-entering students for the appropriate type of
306	306	institution, or, if attending a private institution,
307	307	has satisfied admission standards as determined by the
308	308	private institution. No student participating in the
309	309	Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program shall be
310	310	admitted into an institution of higher education by
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338	338	e. has secured admission to, and enrolled in, an
339	339	institution which is a member of The Oklahoma State
340	340	System of Higher Education, a postsecondary
341	341	vocational-technical program offered by a technology
342	342	center school that meets the requirements to be
343	343	eligible for federal student financial aid, or a
344	344	private institution of higher learning located within
345	345	this state and accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of
346	346	this title, and
347	347	f. executes an agreement pursuant to subsection C of
348	348	Section 2605 of this title.
349	349	2. A student who is eligible to participate in the program
350	350	pursuant to this subsection shall not be required to meet the
351	351	eligibility requirements set forth in subsectio n A of this section.
352	352	C. To retain eligibility while pursuing the program of higher
353	353	learning in which enrolled, the student shall:
354	354	1. Meet the requirements for retention and degree completion as
355	355	established by the institution in which the student is enrol led;
356	356	2. Maintain good academic standing and satisfactory academic
357	357	progress according to standards of the Oklahoma State Regents for
358	358	Higher Education;
359	359	3. Maintain satisfactory academic progress as required for
360	360	eligibility for federal Title IV student fina ncial aid programs.
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387	387	The provisions of this paragraph shall become effective for the
388	388	2012-2013 school year;
389	389	4. Comply with the standards related to maintenance of
390	390	eligibility as promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
391	391	Education; and
392	392	5. Refrain from conduct that leads to expulsion or suspension
393	393	of more than one semeste r from an institution of higher education.
394	394	A student who violates the provisions of this paragraph shall
395	395	permanently lose eligibility for program benefits. The provisions
396	396	of this paragraph shall become effective January 1, 2008.
397	397	D. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the
398	398	State Board of Career and Technology Education shall promulgate
399	399	rules relating to maintenance of eligibility under the Oklahoma
400	400	Higher Learning Access Act by a student.
401	401	E. It is the intent of the Legislature that student s in the
402	402	ninth grade for the 1992 -93 school year who are determined to be
403	403	eligible Oklahoma Higher Learning Access students pursuant to the
404	404	Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Act sh all be the first students
405	405	eligible for benefits from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust
406	406	Fund.
407	407	F. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are
408	408	authorized to study, develop, and propose criteria for determining
409	409	award eligibility based upon the completion of seven semesters of
410	410	high school coursework by a student.
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437	437	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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