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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 2232 By: Munson
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to higher education; amending 70 O.S.
41	41	2021, Section 2605, as last amended by Section 2,
42	42	Chapter 274, O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section
43	43	2605), which relates to the Oklahoma Higher Learning
44	44	Access Act; modifying eligibility requirements for
45	45	the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program; and
46	46	providing an effective date .
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54	54	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STAT E OF OKLAHOMA:
55	55	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, S ection 2605,
56	56	as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 274, O.S.L. 2024 (70
57	57	O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 2605), is amended to read as
58	58	follows:
59	59	Section 2605. A. Each school year, every fifth- through
60	60	eleventh-grade student in the public and private schools of
61	61	this state and students who are educated by other means and
62	62	are in the equivalent of the fifth through eleventh grade
63	63	shall be apprised, together with the parent, custodial
64	64	parent, or guardian of the student, of the opportunity for
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91	91	access to higher learning u nder the Oklahoma Higher Learning
92	92	Access Program. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
93	93	Education and the State Board of Education shall develop,
94	94	promote, and coordinate a publi c awareness program to be
95	95	utilized in making students and parents aware of the Oklahoma
96	96	Higher Learning Access Program.
97	97	B. On a form provided by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
98	98	Education, every public school district shall designate at least one
99	99	Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program contact person, who shall be
100	100	a counselor or teacher, at each public school site in this state in
101	101	which eighth-, ninth-, tenth-, or eleventh-grade classes are taught.
102	102	When requested by the State Regents, the State Board of Education
103	103	shall assist the State Regents to ensure the designation of contact
104	104	persons. Private schools shall also designate at least one school
105	105	official as a contact person. For students who are educated by
106	106	other means, a parent or guardian or other person approved by the
107	107	State Regents shall be designated the contact person.
108	108	C. 1. Students who qualify on the basis of financial need
109	109	according to subsection D or E of this section or who meet the
110	110	eligibility qualification set forth in subparagraph a of paragraph 1
111	111	of subsection B of Section 2603 of this title prior to entering the
112	112	eleventh grade or prior to reaching the age of sixteen (16) and the
113	113	standards and provisions promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents
114	114	for Higher Education shall be given the opportunity throughout the
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141	141	eighth-, ninth-, tenth-, and eleventh-grade years, for students
142	142	enrolled in a public or private school, or between the ages of
143	143	thirteen (13) and sixteen (16), for students who are educated by
144	144	other means, to enter into participat ion in the program by agreeing
145	145	to, throughout the remainder of their school years or educational
146	146	program:
147	147	a. attend school or an educational program regularly and
148	148	do homework regularly,
149	149	b. refrain from substance abuse,
150	150	c. refrain from commission of violent crimes or
151	151	delinquent acts,
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153	153	c. have school work and school records reviewe d by
154	154	mentors designated pursuant to the program,
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156	156	d. provide information requested by the Oklahoma State
157	157	Regents for Higher Education or the State Board of
158	158	Education, and
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160	160	e. participate in program activities.
161	161	2. Students who meet the eligibility qualification set forth in
162	162	subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection B of Section 2603 of
163	163	this title after completing the eleventh grade or after reaching the
164	164	age of seventeen (17) shall be given the opportunity prior to
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191	191	reaching the age of twenty -one (21) to enter into participation in
192	192	the program and shall execute an agreement with provisions as
193	193	determined by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
194	194	3. The contact perso n shall maintain the agreements, which
195	195	shall be executed on forms provided by the Oklahoma State Regents
196	196	for Higher Education and managed according to regulations
197	197	promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, and
198	198	the contact person shall monitor compliance of the student with the
199	199	terms of the agreement. The Oklaho ma State Regents for Higher
200	200	Education are authorized to process student agreements and verify
201	201	compliance with the agreements. Students failing to comply with the
202	202	terms of the agreement shall not be eligible for the awards provided
203	203	in Section 2604 of this title.
204	204	D. Except as otherwise provided for in subsection E of this
205	205	section and except for students who qualify pursuant to subsection B
206	206	of Section 2603 of this title, a student shall not be found to be in
207	207	financial need for purposes of the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access
208	208	Program if:
209	209	1. Beginning with eighth -, ninth-, or tenth-grade students who
210	210	are enrolled in a public or private school or students between the
211	211	ages of thirteen (13) and fifteen (15) who are educated by other
212	212	means who apply for participation in the program in the 2017 -2018
213	213	school year, the federal adjusted gross income of the student 's
214	214	parent(s) exceeds Fifty -five Thousand Dollars ($55,000.00) per year;
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241	241	2. Beginning with eighth-, ninth-, tenth-, or eleventh-grade
242	242	students who are enrolled in a public or private school or students
243	243	between the ages of thirteen (13) and sixteen (16) who are educated
244	244	by other means who apply for participation in the program in the
245	245	2021-2022 school year, the federal adjusted gross income of the
246	246	student's parent(s) exceeds Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) per
247	247	year;
248	248	3. Beginning with eighth -, ninth-, tenth-, or eleventh-grade
249	249	students who are enrolled in a public or private school or students
250	250	between the ages of thirteen (13) and sixteen (16) who are educated
251	251	by other means who apply for participation in the program in the
252	252	2022-2023 school year:
253	253	a. the federal adjusted gross income of the student 's
254	254	parent(s), who have two or fewer depe ndent children,
255	255	exceeds Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) per year,
256	256	b. the federal adjusted gross income of the student 's
257	257	parent(s), who have three or four dependent children,
258	258	exceeds Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000.00) per
259	259	year, or
260	260	c. the federal adjusted gross income of the student 's
261	261	parent(s), who have five or more dependent children,
262	262	exceeds Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000.00) per year;
263	263	4. Beginning with the 2018 -2019 academic year, prior to
264	264	receiving any Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program be nefit award
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291	291	for any year during which the student is enrolled in an institution
292	292	which is a member of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,
293	293	a postsecondary vocational -technical program offered by a technology
294	294	center school that meets the requiremen ts to be eligible for federal
295	295	student financial aid, or a private institution of higher learning
296	296	located within this state and accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of
297	297	this title, the federal adjusted gross income of the student 's
298	298	parent(s) exceeds One Hundr ed Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) per
299	299	year.
300	300	The determination of financial qualification as set forth in
301	301	this paragraph shall be based on the income of the student, not the
302	302	income of the parent(s), if a student:
303	303	a. is determined to be independent of the st udent's
304	304	parents for federal financial aid purposes,
305	305	b. was in the permanent cu stody of the Department of
306	306	Human Services at the time the student enrolled in the
307	307	program, or
308	308	c. was in the court-ordered custody of a federally
309	309	recognized Indian tribe, as defin ed by the federal
310	310	Indian Child Welfare Act, at the time the student
311	311	enrolled in the program.
312	312	The provisions of this paragraph shall apply to any student who
313	313	has received an Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program benefit
314	314	award after the 2017 -2018 school year; and
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341	341	5. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall review
342	342	the determination of financial qualification as set forth in
343	343	paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of this subsection if the income from taxable
344	344	and nontaxable sources of the student 's parent(s) includes income
345	345	received from nontaxable military benefits or income received from
346	346	the federal Social Security Administration due to the death or
347	347	disability of the student 's parent(s). If the income from taxable
348	348	and nontaxable sources of the student 's parent(s), excluding income
349	349	received from nontaxable military benefits or income rec eived from
350	350	the federal Social Security Administration due to the death or
351	351	disability of the student 's parent(s), does not exceed the
352	352	limitations set forth by paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of this subsection,
353	353	the student shall be determined to have met the financial
354	354	qualification set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of this
355	355	subsection.
356	356	E. 1. A student who was adopted between birth and twelve (12)
357	357	years of age while in the permanent custo dy of the Department of
358	358	Human Services, in the court -ordered custody of a lice nsed private
359	359	nonprofit child-placing agency, or federally recognized Indian
360	360	tribe, as defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, shall not
361	361	be found to be in financial need for purposes of the Oklahoma Higher
362	362	Learning Access Program if at the time the student begins
363	363	postsecondary education and prior to receiving any Oklahoma Higher
364	364	Learning Access Program benefit award, the federal adjusted gross
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391	391	income of the student 's parent(s) exceeds One Hundred Fifty Thousand
392	392	Dollars ($150,000.00) per year. The p rovisions of this paragraph
393	393	shall not apply to any student who has received an Oklahoma Higher
394	394	Learning Access Program benefit award prior to the 2012 -2013 school
395	395	year.
396	396	2. A student who was adopted between thirteen (13) and
397	397	seventeen (17) years of age while in the permanent custody of the
398	398	Department of Human Services, in the court -ordered custody of a
399	399	licensed private nonprofit child -placing agency, or federally
400	400	recognized Indian tribe, as defined by the federal Indian Child
401	401	Welfare Act, shall not be found to be in financial need for purposes
402	402	of the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program if at the time the
403	403	student begins postsecondary education and prior to receiving any
404	404	Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program benefit award, the federal
405	405	adjusted gross income of the student 's parent(s) exceeds Two Hundred
406	406	Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) per year. The provisions of this
407	407	paragraph shall not apply to any student who has received an
408	408	Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program benefit award prior to the
409	409	2012-2013 school year.
410	410	3. A student who was placed in the custody of the Department of
411	411	Human Services at any time during the eighth, ninth, tenth, or
412	412	eleventh grades and enrolls in the progr am no later than his or her
413	413	official date of high school graduation shall not be found to be in
414	414	financial need for purposes of the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access
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441	441	Program if the federal adjusted gross income of the student exceeds
442	442	Sixty Thousand Dollars ($ 60,000.00) per year.
443	443	4. Except for students who qualify pursuant to subsectio n B of
444	444	Section 2603 of this title, the determination of financial
445	445	qualification as set forth in this subsection shall be based on the
446	446	income of the student, not the income of the parent(s), if the
447	447	student is determined to be independent of the student 's parent(s)
448	448	for federal financial aid purposes. A determination of financial
449	449	qualification shall not be required for the student who meets the
450	450	criteria set forth in this subsection at the time the student
451	451	applies for participation in the program. The provisi ons of this
452	452	paragraph shall not apply to any student who has received an
453	453	Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program benefit award prior to the
454	454	2008-2009 school year.
455	455	F. The financial qualification of a student as set forth in
456	456	subsections D and E of this section shall be certified by the
457	457	contact person or by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
458	458	on the agreement form provided by the Oklahoma State Regents for
459	459	Higher Education. The form shall be retained in the permanent
460	460	record of the student and a c opy forwarded to the Oklahoma State
461	461	Regents for Higher Education.
462	462	G. Agreements shall be witnessed by the parent, custodial
463	463	parent, or guardian of the student, who shall further agree to:
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490	490	1. Assist the student in achieving compliance with the
491	491	agreements;
492	492	2. Confer, when requested to do so, with the school contact
493	493	person, other school personnel, and program mentors;
494	494	3. Provide information requested by the Oklahoma State Regents
495	495	for Higher Education or the State Board of Education; and
496	496	4. Assist the student in completing forms and reports required
497	497	for program participation, making applications to institutions and
498	498	schools of higher learning, and filing applications for student
499	499	grants and scholarships.
500	500	H. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall
501	501	promulgate rules for the determination of student compliance with
502	502	agreements made pursuant to this section.
503	503	I. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall
504	504	designate personnel to coordinate tracking of program records for
505	505	the years when studen ts participating in the program are still in
506	506	the schools or are being educated by other means, provide staff
507	507	development for contact persons in the schools, and provide liaison
508	508	with the State Board of Education and local organizations and
509	509	individuals participating in the program.
510	510	J. The school district where an Oklahoma Higher Learning Access
511	511	Program student is enrolled when the student begins participation in
512	512	the program and any subsequent school district where the student
513	513	enrolls shall forward informatio n regarding participation by the
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540	540	student in the program to a school to which the student transfers
541	541	upon the request of the school for the records of the student.
542	542	K. Students participating in the Oklahoma Higher Learning
543	543	Access Program shall provide their Social Security number or their
544	544	student identification number used by their school to the Oklahoma
545	545	State Regents for Higher Education. The Regents shall keep the
546	546	numbers confidential and use them only for administrative purposes.
547	547	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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