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70 OK Stat § 70-3218.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3218.7. Waiver of tuition for children of peace officers or firefighters killed in line of duty.

|A. Within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, no resident tuition or nonresident tuition shall be charged to the: |1. Children of Oklahoma peace officers as defined by Section 648 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes who have given their lives in the line of duty;2. Children of Oklahoma firefighters who have given their lives in the line of duty;3. Children of members of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System who have given their lives in the line of duty or whose disability is by means of personal and traumatic injury of a catastrophic nature, as defined by Section 2-300 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and occurred in the line of duty; and4. Children of Oklahoma emergency medical technicians who have given their lives in the line of duty.B. Such waiver of resident tuition and nonresident tuition shall be limited to a period of five (5) years.C. Such waiver of resident tuition or nonresident tuition to the children of deceased peace officers and to the children of deceased firefighters as provided for in this section shall be a service benefit of each Oklahoma peace officer and Oklahoma firefighter.D. For purposes of this section:1. “Firefighter” means a volunteer firefighter or a permanent salaried professional member of any fire department within the State of Oklahoma; and2. “Emergency medical technician” means a person volunteering or employed as an emergency medical technician and who is licensed as an emergency medical technician pursuant to Section 1-2505 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 1988, c. 251, § 7, operative July 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 358, § 1, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 59, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1990; Laws 1999, c. 330, § 3, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 399, § 8, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2005, c. 454, § 2, eff. July 1, 2005.
70 OK Stat § 70-3218.7-1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3218.7-1. Waiver of room and board for children of commissioned members of Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System killed in line of duty.

|A. Within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, no room and board shall be charged to the children of commissioned members of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System who have given their lives in the line of duty. |B. Such waiver of room and board shall be limited to a period of five (5) years.C. Such waiver of room and board shall be a service benefit of a commissioned member of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System.Added by Laws 2007, c. 62, § 20, emerg. eff. April 30, 2007.
70 OK Stat § 70-3218.7a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3218.7a. Sean Skelley and Shane Gilmore Act.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Sean Skelley and Shane Gilmore Act”. |Added by Laws 2005, c. 454, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005.
70 OK Stat § 70-3218.9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3218.9. Graduate and professional resident and nonresident tuition and mandatory fees.

|The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are authorized to establish resident tuition, nonresident tuition and mandatory fees for graduate and professional courses and programs which shall remain less than the combined average of such tuition and fees for like-type graduate and professional courses and programs of comparable quality and standing at state-supported institutions of higher education as determined by the State Regents. Professional courses and programs include, but are not limited to, law, medicine, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, and dentistry. |Added by Laws 1991, c. 327, § 2, eff. July 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 348, § 2, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 247, § 4, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 303, § 3; Laws 1999, c. 330, § 6, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 224, § 4, emerg. eff. May 21, 2001; Laws 2003, c. 4, § 3, emerg. eff. March 28, 2003.
70 OK Stat § 70-3218.10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3218.10. Academic service fees.

|A. The governing boards of institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education are authorized to establish academic service fees at their respective institutions with the approval of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. These fees may be required, in addition to the resident and nonresident tuition and mandatory fees authorized by Sections 3218.8 and 3218.9 of this title. The academic service fees shall not exceed the actual costs of the academic services provided by the institution which may include, but shall not be limited to, special instruction, testing, and provision of laboratory supplies and materials. |B. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education maintain information on the established mandatory fees authorized in Sections 3218.8 and 3218.9 of this title and on those fees authorized in this section. The information shall include, but shall not be limited to, the basis for the amount of the fee, the amount of total revenue to be collected from the fee, and the use of the revenue collected.Added by Laws 1991, c. 327, § 3, eff. July 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 348, § 3, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2003, c. 4, § 4, emerg. eff. March 28, 2003.
70 OK Stat § 70-3218.12 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3218.12. Financing of education and training of veterans – Tuition and fee waiver scholarships – Educational assistance programs.

|A. State educational institutions may be authorized by the State Regents to contract for, charge, collect, receive, and use any and all fees, tuition, charges, grants, and allowances available through the United States Veterans Administration, or any other federal agency, for the education and training of veterans. |B. The State Regents are hereby authorized to establish a system of student tuition and fee waiver scholarships for each institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education to be administered by the Board of Regents of the institution. Said system shall include students provided for in the Oklahoma State Regents Academic Scholars Program. Any institution may waive tuition and fees for such students as determined by the institution.C. The institutions comprising The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education are hereby authorized to establish an educational assistance program whereby such institutions may administer and utilize state funds when federal student loan programs require institutional matching funds.D. Any institution, constituent agency or higher education center within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education is authorized to establish a program for payment by consumer credit card of tuition, enrollment fees, and any other higher education fee authorized by law.Added by Laws 1991, c. 327, § 5, eff. July 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 348, § 5, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1999, c. 330, § 7, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 134, § 2, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2003, c. 4, § 5, emerg. eff. March 28, 2003.
70 OK Stat § 70-3218.13 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3218.13. Waiver of nonresident tuition for teaching assistants or research assistants.

|A scholarship which includes a waiver of nonresident tuition may be awarded to a teaching assistant or research assistant on the basis of hours of work actually performed in a teaching or research assistant position which relates to the assistant's degree program, provided such assistant is proficient in the oral and written use of the English language. |Added by Laws 1995, c. 247, § 5, eff. July 1, 1995.
70 OK Stat § 70-3218.14 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3218.14. Fees and tuition recommendations.

|Each institution and constituent agency shall have the option to recommend to the governing board and to the State Regents fees and tuition to be charged to students enrolled at the institution or constituent agency. The fees and tuition shall not exceed the limits established by law. The State Regents shall consider and if appropriate, shall approve the recommendations of the institution or constituent agency pursuant to Article XIII-A of the Oklahoma Constitution. |Added by Laws 1997, c. 303, § 4.
70 OK Stat § 70-3218.15 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3218.15. Reports submitted to U.S. Department of Education – Public inspection – Audits.

|A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall maintain for public inspection, electronically or otherwise, all reports submitted by the institutions in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education to the United States Department of Education regarding each institution’s tuition and fees. |B. Each institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education that receives federal funds shall submit the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Report, or any successor report with like data, annually to the United States Department of Education reflecting the average annual tuition rates and mandatory fees charged to its students.C. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3909 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma State Statutes, each institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall conduct an independent third-party audit concerning its financial statements and submit the audit to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector, and shall assure that the audit is available to the public.Added by Laws 2003, c. 4, § 6, emerg. eff. March 28, 2003.
70 OK Stat § 70-3219.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3219.1. Special fees - Publication of tuition and fees.

|A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may establish any special fee not specified by law if the Regents determine that such fee is necessary for academic services or other activities, facilities or services provided by any institution of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. |Within thirty (30) days of the establishment by the Regents of such fee, the Regents shall file a report with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Chairperson of the Higher Education Committee of the House of Representatives and the Chairperson of the Education Committee of the Senate. The report shall specify the reasons the Regents determined such fee was necessary and any other information concerning the fee.B. Each educational institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall annually publish all tuition and fees charged at that institution. The institution shall provide that publication free of charge to any person requesting any information relating to tuition or fees at that institution.Added by Laws 1988, c. 251, § 8, operative July 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 276, § 2, emerg. eff. May 30, 1996.
70 OK Stat § 70-3219.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3219.3. Special fees for delivery of courses and programs to governmental activities.

|The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are authorized to establish special fees for delivery of courses and programs to governmental entities, including but not limited to the military, profit and nonprofit associations, corporations and other private entities in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of delivery of such courses and programs. |Added by Laws 1990, c. 263, § 95, operative July 1, 1990.
70 OK Stat § 70-3220 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3220. Increase in fees - Notice - Hearing.

|The State Regents shall give public notice at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of any increases in fees and tuition and shall hold a public hearing at least twenty (20) days prior to the effective date of any increases in fees and tuition. |Amended by Laws 1983, c. 257, § 3, emerg. eff. June 21, 1983; Laws 1987, c. 227, § 3, operative July 1, 1987.
70 OK Stat § 70-3223 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3223. Juris Doctor or equivalent degree - Recognition with other doctorate degrees.

|All institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education employing personnel who have earned Juris Doctorate or equivalent degrees, granted by institutions of higher learning with membership in a recognized accrediting association, shall be required to accord and grant to such degrees equal recognition with other doctorate degrees for salary purposes and other remunerative benefits. Hours taken to earn a Juris Doctorate or equivalent degree or an advanced academic degree in law shall be classified as graduate hours in the teaching field. |Laws 1980, c. 320, § 18, emerg. eff. June 16, 1980.
70 OK Stat § 70-3224 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3224. Instructors to be proficient in speaking English language - Intent of Legislature - Certification of proficiency - Reports.

|A. It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature that all instructors, including all graduate teaching assistants, now employed or being considered for employment at institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall be proficient in speaking the English language so that they may adequately instruct students. |B. Exceptions to this statement of intent shall include the instruction of courses that are:1. Designed to be taught predominantly in a foreign language; and2. Elective, special arrangement courses such as individualized instruction and independent study courses.C. It is further the intent of the Legislature that each institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education evaluate its instructional faculty for oral, aural, and written fluency in the English language in the classroom. By September 1 of each year, each state institution shall file with the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education a certification stating that the instructional faculty members, whose native language is other than English, hired either after July 1, 1995, or hired subsequent to the last annual certification, are proficient in the English language.D. Each college and university of the State System shall provide an annual report to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of the Oklahoma Legislature by January 1 of each year setting forth the following information:1. Procedures established to guarantee faculty members have proficiency in both written and spoken English; and2. Procedures established to inform students of grievance procedures regarding instructors who are not able to speak the English language.Added by Laws 1982, c. 47, § 1, eff. June 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 184, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995.
70 OK Stat § 70-3225 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3225. Complaints.

|Any student may file a complaint of violation of this act with the office of president of any publicly supported college or university in the State of Oklahoma. It shall be the duty of said president to inquire after such complaint and report said complaints and disposition to the State Regents annually. |Added by Laws 1982, c. 47, § 2, eff. June 1, 1982.
70 OK Stat § 70-3226 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3226. Waiver of nonresident tuition.

|Any institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education may award a scholarship that includes a waiver of nonresident tuition. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 204, § 60, operative July 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 281, § 10, operative July 1, 1989.
70 OK Stat § 70-3227 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3227. Consultant services - Contracts with retired employees.

|No institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall enter into a contract for consultant services with any person who has retired from employment with any institution for two (2) years after the retirement date of such person. Nothing in this section shall prohibit an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education from entering into a contract for a part-time teaching or research position of not more than twelve (12) semester hours per academic year with a person who has retired from employment with an institution within two (2) years after the retirement date of the person; provided that the earnings do not exceed the limitations on earnings pursuant to Section 17-116.10 of this title. |Added by Laws 1988, c. 128, § 3, emerg. eff. April 12, 1988. Amended by Laws 2015, c. 47, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
70 OK Stat § 70-3228 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3228. Regents - Continuing education requirement.

|A. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, each person appointed on or after January 1, 1991, as a member of the board of regents for an institution or group of institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall be required to attend a minimum of fifteen (15) clock hours of continuing education during the first two (2) years of the term of office of the member. At least two (2) of the fifteen (15) hours must be in ethics. The continuing education courses which shall satisfy the continuing education requirement shall be held within this state and shall be selected by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The Attorney General shall advise the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education on the selection of continuing education courses. |B. It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature that the failure by a member of the board of regents to satisfy the continuing education requirement of this section shall disqualify such member from being reappointed to the membership of the board of regents to which such person is a member or from being appointed to the membership of any other board of regents of any institution or group of institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.C. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall provide opportunities for regents to complete said continuing education at various locations within the state. At least half of said opportunities shall be scheduled outside of the major population centers.Added by Laws 1990, c. 257, § 11, emerg. eff. May 23, 1990.
70 OK Stat § 70-3228.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3228.1. Attendance of regents at continuing education events - Records.

|The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall maintain records of attendance of regents of the various governing boards of regents at continuing education events required to be attended by law and shall notify the regent by mail of any final opportunity to complete these requirements prior to the final opportunity for the regent to do so. |Added by Laws 1990, c. 284, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1990.
70 OK Stat § 70-3229 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3229. Administrators guilty of felony offenses - Dismissal or nonreemployment.

|It is the intent of the Legislature that any president, provost, chief executive officer or director of any college, university or higher education program within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education who is or has been convicted of, plead guilty to or nolo contendre to a felony offense and a judgment of guilt has been entered shall be dismissed or not reemployed unless a presidential or gubernatorial pardon has been granted. |Added by Laws 1996, c. 261, § 3, eff. July 1, 1996.
70 OK Stat § 70-3230.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3230.1. Oklahoma Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Advisory Committee.

|A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Advisory Committee to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The Committee shall be advisory in nature and shall provide recommendations on EPSCoR programs to the Regents, which is the funding agency for the state share of matching requirements for EPSCoR initiatives. |B. The purpose of the Committee shall be, through a partnership of higher education institutions, independent research entities, industry, and state government, to enhance scientific and engineering research and development conducted at universities in the state and thereby to enhance the success of Oklahoma researchers in federal award competitions.Added by Laws 2000, c. 375, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000.
70 OK Stat § 70-3230.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3230.2. Committee appointments – Compensation – Travel reimbursement.

|A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall appoint members to the Oklahoma EPSCoR Advisory Committee that include: |1. Representatives of the state’s universities and colleges;2. Representatives of private research entities located in Oklahoma;3. Representatives of private business;4. Residents of Oklahoma whose contribution will enhance the goals of the Committee; and5. A representative of the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology.B. The membership of the Committee shall also include:1. One member of the Governor’s staff to be appointed by the Governor;2. One member of the State Senate to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and3. One member of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.C. The Regents shall ensure that the membership of the Committee complies with requirements and guidelines of the appropriate federal agencies.D. Members of the Committee shall not receive compensation for serving on the Committee, but may receive travel reimbursement as follows:1. Legislative members of the Committee may be reimbursed for their necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with Section 456 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes from the legislative body in which they serve;2. State agency employees who are members of the Committee shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties by their respective agencies in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act; and3. All other Committee members may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.Added by Laws 2000, c. 375, § 2, eff. July 1, 2000.
70 OK Stat § 70-3230.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3230.3. Duties and responsibilities.

|A. The Oklahoma EPSCoR Advisory Committee shall recommend to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education EPSCoR research projects requiring state matching funds and other research and systemic initiatives as requested by the Regents. |B. The Committee shall have the duty and responsibility of:1. Promoting cooperative research efforts among public and private universities in Oklahoma;2. Promoting private sector involvement in university research and encouraging technology transfer;3. Promoting human resource development in science and engineering within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education;4. Selecting specific research projects for submission in response to solicitations by EPSCoR Programs administered by federal agencies, which include but are not limited to the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Institutes of Health, (NIH), including the NIH IDeA Program for which a limited number of projects may be submitted by the State of Oklahoma;5. Appointing the Oklahoma State EPSCoR Director; and6. Undertaking other efforts as appropriate.Added by Laws 2000, c. 375, § 3, eff. July 1, 2000.
70 OK Stat § 70-3230.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-3230.4. Annual report.

|The Oklahoma EPSCoR Advisory Committee shall submit by July 1, 2001, and each July 1 thereafter, an annual report of its activities for the preceding year to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. |Added by Laws 2000, c. 375, § 4, eff. July 1, 2000.