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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2212. Use of other funds - Bonds not obligation of State.

No provision of this act shall be construed to authorize the pledging or use of revenue of existing buildings and facilities for other than auxiliary enterprise and other self-liquidating buildings and facilities nor shall any provisions of this act be construed to authorize the pledging or use of any revolving funds. No bonds issued under the authorization of this act shall ever become an obligation or debt of the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 562, § 12, emerg. eff. June 29, 1961.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2251. Validation of Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement subscribed to by State Board of Vocational and Technical Education and State Regents For Higher Education.

The Legislature takes note of the implications and significance of this historic development in the administration of affairs relating to public education in Oklahoma and validates the Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement subscribed to by these two agencies of state government.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 549, S.J.R. No. 35, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2252. Definitions.

The term "higher education" as used in Article XIII-A of the Constitution of Oklahoma and the vitalizing statutes or the term "postsecondary education" shall mean all education of any kind beyond the twelfth grade in which students pursue study and for which the credit earned may apply toward meeting requirements for a degree, diploma, or other postsecondary academic or collegiate award, and shall also include bona fide postsecondary adult and continuing education, extension and public service education, and organized research as may be authorized by the State Regents as a part of the functions and courses of study of a member institution in the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 550, S.J.R. No. 35, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2253. Manipulative skills - Development.

The development of vocational and occupational education which involves manipulative skills such as machine shop, printing, carpentry, stenography and distributive education shall be accomplished primarily at the secondary level of learning in programs provided by the high schools and technology center schools under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Career and Technology Education.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 550, S.J.R. No. 35, § 3. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 33, § 138, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2254. Skill-type programs.

Educational programs in practical nursing, cosmetology and other skill-type programs requiring the completion of a certain number of clock hours of training for licensing shall be the responsibility of the technology center schools under the jurisdiction of the State Board.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 550, S.J.R. No. 35, § 4. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 33, § 139, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2256. Cooperation with industrial development efforts.

It is a responsibility of the State Board to cooperate with the industrial development efforts of the state by providing special training programs to support the activity. The State Board will continue to provide this assistance in the area of initial skill training for workers to be employed in new industry locations.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 550, S.J.R. No. 35, § 6.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2257. Theory oriented education programs.

The development of technical and occupational education that is more theory oriented and requires knowledge of mathematics and/or the physical sciences for specialization in the engineering and/or scientific fields for preparation of support technician personnel such as engineering technicians, registered nurses and medical technicians, though not exclusive of other similar areas, shall be accomplished in institutions of higher education under the jurisdiction of the State Regents.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 550, S.J.R. No. 35, § 7.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2258. Approval of programs - Supplemental funding.

Technical and occupational education programs to be operated at the postsecondary level must be authorized and approved by the State Regents. Programs of technical and occupational education when approved by the State Regents may be eligible for supplemental funding provided by the State Board in accordance with terms of a contract existing between the State Board and the State Regents.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 550, S.J.R. No. 35, § 8.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2259. Research and planning.

Research and planning for the further development of higher education programs is accomplished by the State Regents including reports relating to enrollments, program operations, admissions, finances and the like, which are submitted by colleges and universities to the State Regents as provided by law and regulation, and information so gathered from these surveys and reports is analyzed and utilized by the State Regents in evaluating the progress of Oklahoma higher education and in planning for its future development, provided that the information will be used by the State Regents in making reports to the State Board regarding the operation of those programs for which the State Board provides supplemental funding and the results of other research will be shared as may be appropriate and useful.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 550, S.J.R. No. 35, § 9.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2260. Manpower supply and demand data.

The State Board shall make available to the State Regents manpower supply and demand data and recommend the initiation, expansion or discontinuance of postsecondary occupational education programs as need for such is indicated by the demand data available.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 551, S.J.R. No. 35, § 10.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2261. Review and assessment.

The State Regents and the State Board should cooperate in a comprehensive review and assessment of the needs, status and direction of vocational, technical and occupational education in Oklahoma with the view of preparing a statewide plan for the orderly, systematic and coordinated development of programs as deemed necessary to meet the needs of the people of Oklahoma in this field of education, which state plan should delineate between educational programs to be offered at the secondary level and those to be offered at the postsecondary level in order that any unnecessary duplication or overlap existing will be eliminated and that such will be avoided in the development of secondary-postsecondary programs of vocational, technical and occupational education in the future.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 551, S.J.R. No. 35, § 11.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2262. Budget by State Regents.

The State Regents shall budget funds for the primary support of Regents' approved technical and occupational programs of education at junior colleges, technical institutes and other institutions in the State System to the extent of financial resources available and will anticipate supplemental funding from the State Board as needed and as may be available.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 551, S.J.R. No. 35, § 12.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2263. Budget by State Board.

The State Board shall budget a portion of its funds received from state and federal sources for supplementing the funding of postsecondary programs of technical and occupational education offered in the State System, provided that the number of postsecondary educational programs being offered and the number of students enrolled in these programs at junior colleges, technical institutes and other institutions in the State System shall be taken into consideration in the State Board's determination of the amount of funds to be allotted for supplementing the funding of postsecondary programs, and provided further, that the professional staff of the State Board will be made available for technical assistance to the State Regents' staff in the development and review of postsecondary technical and occupational education programs.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 551, S.J.R. No. 35, § 13.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2264. Supplemental funding contracts.

The State Board shall contract with the State Regents for the administration of the amount of funds set aside for supplementing the funding of postsecondary programs, and the State Regents shall assume responsibility under terms of the contract to allocate the funds for supplemental support of bona fide programs consistent with federal laws and regulations and shall be accountable for expenditure of the funds accordingly, provided that the State Board will include in the supplemental funding contract with the State Regents an amount of funds to underwrite the costs of one or more professional positions on the staff of the State Regents for the purpose of working with institutions in the promotion and development of technical and occupational education, and provided that the contract should be negotiated early in the spring of the year to allow for the planning and budgeting for best use of the funds by various institutions receiving supplemental allocations.
Laws 1973, p. 551, S.J.R. No. 35, § 14.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2265. Administration of federal funds.

The State Board, acting as the designated state agency for the federal Vocational Education Act of 1963, as amended, shall contract with the State Regents for the administration of that portion of federal funds received for allotment and expenditure for supplemental funding of postsecondary technical and occupational education programs approved by the State Regents.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 552, S.J.R. No. 35, § 15.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2266. Preparation of State Plan.

The State Board, acting as the state agency for administration of vocational and technical education funds referred to in Section 14 above, should involve representation from the State Regents in the preparation of the Oklahoma State Plan for Administration of Vocational Education as it concerns postsecondary education programs, including representation on the State Advisory Council on Vocational Education provided for in the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 552, S.J.R. No. 35, § 16.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2267. Postsecondary occupational education.

The State Regents, acting as the designated Section 1202 Commission provided for in P.L. 92-318, should involve representation from the State Board in developing a comprehensive statewide plan for postsecondary education, including representation on the State Advisory Council on Community Colleges to be established by the State Commission pursuant to Title X - Part A, and a similar advisory group to be established regarding planning for development of postsecondary occupational education provided for in Title X - Part B.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 552, S.J.R. No. 35, § 17.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2268. Occupational education offered at postsecondary institutions - Determination.

If it is determined that Title X - Part B of the Federal Aid Law known as P.L. 92-318 is principally for occupational education offered at postsecondary institutions (those fitting the definition of junior colleges, postsecondary technical institutes, etc.), then the State Regents' functioning as the designated state agency for administering federal funds received for occupational education programs shall, by contract arrangement with the State Board, share certain of the federal funds as appropriate for allocation by the State Board for supplemental support of programs operated by institutions under the jurisdiction of the Board (the technology center schools); and the State Board shall be accountable for administration of the funds so shared with it by the State Regents in accordance with appropriate federal laws and regulations, provided that the number of education programs offered and the number of students enrolled in them shall be taken into consideration in arriving at appropriate division of the state's allotment of funds to be shared with the State Board.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 552, S.J.R. No. 35, § 18. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 33, § 140, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2269. Occupational education offered at non-postsecondary institutions - Determination.

If it is determined that Title X - Part B of the Federal Aid Law known as P.L. 92-318 is principally for occupational education offered at non-postsecondary institutions, it shall then become the responsibility of the State Board to function as the state agency for administering federal funds as described in Section 17 and a reverse arrangement of the contractural agreements referred to therein shall prevail.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 552, S.J.R. No. 35, § 19.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2270. Purpose of Resolution.

It is the purpose of this Resolution to, by legislative expression, validate the Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement subscribed to by these two state agencies and signed by the Chancellor of the State Regents and the Director of the State Board under date of March 5, 1973, and ratified by the Chairman of the State Regents and the Chairman of the State Board under date of March 29, 1973, which provides that the conduct of the state's education business of a common responsibility will be carried out on a board-to-board contract basis and an office-to-office administrative relationship in order to avoid overlap, duplication, confusion and inefficiency in the planning, development and operation of programs of technical and occupational education.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 553, S.J.R. No. 35, § 20.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2271. Example for other agencies.

The leadership in developing arrangements for understanding and cooperative action between these two agencies of state government, the State Board of Career and Technology Education and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, should be an example for other agencies of state government for cooperation and teamwork when responsibilities of a common nature fall within the bounds of their respective jurisdictions; and the Legislature, by this expression, commends this display of cooperation by these two boards as example for the challenge and guidance of other agencies of state government accordingly.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 553, S.J.R. No. 35, § 21. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 33, § 141, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2272. Distribution of copies.

Duly authorized copies of this resolution shall be sent to the Director and each member of the State Board of Career and Technology Education, the Chancellor and each member of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, and the head of each state agency, department, board and commission.
Added by Laws 1973, p. 553, S.J.R. No. 35, § 22. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 33, § 142, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2281. Former prisoners of war - Persons missing in action - Dependents - Free tuition.

A. Any current or former prisoner of war or person missing in action, as defined by the provisions of this section, and any dependent of a current or former prisoner of war or person missing in action, upon being duly accepted for enrollment into any state-supported institution of higher education of any type, or state-supported technical or vocational school, shall be allowed to obtain a bachelors degree, or certificate of completion, for so long as such former prisoner of war, person missing in action or dependent is eligible, free of general enrollment fees. Once a person qualifies as a dependent under the terms and provisions of this section, the fact of the return of the parent or the reported death of the parent will not remove the dependent from the provisions or benefits of this section.
B. For purposes of this section:
1. "Prisoner of war" and "person missing in action" means any person who was a resident of the State of Oklahoma at the time he or she entered service of the United States Armed Forces, or whose official residence is within the State of Oklahoma, and who, while serving in the United States Armed Forces has been declared to be a prisoner of war, or to be a person missing in action as established by the Secretary of Defense; and
2. "Dependent" means any child not to exceed twenty-four (24) years of age born to or adopted by a parent who served or is serving as a prisoner of war or was declared by the United States Armed Forces to be a person missing in action.
C. If federal funds are provided for general enrollment fees of said dependent, this section shall not be applicable.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 166, § 1, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 369, § 26, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1991, c. 327, § 7, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 44, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2282. Heart of the Heartland Scholarship Fund.

A. There shall be created a trust fund to be known as the "Heart of the Heartland Scholarship Fund". The trust fund shall be managed and controlled by a board of trustees. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall constitute the board of trustees of the Heart of the Heartland Scholarship Fund.
B. The trust capital shall consist of all monies received from the sale of the Heart of the Heartland special license plates authorized pursuant to Section 14 of this act.
C. The board of trustees shall invest the trust capital in a reasonable and prudent manner which, consistent with any long-term investment needs, will produce the greatest trust income over the term of the investment while preserving the trust capital. All trust income shall be reinvested into the trust fund except as provided in subsection D of this section.
D. The trust fund shall be administered for the purpose of providing the necessary funds for students attending institutions in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education who were injured or whose parent or legal guardian was killed in the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall grant the monies from the trust fund to any student eligible. To be eligible to receive the trust funds, an applicant shall:
1. Be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate program at a member institution of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; and
2. Be a child injured or be the child of a parent or legal guardian killed as a result of the bombing at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
E. Any trust capital or income remaining in the trust fund on July 1, 2025, shall be transferred and deposited into the General Revenue Fund, and the Heart of the Heartland Scholarship Fund shall terminate. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall promulgate any necessary rules to implement this section.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 206, § 3, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 504, § 19, eff. July 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2291. William P. Willis Trust Fund.

A. There is hereby created a trust fund to be known as the "William P. Willis Trust Fund". The Trust Fund shall be managed and controlled by a Board of Trustees. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall constitute the Board of Trustees of the William P. Willis Trust Fund.
B. The trust capital shall consist of:
1. any monies the Legislature may appropriate and transfer to the Trust Fund; and
2. any monies or assets contributed to the Trust Fund from any other source.
C. The Board of Trustees shall invest the trust capital in a reasonable and prudent manner which, consistent with any long-term investment needs, will produce the greatest trust income over the term of the investment while preserving the trust capital.
D. All trust income shall be deposited in the William P. Willis Scholarship Fund to be used for the payment of scholarships awarded from said Fund.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 246, § 12, operative July 1, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2292. William P. Willis Scholarship Fund.

A. There is hereby created and established the William P. Willis Scholarship Fund to be administered by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for the purpose of providing scholarships to low-income students attending institutions in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. Income to such fund shall consist of interest accrued from the William P. Willis Trust created in Section 12 of this act.
B. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall award scholarships from the William P. Willis Scholarship Fund each fiscal year, beginning July 1, 1986, to persons recommended by an advisory committee appointed by the State Regents for that purpose. To be eligible to receive a scholarship an applicant shall:
1. be a bona fide resident of the State of Oklahoma;
2. be enrolled full time in an undergraduate program at a member institution of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; and
3. meet low-income criteria established by the State Regents. The scholarships shall be awarded per year, renewable for up to three (3) additional years, in an amount calculated annually by the State Regents to fully pay for general enrollment fees, other fees, books, materials, and services provided by the institution, including room and board.
C. No more than one scholarship recipient shall attend each institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; provided, one recipient, apart from the others, shall attend Northeastern Oklahoma State University and major in a program of history.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 246, § 14, operative July 1, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2402. Oklahoma State Regents' Academic Scholars Program - Purpose.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma State Regents’ Academic Scholars Program. The purpose of the Oklahoma State Regents’ Academic Scholars Program is to retain top-ranked students from Oklahoma in Oklahoma colleges, enable Oklahoma institutions of higher education to compete aggressively for top Oklahoma scholars, attract high-caliber out-of-state students to Oklahoma to attend colleges and universities, and enhance the academic quality in Oklahoma colleges and universities. The program shall provide participants funding for enrollment fees, tuition and other fees, room and board and required textbooks or materials for up to five (5) years of undergraduate and/or graduate study at accredited institutions of higher education in Oklahoma.
B. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall administer the provisions of the Oklahoma State Regents' Academic Scholars Program.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 375, § 5, emerg. eff. June 6, 1989. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 241, § 1, eff. June 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2404. Scholarship award - Set-aside of funds - Additional selection and allocation criteria - Awards to nonresidents.

A. Scholarships awarded under the Oklahoma State Regents' Academic Scholars Program shall be awarded to all eligible applicants without any limitation on the number of scholarships to be awarded in any year other than the amount of funds available for the scholarship program and the number of eligible applicants.
B. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may, at the time a scholarship is awarded to a student, set aside in the Oklahoma State Regents' Academic Scholars Trust Fund funds for the full five-year commitment made to such eligible scholar. For all academic years, students who have previously received academic scholarships under the provisions of this act and who have continued at all times to fulfill the requirements for eligibility to receive academic scholarships provided in this act shall be given an absolute priority for continued financial support by the Oklahoma State Regents' Academic Scholars Program superior to any students who are applying for such academic scholarships for the first time.
C. In addition to the qualifications specified in Section 2403 of this title, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may adopt additional criteria for selection and allocation of awards which may include, but are not limited to, consideration of high school academic performance and personal interviews. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall annually report on the number of former Academic Scholars Program participants who stay in state as compared to those who leave Oklahoma within five (5) years of leaving the Program. In addition, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are hereby authorized to determine a maximum number of awards or a maximum amount of funding which may go to nonresident students. Such maximum limitations shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the awards or amount of funding in any category provided in paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 2403 of this title.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 375, § 7, emerg. eff. June 6, 1989. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 241, § 3, eff. June 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2405. Rules and regulations - Requirement of continuing and satisfactory progress towards degree - Conditions of expenditure of award monies.

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may adopt rules and regulations, prescribe and provide appropriate forms for application, and employ such persons, contract for such services and make such additional expenditures as may be necessary or appropriate for implementing the provisions of the Oklahoma State Regents' Academic Scholars Act; provided, as part of the regulations adopted for administration of the provisions of the Oklahoma State Regents' Academic Scholars Program, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall require that each scholarship recipient make continuing and satisfactory progress toward a degree, including the establishment of an annual minimum grade point average and annual minimum credit hours to be maintained by the participants. Such regulations shall also provide for revoking or rescinding assistance to any scholarship recipient who fails to meet such required standards. Such regulations shall also provide that the funds made available to students as part of the Oklahoma State Regents' Academic Scholars Program shall be paid directly to the institution of the student's choice, in trust for the student, and on the student's behalf, and shall contain appropriate restrictions and conditions that such monies are expended only for the purposes authorized by this act. Such regulations shall also provide for portability of award for a recipient among accredited institutions of higher education in Oklahoma in which the recipient may enroll as long as the recipient meets requirements of the program.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 375, § 8, emerg. eff. June 6, 1989.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2406. Construction of Act - Authority to control or influence educational institutions participating in scholarship program.

The Oklahoma State Regents' Academic Scholars Act shall not be construed as granting any authority to control or influence the policies of any educational institution because it accepts students who are participating in the scholarship program, or to require any such institution to admit, or once admitted to continue in such institution, any participant in the scholarship program.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 375, § 9, emerg. eff. June 6, 1989.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2407. Encouragement of high school juniors to take Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

As part of its duties in administering the Oklahoma State Regents' Academic Scholars Program, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, in cooperation with the State Board of Education, shall encourage Oklahoma high school juniors who plan to attend college to take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in their junior year in high school as preparation for taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test their senior year in high school.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 375, § 10, emerg. eff. June 6, 1989.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2602. Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program.

There is hereby created the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program. The program shall also be known as "Oklahoma's Promise". The purpose of the program is to provide an award to students who meet the criteria set forth in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Act who are pursuing studies in this state leading to an associate or baccalaureate degree or who are pursuing studies in a postsecondary career technology program that would meet the requirements to be eligible for federal student financial aid and is offered by a technology center school supervised by the State Board of Career and Technology Education, and who are in good academic standing in the institution or school in which the student is enrolled, that will relieve the student of the burden of paying nonguaranteed resident tuition at institutions of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, paying tuition for enrollment in postsecondary programs of the technology center districts, or paying some portion of such fees or tuition, pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Act, as may be required of enrollees at private institutions of higher education which are accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of this title. The further purpose of this program is to establish and maintain a variety of support services whereby a broader range of the general student population of this state will be prepared for success in postsecondary endeavors.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 353, § 2, eff. July 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 153, § 1, emerg. eff. May 3, 1994; Laws 2000, c. 232, § 12, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 33, § 143, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2006, c. 278, § 7, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2009, c. 437, § 1, eff July 1, 2009; Laws 2017, c. 289, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2606. Return of funds upon withdrawal from class – Survey on reasons for withdrawal.

A. If a student withdraws from a class in which he or she has received an award from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall be returned to the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program. The provisions of this subsection shall only apply to awarded funds when a student withdraws prior to the end of the add/drop period for the session in which the student is enrolled.
B. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall administer a survey to students who receive an Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program award and who withdraw from an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, a private institution of higher learning located within this state and accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of this title or a technology center school before completing a degree or certificate program. The survey shall gather information on the reasons for withdrawal, the barriers to completion of a degree or certificate program and the future plans of the students.
C. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 2018, c. 297, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 573, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2607. Annual report on impact of Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program.

Beginning December 31, 2022, and each December 31 thereafter, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall submit to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives an annual report on the impact of the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, also known as Oklahoma's Promise, created pursuant to Sections 2601 et seq. of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The report shall include:
A. 1. Year-to-year cohort retention and five-year graduation rates of all students enrolled in institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education compared to the year-to-year cohort retention and five-year graduation rates of students who receive Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program awards who are enrolled in institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. The data shall include the degree programs in which the students are enrolled.
2. Year-to-year cohort retention and five-year graduation rates of students who receive Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program awards who are enrolled in private institutions of higher learning located within this state and accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The data shall include the degree programs in which the students are enrolled.
3. Certificate attainment rates of all students enrolled in technology center schools compared to the certificate attainment rates of students who receive Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program awards who are enrolled in technology center schools. The data shall include the career areas in which the students are enrolled.
B. The financial impact and enrollment impact of the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program on two-year and four-year institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, private institutions of higher learning located within this state and accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and technology center schools.
C. Data on Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program participants who graduate from an institution of higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or a private institution of higher learning located within this state and accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes or who attain a certificate from a technology center school, including:
1. The number of participants who are residents of the state one year after graduation or certificate attainment; and
2. The industry or career area in which the participant is employed.
D. Data from surveys completed pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of Section 2606 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 573, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2620. Short title.

Sections 2620 through 2626 of this title and Section 12 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Act".
Added by Laws 2001, c. 315, § 14. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 395, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2621. Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program.

There is hereby created the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program. The purpose of the program is to provide a scholarship award to residents of the Tulsa School District, which was greatly impacted both socially and economically by the civil unrest that occurred in the City of Tulsa during 1921. Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and subject to the availability of funds, the program shall each year make scholarships available to qualified residents of the Tulsa School District, who meet the criteria set forth in Sections 2623 and 2624 of this title, and who are intending to pursue studies at an institution of higher education in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or a private institution of higher education, or who are intending to pursue studies in a postsecondary career technology education program. The scholarship shall be an amount of not more than the equivalent of the average amount of resident tuition for which an eligible Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program participant enrolled at an institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or a postsecondary career technology education program, whichever is applicable, is obligated to pay. The scholarship shall be paid as provided for in Section 2625 of this title. The further purpose of this program is to establish and maintain a variety of educational support services whereby residents who qualify for the program will be prepared for success in postsecondary endeavors.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 315, § 15. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 395, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2622. Definitions.

As used in the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Act:
1. "Resident" means a person of any age who has resided within the Tulsa School District for not less than two (2) years prior to applying for participation in the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program;
2. "Private institution" means a private institution of higher learning located within this state which is accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of this title; and
3. "Postsecondary career technology education program" means a postsecondary vocational-technical program or course that is eligible for Title IV federal student aid and is offered through a technology center school.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 315, § 16. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 395, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2624. Eligibility to participate in program - Requirements.

A. To be eligible to participate in the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program and to qualify for an award, a resident shall:
1. Have satisfied admission standards as determined by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for the appropriate type of institution or, if attending a private institution of higher education, have satisfied admission standards as determined by the private institution. No resident participating in the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program shall be admitted into an institution of higher education by special admission standards; and
2. Have secured admission to, and enrolled in, an institution which is a member of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, a private institution of higher education, or a postsecondary career technology education program.
B. To retain eligibility while pursuing the program of higher learning in which enrolled, the participant shall:
1. Maintain good academic standing and satisfactory academic progress according to standards of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education; and
2. Comply with the standards related to maintenance of eligibility as promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education or the State Board of Career and Technology Education.
C. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall promulgate rules relating to maintenance of eligibility under this act by a participant.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 315, § 18. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 395, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2626. Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust Fund.

A. There is hereby created a trust fund to be known as the "Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust Fund". The trust fund shall be managed and controlled by a board of trustees. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall constitute the board of trustees of the Trust Fund.
B. The State Regents shall utilize said Trust Fund to implement the provisions of the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Act.
C. The Trust Fund capital shall consist of monies the Legislature appropriates or transfers to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for the Trust Fund, monies transferred from the donations from taxpayers pursuant to Section 12 of this act, and any monies or assets contributed to the Trust Fund from any other source, public or private.
D. The board of trustees shall invest the trust capital in a reasonable and prudent manner which, consistent with any long-term investment needs, will produce the greatest trust income over the term of the investment while preserving the trust capital. All trust income shall be reinvested into the trust fund except for the purposes of awarding scholarships pursuant to the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Act.
E. The Regents shall adopt rules for accomplishing transfer of funds from the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust Fund to the appropriate institutional Educational and General Operations Revolving Funds, as provided in Section 3901 of this title, to private institutions of higher education, and to the appropriate technology center school. Allocations from the Trust Fund may be made only for the purpose of covering the scholarship award of eligible participants. No portion of the Trust Fund may be used or allocated for administrative or operating expenses of any higher education institution or technology center school.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 315, § 20. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 395, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2627. Donation of income tax refund for scholarships.

A. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall include on each state individual income tax return form for tax years beginning after December 31, 2002, and each state corporate tax return form for tax years beginning after December 31, 2002, an opportunity for the taxpayer to donate from a tax refund for the benefit of scholarships pursuant to the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust Fund.
B. The monies generated from donations made pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be used by the board of trustees of the Trust Fund for purposes set forth by the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Act.
C. All monies generated pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this section shall be paid to the State Treasurer and placed to the credit of the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust Fund.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 395, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2631. Purpose.

There is hereby created the Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant Program. The purpose of this program is to maximize use of existing educational resources and facilities within this state, both public and private. To accomplish this purpose, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are authorized to award Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grants to Oklahoma residents enrolled as undergraduate students in a private or independent institution of higher education that is located in this state and approved by the State Regents pursuant to this act.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 207, § 2, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2640. Oklahoma Health Care Workers and Educators Assistance Program.

A. There is hereby established the Oklahoma Health Care Workers and Educators Assistance Program. The purpose of the program shall be to encourage persons to enter nursing and allied health careers within this state. Priority in awarding assistance is intended to go toward those career fields in which there is an urgent need for qualified employees to provide health care services or in career fields in which a shortage of qualified employees is projected to exist in the future.
B. Only students who are residents of this state shall be eligible to participate in the Oklahoma Health Care Workers and Educators Assistance Program.
C. Only students of accredited or recognized health care programs or colleges and universities shall be eligible for awards from the Oklahoma Health Care Workers and Educators Assistance Program.
D. The Oklahoma Health Care Workers and Educators Assistance Program shall be administered by the Health Care Workforce Resources Board. The Board is authorized to enter into an agreement with the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for fiscal services as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
E. The Health Care Workforce Resources Board shall implement the provisions of this section in the most balanced, efficient, and effective means necessary to meet the following priorities:
1. Create additional nursing or allied health faculty by providing scholarships to cover individuals’ costs of gaining the advanced degrees necessary to serve as faculty members in nursing and allied health education programs;
2. Expand and modernize learning environments by providing matching grants to nursing and allied health education institutions to increase the number of clinical opportunities, and to better utilize online and distance learning, simulations, and other innovative methods to provide education and training; and
3. Attract more students in nursing and allied health careers by providing scholarships to cover individuals’ costs of gaining degrees or certifications necessary to prepare them for nursing and allied health occupations.
F. The Board shall make an annual public declaration of which nursing and allied health care education fields have been identified for priority funding due to either an urgent need for qualified employees or due to a determination of a future shortage of qualified employees.
G. Scholarships established through the Oklahoma Health Care Workers and Educators Assistance Program may be awarded contingent on funds made available through the State Regents for Higher Education.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 387, § 5, eff. July 1, 2008. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 159, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3102. Meaning of certain terms as used in act.

As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended:
(a) "Code" means this act.
(b) "State System" means the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education referred to in Section 1, Article XIII-A, Oklahoma Constitution.
(c) "State Regents" means the Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education, the coordinating board of control, established by Section 2, Article XIII-A, Oklahoma Constitution.
(d) "State educational institution" means any institution supported wholly or in part by direct legislative appropriations and offering courses of education of any kind beyond or in addition to the twelfth grade, or its equivalent, as such grade is generally understood and accepted in the public school system of Oklahoma, whether called a university, college, junior college, school or academy.
(e) "Private educational institution" means any private, denominational or other institution of the same type as a state educational institution except that it is not supported wholly or in part by direct legislative appropriations.
(f) "Board of Regents" means the board or body designated by the Oklahoma Constitution or by this Code as the board of regents or governing board of a state educational institution.
Laws 1965, c. 396, § 102.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3103. Agency of state educational institution.

A. For the purposes of this Code, each of the following shall be deemed an agency and an integral part of the University of Oklahoma:
1. The Health Sciences Center;
2. The Law Center;
3. The Oklahoma Geological Survey; and
4. OU-Tulsa.
B. For the purposes of this Code, each of the following shall be deemed an agency and an integral part of Oklahoma State University:
1. The College of Veterinary Medicine;
2. The College of Osteopathic Medicine;
3. The Agricultural Experiment Station;
4. The Agricultural Extension Division;
5. The campus located at Oklahoma City; and
6. The Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology-Okmulgee.
Added by 1965, c. 396, § 103, eff. July 1, 1965. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 137, § 5, eff. July 1, 1988; Laws 2002, c. 194, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2004, c. 400, § 1; Laws 2008, c. 54, § 3, eff. July 1, 2008.