Friday, February 14, 2020
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House and Senate committees were in full swing this week as lawmakers work toward the Feb. 27 deadline when measures must be reported from committees of their house of origin or be considered dead for this session. Please see deadline calendar below for deadlines.
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$13 million in limbo while Stitt, tribes battle
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Compacted tribes are sending their gaming money to the state of Oklahoma where it will be held while courts decide on tribal-gaming compacts.
Source: StateImpact Oklahoma
Oklahoma tribes will pay the state an estimated $13 million dollars in Class III gaming money, next Thursday. Since tribes believe the compacts auto-renewed at the start of the year – they are going to continue to remit their gaming funds like they have been for the past 15 years.
But the state isn’t going to put that money directly into education – the largest recipient of gaming money – even though it’s supposed to, under state law.
From the Oklahoma State-Tribal Gaming Act Page 5 A1
“…Twelve percent (12%) of the revenue derived pursuant to this paragraph shall be apportioned monthly to the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund and eighty-eight percent (88%) of such revenue shall be apportioned to the Education Reform Revolving Fund;”
Instead, that money will be remitted into two funds and held in escrow by the state. That’s according to a letter sent to the compacted tribes by the Oklahoma Office of Management & Enterprise Services (OMES).
Each month for the last 15 years, Oklahoma’s 35 compacted tribes have put millions of dollars into an education money pot known as the Education Reform Revolving Fund – also known as the 1017 Fund. The money from that fund pays for many of the basics of public school operations.
The compact dispute’s educational impact has become a hot topic among lawmakers and educators across the state. Gov. Kevin Stitt is digging in for a fight and calling for alternative ways to fund education, but it appears, in the short-term, the absence of gaming compact funds will be minimal.
Gov. Kevin Stitt said during his annual State of the State Address that he wouldn’t let education funding lapse during his dispute over gaming compact payments with Oklahoma’s tribes.
Why is Oklahoma rejecting $13 million?
OMES has said even though the state will accept gaming money, it won’t spend it. That’s because of an ongoing legal dispute over whether or not the state’s compacts with the tribes automatically renewed at the start of this year. Stitt says they didn’t. The tribes – and several lawmakers – including House Speaker Charles McCall and House Minority Leader Emily Virgin – say they did.
Both the state and tribes have said they want to keep funding education. The compacted tribes are continuing to pay their monthly gaming fees, and they expect the state to spend that money on education. Matt Morgan is the chairman of the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association.
“Tribal leadership has been clear in their desire to do business as usual, to see the funding continue,” he said. “They are remitting their fees still and hope the state of Oklahoma will continue utilizing those funds in the spirit it was intended.”
But during his State of the State address, Stitt suggested alternative sources to pay for education while the compact dispute is being resolved.
“I am asking for legislation that will allow the remaining cash balance from 2019 and funds from the Revenue Stabilization Fund to be leveraged, if needed, to compensate for any temporary pause in Class III gaming fees,” he said during his State of the State address last week.
The tribes don’t think Stitt can take that action, though.
“His choice in setting aside funds and/or asking the legislature to use other funds to try to make up that – that is his creation. He has decided to do that by himself,” Morgan said. “I’m not for sure why he’s, again, still going down this path and why he keeps creating these artificial hurdles that he feels like has to be overcome when clearly there’s a path forward for everyone – but he needs to be the one to stop and take a step back.”
Matt Morgan, chairman of the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association, says he believes money collected by the tribes should go to education rather than sit idly in state coffers.
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How does the money work?
Governor Stitt asked lawmakers to draft legislation to use the money left over from Fiscal Year 2019 – which is around $310 million dollars. This money, which can be used in the following budget years, came from the state pulling in more money than their estimated projections for that year.
Stitt also suggested pulling out of the Revenue Stabilization Fund, a sort of savings account created in 2016 to help with economic downturns.
The Revenue Stabilization Fund currently holds around $105.5 million dollars, but by the end of the fiscal year in June that will increase to about $200 million dollars.
Shelly Paulk is the state budget director. She said both options requested by Stitt would require lawmakers to draft a bill.
Paulk also said the Revenue Stabilization Fund uses peak collections from disproportionately volatile revenue streams like gross oil and gas production and corporate income tax. When there are peak collections above the five year average those amounts roll over into the fund.
“So in high growth years we save and then in times when we would have a downturn it allows certain withdrawals to be able to offset any possible effects on agencies,” Paulk said.
What that also means is there is not guaranteed money that rolls over into the fund.
On February 18 the Board of Equalization will meet to determine the five-year averages of gross oil and gas production and corporate income tax.
Carolyn Thompson is the deputy chief of staff at the Department of Education. She says the 1017 fund – which received over $130 million dollars – or 88% of the exclusivity fees from 2019 – has other sources besides gaming.
Tribal gaming and horse track money is the third largest source of money in the fund. Individual income tax makes up the largest at $292 million dollars – the projected amount for FY 2020. Sales tax is the second largest source of the fund at an estimated $276 million dollars for this fiscal year.
Thompson also said the sources for the 1017 fund could fluctuate month to month, depending on revenue streams. Other sources to the fund include corporate income tax, use tax and tobacco products tax.
The FY2020 estimate appropriated to the 1017 fund is around $854 million dollars.
The ultimate impact on education
The 1017 fund is used to pay for basic necessities by school districts.
When money is put into the fund, it goes directly to districts through the Department of Education.
It pays for things like teacher payroll, maintenance costs and other basics as outlined by individual school districts statewide. Of the state’s more than 500 districts, all but about three dozen rely on 1017 funds for basic operations.
But, in the immediate future state education leaders said those districts shouldn’t be concerned.
Shawn Hime, Oklahoma State School Boards Association executive director, said he had simple advice for school boards and superintendents across the state.
“Relax,” Hime said. “Don’t worry about it. Invest in students. Focus on your children, focus on investing in your students. We’ll follow the situation we’ll have a conversation with the Governor’s office, OMES and the legislature as we go along and make sure they keep education funding at the top of the priority list.”
Thompson echoed Hime.
“I don’t know if we have any indication of how this is going to play out, but we’re just kind of watching and waiting like everyone else,” Thompson said.
If the dispute gets dragged out there could be problems for the 1017 fund in the long run. But other sources would likely be able to compensate for any pause in funds from the tribes, they both said.
The tribes and the state have now entered into mediation ordered by a federal judge. That process has to be completed by March 31. If they are unable to reach an agreement by that date, the judge could order further mediation or the compact dispute could go to court.
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Governor Kevin Stitt Appoints Jerry Moore as Oklahoma Chief Information Officer
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Governor Kevin Stitt this week appointed Jerry Moore as state government’s chief information officer, a position that oversees information technology services for all state agencies.
“Throughout his career, Jerry has exhibited his expertise in the design and management of high-performance, cost-effective technology solutions,” said Governor Stitt. “His expertise is exactly what we need to continue to improve services across state government and move Oklahoma forward.”
Moore has served as director of IT applications services since 2017. His previous information technology experience includes positions with Devon Energy, ConocoPhillips, Alliance Resource Partners, Xeta Technologies (now Windstream) and the Tulsa Technology Center.
As CIO, Moore will report to Steven Harpe, director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
“Jerry’s more than 20 years of experience in technology leadership in the public and private sectors will serve Oklahomans well as we continue our efforts in becoming a Top Ten state,” Harpe said. “He has a proven record in identifying and executing new technologies to solve business problems.”
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January year-to-date collections slightly above prior year, below estimate
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General Revenue Fund collections in January were $709.7 million and came in $57.2 million, or 7.5%, below the monthly estimate. This amount is $4.8 million, or 0.7%, below collections in January of 2019. Total GRF collections over the first seven months of fiscal year 2020 were $28.8 million, or 0.7%, below the estimate, and $60.8 million, or 1.6%, above prior year collections for the same period.
“Oklahoma is on track with the year-to-date figures, but we continue to see softness in the energy sector,” said Steven Harpe, director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. “We need to keep this in mind as we look to the rest of the year.”
Major tax categories in January contributed the following amounts to the GRF:
- Total income tax collections of $340.7 million were $29.3 million, or 7.9%, below the estimate and $28.2 million, or 9.0%, above the prior year.
- Individual income tax collections of $298.3 million were $68.2 million, or 18.6%, below the estimate and $13.7 million, or 4.4%, below the prior year.
- Corporate income tax collections of $42.4 million were $38.9 million, or 1,129.5%, above the estimate and $41.9 million, or 8,363.2%, above the prior year.
- Sales tax collections of $182.9 million were $19.7 million, or 9.7%, below the estimate and $8.5 million, or 4.4%, below the prior year.
- Gross production tax collections of $67.4 million were $11.1 million, or 14.1%, below the estimate and $9.7 million, or 12.5%, below the prior year.
- Natural gas collections of $20.8 million were $19.3 million, or 48.2%, below the estimate and $15.1 million, or 42.2%, below the prior year.
- Oil collections of $46.6 million were $8.2 million, or 21.5%, above the estimate and $5.5 million, or 13.3%, above the prior year.
- Motor vehicle tax collections of $2.9 million were $0.8 million, or 35.1%, above the estimate and $15.4 million, or 84.1%, below the prior year.
- Other revenue collections of $115.9 million were $2.1 million, or 1.9%, above the estimate and $0.6 million, or 0.5%, above the prior year.
As state government’s main operating fund, the GRF is the key indicator of state government’s fiscal status and the predominant funding source for the annual appropriated state budget. GRF collections are revenues that remain for the appropriated state budget after rebates, refunds, other mandatory apportionments and after sales and use taxes are remitted back to municipalities. In contrast, gross collections, reported by the State Treasurer, are all revenues remitted to the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
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ill to improve school safety heads to House for final consideration
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Bill to improve school safety heads to House for final consideration
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The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to provide more local control for school districts to decide how to protect their students. Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, is author of House Bill 2336. The measure would allow a local board of education to voluntarily adopt a policy to authorize the carrying of a handgun onto school property by school personnel who hold a valid reserve peace officer certification or possess a valid handgun license. School personnel will also be required to complete “campus-specific active shooter training” conducted by local law enforcement.
“This bill will let our local districts and boards decide what works best for their schools especially in rural areas where law enforcement can’t respond as quickly to incidents as in urban areas,” Bullard said. “Currently, in order to carry on school grounds, personnel and teachers must be CLEET certified, which is unattainable for most because it’s so expensive and time prohibitive. For those districts that choose to authorize personnel to carry, this legislation will let them work with their local law enforcement for active shooting training in their own schools. This will be much more beneficial than being trained in a facility in another city should a real incident occur.”
Currently, teachers and school personnel must complete a 240-hour Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) certification to carry on school grounds. HB 2336 replaces the CLEET training requirement with ether the eight-hour concealed carry class or the 72 hours of armed security guard training along with the active shooter training.
“Most of our rural schools are vulnerable to these types of shootings because they can’t afford a resource officer or other security, and it takes local law enforcement too long to get to the schools,” Bullard said. “Schools in my district strongly support this measure. They understand that other schools may have more options for security because of their finances, but for those schools who don’t have the money, they want to be able to properly protect their students.”
Rep. Sean Roberts is the House author of HB 2336, which was requested by the Oklahoma Second Amendment Association.
The amended bill now returns to the House for final consideration.
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HB 1780
- Paraphrase: HB1780, by Rep. Charles McCall, R-Atoka and Sen. Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, increases the salary scale for Oklahoma teachers $1,200. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Stricken Title, Carryover Bill)
Effective Date: / / Emergency: No
Principal Authors: McCall, Charles (H); Treat, Greg (S)
Status: S General Order Status Date: 04/10/2019
HB 1992
- Paraphrase: HB1992, by Rep. Jadine Nollan, R-Sand Springs and Sen. RE-SIGNED Smalley, R-, creates the Oklahoma Public Safety Protection District Act. The bill allows the largest municipality within the county may initiate the creation of a public safety protection district by the adoption of a joint resolution calling for the question of whether to organize a public safety protection district. The bill requires all territory located within the municipality to be included in the district. The bill establishes rules for the appointment of a district director of public safety and the board and establishes duties and powers of the director and the board. The bill requires an annual levy assessment no greater than five mills on the dollar of assessed value of the property in the district, the proceeds of which shall be used for the operation and maintenance of the public safety protection district, including expenses related to jail operations, purchasing and maintaining public safety equipment and payment of salaries and benefits of the city and county employees who provide public safety services within the district. The bill prohibits the proceeds from being used to supplant public safety expenses incurred prior to the creation of a district. (Amended by House, Carryover Bill, Committee Substitute)
Effective Date: 11/01/2019 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Nollan, Jadine (H); Smalley, RESIGNED (S)
Status:
H Engrossed
Status Date:
02/13/2020
HB 2026
- Paraphrase: HB2026, by Rep. Mark Lepak, R-Claremore, modifies the State Board of Career and Technology Education to be an advisory board to the Director of Career and Technology Education. It transfers all duties and powers of the Board to the Director. The bill requires the CEO of the Department to be the Director appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. (Carryover Bill)
Effective Date: 11/01/2019 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Lepak, Mark (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee (8) Status Date: 02/06/2019
Committee(1): H Rules (H)
HB 2803
- Paraphrase: HB2803, by Rep. Rusty Cornwell, R-Vinita, extends the teacher minimum salary schedule from 25 years of service to 35 years of service, with additional salary steps for each year of service and degree level.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Cornwell, Rusty (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Appropriations & Budget (H)
HB 2813
- Paraphrase: HB2813, by Rep. Rande Worthen, R-Lawton, permits the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) to establish and certify additional law enforcement and criminal justice programs at state-supported technology center schools operating under the State Board of Career and Technology Education for teaching pre-law-enforcement students between 16 and 19 years of age.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Worthen, Rande (H)
Status:
H Committee - Do Pass
Status Date:
02/13/2020
Committee(1): H Public Safety (H)
HB 2991
- Paraphrase: HB2991, by Rep. Forrest Bennett, D-Oklahoma City, requires the Department of Career and Technology Education to consult and contract with the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to establish a job training program for persons receiving alcohol- and drug-dependency treatment services in areas in the state with the highest participation in alcohol- and drug-dependency treatment services or programs. The bill establishes eligibility for the program. It states that the purpose of the program will be to equip per-sons receiving alcohol- and drug-dependency treatment with a set of skills that may be utilized for employment when treatment is completed. It requires the Department of Career and Technology Education to promulgate necessary rules.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Bennett, Forrest (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Higher Ed & Career Tech (H)
HB 3066
- Paraphrase: HB3066, by Rep. Lundy Kiger, R-Poteau, prohibits virtual charter schools sponsored by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board from using State Aid allocations or any other state-appropriated revenue to advertise or to contract with an individual or business entity to purchase or obtain advertising services. The bill directs the State Board of Education and the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board from promulgating rules to implement the act.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Kiger, Lundy (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Appropriations & Budget (H)
HB 3085
- Paraphrase: HB3085, by Rep. Kyle Hilbert, R-Depew, allows an insurer to offer a reduction in the premium for a workers’ compensation insurance policy issued on or after Nov. 1,2020, if the insured has been certified by the State Board of Edu-cation to the Administrative Workers’ Compensation Commission as a work-based learning employer for as long as the employer maintains the certification. The bill requires the insurer to make an annual report in accordance with rules to be promulgated by the Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner showing the total dollar amount of the discounts. The bill directs the Insurance Commissioner and the State Board of Education to conduct a study to determine the impact of the premium discounts provided in encouraging employers to provide work-based learning opportunities for students 16 years of age or older. The bill requires the State Board of Education certify to the Administrative Workers’ Compensation Commission and the Insurance Commissioner that a work-based learning employer has entered into training agreement with one or more work-based learning students, the student’s parent of guardian and the school’s work-based learning coordinator, has developed in conjunction with the school’s work-based learning coordinator a detailed training plan for the work-based learning student that focuses on development of technical skills and employability skills, assigns a mentor to each work-based learning student and assists in monitoring the progress of the student, provides workers’ compensation insurance coverage for each work-based learning student, complies with all federal, state and local laws regarding employment of students as well as the rules set by the State Board of Education regarding work-based learning placement, a self-insured employer or an employer member of a group self-insurance association that provides work-based learning placements for one or more work-based learning students.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Hilbert, Kyle (H)
Status: H Committee - Committee Sub, Do Pass Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Judiciary (H)
HB 3142
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by Rep. Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa, exempts a person with a completed master’s degree program in education from certain requirements.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Provenzano, Melissa (H)
Status: H General Order Status Date: 02/11/2020
HB 3300
- Paraphrase: HB3300, by Rep. Zack Taylor, R-Seminole, creates the Students’ Right to Know Act requiring the State Department of Education to collect and dis-tribute to every public high school student the most in-demand jobs in Oklahoma with starting salary and education level required for that job, the average cost of all major colleges, universities and vocational schools in Oklahoma, the average monthly student loan payment for individuals who attend these institutes, the average three-year student loan default rate for these institutes, the average graduation rate for these institutes, the completions rates of apprenticeship program, high school credential program, career and technical education programs and military first-term enlistments, the share of Oklahoma college and university graduates working in an occupation that does not require a college degree and the average starting salary for those graduating from a major college or university or vocational school in Oklahoma. The bill allows the State Department of Education to enter into a memorandum of understanding with any department, agency or division for the information required in the act.
Effective Date: 01/01/2021 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Taylor, Zack (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Rules (H)
HB 3354
- Paraphrase: HB3354, by Rep. Randy Randleman, R-Eufaula, requires the State Department of Education to create an apprenticeship graduation program for high school students and provide for alternative graduation requirements for students enrolled in the program. It requires the Department to select and approve professionals to participate in the program who shall be representatives from different occupations and are licensed or registered in this state to work in their respective occupation, including, but not limited to, plumbers, electricians, welders, roofing contractors and mechanical contractors. It requires the Department to develop and approve curriculum for the apprenticeship program that allows the student to shadow and participate with the professional for the purpose of learning a trade and becoming licensed or registered in a trade at the time of the student’s high school graduation. It allows a student to select to enroll in the program in grade nine. It requires each district board of education to establish an apprenticeship graduation program team to assist the student in exploring and selecting different occupations and career paths offered in the program. It allows students absent from school in which they are regularly enrolled to be considered as being in attendance if the reason for such absence is to participate in the apprenticeship graduation program created therein.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Randleman, Randy (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Common Education (H)
HB 3378
- Paraphrase: HB3378, by Rep. Kevin Wallace, R-Wellston, Rep. Meloyde Blancett, D-Tulsa, and Rep. Mickey Dollens, D-Oklahoma City, creates an income tax credit, for taxable years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2021, and ending not later than Dec. 31, 2025, for qualifying apprentice programs. The bill defines applicable terms. It caps the total annual amount of the credit at $3 million. It makes the cred-it non-refundable. It permits Governor’s Council for Workforce and Economic Development, in coordination with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, to adopt rules necessary to establish standards for participation and eligibility and to implement and administer the tax credit program. It requires the council to consult with the Oklahoma Tax Commission to coordinate implementation and administration of the program. The bill requires the council to report annually to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee and Senate Finance Committee chairs the effectiveness of the apprenticeship program not later than January 31 each year.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Blancett, Meloyde (H); Dollens, Mickey (H); Wallace, Kevin (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Appropriations & Budget (H)
HB 3389
- Paraphrase: HB3389, by Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Regents for Higher Education and the State Board of Career and Technology Education, to conduct a study and make recommendations to the Legislature regarding possible changes to the units or sets of competencies required for students to graduate with a standard diploma. It states the purpose of the study. The bill establishes requirements for the study. The bill requires the board to submit any recommendations prior to the start of the 2021 Legislative Session and may continue the study and to make recommendations thereafter as needed. (Emergency Measure)
Effective Date: / / Emergency: Yes
Principal Authors: Baker, Rhonda (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Status:
H General Order
Status Date:
02/11/2020
HB 3598
- Paraphrase: HB3598, by Rep. Dustin Roberts, R-Durant, creates the Council n Law Enforcement Education and Training Reform Act.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Roberts, Dustin (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Rules (H)
HB 3804
- Paraphrase: HB3804, by Rep. Toni Hasenbeck, R-Elgin, amends the definition and content of computer technology courses when relating to required courses for graduation from an accredited public high school.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Hasenbeck, Toni (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Common Education (H)
HB 3807
- Paraphrase: HB3807, by Rep. Toni Hasenbeck, R-Elgin, requires the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to issue a report to the Speaker of the House, President Pro Tem and Governor detailing factors in Oklahoma’s public education system that contribute to improvements in the common education system, higher education and CareerTech systems, and the state’s workforce. It re-quires the report to contain recommendations on ways to address information gaps between state education entities. (Emergency Measure)
Effective Date: 07/01/2020 Emergency: Yes
Principal Authors: Hasenbeck, Toni (H)
Status: Subcommittee Do Pass Status Date: 02/11/2020
Committee(1): H Appropriations & Budget, Education (H)
HB 3908
- Paraphrase: HB3908, by Rep. Scott Fetgatter, R-Okmulgee, modifies curriculum required for graduation with a standard diploma. (Emergency Measure)
Effective Date: 07/01/2020 Emergency: Yes
Principal Authors: Fetgatter, Scott (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Business and Commerce (H)
HB 3942
, by Rep. Scott Fetgatter, R-Okmulgee, creates the Education Reform Act of 2020.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Fetgatter, Scott (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Rules (H)
HB 3946
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by Rep. Scott Fetgatter, R-Okmulgee, creates the Teacher Certification Reform Act of 2020.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Fetgatter, Scott (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Rules (H)
HB 3992
, by Rep. Harold Wright, R-Weatherford, modifies the limits of liability under the Governmental Tort Claims Act.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Wright, Harold (H)
Status: H General Order Status Date: 02/06/2020
SB 90
- Paraphrase: SB0090, by Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, extends the sunset date for the State Accrediting Agency to July 1, 2024. (Carryover Bill)
Effective Date: 11/01/2019 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Pugh, Adam (S)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee Status Date: 02/05/2019
Committee(1): S Veterans & Military Affairs (S)
SB 597
- Paraphrase: SB0597, by Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa and Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, creates a task force to study how four-year colleges within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education can assist two-year colleges to save money. It provides for membership. It requires the task force to be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. It requires the task force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations by July 1, 2020, to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (Amended by Senate, Stricken Title, Carryover Bill)
Effective Date: / / Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Stanislawski, Gary (S); Baker, Rhonda (H)
Status: H Introduced Status Date: 03/25/2019
SB 602
- Paraphrase: SB0602, by Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa and Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, creates a task force to study and make recommendations to the Legislature on efficiencies in operating and governing two-year colleges within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education until July 1, 2020. It provides for membership. It requires appointments to be made within 30 days after the effective date and for the task force to conduct an organization meeting not later than Aug. 31, 2019. It requires the task force to be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. It requires the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to provide staff and administrative support for the task force. It requires the task force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations by July 1, 2020, to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (Carryover Bill)
Effective Date: 07/01/2019 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Stanislawski, Gary (S); Baker, Rhonda (H)
Status: H Introduced Status Date: 03/25/2019
SB 617
- Paraphrase: SB0617, by Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa and Rep. Kyle Hilbert, R-Depew, exempts the State Department of Education from the provisions of the Oklahoma Information Services Act and the Information Technology Consolidation and Coordination Act, except for network hosting, data hosting, network security, server security, and software support. It requires internal help desk support for the State Department of Education and the Department of Career and Technology Education be provided jointly by the Information Services Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the Information Services Division of the Oklahoma State Department of Education. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Stricken Title, Carryover Bill, Stricken enacting clause)
Effective Date: 11/01/2019 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Stanislawski, Gary (S); Hilbert, Kyle (H)
Status: H General Order Status Date: 04/11/2019
SB 741
- Paraphrase: SB0741, by Sen. RESIGNED Smalley, R-, requires the Department of Career and Technology Education in collaboration with the Department of Labor prior to the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year to review and approve career readiness assessments and assessment-based credentials that measure and document foundational workplace skills. It establishes criteria for the assessments. (Carryover Bill)
Effective Date: 07/01/2019 Emergency: Yes
Principal Authors: Smalley, RESIGNED (S)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee Status Date: 02/05/2019
Committee(1): S Education (S)
Committee(2): S Appropriations (S)
SB 996
- Paraphrase: SB0996, by Sen. Kimberly David, R-Porter and Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, adds a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) block course whether taught at a comprehensive high school or technology center school when taken in the tenth, eleventh or twelfth grade, taught by a certified teacher, and approved by the State Board of Education and the independent district board of education to the list of courses eligible to meet the mathematics requirement and the laboratory sciences requirement for high school graduation. (Amended by House, Carryover Bill, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)
Effective Date: 07/01/2019 Emergency: Yes
Principal Authors: David, Kimberly (S); Baker, Rhonda (H)
Status: H General Order Status Date: 04/03/2019
SB 1093
- Paraphrase: SB1093, by Sen. Brent Howard, R-Altus, removes the requirement that $1.0 million of the funds in the Multiple Injury Trust Fund be transferred annually on July 1 to the Oklahoma Department of Labor Revolving Fund exclusively for the operation and administration of the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act and for other necessary expenses of the Department of Labor. (Emergency Measure)
Effective Date: 07/01/2020 Emergency: Yes
Principal Authors: Howard, Brent (S)
Status:
Referred to Committee
Status Date:
02/11/2020
Committee(1): S Appropriations (S)
SB 1119
- Paraphrase: SB1119, by Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, requires the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to publish an annual report called the “Future of Oklahoma Industry and Labor (FOIL) Report.” It requires the report to analyze and de-scribe the current and predictable trends of the state’s jobs, industries and work-force. It requires the report to have an interactive map covering the various regions of the state to show trends in specific job markets, growth industries and labor workforce shortages as analyzed in the published report. It requires the report to be published on July 1, 2021, and a report to be due each July 1 thereafter. It re-quires agencies specified therein to assist the Department in the collection and analysis of data and the formulation of each annual report and maintain a link connection to the report and interactive map on their respective websites. It re-quires the Department of Education and the Department of Career and Technology to utilize the report.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Bullard, David (S)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): S Business, Commerce & Tourism (S)
SB 1120
- Paraphrase: SB1120, by Sen. Dewayne Pemberton, R-Muskogee, creates a task force to study whether to require high school students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as a prerequisite for high school graduation. It provides for task force membership and the naming of co-chairs. It requires appointments to the task force to be made within 30 days after the effective date. It requires the task force to conduct an organizational meeting not later than Sept. 1, 2020. It requires a quorum of the task force to be assembled in order to approve any final action. It allows the task force to meet as often as needed to per-form the duties imposed upon it. It requires the task force to be subject to the Open Meetings Act. It requires members receive no compensation or travel reimbursement. It requires the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the Senate to provide staff and administrative support for the task force. (Emergency Measure)
Effective Date: 07/01/2020 Emergency: Yes
Principal Authors: Pemberton, Dewayne (S)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): S Education (S)
SB 1153
- Paraphrase: SB1153, by Sen. Ron Sharp, R-Shawnee, prohibits a public school district, a locally-sponsored charter school and a virtual charter school sponsored by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board from expending any portion of a State Aid allocation or any other state-appropriated funds to market, advertise or promote programs and services available through the public school district, charter school or virtual charter school to recruit students for enrollment. It exempts expenditures made to market or advertise employment opportunities; provide informational material concerning school bond elections and millage elections; establish and maintain school websites; or publish and distribute flyers, brochures or other informational materials about school enrollment. It requires a public school district, charter school or virtual charter school found by the State Board of Education to have violated the prohibition to remit to the State Board of Education an amount equal to the amount of State Aid allocation or other state-appropriated funds ex-pended plus 10 percent. It provides any person who knowingly or willfully violates the prohibition be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year or both. (Emergency Measure)
Effective Date: 07/01/2020 Emergency: Yes
Principal Authors: Sharp, Ron (S)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): S Education (S)
SB 1167
- Paraphrase: SB1167, by Sen. Dewayne Pemberton, R-Muskogee, permits the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission to release certain information to the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education and the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Pemberton, Dewayne (S)
Status: S Introduced Status Date: 02/03/2020
SB 1200
- Paraphrase: SB1200, by Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, consolidates the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training into the Department of Public Safety as a division. The bill gives the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety the authority to rename the division as deemed necessary upon consolidation. The bill moves all assets, funds, liabilities, allotments, purchase orders, out-standing financial obligations, encumbrances, records, vehicles, equipment and other property of CLEET to the Department of Public Safety. The bill also transfers personnel employed by CLEET to DPS.
Effective Date: / / Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Thompson, Roger (S)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): S Public Safety (S)
SB 1205
- Paraphrase: SB1205, by Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, modifies the definition of the term “Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP)” to permit them to be used as early as the sixth grade. (Emergency Measure)
Effective Date: 07/01/2020 Emergency: Yes
Principal Authors: Bullard, David (S)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): S Education (S)
SB 1338
- Paraphrase: SB1338, by Sen. John Montgomery, R-Lawton, directs the State Department of Education to reimburse educators for certain courses taken through institutes of higher education and allows school districts to develop professional development courses in pedagogical principals and classroom management to fulfill the same requirements. (Emergency Measure)
Effective Date: 07/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Montgomery, John (S)
Status: S Introduced Status Date: 02/03/2020
SB 1339
- Paraphrase: SB1339, by Sen. John Montgomery, R-Lawton, requires the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the State Department of Career and Technology Education and the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools to prepare and make available on their websites a report on student financing and debt beginning Nov. 1, 2020 and every two years thereafter. It specifies the information to be included in said report. It requires the information provided in the re-port required therein to be aggregated by age, race and gender and comply with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act. (Emergency Measure)
Effective Date: 07/01/2020 Emergency: Yes
Principal Authors: Montgomery, John (S)
Status: S Introduced Status Date: 02/03/2020
SB 1396
- Paraphrase: SB1396, by Sen. Brenda Stanley, R-Oklahoma City, removes the earnings limitations for certain retired members of the Teachers Retirement System.
Effective Date: / / Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Stanley, Brenda (S)
Status: S Introduced Status Date: 02/03/2020
SB 1397
- Paraphrase: SB1397, by Sen. Robert Standridge, R-Norman, creates a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education to be designated as the Oklahoma Central Career Tech Revolving Fund. It requires all monies accruing to the credit of the fund to be appropriated and can be budgeted and expended by the department for the purpose of funding and creating a central Career Tech facility that will serve all career tech centers and their students.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Standridge, Robert (S)
Status: S Introduced Status Date: 02/03/2020
SB 1445
- Paraphrase: SB1445, by Sen. Brenda Stanley, R-Oklahoma City, requires, for a period of three years beginning July 1, 2020, Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System members who have retired as of July 1, 2019, who have been retired and receiving a benefit for at least one year, and who have not been employed by any public school during that one-year period, be eligible to be reemployed as an active classroom teacher in common or career tech school districts, with no limitations on earnings.
Effective Date: / / Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Stanley, Brenda (S)
Status: S Introduced Status Date: 02/03/2020
SB 1487
- Paraphrase: SB1487, by Sen. Brent Howard, R-Altus, authorizes that within 30 days after the calling of an election by the governing board of a local government entity for a vote authorizing the incurring of general obligation bond indebtedness to be issued by the local government entities the governing board of such entity to either cause to be published or provide a link to that local government website.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Howard, Brent (S)
Status: S Introduced Status Date: 02/03/2020
SB 1541
- Paraphrase: SB1541, by Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, changes the name of the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board to the Oklahoma Commission for Digital Learning. The bill increases the terms of office for commission members to five year. The bill adds the Chancellor of Higher Education and the Director of the Department of Career and Technology Education as members of the commission and makes them, as well as the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Secretary of Education voting members, rather than non-voting ex officio members. The bill removes outdated language. The bill requires the commission to develop and maintain an online learning platform to provide high quality online learning opportunities that are aligned with the subject matter standards adopted by the State Board of Education. It requires the commission to develop content for the online courses, with a special emphasis on developing online courses in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), foreign language courses and advanced placement courses. The bill requires the online platform be available to all Oklahoma school districts in addition to the supplemental online courses provided for in the bill. It exempts the commission from the competitive bidding requirements of the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act for the purpose of soliciting, negotiating and executing contracts to establishing the platform. It removes the process for appealing a decision to the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board to the State Board of Education. The bill changes the name of the Statewide Charter School Revolving Fund to the Oklahoma Commission for Digital Learning Revolving Fund. (Emergency Measure)
Effective Date: 07/01/2020 Emergency: Yes
Principal Authors: Stanislawski, Gary (S)
Status: S Introduced Status Date: 02/03/2020
SB 1693
- Paraphrase: SB1693, by Sen. Robert Standridge, R-Norman, creates the Oklahoma Workforce and Economic Development Act. It creates in the Department of Labor a division to be called the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development, to continue until July 1, 2026, according to the Oklahoma Sunset Law. It outlines the purpose of the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development to administer federal grant funding allocations from the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and other federal grants and sources of funding relating to this state’s work-force development programs, employment and training services to various Oklahoma citizens and those recipients of federal assistance funds, and pursuant to the powers, duties and responsibilities prescribed in this act or authorized by state or federal law. It requires the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development to oper-ate without direct state appropriated funding and to be contingent upon federal funding and other sources of monies derived from federal resources and nonappropriated funds, except as otherwise specifically authorized therein for state inter-agency agreements, state agency personnel resource sharing agreements, monies earned from office space rental agreements between state agencies, state agency contractual agreements, memorandum of understanding agreements be-tween state agencies, or other state agency resource sharing agreements. It al-lows the Department of Labor to accept and apply for gifts, grants, donations, and funds from public and private sources to support the duties of the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development. It allows the Department of Labor to use money from job training funds and other money to implement the requirements therein. It de-fines terms used therein.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Standridge, Robert (S)
Status: S Introduced Status Date: 02/03/2020
CTE Licensing
HB 2861
- Paraphrase: HB2861, by Rep. Daniel Pae, R-Lawton, requires a person have a license from the State Department of Health to perform laser hair removal, permanent cosmetic coloring or cosmetic tattooing. The bill creates a license for laser hair removal, permanent cosmetic coloring or cosmetic tattooing and directs the State Department of Health to regulate the license and promulgate rules and training related to each license. Th bill requires facilities performing these acts to have at least one licensed professional present to supervise procedures performed at the facility. The bill requires facilities giving these procedures to give each customer a written statement outlining the relevant risks associated with each procedure and must post a warning from the State Department of Health in a conspicuous location readily visible with a toll-free telephone number and email address for the agency. The bill allows the State Department of Health to impose an administrative fine of no more than $5,000 per violation of this act per day and may suspend, revoke or deny the license of the facility.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Pae, Daniel (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Rules (H)
HB 3091
- Paraphrase: HB3091, by Rep. Ajay Pittman, D-Oklahoma City, removes cosmeticians from the oversight of the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering and removes all reference to cosmeticians and their practices from the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act, except to state they do not need to be licensed. The bill also removes licensing language related to hairbraiders.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Pittman, Ajay (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Common Education (H)
HB 3101
- Paraphrase: HB3101, by Rep. Mike Osburn, R-Edmond, sets the fee of the annual safety and sanitation test with the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering at $25.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Osburn, Mike (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Rules (H)
HB 3366
- Paraphrase: HB3366, by Rep. Kevin Wallace, R-Wellston, removes exemptions related to specified classes under the Electrical License Act.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Wallace, Kevin (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Rules (H)
SB 101
- Paraphrase: SB0101, by Sen. Paul Scott, R-Duncan and Rep. Charles Ortega, R-Altus, authorizes the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering to issue a reciprocal license without examination. The bill establishes requirements for reciprocal licenses. The bill establishes a period until Nov. 1, 2021, for Oklahoma resident who has practiced massage therapy for the past three years, has 300 hours of training and meets certain other requirements to obtain a license. The bill increases the number of hours of required training to 500 hours for license applications received after Nov. 1, 2021. It permits the board to promulgate necessary rules. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Carryover Bill, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)
Effective Date: / / Emergency: Yes
Principal Authors: Scott, Paul (S); Ortega, Charles (H)
Status: CCR Submitted to House Status Date: 05/17/2019
SB 175
- Paraphrase: SB0175, by Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, exempts the portion of the wiring system between the load side of a Class 2 and Class 3 power source and the connected equipment utilized for the installation of burglar alarms or security systems, electronic access control, closed circuit television, commercial and residential fire alarm systems, commercial and residential fire sprinkler systems, nurse call systems, and voice, video, audio, data signal and lighting systems 50 volts and under from the electrical licensing requirements of the Electrical License Act. (Amended by Senate, Carryover Bill, Committee Substitute)
Effective Date: 11/01/2019 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Daniels, Julie (S)
Status: S General Order Status Date: 02/28/2019
SB 420
- Paraphrase: SB0420, by Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair and Rep. Ryan Martinez, R-Edmond, modifies and adds definitions to terms in the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act. The bill modifies the powers and duties of the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. It authorizes the board to promulgate rules governing the examination and licensure or certification of cosmetologists, manicurist/nail technicians, facial/estheticians, cosmetician/stylists, hair braiding technicians, master instructors cosmetology, master instructors manicurist/nail technician, master instructors facial/esthetician, barbers, and master instructors barbers. It re-quires the Board to have the authority to levy fines not to exceed $500 for any violation of the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act, including violations listed therein and any rules of the Board. It requires each day a violation continues to be a separate offense. It updates statutory language. (Amended by Senate, Carryover Bill)
Effective Date: / / Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Bergstrom, Micheal (S); Martinez, Ryan (H)
Status: H General Order Status Date: 03/12/2019
SB 653
- Paraphrase: SB0653, by Sen. Darcy Jech, R-Kingfisher, allows credit for in-plant experience for a contractor license under the Electrical Licensing Act. (Carryover Bill)
Effective Date: 11/01/2019 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Jech, Darcy (S)
Status: S Committee - Laid Over Status Date: 02/07/2019
Committee(1): S Business, Commerce & Tourism (S)
SB 917
- Paraphrase: SB0917, by Sen. Greg McCortney, R-Ada, includes Advanced Practice Registered Nurses as licensed practitioners authorized to prescribe dangerous drugs within the scope of practice of such practitioner. The act adds Oklahoma licensed Clinical Nurse Specialists, Certified Nurse Practitioners and Certified Nurse-Midwifes as those licensed to prescribe under the supervision of an Oklahoma licensed physician, along with Certified Nurse Practitioners who have received a waiver of supervision from the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision. The act only allows pharmacists to dispense prescriptions for controlled dangerous substances prescribed by an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse li-censed and located in Oklahoma. The act describes the education and experience necessary for an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse to prescribe as well as their scope of practice. (Carryover Bill)
Effective Date: 11/01/2019 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: McCortney, Greg (S)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee Status Date: 02/07/2019
Committee(1): S Health & Human Services (S)
SB 939
- Paraphrase: SB0939, by Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, adds accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing or the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education to requirements for advanced practice registered nursing education programs and requires an advanced practice registered nursing program show evidence of periodic on-campus attendance for assessment and evaluation of students’ progress and competence in addition to completing a minimum 1,000 clinical hours in the graduate program. (Carryover Bill)
Effective Date: 11/01/2019 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Pugh, Adam (S)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee Status Date: 02/11/2019
Committee(1): S Health & Human Services (S)
SB 1166
- Paraphrase: SB1166, by Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, modifies the definition of the term “barbering” under the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act. It removes the definition of the term “cosmetic studio.” It removes the licensing requirements for cosmeticians and for demonstrators. It defines the term “hair braiding.” It removes the certification requirement for hair braiding and the requirement that the service be performed in a licensed cosmetology establishment. The bill defines the term “hair arranging.” It removes violations for performing cosmetician and demonstrator services without a license. It exempts cosmeticians and demonstrators from the provisions of the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Bergstrom, Micheal (S)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): S Business, Commerce & Tourism (S)
SB 1431
- Paraphrase: SB1431, by Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, requires all state agencies charged with oversight of occupational licenses and to have authority to issue administrative fines for a violation of the licensing act to establish procedures and rules for an individual who is physically or financially injured as a direct result of a licensee’s violation of the license provisions, or rules related thereto, and for which an administrative fine for such violation was imposed and collected by the licensing oversight agency, to request and receive all or a part of the amount of such administrative fines collected as restitution for their personal injury. It requires the agency with oversight of the licensee to evaluate and determine the amount to be awarded to an injured individual for restitution from the actual administrative fines collected for that violation. It prohibits any amount paid to an injured individual from any administrative fines collected from other sources or for violations unrelated to the actual injury. The bill states none of its provisions or any agency rule promulgated will preclude a cause of action from being brought in a court of competent jurisdiction or be construed to diminish the amount of damages, compensation or restitution which may be determined and awarded as a result of a court action. The bill also provides its provisions will not apply to professional licensure boards that currently recognize and comply with the spirit and intent of the act. It requires all agencies with oversight of occupational licenses to promulgate rules by Nov. 1, 2020. (Emergency Measure)
Effective Date: 07/01/2020 Emergency: Yes
Principal Authors: Dahm, Nathan (S)
Status: S Introduced Status Date: 02/03/2020
SB 1484
- Paraphrase: SB1484, by Sen. Paul Scott, R-Duncan, transfers the Massage Therapy Practice Act to the Board of Chiropractic Examiners. (Emergency Measure)
Effective Date: 07/01/2020 Emergency: Yes
Principal Authors: Scott, Paul (S)
Status: S Introduced Status Date: 02/03/2020
SB 1540
- Paraphrase: SB1540, by Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, adds the term “threader” to the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act. The bill defines the term. The bill exempts threaders from the provisions of the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Pugh, Adam (S)
Status: S Committee – Do Pass as Amended Status Date: 02/03/2020
Committee(1): S Business, Commerce & Tourism (S)
SB 1621
- Paraphrase: SB1621, by Sen. Michael Brooks, D-Oklahoma City, creates the Real Estate Owner’s Rights Act. It allots an owner of real property in Oklahoma with rights specified therein. It provides exemptions. It prohibits the provisions of the Mechanical Licensing Act from applying to an individual who performs mechanical work on residential or farm property owned by such individual or an owner of property who performs mechanical work with the assistance of his or her family members, relatives, employees or other associates as authorized therein.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Brooks, Michael (S)
Status: S Introduced Status Date: 02/03/2020
SB 1649
- Paraphrase: SB1649, by Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, directs the Construction Industries Board to issue a license as a listed electrical apprentice to any per-son who has been certified by the Committee of Electrical Examiners as having 10,000 or more verifiable hours of experience as an electrical apprentice and who has paid the license fee and to register and issue a certificate to any 16 year old who is enrolled in high school and is enrolled in a work-ready of similar program as a student electrical intern. The bill defines a student electrical intern as a person 16 years of age or older and a listed electrical apprentice as a person who can demonstrate 10,000 hours of experience as an electrical apprentice.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Daniels, Julie (S)
Status: S Introduced Status Date: 02/03/2020
SB 1839
- Paraphrase: SB1839, by Sen. John Montgomery, R-Lawton and Rep. Daniel Pae, R-Lawton, creates the Oklahoma Cosmetic Procedures Licensing Act. The bill de-fines applicable terms. The bill prohibits a person from performing or attempting to perform laser hair removal, permanent cosmetic coloring and cosmetic tattooing unless the person holds a license or certificate issued by the State Department of Health. The bill states the license or certificate only authorizes a person to perform nonablative cosmetic laser hair removal, permanent cosmetic coloring and cosmetic tattooing. It states the license or certificate does not authorize the person to diagnose, treat or offer to treat any client for any illness, disease, injury, defect or deformity of the human body. It requires the license or certificate holder specifically disclose this limitation in writing to all clients and prospective clients. The bill pro-vides a health professional licensed under another law is not required to hold a certificate under this bill to perform laser hair removal if the performance of laser hair removal is within the scope of that professional’s practice as determined by the professional’s licensing board. It also provides that it does not apply to a physician or any person under the supervision of a physician who is licensed to practice medicine in Oklahoma. The bill establishes requirements of a laser hair removal professional certificate; senior laser hair removal technician certificate; laser hair removal technician certificate; and laser hair removal apprentice-in-training certificate. It establishes requirements for laser hair removal facilities. The bill requires licenses for permanent cosmetic coloring or cosmetic tattooing be issued by the State Department of Health. It requires the Commissioner of Health to promulgate rules regulating cosmetic coloring and cosmetic tattooing. It creates requirements for a facility offering laser hair removal, permanent cosmetic coloring or cosmetic tattooing. It permits the State Department of Health to impose administrative fines. The bill updates references to the Commissioner and Department of Health.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Montgomery, John (S); Pae, Daniel (H)
Status: Second Reading – Referred to Senate Committee Status Date: 02/10/2020
Committee(1): S Health & Human Services (S)
Committee(2): S Appropriations (S)
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HB 2866
- Paraphrase: HB2866, by Rep. Daniel Pae, R-Lawton, creates the Labor Law Amendments Act of 2020, sets Oklahoma minimum wage at $8.65 per hour and requires the Commissioner of Labor to increase the rate at the economic rate of inflation as determined by the State Treasurer on Jan. 1 of any year beginning on Jan. 1, 2022. The bill requires the Commissioner create and make publicly available an electronic reporting system on violations of the act. The bill requires the Commissioner to coordinate with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Com-mission to create an entity within the Department of Labor to investigate com-plaints. The bill states if the Commissioner finds additional wages are due than 100 percent of the amount will be added as a penalty. The bill sets fines for no less than $5,000 for violations. The bill requires the Commissioner to forward in-formation on companies in violation of the act to the executive director of the Oklahoma Tax Commission. The bill requires the Oklahoma Tax Commission to audit reported companies for at least the three most recent years of tax filings and if any tax due is discovered then the employer in question will pay a fine equal to 25 percent of the tax due plus all costs associated with conducting the audit. The bill exempts employers with less than five employees at any one location or place of business. The bill removes exemptions for agricultural workers, domestic service workers, newspaper vendors or carriers, executive administrative or professional employees, outside salesmen, part-time employees, employees under 18-years old and not a high school graduate or a graduate of a vocational training program, reserve force deputy sheriffs. The bill includes minors working in the capacity as an intern or apprentice for 10 or more hours per week. The bill requires employers post updates county-specific notices for contacting about labor ordinances. The bill states employees receiving commissions, tips or gratuities are to be paid at minimum wage rate and prohibits employers from confiscating any amount of commissions, tips or gratuities. The bill requires employers to develop a method for employees to declare their daily amount of commissions, tips or gratuities earned in order to file that information with the Oklahoma Tax Commission. The bill repeals language establishing legislative preemption of mandatory minimum wage and employee benefits related to vacation or sick leave days. The bill repeals language allowing employers to take credit again minimum wage for uniform costs.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Pae, Daniel (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Rules (H)
HB 2928
- Paraphrase: HB2928, by Rep. Chelsey Branham, D-Oklahoma City, requires every employer that employs apprentices to provide at no cost written confirmation of hours worked by the apprentice annually or within 10 business days upon request.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Branham, Chelsey (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Business and Commerce (H)
HB 3085
- Paraphrase: HB3085, by Rep. Kyle Hilbert, R-Depew, allows an insurer to offer a reduction in the premium for a workers’ compensation insurance policy issued on or after Nov. 1,2020, if the insured has been certified by the State Board of Edu-cation to the Administrative Workers’ Compensation Commission as a work-based learning employer for as long as the employer maintains the certification. The bill requires the insurer to make an annual report in accordance with rules to be promulgated by the Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner showing the total dollar amount of the discounts. The bill directs the Insurance Commissioner and the State Board of Education to conduct a study to determine the impact of the premium discounts provided in encouraging employers to provide work-based learning opportunities for students 16 years of age or older. The bill requires the State Board of Education certify to the Administrative Workers’ Compensation Commission and the Insurance Commissioner that a work-based learning employer has entered into training agreement with one or more work-based learning students, the student’s parent of guardian and the school’s work-based learning coordinator, has developed in conjunction with the school’s work-based learning coordinator a detailed training plan for the work-based learning student that focuses on development of technical skills and employability skills, assigns a mentor to each work-based learning student and assists in monitoring the progress of the student, provides workers’ compensation insurance coverage for each work-based learning student, complies with all federal, state and local laws regarding employment of students as well as the rules set by the State Board of Education regarding work-based learning placement, a self-insured employer or an employer member of a group self-insurance association that provides work-based learning placements for one or more work-based learning students.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Hilbert, Kyle (H)
Status: H Committee - Committee Sub, Do Pass Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Judiciary (H)
HB 3119
- Paraphrase: HB3119, by Rep. Brian Hill, R-Mustang, creates the Workforce Development Apprenticeship Act.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Hill, Brian (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Rules (H)
HB 3354
- Paraphrase: HB3354, by Rep. Randy Randleman, R-Eufaula, requires the State Department of Education to create an apprenticeship graduation program for high school students and provide for alternative graduation requirements for students enrolled in the program. It requires the Department to select and approve professionals to participate in the program who shall be representatives from different occupations and are licensed or registered in this state to work in their respective occupation, including, but not limited to, plumbers, electricians, welders, roofing contractors and mechanical contractors. It requires the Department to develop and approve curriculum for the apprenticeship program that allows the student to shadow and participate with the professional for the purpose of learning a trade and becoming licensed or registered in a trade at the time of the student’s high school graduation. It allows a student to select to enroll in the program in grade nine. It requires each district board of education to establish an apprenticeship graduation program team to assist the student in exploring and selecting different occupations and career paths offered in the program. It allows students absent from school in which they are regularly enrolled to be considered as being in attendance if the reason for such absence is to participate in the apprenticeship graduation program created therein.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Randleman, Randy (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Common Education (H)
HB 3378
- Paraphrase: HB3378, by Rep. Kevin Wallace, R-Wellston, Rep. Meloyde Blancett, D-Tulsa, and Rep. Mickey Dollens, D-Oklahoma City, creates an income tax credit, for taxable years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2021, and ending not later than Dec. 31, 2025, for qualifying apprentice programs. The bill defines applicable terms. It caps the total annual amount of the credit at $3 million. It makes the cred-it non-refundable. It permits Governor’s Council for Workforce and Economic Development, in coordination with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, to adopt rules necessary to establish standards for participation and eligibility and to implement and administer the tax credit program. It requires the council to consult with the Oklahoma Tax Commission to coordinate implementation and administration of the program. The bill requires the council to report annually to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee and Senate Finance Committee chairs the effectiveness of the apprenticeship program not later than January 31 each year.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Blancett, Meloyde (H); Dollens, Mickey (H); Wallace, Kevin (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Appropriations & Budget (H)
HB 3389
- Paraphrase: HB3389, by Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Regents for Higher Education and the State Board of Career and Technology Education, to conduct a study and make recommendations to the Legislature regarding possible changes to the units or sets of competencies required for students to graduate with a standard diploma. It states the purpose of the study. The bill establishes requirements for the study. The bill requires the board to submit any recommendations prior to the start of the 2021 Legislative Session and may continue the study and to make recommendations thereafter as needed. (Emergency Measure)
Effective Date: / / Emergency: Yes
Principal Authors: Baker, Rhonda (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Common Education (H)
HB 3417
- Paraphrase: HB3417, by Rep. John Waldron, D-Tulsa, changes the school assessment criteria of school quality or student success to school climate. It also re-moves chronic absenteeism as a measure.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Waldron, John (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Common Education (H)
HB 3754
- Paraphrase: HB3754, by Rep. Mark Lawson, R-Sapulpa, creates the Apprentice Licensing Reform Act of 2020.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Lawson, Mark (H)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to House Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): H Rules (H)
SB 191
- Paraphrase: SB0191, by Sen. Robert Standridge, R-Norman, creates the Oklahoma Workforce Development Act. The bill creates the Oklahoma Office of Work-force Development as a division of the Department of Labor, beginning July 1, 2020, and continuing until July 1, 2026, to administer federal grant funding allocations from the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and other federal grants and sources of funding relating to state workforce development programs, employment and training services to various citizens of this state and those recipients of federal assistance funds. The bill provides the Oklahoma Office of Work-force Development will operate without direct state appropriated funding and will be contingent upon federal funding and other sources of monies derived from federal resources and nonappropriated funds, except as otherwise specifically authorized for state interagency agreements, state agency personnel resource sharing agreements, monies earned from office space rental agreements between state agencies, state agency contractual agreements, memorandum of understanding agreements between state agencies, or other state agency resource sharing agreements. It requires any grant funds for the office requiring state matching dollars be declared and brought before the Legislature for approval and budgeting before such funding source may be accepted by the department on the office’s behalf. It also requires any state budgeted and appropriated dollars to be allocated and used by the Department of Labor in support of the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development be declared in a line item on the department’s budget re-quest. It also requires each state agency participating with the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development to declare by line item all state appropriated dollars to be allocated and used in support of the purposes of the Office of Workforce Development. The bill requires the Legislature to monitor and evaluate the financial structure of this division annually in each budget request, or as may be required by the Legislature. The bill permits the Department of Labor to accept and apply for gifts, grants, donations, and funds from public and private sources to support the duties of the office and to use money from job training funds and other money to implement the requirements of this act. The bill defines applicable terms. The bill establishes duties of the Department of Labor. The bill requires the office to ensure that an individual employment plan developed for a recipient of financial assistance or an individual participating in an employment program includes specific postemployment strategies to assist the recipient or the participant in making a transition to stable employment at a wage that enables the person and the per-son’s family to maintain self-sufficiency. It establishes specific requirements for the plans. The bill requires the office, in cooperation and collaboration with local work-force development boards, to develop an electronic system for tracking employment services and referral programs that includes a database with each provider’s performance indicators for services and the success or outcomes of such referrals. The bill establishes requirements for financial literacy training. The bill permits the office to provide ongoing job retention and reemployment assistance for a recipient of federal public assistance or an individual who has participated in a job training program. The bill establishes requirements for various programs. The bill requires activities of the Governor’s Council for Workforce and Economic Development be coordinated with the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development’s executive director. The bill establishes a July 1, 2026, sunset date for the Work-based Learning Program. The bill establishes that the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development will assist the Governor’s Council on Workforce and Economic Development in providing oversight to the Work-based Learning Program. (Carryover Bill)
Effective Date: 11/01/2019 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Standridge, Robert (S)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee Status Date: 02/05/2019
Committee(1): S Business, Commerce & Tourism (S)
Committee(2): S Appropriations (S)
SB 1205
- Paraphrase: SB1205, by Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, modifies the definition of the term “Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP)” to permit them to be used as early as the sixth grade. (Emergency Measure)
Effective Date: 07/01/2020 Emergency: Yes
Principal Authors: Bullard, David (S)
Status: Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee Status Date: 02/04/2020
Committee(1): S Education (S)
SB 1532
- Paraphrase: SB1532, by Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, permits high school sophomores age 16 or older to participate in apprenticeships, internships and mentor-ships. It permits a student to use the apprenticeship, internship or mentorship to replace any other state education requirement after review by the State Board of Education to determine if they are eligible for academic credit toward meeting graduation requirements. It requires the board to conduct that review. It permits the governing body of each school to obtain liability insurance coverage to protect a student who participates in an apprenticeship, internship or mentorship program. It establishes requirements for the cover. It prohibits the governing body of a school from directly or indirectly charging a student or the student’s parent or legal guardian for the cost of providing the insurance coverage. It provides that the governing board’s failure to obtain insurance coverage or to obtain a specific amount of coverage may not be construed as placing any legal liability on the governing body of the school. (Emergency Measure)
Effective Date: 07/01/2020 Emergency: Yes
Principal Authors: Bullard, David (S)
Status: S Introduced Status Date: 02/03/2020
SB 1533
- Paraphrase: SB1533, by Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, requires, beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, that each public school district designate a minimum of one day every school year as industry day for students in grades nine through twelve to explore career opportunities available at industries within the state. It re-quires the school district to collaborate with employers, career and technology center schools and institutions within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education located in or around the school district to provide information to ninth through twelfth grade students about career opportunities available through industries in the state and the education and training requirements for those careers. It permits a school district’s industry day may to be incorporated as part of the Individual Career Academic Plan (ICAP) process; include information about apprenticeship, internship or mentorship programs available; and incorporate provisions of Oklahoma Works established by the Governor’s Council on Workforce and Economic Development. The bill permits the State Board of Education to promulgate necessary rules. (Emergency Measure)
Effective Date: 07/01/2020 Emergency: Yes
Principal Authors: Bullard, David (S)
Status: S Introduced Status Date: 02/03/2020
SB 1536
- Paraphrase: SB1536, by Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, directs no more than 2.5 percent of an overview grade to be given to chronic absenteeism. (Emergency Measure)
Effective Date: 07/01/2020 Emergency: Yes
Principal Authors: Bullard, David (S)
Status: S Introduced Status Date: 02/03/2020
SB 1639
- Paraphrase: SB1639, by Sen. James Leewright, R-Bristow, creates a tax credit of $1,000 for qualified apprentice employed by an eligible employer for a period of at least seven months for taxable years between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2025. The bill does not allow an employer to claim the credit for more than 10 apprentices for the duration of the five taxable years the credit is available. The bill makes the tax credit nonrefundable though the credit can be carried over to subsequent tax years. The bill limits the annual amount of credits to $3,000,000.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Leewright, James (S)
Status: S Introduced Status Date: 02/03/2020
SB 1693
- Paraphrase: SB1693, by Sen. Robert Standridge, R-Norman, creates the Oklahoma Workforce and Economic Development Act. It creates in the Department of Labor a division to be called the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development, to continue until July 1, 2026, according to the Oklahoma Sunset Law. It outlines the purpose of the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development to administer federal grant funding allocations from the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and other federal grants and sources of funding relating to this state’s work-force development programs, employment and training services to various Oklahoma citizens and those recipients of federal assistance funds, and pursuant to the powers, duties and responsibilities prescribed in this act or authorized by state or federal law. It requires the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development to oper-ate without direct state appropriated funding and to be contingent upon federal funding and other sources of monies derived from federal resources and nonappropriated funds, except as otherwise specifically authorized therein for state inter-agency agreements, state agency personnel resource sharing agreements, monies earned from office space rental agreements between state agencies, state agency contractual agreements, memorandum of understanding agreements be-tween state agencies, or other state agency resource sharing agreements. It al-lows the Department of Labor to accept and apply for gifts, grants, donations, and funds from public and private sources to support the duties of the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development. It allows the Department of Labor to use money from job training funds and other money to implement the requirements therein. It de-fines terms used therein.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Standridge, Robert (S)
Status: S Introduced Status Date: 02/03/2020
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April 2020
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