February 24 - February 28, 2020
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The State Capitol has been a whirlwind of activity since the 2020 session began on Feb. 4. While there has been some floor activity in both chambers, most of the work has been in committees working to complete their consideration of bills before this week’s Feb. 27 deadline.
Lawmakers started the 2020 session with more than 4,560 bills and joint resolutions, including carryover measures, available for consideration. Only 820 House bills and 830 Senate bills survived Thursday’s deadline. These bills have until a March 12 deadline to pass out of their house of origin.
Measures that received committee approval will begin working for position on the floor calendar in the coming weeks. The deadline for House and Senate members to act on the bills on their respective floors is March 12. Those failing to get a hearing on the respective floor by then also are considered dead, but their language could be incorporated into other measures. Certain rules apply, though, such as making sure they deal with the same subject.
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Stitt signs first bill of 2020 session, issues signing statement
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Gov. Kevin Stitt signed his first bill of the 2020 session Monday, a measure requiring the State Department of Education to list on its website all accrediting associations approved by the State Board of Education to take part in the Lindsey Nichole Henry Scholarship for Students with Disabilities Program, and issued a signing statement to accompany his action on the measure.
HB1230, by Rep. Mark McBride, R-Moore, and Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, was carried-over from the 2019 legislative session. It passed the House originally 94-0 March 13 and was amended in the Senate Education Committee on April 9. The Senate passed the bill 41-0 on April 22, but the bill's Senate amendments were not taken up by the House before the Legislature adjourned the 2019 session sine die.
The House accepted the Senate amendments Feb. 18 and passed the bill 68-17, which allowed it to be the first measure sent to Stitt for his consideration.
In an executive order issued in conjunction with the bill's signing, Stitt wrote, "HB1230is intended to increase transparency but may lead to the unintentional release of confidential student information in violation of state and federal law.
"To ensure clarity in the implementation of HB1230 and to provide guidance for the Department of Education, I declare that it is my intent that no confidential student information be released through compliance with and implementation of HB1230. Additionally, under no circumstances shall information be released that would allow public identification of individual children attending specific schools," the governor added.
The bill lacks an effective date and an emergency clause. It will take effect 90 days after the Legislature adjourns sine die.
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Bill lengthening emergency teacher certifications passes committee
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A bill that would allow emergency-certified educators to teach longer without full certification has passed the state Senate Education Committee.
Senate Bill 1115 would bring emergency-certified teachers back into the classroom beyond the current two-year limit. Local school boards would be able to continue their contracts through the next fiscal year and recommend them to the state for another emergency certification renewal.
Teachers would be able to remain even after they failed to pass exams to become fully certified.
The Senate committee passed the bill Tuesday with a party-line vote of 11-3.
Emergency-certified teachers have no teaching license in their grade level or subject area. Many of them have no traditional teacher training. Emergency certifications are valid for only two years before a teacher must gain full certification or leave the classroom.
State Sen. Ron Sharp, R-Shawnee, introduced the bill, saying it would be a short-term solution as schools struggle with a statewide teacher shortage.
“The problem is right now is when the year starts for 2020-2021, a superintendent (and) board of education have to find teachers with which to fill those positions, and if a teacher is doing a good job they should give that teacher the opportunity,” Sharp said during the committee meeting.
The Oklahoma State Board of Education is solely responsible for renewing emergency certifications. Sharp’s bill would allow the state board to have the final say on certification renewals, even after local school boards voted to bring teachers back for another year.
About 1,000 teachers are approaching the end of their emergency certification eligibility this year, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
Before being granted a third year, emergency-certified teachers would have to send a portfolio of their work to the state board of education, and their superintendents would submit the reason their certificate should be renewed.
Democrats in the committee disagreed with the measure. Sen. Allison Ikley-Freeman, D-Tulsa, said the bill would encourage prospective teachers to skip the traditional certification route.
“By continuing to have extension after extension, we are encouraging people to look at the easier paths,” Ikely-Freeman said during committee discussion. “We have to stop incentivizing a path that’s not what we want for our kids.”
The number of emergency certifications has skyrocketed in Oklahoma as educators left en masse for states with higher teacher salaries. The state Department of Education reported 30,000 teachers have left the state since 2012.
The state board of education approved a record 3,091 requests for emergency certifications in 2019 and 3,038 in 2018. There were only 32 emergency certified teachers in Oklahoma during the 2011-12 school year.
Oklahoma school districts reported 596 teacher vacancies as of Aug. 1, up from 494 the previous year, according to a survey by the Oklahoma State School Boards Association. Eleven out of every 100 teachers leave the state each year.
The state Legislature increased public-school funding by $133.6 million last year, though the state education budget is still $220 million lower than in 2009.
The boost in funding last year allowed school districts to give teachers at least a $1,220 raise.
OSSBA Executive Director Shawn Hime said keeping emergency certified teachers longer than two years could help in the short term as the state grapples with a weak teacher pipeline.
“In the short term we have to continue with alternative pathways and emergency certifications to ensure we have teachers in the classroom,” Hime said. “We have to build our pipeline to colleges of education and traditional certifications to ensure long-term we have high quality teachers in every classroom.”
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AP requirements on House table
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Statewide school districts may soon be forced to offer a college-level curriculum program.
State Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, said House Bill 3400 would require all public high schools to offer at least four Advanced Placement courses to students beginning in the 2024-25 school year. The College Board’s Advanced Placement program offers college credit to students who receive high scores on end-of-course tests. The bill passed the House Common Education Committee this week 15-0.
Local school boards will have the choice to offer courses on site, through local CareerTechs, virtually or in partnership with other districts, said Baker, author of the measure.
“The implementation date allows schools time to ramp up their efforts, get these course offerings ready and ensure their teachers are trained properly,” she said.
Of the 494 public high schools in Oklahoma, 290 do not currently offer any Advanced Placement courses, Baker said.
Of those schools, 271 are in rural or small towns, Baker said.
Baker said some districts offer concurrent enrollment, which allows students to enroll in college classes while in high school, but she said those credits are not always honored by out-of-state colleges.
Baker said top-performing students want access to Advanced Placement courses, which are widely accepted outside Oklahoma.
“Gradually, when we started having our budget cuts, these programs disappeared,” she said. “We just want to make sure we’re bringing it back to life.”
She said lawmakers already have allocated $1.3 million to train teachers, send educators to professional development courses and implement new programs. Also, virtual charter schools have oversight fees that can help offset some of the costs, she said.
Alicia Priest, president of Oklahoma Education Association, said the lack of Advanced Placement programming boils down to lack of funding.
High schools used to offer the programs, but were forced to eliminate or rename them when lawmakers cut education funding, she said.
“It costs money for teachers to certify to teach AP courses, so that’s one of the things that school districts have cut,” she said.
Priest said her group believes expanding student coursework is a good idea, but fears the program will be an unfunded or underfunded mandate.
“I think it’s a great conversation to have,” said Shawn Hime, executive director of the Oklahoma State School Boards Association.
He said technology advancements allow schools to offer more coursework, but the important thing is to find ways to offer the courses at effective costs to small and rural districts.
“We just need to make sure whatever requirement we put in law doesn’t get ahead of the availability and the funding for our schools,” Hime said.
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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); Weaver, Darrell (S)
Status:
H Engrossed
Status Date:
02/13/2020
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 General Order
Status Date:
02/17/2020
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 General Order Status Date: 02/06/2020
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: H Committee – Do Pass Status Date: 02/25/2020
Committee(1): H Rules (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: H General Order Status Date: 02/20/2020
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 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: H General Order Status Date: 02/26/2020
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: H General Order Status Date: 02/27/2020
HB 3942
, by Rep. Mark Vancuren, R-Owasso, requires the State Board of Education, upon the availability of funds and beginning with the first semester of the 2020-21 school year, to authorize a statewide system of dropout prevention and credit recovery education programs. It permits the program to be offered jointed with an Oklahoma technology center. It establishes requirements for the program. It requires, for each dropout prevention and credit recovery program, that a a memorandum of understanding be established between the participating public school and technology center specifying a dedicated percentage of state funding received on a per pupil basis that will be attributed to the operation of the program. It also requires the State Department of Education to make available a base funding level of $100,000 per instructor in approved dropout prevention and credit recovery programs. It requires, by Sept. 15 of each school year, that all statewide alternative education funds received and expended for students participating in a dropout prevention and credit recovery program be reported to the State Department of Education by major object codes and by program classifications. It requires a district board of education of a public school or technology center hire only certified teachers to teach in dropout prevention and credit recovery programs. It requires the teacher's certification in subjects in which the teacher does not otherwise hold certification be valid only for purposes of teaching in the dropout prevention and credit recovery program.
Effective Date: 11/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Vancuren, Mark (H)
Status: H General Order Status Date: 02/27/2020
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
HB 4029
, by Rep. Charles McCall, R-Atoka, modifies post-retirement earnings limitations for members of the Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System. It provides that the statutory minimum salary schedule for teachers is not applicable to teachers who have retired the Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma. It modifies the safe harbor clause therein, allowing amendments related to the minimum salary schedule to be treated as nonfiscal changes. (Amended by House, Committee Substitute)
Effective Date: 10/01/2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: McCall, Charles (H)
Status: H General Order Status Date: 02/17/2020
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 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 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: S General Order Status Date: 02/26/2020
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); Nollan, Jadine (H)
Status: H Introduced Status Date: 02/24/2020
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 General Order Status Date: 02/27/2020
SB 1200
- Paraphrase: SB1200, by Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah and Rep. Chris Kannady, R-Oklahoma City, gives the governor appointment authority over the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training's executive director. It makes the Council on Law Enforcement Education (CLEET) an advisory council to the executive director, instead of a governing board of an agency. It establishes qualifications for the executive director. It establishes that the tuition and fees for attending the Basic Peace Officer Certification Academies and other law enforcement-related training at approved facilities other than CLEET will be at a rate established by the specific facility providing the training. The bill requires CLEET to provide the application and the approval process for any state-supported technology center school or higher education institution that plans to offer courses of study for law enforcement certification, basic peace officer certification academies and other law-enforcement-related training to the Cabinet Secretary of Public Safety for review and approval no later than Nov. 1, 2020. The bill requires applications be reviewed and approved within 30 days of receipt by CLEET. The bill also requires CLEET to work with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education to develop an approved curriculum no later than Nov. 1, 2020. It requires all law enforcement curriculum courses offered by the approved technology centers be taught by the technology center staff except for defensive driving. It requires defensive driving be taught by CLEET-approved instructors. It also requires firearm training at the approved technology centers be taught by CLEET-firearm-certified instructors.
Effective Date: 1/01 /2020 Emergency: No
Principal Authors: Thompson, Roger (S); Kannady, Chris (H)
Status: S General Order Status Date: 02/19/2020
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: S General Order Status Date: 02/25/2020
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 General Order Status Date: 02/24/2020
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); Caldwell, Chad (H)
Status: S General Order Status Date: 02/25/2020
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); Baker, Rhonda (H)
Status: S General Order Status Date: 02/26/2020
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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 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: S General Order Status Date: 02/20/2020
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 General Order Status Date: 02/13/2020
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 General Order Status Date: 02/27/2020
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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 General Order Status Date: 02/06/2020
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: S General Order Status Date: 02/25/2020
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 General Order Status Date: 02/25/2020
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 General Order Status Date: 02/26/2020
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2020 Legislative Deadlines
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March 2020
March 12|
Deadline for third reading of House and Senate bills in house of origin
March 30|
Deadline for SBs/SJRs out of H subcommittee
April 2020
April 9|
Deadline for House & Senate Measures to be reported from Committees in opposite house
April 17|
Deadline for Senate measures out of full A&B House Committee
April 23|
Deadline for third reading of House and Senate bills in the Opposite Chamber
May 2020
May 29|
Sine Die Adjournment – no later than 5 p.m.
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