2017 Enrolled Legislation Tracking List Bill Index

73 Bills On Report Bill # Information

HB1162 Paraphrase: HB1162, by Rep. Randy McDaniel, R-Edmond and Sen. , R-Tulsa, creates the Pension Protection Act. The bill increases the vesting schedule from five years to seven years for members of the Teachers' Retirement System. (Amended by House)

HB1201 Paraphrase: HB1201, by Rep. Dennis Ray Casey, R-Morrison and Sen. Marty Quinn, R-Claremore, modifies information relating to the School District Transparency Act. It deletes the requirement for school districts to provide copies of all credit card statements, identified by the department responsible for each credit card. (Amended by House)

HB1202 Paraphrase: HB1202, by Rep. Dennis Ray Casey, R-Morrison and Sen. Marty Quinn, R-Claremore, defines per-pupil expenditure to mean the aggregate current expenditures of school districts from all funding sources. The bill includes categories of expenditures and prohibits current expenditures to include monies used for adult and community education, facilities acquisition and construction services, debt services, property, and other expenditures not related to day-to-day operations. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate)

HB1206 Paraphrase: HB1206, by Rep. Dennis Ray Casey, R-Morrison and Sen. , R- Muskogee, it allows a special education teacher who has not completed an Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation approved education program in elementary education or early childhood but who has completed the subject area portion of the exam to be certified in special education settings only. (Amended by House)

HB1219 Paraphrase: HB1219, by Rep. Jason Murphey, R-Guthrie and Sen. , R-Broken Arrow, repeals the creation of the Data Coordinating Council and the P-20 Data Coordinating Council Revolving Fund. It repeals the creation of the Educational Quality and Accountability Board and Revolving Fund. It repeals the Oklahoma Race to the Top commission.

HB1465 Paraphrase: HB1465, by Rep. Jon Echols, R-Oklahoma City and Sen. Mike Schulz, R-Altus, creates a biometric exemption to the Real ID Act. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)

HB1506 Paraphrase: HB1506, by Rep. Chuck Strohm, R-Jenks and Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, allows school districts to store all student records in either a single or multiple file formats and include all academic and extracurricular honors and awards received, all degrees conferred and extracurricular or after-school activities. (Amended by House, Emergency Measure)

HB1534 Paraphrase: HB1534, by Rep. John Montgomery, R-Lawton and Sen. James Leewright, R-Bristow, creates the Oklahoma Public and Private Facilities and Infrastructure Act, due to a need for public infrastructure and government facilities in this state that serve a public need and purpose. The bill provides for the purpose of the Act. The bill defines terms. The bill requires a contracting entity to obtain the approval of and contract with the responsible governmental entity under the Act in order to develop or operate a qualifying project. The bill provides for procedure and requirements for proposals of qualifying projects. The bill provides for the approval process and authorizes governmental organization to enter into contracts. The bill specifies duties of the contract and specifies funding mechanisms. The bill provides for public access to records (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Committee Substitute)

HB1576 Paraphrase: HB1576, by Rep. Chad Caldwell, R-Enid and Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, requires the Oklahoma Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to adopt rules requiring coursework or training in the use of digital and other instructional technologies by Nov.1, 2017. It requires the professional development procedure for teachers to include digital teaching and learning standards to enhance content delivery to students. (Amended by House, Emergency Measure)

HB1578 Paraphrase: HB1578, by Rep. Chad Caldwell, R-Enid and Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, creates the School Finance Review Commission Act. It creates the School Finance Review Commission. It provides for membership. It provides a January 1, 2025 Sunset. It sets about responsibilities and goals of the Commission in reviewing all matter related to school finance. It requires the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability provide staff and administrative support to the Commission. It requires the State Department of Education to aid either commission in providing necessary staff and administrative support. It requires the Commission submit its findings annually to the Governor, President Pro Tempore and the Speaker until its sunset. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Emergency Measure)

HB1599 Paraphrase: HB1599, by Rep. Avery Frix, R-Muskogee and Sen. Marty Quinn, R-Claremore, modifies language relating to competitive bidding procedures and requirements. (Amended by House, Emergency Measure)

HB1621 Paraphrase: HB1621, by Rep. Michael Rogers, R-Broken Arrow and Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, requires benefits based on service in employment of an educational service contractor be payable in the same amount, on the same terms and subject to the same conditions as benefits payable on the basis of other service subject to the Employment Security Act of 1980. It provides exemptions.

HB1622 Paraphrase: HB1622, by Rep. Michael Rogers, R-Broken Arrow and Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, requires a school district to notify a teacher is a school district intends to provide retirement benefits to a teacher such that the teacher's salary would be less than the minimum salary schedule. (Amended by House)

HB1623 Paraphrase: HB1623, by Rep. Bobby Cleveland, R-Slaughterville and Sen. Robert Standridge, R-Norman, prohibits school district personnel from using corporal punishment on students who are multiple handicapped or physically handicapped unless addressed in an annual individualized education program (IEP) developed in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Committee Substitute)

HB1668 Paraphrase: HB1668, by Rep. Todd Thomsen, R-Ada and Sen. Dave Rader, R-Tulsa, deletes language requiring high schools advise students who participate in any athletic program in writing the effect of receiving money or other things of value on the future eligibility of the student to participate in the intercollegiate athletics. (Emergency Measure)

HB1693 Paraphrase: HB1693, by Rep. (FRM Martin) VACANT, R- and Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, allows the State Department of Education to develop and adopt an alternate system of accountability for statewide virtual charter school and schools serving only prekindergarten through second grade. It establishes a multi-measures approach in accordance with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and establishes guideline. It deletes language relating to prior assessment guidelines. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Emergency Measure)

HB1694 Paraphrase: HB1694, by Rep. (FRM Martin) VACANT, R- and Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, modifies provision of information to be included in the personal financial literacy education course taught in public schools. It requires the course to be taught during grades seven through 12 before the 2019-2020 school year and from grade nine to 12 thereafter. (Amended by Senate, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)

HB1715 Paraphrase: HB1715, by Rep. Lewis Moore, R-Arcadia and Sen. David Holt, R-Oklahoma City, creates the Patriotic Access to Students in Schools Act (PASS Act). The bill provides that any district board of education may encourage increased community involvement in public schools. The bill allows any youth group listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society to use any school building or property to provide services allowing students to participate in activities provided by the groups at times other than instructional time during the school day. The bill requires the principal of each public school, beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, to allow representatives of a patriotic society the opportunity to speak with and recruit students to participate in their organizations during school hours to inform the students of how the patriotic society may further the students' educational interests and civic involvement to better their schools, communities and themselves. The bill requires the patriotic society to provide verbal or written notice to the principal of its intent to speak to the students. It also directs the principal to provide verbal or written approval of the specific day and time for the society to address the students.

HB1755 Paraphrase: HB1755, by Rep. Katie Henke, R-Tulsa and Sen. , R-Stroud, modifies the requirement for evaluation of out-of-country teacher certifications. It removes the requirement that they be analyzed by an educational credential evaluation service approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) and requires that they be analyzed by an educational credential evaluation service in accordance with industry standards and guidelines and approved by the State Department of Education. (Emergency Measure)

HB1760 Paraphrase: HB1760, by Rep. Katie Henke, R-Tulsa and Sen. Jason Smalley, R-Stroud, requires a Student Reading Proficiency Team to develop a new reading program for any third-grade student found not to be reading at grade level as determined by reading assessments. The bill clarifies language related to the demonstration of proficiency. It removes and modifies language related students not eligible for automatic promotion and who score at the below proficiency or limited knowledge levels on the reading portion of the third-grade statewide criterion-referenced test for school years 2016-2017 and 2017-2018. It requires students who score at the unsatisfactory level on the reading portion of the statewide third-grade assessment and who are not subject to a good-cause exemption and who do not qualify for promotion or probationary promotion be retained in the third grade and provided intensive instructional services and supports. It modifies school district reporting requirements. It requires the submission of a Reading Report Card to certain entities by December 31 of each year. It provides and modifies information to be included in said report. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Emergency Measure)

HB1789 Paraphrase: HB1789, by Rep. Edward Cannaday, D-Porum and Sen. Dewayne Pemberton, R-Muskogee, requires quality training to be provided in multisensory structured language teaching methods in order to meet the needs of students identified as having dyslexia. It establishes criteria for quality training. The bill also requires teacher candidates to study multisensory structured teaching methods proven effective for students with dyslexia. (Amended by House, Emergency Measure)

HB1790 Paraphrase: HB1790, by Rep. Edward Cannaday, D-Porum and Sen. Dewayne Pemberton, R-Muskogee, allows each school district in this state to offer a remediation course for high school students who score below a 19 on the American College Testing (ACT) exam. (Amended by House)

HB1836 Paraphrase: HB1836, by Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang and Sen. Kimberly David, R-Porter, removes limitations on authorized gaming at horse racing facilities, except for the prohibition of Christmas Day. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Emergency Measure)

HB1837 Paraphrase: HB1837, by Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang and Sen. Kimberly David, R-Porter, requires the first $50 million of net revenue from the lottery be transferred to the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund. It requires net proceeds in excess of $50 million be appropriated by the Legislature on a cash basis to be allocated by the State Department of Education to public schools based on the audited end-of-year average daily membership in grades PK-12 during the preceding school year for the purpose of implementing prekindergarten-through-third-grade reading intervention initiatives or science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs. It requires the Oklahoma Lottery Commission to submit a written report of its findings and any recommendations regarding the impact of having the net proceeds minimum requirement set at a fixed dollar amount to the Governor, House Speaker and Senate President Pro Tempore not later than October 1, 2019, and annually thereafter. It limits the annual maximum percentage for administrative costs, not including marketing and advertising costs, funds set aside for prizes, commissions paid to retailers, contract fees paid to gaming system vendors and instant ticket providers or emergency-related capital expenses, to no more than 3.0 percent of sales. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Appropriation Bill)

HB1845 Paraphrase: HB1845, by Rep. Charles McCall, R-Atoka and Sen. Mike Schulz, R-Altus, establishes Real ID compliant driver licenses and eliminates the prohibition on the Real ID Act implementation and compliance. (Amended by House, Emergency Measure)

HB1875 Paraphrase: HB1875, by Rep. Jason Dunnington, D-Oklahoma City and Sen. A J Griffin, R-Guthrie, allows a school district to allow a school site to elect to donate food to a nonprofit organization through an official on-campus nonprofit representative or designee who is directly affiliated with the school site such as a teacher, counselor or Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) member, and the donated food may be received, stored and redistributed at the school site at any time. It specifies which foods may be donated by the school. The bill allows the State Board of Education to promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this bill. (Amended by House)

HB1949 Paraphrase: HB1949, by Rep. John Jordan, R-Yukon and Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, creates the Bond Transparency Act of 2017. It requires the governing board of any local government entity to publish on their website a description of the projects or assets what will be acquired within 30 days after the approval of the bond. It also requires information relating to what will be improved or repaired from the bonds and a description of all unpaid or unfinished bonds. It allows the entity to publish such information in a newspaper if there is no other reasonable method. The bill specifies which entities are to comply with these provisions. (Amended by House)

HB1952 Paraphrase: HB1952, by Rep. John Jordan, R-Yukon and Sen. Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, prohibits a school district from taking disciplinary action against a teacher for disclosing public information to correct what he or she reasonably believes evidences a violation of the Oklahoma Constitution or law or a rule promulgated pursuant to law; or for reporting a violation of the Oklahoma Constitution, state or federal law, rule or policy; mismanagement; a gross waste of public funds; an abuse of authority; or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety or for taking any of the above actions without giving prior notice to his or her supervisor or anyone else in the teacher's chain of command. It requires each district to prominently post or public a copy of this law in locations where it can reasonably be expected to come to the attention of all teachers. (Amended by Senate)

HB1957 Paraphrase: HB1957, by Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon and Sen. , R-Shawnee, removes the requirement that a person enrolled in an alternative teacher placement program have at least two years of work experience which is related to the subject area of specialization if the person has only a baccalaureate degree with no postbaccalaureate work in a related area. (Emergency Measure)

HB2008 Paraphrase: HB2008, by Rep. Charles McCall, R-Atoka and Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, creates the Dyslexia and Education Task Force for the purpose of creating a dyslexia handbook that will provide guidance for schools, students and parents in identification, intervention and support of students with dyslexia through accommodations and assistive technology. The bill establishes membership and meeting requirements. It requires the Task Force to study how to effectively identify students with dyslexia and make recommendations for appropriate interventions. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Emergency Measure)

HB2155 Paraphrase: HB2155, by Rep. Jadine Nollan, R-Sand Springs and Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, requires the State Board of Education to adopt a new statewide system of college and career planning tools to be known as the Individual Career Academic Plan (ICAP). It requires the Board to work with school districts to incorporate ICAP into graduation requirements. The bill requires students beginning in the school year 2019-2020 to be required to complete the process of an ICAP in order to graduate from a public high school. The bill requires the ICAP to include career and college interest survey, academic progress, workforce goals and workforce experience. It creates an implementation schedule. (Amended by Senate)

HB2156 Paraphrase: HB2156, by Rep. Jadine Nollan, R-Sand Springs and Sen. Ron Sharp, R-Shawnee, expands the core curriculum of a public school to include world language or a foreign or non-English language.

HB2157 Paraphrase: HB2157, by Rep. Jadine Nollan, R-Sand Springs and Sen. Jason Smalley, R-Stroud, deletes language modifying the type of retention pay that is not included on the total compensation of teachers. The bill also authorizes school districts' boards of education to enter into a contract with a public school paraprofessional that provides for the payment of compensation for services rendered for the same time period during which the paraprofessional is also assigned to the school district for practice teaching as a student teacher. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Emergency Measure)

HB2181 Paraphrase: HB2181, by Rep. Charles Ortega, R-Altus and Sen. Mike Schulz, R-Altus, clarifies the minute clerk of the board of each school district and the clerk of the governing body of each city and town must provide to those who request them the tentative minutes of every regular and/or special meeting within four business days, excluding the day of the meeting. (Amended by House)

HB2343 Paraphrase: HB2343, by Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang and Sen. Kimberly David, R-Porter, limits the definition of the term "noncompliant" taxpayer to include only those operating under a sales tax permit who fails within any consecutive 24-month period to file reports or remit tax due for any two months as required for sales taxes under the provisions of any tax law, not only the Oklahoma Tax Code. The bill also exempts nonpayment of income taxes from the definition. (Amended by House, Appropriation Bill, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)

HB2344 Paraphrase: HB2344, by Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang and Sen. Kimberly David, R-Porter, reduces the total amount of rebates available in any one fiscal year under the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program from $5 million to $4 million. (Amended by House, Appropriation Bill, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)

HB2348 Paraphrase: HB2348, by Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang and Sen. Kimberly David, R-Porter, modifies language related to standard deductions in the Oklahoma Income Tax Code. It provides that for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, in the case of individuals who use the standard deduction in determining taxable income, there will be added or deducted, as the case may be, the difference necessary to allow a standard deduction in lieu of the standard deduction allowed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as follows: $6,350 for single or married filing separately; $12,700 for married filing jointly or a qualifying widower with dependent child and; $9,350 for head of household. The bill provides filing requirements for certain resident and nonresident individual income tax returns. (Amended by House, Appropriation Bill, Committee Substitute)

HB2357 Paraphrase: HB2357, by Rep. Kevin Wallace, R-Wellston, Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang, Sen. , R-Wynona, and Sen. Kimberly David, R-Porter, increases the reinstatement fee amount after a suspension of corporate instruments due to a corporation's failure to pay its franchise tax from $15 to $150 (Amended by House, Appropriation Bill, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)

HB2360 Paraphrase: HB2360, by Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang and Sen. Kimberly David, R-Porter, appropriates an additional $18 million from the Constitutional Reserve Fund to the State Department of Education for the financial support of public schools. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Appropriation Bill, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)

HB2361 Paraphrase: HB2361, by Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang and Sen. Kimberly David, R-Porter, creates an admission fee on professional sporting events. It establishes a fee of $1 for tickets priced at less than $50 and a fee of $2 for tickets priced greater than $50. It directs the proceeds from the fee be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. The bill directs the Oklahoma Tax Commission to promulgate rules. (Amended by House, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)

HB2367 Paraphrase: HB2367, by Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang and Sen. Kimberly David, R-Porter, repeals language related to deduction for keeping sales tax records, filing reports and remitting taxes when due and deductions for sellers or vendors keeping use tax record, filing reports and remitting tax when due. (Amended by House, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)

HB2377 Paraphrase: HB2377, by Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang and Sen. Kimberly David, R-Porter, establishes a July 1, 2017, sunset date for the following gross production tax credit: secondary recovery projects; tertiary recovery projects; reestablished production; production enhancement projects; production of oil, gas or oil and gas from wells spudded or reentered between July 1, 1995, and July 1, 2015; and three- dimensional seismic shoots on or after July 1, 2000. The bill establishes a Sept. 30, 2017, deadline to submit claims for refunds. It provides that claims for refunds for production periods ending on or before December 31, 2016, shall be paid pursuant to the provisions of this subsection. It requires claims for refunds be paid in equal payments over 36 months and requires the first payment be made after July 1, 2018, but prior to August 1, 2018. The bill requires the Tax Commission to provide not later than June 30, 2018, a schedule of rebates to be paid out over the 36-month period to the operator or designated interest owner. (Amended by House, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)

HB2380 Paraphrase: HB2380, by Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang and Sen. Kimberly David, R-Porter, authorizes and directs the Oklahoma Tax Commission to establish a Voluntary Disclosure Initiative for certain taxes. It requires a taxpayer to be entitled to a waiver of penalty, interest and other collection fees due on eligible taxes if the taxpayer voluntarily files delinquent tax returns and pays the taxes due during the disclosure initiative. It establishes a time frame by which a voluntary payment of tax liability may be made or the taxpayer may enter into a payment program acceptable to the Tax Commission for payment of the unpaid taxes in full. The bill requires the Tax Commission to abate and not seek to collect any interest, penalties or collection fees that would otherwise be applicable upon payment of the eligible taxes under the Voluntary Disclosure Initiative established. It defines the term "eligible taxes" to include: a mixed beverage tax; a gasoline and diesel tax; a gross production and petroleum excise tax; a sales tax; a use tax; an income tax; and a withholding tax. It provides eligibility for taxpayers to participate in the initiative. The bill requires that if the Tax Commission agrees with the proposed terms for payment of the principal amount of tax due and owing, the penalties and interest otherwise imposed by law upon the principal amount must be waived by operation of law and no further action by the Tax Commission or by the taxpayer will be required for the waiver of the penalty and applicable interest. It limits the period for which additional taxes may be assessed to three taxable years for annually filed taxes or 36 months for taxes that do not have an annual filing frequency. It allows qualified taxpayers to enter into a modified voluntary disclosure agreement. It provides requirements and conditions for such a modified voluntary disclosure agreement. It requires the waiver of penalty and interest to be fully effective provided taxpayer continues payment or collection and remittance of applicable taxes, as required by law, for a period of one year after the tax period(s) for which taxes were paid. It authorizes the Tax Commission to expend necessary available funds, including contracting with third parties, to publicly advertise, assist in the collection of eligible taxes, and administer the Voluntary Disclosure Initiative, exempting it from the provisions of the Oklahoma Statutes. It authorizes the Tax Commission to promulgate rules detailing the terms and other conditions of the program. It sets out goals and responsibilities of the program to be established by the Tax Commission. It provides tasks for teams of Tax Commission employees, under the program, to conduct on visits to nonresidential retail business. It requires the Tax Commission conduct such visits in a manner that shall not disrupt the operations of a business location. It authorizes the Tax Commission to expend necessary available funds, including contracting with third parties, to publicly advertise the programs and assistance available for the filing of returns and the payment of taxes and education of Oklahoma tax laws. It allows such advertising to include advertising that focuses on social networking services. (Amended by House, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)

HB2386 Paraphrase: HB2386, by Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang and Sen. Kimberly David, R-Porter, expands the definition of "teacher" to include any person who is employed to serve as district superintendent, principal, supervisor, or school nurse. (Amended by House, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)

HB2429 Paraphrase: HB2429, by Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang and Sen. Kimberly David, R-Porter, increases the gross production tax from 1 percent to 4 percent for horizontally-drilled wells that began production prior to July 1, 2015, and are subject to a 48 month incentive rate. (Amended by House, Appropriation Bill, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)

HB2433 Paraphrase: HB2433, by Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang and Sen. Kimberly David, R-Porter, adds a 1.25 percent sales tax to the purchase of motor vehicles. The bill prohibits local jurisdictions from assessing a sales tax on motor vehicle purchases. (Amended by House, Appropriation Bill, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)

HJR1028 Paraphrase: HJR1028, by Rep. Michael Rogers, R-Broken Arrow and Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, approves in whole and without instructions the assessment requirements adopted by the State Board of Education and submitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate on Feb. 6, 2017.

SB0014 Paraphrase: SB0014, by Sen. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma City and Rep. Ryan Martinez, R-Edmond, creates the Oklahoma Fosters License Plate for persons wishing to demonstrate support for the Oklahoma Fosters Initiative which will be designed in consultation with the Oklahoma Fosters Initiative and the Red Dirt Jeeps License Plate for persons wishing to demonstrate support for Red Dirt Jeeps and which will be designed in consultation with Red Dirt Jeeps, L.L.C. It creates the Oklahoma License to Educate license plate for individuals wishing to demonstrate support for Oklahoma educators. It requires the plate to be designed in consultation with the State Department of Education. It requires the fee for the plate to be deposited in the Oklahoma Teacher Recruitment Revolving Fund, which will be created by other legislation (SB0015). It also creates the Piedmont Education Foundation License Plate for those wishing to demonstrate support for the Piedmont Public Schools Education Foundation. It requires the plate to be designed in consultation with the foundation. It creates and requires the fee for the plate to be deposited in the Piedmont Education Foundation License Plate Revolving Fund. It establishes a process for distributing revenue from the fund to the foundation. It creates The Pride of Oklahoma to be issued to any person wishing to demonstrate support for the University of Oklahoma Marching Band and to be designed in consultation with the University of Oklahoma Marching Band. It establishes a process for distributing revenue from the plates. (Amended by Senate, Committee Substitute)

SB0015 Paraphrase: SB0015, by Sen. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma City and Rep. Ryan Martinez, R-Edmond, requires the State Department of Education and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, subject to the availability of funds, to develop and implement programs to identify and recruit students and others persons into the teaching profession, including but not limited to high school and undergraduate students, mid-career and retired professionals, honorably discharged and retired military personnel and members of underrepresented gender and ethnic groups; develop and distribute materials that emphasize the importance of the teaching profession and inform individuals about state-funded loan forgiveness and tuition assistance programs; give priority to developing and implementing recruitment programs to address the areas of teacher shortage identified and the recommendations made in the educator supply-and- demand study and permits the State Department of Education to use discretionary funds to do so; encourage cooperation between the business community and school districts to develop recruitment programs designed to attract and retain capable teachers, including programs to provide summer employment opportunities for teachers; and encourage major education associations to cooperate in developing a long-range program promoting teaching as a prestigious, respected and desirable career and to assist in identifying local activities and resources that may be used to promote the teaching profession. It creates the Oklahoma Teacher Recruitment Revolving Fund and requires that $20 from the Oklahoma License to Educate license plate fees be deposited into the fund. (Amended by Senate, Emergency Measure)

SB0029 Paraphrase: SB0029, by Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah and Rep. Dennis Ray Casey, R-Morrison, provides that a board of education is not required to obtain a new criminal history record check for an individual who has obtained certification from the State Department of Education within the previous 12 months. (Amended by Senate, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)

SB0045 Paraphrase: SB0045, by Sen. Ron Sharp, R-Shawnee and Rep. Tammy West, R-Bethany, authorizes the State Department of Education to directly contract with educators who are current or retired employees of Oklahoma public school districts, for services to assist the department as necessary when such services require the expertise and qualifications of an Oklahoma certified educator. The bill exempts the contracts from the competitive bidding requirements of the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act and from being included in the calculation of the educator's salary for purposes of meeting the district or statutory minimum salary schedule or for purposes of calculating Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma contributions or benefits. (Amended by Senate, Emergency Measure)

SB0084 Paraphrase: SB0084, by Sen. , R-Adair and Rep. Katie Henke, R-Tulsa, adds the 2018- 2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years to the years that each school district is required to report the number of students who did not pass the reading sufficiency test and was promoted to a subsequent grade. The bill also modifies the requirements for the Reading Report Card. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)

SB0151 Paraphrase: SB0151, by Sen. Tom Dugger, R-Stillwater and Rep. Greg Babinec, R-Cushing, exempts any employee of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation who is elected to a local board of education from the prohibition on dual office holding.

SB0170 Paraphrase: SB0170, by Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah and Rep. Earl Sears, R-Bartlesville, declares null and void action of the Board of Equalization that would result in the individual income tax decreasing from 5.0 percent to 4.85 percent. The bill repeals statutory language establishing the process for the Board of Equalization to make a finding that would result in the individual income rate decrease and the requirement that the rate decrease when a particular finding is made. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Committee Substitute)

SB0191 Paraphrase: SB0191, by Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah and Rep. (FRM Brumbaugh) VACANT, R-, requires a delay in providing access to records under the Open Records Act be limited solely to the time required for preparing the requested documents and the avoidance of excessive disruptions of the public body's essential functions. It provides that a current request for records cannot be unreasonably delayed until after completion of a prior records request that will take substantially longer than the current request.

SB0242 Paraphrase: SB0242, by Sen. , R-Edmond and Rep. Ryan Martinez, R-Edmond, adds the State Treasurer or a designee of the State Treasurer to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) and the Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System Board of Trustees (OTRS). The amendment requires all appointees, including those not political nominated, to serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and may be removed and replaced without cause. (Amended by House, Committee Substitute)

SB0244 Paraphrase: SB0244, by Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa and Rep. John Jordan, R-Yukon, requires each virtual charter school to keep a full and complete record of the attendance of all students enrolled in the virtual charter school. It requires the governing body of each virtual charter school to adopt by July 1, 2017, an attendance policy. The bill specifies the requirements of the attendance policy. It defines "instructional activities." It requires the virtual charter school to submit a report to the parent or legal guardian of a student who has accumulated 10 absences. It requires each virtual charter school to develop a personal learning plan for each student, in coordination with the student and the parents or legal guardians of the student. It requires each virtual charter school to develop and adopt a policy regarding failure to participate in instructional activities and sets minimum requirements for the policy. It requires the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board to promulgate necessary rules. It requires the State Department of Education to establish Regional Education Administrative Districts (READs) that will provide shared administrative services to school districts that choose to participate. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Committee Substitute)

SB0273 Paraphrase: SB0273, by Sen. Jason Smalley, R-Stroud and Rep. Scott Biggs, R-Chickasha, modifies the law to include persons like a subcontractor or employee of a subcontractor of the contractor of a state or federal government, a county, a municipality or a political subdivision of this state to the definitions of forcible sodomy, rape and sexual battery. (Emergency Measure)

SB0301 Paraphrase: SB0301, by Sen. A J Griffin, R-Guthrie and Rep. Jon Echols, R-Oklahoma City, exempts a student who was in out-of-home placement with the Department of Human Services or the Office of Juvenile Affairs from certain requirements for participation in the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Committee Substitute)

SB0321 Paraphrase: SB0321, by Sen. Marty Quinn, R-Claremore and Rep. Avery Frix, R-Muskogee, increases from 20 to 21 the number of days prior to the date set for opening bids that notice of all proposals to award public construction contracts must be published in a newspaper of general publication.

SB0403 Paraphrase: SB0403, by Sen. David Holt, R-Oklahoma City and Rep. Elise Hall, R-Oklahoma City, modifies the methods by which public bodies must display notices for regularly scheduled meetings. It exempts weekends and holidays. It defines terms.

SB0423 Paraphrase: SB0423, by Sen. Marty Quinn, R-Claremore and Rep. Randy McDaniel, R-Edmond, modifies the number of days of employment an eligible employee has to choose an alternate retirement plan from 90 days to 30 days. modifies the number of days of employment an eligible employee has to choose an alternate retirement plan from 90 days to 30 days. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Committee Substitute)

SB0428 Paraphrase: SB0428, by Sen. Jason Smalley, R-Stroud and Rep. Katie Henke, R-Tulsa, allows members who retired as active classroom teachers, 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, to be eligible to be re-employed as an active classroom teacher with no limitations on earnings for a period of three years beginning July 1, 2017. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)

SB0430 Paraphrase: SB0430, by Sen. James Leewright, R-Bristow and Rep. John Montgomery, R-Lawton, creates the Oklahoma Public and Private Facilities and Infrastructure Act. It requires a contracting entity to obtain approval for a qualified project from the responsible governmental entity. It creates requirements for submitting the application and proposal for approval. It requires governmental entities to create and establish guidelines for acceptable projects. The bill requires notice to affected jurisdictions and specifies the duties of the contracting person. The bill provides for funding sources for qualifying projects and procedures concerning affected facility owners. The bill exempts the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority from this act. It allows these agencies to utilize the general provisions and process described herein to develop a public-private partnership contract for a transportation improvement in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) and subject to the approval of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission or the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Board as applicable. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Committee Substitute)

SB0445 Paraphrase: SB0445, by Sen. , R-Broken Arrow and Rep. Kevin Calvey, R-Oklahoma City, modifies the manner in which cap on annual credits is allocated and calculated for the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Committee Substitute)

SB0476 Paraphrase: SB0476, by Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah and Rep. Earl Sears, R-Bartlesville, modifies apportionment of fees, taxes and penalties collected pursuant Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act by removing the limitations relating to school district apportionment. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Committee Substitute)

SB0514 Paraphrase: SB0514, by Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa and Rep. Dennis Ray Casey, R-Morrison, creates until July 31, 2018, a task force to study and make recommendations to the Legislature on costs, eliminating duplicative overhead costs and improving efficiency among school district operations. The bill specifies the task force's study and specifies membership. The bill requires the task force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations by August 1, 2018, to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairs of the education committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)

SB0563 Paraphrase: SB0563, by Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair and Rep. Jason Murphey, R-Guthrie, allows any school district, including a technology school district, to either participate in, sponsor, conduct or administer a cooperative purchasing agreement for the acquisition of any commodities or services with one or more public agencies in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants. It allows those cooperative purchasing agreements to include joint or multiparty contracts between public agencies and open-ended state public procurement contracts. (Amended by House, Amended by Senate, Committee Substitute)

SB0632 Paraphrase: SB0632, by Sen. Ron Sharp, R-Shawnee and Rep. Katie Henke, R-Tulsa, creates the Education Compact for Students in State Care Act and establishes and advisory committee. The bill establishes membership guidelines and allows for travel reimbursement. It states requires the Committee to facilitate the transfer and/or enrollment of a student placed in state care to ensure timely delivery of records. It allows a receiving school district to request the student's permanent records from the sending school district. The bill allows the transfer student who has been placed in state care 30 days to obtain required immunizations. The bill requires the school district to consider the student's eligibility for placement in gifted and talented programs, an English learner program, extracurricular activities and courses offered by a technology center school. The bill allows the school district to waive any applicable graduation requirements. (Amended by Senate, Committee Substitute)

SB0842 Paraphrase: SB0842, by Sen. Kimberly David, R-Porter and Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang, appropriates $60,185,000 from the Constitutional Reserve Fund to the State Board of Education for the purpose of reimbursing counties for school districts that claim a loss of revenue due to a tax exemption granted under provisions of the Oklahoma Constitution. (Emergency Measure)

SB0852 Paraphrase: SB0852, by Sen. Kimberly David, R-Porter and Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang, appropriates $33 million from the Constitutional Reserve Fund for the financial support of public schools for the 2018 fiscal year. It also allows any unused funds to be used during the 2019 fiscal year. (Amended by Senate, Emergency Measure, Committee Substitute)

SB0860 Paraphrase: SB0860, by Sen. Kimberly David, R-Porter and Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang, makes general appropriations for the expenses of various agencies of the executive, legislative and judicial departments. (Amended by Senate, Committee Substitute)

SB0867 Paraphrase: SB0867, by Sen. Mike Schulz, R-Altus and Rep. Charles McCall, R-Atoka, creates the Oklahoma Energy Jobs Act of 2017. It grants the Corporation Commission jurisdiction upon the filing of a proper application and to establish spacing rules for horizontally drilled oil or gas wells whereby horizontally drilled oil or gas wells may have well spacing units established of up to 1,280 acres plus tolerances and variances. It requires the Corporation Commission to promulgate rules. It provides specifics for the creation and continuation of any horizontal spacing unit that exceeds 640 acres plus tolerances and variances. It defines terms. The bill authorizes the Corporation Commission to allow multiunit horizontal wells in any targeted reservoir or in more than one targeted reservoir, or in a targeted reservoir and an adjacent common source of supply, upon an appropriate finding by the Commission of the necessity to comingle production from more than one targeted reservoir or an adjacent common source of supply in such multiunit horizontal well, in order to prevent waste and protect the correlative rights of the owners of oil and gas rights. (Amended by Senate, Committee Substitute)

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